You are part of a Design and Construct team for a conference centre and 300 bed hotel accommodation in Darwin, Northern Territory. The site is 10 hectares on the oceanfront. The developer wants the project to be environmentally friendly and to minimise energy consumption and water usage while maintaining a luxury hotel feel. List the factors and strategies that you would consider most important in the design of this building, i.e. the design adaptations for the building.
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Problem 1 –
a) List the three primary objectives of the NBCC for consideration of earthquake loads.
b) List the two highly populated areas of Canada that have a significant seismic hazard.
c) Why are no importance category factors defined for the SLS when considering earthquakes?
d) What is the P-Δ effect? How does it apply to the gravity force resisting system? e) If a geotechnical report says “The shear wave velocity is 1100 m/s”, what Site Class should you use?
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What are some advantages and advantages of stick build roof?
What are some advantages and advantages of truss roofs?
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Three transportation improvement plans have been
proposed for heavily populated and congested city.
Alternative I – upgrading of congested signalised
intersections into full grade separated intersections at an initial
construction cost of $180 million and a salvage value of $22
million. Annual operation and maintenance costs will be $230,000
per year. Major maintenance in year 20 at $5 million and in year 40
at $8 million.
Alternative II - upgrading of bus service to BRT
system at an initial cost of $155 million and a salvage value of $5
million. Annual operation and maintenance costs will be $850,000
per year. Major maintenance in year 15 at $10 million, year 30 at
$15 million, and year 45 at $22 million will be needed.
Alternative III - introduction of new LRT system with
initial cost of $162 million and a salvage value of $20 million.
Annual operation and maintenance costs will be $680,000 per year,
and in year 25 a rehabilitation is required which will cost $30
million.
Draw the Cash Flow Diagram for all alternatives.
Determine which alternative is preferred based on economic criteria
if the analysis period is 50 years and the annual interest rate is
4%.
Evaluate the alternatives using the present worth of
cost (PWC), equivalent annual cost (EUAC), and benefit-cost ratio
(BCR) methods.
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Construction Safety
1.You overhear the following conveconstruction rsation between two employees: First employee: “I’m not going to work in a trench. How do I know it won’t cave in on me?” Second employee: “Don’t be ridiculous. It’s just as dangerous on the surface as it is down there.” What do you think about this conversation? Is either of these employees right? Wrong? What would you tell these two employees about working in excavations?
2. “Come on Jones,” said the carpenter. “I’ve been using ladders since I was a kid. I don’t need training on how to use a ladder.” “Yes, you do,” responds the supervisor. “You might know how to use a ladder, but you don’t know how to use one safely. You’re going to attend the training just like the rest of us.” Is ladder training really necessary, or is OSHA just being intrusive and overly cautious?
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What is the theory behind an "Under-damped free Vibration" and how do we apply that knowledge in the real world [20]
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introduction about Highway Intersections In General
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Write a short paragraph explaining the similarities and differences between Glue Laminated Timber (Glulam) and Cross Laminated Timber (CLT).
In your explanation, briefly cover how both materials are assembled, key differences in their mechanical performance and how those differences influence how the materials are used in construction.
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What do settlement houses, child labor reform, and the temperance movement have in common?
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Determine the size of the high rate trickling filter for the following data: Sewage flow is 5 MLD; Recirculation factor is 1.89; Raw wastewater BOD is 230 mg/L; BOD removed in PST is 30%; Final desired BOD in the treated effluent is 25 mg/L
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What are the possible hazard and risk that may affect the construction?
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How do you come with the budgetary cost for convenience outlet?
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Why concrete mix proportions need to be designed? After completing the design mix process, explain what are the next steps to be done? If the same concrete mix proportions calculated in (a) is to be used for application near marine environment or in heavy industrial area, suggest with justification the possible modification that can be done.
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How do you come up with the budgetary cost in the Health Clinic?
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