Computer-aided design

transmitted by the contact between the adjacent steel end plates. The design shear forces are transmitted by friction whereas the ultimate shear force is assured to be transmitted by shear in the…

Having emergency plans for your business is not an option - they are a necessity. Simply having a fire safety or emergency action plan isn't enough either. A big red binder full of procedures is only the beginning. You need to manage your plans, keep them up-to-date and train your emergency personnel so they know what to do should an emergency occur. It may sound like a daunting task to maintain your fire safety & emergency plans on an ongoing basis, but there are ways to make it easier, such as…

Caribbean Islands is a great place to build my summer house on, with great architects such as Santiago Calatrava or Frank Lloyd Wright. Frank Lloyd Wright was born in Richland Center, Wisconsin, U.S. born on June 8, 1867 while Santiago Calatrava was born on July 28, 1951 in Valencia, Spain. Both of these architects carry a great style as one carries an organic style and the other carries a modern architectural style. Frank Lloyd Wright would be a great architect for designing my house on the…

Cities are carefully crafted. Most city planners and engineers would agree that, "Design is about creating spaces for people to enjoy and of course, creating moments where you elevate the spirit, but 'design for good ' is figuring out a program that not only creates better spaces, but creates jobs, new industry and raises the conversation about the way we build" (Cameron Sinclair). Although there are plenty of public places around Santa Clarita worth mentioning, the one that stands out the most…

On the 12th February 1947 Christian Dior revolutionised fashion with his ‘La Corolle’ line, and brought back style, after the calamity fashion faced during Second World War. Style, perfectly summed up by Annette Tapert and Diana Edkins is “an advanced form of fashion, a consent, a rightness about cloths that distinguishes the would be chic from the real elite.” Style, a fashion paradox, a heightened awareness of decorating the body, as the ultimate expression of oneself, it is about “surviving,…

undertaking as creating the rose window of a cathedral”. He was explaining how architecture has no standard minimum or limitation within the design. Goldberger is supporting his evidence alongside how Frank Lloyd Wright explained how he modernized the American prairie. Goldberger explains how versatile architecture can be by comparing an architect’s style of design being implemented into a completely contradictory region and still coexisting. In a more recent article, Goldberger opened an…

Truthfully I never gave much thought to what effect science had or has on art. Even with my background being principally in the Architecture and Design, it was always just numbers to me. Art to me is something that is subjective at best, I love the craftsman style that doesn’t mean everybody does. Below is my interpretation of this week’s readings. Renaissance I am not sure if you would express [1] “Vitruvian Man” by Leonardo da Vinci as a work of art, undoubtedly this is a clear-cut display…

for creation is computer programming. When I discovered what was possible through programming, I knew it was what I wanted to do for the rest of my life. As a kid I would take apart my toys to learn how they work. Once I understood the inner workings, I would take parts out and use the pieces to build my own contraptions. When I learned what a computer was, I wanted to learn how it worked too. We didn’t have a computer at our house when I was younger. My aunt did. Her computer fascinated me…

and innovative services to consumers and businesses with 250 locations across North America. Our customer base consists of retail consumers. Twinkling Toys has its head office in Vancouver, B.C. Twinkling Stars is currently accepting proposals to design and prepare a new corporate website. The existing Twinkling Toys web site was developed and launched in 2003. Twinkling Toys has realized that to continue growing in a competitive environment an effective web presence is essential. The website…

Jason Hope is a successful entrepreneur that resides in Scottsdale, Arizona. Jason Hope is involved with the anti-aging movement and the rejuvenation biotechnology, scientists at the SENS Foundation. Hope has supported the SENS Foundation for several years. In fact, this very enterprising entrepreneur has given over 1 million dollars to the organization through the last several years. SENS or “Strategies for Engineered Negligible Senescence refers to the absence of aging symptoms that are…