PLASTIC COLLAPSE OF A PORTAL FRAME AIM The purpose of this experiment is to find out how a portal frame deflects when horizontal and vertical external loads are applied to it. This experiment will then help in the comparison between what is theoretically expected to happen to the portal frame and what is actually recorded to happen during the experiment. The portal frame in this experiment is part of a statically indeterminate structure. BACKGROUND INFORMATION For any material‚ there
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Thorner School sixth-grader Stephen Bush‚ Reagan School fifth-grader Paityn Boyt and Discovery Elementary fourth-grader Jessica Stump emerged as winners at the annual Bank of America Essay and Speech Contest held (tonight) May 5 at University Square in Bakersfield. The three were the best at their grade levels from a finals field featuring 31 of the area’s top essayist-speakers. Each had three-to-five minutes to deliver their speech from an essay they had previously written on "Traditional Libraries:
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The Death and Social Collapse in Lord of the Flies Man’s relationships with death are themes often used in literary works to depict mankind’s spiritual‚ emotional‚ and social weaknesses. Sometimes authors use the theme of social collapse to interpret how the relationships of characters begin to wear off‚ which is also shown in William Golding’s novel‚ Lord of the Flies‚ where he further enhances his theme by his portrayal of death and the crumbling structure of civilization. It is evident that
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evaluation‚ it could cause him to consider leaving the company‚ not only because of the reduced bonus‚ but also because of the feeling of being treated unfairly or not being valued by the company. Losing James would be a significant loss for the bank‚ and it would be hard to find as qualified and dedicated manager as James for this
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The aim of the writing was that ‘verifying most clearly and certainly the necessity of what the Tokugawa feudal system collapsed’ from a point of view‚ for instance‚ history of thought‚ thus followed the crushed process of such legitimate worldview in the feudal Japan as Confucian‚ especially neo-Confucian in the country‚ then‚ explaining ‘a pattern of modernization in Japanese thought widely and in Japanese society narrowly’. Moreover‚ this work has three parts that appeared each independently
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I. The Irish Potato Famine was a catastrophic event in Irelands history. Almost a million people died during this harsh time. They had lost their main food source and barely had food for one person let alone their families witch consisted of 5-7 people on average. At the time they were considered a part of Britain but Britain did not help much during their crisis. The Irish Potato Famine of Ireland in 1845 resulted in a great population loss‚ a changed economy‚ and a substantial emigration of citizens
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The Great Depression The Great Depression was a worldwide economic collapse that was caused by a number of things which include: speculation in the stock market‚ inequalities in wealth‚ bank failures‚ and drought conditions. It started in 1929 and lasted until the late 1930s. It was the longest and most devastating depression ever experienced by the Western World. Before the Great Depression‚ there were few regulations that controlled the stock market. Stockholders were able to speculate and
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Bank Holiday I have read the story under the title “Bank Holiday” by Katherine Mansfield. Speaking about the author‚ I should say that Katherine Mansfield was born in New Zealand in 1888. Katherine is a New Zealand writer and she is known by her short stories which deal with human nature and psychology. This is a philosophical story for a discerning reader who has to read between the lines. Giving the reader a chance to see somebody else s inner life‚ presented directly and indirectly‚ the author
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Module C Legal Liability True / False Questions 1. Auditors are potentially liable for monetary damages and subject to criminal penalties for failure to perform professional services properly. True False 2. Auditors cannot be held liable to their clients for failure to detect material management fraud. True False 3. Joint and several liability is a doctrine that allows a successful plaintiff to recover the full amount of a damage award from any defendant regardless
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Why Did the Soviet Union Collapse? HIS 127: World in the 20th Century December 2012 While political dynamics played a large role in the collapse of the Soviet Union‚ economic breakdown was the main cause of its deterioration. Built on the Socialist ideology of state owned and run business‚ the declining Soviet economy was plagued by economic inefficiencies and corruption. The country suffered from decades of being tossed on the rough seas of inconsistent and capricious political leadership
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