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    Testing Materials

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    LABORATORY TESTING OF HIGHWAY MATERIALS INSTRUCTIONS 1. STATEMENT OF ORIGINALITY Certified that this is the bonafide research work of Mr. Albert M. Dintweng and has a Summarized title; Laboratory Testing Of Highway Materials Instructions. Compiled from January 2011 until December 2011. Signature:_________________ 2. DISCLAIMER While utmost care has been taken in the preparation of this instruction report to provide reliable information

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    Environmental Ethics Gaia Hypothesis (eco-holism) James Lovelock argues that we are part of planet earth and not masters of it. He argued for the existence of ’Gaia’ - a living system which controls the earth and keeps everything constant. Lovelock says that Gaia keeps the planet at a constant state of management. Lovelock says we shouldn’t be anthropocentric (focussing solely on ourselves) but biocentric‚ and says that Gaia restores balance to the imbalance caused by humans. The earth is‚ Lovelock

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    Magnetic Materials

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    TYPES OF MAGNETIC MATERIALS Paramagnetic materials have a small‚ positive susceptibility to magnetic fields. These materials are slightly attracted by a magnetic field and the material does not retain the magnetic properties when the external field is removed. Paramagnetic properties are due to the presence of some unpaired electrons‚ and from the realignment of the electron paths caused by the external magnetic field. Paramagnetic materials include magnesium‚ molybdenum‚ lithium‚ and tantalum

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    Bill of Materials

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    |   |   | Description of Materials | Unit | Unit Cost | 1. FOUNDATION‚ CONCRETE COLUMNS‚ BEAMS AND CONCRETE HOLLOW BLOCKS WALLS |   |   | Portland Cement | BAG | 212.00 | Sand (S-1) | CU.M. | 3200.00 | Gravel or Crushed Stones (G-1) | CU.M. | 600.00 | Earth Fill | CU.M. | 2700.00 | C.H.B. 4" THK | PIECE | 7.50 | Steel Reinforcing Bars‚ Deformed |   |   | 10mmX6.00 meters | PIECE | 121.00 | 12mmX6.00 meters | PIECE | 173.00 |

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    Material Management

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    SUB : MATERIALS MANAGEMENT N.B.: 1) 2) 1. Attempt any Eight Questions All questions carries equal What is wealth‚ and how is it created ? What is value added‚ and how is it achieved ? Explain with examples ? 2. What is a material requirements plan ? What is the difference between dependent and independent demand ? Explain with examples. 3. Problem : Complete the following table. Lead time for the part is two weeks. The lot size is 100. What is the projected available at the end

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    Material Selction

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    Material selection Park bench – * Durability * Cost * Bio compability? * -thermal conductivity * Visual * stress Hip joint * Weight * Cost * Reactivity * Biocompatible * resistant to corrosion‚ degradation‚ and wear. * Tough Park bench – Thermoplastic Coated Steel concrete‚ wood Hip joint Zirconia - ball (fermoral head) Silicon carbide- brace fermoral stem Alumina matrix composits Park bench A park bench isn’t just

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    smart materials

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    SMART MATERIALS 1. Introduction The primary characteristic of a ‘‘smart material’’ is that it has the ability to respond to external stimuli in a technically useful and technically controlled way. The words ‘‘technically useful’’ and ‘‘technically controlled’’ are emphasized since all materials respond to external stimuli of some sort or other (as a simple example‚ all materials respond to temperature by changing their volume)‚ however‚ to be considered a ‘‘smart material’’ the response must

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    Strength of Materials

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    Seatwork 1. An aluminum tube is rigidly fastened between a bronze and steel rod as shown. Axial loads are applied at the position indicated. Determine the stress in each material. 2. Two bars are equal length but different materials are suspended from a common support‚ bar A supports 200lbs and bar B supports 2000lbs‚ if the cross sectional area of bar A is 0.00015ft2 and bar B is 0.015ft2‚ compare the strength of bar A and bar B in psi. Assignment 1. A timber shown in figure with

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    The Problem of Human Existence We live and then we die. The death part is scary and the living part is quite amazing. The death and after-death part is a great mystery surrounding our existence. One minute we are here‚ another we are gone. What is existence? What is the purpose of existence? This is one big question for us. We are trying to find answers to these questions for ever. In this vast universe nobody has satisfactory answers to these questions. Everyone would like to have meaning in their

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    ------------------------------------------------- Erupted material Pāhoehoe lava flow on Hawaii. The picture shows overflows of a main lava channel. The Stromboli stratovolcano off the coast of Sicily has erupted continuously for thousands of years‚ giving rise to the termstrombolian eruption. Lava composition Another way of classifying volcanoes is by the composition of material erupted (lava)‚ since this affects the shape of the volcano. Lava can be broadly classified into 4 different

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