Exercise 13

Translate the following sentences paying attention to the word “would”.

1. We would not be sure, however, because we have insufficient knowledge concerning the motion of the so called fixed stars.

2. A man walking on the train would have a certain relative velocity and relative acceleration with respect to the system of axes fastened to the train.

3. Corrosion of metal structures by air, water and various chemicals would represent an important destructive condition.

4. A material would have a high plastic strength if it resists loads without fracture.

5. Shock loading would involve relatively few cycles of loading.

Exercise 14

Make up questions on the text “Structural mechanics” .

Exercise 15

Find the key elements of the text and give the contents of the text.

Unit 3 hydraulic engineering exercise 1

Read and translate the following international words paying attention to the part of speech:

hydraulic [hAi’drO:lik] a, irrigation [ ,iri’gein] n, canal [k{#n@l] n, tunnel [#tn{l] n, electrical [ I’lektrik{l] a, energy [#en{dZi] n, turbine [ #t{:bin ] n, generator [#dZen{reit{] n, season [#si:z{n] n, geological [dZi{#lOdZik{l] a, stress [stres] n, stability [st{#biliti] n, reality [ri:#@liti] n, method [#meT{d] n, character [#k@rikt{] n, catastrophe [ k{#t@strOfi] n, mechanism [ #mek{nizm] n, theory [#Ti{ri] n, cascade [ k@s#keid] n, storm [stO:m] n

Exercise 2

Pay attention to the meaning of the following “faux amis”:

complex сложный, составной, комплекс

reservoir [ #rez{wa:] бассейн, резервуар

Exercise 3

Read and remember the following words and phrases:

render представлять; делать

purpose [ #p{:p{s] цель; намерение

flood [fld] наводнение

accomplish [{#kOmpli] выполнять

miscellaneous [ ,misi#leinj{s] смешанный; разнообразный

lock шлюз

spillway водосброс; водослив

discharge выпускать; выливать

impervious [im#p{:vj{s] непроницаемый

impound загонять

magnitude величина; размер

fluctuate колебаться

withstand выдерживать; противостоять

drastic сильнодействующий

benefit выгода; польза

failure провал; недостаток

succession последовательность; ряд

undertake предпринимать

comply исполнять

assumption предположение

pier [pi{] мол

wharf [wO:f] пристань

breakwater волнорез; волнолом

Exercise 4

Match an adjective in A with a noun in B:

A B

1 hydraulic a structure

2 construction b power

3 protective c energy

4 hydroelectric d engineering

5 electric e condition

6 seismological f site

7 mechanical g station

Exercise 5

Choose the correct definition that best keeps its meaning in the right- hand column:

1 dam a) a great overflowing of water, usually over

dry land

2 wave b) an area of ground where a building is or will

be built

3 site c) a special kind of wall which checks a flow of

water

4 flood d) a platform of stone, wood or metal that reaches out over the water so that ships can

stop at the end of it

5 pier e) water moving in a curved line on the surface

of the sea or lake