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SUN MeDIA, Stellenbosch, South Africa.
2)Holický, M., & Retief, J.V. (2010). Probabilistic Basis of Present Codes of Practice, Proceedings of the SEMC conference, Cape Town.
3)Holický, M., Retief, J.V., & Dunaiski, P.E. (2007). The reliability basis of design for
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Author: Tibor Horváth | Size: 1.87 MB | Format:PDF | Quality:Original preprint | Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd | Year: 2006 | pages: 220 | ISBN: 978-0-470-03018-9 // 0-470-03018-6
Preface
This book is attached to a computer program, and it gives textual commentaries
to each picture displayed on the screen. The computer program can be used without
this book, because the same commentary can be also displayed and read on the
screen. It depends on the decision of the user, whether the printed or the displayed
text will be preferred. The book cannot be properly used without the computer
program.
The author developed this program for illustration of the special course
LIGHTNING PROTECTION at the Budapest University of Technology and
Economics. The series of this course began about 20 years ago and now more than
100 students choose it in each semester. Projecting this program, the lecturers
almost never found it necessary to use blackboard and crayon. The examinations
verified that many students learned, with good results, from this program. The
success encouraged me to develop this version, which also contains on-screen
comments and their printed form. Therefore, it can be an excellent medium for
individual study at home. To understand some special subjects, fundamental
knowledge of mathematics and physics is necessary, although most topics do not
need them. It has been demonstrated by the great success of the presentation of the
Chapter ‘The mankind in the thunderstorm’ for little children at a nursery in
Budapest and for the students at Stanford University in USA.
Lightning was the first electrical phenomenon seen by prehistoric man,
although over 1000 years passed until scientists discovered its processes and
properties. In spite of our knowledge today lightning is still a mysterious
phenomenon. This program tries to give a fundamental knowledge about lightning
from the meteorological phenomena to the proper behaviour in open terrain during
the thunderstorm. The development of a lightning flash involves many interesting
processes, which are usually unknown. The computer animation can spectacularly
illustrate them, and shows how complex a phenomenon lightning is. However, the
investigations have discovered many details of the lightning process, though many
secrets remain unexplored. One of them is ball lightning, for which the final
solution is unknown in spite of several theories. Nevertheless, the most important
aim of investigations is the protection against danger and damage due to lightning.Concerning this aim, the first question is: Where will be the point of strike?
According to our theory, it would be on the air termination system, avoiding the
structure to be protected. Since the time of Benjamin Franklin up to now, a
protected space has been presumed into which the air termination excludes the
penetration of lightning stroke. Several lightning strokes demonstrated that no
completely protected space exists and our knowledge about the striking process
initiated a probabilistic approach to this problem. The PC program deals with this
topic on the base of a new theory and calculation method to estimate the efficiency
of lightning interception and to evaluate the risk of damage. It was described in the
book ‘Computation of Lightning Protection’ by the author published by Research
Studies Press in 1991. Nevertheless, with high efficiency, we can protect the
human being and his property against damage caused by lightning. Our knowledge
on the processes of lightning strokes helps to understand the operation of lightning
air terminal systems. The practical application of some theoretical conclusions is
illustrated with the Hungarian Standard for Lightning Protection of Structures.
However, the program does not intend to replace a handbook, referring the
standard aims only to show the practical application. The protection of low voltage
equipment and electronic equipment against over-voltage due to lightning is an
actual problem of lightning protection. This topic is dealt with on the basis of the
recent international recommendations. The operation of surge protection devices
can be demonstratively followed on the screen. The measurement methods and the
lightning localisation systems have made great developments in the last 10 years.
These are also demonstrated on screen. The author has participated over 20 times
in the International Conference on Lightning Protection, since 1963, which
compiles current information about lightning.
Study lightning from your computer at home! Enjoy and use this program with
good success!
Tibor Horváth
Professor Emeritus
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Iranians turned their efforts from rescue to relief Sunday after twin earthquakes that killed more than 300 people, trying to provide medical care for more than 2,000 injured and shelter and aid for thousands left homeless.
For a second night in a row, survivors of Saturday's magnitude 6.4 and 6.3 quakes in a northwestern province were advised to sleep outside for fear of continuing tremors. Bulldozers were already at work starting to clear up the rubble left from several destroyed villages.
The quakes hit in a sparsely populated region, but entire villages were sent crumbling to the ground. Many others were partially damaged.
The mayor of Varzaqan, one of the hardest-hit towns, said 12 villages in the region had been destroyed. Each of those villages had up to 1,000 residents and as many as a third of those people may have been killed, he told the news service.
Many of the dead were women and children killed under the rubble of falling homes as the quakes struck 11 minutes apart in late afternoon, a time when most men were still outdoors working in this agricultural region.
"Due to the traditional architecture of the villages, using clay bricks mixed with straw, rural areas have sustained most of the damage," said Reza Sedighi, Ahar's governor and head of the disaster relief center. He estimated that 25% of the public places, administrative buildings and houses were damaged.
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BCSA has recently published a design guide which explains the Eurocode load combinations for steel structures based on the recommendations given in BS EN 1990 ‘Eurocode - Basis of Structural Design’ and BS EN 1991 ‘Eurocode 1 – Actions on Structures’. The design guide is called ‘Eurocode Load Combinations for Steel Structures’. The principal aim of this publication is to provide the reader with straightforward guidance on the loading and load combinations for both the serviceability and ultimate limit states for the following building types:
- Multi-storey buildings – Simple construction
- Multi-storey buildings – Continuous construction
- Portal frames without cranes
- Portal frames with cranes
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Superabsorbent Polymers — An Additive to Increase the Freeze-Thaw Resistance of High Strength Concrete
Author: Sven Mönnig, Pietro Lura | Size: 0.28 MB | Format:PDF | Quality:Original preprint | Publisher: Advances in Construction Materials 2007, Part V, | Year: 2007 | pages: 351-358
This paper presents the results of freeze thaw resistance tests performed on a reference mixture and a mixture with superabsorbent polymer (SAP) addition. The SAP mixture showed 40% less scaling than the reference mixture and a slight increase of the compressive strength. A simulation performed with the Hard Core Soft Shell model (HCSS) explains the good performance of the SAP mixture with the formation of a number of small, spherical and closely-spaced voids within the cement paste, which have the same function as air entrainment.
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As with the best-selling 'Architects Pocket Book' this title includes everyday information which the architect/designer normally has to find from a wide variety of sources and which is not always easily to hand.
Focusing on kitchen design, this book is of use to the student as well as the experienced practitioner. It outlines all the information needed to design a workable kitchen, including ergonomics, services such as water and waste, appliances, and material choices for the floor, walls and ceiling. There is no similar compendium currently available.
* Gathers together essential, useful and practical information for both the student and practicing architect
* An easy to use reference for both the drawing board, and on site
* Provides comprehensive design guidance on the latest products
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Construction Contracting: A Practical Guide to Company Management
Author: S. Keoki Sears, Glenn A. Sears, Richard H. Clough | Size: ? MB | Format:PDF | Quality:Unspecified | Publisher: Wiley; 7 edition (March 21, 2005) | Year: 2005 | pages: 656 | ISBN: 0471449881
The industry's leading professional reference for four decades--fully revised and updated
Construction Contracting remains a bestseller in the construction industry forty years after its first publication. A cornerstone of the construction professional's library, this text presents the hard-to-find information essential to successfully managing a construction business, and applies to building, heavy civil, high-tech, and industrial construction endeavors alike.
This new Seventh Edition features important changes in construction insurance, tax law, labor law, and bonding and surety. It includes:
* Contemporary contracting methods such as design/build and best value/competitive negotiation
* Computer assisted estimating, project accounting, scheduling, and document control
* Emerging technologies such as Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
* Critical updates to standard construction contracts, including the American Institute of Architects (AIA), the Construction Management Association of America (CMAA), the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC), and the Design Build Institute of America (DBIA)
Construction Contracting also features expanded coverage of such basics as business ownership and company organization, cost estimating, bidding procedures and strategies, project time and cost management, labor relations, and project safety.
This edition incorporates many special features, including new and updated contracting forms, the latest Construction Industry Arbitration Rules, a companion Web site, and a CD-ROM containing a complete library of forms from the AIA, AGC, and Engineers Joint Contract Documents Committee.
Construction Contracting, Seventh Edition is a complete working resource for the construction professional in the field or office and an indispensable preparatory tool for students.
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