Грамматические упражнения. The roof and the floors of buildings are generally (1) by one of the three common framing (2) : (a) bearing wall

Framing systems

The roof and the floors of buildings are generally (1)… by one of the three common framing (2)…: (a) bearing wall, (b) structural frame composed of beams and columns or slabs and columns, and (c) special long-span roof systems.

In bearing-wall construction, walls support the (3)… of the floor and roof beams and slabs in addition to enclosing (огораживать) (4)… space. The bearing wall can be made of bricks, concrete blocks, (5)… reinforced concrete, or precast concrete panels. (6)… bearing-wall construction is more common for one-family houses and some industrial buildings, reinforced (7)… bearing walls, commonly known as shear walls, are increasingly being used for tall buildings up to 75 (8)….

Упражнение 1. Переведите следующие предложения, обращая внимание на герундий в функции определения.

1. Framed buildings normally have no walls designed for the specific purpose of transferring vertical loads.

2. Shear walls also perform a fire protection function of subdividing the building into fire compartments.

3. There are no reliable methods of estimating the degree of airborne sound conduction achieved by a wall.

4. Buildings have the advantage of being stiffened by the floors.

5. The purpose of using reinforcement in concrete is to increase its tensile strength.

6. Their structural potential of foundation wall is often used for additional purposes of distributing or equalizing the load.

7. Several techniques of placing the reinforcement have been developed.

8. Flexibility in altering and rearranging the services is essential.

Упражнение 2. Переведите следующие предложения. Определите, от каких слов и с помощью каких суффиксов образованы подчеркнутые прилагательные и наречия.

1. The more extensive use of steel in multi-storey buildings results from the ease of its use in construction.

2. There is the choice of fire resistant form of construction or a protective coating.

3. Fabrics require different methods of design.

4. The dimensional stability of a coated fabric depends mainly on the fibre.

5. Glass has hardness comparable with steel.

6. Shallow foundation having a relatively short distance below the ground surface transfer vertical loads by direct bearing on soil strata close to the bottom of the building.

7. Concrete roof is particularlysuitable when relatively large loads have to be supported by the roof structure.

8. Demountable prefabricated panels have the general advantage of dry construction.

Упражнение 3. Работа в парах.

Студент C: Задайте 6 вопросов различных типов к тексту А.

Студент D: Ответьте на вопросы к тексту студента C.

Студенты C и D: Поменяйтесь ролями.

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