1. There are advantages and disadvantages of the Mercator, gnomonic, and polyconic projections. The Mercator projection displays Earth as if a cylinder of paper had been wrapped around the planet and the continents' outlines had been transferred to the paper. The projection shows the entire world bar the extreme polar regions on one map. Nevertheless, the map fails to depict areas near the poles as their true size. Their images are distorted. This explains why Greenland looks twice as large as the continental United States on a Mercator map while in actuality, it is merely one-quarter of the size. Still, Mercator maps show true directions as straight lines. Hence, they are useful for navigators at sea. The gnomonic, or planar, projection is made as if a piece of paper had been placed on a point on Earth's surface, often one of the poles. Though it accurately plots the shortest distance between two points, the gnomonic projection misrepresents landmass shapes away from the center point. However, it is still useful when planning ocean or air voyages and for displaying the polar areas...
an alternative to synthetic fibers used in construction buildings. Natural fibers are beneficial because of its light weight, bio-degradability and low environmental impact. The use of natural fibers had been prospective in thermal insulation of building structures. Due to the availability of the resources present in the environment, these fibers are used to serve many useful purposes. The thermal conductivity of bamboo fibers is slow and low. (Aziz et al 2003). Thus bamboo fibers
technologies for humanity to live with comfort, and thermal insulation system is one of these to serve people by reducing undesirable heat loss or gain and decreasing the energy demands of heating and cooling systems. In summer, the amount of heat entering through walls and ceilings is reduced, keeping the home cooler. In winter, insulation helps to keep warmth inside the home. This article will explain three principles of thermal insulation systems in building, namely conduction, convection and thermal
Why Temperature Varies Over the World There are two different sorts of factors that alter the answer to this question and these are long-term and short-term factors. Long-term factors Land and sea areas mostly influence atmospheric temperature. This is evident in the colder months when it is evident that the waters in the same area are always colder than the land the same areas. In the summer months this is totally reversed. Land and sea differ in their ability to absorb,
flux, and (Lf) is considered as the heat exchange due to evaporation at the foliage level. The energy balance equation at the soil level is presented in equation 3: Based on previous equations and figure 6, properties of soil and vegetation layers influence on the thermal behavior of different green roofs. Having the equivalent outside temperatures (Θe,eq) and the heat flux (ɸ), and equivalent periodic thermal transmittance of a green roof can be calculated through equation below: Taking into account
inches or slightly more so as to ensure proper strength. Brick Strength It is defined as the resistance to load per unit area. The strength of brick is determined by the capability of a construction material doesn’t collapse or fall down under the influence of external forces leading to internal stresses. Engineering bricks have average compressive strength of 59MPa. A common house brick is likely to show a range of 20–40MPa. Strength for adobe specimen mean compressive strength: 1.195Mpa, mean modulus
Building a yurt might sound complicated, but there are several techniques and tools that will make the process easier for everyone. As was previously stated, the first step to build a yurt is deciding where to place it. The area should be analyzed. The moisture and sun exposure of the region should be analyzed as well. The team decided to locate the yurt in Costa Rica because of the neutral weather and the sunny and hot days. Also, in Costa Rica will be easier to get through the building codes rather
With an estimated 20% of New Zealand’s population will be aged 65 years plus by 2026. There is also a huge part that society plays, which also affects them. These are known as social determinants. The social determinants of health are factors that influence the environment people are born into, live, work and age. This essay will be discussing three of these social determinants, income, housing and stress on the elderly population in New Zealand. More so, how these determinants impact on health inequalities
Introduction The American political system was designed to foster cooperation¬¬¬¬ to achieve public interest – individuals’ goals for their community (Stone 2011, 24) – by subordinating individual self-interest to other interests (Stone 2011, 27). According to Federalist Paper 10, the main driving factor behind Madison’s idea of the republic was the desire to control the effects of factions, or the “tyranny of the majority”. Madison believed that a larger republic would lead to more factions that
Relationship between Material – Design – Retail From above we understand the meaning of material but the relation between Material and Design is like what a key do to the lock. Materials selection is a central aspect of design in many cases materials represent the supporting step. It involves seeking the best match between the design requirements and the materials attributes. Materials play significant role in design beside the functional attributes, even the emotional and aesthetic qualities also
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 INTRODUCTION The Cockpit is the most important place in a race car. In the cockpit, there are located steering wheel, driver seat, throttle and brake pedal and gauges. It is the control room to the car. The driver can know the car’s condition when driving through the gauges that are installed on the dash board. It is important to design a cockpit that can give comfort to the driver. Improper design of the cockpit can make the driver uneasy, feel uncomfortable and can affect
people or the city and it plays a huge role in economic growth.”(Varela, Interview) The evolution of construction is also an important aspect that has highly impacted society. “It has improved drastically now that more modern tools have been a major influence in construction, health and safety rules have changed now making it safer for workers, and through the evolution of construction there is now more demand which means more projects are offered to construction workers.”(Varela, Interview) Different
neurons share multiple synapses, and this was not explored. It seems that the message transited from a neuron to another depends on the synapses, where even changes in the synapses influence how the message is transmitted. The reasons for the transmission of signals being either electrical or chemical and how this influences how two neurons communicate needs to be elaborated
protection based on the current, voltage, or frequency of that appear on the protected zone. The non electrical protection will operate based on the physical conditions of the transformer and the insulation media. These physical conditions could be temperature, air (gas) in the insulation media, etc. 5.4.1. Electrical Protection Power transformers are equipments that demand persistent monitoring and high speed protection, because they are more expensive and susceptible to the
uk/doshi’s-philosophy- of-place/3151075.article. 3. Rethinking Modernism for the Developing World: The Complete Architecture of Balkrishna Doshi. RESEARCH PAPER: HISTORY OF ITALIAN DESIGN These tiles were used to reflect back the sunlight and thus insulation was perceived. The gap between the vaults and the flat roof of the blocks, made a proper air circulation space. Thus maintained the temperature inside. The underside of the vault in the main drafting room is finished with a textured concrete
THEORETICAL PART 2-1 Building envelope: A building envelope is considered as a physical separator between the unconditioned and conditioned environment of a building including the resistance to heat, light, air, water, and last but not leat noise transfer. The building envelope is aay of climate control to all of the elements of the outer shell that maintain a dry, heated, or cooled indoor environment. Architectural and engineering try to use building envelope design to draw from all areas of building