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    Construction and Geometry

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    Geometric constructions involve drawing geometric shapes that satisfy certain requirements (onlinemathlearning.com). The main focus in construction is on equidistance and co-linearity. This is done through the use of certain tools namely the compass and the straight edge. It is used to construct angles‚ planes figures and segments. This mathematical skill is applicable in many fields such as architecture‚ engineering and construction just to name a few. Base on the fact that geometric construction

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    Social Construction

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    The social construction framework was proposed by Schneider and Ingram in 1993 and sought to explain the allocation of burdens and benefits to different groups of people in society based on their power and social construction‚ that is “the cultural characterizations or popular images of the persons or groups affected by the public policy.” In this essay‚ I will be evaluating the social construction framework on various levels of analysis and explain why I think this framework is effective in explaining

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    Construction Economics

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    TASK 1 1.1 Explain the economic principles related to construction industry‚ taking the following in to consideration; Scarcity‚ Specialization‚ Division of Labour Scarcity This is the basic economic problem. Mainly Scarcity means that the resources are not enough to satisfy human wants fully or completely. In other words the resources are insufficient to produce all the goods and services humans might desire as the resources are limited and the human wants are unlimited. Here the resources

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    Statutory Construction

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    STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION PRELIMINARY CONSIDERATIONS 1. Statutory Construction - is the art or process of discovering and expounding meaning and intention of the authors of the law‚ where that intention is rendered doubtful by reason of the ambiguity in its language or of the fact that the given case is not explicitly provided for in the law - is the drawing of warranted conclusions respecting subjects that lie beyond the direct expression of the text‚ conclusions which are in the spirit‚ though not

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    Green Construction

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    materials better than those that commonly exist from previous methods of construction? Applying the Green Matter to Construction Introduction Why does that one unique house in your area seem to be different than each stereotypical residence design? It could be because of the green building concepts that were used for its construction‚ seen as there are essentially countless sustainable practices being applied to construction in the world today. The major sections of innovation in the building

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    Construction Contracts

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    Chapter 4 – Construction Contracts 1. Name and briefly describe each of the two basic types of competitively bid construction contracts. Which type would be most likely used for building the piers to support a large suspension bridge. Why? Two basic types of competitively bid construction contracts are lump-sum and the unit-price contract. The lump-sum contract is when the contractor agrees to complete all work for a pre-determined price including profit and the contract. The unit-price contract

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    Social Construction

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    critically analyse the social construction of poverty by underlining the issues. In this essay I will attempt to explore how a social problem is ‘constructed’ and how poverty has been constructed into such a problem. It will explore how poverty is defined and how it has been considered as a deviation from the norm by discussing the distribution of power and how it influences the construction of a social problem‚ how cultural values play a part in the social construction process and finally I will look

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    FOR-TO-INFINITIVE CONSTRUCTIONS Выполнила: студентка 07-91гр. 4 курса факультета лингвистики Кравчук Евгения Александровна Сургут‚ 2012 The for-to-Infinitive Construction is a construction in which the infinitive is in predicate relation to a noun or pronoun preceded by the preposition for. The for-to-Infinitive Construction is expressed by a noun in the common case or a personal pronoun in the objective case and an infinitive with the particle to. In translating this construction into Russian

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    Construction Technology

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    DESIGNING BUILDING  There are 2 important aspects in making building:  Building performance  Building construction ASPECTS OF DESIGNING BUILDING  The architect/designer are limited to certain physical limitation:       How much land How heavy a building soil can support How long a structural span is feasible Materials performance in a given environment Construction budget Legal restriction on a building Sequence of Building Operation Soil Investigation Building set

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    Differences between New York & Geneva Convention — Arbitration and Conciliation Act‚ 1996 Introduction In the past‚ statutory provisions on arbitration were contained in three different enactments‚ namely‚ The Arbitration Act‚ 1940‚ the Arbitration (Protocol and Convention) Act‚ 1937 and the Foreign Awards (Recognition and Enforcement) Act‚ 1961. The Arbitration Act laid down the framework within which domestic arbitration was conducted in India‚ while the other two Acts dealt with foreign awards

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