Civil Engineering English

Author: Hu Kuantang et al.
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Publish Date: 2003-02-01
Features: English on Civil Engineering (Civil Engineering English) was compiled in accordance with the requirements of the Outline for College English Teaching approved by the expanded meeting of the English Group of the Teaching Guidance Committee for College Foreign Language Teaching in December 1998. The content of this book is appropriately selected and can meet the needs of English teaching for civil engineering majors in higher education institutions. The book covers a wide range of subjects, including engineering mechanics, soil mechanics and foundation engineering, building materials, reinforced concrete structures, steel structures, engineering economics, subgrade and pavement engineering, bridge engineering, computer applications, construction technology and construction organization technology, and seismic resistance of structures. It includes a total of 24 teaching units (Units). Each unit consists of a text, new words, phrases and expressions, exercises, reading materials, and reading skills for scientific and technical English. This book can be used as a textbook for English teaching in civil engineering majors in higher education institutions, or as a reference for civil engineering technicians and postgraduate students to improve their professional English reading skills.