Unit 1 1 Section A Civil Engineering 1 Section B Careers in Civil Engineering 7 Reading Skills for EST——科技英語文體特征 10 Unit 2 12 Section A Mechanics of Materials 12 Section B Stress and Strain 18 Reading Skills for EST——科技英語詞匯特點 20 Unit 3 23 Section A Structural Design 23 Section B Structure Analysis 27 Reading Skills for EST——科技英語詞法特點 31 Unit 4 32 Section A Construction Engineering 32 Section B Prefabrication 37 Reading Skills for EST——科技英語的句法特點 41 Unit 5 43 Section A Concrete and Mix Proportions 43 Section B Reinforced Concrete 47 Reading Skills for EST——科技英語的修辭特點 51 Unit 6 53 Section A Soils 53 Section B Subsoils and Foundations 59 Reading Skills for EST——科技英語的篇章特點(一) 62 Unit 7 64 Section A Beams and Columns 64 Section B Reinforced Concrete Beams 68 Reading Skills for EST——科技英語的篇章特點(二) 72 Unit 8 75 Section A Steel 75 Section B Structural Steel 80 Reading Skills for EST——科技英語的篇章特點(三) 86 Unit 9 89 Section A Types of Loads 89 Section B Masonry Properties 94 Reading Skills for EST——科技英語的篇章特點(四) 99 Unit 10 101 Section A Road Construction 101 Section B Flexible and Rigid Pavements 106 Reading Skills for EST——科技英語閱讀技巧(一) 110 Unit 11 112 Section A Types of Bridges 112 Section B Cable-stayed Bridge 119 Reading Skills for EST——科技英語閱讀技巧(二) 123 Unit 12 125 Section A High-Rise Buildings 125 Section B Structural Type of High-Rise Buildings 129 Reading Skills for EST——科技英語閱讀技巧(三) 132 Unit 13 134 Section A Structural Analysis Methods for Seismic Actions 134 Section B Earthquake Effects 140 Reading Skills for EST——科技英語閱讀技巧(四) 144 Unit 14 147 Section A Location Surveys in Rural Areas 147 Section B Design Considerations and Elements for Safe Highway 150 Reading Skills for EST——科技英語閱讀技巧(五) 156 Unit 15 159 Section A Environmental Engineering 159 Section B Heating, Ventilating, and Air Conditioning 165 Reading Skills for EST——科技英語閱讀技巧(六) 169 Unit 16 171 Section A Civil Engineering Contracts 171 Section B Project Management: One Step Beyond 174 Reading Skills for EST——科技英語閱讀技巧(七) 179 Glossary 181 References 195