Final Report on the Collapse of World Trade Center Building 7 (WTC 7)‚ and answer the following questions (total 100 points): Please describe: (a) the structural frame of WTC 7‚ and (b) how major loads were transferred in WTC 7. (10 point) The structural frame is the floor systems and bracing members that are responsible for maintaining the vertical stability of the building under the various loads. The structural frame of WTC 7 was designed to distribute the weight of the building and resist
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7 Eleven Inc. Case Study ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- 7-Eleven experienced years of success both home and abroad. In North America they were successful as a ‘typical’ convenience store selling gasoline‚ convenience items and their flagship ‘Big Gulps’ and ‘Slurppees’. While there were many 7-Eleven stores in North America‚ the dispersion of stores was not dense like
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Economics 500 – Problem Set #3 Consider a firm producing an output Q using the two inputs “labor” (L) and “capital” (K) according to the production function Q = K.5L.5 (i.e.‚ the amount of output produced Q is equal to the square root of K times the square root of L). Suppose that the firm is in a short-run situation in which K is fixed at one unit (K = 1) but labor is variable. Suppose that the user cost of capital‚ r‚ is $48 for each unit of K and that the wage rate‚ w‚ the cost of one unit
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Managerial Accounting‚ Spring 2013 Read chapter 7‚ complete the following which are DUE March 3‚ 2013 Complete all Questions as marked on page 301 (7-1 through 7-10). Also the following problems sets should be completed in excel. Chapter 7‚ (page 308) Problem 7-9 Questions 7-1 In what fundamental ways does activity-based costing differ from traditional costing methods such as job-order costing as described in Chapter 3? a) Nonmanufacturing as well as manufacturing costs may be assigned to
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scholarships can weigh down on that student. It takes a lot out of you‚ even when you are still considering all these things before college. Affirmative Action is seen as many things to many people; that it’s a failed system to give unrecognized students a leg up in college. It is can be a silver lining to many students‚ that even though they aren’t being fully challenged in their high-school education‚ they can achieve academic success with affirmative action established in their college of choice. Many
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VARIOUS WASTES IN MANUFACTURING ORGANIZATION To get a world-class company it is fundamental to eliminate and avoid any waste (muda) in manufacturing and also service processes. Waste is any activity or process that adds cost but adds no value (for the customer). Up to 80% of the work that goes on in any organisation is adding no value to your customers Muda = waste (in its many forms) Muda (is a Japanese word meaning "futility; uselessness; idleness; superfluity; waste; wastage; wastefulness"
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(“The 7 Chakras for Beginners‚” 2009.) Furthermore‚ the root chakra is connected energetically to some organs of the reproductive system‚ hip joints‚ lower back‚ and pelvic area. Some health issues that are believed to correspond with disturbances of the root chakra include lower-back pain‚ sciatica‚ rectal difficulties‚ and some cancers (Seaward‚ 2012‚ p. 73.) Some of the emotional issues tied to the root chakra include survival issues such as financial independence‚ money‚ and food (“The 7 Chakras
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Celeste Davis Mr. Barham Adv. Hon English 1: 5th Period 6 Feb 2016 500 Days of Summer Shines Bright Despite the title‚ (500) Days of Summer is not about a sunny romance‚ as the film opens with the statement “This is not a love story. But‚ rather‚ a story about what love can do to you” (Douthat). The film demonstrates what relationships are truly like. The story begins with sappy romantic Tom‚ a greeting card writer‚ and his love interest Summer‚ who has been burned once to many times by love’s ways
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Wal-Mart Walmart 2 Wal-Mart is the largest corporation by revenue‚ according to the 2010‚ Fortune Global 500. Of course the current economic conditions are affecting Wall-Mart‚ so the best way to respond is by having a strategy. In this case‚ the goal of the strategy is to maximize future revenues for Wal-Mart. The mixed result provided by the economic indicators point out that is really important that Wal-Mart keeps at the top of their principles the Every Day Low Price. The US nation is
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7IAS 7 International Accounting Standard 7 Statement of Cash Flows This version includes amendments resulting from IFRSs issued up to 31 December 2008. IAS 7 Cash Flow Statements was issued by the International Accounting Standards Committee in December 1992. It replaced IAS 7 Statement of Changes in Financial Position (issued in October 1977). In April 2001 the International Accounting Standards Board resolved that all Standards and Interpretations issued under previous Constitutions continued
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