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Mega truss seismic isolationThe construction of tall buildings has always been human desires despite the resources needed to complete it. The construction of high rise employs the use of modern technologies to avoid various challenges encountered in the construction industry for example high cost and the long period of construction. These technologies include; This type of technique is mostly applied in areas where an earthquake is greatly ...

Essay BodyA principal refers to any corporate or any person who engages another to carry out any given task or job for personal reward or gain, other than as an employee. The exception is usually on engaging someone to do work on your own home, if one engages a self-employed person, the roles of the principal under the act apply as long as the person meets the accepted tests for that person being an independent contractor and not an employee (...

Brand priority audienceGreen marketing is the process that involves selling services and/or goods that are environmental friendly, that is; they cause very little or no environmental pollution. (Ottman, 2017). This implies that the product or services are either produced in an environmental friendly way or are environmental friendly. Sustainable building involves considering a buildings entire life cycle that is; from planning stage to ...

What is Lean?The good thing about lean methodologies is how they can be applied in different industries.  The Toyota production system first used this methodology. They aimed at eliminating waste at manufacturing system. However, lean is a new concept in the construction industry. For a very long time, the construction industry has greatly suffered because of lack of system improvement and innovation (Pasternack, 2008). One of the signifi...

Audit Assertion:Among the various sets of roles and duties of the management, one is to make certain representations during an audit engagement. These are termed as audit assertions. The main issues are dealt with in these assertions are questions regarding the presentation of the financial statements, the quantity or value of items contained in the statements and the basis of recognition of these items. In other words, they are also termed as...

Overview of Dartmouth DamThe Dartmouth Dam is a massive embankment dam that is filled with rock and a chute spillway that is normally uncontrolled across several rivers. The rivers that goes through it are the Gibbo, Dart and Mitta Mitta rivers. There are also a number of small rivers that act as distributaries and also the Morass Creek. The Dam was built on the north east of Victoria State close to the mount of Bogong, in the country of Austr...

Purpose of the Dartmouth DamThis paper assesses the critical analysis of the design process of Dartmouth Dam by majorly focusing on its conceptual design phase of the dam. The conceptual design of the Dartmouth Dam basically consider the requirement analysis of the dam during its construction, system planning, functional analysis, system operation requirements, performance measurement, feasibility study, maintenance and support concept, and al...

Evaluation of IPO StatisticsDescriptive analysis of the initial public listing: Initial return Mean 0.094234 Standard Error 0.049411 Median 0.057778 Mode 0 Standard Deviation 0.261457 Sample Variance 0.06836 Kurtosis 6.076875 Skewness 1.44621 Range 1.548429 Minimum -0.55143 Maximum 0...

Mud in Contemporary BuildingThe use of mud in contemporary building is considered a great technique in improve thermal comfort and acoustics of buildings. It is estimated nearly half of the world’s population accounting for about three billion people from across six continents use mud in construction of buildings. Despite the superior aesthetic property of contemporary building materials such as glass and concrete stones, mud remains t...

Overview of the BusinessThe main purpose of this report is to provide a business solution for the Holmes College as per the case study so that they can arrange a rent for the college student as housing office. It will contain an online rental business in which the user can know about the site, register to it and provide with their details and search for some appropriate rental place as per their convenience. The report will give the overvie...

The Importance of Bath in Pre-Georgian Times Bath from the pre-Georgian era has been one of the most important cities in the region. Its importance was not for its geopolitical position or its militarily strategic location, but this was the city of aristocracy. The British taste of aristocracy is well known to the world. The country which gave rise to various wonders and number of innovative ideas to the world has been always a city of archit...

Background Information Whether oral assurance by Kalpana to Rafia is a term of contract or not? If the oral assurance is regarded as a term then will court regard it as a condition or warranty? What are the remedies USC can seek in the given scenario A contract is formulated between the parties when there is an offer and its acceptance along with consideration, capacity of parties and intention to be in legal relation. In case there is o...

Fire Resistance Design Cover over steel reinforcement is meant to protect the steel from rust and other environmental impacts. It is determined by the level of exposure of the reinforced concrete element, the type of the element and the fire resistance period required for the design. The levels of exposure include low, mild, high and severe exposures to dangerous chemically harmful conditions, such as saline water for severe which requires ...

Project Description The project is about building construction activities risk assessment. My role was of risk management team. The management of Guan Ho Construction Company is successfully in the assessment of the risk of their project. Aims and Objectives The primary aim of the firm is to satisfy all their internal and external stakeholders. It is also important for the firm to make use all their resources in an effective manner and ...

Raw materials for the manufacturing of concreteWhat Is The Research In Engineering And Technology ISSN? Concrete refers to a toughened material usually made by merging a chemically inert collection (gravel, crushed stones or sand), a binder usually synthetic or natural cement, water, and chemical additives. Most individuals use the term ‘cement' to refer to concrete the term, in fact, it denotes different constituents; Cement usua...

Design Process1. Based on your case study, explain in detail the design process which consist of: i.People – needs and desire. ii.Architecture factor. iii.Requirements in construction. iv.Design elements. 2. By using the case study in question 1(A) explain the activities related to the following elements (please selects 20 elements only). 3. Explain the following 10 (ten) construction components which affecting the design managem...

Exhaust fanDiscuss about the Air Handling And Water Systems Of The Building. There are some considerations that should be taken into account when using an exhaust fan include: Exhaust fans that are not necessary to be shut down should be provided with electrical supply from a clearly labelled devoted main switch. The opening should be protected with a fire damper together with smoke damper and the exhaust fan should stop functioning d...

Concrete in the Sydney Opera HouseDiscuss about the Energy And Indicators Related To Construction Of Office. Sydney house is a center of performing arts located in Sydney of the New South Wales. The building holds numerous venues for performing hosting 1500 performances yearly. The building occupies 1.8 hectares of land space and is 600 ft. tall and 394 ft. at widest point. Sydney house contains shells of precast concrete composing of 75....

SustainabilityDiscuss about the Methods for Hypoxic Air Fire Prevention Systems and Environmental. This is a report written as a result of participating in the fire safety design project of a fire compartment with excessive compartment area. The aim of this report is to provide a list of the fire hazards and its safety equipments at the given three tenancies. Typically, a type A fire risk assessment is a basic risk assessment that is carr...

Project DetailsDiscuss about the Quality Management In The Construction Process. The main aim of quality management in construction is to satisfy the needs of undertaking construction. Through the determination of the policies of quality, standards, and responsibilities implementations of tasks creates results that improve projects at hand. The successful completion of a construction project involves functions and importance of constructi...

Hazards Associated with MiningDiscuss About The Alternative To Conventional For Processing. On the day of a field trip, it was rainy and since I was absent a friend of mine narrated to me about their visit to the mining site. During their visit to the mining site, they observed numerous activities such as how the mining of gold was being done with the various process being used. Though in the course of learning, they realized that the...

Boarding VehiclesDiscuss About The Dangerous Activities Be Undertaken During. Boarding vehicles: There is never a guarantee that one will reach safely in his/her destination. However, there are often greater chances of arriving safe. Therefore, this is considered dangerous activity as there are slim chances of being involved in an accident. Climbing heights- This is also a risky activity that we are likely to engage in as we attempt ...

Conditions for E-Learning Development in Universities And Schools Of Higher LearningDiscuss about theh E-Learning Development in Universities And Schools Of Higher Learning. Numerous institutions as well as other companies today are nowadays actualizing e-business model, hoping to multiply these business advantages to keep up their competitiveness (Allen & Seaman, 2007). As organizations reevaluate relatively every part of the manne...

AbstractDiscuss about the 20th Century Architecture for Social and Development Sciences. This assignment discusses the impact of Robert Venturi and Luis Kahn in the postmodern architecture of America. These two-genius helped to shape the path of architecture’s history that the postmodern architects and designers along with planners experienced the expansion of new architectural styles. These two geniuses were the complementary...

Factors Affecting Population DensityDiscuss about the Residential Density on Travel Behaviour Research. It is true that the transportation and the use of land such as planning work together. When planning for, the use of land, transportation must be one of the considerations that must be put in the frontline because pathways must leave unoccupied so that movement can be made easy and congestion minimised (Espenshade, 2013). This report,...