THE STRUCTURAL DESIGN OF TALL AND SPECIAL BUILDINGS Struct. Design Tall Spec. Build. (2007) Published online in Wiley Interscience (www.interscience.wiley.com). DOI: 10.1002/tal.368 PROS AND CONS OF MULTISTORY RC TUNNEL-FORM (BOX-TYPE) BUILDINGS EROL KALKAN1* AND S. BAHADIR YÜKSEL2 2 1 California Geological Survey‚ Sacramento‚ CA‚ USA Department of Civil Engineering‚ Selcuk University‚ Konya‚ Turkey SUMMARY Tunnel-form structural systems (i.e.‚ box systems)‚ having a load-carrying mechanism
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Tuesday‚ February 5‚ 2013 Communication Notes Chapter 3 – Hearing vs. Listening • Hearing- the ear’s physical response of sound waves. o Hearing uses 1 of the 5 senses • Listening- the brain’s response and interpretation of surrounding stimuli o The best speakers are the best listeners o Listening uses all of the 5 senses • Five Basic parts of the ear: o Outer Ear- the fleshy part of the ear that is comprised of the Pinna and
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is‚ it provides that a building or a group of buildings were designed and built in a way that would improve energy savings‚ water efficiency‚ indoor environmental quality‚ and CO2 emissions reduction. This is important in today’s society since everyone is in the recession; this helps homeowners to save money on energy costs. There are three levels of certification for a builder silver‚ gold‚ and platinum. To be LEED certified the owner must become certified with Green Building Certification Institute
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Communication and Information Technology http://www.termpaperwarehouse.com/essay-on/Communication-And-Information-Technology/39149 Communication and Information Technology HCS/320 Cheryl Workman Communication and Information Technology Health care communication and information technology provides health care providers with a way to improve and manage the quality of the delivery of health care information. Electronic Medical Records (EMR) is one type of communication and information technology
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Pilgrim Assurance Case Pilgrim Assurance is a case that involves a sealed bid auction. Therefore‚ the auctioneers will need to sell the building to the highest bidder involved at a minimum bid of $15 million. David Bailey is given the decision to decide on how much to bid for an office building. Furthermore‚ he needs to make the decision whether to lease it as office space or to convert this office space into condominiums. In this case‚ I will analyze the goals and objectives of Bailey as well
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State Capitol Building The first state capitol building in Jefferson City was built in the period of 1823-1826 and was destroyed by fire in 1837. A new capitol building had been approved at the time and was completed in 1840. The second capitol was destroyed by fire on February 5‚ 1911‚ when a bolt of lightning struck the dome. The present capitol was built in the period of 1913-1917 and stands upon the same spot as the first‚ high atop a bluff overlooking the Missouri River. One significance
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Buiilding a sand castle Building sand castles can be great fun for all the family. There is no right or wrong way so long as you all have fun‚ but‚ if you’ve ever been disappointed by one or two meager lumps on the beach that crumble away after about 5 minutes then chances are that you can do with some sand castle building tips.To build a good sand castle you need to find sand that is moist enough to stick together and dry enough to maintain form. Usually‚ this will be found near the high-water
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Pseudocode building blocks http://youtu.be/Xg6alMKCQXU – part 1 http://youtu.be/NaFrBLgRyWY – part 2 - Reading material pseudocode does not match up with answer key. - Pseudocode can more closely model real world languages as is shown below. Sequential Commands [Module Name] Module - Keyword - Must have an End Tag - Must be one word Example: Main Module … End Main Module Declare [DataVariableName] As [DataType] - DataVariableName can be any name chosen as long as it is one word
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Dealing with Conflict Through Effective Communication Group and Organizational Dynamics - Communication Communication within the small group or team is both similar to and different from communication in other settings. Sometimes‚ the best way to resolve problems are to make all involved aware of what is going on. Leaders should always keep the employees well informed of what is happening within the group. Communication within the group is a true sign that there is life within the walls of
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Communication is an important factor that influences the group’s behaviour and plays a crucial role to decide whether the group can achieve the goals. It is difficult for us to use a second language when stating our opinion. Poor English speaking make us cannot explain it well and lead to misunderstanding when we planning the activities. According to Urmila (2009) point out that the cross language communication does not always convey exactly what we want to stating and the targeted receiver may receive
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