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What is constructive dismissal or constructive discharge?

1. Constructive Dismissal According to Wikipedia: "In employment law, constructive dismissal, also called constructive discharge, is where an employee resigns due … (MORE)

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What is construction?

Construction is the building of almost anything. It is the processof creating and building infrastructure or a facility.

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In Business Plans

What are construction costs?

Construction cost is expense incurred by a contractor for labor,material, equipment, financing, services, utilities, etc., plusoverhead and contractor's profit. Costs such as … (MORE)

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What does constructive?

Someone who is constructive makes new things or old things better. No just physical, but ideas also.

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In Education

What is a construct why are they useful what are examples of constructs?

A construct in philosophic is a object whose existence is supposed to depend on the mind of the other subject , that is their perception , points of reference and logical proc… (MORE)

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In Business & Finance

What is icm construction?

ICM Construction is a team of professional advocates who help businesses with financial investments. This company is located in Illinois and was established in 2008.

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In Ancient Egypt

How is an obelisk constructed?

The word "obelisk" comes from the Greek word obelos, meaning a roasting spit or nail. Obelisks are typical examples of ancient Egyptian art; they have an elegant slender f…orm, a square base, and end in a pyramid-shaped point. As a rule, the height of an obelisk was ten times the diagonal measurement of the base. Its shape is thought to represent the descending rays of the sun. An obelisk usually stood in front of a pylon the ceremonial entrance to a temple. Ancient obelisks were often made from a single piece of stone, whereas most modern obelisks are made of several stones. Obelisks were usually carved out of reddish-coloured granite found at Aswan. Sometimes dark grey basalt was used. The dimensions varied: the tallest known obelisk remains unfinished in a cave at Aswan (about 40m) and the smallest is less than 2 metres in height. On many obelisks there are inscriptions in hieroglyphics saying to which gods they were dedicated and to the Pharaoh who ordered their erection. The huge unfinished obelisk at a cave at Aswan helps to show us how such monuments were made. First of all the Egyptians insisted that the stone to be used should have no defects, cracks or blemishes. Next the rock was cleaned and the surface of the rock was scraped until it was smooth and flat. After smoothing, the contours of the obelisk were marked out on the ground and a deep ditch was bashed out of the rock out around them by gangs of slaves hammering away with pounding balls made from dolerite. These were especially hard stones made from dolerite, dark coloured basalt from the desert valleys of Egypt. These stones weighed anything up to 5 kilograms each. The fourth face of the obelisk was torn from the seam of rock with enormous wooden wedges which were driven into previously prepared holes at regular intervals. The wedges were soaked with water, and as they expanded the rock split. At this stage hundreds maybe thousands of slaves, depending on the size of the obelisk, worked with ropes and jacks to raise the obelisk from the ditch and to heave it on to planks resting upon a massive sledge. It was a scene of organised chaos as hordes of slaves, swarmed about the great stone. Although there was no throbbing machinery there was noise: of stone grinding on stone, the creaking of straining timber, the shouts of the foremen, the chanting of slaves. Once it rested safely on its sledge, the obelisk was dragged to the bank of the Nile. Here it was received by more gangs of slaves who then loaded it onto a long barge to be taken to its destination. On arrival, the obelisk had to be hauled on its sledge from the river to its final resting place. Again hundreds or even thousands of labourers, depending on its size were pressed into service. The next task was to pull the obelisk upright. As some monuments weighed up to 500 tonnes, this was obviously quite a problem and nobody today knows exactly how it was done. One possible method was that the base of the obelisk was placed on the edge of the pedestal on which it was going to stand. The obelisk was made so that one side of the base could be fitted into a slot cut in the pedestal. This prevented the obelisk from slipping while it was actually going up. While the obelisk was raised by ropes and jacks, a heap of material (usually bricks) was pushed underneath it to support it and keep it steady. Finally the heap of bricks grew high enough to allow the obelisk to stand upright on its pedestal. Then the slaves were set to work removing the material. (MORE)

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In Submarines

Where are submarines constructed?

Modern submarines are typically constructed using modular design technology; here in the U.S., they are constructed at 2 major shipyards, General Dynamics Electric Boat Divisi… (MORE)

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In Bodies of Water

Why did construction of the Panama Canal construction?

if ships wanted to get from New York to California they had to travel all around south America and now they don't cause the panama canal is basically a shortcut. the panama ca… (MORE)

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In Business & Finance

Importances of construction management in construction?

The importance of construction management in construction is to eliminate higher costs and to eliminate any delay as well as value engineering. Depending on the size of your c… (MORE)