[1]It is this kind of steel that the construction work site needs most urgently.
建筑工地最急需的正是這種鋼。
[2]It is these drawbacks which need to be eliminated and which have led to the search for new methods of construction.
正因為有這些缺點需要消除，才導致了對施工新方法的研究探求。
[3]It is not until the stiff concrete can be placed and vibrated properly to obtain the designed strength in the field that high permissible compressive stress in concrete can be utilized.
只有做到在工地正確灌注振搗干硬性混凝土并使之達到設計強度時，才能充分利用混凝土容許壓應力。
[4]The main problem in the design of the foundation of a multi-storey building under while the soil settles is to keep the total settlement of the building within reasonable limits, but specially to see that the relative settlement from one column to the next is not great.
在土壤沉降處設計多層建筑基礎的主要問題，就是使建筑物的總沉降保持在合理的 限度內，而且特別要注意相鄰柱子之間的相對沉降量不能多大。
[5]Anything that can be done to reduce congestion and allow people to travel to the town center in a shorter time, will make the central area more accessible and, thus, will help people to decide to shop there as against in the suburbs or out of town.
為了減少擁擠，并能使人們用較短的時間到達中心而采取的任何措施將會使市中心區 成為人們愿意去的地方，從而有助于人們決定到市中心購物，而不到郊區或出城去購物。
[6]In the course of designing a structure, you have to take into consideration what kind of load structure will be subjected to, where on the structure the said load will do, what is expected and whether the load on the structure is applied suddenly or gradually.
在設計結構式必須考慮到：結構將承受什么樣的荷載，荷載作用在結構的什么位置， 起什么作用，以及這荷載是突然施加的，還是逐漸施加的。
[7]It is most important that the specifications should describe every construction item which enters into the contract, the materials to be used and the tests must meet, methods of constructions in particular situations, the method of measurement of each item and the basis on which payment should be calculated.
對于合同所列的各項施工項目、需要的材料及其檢驗要求、具體條件下的施工方法、 每個施工項目的驗收方法以及付款計算的依據等，說明書都應加以詳細說明，這一點是 十分重要的。
[8]Pre-tensioning is a method of prestressing in which the steel tendons are tensioned before the concrete has been placed in the moulds.
先張法是一種在往模內澆筑混凝土之前，將鋼筋束張拉而施加預應力的方法。
[9]A drainage blanket is a layer of material that has a very high coefficient of permeability.
排水層為滲透系數較大的材料層。
[10]In the design of concrete structures, an engineer can specify the type of material that he will use.
在混凝土結構設計中，工程師可以指定他將要使用的材料品種。
