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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

Phrases 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