REDARS 1: Demonstration Software for Seismic Risk Analysis of Highway Systems by Stuart D. Werner‚ Jean-Paul Lavoie‚ Chip Eitzel‚ Sungbin Cho‚ Charles Huyck‚ Shubharoop Ghosh‚ Ronald T. Eguchi‚ Craig E. Taylor and James E. Moore II Research Objectives The objective of this research is to further develop‚ apply‚ program‚ and disseminate the methodology for seismic risk analysis (SRA) of highwayroadway systems that was developed under FHWA-MCEER Project 106. The methodology’s risk-based framework
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Blue Highways | William Least Heat-Moon | Chapter 1 Blue Highways is an autobiographical book by William Least Heat-Moon‚ William Least Heat-Moon‚ the byname of William Lewis Trogdon (born on August 27‚ 1939) is an American travel writer of English‚ Irish and Osage ancestry. William Least Heat-Moon also has an Anglo name. He writes‚ "I have other names: Buck‚ once a slur...also Bill Trogdon." He explains his Osage identity humbly: "My father calls himself Heat Moon‚ my elder brother Little Heat-Moon
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Highway Safety Improvements. Assuming that the improvements that David Weber suggests get to be implemented‚ he should recommend the site improvement which has the least ethical issues‚ maximizes happiness‚ the least cost and most benefit. Utilitarianism can be used as the rationale to decide which of the two site improvements that David Weber should recommend. Act utilitarianism and cost/benefit analyses are the ethical theories best suited to analyze David’s dilemma. When using the act utilitarian
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War Department hoped to make a point: There was a desperate need for better‚ safer‚ and faster highways in America.The convoy‚ consisting of 81 vehicles and 282 members of the military‚ departed on July 7‚ 1919.It covered 3‚251 miles in 62 days-a "World’s record‚" one military officer stated‚ for "Total continuous distance traveled." Half the trip took place on dirt roads and more than
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History Extended Essay The Federal Highway Act of 1956 To what extent did the Federal Aid-Highway Act of 1956 influence the economy and society of the United States of America within 50 years after its construction? By: Karanveer Kumar Kapania May 2012 Candidate Number: 1432-022 Word count: 3332 Abstract During the 1930’s‚ there was a dire need for an intercontinental highway system. The US President and Congress acknowledged the need and also predicted their economic benefits
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concept of identity with a focus on the human condition. The works of Del Kathryn Barton reflect femininity and motherhood; however‚ Macleod’s reflect morbid emotions and an abstract approach to portray an altered style of melancholy. Barton’s ‘The Highway is a Disco’ was flawlessly painted in the modern era of 2014‚ made with synthetic polymer paint and fibre tipped pens on canvas‚ measuring at 240 x 180 cm. Similarly‚ another body of work painted exquisitely‚ ‘Of Pollen’ was designed with synthetic
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Should governments spend more money on improving roads and highways‚ or should governments spend more money on improving public transportation (buses‚ trains‚ subways)? Why? Use specific reasons and details to develop your essay. A good government is believed to pay attention to their people’s needs. A lot of things can be done to improve their lives‚ one of which is the public transportation which is badly in need by all people. In my opinion‚ governments should spend more money on improving
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believed in are usually taught first because it was so important to them. This is because‚ in ancient Egypt religion played a major role in Egyptian life. Egyptians believed that there is a power behind everything. Lionel Casson writes in his book “The Horizon Book of Daily Life in Ancient Egypt” that‚ “Religion permeated an Egyptians total existence. In his eyes‚ every detail of his own life and of the life about him‚ whether the annual inundation of the Nile that spelled hunger or plenty for the whole
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Firestone Case Danger on the Highway: Bridgestone/Firestone¡¦s Tire Recall Bridgestone/Firestone‚ Inc.‚ based in Nashville‚ Tennessee‚ has been in the business of making tires since 1900‚ when Harvey Firestone founded the Firestone Tire & Rubber Company in Akron‚ Ohio. Firestone was acquired by Bridgestone USA‚ Inc.‚ a subsidiary of Tokyo-based Bridgestone Corporation‚ in 1990 for $2.6 billion. Today‚ the company markets 8‚000 different types and sizes of tires‚ and a host of other products. The
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MEMOIRE DE MAITRISE TOPIC: Women’s Condition and Male Representation in Africa in Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart and in Amma Darko’s Beyond the Horizon. Outline; Introduction I-The Place of women in the African Literature 1-Women’s Role in the Development of African novel 2-The Emancipation of Women and the Rising of their Consciousness II-Women’s condition in the African Society 1-The Power of the Traditional Beliefs 2-An African Male dominated society III-The Interest around Women
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