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		<title>PERFORMANCE OF VARIOUS TYPES OF BUILDINGS DURING EARTHQUAKE</title>
		<link>http://theconstructor.org/2010/05/performance-of-various-types-of-buildings-during-earthquake-5/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2010 08:12:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gopal Mishra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Different types of buildings suffer different degrees of damage during earthquakes and the same has been studied here. 1. MUD AND ADOBE HOUSES: Unburnt sun dried bricks laid in mud mortar are called adobe construction. Mud houses are the traditional construction, for poor and most suitable in view of their initial cost, easy availability, low [...]

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		<title>BAMBOO- A GREEN BUILDING MATERIAL</title>
		<link>http://theconstructor.org/2010/03/bamboo-agreen-building-material/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Mar 2010 03:57:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gopal Mishra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[What is Bamboo? Bamboo is a grass, not a wood. Extensive root system constantly growing underground. Replenishes itself naturally. Grows naturally in biologically diverse forests throughout southeast Asia, South and Central America, and the Caribbean Why Use Bamboo? Bamboo stands release 35% more oxygen than equivalent stands of trees. Some bamboo even sequester up to [...]

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		<title>SAFE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF MULTISTOREY REINFORCED CONCRETE BUILDINGS</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Feb 2010 08:55:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gopal Mishra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MULTISTOREY REINFORCED CONCRETE BUILDINGS A large number of reinforced concrete multistoreyed frame buildings were heavily damaged and many of them collapsed completely in Bhuj earthquake of 2001 in the towns of Kachchh District (viz., Bhuj, Bhachao, Anjar, Gandhidham and Rapar) and other district towns including Surat and Ahmedabad. In Ahmedabad alone situated at more than [...]

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		<title>Al Raha</title>
		<link>http://theconstructor.org/2010/01/al-raha/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Jan 2010 16:37:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Likhin</dc:creator>
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		<title>PETRONAS TOWERS-SOUL OF ALPHA WORLD CITY [KUALA LUMPUR]</title>
		<link>http://theconstructor.org/2010/01/petronas-towers-soul-of-alpha-world-city-kuala-lumpur/</link>
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		<title>Masdar City</title>
		<link>http://theconstructor.org/2010/01/masdar-city/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 14:09:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Likhin</dc:creator>
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		<title>Yas Island</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 08:12:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Likhin</dc:creator>
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		<title>New capital city for Abu Dhabi</title>
		<link>http://theconstructor.org/2010/01/new-capital-city-for-abu-dhabi/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jan 2010 04:06:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Likhin</dc:creator>
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		<title>BURJ KHALIFA (DUBAI)- OPENING CEREMONY</title>
		<link>http://theconstructor.org/2010/01/burj-khalifa-dubai-opening-ceremony/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 16:07:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gopal Mishra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The world&#8217;s tallest tower, &#8216;Burj Khalifa&#8217; is 828 metres (2,716.5 ft) high Dubai, UAE; January 4, 2010: The world&#8217;s tallest tower, developed by Emaar Properties, was unveiled tonight to a crowd of thousands and the world in a crescendo of fireworks, lasers and fountain displays. The official height of the tower, unveiled as &#8216;Burj Khalifa&#8217;, [...]

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		<title>Eco-Friendly Building Materials</title>
		<link>http://theconstructor.org/2009/12/eco-friendly-building-materials/</link>
		<comments>http://theconstructor.org/2009/12/eco-friendly-building-materials/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:39:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gopal Mishra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today many people that are building or remodeling their houses choose to use eco-friendly building materials. An eco-friendly building material is one that increases the efficiency of energy used and reduces impact on human well-being and the environment. There are many different materials that can be used that are eco-friendly; from foundation, to insulation, to [...]

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		<title>Building Materials</title>
		<link>http://theconstructor.org/2009/12/building-materials/</link>
		<comments>http://theconstructor.org/2009/12/building-materials/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Dec 2009 07:04:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gopal Mishra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Building material is any material which is used for a construction purpose. Many naturally occurring substances, such as clay, sand, wood and rocks, even twigs and leaves have been used to construct buildings. Apart from naturally occurring materials, many man-made products are in use, some more and some less synthetic. The manufacture of building materials [...]

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		<title>Energy Conservation Building Code</title>
		<link>http://theconstructor.org/2009/11/energy-conservation-building-code/</link>
		<comments>http://theconstructor.org/2009/11/energy-conservation-building-code/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:05:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gopal Mishra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ECBC set minimum energy efficiency standards for design and construction ECBC encourage energy efficient design or retrofit of buildings so that it does not constrain the building function, comfort, health, or the productivity of the occupants Has appropriate regard for economic considerations (life cycle costs i.e. construction + energy costs are minimized) Download the presentation [...]

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		<title>Sustainable Building Planning and Design</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 06:59:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gopal Mishra</dc:creator>
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		<title>Green Buildings</title>
		<link>http://theconstructor.org/2009/11/green-buildings/</link>
		<comments>http://theconstructor.org/2009/11/green-buildings/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:06:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gopal Mishra</dc:creator>
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		<title>Seismic Design of Multi-Storied RCC Buildings</title>
		<link>http://theconstructor.org/2009/10/seismic-design-of-multi-storied-rcc-buildings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:28:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Gopal Mishra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Reinforced concrete multi-storied buildings are very complex to model as structural systems for analysis. Usually, they are modeled as two-dimensional or three-dimensional frame systems using finite beam elements. For evaluating stiffness matrix of beam elements, the properties required are – area of section, effective area in shear, and moment of inertia about the axis of [...]

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