Chapter 1: Introduction ________________________________________ 1.1 Background Information A kampung is a traditional housing area‚ many of which used to exist and accommodate many Singaporeans in the past. With the fast-paced development of the modern era‚ these elusive villages have been disappearing from our country. Currently‚ there is only one kampung remaining in Singapore - Kampung Lorong Buangkok. Perhaps the kampung is best known for the mentality that subsisted within it. Shared by
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EARTHQUAKE PERFORMANCE OF REINFOCED CONCRETE BUILDINGS: A CASE STUDY FROM MARMARA TURKEY Korkut Mirzai 08074260 Bachelor Science with Honors Degree in Construction Project Management. Oxford Brookes University. Department of the Built of Environment. March 2012 List of Abbreviations: RC: Reinforcement Concrete TR: Turkey UK: United Kingdom USA: United States of America EU: European Union MHI: Ministry of Housing and Infrastructure EQ: Earthquake Code EE: Earthquake Engineering TSE: Turkish
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The Hidden History of the Flatiron Building Since 1902‚ the Flatiron Building has stood as one of New York City’s most iconic and celebrated skyscrapers. Known for its unique‚ triangular design‚ the building was once one of the tallest in the entire world when it was completed. Though long since overshadowed by taller‚ more modern skyscrapers‚ the Flatiron Building remains a favorite of New Yorkers and visitors alike. But how much do you really know about this famed tower? Here’s a quick look at
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FIELD WORK TITLE FIELD WORK TITLE Two peg test INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION Two Peg Test is a surveying operation carried out to determine whether the leveling bubble and telescope line of sight are parallel. OBJECTIVE OBJECTIVE Peg Test is a surveying operation carried out to determine if the leveling bubble (bubble axis) and telescope line-of-sight (line of collimation) are parallel. TOOLS TOOLS Dumpy level Tripod
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Courtney Hines Ms. Chapline ITSC 1309 17 June 2011 Can You Find Me Now? How is a Nintendo Wii game console able to determine the location of a Wii Remote while a player interacts with a game? The answer is Triangulation‚ a process that determines the location of an object by measuring the angles from two of more fixed points. Surveyors often use triangulation to measure distance. Starting at a known location and elevation‚ surveyors measure a length to create a base line and then use a theodolite
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Building materials industry is one of the largest markets of wear resistant industry‚ besides cement industry‚ some new construction materials industries become important partners of wear resistant industry. KAIYUAN COMPANY has established long term cooperative relationship with China’s largest pipe pile manufacture---Jianhua Pipe Pile. China has become the world’s largest construction materials consumption nation. The development potential in construction materials industry is huge. Wear-resistant
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Chapter 5 & 8 Florida Building codes Paper Chapter 5 of the Florida building codes covers the provisions that control the height and area of structures hereafter erected and additions to existing structures. Premises Identification 501.2 All buildings‚ including homes‚ located within the city shall have the number assigned them by the city engineer. The number shall be a contrasting color either located in a clearly visible portion of such building from the adjacent road or in the front
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Application nb.1 SURVEYING CALCULATIONS Delivery date 24.02.2009 Student Application nb.1 Surveying calculations The ensemble of operations in order to obtain plans and maps is known as surneying.Because during land surveying‚ the calculations involve a large volume of work‚ it is proper that the way of doing these calculations to be well studied. Application theme In order to establish the position of points‚ depending on a reference coordinates system‚ related to the Earth’s
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CENTRE FOR FILM AND MEDIA STUDIES CORE COURSE ESSAY COVER SHEET FULL NAME: SAMUKHELE MWASE STUDENT NUMBER: MWSSAM001 CONTACT NUMBER: 0843019744 COURSE CODE: FAM1001P TOPIC: One of University’s older buildings gets a facelift DUE DATE: 30 NOVEMBER 2012 SEMINAR LEADER/TUTOR: KIM JOHNSON Plagiarism Declaration 1. ------------------------------------------------- I know that plagiarism is wrong. Plagiarism is to use another’s work and pretend that it is one’s own. 2. -------------------------------------------------
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Report on Building Information Modeling (BIM) By Kunal J. Chopda Tirumal Vardhan Reddy Ginnaram Manan Ukani Swaroop Kulkarni kjc2143 trg2118 mdu2104 sck2150 Submitted In requirement of a Term Project for E4132 – Prevention and Resolution of Construction Disputes Civil Engineering Fu Foundation School of Engineering Columbia University‚ New York‚ NY 10027 Report on Building Information Modeling (BIM) 0 Acknowledgement We are grateful to Mr. Ethan
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