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 土木工程專業(yè)詞匯 230