土木工程外文中英文翻译.doc

毕业设计外文资料翻译 题 目 学 院 专 业 班 级 学 生 学 号 指导教师 二〇一〇 年月日Institution(s)：Civil Engineering Magazine March 2008 Title：Reaching Out author：M TAVOLAROAbstract：The new home of Boston’s Institute of Contemporary Art, which resembles a large box stacked upon a smaller one, is framed by a hierarchy of trusses, including a series of cantilevered megatrusses. A performance theater is suspended from the westernmost megatruss by a series of steel tube hangers that also provide structural support for the theater’s glass facade. Keyword: megatruss, Institute of Contemporary Art steel tube hangers, suspend Peter Vanderwarker Boston’s new Institute of Contemporary Art relies on outsized steel trusses to cantilever over and above the harbor walkway it abuts, inviting patrons as well as passersby to interact with the museum, its transparent theater, and one another. By Michael Tavolaro, P.E., and Markus Schulte, P.E. he Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) is a nonprofit institution devoted exclusively to the presentation of contemporary art. Through exhibitions of local, national, and international significance, as well as a program of educational outreach, the museum gives the public access to contemporary art, artists, and creative processes. The new building for the ICA is the first art museum to be constructed in Boston in almost 100 years and is intended to symbolize the architectural future of one of the nation’s most historic cities. With a developing waterfront and a revitalized harbor walk, the site demanded a structure that would blend in with the surrounding public spaces. As one of New England’s most vibrant cultural institutions, the new ICA building was to be the cultural centerpiece of the waterfront and, it was hoped, an easily recognized architectural landmark. The building’s dramatic cantilevered design integrates the city