SAFER CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES Disaster risk reduction (DRR) is a systematic approach to identifying‚ assessing and reducing the risks of disaster. It aims to reduce socio-economic vulnerabilities to disaster as well as dealing with the environmental and other hazards that trigger them: Heddre it has been strongly influenced by the mass of research on vulnerability that has appeared in print since the mid-1970s.[1] It is the responsibility of development and relief agencies alike. It should be an integral
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Everyone’s life is affected by social construction. This is the belief that social standard is determined by society‚ and it is formed by the individuals that belong to the society. Just Like when an individual thinks of a certain professions that are held by males (i.e. doctors or lawyer). Similarly are the professions that are held by women in our society (i.e. housewife or nurse). This is thought to be the role of equity and equality should play in today’s society. These may not be the equal of
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Department of Architecture ENAR 335 BUILDING CONSTRUCTION 3 PRECAST SKELETON CONSTRUCTION SYSTEM Done By: Dina Khouri 1090999 Islam Hijazi 1080984 Marian Shomali 1090213 Instructed by: Dr. Mohammad Abd-al-hadi Date: Precast Concrete Every construction material and system has its own characteristics which to a greater or lesser extend influence the layout‚ span length‚ construction depth‚ stability system‚ etc. This is also
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BASIC MATERIALS FOR CONSTRUCTION : STONE 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
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Writing Assignment 1: Social Construction of Reality Social construct of reality is defined as what people perceive and understand as reality is a creation of the social interaction of individuals and groups. What this means is the environment we surround ourselves in molds our perception of reality. How we were raised and what we were raised to believe affect how we present ourselves‚ how we perceive others‚ how other perceive us‚ and how we react. For example “How Beer Saved the World” tries
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Construction and the Environment Assignment One The year 1992 and the Earth Summit ’ in Rio de Janeiro marked a paradigm shift in the attitude of the governments of the world‚ as over 150 delegates attended and recognised the importance of ecological issues to the future of humanity. This was of great significance to the construction industry‚ as one of the greatest consumers‚ and producers‚ of our economic system. Construction accounts for 40% of the total flow of raw materials into
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INTODUCTION India is witnessing construction of very interesting projects in all sectors of Infrastructure. High rise structures‚ under construction‚ include residential/commercial blocks up to a height of 320 m and RC chimneys for thermal power stations extending upwards up to 275m. Majority of the structures are in structural concrete. The functional demands of such high rise structures include the use of durable materials. High Strength Concrete‚ Self–compacting Concrete are gaining widespread
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Basement construction and waterproofing The term basement refers to an enclosed space that is below the ground floor of the building. A residential basement is generally one floor deep‚ with a floor height of 8 to 10 feet‚ with the top of the basement wall terminating approximately 2 to 3 feet above the finished ground level. On a sloping site‚ the basement floor may be above the ground level on one or two sides‚ referred to as a walk-out or daylight basement. Residential basements are more common
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In construction with this assignment the writer will read and research the appropriate literature‚ exemplifying their knowledge on health and to support the rationales in this work. Health According to the World Health Organisation (1948) the definition of health is a state of complete physical‚ mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity. There are also three specific types of health; physical health‚ emotional health and mental health. Physical health is connected
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Accounting Organizations and Socie~y‚ Vol. 13‚ No. 5‚ pp. 477---485‚ 1988. Printed in Great Britain 0361-3682/88 $3.00+.00 Pergamon Press plc TOWARDS A C C O U N T I N G AS R E A L I T Y C O N S T R U C T I O N : A NEW EPISTEMOLOGY FOR ACCOUNTING PRACTICE* GARETH MORGAN York University‚ Toronto Abstract Accountants often see themselves as objective appraisers of reality‚.representing reality "as is". This paper takes a different view‚ arguing that accountants typically construct
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