Question: Find out types of building masonry - brick‚ stone‚ marble‚ granite‚ travertine‚ concrete blocks & glass block. Find out the difference‚ benefit and bad points of reinforced concrete‚ prestressed concrete and precast concrete. Answer: 1) Masonry is basically materials that are made up of brick‚ stone‚ marble‚ granite ‚ traventine‚ concrete blocks‚ glass blocks are stacked up one by one together by mortar to make walls. They are also called masonry units. There are
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WHAT ARE ROCKS? What are Rocks? Making up most of the Earth’s crust‚ rocks are usually defined as a mixture of common minerals. Rocks can be hard or soft‚ as small as a grain or as large as a building. Combined with the effects of weathering and vegetation (vegetation can also weather rock as the tree or bush is "yanked" out of the ground by forces of wind or by merely falling over after it has died. Root systems tend to go under the surface and attach themselves to
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The towers are built of limestone‚ granite‚ and Rosendale cement. The towers are 276 feet high and the design is Neo-Gothic. The clearance below is 135 feet. The cables are made of thousands of thin wires‚ but when wrapped together‚ they become a huge thick cable. The Brooklyn
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so he would become the king of Egypt. The Sphinx was uncovered and its legend was born. This giant statue predates the Pyramids by many years (Allen). The stone that the Sphinx is carved out of is an existing piece of limestone from the site‚ not constructed from blocks of limestone moved to the site like the Pyramids of Giza. When the Sphinx was found buried up to its neck‚ it makes you wonder why a great civilization such as this would let this great monument fade away. This is because the Sphinx
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The Old Kingdom was a significant period of time in ancient Egypt. It was a time of social growth and economic stability. In this point in history the Old Kingdom was considered to be an era that flourished from the third dynasty to the sixth dynasty. In this age the art movement expanded with detailed carvings and decorative tombs complexes. The development of wealthy families and rulers reflected amongst the trends of building pyramids. Between 2575-2150 BCE many pyramids were constructed and it
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Dec 5‚2014 Dr. Jannatul Ferdaous Lecturer ‚ Southeast University Subject: Submission of Assignment titled “Ratio Analysis of Lafarge Surma Cement Limited”. Dear Sir‚ This is informing you that I have done this assignment on “Ratio Analysis of Lafarge Surma Cement Limited”. It is a great pleasure for me to present you such type of assignment. To prepare this assignment I collect essential data. I learnt a lot of unknown issues of direct Marketing‚ while preparing this assignment. This assignment
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Harvard Business School 9-792-060 Rev. April 28‚ 1993 Acid Rain: The Southern Company (A) Early in 1992‚ managers at the Southern Company were reexamining their strategy for complying with the acid rain provisions of the 1990 amendments to the Clean Air Act. The Southern Company was a holding company; its operating units were electric utilities in Georgia‚ Alabama‚ Mississippi‚ and Florida. The largest Southern subsidiaries‚ Georgia Power and Alabama Power‚ provided most of the electricity
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Table of content 1 1 1. Abstract2 2. Introduction3 3. Cement Process4 3.1 Process Of Quarry crushing 3.2 Process Of Grinding 3.2.1 Dry Process 3.2.2 Wet Process 3.2.3 Semi-Dry Process 3.3 Rotary Kiln 3.3.1 Dry Process 3.3.2 Wet Process 3.4 Finish Grinding 3.5 Storage and Loading Process 4. Product
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------------------------------------------------- TABLE OF CONTENTS 1.0 Definition of Theme Park 1 2.0 Design and Layout of Lost World of Tambun (LWOT) 2 Nature & Objectives 2 Land Availability and Space Requirements 3 Flexibility 3 Security 4 Aesthetics 5 The Community and Environment 5 3.0 A Day Trip to LWOT as a Customer 6 Cleanliness & Safety 6 Food and Beverages‚ Rental Counter and Gift Shop
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ECOSYSTEMS AT RISK – CASE STUDY 2 PART 1: CORAL REEFS – OVERVIEW Coral reefs are often referred to as “the rainforests of the sea” because of they form some of the most diverse ecosystems on Earth. Its massive structure is formed from coral polyps (tiny animals that live in colonies) that support approximately 25% of all known marine species by providing essential habitats. Factors affecting reef development and survival include temperature‚ light‚ sedimentation and salinity of the water. Without
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