Different Branches and Sources of Law under the English Law Law009-Law & contract HND in Quantity surveying and Construction Economics/Construction Management Different Branches and Sources of Law under the English Law Law009-Law & contract HND in Quantity surveying and Construction Economics/Construction Management Devan Isuru Wanniarachchi CSCT2012361 Devan Isuru Wanniarachchi CSCT2012361 Explain nature of law and other fundamental concepts relating to English Law
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Chapter 4 – Construction Contracts 1. Name and briefly describe each of the two basic types of competitively bid construction contracts. Which type would be most likely used for building the piers to support a large suspension bridge. Why? Two basic types of competitively bid construction contracts are lump-sum and the unit-price contract. The lump-sum contract is when the contractor agrees to complete all work for a pre-determined price including profit and the contract. The unit-price contract
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The social construction framework was proposed by Schneider and Ingram in 1993 and sought to explain the allocation of burdens and benefits to different groups of people in society based on their power and social construction‚ that is “the cultural characterizations or popular images of the persons or groups affected by the public policy.” In this essay‚ I will be evaluating the social construction framework on various levels of analysis and explain why I think this framework is effective in explaining
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DESIGNING BUILDING There are 2 important aspects in making building: Building performance Building construction ASPECTS OF DESIGNING BUILDING The architect/designer are limited to certain physical limitation: How much land How heavy a building soil can support How long a structural span is feasible Materials performance in a given environment Construction budget Legal restriction on a building Sequence of Building Operation Soil Investigation Building set
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Falls in Construction: A Persistent Problem Amber Davis OSHT 1405 Ratliff April 2‚ 2013 Davis 1 Falls in Construction: A Persistent Problem It is a known fact that falling is the leading cause of death in the construction industry. According to OSHA’s statistics for the year 2011‚ 251 out of 721 total deaths in construction were due to falls. Over the last decade‚ OSHA has updated and revised many standards for the construction industry that have been effective in reducing the
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BLDG1260 Construction Management Principles LECTURE 3: SAFETY IN CONSTRUCTION Riza Yosia Sunindijo Outline and aims 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 The basic of construction safety The importance of safety The evolution of construction safety Psychological aspect Behavioural aspect Situational aspect Investing in safety 1 Basic definitions What is safety? What is a hazard? What is a risk? Accident vs. incident vs. injury What are the causes of an accident? Anton‚ T.J. (1989). Occupational safety
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University Modular Framework Construction Economics [pic] Module Guide 2011/12 Module Tutor: Dr. Turker Bayrak Module Title: Construction Economics‚ LEM2030 Module Value: 1 (20 credits) at level 4 Rationale: This module aims to develop decision making skills by introducing economic principles that underpin construction industry. This module provides an insight into the ways in which the economic environment affects the construction industry. The module has been designed
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construct. For instance‚ If you believe social constructions aren’t real‚ then please take out all the bills in your wallet and pass them up to me. Money is an example of a social construction that plays an extremely important role in our everyday lives. All those paper bills and coins are "just" paper and metal‚ and all that money in your bank account is "just" some numbers in a computer. Think about that for a moment. You may ruin the economy construction‚ which is assumptions on based on reality‚
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critically analyse the social construction of poverty by underlining the issues. In this essay I will attempt to explore how a social problem is ‘constructed’ and how poverty has been constructed into such a problem. It will explore how poverty is defined and how it has been considered as a deviation from the norm by discussing the distribution of power and how it influences the construction of a social problem‚ how cultural values play a part in the social construction process and finally I will look
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References: Cheung‚ S.O. 1999. Critical Factors Affecting the Use of Alternative Dispute Resolution Processes in Construction. International Journal of Project Management‚ 17‚ (3). pp 189-194. Acharya‚ N.K‚ Lee‚Y.D.‚ Kim‚ J.K. 2006. Critical construction conflicting factors identification using analytical hierarchy process. Volume 10‚ Issue 3‚ pp 165-174. http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2FBF02824057?LI=true. (accessed Dec
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