土木工程专业英语1教程方案教程方案.doc

Civil engineering 土木工程 Civil Engineering. Civil engineering,the oldest of the engineering specialties,is referring to the planning, design, construction, and management of the built environment. This environment includes all structures built according to scientific principles,from irrigation and drainage systems to rocket-Jaunching facilities. Civil engineers build roads, bridges, tunnels, dams, harbors, power plants, water and sewage systems, hospitals, schools , mass transit, and other public facilities essential to modern society and large population concentrations..They also build privately owned facilities such as airports, rail-roads , pipelines, skyscrapers , and other large structures designed for industrial, commercial, or residential use. 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. The word civil derives from the Latin for citizen. In 1782, an Englishman named John Smeaton used the term to differentiate his nonmilitary engineering work from that of the military engineers who predominated at the time. Since then, the term civil engineering has often been used to refer to engineers who build public facilities, although the field is much broader. Scope. It is so broad, that civil engineering is subdivided into a number of technical specialties.Depending on the type of project, civil engineer specialists with many kinds of skills may be needed. When a project begins, the site is surveyed and mapped by civil engineers who locate utility placement-water, sewer, and power lines. Geotechnical specialists perform soil experiments to determine if the earth can bear the weight of the project. Environmental specialists study the projects impact on the local area: the potential for air and groundwater pollution,the projects impact on local animals and plant life,and how the project can be designed to meet government requirements