10 CONCLUSION 17 11 REFERENCES 18 ABSTRACT The diminishing wood resource and restrictions imposed on felling in natural forests‚ particularly in the tropics‚ have focused world attention on the need to identify a substitute building material that should be renewable‚ environment friendly and widely available. In view of its rapid growth‚ a ready adaptability to most climatic conditions and properties‚ superior to most juvenile fast growing wood‚ bamboo emerges as a very suitable
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Empire State Building The Empire State Building was the tallest building in the world from 1931 up to 1970 when a taller building‚ the original World Trade Center‚ was built. It has been New York’s most admired and most well-known structure for many years now. It was built on Fifth Avenue in New York City with 102 stories‚ standing 1‚454 feet or 443 meters high. It is a cultural symbol of America and was one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World. In 1986‚ the Empire State Building was named as
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TEAM BUILDING by M. D. Shadduck There certainly is no shortage of consultants that provide team-building services but the Pros and Cons tend to vary among managers. Some managers have found these services helpful while others have found them to be a waste of time and money - just another consulting fad that provides no real performance benefits. We will look at the kinds of problems and issues that can be resolved through team-building exercises. Also‚ some advantages and disadvantages
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BASE ISOLATED BUILDINGS What is base isolation? When a building is built away (isolated) from the ground‚ resting on flexible bearings or pads known as base isolators. It is of the most popular means of protecting a structure against earthquake forces. HISTORY The first evidence of architects using the principle of base isolation for earthquake protection was discovered in Pasargadae. One of the world’s first base-isolated structures – the William Clayton building Base Isolation
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known‚ then HSA is simply given by: Vertical Shadow Angle (VSA) The VSA is more difficult to describe. It is best explained as the angle that a plane containing the bottom two points of the wall/window and the centre of the Sun makes with the ground when measured normal to the shaded surface. Figure 2 - Creating the plane of Vertical Shadow Angle from points on the shaded surface and the current Sun position. The VSA can the be determined by the altitude of a line taken exactly normal to
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1.0 INTRODUCTION Stone has been used as a construction material for thousands of years. It has long been recognized as a material of great durability and superior artistic quality‚ the foremost choice for buildings associated with status‚ power and religion. 2.0 TYPES OF STONE Building stone‚ also called dimension stone‚ derives from one of three naturally occurring rock types: Igneous - Hard and non-porous rock formed from the slow or quick cooling of molten magma. The best example is granite
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poor stadia. Reading found liable for negligence. Simms v Leigh RFC- rugby league player tackled but injured when he slid off pitch into concrete wall next to pitch. Club not liable because perimeter was regulated distance. Safety of Sports Grounds Act 1975- covers all stadiums and all sports. It protects all spectators. Fire Safety and Safety of place of sport 1987- licenses from local authorities. Defines how many people in a stand. Because of Bradford fire (wooden stands) act made it so
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aspects: a game tree presents the extensive form while a payoff matrix presents the strategic form of a game. They are commonly used in the analysis of two players games. To multiple actors‚ the characteristic function form is most frequently encountered. Zero-Sum
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Analyse Different Ways In Which You Would Establish Ground Rules With Your Learners‚ That Underpin Behaviour And Respect For Others. The definition of ground rules is “the basic rules or principles on which future actions or behaviour should be based” www.dictionary.reference.com. In any teaching or learning environment it is important to establish ground rules to set boundaries for all participants and to create an ideal learning atmosphere‚ as ’no group can work successfully without rules
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Stand Your Ground Law On February 26‚ 2012‚ the 17 year old Trayvon Martin was fatally shot by George Zimmerman in Sanford‚ Florida. After the shooting‚ Zimmerman wasn’t arrested because of the "Stand Your Ground" laws. This sparked concerns and feelings during the trial and after. This paper will examine the "Stand Your Ground" laws in all aspects. Through this careful examination it will be revealed that the "Stand Your Ground" laws was relevant in the Zimmerman trial. The "Stand Your
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