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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heart and soul. Building a winning culture By Paul Rogers‚ Paul Meehan and Scott Tanner Paul Rogers is a partner with Bain & Company in London and leads Bain’s Global Organization Practice. Paul Meehan is a Bain partner in Tokyo and leader of Bain’s Organization Practice in Asia. Scott Tanner is a partner in Bain’s Melbourne office. Copyright © 2006 Bain & Company‚ Inc. All rights reserved. Editorial team: Paul Judge and Elaine Cummings Layout: Global Design Building a winning culture
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soaring skyline wouldn’t be the same without the Empire State Building. Reaching 1‚250 feet‚ it hold the title of the seventh tallest building in the world. It remained the worlds tallest building for 41 years until the World Trade Center topped it off and seven followed. Built during the depression in 1930 and 1931‚ it cost a whopping 41 million dollars. The engineer who took on this giant project was H.G. Balcom. The design of the building changed 16 times during planning‚ but the 3‚000 workers
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BUILDING CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY Task-1 1.1 Explain the quality control testing before you allow starting the concreting work for the foundation‚ columns‚ slab and beams. There are two main tests to be done on concrete The slump test: the slump test shows the workability of concrete. The compression test: the compression test shows the best possible strength Concrete can reach in perfect conditions. Testing should always be done carefully. Wrong test results can be costly. SAMPLING The first step
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There are three particular foundations sustaining any process that concerns nation building: government representing political leadership; civil society or the citizens of the country; and business or the economic sector. These three concepts must work together and as much as possible‚ work together harmoniously to drive the said nation-building process forward because they serve as the hands and feet of the nation. Business is the cornerstone of prosperity in society: companies create the resources
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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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Building a Sand Castle For young and old people alike‚ a trip to the beach may mean something different such as relaxation‚ adventure‚ or a temporary escape from ordinary life. Whether it may be swimming or just snoozing in the sand‚ a visit to the beach means family fun. Families like to build sand castles‚ and making one can be fun with the right tools. The only equipment you will need is your family‚ a twelve to thirteen-inch deep pail‚ a small plastic shovel‚ a stick‚ and plenty of moist sand
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important that you have a customized body building workouts that are meant for you. What it means is that you have to take into consideration of your body type and genes‚ and how your metabolism rate is like when determining your workout routine as well as your muscle building diet. Following blindly without being able to improvise and improve will be as effective as compared to body building workouts just for you. One common mistake that most people made when building muscles is that they do not measure
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KM process capability and its relevance in an organization. Knowledge Management (KM) can be defined as a deliberate‚ systematic business optimization strategy that selects‚ distills stores‚ organizes‚ packages‚ and communicates information essential to the business of a company in a manner that improves employee performance and corporate competitiveness. KM caters to the critical issues of organizational-adaptation‚ survival and competence in the face of increasingly discontinuous environmental
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BSE1D03 Intelligent Building and Associated Fire Safety Fire Safety in Buildings Professor Walter W. Yuen Chair Professor in Thermal Sciences and Engineering Professor W. K. Chow Department Head and Director‚ Research Centre for Fire Engineering Department of Building Service Engineering The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong‚ China BSE1D03 1 Topics covered in this talk: 1. Introduction. 2. The Risk of a Building Fire (Why do we care ?) 3. The “making” of a Building Fire 4. The Physics
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