Experiment 4.14 Portal Frame ( Plastic Bending of Portals ) AIM : To compare the ability of the portal frame to resists vertical and horizontal loadings. DESCRIPTION: Figure 1 shows the Plastic Bending of Portals experiment set up in a Test Frame. The Plastic Bending of Portals experiment consists of a specimen steel portal frame held firmly at the bottom corners by two fixing blocks (ensuring an encastre fixing). Two load cells load the specimen frame by wires and adjustable pulleys
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Materials in Portal Frame In this section‚ materials which can be utilized in this portal frame structure will be discussed. Each material advantages and disadvantages will also be discussed. Since the world of construction nowadays have been favouring environmental friendly material in construction with the lowest cost possible‚ this section will also discuss about the benefits of each material to the environment. Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer or GFRP is a material
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Life is a Stage and all of us are Merely Players‚ Acting out our Parts Symbolic interactionism is one of the leading sociological theories having a long intellectual history dating back to the American philosopher George Herbert Mead. Symbolic interactionism centers on the study of connections between the individual (micro-level) and larger social structures. The goal of symbolic interactionism is to illustrate how shared meaning is created. The theory explains that we all have our own sense of what
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introduction in December 2005‚ NBC has had tremendous success with the game show Deal or No Deal. The game show‚ which was created in the Netherlands‚ pits acontestant against the mysterious banker. The contestant is trying for the case with $1 million‚while the banker ’s stated goal is to get the contestant to go home with as little money as possible while also trying to keep the game going for as long as possible. Deal or No Deal is a unique game show in that it takes virtually no skill on the part of
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TV and Fictions: Viewing Log Deal or No Deal Airtime: Thursday 21st February 2013 (4pm) My scene is from ‘Deal or No Deal’ (Channel 4‚ 2013) [1]‚ a game show where the contestant has the chance to win a maximum of £250‚000. I will be analysing the opening five minutes of the programme. In this small scene the following themes are explored; class‚ community and rituals. From the book ‘Come on Down? Popular media culture in post-war Britain’‚ it is said that game shows ‘have always had
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Question 1 1.1 Briefly discuss the various frames of reference for the management of employment relations. Identify which frame of reference is adopted by BRS management and give reasons for your answer. Answer In developing a theory of industrial relations various perspectives/frames of reference have been identified‚ Unitarist‚ Plularist‚ Radical and Corporatism and Concertation. Unitarist approach In unitarism‚ the organization is perceived as an integrated and harmonious system‚ viewed
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The White Racial Frame by Joe R. Feagin Feagin defines racism as a consistent problem that has lingered in American society since the founding of the country. There are many things that can be held accountable for this issue. Feagin’s min idea is that there is a different state of mind between the races‚ especially in the United States. History has proven to repeat itself as far as racism goes. There have been many changes that have pushed this country in the right direction as far as abolishing
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Commerce and the Court: How and Why to Define the Commerce Issue Commerce has been part of our nation since we founded it. To every farmer‚ commerce was important so that the food they grew would not spoil on waiting for transport. However‚ as the nation grew‚ our definition of commerce has changed many times. Debates over whether Congress had powers to control commerce sparked further debate on if the Courts had the right to define commerce. Every debated‚ including this one‚ has two sides
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SYMBOLIC CONVERGENCE THEORY Symbolic convergence theory (SCT) is a general communication theory that offers an explanation for the appearance of a groups cohesiveness‚ consisting of shared emotions‚ motives‚ and meanings. Symbolic convergence theory provides a description of the dynamic tendencies within systems of social interaction that cause communicative practices and forms to evolve. This theory allows theorists and practitioners to anticipate or predict what will happen and explain what
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Australians and non indigenous Australians with the federal governments formal reconciliation policy in 1991. However the events of symbolic reconciliation play an equal part if not more significant part of this reconciliation process by bridging the ’gap’ between indigenous people and non indigenous people of Australia both in past and present times. Without these fundamental symbolic events of reconciliation it can be argued that the federal governments formal reconciliation policy and other practical reconciliation
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