railway bridges because it made good use of iron. The Pratt has many variations‚ most with their own unique name. For instance‚ the Baltimore‚ Pennsylvania‚ and the Parker are all based off the Pratt. Pratt Truss How the forces are spread out Here are two diagrams showing how the forces are spread out when the Pratt Truss is under a load. The first shows the load being applied across the entire top of the bridge. The second shows a localized load in the center of the bridge. In both
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Bridge Failure Studies and Safety Engineering 2.1 HISTORY OF DISASTERS AND SAFETY MANAGEMENT 2.1.1 Unexpected Material Deterioration and Failure Engineering is usually about avoiding failures and investigating why failures occur and ways to fix the problem. There is a need to understand the conditions giving rise to past failures and ways to avoid such failures so that loss of life can be minimized. Historical events and selected case stud-ies demonstrate the causes of
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supply of nurses‚ it is important to understand the value of nurses from its history‚ the future role of nurses in affecting the quality of patient care‚ and the influential role of leaders in ensuring the safe practice of nurses during the shortages. Nursing Shortages: History The nursing
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article is about how on April fourth‚ a daring women decided to trespass on to California’s highest bridge‚ and take a selfie. In the process of taking a selfie‚ the unidentified woman accidentally fell sixty feet of the Foresthill Bridge‚ landing on a trail below. Paul Goncharuk‚ a friend says “they we’re taking a picture on the bridge‚ and then the big bolts that are holding the beams together‚ she stepped on them kind of weirdly and lost balance and fell backwards”. The Foresthill bridge is the highest
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Overview Padma Bridge is one of major outstanding infrastructure required for balanced economic development of Bangladesh. It is anticipated that the gross domestic product of the would increase by 2 percent once the bridge was constructed. The bridge‚ which would connect the southwest region with the rest of the country‚ could be used for the trans-Asian route; the minister said adding "The Bridge will help gear up industrialisation in the region too."Environmental impact of the bridge would be assessed
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Water Shortage Currently California is facing a water shortage. The issue has been addressed by Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in February. He called for all state agencies to find the way to help in the statewide water shortage. This is California’s third consecutive year of drought and last spring and summer was the worst of the season because it had the lowest amount of water recorded and California’s reservoirs were at their lowest point as well which did not help in the water shortage. Many
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The Brooklyn Bridge is one of the most famous and iconic bridges in the United States along with The Golden Gate Bridge. The initial planning of this bridge took place in 1867 when New York State Senate approved a legislation about a New York Bridge Company and the largest suspension bridge project. The construction of the bridge started in 1869 by the designer and chief engineer John Roebling and officially opened for public on May 24‚ 1883. At that time‚ Brooklyn Bridge was considered the longest
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Zhaozhou Bridge The well-known Zhaozhou Bridge‚ also known as Anji Bridge and the Great Stone Bridge‚ was designed and built by a craftsman named Li Chun in the years 595-605 during the Sui Dynasty(A.D 581-618). The bridge is located in the southern part of Hebei Province in China and spans above the Xiao River. It is the world’s oldest and the most well-preserved open-spandrel stone segmental arch bridge. The Zhaozhou Bridge is not only a practical means of transportation but also illustrates
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BANGLADESH ECONOMOY IF PADMA BRIDGE NOT ESTABLISH INTRODUCTION: The Padma Bridge is a multipurpose road raile bridge across the Padma river to be constructed in Bangladesh. When completed it will be the largest bridge in Bangladesh and the first fixed river crossing for road traffic. It will connect Louhajang‚ Munshiganj to Shariatpur and Madaripur‚ linking the south-west of the country‚ to northern and eastern regions. The project covers three districts — Munshiganj (Mawa point/North bank)‚ Shariatpur
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Higher labor expense In an economy that is experiencing a labor shortage due to the rapid growth and labor import restriction‚ the existing workforce tends to be in a position where they can be selective in their choices for employment because there is an abundance of job vacancies. To compete for labor in these situations‚ companies strive to focus on job attractiveness by increasing salary in order to retain and attract more people. Several large hotel companies announced increases in salaries
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