Упражнение 1. Переведите предложения, определите, к какой части речи относятся подчеркнутые слова.
1. The joints in the top and bottom mats are interconnected diagonally by round steel bars and form a space frame.
2. The entrance hall forms the link between the two blocks.
3. The individual blocks have rectangular form.
4. All connections are bolted.
5. A 12 mm galvanized steel bolt is used to connect the wall panel to the roof beam.
6. The members are joined by bolts.
7. After the initial set careful control of temperature and humidity conditions is necessary.
8. Deflections in double skin panels are easy to control.
9. In general, control conditions on site are worse than those at a factory.
Упражнение 2. Переведите предложения, обращая внимание на причастие I и причастные обороты.
1. The development consists of two blocks containing 78 flats.
2. Increasing the plan area of the tube as much as possible the engineers increased the effective section area of the cantilever.
3. These partitions should possess the necessary strength to support their own weight and all the loads, including effects of impact loads.
4. Framed buildings frequently have walls which increase structural rigidity, that is, serving to transmit horizontal loads.
5. Services are connected through the floor of each cabin, heating being done electrically.
6. Wood has a cellular structure which resembles a number of tubes lying in the direction of the grain.
7. The forces acting upon the framework are transmitted to the foundation through the following assemblies of load-bearing members.
8. The two layers are interconnected by stainless steel ties extending through the insulation.
Упражнение 3. Переведите предложения с оборотом there + to be.
1. There are three general areas of importance in foundation design.
2. There are three basic forms of shallow foundations.
3. There are many cases in which a short compression element is used as a transition between footing and supported element.
4. There are many different relationships for structural action of walls, columns, and column foundations.
Упражнение 4. Работа в парах.
Студент C: Задайте 5 вопросов различных типов к тексту А.
Студент D: Ответьте на вопросы к тексту студента C.
Студенты C и D: Поменяйтесь ролями.