PartIThe Basic Knowledge Unit 1The Basic Characters of English for Special Purpose1 1.1The Characters of Language語言特點1 1.2The Characters of Grammar語法特點2 1.3The Characters of Words and Expressions詞匯特點3 1.4The characters of Structure結(jié)構(gòu)特點5 Unit 2The Translation of English for Special Purpose8 2.1Introduction引言8 2.2Contrast between English and Chinese英漢語言對比10 2.3Selecting and Extending the Meaning of a Word詞義選擇及引申12 2.4Method of Changing the Syntactical Functions詞性的轉(zhuǎn)換譯法14 2.5Methods of Adding and Omitting增譯和省譯法16 2.6Translation of Special Sentence Pattern特殊句型的翻譯19 2.7Translation of Long Sentence長句的翻譯23 2.8Translation of Subordinate Clause從句的翻譯25 2.9Translation about Quantity有關(guān)數(shù)量的翻譯27 Unit 3Writing of Scientific and Technical Papers29 3.1Stylistic Rules of Papers論文體例29 3.2Title and Sign標(biāo)題與署名30 3.3Abstract摘要31 3.4Writing and Organizing of the Main Text正文的組織與寫作34 PartIICollection of English Literatures about Engineerings Unit 1Careers in Civil Engineering48 Unit 2Modern Buildings and Structural Materials52 Unit 3Building Types and Design56 Unit 4Introduction to Mechanics of Materials59 Unit 5Loads62 Unit 6Subsoils and Foundations65 Unit 7Philosophy of Structural Design68 Unit 8Safety Concepts72 Unit 9Design Criteria for Tall Building76 Unit 10Durability at Concrete Structures80 Unit 11Prestressed Concrete85 Unit 12Structure Steel89 Unit 13Earthquake Prediction and Effect of Earthquake on Structures95 Unit 14Computer.Aided Drafting and Design99 Unit 15Construction Engineering103 Unit 16Civil Engineering Contracts108 PartIIIThe Reading Materials Unit 1Components of A Building111 Unit 2Building Materials116 Unit 3Special Concrete121 Unit 4The Procedures of Structural Design123 Unit 5Reinforced Concrete Columns in a Frame125 Unit 6Structural Reliability127 Unit 7Bond of Prestressing Tendons129 Unit 8Cable Structure132 Unit 9Yield Line Theory of Slabs136 Unit 10Concrete Operations139 Unit 11Future Trends in Construction144 Unit 12Scheduling and Control of Construction146 Unit 13Contractors’ Management Game148 Unit 14The Construction Process May Be Automated In the Future150 Unit 15FIDIC Tendering Procedure153 PartIVWords and Phrases Unit 1Words and Phrases of Literatures157 Unit 2Words and Phrases of Engineering Codes177 2.1荷載177 2.2地基基礎(chǔ)177 2.3木結(jié)構(gòu)178 2.4混凝土結(jié)構(gòu)178 2.5鋼結(jié)構(gòu)179 2.6砌體結(jié)構(gòu)179 2.7高層建筑180 2.8結(jié)構(gòu)抗震180 2.9建筑施工181 2.10地基處理182 2.11地基基礎(chǔ)及防水施工183 2.12地面、屋面及裝飾裝修施工183 Appendix Appendix Ⅰ專業(yè)英語常用詞綴185 Appendix Ⅱ常用數(shù)學(xué)符號的文字表達188 Appendix Ⅲ土木工程中常用的度量衡和單位換算191 References