土木工程专业英语 第一单元课件.pptVIP

土木工程专业英语 主讲 陈棠茵 E-mail Lesson 1 Civil Engineering土木工程 New words and phrases: predominate geotechnical specification supervise subcontractor hurricane asphalt aluminum runoff lock fill scrubber incineration toxic combustible ramp excavate precisely aerial sonic plotting municipal commission drainage system They also build privately owned facilities such as airports, railroads，pipelines, skyscrapers, and other large structures designed for industrial，commercial, or residential use． 他们也修建私人拥有的设施，如机场、铁路、水渠、高楼大厦，和为工业、商业、民用设计的其他大型建筑。 In addition，civil engineers plan，design，and build complete cities and towns，and more recently have been planning and designing space platforms to house self-contained communities． space platform=space station 空间站，宇宙站 self-contained （1）沉默寡言的（2）设备齐全的 （3）（社会团体等）独立的 此外，土木工程师规划、设计和修建整个城市和乡镇，最近已经开始规划和设计空间站以容纳独立的团体。 Because it is so broad，civil engineering is subdivided into a number of technical specialties． 因为土木工程的范围太广，所以它被细分为许多技术专业。 Depending on the type of project，the skills of many kinds of civil engineer specialists may be needed． 根据工程的类型，就需要土木工程师专家的各种技能。 When a project项目 begins，the site is surveyed and mapped by civil engineers who locate布置 utility placement安置--water，sewer，and power lines． 当一项工程开始时，土木工程师要勘测现场并绘图，他们还要确定水管、污水管道和电线的实用布置。 Geotechnical specialists perform soil experiments to determine if the earth can bear the weight of the project． 岩土工程专家要做土壤实验以确定该土是否能承受这项工程的重量。 Supervising and coordinating the work of these civil engineer specialists，from beginning to end of the project，are the construction management specialists． 从工程开始到结束，监督和协调这些土木工程专家们工作的是施工管理专家。 Based on information supplied by the other specialists，construction management civil engineers estimate quantities and costs of materials and labor，schedule all work，order materials and e