Earthquake Resistant Buildings A Research Paper in Writing in the Discipline Emilio Aguinaldo College In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements of the Course in Writing in the Discipline Submitted by: Manicdao‚ Marlone S. Introduction Earthquakes are major geological phenomena. Man has been terrified this phenomena for ages‚ as little has been known about the causes of earthquakes‚ but it leaves behind a trail of destruction. There are hundreds of small earthquakes around the
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State Capitol Building The first state capitol building in Jefferson City was built in the period of 1823-1826 and was destroyed by fire in 1837. A new capitol building had been approved at the time and was completed in 1840. The second capitol was destroyed by fire on February 5‚ 1911‚ when a bolt of lightning struck the dome. The present capitol was built in the period of 1913-1917 and stands upon the same spot as the first‚ high atop a bluff overlooking the Missouri River. One significance
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which must be taken into consideration. Keen attention must be paid to the building codes and regulations in order to ensure that all construction activities are carried out in a potentially safe and efficient manner. These may be sighted to include occupational safety and health of employees and the preservation as well as the protection of the environment. Therefore‚ the main aim of this project is to determine the building codes‚ regulations as well as the environmental factors used in order to
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Designing and coding a procedure‚ module‚ or object can be complex and time consuming. Once these elements of a computer program are working correctly‚ it makes sense to use the code as often as practical. Code reusability has become a valuable part of adding efficiency to computer programming. Reusability: This is a very good tool. It is faster and more simple. However‚ to create automation can be difficult and advanced‚ but very useful if beneficial. This also means that you are creating many
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I performed my security lighting survey on the Westport Building of John Jay College‚ located at 500 W 56th St‚ New York‚ NY 10019. During my observation‚ I discovered that all the perimeters of the building are lighted. According to a maintenance employee at Westport‚ the lights are checked several times daily prior to darkness and maintenance workers must sign off that they have completed that task for the day. Extra lighting is available at every entrance and exit. Extra lighting is also available
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Pseudocode building blocks http://youtu.be/Xg6alMKCQXU – part 1 http://youtu.be/NaFrBLgRyWY – part 2 - Reading material pseudocode does not match up with answer key. - Pseudocode can more closely model real world languages as is shown below. Sequential Commands [Module Name] Module - Keyword - Must have an End Tag - Must be one word Example: Main Module … End Main Module Declare [DataVariableName] As [DataType] - DataVariableName can be any name chosen as long as it is one word
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Master Architecture‚ Urbanism & Building Sciences Delft University of Technology AR3A160 Lecture Series Research Method Dr.T.L.P. Avermaete Ir.H.J‚Engel E.G.M.Kock Position Paper The role of the atrium in buildings Qian LAN 4185684 10-04-2013 The role of the atrium in buildings Introduction The studio “Strategic Architectural Design Development” focuses on the contemporary social‚ political‚ economic and ecological problem of Manhattan‚ New York City. We try to design
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COURSE TITLE – Conservation and Restoration of Buildings. (Arch. 843) Group Members Msc./ Env. Design/ 44050/ 2012-2013 Msc./ Env. Design/ 44068/ 2012-2013 Msc./ Env. Design/ 21874/ 2012-2013 Msc./ Env. Design/ 44227/ 2012-2013 Msc./ Env. Design/ 44228/ 2012-2013 Continuity with Change‚ edited by Mark Fram and John Weiler. (planning for the conservation of man made heritage) Structural Aspects of Building Conservation. (Paul Beckmann and Robert Bowles)
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The Construction of the Scottish Parliament Building: Poor Planning of Costs Introduction This essay discusses poor cost planning when the new Scottish Parliament Building was built. It was poorly planned beginning with the design of it to when it was handed over. I chose to discuss this building located in Edinburgh EH99 1SP which is adjacent to the Palace of Holyroodhouse. This is found at the Royal Mile‚ at the bottom of it to be be precise. Because it wasn’t planned well‚ the costs reached
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SMART BUILDINGS INTRODUCTION We have been used to create better and better ambients from the very beginning of humanity‚ first adapting caves‚ then building structures up to modern skyscrapers and dwellings. As technology has increased we have learnt to shape ambient to better fit our needs and lately we have started to pay more attention to their efficiency‚ like better insulation for lower energy consumption. HISTORY Arne Olander in 1930‚discovered a phenomenon of SME(Shape
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