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内容推荐 本书是为高等学校土木工程专业学生学习专业英语所编写的教材。编者认为开设“土木工程专业英语”的目的是应充分培养学生学习专业英语的兴趣,调动学生学习专业英语的积极性和主动性,自觉自愿地阅读英语专业文献,从而提升以英语为工具与国际同行交流专业知识的能力。因此,本书收集的资料在注重知识结构完整性的同时,通过引入大量的插图以及对世界土木工程界名人、有特色的工程结构以及若干重大结构失效原因的介绍,增加本书的生动性和趣味性。 本书以土木工程为主线,分15个单元依次介绍土木工程、混凝土结构、预应力混凝土结构、钢结构、高层建筑、结构控制、结构健康监测、地震工程、风工程、桥梁工程、岩土工程、建筑材料、施工、BIM及其应用、工程力学等内容。本书中还对常用的专业词汇以及较难理解的语句给出了注释,仅供参考。本书英文资料选材广泛、难度适中、针对性较强,并且涉及一些前沿专业知识。通过对本书的学习,为学生掌握土木工程专业英语词汇及句型、拓宽专业知识视野打下良好的基础。 目录 Unit 1 Civil Engineering Introduction to Civil Engineering Supplement Reading Materials ( I ) The History of Structural Engineering Systems Supplement Reading Materials ( II ) The Channel Tunnel Case Study: Pantheon in Rome Unit 2 Reinforced Concrete Structure Introduction to Reinforced Concrete Supplement Reading Materials ( I ) Basic Structural Elements Supplement Reading Materials ( II ) Types of Shear or Web Reinforcements Case Study: The Ingalls Building Unit 3 Prestressed/Precast Concrete Structure Prestressed Structural Concrete Supplement Reading Materials ( I ) Walnut Lane Memorial Bridge Supplement Reading Materials ( II ) Arrangement of Precast BeamUnits in Moment-resisting Frames Biography : T.Y. Lin (林同炎) Unit 4 Steel Structure Eccentric-braced Systems Supplement Reading Materials ( I ) Connections Supplement Reading Materials ( II ) Learning from a Structural Collapse Case Study: Lateral-Torsional Failure of Marcy Bridge Unit 5 Tall Buildings Frame Tube System Supplement Reading Materials ( I ) Rigid Frame Supplement Reading Materials ( II ) Recent Developments in the Form of Tall Buildings Biography: F. R. Khan Unit 6 Structural Control Introduction to Structural Control Supplement Reading Materials ( I ) Base Isolation Technology for Structural Vibration Reduction Supplement Reading Materials ( II ) Semi-active Damping Devices Case study: Collapse of Skyline Plaza, Virginia, USA Unit 7 Structural Health Monitoring Introduction to Structural Health Monitoring Supplement Reading Materials ( I ) SHM System of the Ting Kau Bridge Supplement Reading Materials ( II ) SHM System of the Burj Khalifa Case Study: Failure of Ferrybridge Cooling Towers Unit 8 Earthquake Engineering Understanding Earthquakes Supplement Reading Materials ( I ) Earthquake-resistant Buildings Supplement Reading Materials ( II ) Characteristics of Ground Motion Biography: G. W. Housner Unit 9 Wind Engineering Nature of Wind Effects Supplement Reading Materials ( I ) Aerodynamic-based Architecture Design against Wind Excitation Supplement Reading Materials ( II ) Wind Tunnel Testing Method Biography: A. G. Davenport Unit 10 Bridge Engineering Bridge Type Supplement Reading Materials ( I ) Continuous Beam Bridge Supplement Reading Materials ( II ) Seismic Design of Cable Supported Bridge Case Study. The Wind-Induced Collapse of Tacoma Narrows Bridge Unit 11 Geotechnical Engineering Introduction to Soil and Soil Mechanics Supplement Reading Materials ( I ) Introduction to Foundation Supplement Reading Materials ( II ) Seismic Foundation Problems and Solutions Biography. Karl Von Terzaghi Unit 12 Construction Material Alternatives to Conventional Concrete Supplement Reading Materials ( I ) Steel Supplement Reading Materials ( II ) The Greening of the Concrete Industry Case Study: Wind as a Source of Energy in Tall Buildings Unit 13 Construction Formwork and Falsework of Concrete Frames Construction Supplement Reading Materials ( I ) Tunneling Shields Supplement Reading Materials ( II ) Cofferdams for Bridge Piers Case Study: Rare Foundation Failure in China Unit 14 BIM and Its Application Traditional Design versus BIM Based Design Supplement Reading Materials ( I ) Application of BIM in Structural Engineering Supplement Reading Materials ( II ) BIM/MEP Design Case Study: Foundation Failure Unit 15 Engineering Mechanics Bending Stresses in Beam Supplement Reading Materials ( I ) Critical Load of Column Supplement Reading Materials ( II ) Viscously Damped Free Vibration of SDOF Systems Biography: N. M. Newmark References |