CE1203 Geotechnical Properties & Construction Methods AN INTRODUCTION TO SITE INVESTIGATION Site investigation is the study of the local environment and ground conditions on and around a specific piece of land. This is used to ascertain the suitability of a site for a proposed building project: The condition & strength of the soil Details of any man-made or natural hazards present on the site The economic viability of the site There may be three components‚ the walkover survey‚ the
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Social construction. To start my reflection on the Gergen’s (2009) chapters 1-2 of Invitation on social construction‚ I would like to share my story. Two years ago I made a difficult decision to move to the United Stated from Eastern Europe and to start over my life in a new unknown cultural environment. I was looking forward to the great adventure and prepared myself for the challenges I could potentially anticipate. I had a lot of professional and life experience. I already built a bright career
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PART- A INDUSTRY PROFILE PART-A INDUSTRIAL PROFILE |Indian Construction Industry is highly fragmented. There are mostly |[pic] | |unorganized players in the industry which work on the subcontracting basis. As| | |the construction activity being labour intensive‚ construction companies have | | |been mainly focusing
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CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT 4 MANAGE THE PLANNING OF WORK METHODS‚ RESOURCES & SYSTEMS TO MEET CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS MANAGE THE PLANNING OF WORK METHODS‚ RESOURCES & SYSTEMS TO MEET CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS Objective1 Manage the evaluation & selection of construction methods Objective 2 Manage the planning of work activities & resources to meet contract requirements Objective 3 Manage the selection & formation of contract team Objective 4 Manage the operations of organisation & communication system
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Social constructions define meanings‚ notions‚ or connotations that are assigned to objects and events in the environment and to people’s notions of their relationships to and interactions with these objects. In the area of social constructionist thought‚ a social construct is an idea that appears to be natural and obvious to people who accept it but may or may not represent reality‚ so it remains largely an invention or trickery of a given society. Money‚ citizenship and newspapers are transparent
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Statement of Purpose - Civil Engineering (SOP) In this essay I outline my academic and extra-curricular accomplishments. Also discussed are my career objectives and the motivation to pursue the graduate program in Civil Engineering at the University of Massachusetts‚ Amherst. The undergraduate curriculum in Chemical Engineering at IIT‚ Kharagpur‚ introduced me to a wide gamut of subjects‚ both in and outside the field. Various courses like Mass Transfer‚ Heat Transfer‚ Fluid Mechanics and
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Ethics a. In light of the contractor’s numerous suggestions for changes to the project‚ is the owner somewhat justified in seeking additional offers? Yes‚ the owner has the right to seek additional offers‚ but should not be allowed to use the ideas of the contractor who had already won the bid if they decide to go with another offer. b. Is it premature for a contractor to offer price-cutting suggestions prior to signing a contract? Why or why not? Yes‚ I find it premature for the contractor
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Thomas Theorem‚ people’s behaviors can be determined by their subjective construction of reality rather than by objective reality. In The Social Construction of Reality book‚ Berger and Luckmann also argued that society is created by humans and human interaction. Reality is not absolute and what we understand to be “real” is actually a social constructed idea. It means that reality is based on social agreement and we construct our own society and accept it as it is because others have created it before
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Social Construction of Crime The obvious definition of crime is the legal definition of an act which breaks the law. It is a social construction as it varies across culture‚ time and law. Crime is defined by a society’s own rules‚ norms and beliefs at any given time in history. Hazel Croall emphasizes pathological way and social construction of crime in the book. An analysis of reasons of crime reveals the fact that crime is a functional part of a society‚ constructed by society in political‚
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Arbitration in Construction Disputes A Procedural and Legal Overview ARBITRATION IN CONSTRUCTION DISPUTES A Procedural and Legal Overview By OON CHEE KHENG BE (Civil) (UNSW)‚ LLB (Hons)‚ MBA‚ CLP‚ MIEM‚ PEng (M) Advocate and Solicitor A paper based on a lecture delivered on 24 May 2003 in Seremban to The Institution of Engineers‚ Malaysia (Negri Sembilan Branch) 1.0 INTRODUCTION Contrary to popular belief and knowledge‚ arbitration is not the only means of resolving disputes arising
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