本书共22个单元，以结构工程、道路桥梁、岩土工程以及工程管理等专业背景为线索，主要介绍了建筑材料、结构设计及分析、道路桥梁设计及施工、场地勘察、土力学及地基基础以及工程项目管理等方面内容。题材均选自近年来出版的专业文献、书籍及网络上的相关知识内容，集文字、图表与图片于一体，注重激发学习者的兴趣和思考，使学习者在学习语言和专业基本知识的同时，了解土木工程领域的最新进展。

每个单元由正文、阅读素材1和阅读素材2三个部分组成，其阅读难度分别选择为简单、中等和较难，形成难易不同的阅读层次。每篇正文后配有课文注释和课后练习，注释简明扼要，练习则集语言训练与专业知识为一体。本教材最后附有土木工程专业词汇，可供读者阅读及翻译专业文献时查阅使用。

本书是为高等学校土木工程类专业学生编写的专业英语阅读教材。课文内容以结构工程、道路桥梁、岩土工程以及工程管理等专业背景为线索，主要介绍了建筑材料、结构设计及分析、道路桥梁设计及施工、场地勘察、土力学及地基基础以及工程项目管理等方面内容。材料的选取在涵盖专业基本知识的同时，还突出近年来土木工程的新发展及新知识。每个单元包括一篇正文和两篇阅读材料，阅读难度分别为简单、中等和较高三个层次，形成难易不同的阅读阶梯，以供不同读者根据需求在阅读时方便地选择；书后附有常用土木工程专业词汇，可供读者阅读及翻译专业文献时查阅使用。

本书适合作为高等学校土木工程类专业的专业英语阅读教材，也可作为设计、施工、管理等广大工程技术人员和研究生作为提高英语水平、丰富专业知识的阅读材料。

Unit 1 Text: Civil Engineering 1

 Reading Material 1 Civil Engineers 5

 Reading Material 2 Civil Engineering in 21st Century 7

Unit 2 Text: Concrete as a Structural Material 12

 Reading Material 1 Properties of Hardened Concrete 16

 Reading Material 2 Concrete Architectural Innovation 18

Unit 3 Text: Reinforced Concrete Structures 22

 Reading Material 1 Structural Elements 26

 Reading Material 2 Reinforced Concrete—Use, Deterioration and Repair 28

Unit 4 Text: Structural Steel 31

 Reading Material 1 Axial Loads 36

 Reading Material 2 Concrete vs. Steel 37

Unit 5 Text: Steel Frame Design Methods 42

 Reading Material 1 Basic Concepts of Structural Mechanics 46

 Reading Material 2 Steel Structures for Architecture in Japan and Asia 48

Unit 6 Text: Ultra High-Rise Structures 55

 Reading Material 1 Lateral Loads 61

 Reading Material 2 Recent Developments in the Form of Tall Buildings 62

Unit 7 Text: Structural AnalysisⅠ 67

 Reading Material 1 Structural Analysis 71

 Reading Material 2 Modern Developments in Structural Engineering 73

Unit 8 Text: Steel Bridges 77

 Reading Material 1 Bridge Basics 81

 Reading Material 2 Examples of Modern Bridge Design 84

Unit 9 Text: Precast, Prestressed Concrete Bridges 89

 Reading Material 1 Advantages of Prestressed Concrete Bridges 93

 Reading Material 2 Aesthetics and Concrete Segmental Bridges 95

Unit 10 Text: Highway Design and ConstructionⅠ 101

 Reading Material 1 Highway Design and Construction 105

 Reading Material 2 Flexibility in Highway Design 107

Unit 11 Text: Site Investigation 113

 Reading Material 1 Subsurface Exploration 117

 Reading Material 2 Development History of Site Investigation 119

Unit 12 Text: Types of Shallow Foundations 123

 Reading Material 1 Principle of Foundation Design 127

 Reading Material 2 Shallow Foundations for Highway Structures 129

Unit 13 Text: Classification of Piles 133

 Reading Material 1 Deep Foundation 137

 Reading Material 2 Pile Loading Testing 139

Unit 14 Text: Soil and Its Strength 143

 Reading Material 1 What is Geotechnical Engineering ? 146

 Reading Material 2 Landslide 148

Unit 15 Text: The Selection of the Construction Method 153

 Reading Material 1 Roadbuilding and Traffic Engineering 157

 Reading Material 2 Civil Engineering Consultants in Japan 160

Unit 16 Text: Introduce to Project Management 163

 Reading Material 1 Characteristic of Projects 167

 Reading Material 2 Construction Practices 169

Unit 17 Text: Project Planning 173

 Reading Material 1 The Precedence Diagram 177

 Reading Material 2 Project Scheduling 179

Unit 18 Text: Financing of Constructed Facilities 181

 Reading Material 1 Evaluation of Alternative Financing Plans 185

 Reading Material 2 Examples of Construction Facility’s Funding 188

Unit 19 Text: The FIDIC Conditions of Contract—The ContractorⅠ 191

 Reading Material 1 The FIDIC Conditions of Contract—The Contractor 194

 Reading Material 2 Part of General Provisions for the FIDIC Contract 197

Unit 20 Text: Introduction to Estimating 200

 Reading Material 1 Estimating Opportunities 204

 Reading Material 2 The Estimate 206

Unit 21 Text: Construction Contract Types 209

 Reading Material 1 The Contract Documents 213

 Reading Material 2 Instructions to Bidders 216

Unit 22 Text: Characteristics of Real Estate 219

 Reading Material 1 The Creation of Real Estate 224

 Reading Material 2 Real Estate Development 227

土木工程专业词汇 230