LEANING TOWER OF PISA The tower in Pisa‚ Italy‚ is famous simply because it leans. Although the tower is famous because it leans‚ it is an outstanding example of Romanesque architecture‚ and would probably be famous‚ even if it didn’t lean. The height of the tower is 55.86 m (183.27 ft) from the ground on the lowest side and 56.70 m (186.02 ft) on the highest side. The width of the walls at the base is 4.09 m (13.42 ft) and at the top 2.48 m (8.14 ft). Its weight is estimated at 14‚500 metric
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Section A: Prestcom 3-4 Section B: Industry and Competitive structure 5 Section C: Industrial forces 6 Section D: Product Evolution 7 Section E: Market Segmentation 8 Appendix 1 – Prestcom 9 Appendix 2- Direct & Indirect competitors 10 Appendix 3 – Competitive Advantage Vs Competitive Scope 10 Appendix 4 – Market share 10 Appendix 5 – Adoption life cycle 10 Appendix 6 – Porters 5 forces 11 Appendix 7 – Product Hierarchy 12 Appendix 8 – Product Life Cycle 12
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Tower Crane Introduction and function of Tower Crane Cranes are the commonly used in the construction industry and in the manufacturing of heavy equipments. Construction cranes are either fixed to the ground or mounted on a purpose-built vehicle. On the basis of their structure and functions cranes are divided into a tower or a derrick which is equipped with cables and pulleys that are used to lift or lower materials. Tower cranes are fixed to the ground‚ which helps to them to attain height
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Petronas Towers‚ also known as Petronas Twin Towers‚ are twin buildings situated in Kuala Lumpur‚ Malaysia‚ on the site of city’s race track. Of the two building‚ the one named Tower 1 was built by Hazama Corporation‚ while the other‚ known as Tower 2‚ was constructed by Samsung Engineering & Construction. The construction work on Petronas Towers was completed in 1998 and they were opened in August 1999. At the time of their completion‚ the twin buildings were the tallest buildings in the world and
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Chapter 1 Introduction The notion of going green is not strictly a new technological concept‚ and any naturally occurring and theoretically inexhaustible energy such as wind‚ biomass‚ and solar‚ tidal‚ wave‚ hydroelectric power that is not derived from fossil or nuclear fuel is referred to as renewable energy. The relevance of these emerging fields became more pronounced when the need to produce clean‚ safe and efficient energy devices without trading off environmental friendliness arise. The current
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Petronas Towers‚ also known as Petronas Twin Towers‚ are twin buildings situated in Kuala Lumpur‚ Malaysia‚ on the site of city’s race track. Of the two building‚ the one named Tower 1 was built by Hazama Corporation‚ while the other‚ known as Tower 2‚ was constructed by Samsung Engineering & Construction. The construction work on Petronas Towers was completed in 1998 and they were opened in August 1999. At the time of their completion‚ the twin buildings were the tallest buildings in the world and
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In 1889‚ Paris hosted an Exposition Universelle to mark the 100-year anniversary of the French Revolution. More than 100 artists submitted competing plans for a monument to be built on the Champ-de-Mars‚ located in central Paris‚ and serve as the exposition’s entrance. The commission was granted to Eiffel et Compagnie. Eiffel‚ an architect and metal expert‚ receives full credit for the monument that bears his name but it was one of his employees—a structural engineer named Maurice Koechlin—who came
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Bialystok Viewing Tower Europe - Poland - Bialystok Designer(s): Krzysztof Butrym Bialystok Technical University Bialystok is one of the few cities which will allow you to travel the distance from the outskirts of the town to its centre and being on its ‘green’ areas at the same time. The square surrounding the tower‚ thanks to its reconstruction and re-function will link the separate parks (pleasure grounds) together. In a consequence of this link‚ the traffic will get moved towards the bypasses
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Constantine the Great: More than an Emperor Akbar the Great‚ Suleyman the Magnificent‚ and Tzar Ivan the Terrible all have one thing in common; they each were given a title by their people because of the ways that they ruled. Flavius Valerius Constantinus was no different‚ he became known as Constantine the Great by instituting unprecedented policies which would come to affect the entire future of the Western Civilization. Constantine did many amazing things for his empire: he was the first ruler
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THE EIFFEL TOWER The Eiffel Tower a symbol of Paris and France was built in1889. It is affectionately known as "Iron Lady". It rises 324 meters above the city. It was designed and built by an engineer Gustave Eiffel. It weighs in excess of 10000 tonnes and is made up of 18000 individual metal sections assembled using 2500000 rivets. The tower had three levels for the visitors to climb either by using stairs or elevator . It has nearly 300 steps from ground to the first level. The First and Second
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