I Английский язык для студентов строительных специальностей

UNIT 5. BUILDING MATERIALS 99

5. Replace the underlined words with the words below.

a) process b) timber c) due to d) bend

e) apart from f) aggregate g) produce h) board
i) lasting j) concerning

1. Thanks to this project, small companies can manufacture affordable building materials locally, using their own resources. 2. We have a problem with the air temperature in this room. It is too cold. This is because of inadequate thermal insulation. 3. They encouraged the research activities on approaches and methods with regard to building materials and construction technology. 4. The properties of concrete are directly related to those of its constituents. 5. That was a new method to treat cement-based building materials hydrothermally. 6. Reinforced concrete comes cheap and will support structures for a long amount of time, but it is considered to be less strong and durable than brick buildings. 7. Various building materials and auxiliary building materials can be manufactured from waste glass in an environmentally sound way. Except for light-weight concrete and plaster these are, above all, glass wool mats for purposes of sound and heat insulation. 8. Modern western style home is often built with lumber frames and fitted with bricks. 9. Wood is used for construction purposes when cut or pressed into lumber, such as planks. 10. They are studying an elastic bend of a beam under load.