Unjt 1
Passage A Properties of Concrete
Passage B Construction Cost Contr01
Dialogue
Unit 2
Passage A Reinforced Concrete
Passage B Introduction to Reinforced Concrete
Dialogue 1
Dialogue 2
Dialogue 3
Unit 3
Passage A Prestressed Concrete
Passage B Introduction to Prestressed Steel and Concrete
Dialogue
Unit 4
Passage A Responsibility for Quality
Passage B Shrinkage and Creep of Concrete
Dialogue
Unit 5
Passage A Housing and Its History
Passage B Loads
Dialogue
Unit 6
Passage A Structural Forms of Tall Buildings
Passage B Design Criteria for Tall Buildings
Dialogue
Unit 7
Passage A Design of RC One—way Slabs
Passage B Flexural Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Beams
Dialogue
Unit 8
Passage A High Strength Concrete in Prestressed Concrete Members
Passage B High Tensile Steel in Prestressed Concrete Members
Dialogue
Unit 9
Passage A Strength of Reinforced Concrete
Passage B Probability of Failure
Dialogue
Unit 10
Passage A Steel Structures
Passage B Probabilities of Occurrence of Tornado Winds
Dialogue
Unit 11
Passage A Selecting a Framing Scheme
Passage B High—rise Buildings
Dialogue
Unit 12
Passage A Determining Concrete Outlines
Passage B Project Cost Contr01
Dialogue
Unit 13
Passage A Optimization
Passage B Risk Analysis of the Intemational Construction Project
Dialogue
Appendix 1建筑工程常用英语词汇
Appendix 2建筑工地常用标识语
Reference

本书以培养学生的专业英语阅读能力为主要目标，由13个单元组成，每个单元由2篇专业阅读和会话组成，内容涉及工程造价管理、建筑材料、建筑工程经济、建筑施工、建筑工程招投标与合同管理、建筑学、高层建筑、钢筋混凝土结构、预应力混凝土结构、钢结构和工程质量管理等。为了便于读者检索和学习，本书还在书后附录部分整理出建筑工程领域常用英语词汇表和常用标识语，增强了实用性。
本书可作为高等学校工程造价管理和建筑工程专业的专业英语教材使用，也可作为具备一定英语基础的工程技术人员及自学者的参考书。