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| The TAY BRIDGE in Scotland was designed and built by Sir Thomas Bouch in the nineteenth century. The bridge, which was over 3km long, opened in 1878 and fell down in a winter storm in 1879. A train carrying 70 people was on the bridge at the time and all people were killed. There was an enquiry into the Tay Bridge disaster to find out why the accident happened. One of the conclusions was that the design and construction were based on how quickly and cheaply it could be built; safety and strength were not thought about properly. Another conclusion was that it was a very cold winter and the iron may have cracked when it contracted. Also, the design was based on experience rather than the more scientific and accurate calculations used today. During the twentieth century engineers used computers to do a detailed structural analysis of the design used for the Tay Bridge. The results confirm that the design of the bridge was definitely substandard. * (the text is from: “Engineering” Workshop by Lindsey White, OUP; Unit 20, pg.23, ex.3) |
9. Read the text again and find the English equivalents to the following expressions:
- …был разработан и построен …
- … длиной свыше … километров …
- … в это время …
- … чтобы выяснить …
- … были основаны на …
- … следующий вывод …
- … научный и точный расчет …
- … детальный структуральный анализ …
- … результаты доказывают, что …
- … абсолютно непригоден …
10. Now find the English equivalents to the following phrases. Mind that the phrase given can easily replace the phrase used in the text without any change in meaning:
… to get to know…
… the reason of the accident…
… spending less money…
… were forgotten …
… absolutely not acceptable …
