Professional English in Use. Engineering

Más información sobre el libro

Professional English in Use Engineering offers specialist vocabulary reference and practice for engineering students and engineers who need to use English at work. It covers a wide range of engineering fields, including civil, mechanical and electrical engineering. Based on the bestselling English Vocabulary in Use format, left-hand pages explain new words and expressions and right-hand pages provide activities to help learners develop their understanding of new language. Suitable for Intermediate to Upper Intermediate level students, this book is ideal for self-study, classroom work and one-to-one lessons, and includes 45 units. Table of contents: * Design (Drawings. Design development. Design solutions) * Measurement (Horizontal and vertical measurements. Locating and setting out. Dimensions of circles. Dimensional accuracy. Numbers and calculations. Area, size and mass. Measurable parameters) * Materials technology (Material types. Steel. Non-ferrous metals. Polymers. Minerals and ceramics. Concrete. Wood. Material properties. Forming, working and heat-treating metals. Material formats) * Manufacturing and assembly (3D component features. Machining. Interconnection. Mechanical fasteners. Non-mechanical joints) * Static and dynamic principles (Load, stress and strain. Force, deformation and failure. Structural mechanics. Motion and simple mechanics. Moving parts) * Energy and temperature (Energy. Heat and temperature) * Fluids (Containment. Pressure. Dynamics) * Mechanisms (Engines and motors. Transmission) * Electricity (Current, voltage and resistance. Electrical supply. Circuits and components)