Predicting the compressive and tensile strength of rocks from indentation hardness index by S. Kahraman*‚ M. Fener†‚ and E. Kozman‡ Synopsis The prediction of rock properties from indirect testing methods is important‚ particularly for preliminary investigations since indirect tests are easier and cheaper than the direct tests. In this study‚ we investigate the predictability of the uniaxial compressive strength (UCS ) and Brazilian tensile strength (BTS ) of rocks from the indentation hardness
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A Place for My Papers Sunday‚ July 03‚ 2005 The Lesson of the Sadhu: A case study in organizational ethics A paper written for “Creating and Leading an Intentional Organization” (Leadership 8520). The Case of the Sadhu Bowen McCoy’s (1997) “Parable of the Sadhu” gives us the tale of McCoy’s journey walking through Nepal. Half-way through his 60-day trip through the Himalayan Mountains‚ McCoy and his anthropologist friend along for the journey‚ Stephen‚ encounter a near dead‚ almost naked‚ barefoot
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tendency to define kids in High School. Cliques are small group of people who share similar interests and opinions‚ who spend time or hang out together‚ and usually do not allow others to join their group. To me cliques are very interesting. Cliques in Spring Lake. If you were to compare Spring Lake school district to other school districts it would appear that the kids at Spring Lake are the “rich kids”. However‚ Spring Lake is no different than any other schools. The school has several different cliques
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Football‚ to me‚ is more than just a game. I have probably learned more valuable lessons from it than from school. When I joined the team senior year‚ I didn’t realize what I was getting into. Even though I had been playing since fourth grade and knew it was hard work‚ nothing would prepare me for the effort I would put into football that year. We worked all summer in the weight room and ran on the track to get in physical and mental shape before the season. See‚ football is more of a mental
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will give up. This is what is happening to high-school students leading them to drop-out of school despite the fact that a high-school diploma could be so beneficial to their lives and the fact that it can be prevented. In the article “High School Dropouts Costly to American Economy”‚ Sarah White said‚ “The teachers didn’t care‚ the students didn’t care. Nobody cared‚ so why should I?” I believe that in order for students to want to work in high school to achieve their diplomas‚ they need emotional
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older‚ I realized all my questions revolved around science. Even with my questions answered‚ I still desired to know more. From this dedication came my love for science. I feel that this love is too big to be ignored‚ and that going to __________ High School would leave me immensely satisfied through the excellent academic courses offered. The main reason why I love science is because it keeps my mind open to new things and vulnerable to new questions. The world today is fast-paced area where many
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as "handball." As I was a teenager‚ there was this park across the street from my junior high school. The park was quite big and was called Seth Low Park. I remember one day‚ during 6th grade‚ a friend of mine‚ named Nabeel asked me if I wanted to play handball with him after school at Seth Low Park. Excitedly‚ I told him that I would love to‚ but I didn’t know how to play. He didn’t mind‚ so after school that day‚ I went to play with him. He told me that all I had to do was hit the ball to the
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pieces of paper compiled of our: grades‚ GPA‚and test scores wrapped up and called “our future.” In hindsight the future is as clear as 20/20 vision‚ yet still as blurry as the background to a picture perfect photo. Entering my freshman year of high school I had a vision: as to what I wanted to walk away with ‚ what type of person I wanted to become‚ and the challenges that I knew would arise. My transcript announces my academic strengths and hardships. During My sophomore
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we need to develop our work. As a freshmen college student‚ writing is not my strength but my weakness. Fortunately‚ everything changed as I enter English 1005A. In this class‚ I was assigned different reading that had different subjects. In each reading‚ I was able to learn something new. From gentrification in America to feminism. Having in mind that reading is not something that I like to do often because I find it boring‚ especially if is school related. In this class‚ I was able to actually
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A big question nowadays is that "Is the cost of college too high". Parents are starting to think that maybe having more than two kids will later cause them finantional issues in the future. Tuition for two kids equals over $30‚000 annually for everything that is needed for college. From books‚ to tution‚ to dorming‚ to food. Parents are saving up pennies so their kids can have a better future with a family of their own. But while parents are too busy scraping money from here and there‚ some
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