Упражнение 1. Переведите следующие предложения, обращая внимание на время и залог сказуемого.
1. The raft forms the foundation of the rest of the building.
2. The structure will be constructed of one central steel tubular column with twelve similar columns around the perimeter.
3. The deflection was limited because the beams had been prestressed.
4. These frames are being supported by a separate concrete substructure.
5. This eliminated fitting problems during erection.
6. Underground waters had decreased the bearing qualities of the subsoil limestone and sandstone.
7. With only small openings the core structure will not be affected.
8. Diagonal truss tubes have been built both in steel and concrete.
9. High tensile strength will be accomplished in several ways.
10. These floors will have been completed by next week.
Упражнение 2. Переведите следующие предложения, обращая внимание на функцию глагола to be.
1. The strip foundations to the side walls are taken below a soft clay layer to sand.
2. The basement was to be constructed watertight.
3. The width of the foundation is 3.60 m.
4. The back unit of the building is similar in principle to the middle unit.
5. It is a two-storey elevated structure spanning a motorway.
6. Rigid frames are to support the building.
7. Wind forces are transmitted in the two concrete cores.
Упражнение 3. Образуйте существительные с помощью словообразовательных суффиксов и переведите их.
a. от следующих глаголов с помощью суффиксов – ion, -ment:
accommodate, arrange, circulate, compress, deflect, distribute, divide, found, install, move, place, protect, reinforce, require, settle;
b. от следующих прилагательных с помощью суффиксов - ness, - (i)ty:
complex, conductive, dense, durable, elastic, flexible, hard, humid, like, plastic, quick, rigid, stable, stiff, thick.
Переведите образованные существительные на русский язык.