Unit 1 Civil Engineering 1
Text Introduction to Civil Engineering 1
New Words 4
Phrases and Expressions 5
Exercises 5
Reading Material Structural Engineering 8
Unit 2 Civil Engineer 11
Text Careers in Civil Engineering 11
New Words 13
Phrases and Expressions 16
Exercises 16
Reading Material On Being Your Own Engineer 17
Unit 3 Civil Engineering Materials 21
Text Building Materials 21
New Words 24
Phrases and Expressions 25
Exercises 26
Reading Material Structure Steel 26
Unit 4 Mechanical Behavior 30
Text Stress and Strain 30
New Words 32
Phrases and Expressions 34
Exercises 35
Reading Material Masonry Properties 36
Unit 5 Frame Structure 40
Text Steel Frame 40
New Words 42
Phrases and Expressions 43
Exercises 43
Reading Material Computer Analysis of Structural Frameworks 45
Unit 6 Tall Building 47
Text Design Criteria for Tall Building 47
New Words 49
Phrases and Expressions 50
Exercises 50
Reading Material High-Rise Buildings 51
Unit 7 Concrete Structure 53
Text Reinforced Concrete Structures 53
New Words 56
Phrases and Expressions 57
Exercises 57
Reading Material The Properties of Concrete 58
Unit 8 Steel Structure 61
Text Steel Structure 61
New Words 64
Phrases and Expressions 64
Exercises 64
Reading Material Philosophy of Structural Design 66
Unit 9 Structural Analysis 69
Text Structural Analysis 69
New Words 71
Phrases and Expressions 74
Exercises 74
Reading Material Fundamentals of Finite Element Analysis 75
Unit 10 Foundation Engineering 77
Text Foundation Constructions 77
New Words 79
Phrases and Expressions 81
Exercises 82
Reading Material Subsoils and Foundations 83
Unit 11 Construction Techniques 86
Text Construction Engineering and Its Future Trend 86
New Words 89
Phrraes and Expressions 90
Exercises 90
Reading Material Construction Techniques 92
Unit 12 Civil Engineering Surveying 94
Text Basic Knowledge in Surveying 94
New Words 96
Phrases and Expressions 98
Exercises 99
Reading Material Traversing 101
Unit 13 Road Engineering 104
Text Highway Engineering 104
New Words 106
Phrases and Expressions 107
Exercises 108
Reading Material Highway Surveys and Location 109
Unit 14 Environmental Engineering 112
Text Major Areas of Environmental Engineering 112
New Words 114
Phrases and Expressions 115
Exercises 116
Reading Material Establishment of Design Criteria for Water Treatment Systems 117
Unit 15 Tunnel Engineering 120
Text Tunnel Engineering 120
New Words 125
Phrases and Expressions 125
Exercises 125
Reading Material Tunnel Type Studies 127
Unit 16 Earthquake Engineering 133
Text Earthquake Engineering 133
New Words 138
Phrases and Expressions 139
Exercises 139
Reading Material Earthquakes What to do？ 140
Unit 17 Project Management 146
Text Project Management 146
New Words 148
Phrases and Expressions 149
Exercises 149
Reading Material Trends in Modern Management 150
Unit 18 Network Techniques 153
Text Network Techniques 153
New Words 156
Phrases and Expressions 156
Exercises 156
Reading Material Estimating Management 157
Unit 19 Tendering and Bidding 161
Text Tendering and Bidding of Construction Projects 161
New Words 164
Phrases and Expressions 164
Exercises 164
Reading Material International Competitive Bidding 165
Unit 20 Control and Management 177
Text Construction Quality Control and Management 177
New Words 180
Phrases and Expressions 181
Exercises 181
Reading Material Trends in Modern Management 182
Unit 21 Computer-Aided Design 187
Text Computer-Aided Design in Civil Engineering 187
New Words 193
Phrases and Expressions 194
Exercises 195
Reading Material Procedures and Research Areas of CAD 196
Unit 22 Engineering Dialogue 200
课后题答案 207
参考文献 213