Английский язык профессионального общения для технических и социально-гуманитарных факультетов

Введение 3 Part I INDUSTRIAL AND CIVIL ENGINEERING 4 Unit 1 Modern Construction Trends 4 Text 1 Modern Trends Reshaping Construction's Future 4 Text 2 Sustainable Construction 10 Unit 2 Municipal Service and Facilities 15 Text 1 City Infrastructures 15 Text 2 City Facilities 19 Unit 3 Urban Cadastre 24 Text 1 Land Administration in the UK 24 Text 2 Components of Planning Urban Areas 29 Unit 4 Geodesy 34 Text 1 The Science of Geodesy 34 Text 2 The Difference between Geoid and Ellipsoid 38 Part II BUILDING MATERIALS 43 Unit 1 Building Materials 43 Text 1 Innovative Building Materials 43 Text 2 Eco-Friendly Building Materials. 48 Part III ARCHITECTURE, RESTORATION AND TOWN PLANNING 55 Unit 1 Architecture 55 Text 1 Architecture and Sphere of its Influence 55 Text 2 Modern architecture 60 Unit 2 Designing and its Development 65 Text 1 Design and its Early History 65 Text 2 The Process of Designing 69 Unit 3 Restoration and Conservation 74 Text 1 Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Heritage 74 Text 2 The Restoration of Heritage Buildings 78 Unit 4 Town Planning 83 Text 1 Town Planning as a Professional Sphere 83 Text 2 Types of Towns According to Their Plans 88 Part IV HIGHWAY ENGINEERING 93 Unit 1 Road Construction 93 Text 1 Road Construction Techniques 93 Text 2 Comparison between Flexible and Rigid Pavement in Highway Construction 98 Unit 2 Bridges and Tunnels 103 Text 1 Bridge Construction 103 Text 2 Basic Tunneling System 108 Unit 3 Mechanical Engineering 112 Text 1 History of Mechanical Engineering 112 Text 2 The Most Powerful Road Construction Equipment 116 Part V ENGINEERING SYSTEMS AND CONSTRUCTIONS 122 Unit 1 Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning 122 Text 1 Types of Ventilation Systems 122 Text 2 Modern Radiant Heating 127 Unit 2 Water Supply and Water Disposal 132 Text 1 Water Sources 132 Text 2 Sewage Treatment 137 Unit 3 Safety in Building 142 Text 1 Basic Principles of Fire Protection 142 Text 2 Safety Procedures at Construction Site 146 Part VI ECONOMICS AND INNOVATION IN CONSTRUCTION 150 Unit 1 Economics and Finance 150 Text 1 Economics as a Science 150 Text 2 Construction Economics 155 Unit 2 Innovation 160 Text 1 What Is Innovation? 160 Text 2 Innovations in Construction 164 Part VII MANAGEMENT AND PUBLIC RELATIONS 169 Unit 1 Management and Business 160 Text 1 Management 160 Text 2 Five Functions of Management 175 Unit 2 Public Relations and Advertising 180 Text 1 Advertising and Public Relations 180 Text 2 Related Sciences (Advertising, Marketing and Journalism) 185 Part VIII COMPUTING TECHNOLOGIES 190 Unit 1 Digital Technologies 190 Text 1 What is Computer 190 Text 2 Artificial Intelligence 196 Unit 2 Present Robotics 201 Text 1 Robotics 201 Text 2 Robotic Aspects 206 Texts for self-study 211 Word List 234 Заключение 257 Библиографический список 258