INTODUCTION India is witnessing construction of very interesting projects in all sectors of Infrastructure. High rise structures‚ under construction‚ include residential/commercial blocks up to a height of 320 m and RC chimneys for thermal power stations extending upwards up to 275m. Majority of the structures are in structural concrete. The functional demands of such high rise structures include the use of durable materials. High Strength Concrete‚ Self–compacting Concrete are gaining widespread
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BASIC MATERIALS FOR CONSTRUCTION : STONE 1.0 INTRODUCTION Stone has been used as a construction material for thousands of years. It has long been recognized as a material of great durability and superior artistic quality‚ the foremost choice for buildings associated with status‚ power and religion. 2.0 TYPES OF STONE Building stone‚ also called dimension stone‚ derives from one of three naturally occurring rock types: Igneous - Hard and non-porous rock formed from the slow or quick
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Safety Construction Practices A construction site of any type can be a very dangerous environment if safety rules are not followed. An employee who is injured on the work site will draw worker’s compensation and drive the rates up for his employer‚ not to mention having a lower income while recovering. This also puts pressure on the other workers to complete a job with one less employee‚ and the same pressure is conveyed to the company in order to reach completion deadlines. Accidents in the construction
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operation of mobile internet. The logo of Xiaomi is “MI”‚ which is the abbreviation of Mobile Internet and represents that Xiaomi Tech is a mobile internet corporation. At the end of 2010‚ Xiaomi Teach launched Phone real-name community Miliao. In the next half year‚ the registered user of Miliao breaks through 3 million. In addition‚ Xiaomi tech launches mobile phone operating system MIUI and Android mobile phone MI. Miliao‚ MIUI and MI are the three key core of Xiaomi Tech. SWOT analysis
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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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se of 3 - D Modeling – 3 - D modeling software can be used to more accurately model and detail construction projects. A 3 - D model defines and communicates the architect’s design vision to the various stakeholders and is a unique digital document that can be used for all phases of design‚ procurement‚ construction‚ and operation. A major benefit of using 3 - D digital representations of projects is the ability to communicate graphical project information to all. A 3 - D model
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MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question. 1) The failure of NASA’s initial solution to preventing the space shuttle shedding foam illustrates: 1) _______ A) the need to prepare for measuring outcomes of a business solution. B) the need to quickly adapt to new technological innovations. C) the continuous nature of problem solving. D) the importance of training employees on new business processes. 2) In choosing the best solution
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TUTORIAL 5 (WEEK 6) Case Study 3 – Enterprise Applications Move to the Cloud Useful Information for CASE STUDY QUESTIONS: Over the past couple of years‚ there’s been a lot of noise from business management software manufacturers about cloud computing and the impact of the cloud on their products and services. Especially from those that produce CRM and ERP applications. From a business user’s point of view‚ whether you choose to implement your software as an on-premise solution or choose a
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1. What problems does multitouch technology solve? Its solve using one or more fingers to perform special gestures that manipulate lists or objects on screen without moving a mouse‚ pressing buttons‚ turning scroll wheels or striking keys. Also it can take different actions depending on how many fingers they detect and which gestures a user performs. 2. What are the advantages and disadvantages of multitouch interfaces? How useful are they? Explain Advantages | Disadvantages | *
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1. Linux plays a major role in back office operations‚ with about ________ of the U.S. server market. 25 percent 2. Which of the following is not an example of system software? Supply chain management software 3. To analyze the direct and indirect costs and determine the actual cost of specific technology implementations‚ you would use a: Total cost of ownership model. 4. Microsoft Word is an example of: Word-processing software. 5. All of the following place strain on system capacity
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