Active Vocabulary

1. to determine определять, устанавливать

2. aggregate (сущ.) заполнитель

3. admixtures примеси

4. load нагрузка

5. to support выдерживать, поддерживать

6. durability прочность, долговечность

7. resistance сопротивление, противодействие

8. workability годность, применимость

9. rebar (reinforced bar) арматура

10. mold форма, шаблон

11. slump (здесь) оползание

12. environmental относящийся к окружающей среде

13. to batch замешивать бетон

14. ready-mix plant бетонный завод

15. concrete mixing truck автобетономешалка

16. disadvantage ущерб, вред

17. retarding admixtures замедлители схватывания бетона

18. to distribute распределять

19. to saturate насыщать

20. undermixing недостаточное перемешивание

21. inferior худший, низший

22. to waste терять, тратить впустую

Control tests test I

Decide whether these statements are true or false:

1. a). The first and most important step in the process is to specify weak concrete.

b). The first and most important step in the process is to determine the ingredients, that will make up the concrete.

c). The first and most important step in the process is to determine how long the structure lasts.

2. a). Concrete can be made with only one grade of strength.

b). Concrete can be made with a limited choice of the mix design.

c). Concrete can be made with a wide variety of strengths.

3. a). The workability, that is required, depends primarily on how the concrete is mixed.

b). The workability, that is required, depends primarily on how the concrete is to be placed.

c). The workability, that is required, depends primarily on how the concrete is reinforced.

4. a). Workability is usually defined by the slump.

b). Workability is usually defined by the rebar spacing.

c). Workability is usually defined by the chemical admixtures.

5. a). In cold-weather locations the concrete must be able to resist load.

b). In cold-weather locations the concrete must be able to resist freezing.

c). In cold-weather locations the concrete must be able to resist surface wear.

Test II

Match words in columns A and B (synonym match):

A B

1. variable (n) a). load b). framework

c). shape d). alternate

2. to lack a). to bear b). to fail

c). to locate d). to carry

3. load a). weight b). roof

c). shell d). storey

4. durability a). development b). calculation

c). endurance d). rotation

5. resistance a). support b). strength

c). approach d). renovating

6. scale a). truss b). level

c). place d). beam

7. to affect a). to install b). to refer

c). to heat d). to influence

8. to wear a). to strike b). to withstand

c). erase d). to hold

9. to spread a). to expand b). to carry

c). to apply d). to implement

10. disadvantage a). insulation b). partition

c). varnish d). damage