ACI STRUCTURAL JOURNAL Title no. 106-S64 TECHNICAL PAPER A Practical Equation for Elastic Modulus of Concrete by Takafumi Noguchi‚ Fuminori Tomosawa‚ Kamran M. Nemati‚ Bernardino M. Chiaia‚ and Alessandro P. Fantilli Many empirical equations for predicting the modulus of elasticity as a function of compressive strength can be found in the current literature. They are obtained from experiments performed on a restricted number of concrete specimens subjected to uniaxial compression. Thus‚
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Some practical ideas for sustaining motivation 1 Experiment‚ take risks. Vary the kinds of things you do in the classroom. See what different students respond to best. For example‚ try short stories‚ films‚ classroom drama‚ songs‚ projects‚ grammar exercises‚ dictations‚… 2 Choose ‘larger’ tasks. Chose tasks that give students more ‘psychological space’ to plan their own work‚ set their own pace‚ make their own decisions about how and what they do. For example‚ process writing and simulations
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A Practical Guide to Combating Products & Services Summary: This article revolves around the concept of hybrid solutions i.e.‚ combining products and services into innovative offerings to attract more customers and provide superior value to them. The article identifies two basic characteristics of any offering- complementarity (when used together) and independence (used separately) based on which four types of hybrid offerings emerge. These are as follows: i. Flexible Bundle: These bundles
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| IS THERE A CORE OF PRACTICAL MACROECONOMICS THAT WE SHOULD ALL BELIEVE ? | | ATULUKU ORIYOMI | | ECON-8220-001:SEMINAR IN MACRO THEORY | 8/30/2011 | | The IS curve is the functional relationship between real output and real interest rates derived from behavioral determinants of spending such as (endogenous variables) wealth‚ income‚ interest rates‚ government budget and so on. The sensitivity of investment to interest rates is uncertain or questionable in nature. Nonetheless
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An Ethical and Practical Defense of Affirmative Action Affirmative action has been the subject of increasing debate and tension in American society. However‚ the debate over affirmative action has become ensnared in rhetoric that pits equality of opportunity against the equality of results. The debate has been more emotional than intellectual‚ and has generated more tension than shed light on the issue. Participants in the debate have over examined the ethical and moral issues that affirmative
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MANAGEMENT FADS Only novel‚ not practical HasanKazmi Many organizations are in a constant search for a simple solution that can maximize employee productivity in congruence with greater profits and happy customers. In search for the ‘quick fix’‚ popular administrative ideas and trends of one organization are embraced religiously by others – becoming a fad. Like fashion trends‚ fads also have a life cycle where it enjoys a period of fame and subsequently becomes supplanted. To figure out
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Year 10 Science Practical Report Big Bang Theory Introduction According to the scientific community‚ all the matter in the universe began in a very tiny‚ hot and compacted point. But what exactly caused this point to become the universe we know today? The “big bang” theory is the popular explanation for where the galaxies‚ stars and planets came from. At the moment of the big bang‚ the hot‚ compact point began expanding like a balloon‚ rather than an actual explosion like most people believe
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4G EVOLUTION Abstract : 4G is the fourth generation standard of the mobile communication technology‚ and it is the successor of Tri-band 3G telecommunication networks. 4G is widely used in multimedia applications involving cloud computing‚ high definition mobile TV‚ video conferencing‚ IP telephony and all others which include the high quality streaming of a combination of data‚ audio‚ visual‚ text and other interactivity. The objective of this paper is to explore the evolution of 4G‚ its
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INTERNATIONAL GENERAL CERTIFICATE (2011 specification) Candidate report template UNIT IGC3 – THE HEALTH AND SAFETY PRACTICAL APPLICATION Student number XXXXXXXX _________________ Location Logistics Base ______________ Date of review XX/Month/XXXX Introduction This Report covers Health and Safety inspection of the Logistics Base. The Logistics Base supplies offshore Oil and Gas industry. The number of employees is 250. There are 5 managers and 16 line supervisors. The Base operates 7 days
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Philosophical and Practical Approach for Balancing Issues CRJ- 220 Ethics and Leadership Strayer University Is there a way to balance the protection of individual rights while protecting the public at the same time? There are many arguments to this question due to the grey areas surrounding individual rights and public rights. Many argue that their rights are violated but then complain when the protection of the public is breached. This needs to be a give and take situation and
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