analysis and conceptual design 35 Introduction This report will look at conceptual design for earthquake resisting structures. It will look in depth at a specific structure under a calculated earthquake. The structure will be created as a model using LUSAS modeling software and analyzed to show the building’s behavior under static and dynamic loadings. After an initial model has been created and analyzed‚ changes will be made to it and re-evaluated to show how changes to the structure cause it
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a Tri-Fold Brochure Using Word (adapted from an article by Jeff Davis of ZDNet) Your word processing program can do much more than print documents in portrait or landscape orientation. Using a simple three-column page design‚ you can turn your word processor into a desktop publisher without spending a dime. It’s simple to do and the results are great. In this lesson‚ you will learn how to create an effective‚ low-cost‚ professional-looking tri-fold pamphlet‚ using the do-it-yourself method
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Using Balanced Scorecard for Subcontractor Performance Appraisal S. Thomas NG‚ Hong Kong‚ China Key words: Subcontractor performance‚ performance appraisal‚ balanced scorecard SUMMARY Several influential industry reports have pointed out that a decline in construction quality and productivity could be attributed to the performance of subcontractors who are entrusted to complete the actual works‚ yet subcontractor performance appraisal is a much neglected subject in construction. To facilitate
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Structural functionalism in India Introduction Functional approach to the study of phenomena emerged at first in biological sciences and later on adopted social sciences. Structural-Functional approach in the study of society emerged from the writings of early thinkers like August Comte‚ Herbert Spencer and Emile Durkheim during the later part of 19th century and became a predominant trend in sociology during the first half of 20th century. Drawing this model from the west‚ Indian sociologist
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STRUCTURAL FUNCTIONALISM This assignment is about the explanation of structural functionalism using different sociologists. These sociologists have different explanations but discuss a perspective for addressing and understanding of social problems in our world‚ which is the interplay between society and citizens. Structural functionalism includes the social imagination‚ culture and society‚ socialization‚ the functionalist approach to education‚ and social interaction and everyday life. Mills
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2. THE DOUBLE CLUE "But above everything – no publicity‚" said Mr. Marcus Hardman for perhaps the fourteenth time. He repeated the word publicity regularly throughout his conversation. Mr. Hardman was a small man‚ delicately plump‚ with exquisitely manicured hands and a plaintive tenor voice. He was rich‚ but not remarkably so. His hobby was collecting. Old lace‚ old fans‚ antique jewelry were the focus of his interest. Poirot and I‚ obeying Mr. Hardman’s urgent call‚ had arrived at his house. "My
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Charged Meaning Behind The Word ’Thug” (2015)‚ the National Public Radio’s Melissa Black interviews Columba University’s John McWhorter‚ and he describes the idea that there are different connotations of the word “thug” between the African-American race and the Caucasian American race‚ while simultaneously reviewing the word’s efficiency to describe Baltimore‚ Maryland’s violent protestors. McWhorter emphasizes that “thug” is a more polite version of the “N-word”. He describes how the word “thug”
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There are four structural levels of the body. Cells‚ tissues‚ organs and organ system. Cells are the basic structure and make up tissues. Two or more tissues make up the organs and the organ system are 2 or more organs that function together. One of the main health benefits of exercising is that it helps normalize the glucose‚ leptin‚ insulin levels by increasing insulin/leptin receptor sensitivity. This optimizes our overall health and prevents chronic diseases. Exercising has the capability to
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Structural Fuctionalism The Structural Functionalism looks at society as a whole with small parts that must work together to make society run smoothly. The smaller units are known as institutions‚ these include inequality‚ family‚ education‚ religion‚ politics‚ and the economy. Structural Functionalism assumes that the majority of society shares the same core values and “appropriate” forms of behavior. It looks at how constant patterns of behavior or social structures function to apply society’s
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Salvador Minuchin & Structural Family Therapy: Working to Make a Change in Urban Families Some prominent theorists in structural family therapy include Braulio Montalvo‚ Bernice Rosman‚ Harry Aponte‚ and Charles Fishman. The best known is the founder of the theory‚ Salvador Minuchin. In 1959‚ Salvador along with the Minuchin‚ along with Dick Auerswald and Charles King‚ began developing a 3 stage approach to working with low-socioeconomic-level black families: • treatment
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