Ivana Spiranec ENGLISH FOR CIVIL ENGINEERS 1. izdanje Nakladnik: Tehnicko veleutiliste u Zagrebu, Graditeljski odjel Zagreb, 2010.CONTENTS I READING COMPREHENSION AND VOCABULARY BUILDING UNIT Pages 2-6 HOW TO KEEP YOUR BRAIN TICKING OVER? LEARN LANGUAGES UNIT? Pages 7-11 ENGINEERS VS. SCIENTISTS UNIT3 Pages 12-16 WHAT IS THE COOLEST CIVIL ENGINEERING SUBDIVISION? UNIT 4 Pages 17-20 WHO NEEDS A DEGREE? UNITS Pages 21-26 THE MOST IMPRESSIVE STRUCTURES UNIT 6 Pages 27-31 THINK GLOBALLY, ACT LOCALLY UNIT 7 Pages 32-34 WORLD'S LARGEST OFFSHORE WIND FARM. UNITS Pages 35-38 WHAT IS A FLUID? UNIT 9 Pages 39-44 CIVIL ENGINEERING MATERIALS- PROS AND CONS UNIT 10 Pages 45 - 48 PELJESAC BRIDGE HIGHER THAN NEW YORK ONES UNIT U1 Pages 49-53 BRIDGES WILL ROCK SAFELY WITH NEW EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT DESIGN UNIT 12 Pages 53 - 54 ENGINEERS HOPE TO BUILD BETTER ROADS BY USING ETHANOL CO-PRODUCTS UNIT 13 Pages 55 - 57 BUILDING GREEN FOR L HOUSING 'S GREEN: DESIGN TEAM PLANS LOWER.COST, ENERGY-EFFICIENT UNIT 14 Pages 58 - 61 RISK IN CIVIL ENGINEERING: FROM NATURAL TO MAN-MADE HAZARDS, UNIT 15 Pages 62 - 64 BUILDING THE WORLD'S NEW ECO-CITIES: ENOUGH THEORY, TIME FOR ACTION UNIT 16 Pages 65 - 67 DUBAI METRO - MOST ADVANCED URBAN RAIL SYSTEMUNIT 17 Pages 68 - 70 WRITING SUMMARIES UNIT 18 Pages 71-73 TECH-SAVVY YOUTHS UNIT 19 Pages 74-76 COMPANY PROFILE UNIT 20 Pages 77-78 MOTIVATION IN WORKPLACE UNIT 21 Pages 79 - 80 APPLYING FOR A JOB Il CASE STUDIES CASE STUDY 1 Page 82 PROJECT MANAGEMENT CASE STUDY 2 Page 83 GREEN BUILDING VS. CONVENTIONAL BUILDING CASE STUDY 3 Page 84 JOB PROSPECTS III GLOSSARY Pages 85-92 IV KEY Pages 93-99 V LITERATURE Page 100