Unit 1 Civil Engineering 1
Warming-up 1
Reading A What is Civil Engineering？ 3
Reading B Becoming a Successful Civil Engineer 7
Reading C The Development History of Civil Engineering 10
Presentation 13
Unit 2 Building Materials 14
Warming-up 14
Reading A The Choice of Building Materials 16
Reading B Concrete as a Structural Material 20
Reading C The Development of Building Materials 24
Presentation 26
Unit 3 Building Facilities 27
Warming-up 27
Reading A Building Facilities 29
Reading B Interior Water Supply Systems 32
Reading C Air Conditioning 35
Presentation 37
Unit 4 Building Components 38
Warming-up 38
Reading A What are the Components of a Building？ 40
Reading B Foundation 44
Reading C The Development of Bearing Walls 47
Presentation 49
Unit 5 Building Structures 50
Warming-up 50
Reading A Building Structures 52
Reading B Advantages of Concrete Structure 57
Reading C The Structures of Tall Buildings 60
Presentation 64
Unit 6 Building Mechanics 65
Warming-up 65
Reading A Building Mechanics 67
Reading B Mechanics of Materials 70
Reading C The History of Soil Mechanics 73
Presentation 75
Unit 7 Building Design 76
Warming-up 76
Reading A Designing 78
Reading B Building Types and Design 81
Reading C Designers Redefining Modern Architecture 85
Presentation 89
Unit 8 Building Construction 90
Warming-up 90
Reading A Building Construction 92
Reading B Construction of Concrete Works 96
Reading C Scaffold 99
Presentation 101
Unit 9 Building Decoration 102
Warming-up 102
Reading A Interior Design and Decoration 104
Reading B Green Interior Decoration 107
Reading C Home Decoration： How to Hang Wallpaper 111
Presentation 113
Unit 10 Building Energy Saving 114
Warming-up 114
Reading A Techniques of Building Energy Saving 116
Reading B Zero-energy Buildings 120
Reading C Solar Energy 125
Presentation 128
Unit 11 Environmental Engineering 129
Warming-up 129
Reading A Environmental Engineering 131
Reading B Air Pollution 134
Reading C Noise Control 137
Presentation 139
Unit 12 Traffic Engineering 140
Warming-up 140
Reading A What is Traffic Engineering？ 142
Reading B Traffic Planning and Traffic Survey 146
Reading C Various Traffic Systems 149
Presentation 151
Unit 13 Urban Road Design 152
Warming-up 152
Reading A Urban Road Introduction 154
Reading B Urban Road Design 158
Reading C Public Transport Priority 162
Presentation 164
Unit 14 Bridge Design 165
Warming-up 165
Reading A The Types of Bridges 167
Reading B The Process of Bridge Design 172
Reading C Bridge Rehabilitation 175
Presentation 177
Unit 15 Building Construction Management 178
Warming-up 178
Reading A The Elements of Building Construction Management 180
Reading B Construction Manager 184
Reading C Construction Quality Management 188
Presentation 190
Unit 16 Bidding Documents and Contracts 191
Warming-up 191
Reading A Pre-qualification and Bidding 193
Reading B About Contracts 196
Reading C A Sample Contract 199
Presentation 201
附录 202
附录一 练习参考答案 202
附录二 课文参考译文 220
附录三 总词汇表 257