SELF-COMPACTING CONCRETE Masahiro OUCHI 1 SUMMARY Self-compacting concrete was first developed 1988 in order to achieve durable concrete structures. Since then‚ various investigations have been carried out and the concrete has been used in practical structures in Japan‚ mainly by large construction companies. Investigations for establishing a rational mix-design method and self-compactability testing methods have been carried out to make the concrete the standard one. Keywords: self-compacting
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Successful Strategic Alliances: How to prepare for an alliance Andrew Brown and Phil Hogg‚ Special to Financial Post | May 16‚ 2012 4:42 PM In this installment‚ we turn our attention to translating your alliance from a boardroom concept into real world implementation. As the driving force behind an alliance‚ here are specific actions you need to take to prepare for your alliance’s success: Assign an Alliance Champion. The alliance champion ultimately owns the success of the alliance. As a result‚ you
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Strategic Alliance —Case Study of Lenovo and IBM By Lili Jiang Dissertation submitted to the University of Nottingham Business School‚ in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Science in International Business September 2007 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First of all‚ I would like to thank my supervisor Bernard Leca for his support and very help advices throughout this research. Then I would like to thank my family for giving me this opportunity to study abroad
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2011 Tatenda J gunda 4230205 ALLIANCE ONE INTERNATIONAL TOBACCO 8/13/2011 2011 Tatenda J gunda 4230205 ALLIANCE ONE INTERNATIONAL TOBACCO 8/13/2011 ALLIANCE ONE INTERNATIONAL TOBACCO EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The report is aimed at demystifying the world’s second largest leaf tobacco merchant and agro-processing company which has since diversified it portfolio to also integrate other areas of economic development in non-tobacco products such as agricultural financing and also
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Henry Biddle is fifty-two years old. He has spent half of his life working for the same company‚ Alliance Pharmaceutical‚ as an assistant researcher. His milquetoast existence consisted of being told what to do and what not to do. Promotions at work passed him by repeatedly. His working knowledge of the various drugs used by Alliance Pharmaceutical in their research was the only reason he was still there. Henry was content to be an assistant with no aspirations of climbing the proverbial ladder of
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in the area of civic buildings. What distinguishes Roman architecture is its technical advances which allowed the Romans to define space uniquely and impressively only using materials as simple as bricks and concrete. A civilisation known for its efficiency‚ the Romans developed concrete as a building material as it was durable‚ strong and economical‚ and particularly well suited in the construction of large-scale buildings. Such buildings as the Temple of Diana (ca.80 CE) in Nimes used cut-stone
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Benefits Of Choosing Stamped Concrete For Your Patio A plain concrete slab is the typical patio material‚ so if you want something a little more upscale‚ you may start to look at pavers or natural stone. However‚ there’s one option you don’t want to overlook‚ and that’s stamped concrete. It pours on like a concrete slab‚ but it looks just like more expensive stone. Here are some of the benefits of installing a stamped concrete patio. Lower Cost Slate and other stone materials are expensive. They
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Concrete operations are the third stage of Piagetian cognitive development‚ during which children develop logical but not abstract thinking (Papalia p.351). The concrete operational stage begins around age seven and continues until approximately age eleven. During this time‚ children gain a better understanding of mental operations. Children begin thinking logically about concrete events‚ but have difficulty understanding abstract or hypothetical concepts. Piaget determined that children in the
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day. Two major innovations were major factors in allowing romans to build these structures. Concrete‚ an invention of Rome‚ allowed them to build long lasting bridges‚ temples and dwellings. (Kamm‚ n.d.). Arches were used to extend the length of structures‚ providing support. With these two methods at their disposal‚ Rome was able to produce some awe inspiring structures. There were two types of concrete that were used in ancient Rome. The first of which was created simply using one part lime and
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in today’s context of a globalized singapore‚ many people are concerned with building up our economy . what many people dont realise is that conserving out environment is just as important to our economy . yes our economic growth is important to sustain our economy ‚ but only to a limited extent . we need to conserve our environment because they are vanishing fast ! is our government doing enough ? or rather ‚ can they do more ? we believe that the government can do more to conserve our environment
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