Roman Engineering: Pont du Gard The Pont du Gard is an ancient Roman aqueduct that crosses the Gardon River near the city of Nīmes‚ previously known as Nemausus‚ in southern France. It was fabricated during the first century AD. The bridge portion of the Pont du Gard is made up of three tiers‚ and is a staggering nine-hundred-and-two feet long and one-hundred-and-sixty feet tall at its uppermost point. The entire aqueduct stretches for roughly thirty miles. Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa‚ deputy to
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and textile industry Kevlar. Kevlar is made of an extremely strong fabric called an aramid fabric‚ which is chemically related to nylon. This fabric is very tough and durable‚ is then woven in a pattern similar to tiny spiderwebs all interlocked to provide additional strength and durability. Aramid fibres like Kevlar are resistant to wear‚ tear and heat‚ and have no melting point. What is its main use? Kevlar is one of the strongest materials on earth. It is a fiber that when woven together
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Du Pont: The Birth of the Modern Multidivisional Corporation HARVARD BUSINESS SCHOOL August 2008 RICHARD S. TEDLOW DAVID RUBEN The year 1919 should have been a very good one for E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company. World War I had blessed the 117-year-old‚ Delaware-based explosives manufacturer with the kind of booming growth that only an arms-maker in a global conflagration can dream of. The company had then leveraged this wartriggered glut of cash‚ plants‚ and personnel to accelerate its
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Samuel Francis Du Pont played perhaps the most influential role in the direction that the United States Navy has taken in the past 200 years. His skill as a naval officer helped the US to win wars‚ and his efforts to improve the nation’s Navy have proven vital in the development of what is today the most powerful navy the world has ever seen. Du Pont was born in New Jersey on the 27th of September in the year of 1803 into a very renowned family. His uncle was the founder of a successful gunpowder
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Amanda Sosa Period 3 Kevlar!!! 1. Give an analogy explaining how the chemical structure of Kevlar makes it strong. Because the polymer Kevlar forms chains like structures‚ its crystallinity‚ the way the polymer is arranged and stacked is like stacking wood in nice tightly packed bundles. To explain the incredibly strong intermolecular forces of the hydrogen bonds I would compare it to a magnet‚ the chains are attracted to each other like the attraction between magnets and their hard to
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Financially flexible firms are able to avoid financial distress in the face of negative shocks‚ and to fund investment at low cost when profitable opportunities arise. The importance of financial flexibility can be seen in E.I. du Pont de Nemours and company (Du Pont) case. Du
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Fiber Intermediates: Fiber Intermediates have large production capacity in India. Globally the demand for all categories of Fiber is increasing at a pace of 3-4 MT annually. Polyester is accounted for 70% of the total growth of fiber in all categories in next decade. This global demand scenario has a positive impact on the Indian market as well. Polyester demand in India is likely to grow at 12% Y-o-Y to .5 MPTA. Demand of Polyester will also result into demand growth of PX which is expected to grow
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MANAGEMENT CIRCUS CASE B Jorge Tarzijan Questions: Cirque du Soleil 1. Is the business model of Cirque Du Soleil different from the business model of traditional circus? Why? 2. What are the main differences between the choices selected by Cirque Du Soleil and the traditional circus? 3. When you compare Cirque du Soleil with the conventional circus‚ which are the elements kept by Le Cirque? Which ones were downplayed and which ones were played up? 4. How does Cirque du Soleil create superior
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Applied Research on Creative Du Pont Analysis System in Listed Companies CHENG Lamei‚ TANG Bin School of Business and Management‚ Chang Chun University of Technology‚ P.R. China‚ 130012 chenglamei1962@126.com Abstract: The theory of traditional Du Pont Financial Analysis System is based on the purpose of maximizing stockholders’ equity and the core evaluating indicator of Du Pont Financial Analysis System is “Return on Equity”‚ therefore‚ it reflects concerns on maintaining and adding values on
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Case Analysis of Kota Fibers‚ Ltd Name Date Executive summary Kota Fibers‚ Ltd engages in yarn production in Kota Town‚ India. Textile millers use the yarn to make traditional dresses (saris) for women in India. Kota Fibers has been in operation since 1962 and has over the years faced an annual growth rate of 15 percent. This due to the rapid growth of the female population in India. In January 2001‚ the Managing director of the company Ms. Pundir realized that the company has been
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