Introduction Construction of breakwater involves wide range of activities that need transportation of resources from wide range of sources. Moreover‚ since most of the materials required for construction have to be carried to the site of construction by ships and barges‚ it will not be economical to transport materials as and when required as in land constructions. So it is necessary to plan activities in a way that would minimize the number of cycles required for barges‚ which further are limited
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Chapter 1: Introduction The materials that usually used for construction such as reinforced concrete‚ timber‚ brick‚ and also steel. In Malaysia‚ the steel has been used especially for the construction of electric tower‚ industrial building (factory)‚ roof truss‚ bridge and more. However‚ the usage of steel for residential is limited because their usage depends on the accompany with the other material. Steel framed structures are designed with the connections between the separate members treated
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A social construction is “a social mechanism‚ phenomenon‚ or category created and developed by society; a perception of an individual‚ group‚ or idea that is ’constructed’ through cultural or social practice” (Dictionary.com‚ 2014). To paraphrase‚ a social construction is a norm‚ expectation‚ or practice in a particular group of people that has been constructed by members of that society. This essay will relate the concept of social construction to the idea of human sexuality‚ using cross-cultural
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The social construction of disasters evolves throughout the years due to political and economic factors as well as education and technological advancement. One thing is that disasters are commonly understood to be limited in both time and effect (Hills‚ p.163). When analyzing and interpreting past‚ present and future political synergies‚ it is necessary to include a human dimension that encapsulates and embraces socio-cultural appreciation and understanding of man and his environment (Trim‚ p. 218)
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The Non-Traditional structure that I chose to design is a log home. When doing research on styles of construction I was a little overwhelmed with the options that are available for construction methods. The first thing I needed to find out is what type of footing and foundation is needed to support the immense weight of the logs. An 8"x16" footing and 8" foundation is sufficient enough to support the weight of a log home. There are three different options available for supporting the floor joist
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Construction Project and Procurement: A historic overview on the development of building procurement systems in the UK from post war period (1945) present day. The points in evolution a split into 4 phases; 1.1) Phase 1 1945 – 1972: The period before the World War 2 selective tendering methods were being used more prolifically‚ the Simon report 1944 (ministry of works 1944) strongly recommends the use of selective tendering. After the end of the 2nd World War there was an increase in the
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Social construction is one of the important sociological concepts that can be seen in this short story. Generally‚ social construction means that we perceive something in a certain way because our society is built that way‚ but if we functioned differently‚ we would view it in a different way. In this case‚ we can talk about social construction of death. In our society death is perceived as something unpleasant‚ as opposite of life and as a result it’s feared and resented. Additionally‚ we believe
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Week 4 Lecture Notes: Ch 10-11 Advanced Construction Documents Week 4 Lecture Notes Chapter 10: Sections Section drawings take an imaginary slice through an object or building and give information on height‚ and relationships between floors‚ ceilings‚ spaces‚ walls‚ and in some instances details of specific contraction techniques. Two or more sections are often cut at 90 degrees to one another to give additional information‚ unless the space or object is very simple. The slice should be
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codes and safety purpose. Building codes act an important role in construction and design phase. In the past‚ most building codes and standards have used prescriptive (or compliance) criteria. In recent years‚ there has been strong interest worldwide in developing codes and standards that are more performance based ( Foliente‚ 2000). The purpose of building codes are to increase safety in the design of the project and its construction. For example‚ according to the 2010 California Building Code‚ the
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BUILDING CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY Task-1 1.1 Explain the quality control testing before you allow starting the concreting work for the foundation‚ columns‚ slab and beams. There are two main tests to be done on concrete The slump test: the slump test shows the workability of concrete. The compression test: the compression test shows the best possible strength Concrete can reach in perfect conditions. Testing should always be done carefully. Wrong test results can be costly. SAMPLING The first step
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