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    shall be checked to see if all are within the allowable lateral deflection limit which has been stated in the previous chapter as well. This chapter also discusses on the Wind loads which have been treated as the benchmark in determining the building lateral strength. The maximum allowable lateral deflection according to Eurocode 3 is H/200. The relationship between structural height and total deflection due to wind load are presented graphically further in this chapter. 4.2 Finite Element

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    limited) I intend to propose a suitable sub-structure design that takes all site conditions into consideration, to ensure statutory and structural requirements are met referring to the UK Building act 1984. This act is made up of legislation that covers important factors concerning the construction process. The Building regulations known under the act are

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    Intelligence and Physical strength equally contributed to the building of a city. They all contributed with the following reasons. Reason one,the intelligent people made the plans and the physical people put those plans into action. Reason two, they all helped eachother build the way they imagined it. Reason 3, everyone was ensured there basic neccesaties. The intelligent people made the plans and the physical people put those plans into action. Evidence from the text states,"The skilled lavorers

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    The netflix original House of Cards, depicts a congressman by the name of Francis Underwood. Throughout the show, Frank is doing everything in his power to rise to power. He is a corrupt congressman and goes as far as murder to get what he wants. I will go through how Frank rose to power and I will show each step in a model of a house of cards. In order to build a house of cards you need: a deck of cards, glue, and a surface that you can adhere the cards to. In my case I will use a piece of cardboard

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    their visits. The National Library building design was influenced by the concept of a traditional Malay men head gear called ‘tengkolok songket’ which can be seen exteriorly. Most of the public building as mentioned above used a ‘traditional’ approach in it’s design concept. This indicated that part of the traditional influences is still being use locally in the progress of forming the urban characteristic of Kuala Lumpur. Other than all the mentioned buildings in previous pages, the other major

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    parts are made of stones #3 – UNESCO • Each house holds up to 800 people • Built defensively – around a central open courtyard, with one entrance, only windows are above first floor • Tall fortified mud walls, capped by tile roof with wide eaves • Buildings divided vertically families • Highly decorated and comfortable on inside #4 – Welborn

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