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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assignment for our Construction Technology about green building. Our lecturer‚ IR Han had also held an visit programme to one of the green building that located at Putrajaya which is Diamond Building to help us in obtaining more information for this assignment. Our assignment had inserted these information that we obtained from the visit to Diamond Building and also some other green buildings around the world. In the introduction part we can see that green buildings had been constructed in numerable
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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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groups‚ a loose construction and a strict construction. A loose construction is a broad interpretation of the Constitution‚ meaning that congress has powers beyond those specifically given in the Constitution. A strict construction is A narrow interpretation of the Constitution ‚ meaning that congress has only those powers specifically given in the Constitution. Jefferson was a Republican and wanted a strict construction while Hamilton was a Federalist and wanted a loose construction. Jefferson thought
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According to Estela Ballon‚ social construction is when “Societies define what are appropriate expectations values and behaviors for various phenomena.”(lecture). This type of action become part of the norm because it is a pattern that is repeated constantly. They are brought upon through family values which serve as protecting a culture. In fact‚ social scientist may consider using social construction to choose a mate in order to identify social behaviors in the roles of relationships. Until an
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the social construction of gender‚ one must first know what a social construct is. According to Oxford Dictionary‚ a social construct is a‚ “theoretical approach which regards human experience and knowledge as originating within cultivated social groups” Oxford Press December 16. In other words‚ a construct is nearly a reality that most individuals follow based on custom‚ habit‚ and symbols‚ that are imbedded in a specific culture. Moreover‚ the basic theories of a social construction are generally
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According to Thomas Theorem‚ people’s behaviors can be determined by their subjective construction of reality rather than by objective reality. In The Social Construction of Reality book‚ Berger and Luckmann also argued that society is created by humans and human interaction. Reality is not absolute and what we understand to be “real” is actually a social constructed idea. It
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Construction and the Environment Assignment One The year 1992 and the Earth Summit ’ in Rio de Janeiro marked a paradigm shift in the attitude of the governments of the world‚ as over 150 delegates attended and recognised the importance of ecological issues to the future of humanity. This was of great significance to the construction industry‚ as one of the greatest consumers‚ and producers‚ of our economic system. Construction accounts for 40% of the total flow of raw materials into
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II. Statement of the Problem • State the problems facing the manager/key person The manager Joe of Project Scheduling at Blanque Cheque Construction (B) is facing late competition of his first project due to schedule slipping and unforeseen circumstances and it can be damaging to his career due to serious consequences and other penalties. • Identify and link the symptoms and root causes of the problems. Upon analyzing this case I identify the warning sign of schedule slipping. The manager
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gaining experience for progression. The social construction of race is based on privileges and availability of resources. Looking at society and the formation of race in a historical context‚ whites have always held some sort of delusional belief of a "white-skin privilege." This advantage grants whites an advantage in society whether one desires it or not. This notion is often commonly referred to as reality. In order for one to understand how racism has come to be what we know it as today‚ we must
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