Table of Contents Introduction 2 1. Response spectrum analysis 3 1.1 Design Acceleration Response spectrum 3 1.2 Fundamental period of the building 6 1.3 Mass of the building 8 1.4 Calculation of base shear 11 1.5 Distribution of base shear 12 2. Conceptual design 14 2.1 Importance of conceptual design 14 3. LUSAS model 15 3.1 Initial mathematical model 15 Shear force diagrams – x-direction (fy) 16 Shear force diagrams – Y-direction (fZ) 17 Bending moment diagrams – x-direction (MZ) 18 Bending moment
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Sociological Concepts and Perspectives: Functionalism and Marxism In this essay I am going to compare and contrast Functionalism and Marxism. They are both sociological perspectives which have theories about society and the people that live within it. They attempt to explain how society influences people‚ and similarly how people influence society. However‚ the two perspectives are clearly different. Functionalism is a macro system theory which sees society as a mega structure of linked social
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QUESTION BY USING THE STRUCTURAL- FUNCTIONALIST THEORY‚ DISCUSS PROBLEMS FACING OPPOSITION POLITICAL PARTIES IN ZAMBIA In any political system are structures that have different functions to ensure an effective and smooth running of things in that particular political system. This is why this essay will discuss the problems faced by opposition political parties in Zambia using the structural functionalist theory. First it will explain what structural functionalism is‚ then it will define structures
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The significance and meaning of the Dreaming is central to Aboriginal spirituality. Each Aboriginal group is connected with the Dreaming and is aware its unique identity is derived from it. Aboriginals today‚ continue to emerge from the Dreaming‚ yet they are still intensely connected with it till this day. The Dreaming includes all aspects of Aboriginal life‚ and because of the vast scale it encompasses‚ it is a challenging task to link it entirely to a specific typology in the study of religion
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Functionalism‚ Conflict‚ and Interactionism in Education Victoria Aronne SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology Instructor: Emily Frydrych March 30‚ 2012 Functionalism‚ Conflict‚ and Interactionism in Education The three theories I plan to discuss are Functionalism‚ Conflict‚ and Internationalism with education. The need for these theories is what actually makes the system in education work‚ with the teachers‚ parents‚ school boards and committees the institution of education continues to function.
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Education and Australian Aboriginals Nelson Mandela once stated‚ “Education is the most powerful weapon which [one] can use to change the world.” Mandela‚ a former South African president and philanthropist‚ could not understate the importance of education. Denying a group of people proper education can have powerful effects on their future. In Australia‚ the term Aboriginal traditionally refers to those who were indigenous to the continent. Aboriginal people face challenges getting fair treatment
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In Canada‚ the term Aboriginal refers to First Nations‚ Metis and Inuit people who were the first to inhabit Canada. The aboriginal community represents 4% percent of the population in Canada with 1.4 million people having an Aboriginal heritage in 2011. (Statistics Canada‚ 2015). As aboriginals were the first people to inhabit Canada comes a long history full of injustices including a major injustice know as residential schools. Aboriginal people face multiple barriers in modern Canada such as
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Residential schools were created in 1990 by the government to assimilate aboriginal children into Canadian culture. However‚ these residential schools has hurt the aboriginal children in many negative ways. Unfortunately children were ripped away from their family and forced into unfamiliar situation which was very hard. The negative affects of residential schools are trauma‚ mental health‚ and self-medication. One of the main consequence of Residential schools is trauma and the cycle continued
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predominant and specific population by nomadic hunters. Carbon dating of skeletal remains proves that Australian Aboriginal history started some 40‚000 years ago. This history is not completely lost. It is retained in the minds and memories of compassionate generations of Aboriginal people‚ passed on through a rich oral tradition of song‚ story‚ poetry and legend. To the aboriginal culture and belief all life‚ are correlated through a networking system that can be followed down the ancestry line
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between the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people. Assimilation will also be discussed as the main factor in transforming the lives of native children. Further‚ the content of my essay will tackle the different negative consequences of Assimilation and racism on the children and on the people responsible for their growth. Research Question How does the education system contributed to the continuing existence of the gap in education and performance between the Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people in
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