Zhaozhou Bridge The well-known Zhaozhou Bridge‚ also known as Anji Bridge and the Great Stone Bridge‚ was designed and built by a craftsman named Li Chun in the years 595-605 during the Sui Dynasty(A.D 581-618). The bridge is located in the southern part of Hebei Province in China and spans above the Xiao River. It is the world’s oldest and the most well-preserved open-spandrel stone segmental arch bridge. The Zhaozhou Bridge is not only a practical means of transportation but also illustrates
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The very first bridges were made by nature itself‚ as simple as a log fallen across a stream or stones in the river. The first bridges made by humans were probably spans of cut wooden logs or planks and eventually stones‚ using a simple support and crossbeam arrangement. Some early Americans used trees or bamboo poles to cross small caverns or wells to get from one place to another. A common form of lashing sticks‚ logs‚ and branches together involved the use of long reeds or other harvested fibers
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holy scripture. Eastern Orthodoxy falls right alongside Catholicism as one of the oldest Christian denominations
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The trestle bridge is built with lateral and angled bracing‚ and horizontal and vertical reinforcements; to ensure the bridge can bear maximum weight. The base of the bridge is simply constructed with lateral bracing which is connected by horizontal panels that are connected to a horizontal‚ upright‚ panel on either side. Although‚ engineers rarely place lateral bracing on the base‚ it provides for extra stability. Moreover‚ the base also has upright and angled Popsicle sticks connected to the lateral
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I started going to the Bridge‚ on August for summer classes. My first day at the Bridge International school was wonderful. When I arrived at the Bridge International School‚ I did not know what to expect‚ but my first day was amazing. I saw some old friends that I was schooling in the same school with‚ before the Bridge. I made new friends who were kind‚ funny and interesting. I did not know people at the Bridge International School would be that nice. I found some subjects hard‚ because I
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April Suspension Bridges A suspension bridge is a bridge with overhead cables supporting its roadway. The first suspension bridges were made by the primitive people using vines as cables and they would mount the roadway directly on the cable. Then in the 4th century a much stronger type was introduced in India. They used plaited bamboo cables and then iron chain to suspend the road. In the 18th century engineers encountered many problems with the stability of the bridge. The bridge would always rock
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Renaming of the bridge In an effort to honor indigenous Bahamian heroes‚ the government of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas made a decision to rename the bridge after Sir Sidney Poitier at its cabinet meeting held on October 9th‚ 2012. An official statement was made by Charles Carter and Nicolette Bethel both co-chairs of the independence committee‚ on October 10th‚ 2012‚ coming out of the official statement the public began to express their opinion for or against on the renaming of the bridge. Confusion
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Case 10: Eastern Waves Inc. George Stipe Arkansas State University Author Note This assignment is being submitted on February 1st‚ 2013‚ for Dr. Mello’s 4123 MKTG: Organizational Purchasing course. Case 10: Eastern Waves Inc. Introduction (Benton 2010) Mr. Patton‚ the situation in Malaysia is not looking good. “In 1997 Malaysia was hit by the Asian financial crisis.” One of the most effected areas was the manufacturing sector. “In order to rescue some of the largest state-owned companies
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Problem-Based Learning Case Study 1. Define a project. How does the Alton Bridge meet the five characteristics of a project? Projects are a set of related tasks to be executed over a fixed period and within certain cost. The Alton bridge accomplish with a shared resource‚ the task is interrelated and cross functional team work and it involved uncertainty. The project had specific deadlines and time and resources constraints. The Alton bridge was temporary‚ unique and purposeful‚ it had also limitations
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Influence of the Middle Eastern Have you ever been influenced by current events you have seen on the news? According to the Oxford English Dictionary‚ xenophobia is explained as‚ “having deep antipathy to foreigners‚” while being racist is defined as‚ “a person whose words or actions display prejudice or discrimination on the grounds of race.” The way xenophobia is defined is how people react to different types of culture‚ how groups react with society‚ and immigration. Culture and discrimination
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