Direct Shear Box Test Contents Introduction Objective Apparatus Description of Test Results Calculations Relevance to Geotechnics Soil Description and Conclusion References Introduction Shear strength is the property that enables a material to remain in equilibrium when its surface is not level. (Smith‚ 2006) The direct shear test is used to determine the shear strength of soils on a predetermined failure surface. This test is used to measure the shearing resistance‚ undrained shear
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The Advantages of Drones By: Jacob Griffin INTRODUCTION: Since the beginning of time‚ man has had a great desire to fly. In 1903‚ the Wright Brothers were the first men to achieve sustained‚ powered flight. Long after man first flew and with the invention of advanced electronics‚ people decided they wanted to fly small planes for themselves as a hobby. For years‚ people have enjoyed flying radio controlled aircraft. An advance in technology correlates to an advance in electronics‚ which results
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Advantages of HRIS To make a human resource department more effective and efficient new technologies are now being introduced on a regular basis so make things much simpler and more modernized. One of the latest human resource technologies is the introduction of a Human Resources Information System (HRIS); this integrated system is designed to help provide information used in HR decision making such as administration‚ payroll‚ recruiting‚ training‚ and performance analysis. Human Resource Information
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The Advantages and Disadvantages of Communicative Language Teaching The Advantages and Disadvantages of Communicative Language Teaching By HAH Introduction The focus of this essay is to highlight the advantages and disadvantages of Communicative Language Teaching (CLT). In doing so‚ it is important to first clarify the meaning of CLT and it’s place in the ongoing history of language teaching methodology. CLT is generally accepted as the most recognized‚ contemporary approach to language
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BUSINESS ACCOUNTING AC1010 SPORTS DIRECT INTERNATIONAL PLC. Table of Contents 1.0 Overview………………………………………………………………………………….3 2.0 Company Background………………………………………………………..………….3 3.0 Performance during the last 5 years…………………………………………………….3 4.0 Ratios Analysis……………………………………………………………………………4 * 4.1 Earning per Share Ratio…………………………………………………..4 * 4.2 Quick Ratio……………………………………………………………….5 * 4.3 Current Ratio……………………………………………………………..6 * 4.4 ROCE Ratio………………………………………………………
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Collaborative Advantage: The Art of Alliances Alliances between companies‚ whether they are from different parts of the world or different ends of the supply chain‚ are a fact of life in business today. Some alliances are no more than fleeting encounters‚ lasting only as long as it takes one partner to establish a beachhead in a new market. Others are the prelude to a full merger of two or more companies’ technologies and capabilities. Whatever the duration and objectives of business alliances
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MBA 525 ~ Practice with comparative advantage and gains from trade. The principle of comparative advantage states that if nations (or individuals) specialize in the production of goods and services that they can produce at lower opportunity cost relative to other nations‚ then there can be mutual gains from trade. As a result‚ there will be more efficient production and consumption. Applying the efficiency principle‚ this means that mutually beneficial trade allows each nation to consume a mix
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Nepal had attracted modest FDI in niche sectors such as tourism‚ herbal products‚ mineral deposits (lime stone)‚ and light manufacturing apparel; hydro power and that it had positive impacts on exports‚ particularly garments. FDI has also enabled the country to export non- traditional manufactured products such as micro-transformers and personal consumer products (UNCTAD‚ 2003b). Investment was mainly in low-technology‚ labour-intensive production. The impact of FDI had also been modest‚ primarily
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Competitive Advantages Competitive advantage exist when an organization acquires or develops a combination of attributes that allows it to outstrip its rivals. These properties can include access to natural resources‚ such as inexpensive power or high grade ores‚ or skilled personnel human resources and admission to highly developed. Competitive advantage can occur using new technologies such as robotics and information technology can provide‚ whether increase the percentage of the merchandise
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2007 / 01:24 Comparative Advantage and Efficient Advertising in the Attention Economy Bernardo A. Huberman and Fang Wu HP Labs‚ Palo Alto‚ CA 94304 November 3‚ 2006 Abstract We analyze the problem that enterprises face when having to decide on the most effective way to advertise several items belonging to their inventories within the company’s webpages. We show that the ability to arbitrarily partition a website among items leads to a comparative advantage among webpages which can be
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