Download or read book Building Blunders written by Amie Jane Leavitt and published by . This book was released on 2020 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: See some of the world's biggest building blunders up close and personal. Find out how each structure failed, the basic building block that was missed during construction, and what engineers learned from their mistakes.
Download or read book Angkor and the Khmer Empire written by Michael McPherson and published by LEARN ALCHEMICAL PRESS. This book was released on with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Khmer Empire was the most powerful in Southeast Asia for 600 years. Ruled by kings called "god-kings," it dominated much of the Mekong and Chao Phraya River basins between 802 and 1431 and built some of the most impressive temples in the world. Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam are all former Khmer territories. For hundreds of years before its collapse in 1431, the Khmer Empire dominated Southeast Asia. With its capital at Angkor, it was the region's largest and most powerful Empire, incorporating parts of Vietnam, Thailand, Burma, and Malaysia into its territory. Historians disagree on the reason for its fall. One theory is that it was a result of an internal power struggle. Another theory is that the Empire's citizens were unhappy with their ruler and demanded another leader, which led to the collapse of Angkor. Another popular theory is that because no central government was in charge, local leaders started fighting with each other over land rights. Some historians also think that foreign invaders might have played a role in ending Khmer influence over Southeast Asia and causing their downfall. They say this because after Angkor was abandoned by its people and left unattended for centuries, several different groups took control over it—including Europeans who colonized Vietnam and Thailand during this period (18th century). To them, this suggests there must've been some conflict between these new rulers of the Khmer Empire." Historians think Angkor had a population between 750,000 and 1 million by the 12th century, making it one of the largest cities ever built. Angkor Wat is also the largest religious building in the world, with a footprint of 400 acres or 162 hectares. It covers an area greater than Manhattan Island in New York City. Angkor Wat was built as a Hindu temple, but it also reflects influences from Buddhism and Jainism. The temple was constructed by King Suryavarman II during his reign from 1113 to 1145. It took about 30 years to build, but today only 15 percent of the original structure remains standing. The architecture at Angkor is unmatched for its scale, complexity, and harmony. Compared to other temple complexes in Asia, the temples of Angkor are the most significant religious buildings in the world.
Download or read book American Architect written by and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page 800 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Fundamentals of Durable Reinforced Concrete written by Mark G. Richardson and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2003-09-02 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Durability failures in reinforced concrete structures are wasteful of resources and energy. The introduction to practice of European Standard EN 206-1 represents a significant shift in emphasis on the need to explicitly consider each potential durability threat when specifying and producing concrete. Fundamentals of Durable Reinforced Concrete presents the fundamental aspects of concrete durability including reinforcement corrosion, carbonation, chloride ingress, alkali-aggregate reaction, freeze/thaw damage, sulphate attack, chemical attack, cracking, abrasion and weathering. The background to the durability exposure classes in EN 206-1 is also explained. Future directions in performance-based specifications and mathematical modelling of degradation are presented. This book will be of particular interest to specifiers applying the principles of the new European Standard EN 206-1 for the first time, to postgraduate researchers in mathematical modelling of degradation mechanisms, to undergraduates of engineering, architecture and building technology, and students of advanced concrete technology who require a concise source of reference on concrete durability.
Download or read book Building Green written by Clarke Snell and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2009 with total page 620 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Text and illustrations take you through the construction of a small building that incorporates a wide spectrum of alternative techniques and materials.
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Download or read book The World s Greatest Blunders written by Shital Kumar Jain and published by Pustak Mahal. This book was released on 1999-05-29 with total page 89 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Often the mistake of any person, in one way or other, has some bearing on the life of others. But the blunders of eminent persons, holding positions of authority in the Church, Government or judiciary, have incalculable effects on a vast number of people in society. the aim of the author here is to ensure that such blunders are not repeated, for the betterment of future generations.
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Download or read book Email Marketing written by Mary R. Butler and published by The Butler Publishing Group. This book was released on 2009-05-15 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The inherent power of email marketing is the permission the consumer has given you to communicate with them. Commercials are put on mute. Banner ads are closed or ignored. People are somewhat of a captive audience to radio advertising-if they're not listening to downloaded MP3s and podcasts. The world is tired of commercials-unless they invite them. Yet e-mail marketing allows the entrepreneur to do so much more than give a commercial. In fact you, the marketer, can't afford to do anything of the sort if you want to maintain a list and actually sell from it. You have to understand that you are essentially opening a dialogue with your consumer. They are giving you the opportunity to let them get to know you, not just your product. I. Introduction to Email Marketing. II. List Building III. Best Practices & Strategies IV. Know the Law V. The Power of Professional Services
Download or read book Art Therapy Activities for Kids written by Erica Curtis LMFT, ATR-BC and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2022-08-09 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Build social-emotional skills with art therapy activities for kids ages 6 to 9 Making art is a great way for kids to sort through their emotions and learn how to solve problems in creative ways. This standout choice among art therapy books for kids is filled with activities for you and your child, whether you're looking for a fun weekend activity with high social-emotional value or you need in-the-moment strategies for resolving conflict. Together, you'll learn how to harness the power of art to soothe worries, get organized, ease transitions, and much more! Lots of ways to get creative—Explore projects organized by artform: drawing and painting, building and sculpting, cutting and pasting, dancing and music making, and acting and storytelling. Art therapy activities made easy—Each activity includes a list of materials, step-by-step instructions, and helpful tips. Keep an eye out for discussion questions to inspire deeper conversations with your child! Simple materials—There's no need to buy fancy or expensive materials for these activities! You might even have most of them on hand, like paper, pens, construction paper, and a device to play music. Encourage good behavior and help your child thrive with Art Therapy Activities for Kids!
Download or read book My Million Dollar Donkey written by Ginny East and published by Hillcrest Publishing Group. This book was released on 2016-06-28 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ginny and her husband Mark decided to reinvent their world. Packing up three kids and a dog, they left a thriving dance studio and moved to NW Georgia.
Download or read book Hong Kong s Legislature under China s Sovereignty written by Yu Gu and published by Hotei Publishing. This book was released on 2015-03-10 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Hong Kong's Legislature Under China's Sovereignty: 1998-2013 Dr Gu Yu thoroughly analyses how Hong Kong’s legislature has impacted the law-making process as well as the financial control and supervision of the executive branch of the government. The political cleavage in Hong Kong seen in recent years has affected the level of Legco’s autonomy in terms of leadership, rules, committee autonomy and control over the legislative agenda. Given the weakened autonomy of Legco and the decline of moderate forces in both the pro-Beijing and pro-democracy camps, the role of Legco as a collective actor of checks and balances against the executive branch has been weakened. This book will appeal to both academics and practitioners whose work involves the relationship between the legislature and the executive branch in the HKSAR.
Download or read book How Civilizations Die written by David Goldman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-09-19 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thanks to collapsing birthrates, much of Europe is on a path of willed self-extinction. The untold story is that birthrates in Muslim nations are declining faster than anywhere elseâ??at a rate never before documented. Europe, even in its decline, may have the resources to support an aging population, if at a terrible economic and cultural cost. But in the impoverished Islamic world, an aging population means a civilization on the brink of total collapseâ?? something Islamic terrorists know and fear. Muslim decline poses new threats to America, challenges we cannot even understand, much less face effectively, without a wholly new kind of political analysis that explains how desperate peoples and nations behave. In How Civilizations Die, David P. Goldman, author of the celebrated Spengler column read by intelligence organizations world wide, ??reveals how, almost unnoticed, massive shifts in global power are remaking our future.
Download or read book Carnegie written by Peter Krass and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2011-09-23 with total page 646 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of the major figures in American history, Andrew Carnegie was a ruthless businessman who made his fortune in the steel industry and ultimately gave most of it away. He used his wealth to ascend the world's political stage, influencing the presidencies of Grover Cleveland, William McKinley, and Theodore Roosevelt. In retirement, Carnegie became an avid promoter of world peace, only to be crushed emotionally by World War I. In this compelling biography, Peter Krass reconstructs the complicated life of this titan who came to power in America's Gilded Age. He transports the reader to Carnegie's Pittsburgh, where hundreds of smoking furnaces belched smoke into the sky and the air was filled with acrid fumes . . . and mill workers worked seven-day weeks while Carnegie spent months traveling across Europe. Carnegie explores the contradictions in the life of the man who rose from lowly bobbin boy to build the largest and most profitable steel company in the world. Krass examines how Carnegie became one of the greatest philanthropists ever known-and earned a notorious reputation that history has yet to fully reconcile with his remarkable accomplishments.
