Part Ⅰ The Basic Knowledge 1
Unit 1 The Basic Characters of English for Special Purpose 1
1.1 The Characters of Language语言特点 1
1.2 The Characters of Grammar语法特点 2
1.3 The Characters of Words and Expressions词汇特点 3
1.4 The characters of Structure结构特点 5
Unit 2 The Translation of English for Special Purpose 8
2.1 Introduction引言 8
2.2 Contrast between English and Chinese英汉语言对比 10
2.3 Selecting and Extending the Meaning of a Word词义选择及引申 12
2.4 Method of Changing the Syntactical Functions词性的转换译法 14
2.5 Methods of Adding and Omitting增译和省译法 16
2.6 Translation of Special Sentence Pattern特殊句型的翻译 19
2.7 Translation of Long Sentence长句的翻译 23
2.8 Translation of Subordinate Clause从句的翻译 25
2.9 Translation about Quantity有关数量的翻译 27
Unit 3 Writing of Scientific and Technical Papers 29
3.1 Stylistic Rules of Papers论文体例 29
3.2 Title and Sign标题与署名 30
3.3 Abstract摘要 31
3.4 Writing and Organizing of the Main Text正文的组织与写作 34
Part Ⅱ Collection of English Literatures about Engineerings 48
Unit 1 Careers in Civil Engineering 48
Unit 2 Modern Buildings and Structural Materials 52
Unit 3 Building Types and Design 56
Unit 4 Introduction to Mechanics of Materials 59
Unit 5 Loads 62
Unit 6 Subsoils and Foundations 65
Unit 7 Philosophy of Structural Design 68
Unit 8 Safety Concepts 72
Unit 9 Design Criteria for Tall Building 76
Unit 10 Durability at Concrete Structures 80
Unit 11 Prestressed Concrete 85
Unit 12 Structure Steel 89
Unit 13 Earthquake Prediction and Effect of Earthquake on Structures 95
Unit 14 Computer-Aided Drafting and Design 99
Unit 15 Construction Engineering 103
Unit 16 Civil Engineering Contracts 108
Part Ⅲ The Reading Materials 111
Unit 1 Components of A Building 111
Unit 2 Building Materials 116
Unit 3 Special Concrete 121
Unit 4 The Procedures of Structural Design 123
Unit 5 Reinforced Concrete Columns in a Frame 125
Unit 6 Structural Reliability 127
Unit 7 Bond of Prestressing Tendons 129
Unit 8 Cable Structure 132
Unit 9 Yield Line Theory of Slabs 136
Unit 10 Concrete Operations 139
Unit 11 Future Trends in Construction 144
Unit 12 Scheduling and Control of Construction 146
Unit 13 Contractors’ Management Game 148
Unit 14 The Construction Process May Be Automated In the Future 150
Unit 15 FIDIC Tendering Procedure 153
Part Ⅳ Words and Phrases 157
Unit 1 Words and Phrases of Literatures 157
Unit 2 Words and Phrases of Engineering Codes 177
2.1荷载 177
2.2地基基础 177
2.3木结构 178
2.4混凝土结构 178
2.5钢结构 179
2.6砌体结构 179
2.7高层建筑 180
2.8结构抗震 180
2.9建筑施工 181
2.10地基处理 182
2.11地基基础及防水施工 183
2.12地面、屋面及装饰装修施工 183
Appendix 185
AppendixⅠ专业英语常用词缀 185
AppendixⅡ常用数学符号的文字表达 188
AppendixⅢ土木工程中常用的度量衡和单位换算 191