7166M01.qxd_lb 6/3/09 09:38 AM Page 1 1 BASIC CONCEPTS 1.1 INTRODUCTION Concrete is strong in compression‚ but weak in tension: its tensile strength varies from 8 to 14 percent of its compressive strength. Due to such a low tensile capacity‚ flexural cracks develop at early stages of loading. In order to reduce or prevent such cracks from developing‚ a concentric or eccentric force is imposed in the longitudinal direction of the structural element. This force prevents the cracks
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RMC or Ready mixed concrete or concrete is manufactured at a batching plant or factory. The mixed concrete is made to a set recipe‚ and then delivered to the desired workplace/worksite by the help of transit mixers. This results in ready mixed concretes which have a precise mixture‚ and this helps achieve specialty concretes to be developed and used on the construction sites. HZS150 Batching Plant Today‚ RMC plants are playing a very important role in building road and civil structures. These RMC
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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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Review of Market Liquidity Risk Measurement Models Presented By: Kishore Rathi‚ EFPM 2008-12 Seminar Guide: Dr H K Pradhan Abstract Liquidity has been a very elusive topic with very little academic research coverage in Modern Finance. Cohesive definition of this phenomena is far from agreed upon. On the outset liquidity‚ with a number of dimensions and perspectives‚ presents a zig-saw puzzle of a common anticipation of uncertain worst loss. This loss is to be incurred while liquidating a large
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Android event Scheduler/Reminder Application ABSTRACT: Android application that can remind us of any event/Task we mark on it. It can be like reminding us about a meeting‚ time to pay any bill etc. The app can take from the user the event name‚ date and time of the event. Store the details to the database and alert the user 10 min before the event. Simple Application for Android phone. Application will be used as a “reminder” for a specific type of event. With the ability to save multiple events
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Academic essay - Business Ethics Abstract In 1956‚ the Mondragón Cooperative Corporation‚ or MCC‚ made a small start in Basque region of Spain‚ at the initiative of five young engineers‚ inspired by a Catholic priest by the name of Jose Maria Arizmendiarrieta. Today it has emerged as a truly multi-billion dollar international enterprise with a highly integrated network of 100 MCC cooperative enterprises and competes quite successfully with conventional capitalist corporations both locally and
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The Abstract or Outline for the Research Paper Organizing Your Paper and Writing the Abstract or Outline If you have chosen to do an MLA paper you will do an outline for your paper. This will be the second page of the paper. If you are doing an APA paper‚ you will do an abstract of your final paper. This will page two. Consult Little Brown Brief‚ pp. 510-517or examples of what a properly formatted paper looks like. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE THIS TEXT‚ A GOOD SAMPLE CAN BE FOUND AT: www
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Abstract Bullying is a social and psychological issue among animals and humans that emerges in an emotional‚ verbal‚ or physical form. Although the issue of bullying among humans has existed for quite some time‚ recent research of the issue has grown significantly and indicates that bullying takes many forms and effects individuals or groups of different ages‚ genders‚ races‚ geographic locations‚ and socio-economic status. There are many causes of bullying and the goal of the analysis is to
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ABSTRACT The contribution to the development of any community by all members (men and women‚ young and old) Leads to the mutual benefit of all stakeholders. Studies have shown that the socialization process in all societies (developed and developing)‚ patriarchal structures and cultural gender biases have continued to encourage and perpetuate gender inequalities. The Kenyan constitution places very special emphasis on the rights of every Kenyan irrespective of race‚ gender or ethnicity and the
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ABSTRACT EXAMPLES Writing an Abstract – Examples Each student who completes a science fair project must write an abstract to be displayed with the project. An abstract gives the essence of the project in a brief but complete form — it should not exceed 250 words. Judges and the public should have a fairly accurate idea of the project after reading the abstract. The abstract must focus on the current year’s research and give only minimal reference to previous work. Details and discussions should
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