本书收集了土木工程材料、道路设计、道路施工、桥梁工程、房屋建筑工程、交通工程、工程招标、工程合同、工程监理以及科技文章写作等有关英文资料，目的是让学生通过学习，能够尽可能多地掌握与本专业有关的英文术语，为日后在工作中查阅英文资料打下基础。本书适合土木工程专业的本科学生学习使用。

UNIT 1
Text A University Courses and Careers in Civil Engineering
Text B The Field in Civil Engineering
UNIT 2
Text A Development of Roads
Text B Return to the Tumpikes
UNIT 3
Text A How Is a Modem Road Built
Text B Highway Types
UNIT 4
Text A Road Construction ( I )
Text B Road Construction ( II )
UNIT 5
Text A Sight Distance ( I )
Text B Sight Distance ( II )
UNIT 6
Text A General Design Criteria of Highway
Text B Horizontal Alignment
UNIT 7
Text A Vertical Alignment
Text B Medians for Multilane Highways
UNIT 8
Text A Design of the Cross Section ( I )
Text B Design of the Cross Section ( II )
UNIT 9
Text A Design of Intersections at Grade
Text B Interchanges
UNIT 10
Text A Portland Cement
Text B Cement Properties and Storage
UNIT 11
Text A Plain Concrete,Reinforced Concrete,and Prestressed Concrete
Text B Proportioning,Batching and Mixing of Concrete
UNIT 12
Text A Conveying,Placing,Compacting,and Curing of Concrete
Text B Concrete Properties
UNIT 13
Text A Durability of Concrete
Text B Durability of Building Materials
UNIT 14
Text A Rigid Pavement
Text B Flexible Pavement
UNIT 15
Text A Bituminous Materials
Text B Bituminous Surface
UNIT 16
Text A Building Materials
Text B Testing of Materials
UNIT 17
Text A Stress-Strain Relationship of Materials
Text B Load Classification
UNIT 18
Text A Field Measurement of Density and Moisture Content
Text B Tests for Determining the Density of Soils
UNIT 19
Text A America on Wheels
Text B Bus Priorities
UNIT 20
Text A Traffic Engineering ( I )
Text B Traffic Engineering ( II )
UNIT 21
Text A Bridges
Text B The Future of Tall Building
UNIT 22
Text A Civil Engineering Contracts
Text B Making a Contract
UNIT 23
Text A Construction and Building Inspectors
Text B Construction Cost Estimation
UNIT 24
Text A Scientific Paper
Text B How to Write a Scientific Paper
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