cross a water basin‚ whilst supporting a granite block‚ withstanding large waves in the process. This proved to be challenging as most of the teams rafts sank including our team but this motivated me more to think deeply about the design and the construction of the raft and what I could have done to prevent
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CIPAA The Proposed Enactment of CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY PAYMENT AND ADJUDICATION ACT (CIPAA) CIPAA Background The Government has long realized problems facing parties to construction contracts in securing regular and timely payment that impacts cash flow during project implementation. In ensuring the smooth implementation of construction projects‚ problems of this nature must be addressed especially at the onset of the 10th Malaysia Plan. On 15th July 2009‚ Cabinet has agreed that CIPAA
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Introduction Construction activities are often exposed to various weather conditions‚ and often construction productivity is dependent on these weather conditions. Weather conditions are local‚ seasonal‚ and sometimes unusual. Inclement weather conditions often result in project disruptions‚ delays‚ and disputes between the project parties. Many trades such as earthwork‚ concrete‚ roofing‚ and landscaping are often affected by severe weather‚ meanwhile other trades such as carpet installers
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Urban legends have been the highlight of the unknown. A way for people to make sense of things they do not know. Urban legends usually do have some true story basis but over time these stories get fabricated. Over time we are introduced to these stories and really wonder what part of these stories are real and is fabrication. So I have decided to expand and really look into the origins of a few urban legends that are lesser known. We will explore the legends of the vanishing hitchhiker‚ Walt Disney
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they do for their past to the nature. It happen when deforestation occurred! By definition‚ deforestation means the cutting or removal of trees from woodlands or forests in order to convert the land into commercial or logging reasons or for whatever purpose it may serve them (Hata 2008). People agree with deforestation because of agriculture and increasing of population. Deforestation is risky to environment and human being because it can cause erosion of soil‚ increases of temperature which also
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Lean construction is an efficient way to design production system in order to eliminate the waste of material‚ time and bring more value to the project. The article used the example of Toyota production system to explain the lean construction. The engineer Taiichi Ohno’s pursuit of perfection and his redesigned production process reduced the cost and improved the value of the new production system. The article compares the lean construction with current practice in Toyota. As the result they
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people away from the predicaments at hand‚ which is to push the homeless‚ working- and lower class away using violent tactics to make room for the young‚ affluent whites. People think that by having the middle- and upper-middle class in these poor urban communities will “civilize” the people in the community. Yet when in reality‚ they are doing more harm than good. The homeless now have nowhere to stay or sleep. The community can’t use their park how they want to. And instead of putting funds into
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Name: Sherif Nader A. GOUBRAN ID: 900092358 Date: 13-5-2010 Class & Section: English 201-02 Dr. Loubna Youssef Subtitle: Research Paper (final Draft) A Solution: Urban Chaos in Cairo What is known today as the Greater Cairo Region is in fact a combination of a number of neighbouring cities and governorates (including Cairo‚ Giza‚ Helwan‚ Qalyubia and 6th of October. Since the first establishment in the region‚ Al- Fustat in 641 AD‚ Cairo was in continuous growth. The numerous and different
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Statement of Purpose Born in a country with a large number of rivers‚ the interest in Hydraulics and Hydrology prodded in me since I started my Bachelors Degree in Civil Engineering. The fact that Nepal is one of the richest countries in water resource always used to make me prouder. Therefore I always took exceptional interests in the subjects like water supply‚ hydraulics‚ hydrology‚ irrigation and hydropower engineering I considered myself lucky that I got the chance to complete my bachelors
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URBAN RENEWAL NEWCASTLE The city of Newcastle in NSW Australia has undergone significant changes over the past 30 years. The diversification of the city’s economy is significant through the factors of education‚ health care and finance sectors‚ which are all experiencing strong growth. The population of the city has also grown dramatically and sustained the increase. This combination of economic and population changes has provided the perfect opportunity for reshaping the city centre. This Newcastle
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