...Light steel construction and modular homes as alternative building methods in South Africa. By: Dewald Barnard 26144362 Submitted in fulfilment of part of the requirements for the degree of B.Sc(Hons)(Construction Management) In the faculty of Engineering, Built Environment and information technology University of Pretoria 1. Chapter 1......................................................................................................................................... 7 1.1Research Proposal.......................................................................................................................... 7 1.2. Problem ........................................................................................................................................ 7 1.2.1 Chapter 2................................................................................................................................ 7 1.2.2 Chapter 3................................................................................................................................ 7 1.2.3 Chapter 4................................................................................................................................ 8 1.2.4 Chapter 5................................................................................................................................ 8 1.3. Research methodology ..........................................................................................................
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...built environment – advanced diploma of building surveying cpc60108. Apply footing and geomechanical design principles to buildings Assessments up to three storeys - CPCCSV6004A Assignment 2. rEV B. troy dibben. Apply footing and geomechanical design principles to buildings Assessments up to three storeys Assignment 2 Outline. Introduction & Tasks: In this document, it shall be discussed and understood to apply knowledge of soft soils, ground improvement, embankments, slope stability and retaining walls to a practical example of earthworks construction. An embankment at the rear of a residence, 2.5m high is to be constructed. The existing soil profile in the area consists of a thick layer of soft clay with a shallow depth to groundwater, over dense sand less than 10 metres in depth. Explain the nature of the problems with embankment construction that maybe expected on this site, and discuss at least three engineering techniques by which the embankment construction and/or performance of the foundation soils can be improved. For the same site and proposed construction, explain how earth retaining systems can be used to limit the embankment side slopes from encroaching onto neighbouring property. Discuss at least three options for earth retaining systems that may be used, including the relative merits of each. Illustrate the report with drawings or images of the various ground improvement techniques...
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...Chapter 1 - Another Round - 2 Treasures 1) After exiting the restroom, go over to the slot machine. 2) The next treasure is just a few feet away, behind the bar counter, you can't miss either one of these! Chapter 2 - Greatness from Small Beginnings - 7 Treasures 1) The first treasure is right at the start, the third right cannon 2) The following treasure is next to the last one, just walk into the dark room in front of you, it's easy to spot under the hanging light. 3) Out on the streets, walk past the blue car, behind the pillars and it's right in front of the red door. 4) Keep going until you reach the food market, walk up to the blue merchant stand, next to it is a stone display, holding a lot of glass jars, look in between the glass jars and the treasure is there. 5) In the same food market area, make a left turn, then another left turn up the stairs, the treasure is at the top of the stairs. 6) You can't miss this next treasure because it's on the path to progression. When you see the white sign that says "24 Horas" just look to the left of your screen for the sparkly treasure. Yummy! 7) Soon after the previous treasure comes the next. You'll jump and grab onto a large hotel sign. Instead of dropping down to continue, climb up a bit, the treasure is inside the letter "O." Chapter 3 - Second-Story Work - 3 Treasures 1) When you get on a large red roofing, don't jump into the opened window, instead run over to the left and climb down onto the level below you...
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...BRE Building Elements Foundations, basements and external works Performance, diagnosis, maintenance, repair and the avoidance of defects H W Harrison, ISO, Dip Arch, RIBA P M Trotman BRE Garston Watford WD25 9XX Prices for all available BRE publications can be obtained from: CRC Ltd 151 Rosebery Avenue London, EC1R 4GB Tel: 020 7505 6622 Fax: 020 7505 6606 email: crc@construct.emap.co.uk BR 440 ISBN 1 86081 540 5 © Copyright BRE 2002 First published 2002 BRE is committed to providing impartial and authoritative information on all aspects of the built environment for clients, designers, contractors, engineers, manufacturers, occupants, etc. We make every effort to ensure the accuracy and quality of information and guidance when it is first published. However, we can take no responsibility for the subsequent use of this information, nor for any errors or omissions it may contain. Published by Construction Research Communications Ltd by permission of Building Research Establishment Ltd Requests to copy any part of this publication should be made to: CRC Ltd Building Research Establishment Bucknalls Lane Watford, WD25 9XX BRE material is also published quarterly on CD Each CD contains BRE material published in the current year, including reports, specialist reports, and the Professional Development publications: Digests, Good Building Guides, Good Repair Guides and Information Papers. The CD collection gives you the opportunity to build a comprehensive library...
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...Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 General Groundwater intrusion through a building's foundation can cause serious damage. In addition to increased concrete deterioration and accelerated rebar corrosion, basement dampness can ruin expensive electrical and mechanical equipments, which are often located in basement space; can increase maintenance requirements through frequent repainting or cleaning to combat mould growth; and can make affected areas uninhabitable or even unusable due to poor air quality. In selective problem areas, the usual approach to the treatment of water intrusion problems is to 'trench and drain', in other words, to excavate and expose the wall area and the base of the foundation, to replace waterproofing on the wall surface, and to install a drain tile system around the building or affected area. Other areas, such as floors, are untreatable using conventional methods. Electro-osmotic pulse (EOP) technology offers an alternative solution that can mitigate some water-related problems from the interior of affected areas without the cost of excavation. Further, by lessening water seepage through concrete walls and floors, indoor humidity is reduced, thereby alleviating corrosion damage to mechanical equipment, lessening mould problems, and enhancing indoor air quality. 1.2 Electro-Osmotic Flow If ions of one sign are preferentially adsorbed at a solid solution interface, a net charge or electric potential difference develops across the interface. This...
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...Large numbers of people moved from one monastery to another creating travel routes which would later become trade routes. Because of this large influx of people, churches were built large enough to hold hundreds of people. Romanesque architecture style was one of the first to build entirely with stone materials instead of wood because stone was the only thing that would support the heavy roofs. The 2 structure was massive, boxy and low to the ground. Round Roman arches, thick walls, and small windows are typical of the buildings. All Romanesque architecture was built to make a statement of power and wealth. Romanesque buildings were not just churches, abbeys, and monasteries; they also encapsulated the castles. These castles were used as power sources and were built to be sturdy and long lasting during times of war. This meant that buildings were serviceable, durable, defensive, and strong, but not very creative. The Gothic style grew out of the Romanesque architectural style, when both prosperity and peace allowed for several centuries of cultural development and great building schemes. Gothic style architecture included grand cathedrals which had tall skyscraper-like towers. This design was deliberate, a way to get people to look up to the sky and think of God. Gothic structures emphasize the vertical and represented faith, dedication, and cooperation. Gothic style has three main...
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...IT113 Unit 5 Homework Chapter 6 1. What are the 3 basic tools required to install a plug for UTP cable? A. Stripper (the wire kind), wire cutter, cable crimper 2. What type of fiber-optic tester should you purchase to make sure the fiber-optic cable was installed without any fault and that enough light is being transmitted through the fiber, and what are the three key attributes to know before you purchase a tester? A. You want the tester to have the capability for correct fiber connectors, support the correct type of fiber (single vs. multi mode) and test appropriate wavelength. You should purchase an attenuation tester since you are testing for the power of the light transmission. 3. Which of the following supplies enables the reduction of friction on the cables while being pulled? A. Wire pulling lubricant Chapter 9 1. What are the main aspects that must be addressed when designing and installing wall plates? A. Fixed or modular design wall plate, wall plate location, manufacturer system, and wall plate mounting system. 2. Which TIA standards should you refer to for ensuring proper design and installation of wall plates? A. Residential is ANSI/TIA-570-B, Commercial is ANSI/TIA-568-C.1 3. Your commercial office building environment is expected to change over the next few years as some of the network devices that are presently installed with coax connections need to be converted to RJ-45 and some network devices that are currently RJ-45 connections may need...
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...Building Code of the Philippines CHAPTER 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS SECTION 101. Title This Decree shall be known as the “National Building Code of the Philippines” and shall hereinafter be referred as the “Code”. SECTION 102. Declaration of Policy It is hereby declared to be the policy of the State of safeguard life, health, property, and public welfare, consistent with the principles of sound environmental management and control; and to this end, make it the purpose of this Code to provide for all buildings and structures, a framework of minimum standards and requirements to regulate and control their location, site, design, quality of materials, construction, use occupancy, and maintenance. SECTION 103. Scope and Application (a) The provisions of this Code shall apply to the design, location, sitting, construction, alteration, repair, conversion, use, occupancy, maintenance, moving, demolition of, and addition to public and private buildings and structures, except traditional indigenous family dwellings as defined herein. (b) Buildings and/or structures constructed before the approval of this Code shall not be affected except when alterations, additions, conversions or repairs are to be made therein in which case, this Code shall apply only to portions to be altered, added converted or repaired. SECTION 104. General Building Requirements (a) All buildings or structures as well as accessory facilities thereto shall conform in all respects to the principles...
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...Kevin McMenamy, Roland Saville, Alan Glowacki Copyright©2009 Cisco Systems, Inc. Published by: Cisco Press 800 East 96th Street Indianapolis, IN 46240 USA All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without written permission from the publisher, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in a review. Printed in the United States of America First Printing May 2009 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Cisco TelePresence fundamentals / Tim Szigeti ... [et al.]. p. cm. ISBN-13: 978-1-58705-593-5 (pbk.) ISBN-10: 1-58705-593-7 (pbk.) 1. Multimedia communications. 2. Computer conferencing. I. Szigeti, Tim. II. Title. [DNLM: 1. Cisco Systems, Inc. ] TK5105.15.C57 2009 006.7--dc22 2009013062 ISBN-13: 978-1-58705-593-5 ISBN-10: 1-58705-593-7 Warning and Disclaimer This book is designed to provide information about Cisco TelePresence. Every effort has been made to make this book as complete and as accurate as possible, but no warranty or fitness is implied. The information is provided on an “as is” basis. The authors, Cisco Press, and Cisco Systems, Inc. shall have neither liability nor responsibility to any person or entity with respect to any loss or damages arising from the information contained in this book or from the use of the discs or programs that may accompany it. The opinions expressed in this...
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...Nweke for their contributions in one way or the other in trying to see to my well being and knowledge acquisition in the whole program. Also to all staff and workers of KIN-ROYAL NIG.LTD, for their warm and embracing support and hospitality. May the almighty God reward you all. To my friends, classmates and IT colleagues, I appreciate you all for the support and relationship you aided me with. I cannot forget you. Finally, to my industrial attachment supervisor, Mr. Vincent Nweke, and my institution supervisor Dr. Henry Igbadun, I say thank you all and may the almighty God be at your beck and call. Table of contents title page page declaration ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2 acknowledgement ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3 table of contents...
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...UNIVERSITÀ DEGLI STUDI DI PADOVA Facoltà di Ingegneria Dipartimento di Fisica Tecnica Tesi di laurea FEED-FORWARD CONTROL APPLIED TO THERMALLY ACTIVATED CONCRETE SLABS – A CASE STUDY Relatore: Correlatori: Prof. Ing. Roberto ZECCHIN Dott. Ing. Michele DE CARLI Dott. Ing. Dietrich SCHMIDT Laureando: Alessio PULLIERO Anno accademico 2003-2004 To my parents …. ABSTRACT The main purpose of this thesis is to investigate different control strategies for the heating and cooling system of the ZUB (Centre for Sustainable Building), situated in Kassel, Germany. It is an experimental office building, with a very detailed monitoring system for studying low-energy and low-exergy building technologies. The conditioning system is a TABS (Thermally Activated Building System), with water pipes embedded in the centre of a structural concrete slab, thus resulting in a ceiling radiant system. The high thermal capacity of the slab offers great opportunities to store heat, to dampen temperature fluctuations or to shift the peak-load; but, on the other hand, it implies a slow response of the system, which requires an accurate regulation strategy to front the variability of several factors, and to achieve the desired indoor temperature. A TRNSYS model of an office room has been developed, thus allowing to implement several regulations in the software and to test their performance. The main conclusion, carried out from the simulations, is that the implementation of a Feed-forward...
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...WORKING DRAWINGS HANDBOOK This page intentionally left blank WORKING DRAWINGS HANDBOOK Fourth Edition Keith Styles and Andrew Bichard Architectural Press An imprint of Elsevier Linacre House, Jordan Hill, Oxford OX2 8DP 30 Corporate Drive, Burlington, MA 01803 First published 1982 Second edition 1986 Third edition 1995 Reprinted 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003 Fourth edition 2004 Copyright © 2004, Keith Styles and Andrew Bichard. All rights reserved The right of Keith Styles and Andrew Bichard to be identified as the authors of this work has been asserted in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 No part of this publication may be reproduced in any material form (including photocopying or storing in any medium by electronic means and whether or not transiently or incidentally to some other use of this publication) without the written permission of the copyright holder except in accordance with the provisions of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 or under the terms of a licence issued by the Copyright Licensing Agency Ltd, 90 Tottenham Court Road, London, England W1T 4LP. Applications for the copyright holder’s written permission to reproduce any part of this publication should be addressed to the publisher Permissions may be sought directly from Elsevier’s Science & Technology Rights Department in Oxford, UK: phone: ( 44) 1865 843830, fax: ( 44) 1865 853333, e-mail: permissions@elsevier.co.uk. You may also complete your request on-line via...
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...Advisors: Shri Ashok Ganguly, Chairman, CBSE. Shri G. Balasubramanian, Director (Academic), CBSE. Editors: Shri R.K. Singh Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India Shri Saroj Jha, I.A.S Director (Disaster Management), Ministry of Home Affairs, Govt. of India. Authors: Prof A.S Arya, Shri Ankush Agarwal and Shri Arvind Nagaraju Shri Anup Karanth Dr. Kamla Menon and Ms. A. Venkatachalam Ms. Balaka Dey Shri Hemang Karelia Ms. Malini Narayanan Coordinator: Ms. Sugandh Sharma, Education Officer, CBSE. Price: Published By: The Secretary, Central Board of Secondary Education, ‘Shiksha Kendra’, 2, Community Centre, Preet Vihar, Delhi-110 092 Design, Layout & Illustration By: Spectrum Media, 3721/5, IInd Floor, New Delhi-110 002 Phone : 011-23272562 Printed By: Contents Foreword For Students Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Introduction Tsunami – The killer sea waves Survival Skills Alternative Communication Systems…..during disasters Safe Construction Practices Sharing Responsibilities Planning Ahead 1 7 13 28 33 45 52 (iii) Foreword The recent massive earthquake of magnitude 8.6, which hit Indonesia (off the West Coast of Northern Sumatra) on 26th December at 06:28 hrs, was the biggest in 40 years which has triggered the deadly tsunami waves in Southeast Asia and coastal India. Another...
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...Preface C++ 3e.fm Page iii Monday, July 16, 2001 1:44 PM PREFACE Welcome to the third edition of Data Abstraction and Problem Solving with C++: Walls and Mirrors. Since the publication of the second edition, we all have gained experience with teaching data abstraction in an objectoriented way using C++. This edition reflects that experience and the evolution that C++ has taken. This book is based on the original Intermediate Problem Solving and Data Structures: Walls and Mirrors by Paul Helman and Robert Veroff (© 1986 by The Benjamin/Cummings Publishing Company, Inc.). This work builds on their organizational framework and overall perspective and includes technical and textual content, examples, figures, and exercises derived from the original work. Professors Helman and Veroff introduced two powerful analogies, walls and mirrors, that have made it easier for us to teach—and to learn—computer science. With its focus on data abstraction and other problem-solving tools, this book is designed for a second course in computer science. In recognition of the dynamic nature of the discipline and the great diversity in undergraduate computer science curricula, this book includes comprehensive coverage of enough topics to make it appropriate for other courses as well. For example, you can use this book in courses such as introductory data structures or advanced programming and problem solving. The goal remains to give students a superior foundation in data abstraction...
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...footing plans Floor plan, indicate all bearing walls Wall section(s), foundation through roof. Include panel nailing schedules Roof framing or truss layout plan Electrical, plumbing and HVAC plans (Locate all smoke detectors) Detail all window and door sizes Method of compliance w/wind-load & wind-borne debris. WBD area is within 1 mile of coastline and all Risk Category IV and health care structures with 140 mph or greater Vult wind design Engineering for open structures; porches, balconies, etc. a b c d e f g h i Wind-load Design WBD Protection CHECK ONE a) N/A – Not in WBD area b) Impact Resistant Shutters c) Impact Resistant Glass d) Wood Panels-AFFIDAVIT REQUIRED Written approval from your local Planning Dept. for ordinance compliance. Complete, notarized Building Permit Packet including Notarized Owner/Builder Affidavit (if not using a licensed contractor) Recorded Notice of Commencement Signed “A” and “V” Flood Zone handout (Form B-16) Signed Driveway Affidavit (Form B08) Signed Statement of Water (Form B09) or Receipt from water provider Signed Florida Product Approval Affidavit (Form B-37) I affirm building is for residential use only (1&2) Family dwelling unit purposes or accessory Florida Energy Form Verified legal address letter unless in Panama City Septic Tank Permit or utility sewer receipt. Gulf Power REA-Southport REA-Wewa Indicate which power company a) b) c) 2. 3. a b c d e f g 4. 5. 6. 7. ...
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