BASE ISOLATED BUILDINGS What is base isolation? When a building is built away (isolated) from the ground‚ resting on flexible bearings or pads known as base isolators. It is of the most popular means of protecting a structure against earthquake forces. HISTORY The first evidence of architects using the principle of base isolation for earthquake protection was discovered in Pasargadae. One of the world’s first base-isolated structures – the William Clayton building Base Isolation
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Building a Sand Castle For young and old people alike‚ a trip to the beach may mean something different such as relaxation‚ adventure‚ or a temporary escape from ordinary life. Whether it may be swimming or just snoozing in the sand‚ a visit to the beach means family fun. Families like to build sand castles‚ and making one can be fun with the right tools. The only equipment you will need is your family‚ a twelve to thirteen-inch deep pail‚ a small plastic shovel‚ a stick‚ and plenty of moist sand
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BSE1D03 Intelligent Building and Associated Fire Safety Fire Safety in Buildings Professor Walter W. Yuen Chair Professor in Thermal Sciences and Engineering Professor W. K. Chow Department Head and Director‚ Research Centre for Fire Engineering Department of Building Service Engineering The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong‚ China BSE1D03 1 Topics covered in this talk: 1. Introduction. 2. The Risk of a Building Fire (Why do we care ?) 3. The “making” of a Building Fire 4. The Physics
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Building team and being a team member‚ first you have to recognize the concept and meaning of the team. Teams are one kind of small groups. A team is not only when people get together to work. “A team is a set of interpersonal interactions structured to achieve established goal” (David W. Johnson‚ Frank W. Johnson‚ Joining together: Group Theory and Group skills-8th Edition). To be more specific‚ a team includes two or more people who have these following characteristics. Firstly‚ people who are
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both Dalman and Lei view this as a competitive advantage. Based on new local health codes‚ new laws have been issued requiring trash dumpsters be a minimum distance of 30 feet (9.144 meters) from the rear entrance of the building. New land-use laws require that all out buildings be at least 6 feet (1.8288 meters) from the property lines. The enclosure that houses the trash dumpster is 5 feet (1.524 meters) from the property lines‚ which is in violation of those laws. The government inspector has
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Orienteering and Fitness Level Orienteering is a competitive sport‚ which combines outdoor adventure with map reading and navigational skills. Participants find their way to several checkpoints with the aid of a map and compass. If set up as a competition‚ the winner is the one with the fastest time and the most controls found. Orienteering is characterised by its aerobic components‚ however‚ it is not a sport that requires all steady state work‚ which is when the supply of oxygen meets the
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Title: Body Building General purpose: To Inform Specific purpose: After Listening to my speech‚ the audience will be more informed upon body building. Thesis: Many people exercise but some need something more than just push-ups and sit-ups‚ they need body building. INTRODUCTION I.Attention Grabber- Body Building isn’t a race‚ it’s a marathon. -anonymous II.Thesis III.Nutrition‚ Supplements‚ Training BODY I.Nutrition A.Eating what’s right for MAX output 1.Carbs‚ Protein‚ Good
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Building a virtual team Saturday August 26‚ 2012 Building a virtual team A virtual team is a group of individuals who work across time‚ space and organizational boundaries with links strengthened by webs of communication technology. Several key factors can cause a virtual team to succeed or to go down the drains such as lack of interest‚ lack of directions and difference of work ethic. We can describe the key challenges and pitfalls to virtual teams as such: Some virtual team lack of clear
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The Building Blocks of a Military To become a powerhouse in Greece‚ it took many qualities. Athens had all the right qualities for that‚ and that is why they were worthy of the position. Both the military and the rest of Athens knew how to live. They were born with bravery and confidence but at the same time knew how to have fun and reward themselves. The men‚ who fought in the Peloponnesian War against Sparta‚ from 431 to 404 B.C.E.‚ were well respected and honored by the city of Athens.
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Running Head: SELF-CONFIDENCE Building Self-esteem Abstract A lot of people suffer from the lack of self-confidence and often they don’t know the real reason. They unconsciously show this reason‚ low self-esteem. It’s very difficult for them to reach the goal they set and often they think the reason is their dis-abilities. They don’t trust in their skills. In reality no one is fully confident‚ because confidence isn’t general. You may feel confident in some field‚ while not in another one.
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