Reinforced concrete

terrain such as water, forests, and defiles. When open spaces presented themselves, the German constructed “Dragon Teeth”, to protect them from Allied tanks (Beck et al., 1985). The West Wall was considered impregnable. It had more than 3,000 concrete pillboxes, bunkers, and observation points constructed (Pike, 2011). On 11 September 1944, two task forces, Task Force 1 and Task Force 2, along with 3rd Armor Division meet at Eupen and camped for the night. The following morning at 0800, a…

Qiandao Lake, China) are bolted connections when the modules are already submerged. The joint consists in two steel ring end plates (figure). Flanges are mutually connected by means of high strength steel bolts and flanges are placed at the internal concrete & steel layers. The tensile forces are transmitted by the bolts in tension whereas the compressive forces are transmitted by the contact between the adjacent steel end plates. The design shear forces are transmitted by friction whereas the…

Architecture in East Asia has been profoundly affected by globalization. Since 1980s, because of the deregulation of the London market, the company of architectural practice has followed the same pattern as other business organizations, created the “building boom” and attracted the American’s investors and architects. The well-established corporations in America started to open the branch in London; subsequently they expanded branch office rapidly in the other global regions. “The liberalization…

ideas, ideologies and norms that influence societies in various regions of the world” (p.36). Same as the ideas these scholars clarified, District 9 also has displayed the conflicts and changes in these two separate levels. The first level is a concrete level which people can see and perceive it, for instance, the major conflict in District 9 is about the alien’s biotechnologies weaponry. And in order to get the weapons, people has set the weapon market, which is the most essential and impressed…

A community can go beyond the realm of a physical territory. A community does not need district lines or boundaries to set it apart from other municipals. A community can be so much more than an area enclosed by limits. A sense of community can exist in many different forms. From actual groups of people, to the intense feeling of connection and belonging, a community can be a way of life. In clubs and organizations, there very much is a sense of community – whether that sensation is good or…

A decision of President Truman of America in 1945 to drop a bomb in Hiroshima and Nagasaki causes many arguments for people. Some people say he should do it, some people say he should do it, and some people are neutral. I disagree with his decision to drop bombs in 2 cities of Japan. According to many government records from discussion of class, lectures and websites, this argument will be made. According to article Arguments Supporting The Bomb by Michael Barnes, he supports with Truman’s…

depicting and experiencing slums through tourism. The authors point out that there is some truth to the good and bad stereotypes that are depicted in both slum tourism and films. From her experience, there were stereotypes about the slums that were reinforced and she also noted the nuance of differences between the portrayal of slums though the movies and tourism and the everyday reality. The other readings touched on the pros and cons of slum tourism. The positive side of slum tourism was that…

designed by a young Cuban architect by the name of Ricardo Porro in 1961. Porro was commissioned by Fidel Castro, who quoted that “Cuba will count as having the most beautiful academy of arts in the world.” - Fidel Castro (1961). Since steel and reinforced concrete was scared due to the trade embargo the U.S imposed on Cuba. The medium consisted of locally produced material, such as salmon-colored bricks for the walls and terracotta tiles for the dome-shaped roofs; inspired by Catalonian domes.…

based only on the patient’s answers. According to the article, some individuals act out for no reason, but does that mean they are suffering from a mental disorder? Of course not, but I believe that physicians struggle with this because there is no concrete answer. I believe that they are trying to link how a person feels to symptoms of a mental disorder to fix the issue. This is why I think physicians could accidentally diagnose a healthy individual…

punishment as they are time consuming and easy to apply. Second, reprimands can work as efficiently with primary kids than secondary students as verbal reprimands are always effective guides for off-track students. Other positive punishments add a more concrete consequence to the child’s action. For example, a student may be given a detention or extra homework to complete because he did not complete any of the tasks given during the lesson. We can discuss that this type of punishment would be…