GOTTHARD BASE TUNNEL‚ SWITZERLAND 1. INTRODUCTION Currently under construction to stretch a record length of 57 km‚ the Gotthard Base tunnel located in Switzerland spans the north of Europe‚ spanning through the Swiss Alps to the south of Europe. This railway tunnel has been designed to bypass the inefficient route of windy roads and cutting down travel time. The Gotthard Base tunnel consisting of twin tunnels is connected by cross passages at every 325m. The twin tunnels have been constructed
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famous people who used this type of art. Two of the famous artists of this period are Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema and Nicolai Abildgaard. What brought about neo classical art is the discovery of ancient Italian artifacts at a ruin in the region of Pompeii. A German art historian by the name of Johanna J. Winckleman had a great deal of influence on the neoclassical art. Romanticism came around after neoclassical art. Romanticism came about in the 18th century and is intellectual‚ artistic‚ and literary
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own patterns on the backs of his chair. Robert Adam’s decorative arts can be seen in the interiors‚ such as in the Etruscan Room (figure 1) at Osterley Park House. Here‚ Robert Adam uses classical Roman decorative motifs inspired by Herculaneum and Pompeii. Adam also designed flat grotesque panels‚ which were inspired from Roman mural painting. figure 1 Although neoclassical architecture was primarily influenced by Roman and Greek architecture‚ it become a movement of its own‚ with its own standards
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Alexander of Macedonia Darius’ conqueror‚ Alexander the Great‚ took this concept further. Discovered in his father’s tomb‚ an Ivory head of Alexander’s was found‚ showing that his image had been made for him in advance of him becoming king. In Pompeii‚ a copy of an original Macedonian painting‚ shows Alexander the great‚ shown fearless‚ fixated on his enemy and leading from the front. He is in the midst of battle with king Darius‚ shown fearful and panicking. Where Darius had used a symbol to
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volcano A volcano is an opening‚ or rupture‚ in the surface or crust of the Earth or a planetary mass object‚ which allows hot lava‚ volcanic ash and gases to escape from the magma chamberbelow the surface. On Earth‚ volcanoes are generally found where tectonic plates are diverging or converging. Amid-oceanic ridge‚ for example the Mid-Atlantic Ridge‚ has examples of volcanoes caused by divergent tectonic plates pulling apart; the Pacific Ring of Fire has examples of volcanoes caused by convergent
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project is 16 per cent over budget and two months behind schedule. A new project manager has been called in to rescue the troubled project. Construction Phase One Milestones Dates Demolition and site- preparation start date Nov 1 Building excavation start date Dec 15 Foundations completion Feb 9 Underground parking complete Mar6 Phase 1 external steel structure complete June26 The World Clock Meeting Planner: Toronto Berlin Shanghai Mon 12:00 Mon 18:00 Tuesday 00:00 Mon 15:00
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Ryan Nielsen PA 472 Term Paper Occupational Safety and Health Administration On December 29‚ 1970 Congress passed the Occupational Safety and Health Act. The purpose of this act as quoted from the act itself is: “To assure safe and healthful working conditions for working men and women; by authorizing enforcement of the standards developed under the Act; by assisting and encouraging the States in their efforts to assure safe and healthful working conditions; by providing for research‚ information
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THE BRONZE AGE The Bronze Age began in 2800 and lasted till 1050BC. This was almost 2000 years ago. This time period started to replace the use of stone and iron with bronze. The development of trading began with the Aegean and Mediterranean regions. Crete was responsible for major development during the Bronze Age. Their society was based on structures of extravagant places. The Minoans for the next 500 years had had the power in the Aegean but by 1450BC they were over run by the Mycenaean’s
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MINING ENGINEERS DESIGN: Layouts for surface and underground mines. Prepare mine plans. Design blast patterns for rock fragmentation and excavation. Design ventilation systems for underground mines. Make mining safer for engineers and their equipment. Optimize mining processes. Interesting fact: Mining utilizes the world’s largest trucks and excavation equipment. 2. Abet Abet stands for Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology. ABET is a non-government program that accredits
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BIOREMEDIATION Bioremediation is such type of technology in which microorganism‚ fungi‚ bacteria‚ plant and there is use to convert polluted condition in to original condition. Through bioremediation process microorganism act on pollutant or on chemicals due to which pollution occur and help that thing to come back in its original condition. Bioremediation is an option to offers the possibility to destroy or renders various harmful thing through natural biological activity.
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