6. Match the words with their translations.
a
suspension bridge
bending
stress
полу-арки
railings
установка
леса
пилоны
напряжение
изгиба
disassemble
thin-shelled
тонкостенный
deliver
fabrication
scaffold
pillars
подвесной
мост
доставлять
ограждение
enclosing
Installation
semi-arches
заводское
изготовление
демонтировать
ограждающий
7. Match the words to make word combinations.
carrying |
concrete |
metallic |
bridges |
to resist |
in advance |
fabricated |
installation. |
triangle |
crossings |
suspension |
frameworks |
temporary |
wind loads |
reinforced |
capacity |
Use these word combinations instead of their equivalents in Russian in the following sentences.
1. The Eifel Tower is цельная металлическая установка.
2. Армированный бетон is only suitable for the buildings under 15 stories.
3. Подвесные мосты contain metallic pillars as supporting constructions.
4. Pontoon bridges are временные переправы.
5. Pontoons have so high грузоподъемность that they can carry bridges, transport, piers. 6. Most TV towers are metallic constructions with треугольными решетками of trusses. 7. The Eifel Tower was designed in the shape of a pyramid чтобы противостоять ветровым нагрузкам.
8. Изготовленные заранее metallic sheets are delivered to the site where the whole membrane is constructed without scaffold.
Which statements are true?
Most TV towers are easy-assembled and disassembled.
The radio antennae saved the Eifel Tower from disassembling.
Metallic membranes are thick-shelled suspending systems subjected to bending stress in the least degree.
The framework of any skyscraper is made of reinforced concrete.
A beam bridge has trusses and beams in its base from which the metallic constructions are formed.
The major advantage of metallic membranes is the combination of load-bearing and enclosing functions.
A Shrouds bridge is a sort of temporary crossing.
Pontoons have low carrying capacity, they can’t carry bridges, transport, piers.
Cables are strained through the pillars and the road bed is fixed on them in a beam bridge.