Building and the Environemnt Introduction A berm house is a house that is banked with earth. The design and building methods that are used aid the building to require less energy being put into the building when construction is complete and the building is being used as its intended. Construction The Caer Llan berm house was “designed to be “massive” rather than “lightweight”. The use of vast quantities of block‚ concrete‚ etc‚ is intended to act as a stabiliser‚ both structurally
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(Shoemaker & Hoard) Dostoevsky‚ Notes from the Underground (Norton) Knox (ed.)‚ Norton Book of Classical Literature (Norton) Shakespeare‚ Hamlet (Norton) Recommended Davies‚ Europe: A History (Harper) Grout‚ History of Western Music (Norton) Janson‚ History of Art (Prentice Hall) Dawood (ed. and trans.)‚ Koran (Penguin) Staniforth (ed.)‚ Early Christian Writings: The Apostolic Fathers (Penguin) EXAMINATIONS Two tests and a final
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1. INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background The report will mainly focus on the differences between reinforced‚ prestressed and partially stressed concrete. These concrete reinforcing methods differ in the period they have been used. Reinforced concrete was developed by a nursery owner in Paris in 1867‚ Joseph Monier‚ applying it to practical use for the first time (Salmon & Wang‚ 2007). Prestressed concrete’s discovery dates back to the late 1800’s. Freyssinet was one of the first engineers who used
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Wall Street Journal Article Review #2 Microsoft Abandons ‘Stack Ranking’ Employees Article by Authors‚ Shira Ovide and Rachel Feintzeig Abstract In the article “Microsoft Abandons ‘Stack Ranking’ Employees”. Shira Ovide and Rachel Feintzeig discuss how getting rid of such a system will benefit the company. The authors cite several sources. They don’t go into too deep of detail on why CEO Mr. Ballmer decided to implement the change‚ only that before he leaves the company for good he wanted
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With Reference to Sources‚ Assess the Achievements of Cleopatra VII “Ancient writers tend to depict Cleopatra as a power hungry woman” . This is just one perspective from historical literature. No one can doubt that Cleopatra achievements were historically dynamic‚ but the way in which they were viewed through the biased eyes of historians‚ some what nullifies or exaggerates there affects and the assessment of this is the crux of my essay. First we will look at the negative Roman interpretations
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Concrete is a composite construction material composed primarily of aggregate‚ cement‚ and water. There are many formulations‚ which provide varied properties. The aggregate is generally a coarse gravel or crushed rocks such as limestone‚ or granite‚ along with a fine aggregate such as sand. The cement‚ commonly Portland cement‚ and other cementitious materials such as fly ash and slag cement‚ serve as a binder for the aggregate. Various chemical admixtures are also added to achieve varied properties
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Throughout history the unspoken but highly evocative language of music has exerted powerful influences on individuals and societies alike. Felix Mendelssohn once remarked that music is more specific about what it expresses than words written about those expressions could ever be. That music has the power to express‚ convey and illicit powerful emotions is without question‚ however the issue of music’s moral and ethical power‚ and how that power affects individuals and societies‚ is one that receives
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enough to withstand all types of dead and live loads. •Should be rigidly constructed ‚efficiently propped and braced both horizontally and vertically‚ so as to retain its shape. •The joints in the formwork should be tight against leakage of cement grout. •Construction of formwork should permit removal of various parts in desired sequences without damage to the concrete. •The material of the formwork should be cheap‚ easily available and should be suitable for reuse. •The formwork should be set accurately
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Assignment Title Unit 13: Recruitment and Selection in Business Assessor Date Issued Hand in Date Duration (approx.) Qualification suite covered Level 3: BTEC Diploma in Business Units covered Unit 13 Learning aims and objectives The aim of this unit is to develop learners’ skills and knowledge of recruitment and selection in business. Learners will do this through preparing the relevant documents used in the selection process‚ planning and taking part in mock interviews and researching
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Bibliography: A+E Television Networks‚ LLC. “Franz Liszt.” A+E Networks‚ 2012. http://www.biography.com/people/franz-liszt-9383467. Fuller‚ John. The Sonnet: Italian Sonnet‚ 1. London: Methuen & Co‚ 1972. Grout‚ Donald Jay. A History of Western Music: The Nineteenth Century: Romanticism; Vocal music‚ 660. New York: Norton‚ 1988. Hamilton‚ Kenneth. The Cambridge Companion to Liszt‚ 135 – 137. Edited by Kenneth Hamilton. New York: Cambridge University Press
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