Грамматические упражнения. Упражнение 1. Переведите предложения, обращая внимание на конструкцию as as

Упражнение 1. Переведите предложения, обращая внимание на конструкцию as … as ….

1. The re-use of formwork should be as rapid as possible.

2. These measures can be not as successful as we considered.

3. Cast-in-place concrete is as strong as precast concrete.

4. After the initial set temperature and humidity conditions of the concrete are controlled as carefully as reasonable.

5. Resistance to rain and moisture is as an important property of building materials as their strength.

6. Scientific knowledge is as significant in construction as experience.

Упражнение 2. Найдите в тексте прилагательные, образованные с помощью суффиксов –al, -able. Перечислите другие прилагательные с этими суффиксами, а также с суффиксом –ive, которые использованы в этом учебнике.

Упражнение 3. Переведите следующие предложения, определите функцию глагола “have”.

1. Curing is often considered to be over after the concrete has gained a reasonable strength.

2. Concrete has low tensile strength.

3. Concrete has to be reinforced with steel.

4. Concrete has many characteristics that make it a constructional material.

5. These may replace up to about 70% of the Portland cement which would have been required.

6. The builders had to use cast-in-place concrete because of the conditions of the site.

Упражнение 4. Выделите главное и придаточное предложение в сложноподчинённых предложениях. Переведите их.

1. Concrete cannot be placed during very cold weather because freezing water will destroy a concrete.

2. The curing period, which is required to gain strength, will be long.

3. Builders must know that the formwork is usually removed after a reasonable period of time.

4. Because of the cost of the formwork cements, which gain strength quickly, are preferred by contractors.

5. If it is not in the form of prestressed concrete, concrete has a low strength.

6. The tensile stresses concrete is subjected to require that it must be reinforced with steel.

Упражнение 5. Переведите предложения, обращая внимание на условные придаточные предложения.

1. If cracks appear under small overload, they usually will close when the load is removed.

2. If the pressure is enough, none of the beams will fall out.

3. If this concept were applied to a concrete beam in practice, steel tendons would be tensioned and placed along the centroidal axis of the beam.

4. If the tendons were given a small tension, they could lose nearly all the prestress in a few months.

5. If a beam supports a load above, the beam itself must have sufficient strength to counterbalance that weight.

6. If they change some details, they will be able to improve the design.

7. You would get good results if you applied this method of calculation.

Упражнение 6. Вспомните или найдите в словаре глаголы, от которых образованы следующие существительные. Переведите их.