codes and safety purpose. Building codes act an important role in construction and design phase. In the past‚ most building codes and standards have used prescriptive (or compliance) criteria. In recent years‚ there has been strong interest worldwide in developing codes and standards that are more performance based ( Foliente‚ 2000). The purpose of building codes are to increase safety in the design of the project and its construction. For example‚ according to the 2010 California Building Code‚ the
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The social construction of disasters evolves throughout the years due to political and economic factors as well as education and technological advancement. One thing is that disasters are commonly understood to be limited in both time and effect (Hills‚ p.163). When analyzing and interpreting past‚ present and future political synergies‚ it is necessary to include a human dimension that encapsulates and embraces socio-cultural appreciation and understanding of man and his environment (Trim‚ p. 218)
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560-566. Mitchell‚ K.‚ & Beard‚ F. (2010). Measuring Internet dependence among college students: A replication and confirmatory analysis. Southwestern Mass Communication Journal‚ 25(2)‚ 15-28. Mitchell‚ P. (2000). Internet addiction: Genuine diagnosis or not? The Lancet‚ 355(9204)‚ 632 Pollet‚ T. V.‚ Roberts‚ S. B.‚ & Dunbar‚ R. M. (2011). Use of social network sites and instant messaging does not lead to increased offline social network size‚ or to emotionally closer relationships with offline
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exposes them to electrical hazards. Construction workers of all types must also contend with this danger. Their accidents with electricity happen because complacency‚ distraction‚ or a rushed schedule caused them to accidentally make contact with a power line. They also work with electrical power tools that can potentially cause electrocution. Here are three ways that serious injury or death may happen to construction workers: Damaged Electrical Power Tools Construction workers use electrical power tools
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Value Management in Construction and Property Final Report Propose Development of The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Phase 8 Development 30 April 2010 Content Executive Summary | | Introduction | Background to the value management study | Function of the value management workshop | Project objectives | Value management workshop objectives | | Information Phase | Overview of presentations | Q&A of the presentation | | Function Analysis Phase | List of functions
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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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Advisors: Rajib Mallick and Fred Hart Table of Contents Introduction 2 Goals: 2 Objectives: 2 Scope of Work 3 Chosen Credits 6 MR Credit 3: Recycled Content 6 MR Credit 4: Long Life Pavements 6 Life Cycle Analysis: 6 Construction Activity Pollution Prevention: 7 MR Credit 2: Construction Waste Management 7 Stormwater Management: 8 CI Credit 3 Visual Elements 9 CI Credit 2 Light Pollution 9 MFA Credit 3: Bicycle Lanes/Paths 10 MFA Credit 4: Bicycle Parking 10 MFA Credit 5: Bicycle Facility Design
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Social-networking sites have taken the world by a storm leading to nothing less than a revolution. A lot of concerns have been voiced about social networking sites taking over in our lives. However‚ one major issue that has been overlooked is the changing mind-set of the youth due to the social networking sites. Social networking has become a part and parcel of everybody’s life in this global era of information technology. Facebook‚ twitter‚ orkut‚ linkedin and other networking sites have given a platform
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An list of Internet Revision Websites [pic] Introduction In addition to using books and videos‚ to help with your revision why not try out some of these Revision Websites. Also check out the exam board sites for detailed syllabus information and sample exam papers. [pic] The Internet Resources • BBC Onion Street - Advice on study skills‚ revision techniques‚ exam skills etc http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/communities/onionstreet/skills/ • BBC Radio One- One
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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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