This presentation takes a look through some of the pictures in the DkIT archive while giving them some context, it goes from the 1970's when the college was founded to present day. It also showcases how far DkIT has come since it was first founded.
This takes a look at the origins of the college system of DkIT itself and showcases the development of the Regional Technical College that preceded the Institute of Technologies. Going from the context and reasons it was first founded through the various developments in the creation of the RTC up to when they were officially opened.
Communities and Tech: Build Which and What Will Come?John Breslin
The document discusses building communities and technology. It mentions that the author's grandfather helped build a lighthouse in Clare, Ireland from 1935-1936. It also mentions the author's other grandfather who delivered letters daily by bicycle in Donegal. The author has taught over 2,500 students in 15 years as a lecturer at NUI Galway and does social media research at Insight. He also started an online gaming forum called boards.ie in 1998 that now has 2.5 million monthly users and over 2.5 billion page views. The document discusses whether to build the technology and the community will come or to build the community and the technology will come. It also mentions searching for, adopting and embracing existing groups, conversing with users
Australians pay for, rely on and use satellites in everyday life: weather reports, surf reports, GPS, ATMs/banking, earth observation for farmers, bushfire monitoring, coastal monitoring, ocean protection, outback communication, many apps in your phone, live news, live sport on TV. All of this is space.
Yet Australia remains the only developed country without a national Space Agency, which could leverage partnerships with other space agencies to drastically lower the cost of satellite data access and create a new industry in Australia that would be sustained into the far future.
Watch the full presentation at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlUjg-xtbes
More info at: https://quokkaspace.wordpress.com/
The document summarizes events hosted by the International School of Urban Sciences (ISUS) in April 2015, including:
1) A forum where World Bank officials presented urban development projects in Africa to 60 professionals from developing countries.
2) The launch of a cooperative commission between 14 public organizations to support overseas construction business.
3) A public hearing on a construction workforce development plan and an upcoming training program for Cambodian construction professionals.
Roadmap for Collaboration: AECT International AffiliatesGoutama Bachtiar
Presented in 63rd International Council for Educational Media (ICEM) Annual Conference 2013 in Nanyang Technological University, Singapore by University of Central Florida Emeritus Prof. Richard Cornell whilst the panelists are Harvard Prof. Robert Doyle, Arizona State University Emeritus Prof. Marina McIsaac, Northern Arizona State University Prof. Chih-Hsiung Tu, University of Texas at Brownsville Asst. Prof. Cheng-Chang (Sam) Pan and myself Goutama Bachtiar.
This document outlines the history and evolution of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) from its founding in 1959 to the present day in 2016. It discusses how AIT has transformed from a teaching university focused on engineering degrees from 1959-1970 to a research university from 1970-2010. The document also introduces AIT's new missions of developing global citizens through international and interdisciplinary education to address issues like climate change and sustainable development. It presents AIT's focus on lifelong learning and new professional master's programs designed for working professionals.
This presentation takes a look through some of the pictures in the DkIT archive while giving them some context, it goes from the 1970's when the college was founded to present day. It also showcases how far DkIT has come since it was first founded.
This takes a look at the origins of the college system of DkIT itself and showcases the development of the Regional Technical College that preceded the Institute of Technologies. Going from the context and reasons it was first founded through the various developments in the creation of the RTC up to when they were officially opened.
Communities and Tech: Build Which and What Will Come?John Breslin
The document discusses building communities and technology. It mentions that the author's grandfather helped build a lighthouse in Clare, Ireland from 1935-1936. It also mentions the author's other grandfather who delivered letters daily by bicycle in Donegal. The author has taught over 2,500 students in 15 years as a lecturer at NUI Galway and does social media research at Insight. He also started an online gaming forum called boards.ie in 1998 that now has 2.5 million monthly users and over 2.5 billion page views. The document discusses whether to build the technology and the community will come or to build the community and the technology will come. It also mentions searching for, adopting and embracing existing groups, conversing with users
Australians pay for, rely on and use satellites in everyday life: weather reports, surf reports, GPS, ATMs/banking, earth observation for farmers, bushfire monitoring, coastal monitoring, ocean protection, outback communication, many apps in your phone, live news, live sport on TV. All of this is space.
Yet Australia remains the only developed country without a national Space Agency, which could leverage partnerships with other space agencies to drastically lower the cost of satellite data access and create a new industry in Australia that would be sustained into the far future.
Watch the full presentation at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlUjg-xtbes
More info at: https://quokkaspace.wordpress.com/
The document summarizes events hosted by the International School of Urban Sciences (ISUS) in April 2015, including:
1) A forum where World Bank officials presented urban development projects in Africa to 60 professionals from developing countries.
2) The launch of a cooperative commission between 14 public organizations to support overseas construction business.
3) A public hearing on a construction workforce development plan and an upcoming training program for Cambodian construction professionals.
Roadmap for Collaboration: AECT International AffiliatesGoutama Bachtiar
Presented in 63rd International Council for Educational Media (ICEM) Annual Conference 2013 in Nanyang Technological University, Singapore by University of Central Florida Emeritus Prof. Richard Cornell whilst the panelists are Harvard Prof. Robert Doyle, Arizona State University Emeritus Prof. Marina McIsaac, Northern Arizona State University Prof. Chih-Hsiung Tu, University of Texas at Brownsville Asst. Prof. Cheng-Chang (Sam) Pan and myself Goutama Bachtiar.
This document outlines the history and evolution of the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT) from its founding in 1959 to the present day in 2016. It discusses how AIT has transformed from a teaching university focused on engineering degrees from 1959-1970 to a research university from 1970-2010. The document also introduces AIT's new missions of developing global citizens through international and interdisciplinary education to address issues like climate change and sustainable development. It presents AIT's focus on lifelong learning and new professional master's programs designed for working professionals.
The document provides a comprehensive building analysis of Victoria Building located at Ryerson University in Toronto, Ontario. It analyzes the building based on Ontario building codes and regulations regarding fire safety, means of egress, and accessibility. It also examines the building materials, methods of construction, and a Building Information Model created in Revit. The analysis found the building compliant with codes for its classification as a noncombustible, sprinklered assembly occupancy, with some rooms requiring egress upgrades.
TTI was founded in 1950 through a partnership between the Texas Highway Department and Texas A&M University. Over the following decades, TTI conducted extensive transportation research that helped build Texas' highway system and improve safety. This research focused on pavement materials, bridge design, traffic operations, and more. TTI also grew to address issues like congestion management and multimodal transportation planning through research across all modes of transportation.
I'm engineering student from India, I have done seminar on the museum of future by collecting information from various official websites. It gives introduction and structural details of museum and also revealed what's inside the museum. And it also gives information about why museum of future is a most beautiful building in the world.
Scope of civil engineering,Role of civil Engineer in SocietyRAMPRASAD KUMAWAT
In this chapter various fields of civil engineering are listed and their scope is explained. Impact
of infrastructural development on the economy of a country, the role of civil engineers in it is explained.
Hunnarshala Foundation was formed after the 2001 earthquake in Kutch, India to promote sustainable and low-cost construction methods using local artisans. Their campus serves as a demonstration site for various building techniques. It was designed and built over time based on community input to resemble a traditional Indian bazaar. Various structures on campus showcase approaches like rammed earth walls, thatched roofs, shallow masonry domes, and space frames made from bamboo and concrete pipes. The campus aims to empower local artisans and promote sustainable building practices that can be applied in housing projects.
The IGC 2023 conference will be held from December 14-16, 2023 at IIT Roorkee campus in Roorkee, India. The theme is "Geotechnical Advances in Sustainable Infrastructure Development and Risk Reduction". The conference is organized by the IGS Roorkee Chapter in association with IIT Roorkee and CSIR-CBRI Roorkee. It will focus on advances in various areas of geotechnical engineering and attract individuals and organizations involved in advancing the field.
“Steember” is the result of study for the redevelopment and requalification of an abandoned lot situated in Queens, New York City, on Vernon Boulevard.
The guidelines are given by The Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) which yearly organizes “TIMBER IN THE CITY: Urban Habitats Competition” for the 2018-2019 Academic Year.
The competition is a partnership between the Binational Softwood Lumber Council (BSLC), the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) and the School of Constructed Environments (SCE) at Parsons School of Design. The program is intended to engage students to imagine the transformation of existing cities through sustainable buildings from renewable resources, offering expedient, affordable construction, innovating with new and traditional wooden materials, and designing healthy living and working environments. The main focus is the interrelationship between housing, healthy, early childhood education and climate change.
The competition challenges participants to re-imagine a vacant waterfront site in Queens, New York as a vibrant and vanguard model of healthy, biophilic living for the future of the city.
The first part of the project started with a phase of urban analysis to pinpoint the requirements of the local population, considering that a huge and cosmopolitan city as New York is already full of functions and diversity. After this, a functional program was organized and then implemented in an urban masterplan. The whole project contains three buildings with three different functions: an early childhood education centre, a community wellness centre and the main building which is a residential high rise tower.
The architectural project of the residential building was studied with the goal to guarantee different typologies of dwelling units, in order to cover many residential market segments. The design process followed an integrated approach, considering together the architectural, structural, technological and energy aspects.
Great attention has been paid to the technological and energy part of the project, with the goal to reach a building which can be mostly prefabricated and which is extremely energy efficient.
Every aspect of the project has been systematically developed with deep analysis and specific software simulations. Then, the results have been implemented according to a multi-disciplinary approach, finding out the best architectural or engineering solution.
Socio-Cultural Sustainability and Urban Planning in Kuwait الاستدامة الاجتما...Galala University
The document discusses urban planning and development in Kuwait City and the impact on socio-cultural sustainability. It summarizes that early master plans from 1952 focused on modernization and economic growth over social and cultural needs. This led to problems like overdependence on cars, lack of public transportation, and neighborhoods not designed for pedestrians. Subsequent plans expanded the city but did not adequately address these issues impacting quality of life.
This document provides an overview of the Construction Engineering course taught by Prof. Dr. Kanya Lal Khatri. It outlines 28 topics that will be covered in the course, including building requirements, types of structures and foundations, masonry, doors and windows, and maintenance of buildings. It also discusses the importance of construction in society by providing shelter, opportunities, and infrastructure like highways, bridges, and dams. Finally, it highlights some key engineering projects from a construction point of view, such as buildings, airports, tunnels, bridges, and dams.
Heuristic Techniques for the Design of Steel-Concrete Composite Pedestrian Br...► Victor Yepes
The objective of this work was to apply heuristic optimization techniques to a steel-concrete composite pedestrian bridge, modeled like a beam on two supports. A program has been developed in Fortran programming language, capable of generating pedestrian bridges, checking them, and evaluating their cost. The following algorithms were implemented: descent local search (DLS), a hybrid simulated annealing with a mutation operator (SAMO2), and a glow-worms swarm optimization (GSO) in two variants. The first one only considers the GSO and the second combines GSO and DLS, applying the DSL heuristic to the best solutions obtained by the GSO. The results were compared according to the lowest cost. The GSO and DLS algorithms combined obtained the best results in terms of cost. Furthermore, a comparison between the CO2 emissions associated with the amount of materials obtained by every heuristic technique and the original design solution were studied. Finally, a parametric study was carried out according to the span length of the pedestrian bridge.
Civil engineering plays a major role in developing and managing society's physical infrastructure through planning, designing, constructing, and maintaining projects. It involves analyzing designs while considering various factors. The objective of this project was to understand all aspects of civil engineering, including its history, subdivisions, employment trends, technologies, and ethics. Civil engineering has many sub-disciplines and plays a crucial role in human development through innovations like bridges and dams. It remains an in-demand field with growing employment opportunities.
RICS Built Environment Journal February/March 2020Anthony Walker
Published on Feb 12, 2020
Fire safety features prominently in this issue, which looks at recommended competence requirements for those working on higher-risk residential buildings; how sprinklers were installed in one high-rise while residents stayed on site; Australian regulatory reforms; and a safety code developed by the UAE in response to fires spread by cladding.
The document discusses a presentation on the merits of adopting the International Building Code (IBC) in Chicago. It provides background on the outdated nature of Chicago's current building code and incomplete past efforts to update it. It notes most major US cities have adopted ICC model codes like the IBC and outlines the presentation's learning objectives and agenda, including speakers from AIA Chicago, BOMA Chicago, Cook County, and the ICC to discuss reasons for adopting the IBC and examples from New York City and Cook County's adoption processes.
Congratulations to the 2016 AEC Excellence Awards finalists! We received a record number of submissions this year, and the projects chosen by our panel of judges as finalists truly represent the future of making things for AEC.
Check out their amazing projects here.
Presentation on Advanced construction technology - Copy (1).pdfSilentKnight37
This document discusses the advantages of modern modular construction methods (MMC) for building schools. It outlines different types of MMC, including modular construction where prefabricated rooms or sections are assembled on site. Modular schools were built in Slovakia with state funding to address capacity issues, with advantages like faster construction, fewer errors, safer working conditions, and less waste. The project was expanded after an initial positive response, demonstrating that modular construction can help address infrastructure needs cost effectively.
The document discusses what causes earthquakes and how the ground shakes during an earthquake. It explains that earthquakes are caused by the sudden release of elastic strain energy along faults due to the movement of tectonic plates. When the rocks reach their strength limit, slip occurs along the fault, causing seismic waves that travel through the earth. These waves include P-waves, S-waves, Love waves and Rayleigh waves, each causing different types of ground motion. S-waves and surface waves cause the most damage due to their ability to cause side-to-side shaking of the ground and structures.
Part 2 Gothic and IT Architecture -- What could they possibly have in common ? Dennis Layton
This is part 2 of my Gothic and IT architecture series. Part 1 was posted earlier. This takes the parallels between Gothic architecture in the 12th century and IT architecture of today, building on some of the ideas introduced in Part 1. Its intended to be instructive, generate ideas.
Have fun with it, and present with passion at all times.
Dennis Layton 2010
Construction projects involve many complexities. Proper project planning and management are important to control costs, schedule, and quality. Contract types like lump sum contracts can help allocate risks between owners and contractors. New technologies and techniques can improve efficiency in areas like planning, materials management, and construction practices. Achieving greater efficiency through initiatives like improved planning, use of new technologies, listening to staff, and managing client expectations can help complete projects under budget and on schedule while generating more profits.
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The document compares building construction in Ethiopia and Hong Kong over the past few decades. It finds that while Ethiopia has transitioned from traditional to more modern practices, focusing on sustainability and urban development, Hong Kong has maintained its position as a global leader with advanced skills, technologies, and sustainable construction. It also identifies factors hindering Ethiopia's growth, such as economic constraints and lack of infrastructure, and proposes solutions like attracting investment, improving regulations, and prioritizing sustainable practices.
Shake-table testing allows for the most accurate simulation of seismic response by subjecting physical models to actual ground motions. However, it is not practical for most design applications due to the resources required. Numerical analysis using techniques like finite element modeling provide a reasonable approximation of seismic response while being more practical for design. Shake-table testing is best suited for research purposes to validate numerical models.
This document discusses various topics related to digital humanities and academic research, including:
- Information discovery through resources like databases, e-books, interlibrary loans, and data management plans.
- Conducting searches using tools like Multisearch, limiting searches, and citing sources.
- The differences between Google and Google Scholar and how each searches scholarly literature.
- Details on resources like archives, reading lists, JSTOR, and accessing materials through interlibrary loans or external libraries.
- The relationship between information needs, research questions, and research design, whether quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods.
The document provides a comprehensive building analysis of Victoria Building located at Ryerson University in Toronto, Ontario. It analyzes the building based on Ontario building codes and regulations regarding fire safety, means of egress, and accessibility. It also examines the building materials, methods of construction, and a Building Information Model created in Revit. The analysis found the building compliant with codes for its classification as a noncombustible, sprinklered assembly occupancy, with some rooms requiring egress upgrades.
TTI was founded in 1950 through a partnership between the Texas Highway Department and Texas A&M University. Over the following decades, TTI conducted extensive transportation research that helped build Texas' highway system and improve safety. This research focused on pavement materials, bridge design, traffic operations, and more. TTI also grew to address issues like congestion management and multimodal transportation planning through research across all modes of transportation.
I'm engineering student from India, I have done seminar on the museum of future by collecting information from various official websites. It gives introduction and structural details of museum and also revealed what's inside the museum. And it also gives information about why museum of future is a most beautiful building in the world.
Scope of civil engineering,Role of civil Engineer in SocietyRAMPRASAD KUMAWAT
In this chapter various fields of civil engineering are listed and their scope is explained. Impact
of infrastructural development on the economy of a country, the role of civil engineers in it is explained.
Hunnarshala Foundation was formed after the 2001 earthquake in Kutch, India to promote sustainable and low-cost construction methods using local artisans. Their campus serves as a demonstration site for various building techniques. It was designed and built over time based on community input to resemble a traditional Indian bazaar. Various structures on campus showcase approaches like rammed earth walls, thatched roofs, shallow masonry domes, and space frames made from bamboo and concrete pipes. The campus aims to empower local artisans and promote sustainable building practices that can be applied in housing projects.
The IGC 2023 conference will be held from December 14-16, 2023 at IIT Roorkee campus in Roorkee, India. The theme is "Geotechnical Advances in Sustainable Infrastructure Development and Risk Reduction". The conference is organized by the IGS Roorkee Chapter in association with IIT Roorkee and CSIR-CBRI Roorkee. It will focus on advances in various areas of geotechnical engineering and attract individuals and organizations involved in advancing the field.
“Steember” is the result of study for the redevelopment and requalification of an abandoned lot situated in Queens, New York City, on Vernon Boulevard.
The guidelines are given by The Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) which yearly organizes “TIMBER IN THE CITY: Urban Habitats Competition” for the 2018-2019 Academic Year.
The competition is a partnership between the Binational Softwood Lumber Council (BSLC), the Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA) and the School of Constructed Environments (SCE) at Parsons School of Design. The program is intended to engage students to imagine the transformation of existing cities through sustainable buildings from renewable resources, offering expedient, affordable construction, innovating with new and traditional wooden materials, and designing healthy living and working environments. The main focus is the interrelationship between housing, healthy, early childhood education and climate change.
The competition challenges participants to re-imagine a vacant waterfront site in Queens, New York as a vibrant and vanguard model of healthy, biophilic living for the future of the city.
The first part of the project started with a phase of urban analysis to pinpoint the requirements of the local population, considering that a huge and cosmopolitan city as New York is already full of functions and diversity. After this, a functional program was organized and then implemented in an urban masterplan. The whole project contains three buildings with three different functions: an early childhood education centre, a community wellness centre and the main building which is a residential high rise tower.
The architectural project of the residential building was studied with the goal to guarantee different typologies of dwelling units, in order to cover many residential market segments. The design process followed an integrated approach, considering together the architectural, structural, technological and energy aspects.
Great attention has been paid to the technological and energy part of the project, with the goal to reach a building which can be mostly prefabricated and which is extremely energy efficient.
Every aspect of the project has been systematically developed with deep analysis and specific software simulations. Then, the results have been implemented according to a multi-disciplinary approach, finding out the best architectural or engineering solution.
Socio-Cultural Sustainability and Urban Planning in Kuwait الاستدامة الاجتما...Galala University
The document discusses urban planning and development in Kuwait City and the impact on socio-cultural sustainability. It summarizes that early master plans from 1952 focused on modernization and economic growth over social and cultural needs. This led to problems like overdependence on cars, lack of public transportation, and neighborhoods not designed for pedestrians. Subsequent plans expanded the city but did not adequately address these issues impacting quality of life.
This document provides an overview of the Construction Engineering course taught by Prof. Dr. Kanya Lal Khatri. It outlines 28 topics that will be covered in the course, including building requirements, types of structures and foundations, masonry, doors and windows, and maintenance of buildings. It also discusses the importance of construction in society by providing shelter, opportunities, and infrastructure like highways, bridges, and dams. Finally, it highlights some key engineering projects from a construction point of view, such as buildings, airports, tunnels, bridges, and dams.
Heuristic Techniques for the Design of Steel-Concrete Composite Pedestrian Br...► Victor Yepes
The objective of this work was to apply heuristic optimization techniques to a steel-concrete composite pedestrian bridge, modeled like a beam on two supports. A program has been developed in Fortran programming language, capable of generating pedestrian bridges, checking them, and evaluating their cost. The following algorithms were implemented: descent local search (DLS), a hybrid simulated annealing with a mutation operator (SAMO2), and a glow-worms swarm optimization (GSO) in two variants. The first one only considers the GSO and the second combines GSO and DLS, applying the DSL heuristic to the best solutions obtained by the GSO. The results were compared according to the lowest cost. The GSO and DLS algorithms combined obtained the best results in terms of cost. Furthermore, a comparison between the CO2 emissions associated with the amount of materials obtained by every heuristic technique and the original design solution were studied. Finally, a parametric study was carried out according to the span length of the pedestrian bridge.
Civil engineering plays a major role in developing and managing society's physical infrastructure through planning, designing, constructing, and maintaining projects. It involves analyzing designs while considering various factors. The objective of this project was to understand all aspects of civil engineering, including its history, subdivisions, employment trends, technologies, and ethics. Civil engineering has many sub-disciplines and plays a crucial role in human development through innovations like bridges and dams. It remains an in-demand field with growing employment opportunities.
RICS Built Environment Journal February/March 2020Anthony Walker
Published on Feb 12, 2020
Fire safety features prominently in this issue, which looks at recommended competence requirements for those working on higher-risk residential buildings; how sprinklers were installed in one high-rise while residents stayed on site; Australian regulatory reforms; and a safety code developed by the UAE in response to fires spread by cladding.
The document discusses a presentation on the merits of adopting the International Building Code (IBC) in Chicago. It provides background on the outdated nature of Chicago's current building code and incomplete past efforts to update it. It notes most major US cities have adopted ICC model codes like the IBC and outlines the presentation's learning objectives and agenda, including speakers from AIA Chicago, BOMA Chicago, Cook County, and the ICC to discuss reasons for adopting the IBC and examples from New York City and Cook County's adoption processes.
Congratulations to the 2016 AEC Excellence Awards finalists! We received a record number of submissions this year, and the projects chosen by our panel of judges as finalists truly represent the future of making things for AEC.
Check out their amazing projects here.
Presentation on Advanced construction technology - Copy (1).pdfSilentKnight37
This document discusses the advantages of modern modular construction methods (MMC) for building schools. It outlines different types of MMC, including modular construction where prefabricated rooms or sections are assembled on site. Modular schools were built in Slovakia with state funding to address capacity issues, with advantages like faster construction, fewer errors, safer working conditions, and less waste. The project was expanded after an initial positive response, demonstrating that modular construction can help address infrastructure needs cost effectively.
The document discusses what causes earthquakes and how the ground shakes during an earthquake. It explains that earthquakes are caused by the sudden release of elastic strain energy along faults due to the movement of tectonic plates. When the rocks reach their strength limit, slip occurs along the fault, causing seismic waves that travel through the earth. These waves include P-waves, S-waves, Love waves and Rayleigh waves, each causing different types of ground motion. S-waves and surface waves cause the most damage due to their ability to cause side-to-side shaking of the ground and structures.
Part 2 Gothic and IT Architecture -- What could they possibly have in common ? Dennis Layton
This is part 2 of my Gothic and IT architecture series. Part 1 was posted earlier. This takes the parallels between Gothic architecture in the 12th century and IT architecture of today, building on some of the ideas introduced in Part 1. Its intended to be instructive, generate ideas.
Have fun with it, and present with passion at all times.
Dennis Layton 2010
Construction projects involve many complexities. Proper project planning and management are important to control costs, schedule, and quality. Contract types like lump sum contracts can help allocate risks between owners and contractors. New technologies and techniques can improve efficiency in areas like planning, materials management, and construction practices. Achieving greater efficiency through initiatives like improved planning, use of new technologies, listening to staff, and managing client expectations can help complete projects under budget and on schedule while generating more profits.
Hong Kong.pdf it is an assignment on specification courseBekAsrat
The document compares building construction in Ethiopia and Hong Kong over the past few decades. It finds that while Ethiopia has transitioned from traditional to more modern practices, focusing on sustainability and urban development, Hong Kong has maintained its position as a global leader with advanced skills, technologies, and sustainable construction. It also identifies factors hindering Ethiopia's growth, such as economic constraints and lack of infrastructure, and proposes solutions like attracting investment, improving regulations, and prioritizing sustainable practices.
Shake-table testing allows for the most accurate simulation of seismic response by subjecting physical models to actual ground motions. However, it is not practical for most design applications due to the resources required. Numerical analysis using techniques like finite element modeling provide a reasonable approximation of seismic response while being more practical for design. Shake-table testing is best suited for research purposes to validate numerical models.
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- Details on resources like archives, reading lists, JSTOR, and accessing materials through interlibrary loans or external libraries.
- The relationship between information needs, research questions, and research design, whether quantitative, qualitative, or mixed methods.
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Chapter wise All Notes of First year Basic Civil Engineering
Syllabus
Chapter-1
Introduction to objective, scope and outcome the subject
Chapter 2
Introduction: Scope and Specialization of Civil Engineering, Role of civil Engineer in Society, Impact of infrastructural development on economy of country.
Chapter 3
Surveying: Object Principles & Types of Surveying; Site Plans, Plans & Maps; Scales & Unit of different Measurements.
Linear Measurements: Instruments used. Linear Measurement by Tape, Ranging out Survey Lines and overcoming Obstructions; Measurements on sloping ground; Tape corrections, conventional symbols. Angular Measurements: Instruments used; Introduction to Compass Surveying, Bearings and Longitude & Latitude of a Line, Introduction to total station.
Levelling: Instrument used Object of levelling, Methods of levelling in brief, and Contour maps.
Chapter 4
Buildings: Selection of site for Buildings, Layout of Building Plan, Types of buildings, Plinth area, carpet area, floor space index, Introduction to building byelaws, concept of sun light & ventilation. Components of Buildings & their functions, Basic concept of R.C.C., Introduction to types of foundation
Chapter 5
Transportation: Introduction to Transportation Engineering; Traffic and Road Safety: Types and Characteristics of Various Modes of Transportation; Various Road Traffic Signs, Causes of Accidents and Road Safety Measures.
Chapter 6
Environmental Engineering: Environmental Pollution, Environmental Acts and Regulations, Functional Concepts of Ecology, Basics of Species, Biodiversity, Ecosystem, Hydrological Cycle; Chemical Cycles: Carbon, Nitrogen & Phosphorus; Energy Flow in Ecosystems.
Water Pollution: Water Quality standards, Introduction to Treatment & Disposal of Waste Water. Reuse and Saving of Water, Rain Water Harvesting. Solid Waste Management: Classification of Solid Waste, Collection, Transportation and Disposal of Solid. Recycling of Solid Waste: Energy Recovery, Sanitary Landfill, On-Site Sanitation. Air & Noise Pollution: Primary and Secondary air pollutants, Harmful effects of Air Pollution, Control of Air Pollution. . Noise Pollution Harmful Effects of noise pollution, control of noise pollution, Global warming & Climate Change, Ozone depletion, Greenhouse effect
Text Books:
1. Palancharmy, Basic Civil Engineering, McGraw Hill publishers.
2. Satheesh Gopi, Basic Civil Engineering, Pearson Publishers.
3. Ketki Rangwala Dalal, Essentials of Civil Engineering, Charotar Publishing House.
4. BCP, Surveying volume 1
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2. The people who built them
Those selected to build the colleges included Michael Scott the architect who
brought modern architectural design to Ireland, Arthur Gibney of Stephenson
Gibney and Partners who later become the president of both the Royal Hibernian
Academy and the Royal Institute of Architects in Ireland, Richard Mayne of
Hooper and Mayne and Partners, Jack Harbison, Ove Arup and Partners whose
first job was with Michael Scott in building Busaras, Coleman Healy of Chartered
Accountants and Eoin Kenny of J. A. Kenny and Partners and they were led by
Desmond McGreevy of Desmond McGreevy and Partners. (Healy 1988, p.43)
They formed the Building Design Associates to construct the colleges. The
scheme was the biggest multi site construction project in Ireland, it had a three
year timeline and aimed to save 20% over traditional methods. (Thorn 2018, p.29)
3. Michael Scott one of the architects on the project
(James Joyce Tower
and Museum 2018)
4. According to the Steering Committee on Technical
Education in 1967
“It had already been decided to build eight Regional
Technical Colleges at Cork, Limerick, Waterford,
Galway, Sligo, Dundalk, Athlone and Carlow. We
established liaison with the consortium of
Architects, Engineers and Quantity surveyors which
had already been appointed to design the colleges
at Waterford, Sligo, Dundalk and Galway and to act
as advisers to the architects appointed by local
Vocational Education Committees at the other
centres.” (Steering Committee on Technical
Education 1967, p.5)
5. The problem of demand
The committee stated the problem of demand: “In the course of our deliberations
we were repeatedly faced with problems arising from the spareness of
information on which adequate projections of the likely demand for places in the
Regional Technical Colleges and of demand by industry and other sectors of the
college could be based.” (Steering Committee on Technical Education 1967, p.9)
6. The Steering Committee’s Vision for the Buildings
“We therefore consider that the building design must take two important variables
into account; firstly in regard to size since only a general approximation of the
numbers required can be offered at this stage and secondly in regard to mixes i.e.
the relationship in number between those those pursuing the various courses.”
(Steering Committee on Technical Education 1967, p.10)
For that reason we suggest three cardinal points in the building plan, namely (1) that
the sites chosen for the colleges should be large enough to accomodate a very much
larger complex of buildings than at present envisaged, (2) that the type of building
design should be such that each college can be extended readily and easily without
interfering with its essential unity and coherence, and (3) that the basic services
providied initially should be capable of supporting a building complex of twice the
size suggested in the interim report. Supervisory staff should be appointed at least a
year in advance of the opening date of the college. (Steering Committee on
Technical Education 1967, p.10)
8. Building Design Associates
In 1966 a consortium of architects (Building Design Associates) was appointed to
build the college. The chair of the consortium was Demond McGreery. Their role
was to acquire land, design buildings and supervise the building.
Donogh O’Malley, Minister for Education (1966-68), ignored normal practice and
handpicked this group to build the new colleges. (Thorn 2018, p.30)
10. Other influences included
The IT Wishnick Hall in 1946 [?] influenced the facade of the 1967 RTC Buildings
in Ireland. Wishnick’s flat facade has an expressed molecular grid with textured
cream brick and glazed infill panels. (O’Rian et al, 2015,32)
Similarly through fact finding trips the commission took inspiration from the Metal
and Metallurgy building in Birmingham and the LCC in London. (O’ Rian et al,
2015, 34)
11. Sites visited by the Building Design Associates
(One Club for creativity, 2014) (University of Birmingham, 2018)
London College for Communication
Metal and Metallurgy Building Birmingham
13. Cutbacks
When the plans for the building were presented to Government, cutbacks were
made to the design. Precedent brick internal walls were replaced with fair faced
concrete blocks. Linoleum was used instead of parquet floors. The independent
structures would now be cast together abandoning the architectural ethos of unity
and flexibility. (O’Rian et al 2015, p.35)
The design has serious faults regarding energy consumption because of sealing
issues between the construction panels. (O’Rian et al 2015, p.38)
14. Building Chronology
● 1966 A consortium of architects appointed to build the colleges.
● 1967 Report of the Steering Committee on Technical Education includes
specifications for the building.
● 1969 Donogh O'Malley, Minister for Education, announces that building will
commence in spring.
● 1970 Colleges open in Sligo, Athlone, Waterford and Dundalk.
● 1971 State receives world bank loan to build an RTC in Cork.
● 1973 State receives second loan to expand RTCs.
15. Chronology of RTC Establishment
● 1963 Doctor Patrick Hillery, Minister for Education, announces the
establishment of the Regional Technical Colleges (RTCs).
● 1963 County Louth Vocational Education Committee (VEC) proposes the
establishment of an RTC in Dundalk.
● 1966 Steering Committee on Technical Education established.
● 1967 Steering Committee on Technical Education report.
● 1969 Brian Lenihan Minister for Education states that VECs will be
responsible for managing RTCs.
● 1969 Higher Education Authority recommend that a council for national
awards be established to grant awards in the RTCS.
● 1970 Colleges open in Sligo, Carlow, Athlone, Waterford and Dundalk.
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