Active Vocabulary

1. assembling сборка, монтаж

2. precast construction строительство из сборных элементов, сборная (железобетонная) конструкция, сборное строительство

3. to pour (здесь) укладывать бетонную смесь

4. benefit польза, благо; полезность; преимущество

5. flexibility эксплуатационная гибкость; переналаживаемость; приспособляемость

6. outdoors на открытом воздухе, вне помещения

7. at the mercy of во власти

8. curing уход за бетоном, выдерживание бетона, отверждение

9. predictable предсказуемый, прогнозируемый

10. challenge вызов; угроза, испытание, проверка

11. to precast изготавливать на заводе

12. work crew рабочая бригада

13. to truck перевозить (на грузовых автомобилях)

14. to resolve решать, разрешать

15. to load загружать

16. manageable управляемый, выполнимый, контролируемый

17. to haul буксировать, тащить, перевозить

18. destination место назначения

19. restriction ограничение

20. circumstances обстоятельства, условия, положение дел

21.to place ставить, устанавливать, возлагать

22. preclude предотвращать, устранять, препятствовать

Control tests test I

Decide whether these statements are true or false:

1. a). For a tilt-up concrete building, workers install footings around the slab in preparation for the panels.

b). For a tilt-up concrete building, the forms are created with wooden pieces that are joined together.

c). For a tilt-up concrete building, the walls are created by assembling forms and pouring large slabs of concrete directly at the job site.

2. a). Because the concrete tiltwall forms are assembled and poured directly at the job site, panels can be raised into position forming the exterior walls.

b). Because the concrete tiltwall forms are assembled and poured directly at the job site, no transportation of panels is required.

c). Because the concrete tiltwall forms are assembled and poured directly at the job site, it places a substantial limitation on how wide or tall each panel can be.

3. a). Because the precast concrete forms are poured indoors, this activity can take place regardless the weather conditions.

b). Because the precast concrete forms are poured indoors, it provides the exact size, shape and door openings to meet the design specifications.

c). Because the precast concrete forms are poured indoors, the size of the panels is limited only by the needs of the building.

4. a). Because concrete tilt-up walls are poured outdoors, contractors are at the mercy of climatic conditions.

b). Because concrete tilt-up walls are poured outdoors, it resolves the weather issue.

c). Because concrete tilt-up walls are poured outdoors, the concrete panels are trucked to the job site.

5. a). For precast concrete buildings, the work crew applies finishes to the walls with sandblasting or painting.

b). For precast concrete buildings, work crews do not set up forms at the job site to create the panels.

c). For precast concrete buildings, the panels must be smaller and more manageable.