本书是根据2004年8月颁布的《大学英语课程教学要求(教学大纲)》(试行)的规定编写的。本书选材涉及工程力学、钢筋混凝土结构、钢结构、结构抗震、土质学和土力学、工程岩土学、桥梁工程、路面工程、路基工程、道路勘测设计、工程经济与管理等学科,共有22个单元,每个单元均由课文(Text)、注解(Notes)、生词(New Words)、词组(Phrases and Expressions)、练习(Exercises)和阅读材料(Reading Material)组成。
本书可作为高等学校土木工程类专业英语教材,也可作为土木工程专业技术人员提高专业英语水平的参考读物。

Unit 1
Text Civil Engineering
Reading Material Skyscraper
Unit 2
Text Analysis of Plane Structures
Reading Material Design of Beams
Unit 3
Text Normal Stress in Beams
Reading Material Structural Analysis
Unit 4
Text Shear Stresses in Beams
Reading Material Structural Engineering
Unit 5
Text Load
Reading Material Combinations of Loads
Unit 6
Text Basic Behavior Assumptions for Concrete Members
Reading Material Reinforced Concrete
Unit 7
Text Axially Loaded Short Columns
Reading Material The Elastic Bending Moment Diagram of Concrete Beams
Unit 8
Text The Nature of Soils
Reading Material Ultimate Bearing Capacity
Unit 9
Text Foundation Settlement and Soil Compression.
Reading Material Permeability
Unit 10
Text Shear Strength of Soil
Reading Material Contaminated Land
Unit 11
Text Rankine's Theory of Earth Pressure
Reading Material Geotextile-Reinforced Soil Walls
Unit 12
Text Prestressed Concrete Bridges
Reading Material Preliminary Design of Cabled Stayed Bridges
Unit 13
Text Design of Suspension Bridges
Reading Material Steel Bridge Construction
Unit 14
Text Welding and Types of Welds
Reading Material Cracks in Flexural Members
Unit 15
Text Roadway Alignment
Reading Material Shoulders
Unit 16
Text Flexible Pavement Design
Reading Material Pavement Material Characterization
Unit 17
Text Joints of Concrete Pavements
Reading Material Pavement Drainage
Unit 18
Text Composite Columns
Reading Material Prestressed Concrete
Unit 19
Text General Effects of Earthquakes
Reading Material Seismic Resistance of Ordinary Construction
Unit 20
Text Construction Project Management
Reading Material Engineering Contracts
Unit 21
Text Approaches and Types of Estimate for Direct Cost Estimation
Reading Material Techniques for Construction Cost Estimation
Unit 22
Text Rock Mass Classification
Reading Material The Norwegian Tunneling Method
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