Poe” described Poe’s regular tone as‚ “a pervasive tone of melancholy‚” (Zott). This description is accurate for the majority of his poetry‚ for instance‚ “Alone” and “The Black Cat”; nevertheless‚ the diction in “To My Mother” demonstrates how the poem is the exception to Poe’s trite tune. For example‚ Poe wrote‚ “None so devotional as that of ‘Mother‚’ Therefore by that dear
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Concrete Utopia: Utopia is the name for an ideal place society. The idea of Utopia is to improve the society for the community which refers to social equality. The name is taken from the title of a book by Sir Thomas More describing a fictional island in the Atlantic Ocean. The term has been used to describe both intentional communities that attempted to create an ideal society‚ and fictional societies portrayed. Concrete portrayals of ideal societies‚ after the manner of Utopia‚ contribute little
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Advantages of mix design Mix design aims to achieve good quality concrete at site economically. I. Quality concrete means • Better strength • Better imperviousness and durability • Dense and homogeneous concrete II. Economy a) Economy in cement consumption It is possible to save up to 15% of cement for M20 grade of concrete with the help of concrete mix design. In fact higher the grade of concrete more are the savings. Lower cement content also results in lower heat of hydration and hence
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disdain for the doll is made evident through the drastic changes in tone throughout the piece‚ and the speaker’s use of sentences with many clauses to draw attention to key points. The tone of the piece‚ revealed through the connotations of abstract diction‚ mirrors the speaker’s thoughts towards the doll. The tone of the piece starts pleasant‚ containing words with positive connotations such as “special” and “loving”. This is immediately contrasted with the negative words “revolting” and “frightened”
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Ian Wendt August 17‚ 2011 Roman Pozzolanic Concrete The Roman Empire has contributed a wide variety of knowledge‚ ideas and technology to the world. These include novel concepts regarding the legal system‚ Roman numerals‚ architecture and the Roman calendar. However‚ the development of concrete as a building material is not the first thing that comes to mind when considering the Roman contributions to civilization. While the use of concrete predates the Roman era‚ the Romans discovered important
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Abul Kalam Azad‚ and Mohammed Abdul Hameed A STUDY OF SELF-COMPACTING CONCRETE MADE WITH MARGINAL AGGREGATES Shamsad Ahmad∗‚ Abul Kalam Azad‚ and Mohammed Abdul Hameed Department of Civil Engineering King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals Dhahran‚ Saudi Arabia 1. INTRODUCTION Self-compacting concrete (SCC)‚ developed first in Japan in the late 1980s‚ represents one of the most significant advances in concrete technology in the last two decades. SCC was developed to ensure adequate compaction
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Aggregates for Concrete Aggregates are inert granular materials such as sand‚ gravel‚ or crushed stone that‚ along with water and cement‚ are an essential ingredient in concrete. Aggregates are the most mined materials in the world. For a good concrete mix‚ aggregates need to be clean‚ hard‚ strong particles free of absorbed chemicals or coatings of clay and other fine materials that could cause the deterioration of concrete. Aggregates‚ which account for 60 to 75 percent of the total volume
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Engineering B45 Concrete Lab Report Introduction: Concrete is a mixture of sand and rock or similar inert material (aggregates) held together by a cementing material. Usually the cementing material is Portland cement‚ but sometimes binders such as asphalt or gypsum are used‚ in which case the concrete may be called asphaltic concrete or gypsum concrete. Properties of concrete are governed not only by the properties of its ingredients (cement‚ water‚ sand‚ and coarse aggregate) but also‚ to a great
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MECHANICAL COMPACTION OF CONCRETE: A GOVERENING FACTOR FOR DURABILITY AND SERVICEABILITY OF THE CONCRETE Ranchhod Mata1‚ Prof. Jayeshkumar Pitroda2‚ Prof. J. J. Bhavsar3 1Student of first year M.E (C.E & M)‚ B.V.M Engineering College‚ Vallabh Vidyanagar 2Assistant Professor and Research Scholar‚ Civil Engineering Department‚ B.V.M. Engineering College‚ Vallabh Vidyanagar-Gujarat-India 3Associate Professor and PG Coordinator (M.E C E & M)‚ Civil Engineering Department‚ B.V.M. Engineering College
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single-dwelling occupancies D. impact-resistant gypsum board is easily differentiated from regular gypsum board 7. Which of the following is MOST likely to contribute to rapid structural failure in a wood-frame dwelling? A. gypsum board interior walls B. concrete basement floor C. plywood subfloor covered with carpet D.
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