1.Name at least 6 different types of bridge trusses: Pratt‚ Parker‚ K-Truss‚ Warren‚ Howe‚ Camelback http://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/common-types-truss-bridges 2. Name and describe the 3 most common types of bridge truss types: Warren: The Warren Truss uses equilateral triangles to spread out the loads. The triangles reduce the forces to only compression and tension. Pratt: A Pratt truss includes vertical members and diagonals that slope down to the center. The inner diagonals are under
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Ex.No Date Aim: To find resistance of a given wire using metre bridge and hence determine the specific resistance of its material. Apparatus: A meter bridge ‚a Leclanche cell ‚ a galvanometer ‚a resistance box‚ a jockey‚ a resistance wire or resistance coil‚ a metre scale‚ a set square and connecting wires Procedure: 1.Draw the circuit diagram as shown in figure and arrange the apparatus according to the arrangement diagram. 2. Connect the resistance wire or resistance coil whose resistance
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The Swinging Bridge Discrimination can be found in many different forms and it can happen to anyone. Some people are discriminated against their race‚ gender or age. Some people are discriminated by religion ‚ culture‚ belief or how wealthy they are. Some people are even discriminated by their physical ablities or sexuality. Discrimination is a very ghastly thing and it is a major issue faced by the many of the characters in the novel The Swinging Bridge. The characters Mona Singh ‚ Kello
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What lands and observations inspired Darwin to develop his theory of evolution? Darwin started by studying with proclaimed geologists learning how to map lands and animals and develop theories. Darwin’s observations in the lands of wales and throughout various places in South America lead to his theories of coral reefs and formation of volcanic islands securing his position in the scientific community. After securing his position in the scientific community Darwin began to spread his theories of evolution
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I actually enjoyed the movie Bridge of Spies‚ even though I never heard of it. It is funny how on one side we as people wanted to make sure the book was thrown at Mr. Rudolph for being a spy but we send spies out to do the same thing yet when they are caught we want them freed and return home safe and sound. Mr. Donovan was the only person who put his personal believes to the side and focused on the case through the eyes of the law. He know and wanted to address from the beginning that the evidence
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A REVIEW OF LAND ADMINISTRATION REFORMS IN NIGERIA. BY:- MARTINS T. ADENIPEKUN DEPT. OF ESTATE MANAGEMENT‚ LAGOS STATE POLYTECHNIC‚IKORODU‚ LAGOS. martinsadenipekun@yahoo.com‚ 08023167702‚ 08036317528. ABSTRACT Administration of land is as ancient as the creation of man. In Nigeria‚ the socio-economic and political factors had overtime brought about different administrative reforms put in place to foster developments. Certain patterns of land administration had emerged in Nigeria before
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succeeding in society. In a new culture‚ people become dependent on those around them more fluent in the new society’s ways and lose their connection to the humans around them who seem too challenging to comprehend. The excerpt from the novel Monkey Bridge by Lan Cao exposes readers to this world through the eyes of a girl from Saigon who must help her mother orient herself to American life. In the excerpt‚ the girl describes the contrasts between her mother’s great shopping abilities in the open markets
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Fundamentals of Land Ownership‚ Land Boundaries‚ and Surveying G J Donnelly About the Paper This paper has been prepared as an introductory paper to provide a general overview of key matters related to the ownership of land‚ and the boundaries which define the limitations of that ownership. The role of surveyors in the determination of land boundaries is also reviewed. It has been commissioned by the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping (ICSM) to provide a guide for students and
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The land ethic is a holistic view of ecosystems. It entails an entire view of a biotic community to include all of nature‚ not just the individualistic components which incorporate our environment. Great efforts would be taken by supporters of the land ethic’ to support an ecosystem that was threatened. The individual components that comprise the ecosystem are not of great concern to supporters of this theory; they would argue that a threat to an individual organism‚ even protected or endangered
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Land degradation From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Serious land degradation in Nauru after the depletion of the phosphate cover through mining Land degradation is a concept in which the value of the biophysical environment is affected by one or more combination of human-induced processes acting upon the land.[1] It is viewed as any change or disturbance to the land perceived to be deleterious or undesirable.[2] Natural hazards are excluded as a cause‚ however human activities can indirectly
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