《土木工程英语》一书选材涉及工程力学、钢筋混凝土结构、钢结构、结构抗震、土质学和土力学、工程岩土学、桥梁工程、路面工程、路基工程、道路勘测设计、工程经济与管理等学科，共有22个单元，每个单元均由课文(Text)、注解(。Notes)、生词(New Words)、词组(Phrases and Expressions)、练习(Exercises)和阅读材料(Reading Material)组成。

本书可作为高等学校土木工程类专业英语教材。

本书是根据2004年8月颁布的《大学英语课程教学要求(教学大纲)》(试行)的规定编写的。本书选材涉及工程力学、钢筋混凝土结构、钢结构、结构抗震、土质学和土力学、工程岩土学、桥梁工程、路面工程、路基工程、道路勘测设计、工程经济与管理等学科，共有22个单元，每个单元均由课文(Text)、注解(Notes)、生词(New Words)、词组(Phrases and Expressions)、练习(Exercises)和阅读材料(Reading Material)组成。

本书可作为高等学校土木工程类专业英语教材，也可作为土木工程专业技术人员提高专业英语水平的参考读物。

Unit 1 

 Text Civil Engineering

 Reading Material Skyscraper

Unit 2

 Text Analysis of Plane Structures

 Reading Material Design of Beams

Unit 3

 Text Normal Stress in Beams

 Reading Material Structural Analysis

Unit 4

 Text Shear Stresses in Beams

 Reading Material Structural Engineering

Unit 5

 Text Load

 Reading Material Combinations of Loads

Unit 6

 Text Basic Behavior Assumptions for Concrete Members

 Reading Material Reinforced Concrete

Unit 7

 Text Axially Loaded Short Columns

 Reading Material The Elastic Bending Moment Diagram of Concrete Beams

Unit 8

 Text The Nature of Soils

 Reading Material Ultimate Bearing Capacity

Unit 9

 Text Foundation Settlement and Soil Compression

 Reading Material Permeability

Unit 10

 Text Shear Strength of Soil

 Reading Material Contaminated Land

Unit 11

 Text Rankine's Theory of Earth Pressure

 Reading Material Geotextile-Reinforced Soil Walls

Unit 12

 Text Prestressed Concrete Bridges

 Reading Material Preliminary Design of Cabled Stayed Bridges

Unit 13

 Text Design of Suspension Bridges

 Reading Material Steel Bridge Construction

Unit 14

 Text Welding and Types of Welds

 Reading Material Cracks in Flexural M embers

Unit 15

 Text Roadway Alignment

 Reading Material Shoulders

Unit 16

 Text Flexible Pavement Design

 Reading Material Pavement Material Characterization

Unit 17

 Text Joints of Concrete Pavements

 Reading Material Pavement Drainage

Unit 18

 Text Composite Columns

 Reading Material Prestressed Concrete

Unit 19

 Text General Effects of Earthquakes

 Reading Material Seismic Resistance of Ordinary Construction

Unit 20

 Text Construction Project Management

 Reading Material Engineering Contracts

Unit 21

 Text Approaches and Types of Estimate for Direct Cost Estimation

 Reading Material Techniques for Construction Cost Estimation

Unit 22

 Text Rock Mass Classification

 Reading Material The Norwegian Tunneling Method

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