Упражнение 1. Переведите предложения, обращая внимание на модальные глаголы и их заменители.
1. The diagonal tubes could not be taken to street level between the columns, for planning reasons, and therefore heavy cross-bracing has had to be provided outside the columns at this level.
2. The secondary beams span to the cast steel brackets and may easily be changed in position.
3. Compared to precast elements cast-in-place concrete does not have to be field connected to tie the structure together.
4. Differential movements between trusses should be accepted.
5. Floor beams ought to have pinned connections with the truss at each end to allow this movement to occur.
6. This causes considerable bending in the columns, which they must be designed to resist.
7. The slab is still able to act as a continuous horizontal diaphragm spanning between the gable walls.
Упражнение 2. Переведите следующие предложения, обращая внимание на подчеркнутые слова.
1. This slab cantilevers over the wall on the south-east elevation.
2. These are supported by two outer hangers only, located in the longitudinal facades.
3. The building is founded on a concrete raft, which is stiffened by concrete basement walls that in general are 300 mm thick.
4. The depth of main girder is much more than that of secondary girders.
5. Those are the beams that stiffen both floors.
6. The terminal can be used by eight aircraft at two pierheads, these being situated on each side of the main building.
7. A steel frame comprises two-storey high columns that are connected in both directions by floor beams.
8. These floor trusses had to be heavy and comparable in size to those of a bridge.
Упражнение 3. Переведите следующие предложения, обращая внимание на инфинитив.
1. Steel trough decking serves to stiffen the upper floors.
2. The concrete columns on the north-west elevation appear to be separate.
3. The slab cantilevered out at ground floor level to carry the weight of the new boundary wall.
4. To support the longer arms of the main girders of the frames the cross girder is of box section.
5. The lower-level floor beams, which are interconnected to form a grillage, are attached on the inside to the four tubular columns.
6. The building to connect the blocks is two-storey.
7. To prevent a premature set and ensure a proper cure is the main problem of concreting in hot weather.