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UNINA9910451539003321 |
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Loughran Patrick |
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Titolo |
Failed stone [[electronic resource] ] : problems and solutions with concrete and masonry / / Patrick Loughran |
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Basel ; ; Boston, : Birkhäuser, 2007 |
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1-281-17931-0 |
9786611179311 |
3-7643-8285-6 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (160 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Masonry - Deterioration |
Concrete construction - Deterioration |
Building failures |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- Thermal Hysteresis -- Impact -- Efflorescence -- Surface Defects -- Discoloration -- Corrosion -- Structure -- Leakage |
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Concrete and stone seem made to last forever. But the fact is they develop problems. It is not always as dramatic as the collapse of a section of the roof of the Paris Charles de Gaulle airport in 2004. Gradual changes also occur that may compromise the appearance and structural soundness of buildings constructed with these materials. These changes can be created by efflorescence, thermal stress, weathering, leakage and corrosion. This book explains how to avoid typical kinds of failure. With this in mind, it systematically analyzes cases of damage in contemporary international architecture. It also offers strategies for minimizing the risk of damage. Examples include such high-visibility structures as Finlandia Hall in Helsinki, Parco della Musica in Rome and Vontz Center for Molecular Studies in Cincinnatti. In eight chapters, typical kinds of damage are explained and illustrated with examples. Beton und Stein scheinen für die Ewigkeit gemacht. Dennoch kommt es hier zu Bauschäden. Nicht immer sind sie so dramatisch wie der Deckeneinsturz im Terminal des Flughafen Paris- |
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Roissy 2004. Es gibt auch schleichende Veränderungen, die Erscheinungsbild und Statik von Beton- oder Steingebäuden beeinträchtigen können. Dazu gehören Ausblühungen, thermische Auswirkungen, Materialunverträglichkeiten, Korrosion oder massive Krafteinwirkung. Dieses Buch zeigt, wie sich typische Schäden vermeiden lassen. Zu diesem Zweck analysiert es systematisch Schadensfälle in der zeitgenössischen internationalen Architektur. Ebenso werden Strategien vorgestellt, mit denen sich das Schadensrisiko minimieren lässt. Zu den Beispielen gehören so bekannte Bauten wie die Finlandia Hall in Helsinki, Renzo Pianos Parco della Musica in Rom oder Vontz Center for Molecular Studies in Cincinnatti. In insgesamt acht Kapiteln werden typische Schäden erklärt und dann mit Beispielen illustriert. |
This book explains how to avoid typical kinds of failure. With this in mind, it systematically analyzes cases of damage in contemporary international architecture. It also offers strategies for minimizing the risk of damage. |
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UNINA9910787558503321 |
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Autore |
McNulty Yvonne |
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Managing expatriates [[electronic resource] ] : a return on investment approach / / Yvonne McNulty, Kerr Inkson |
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[New York, N.Y.] (222 East 46th Street, New York, NY 10017), : Business Expert Press, 2013 |
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[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (264 p.) |
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Human resource management and organizational behavior collection, , 1946-5645 |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Foreign workers |
International business enterprises - Employees |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
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Note generali |
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Part of: 2013 digital library. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-226) and index. |
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Part 1. Expatriation and return on investment -- 1. Basics of expatriation -- 2. Expatriation and ROI -- Part 2. Understanding |
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expatriates -- 3. Expatriate compensation -- 4. Expatriate families -- 5. Global careers -- 6. Expatriate psychological contracts -- Part 3. Managing expatriation using ROI -- 7. A new model of expatriate ROI -- 8. Evaluating expatriate ROI -- 9. Five core principles for effective eROI -- Appendix A. Mobility managers study -- Appendix B. Expatriate employees study -- Appendix C. Trailing spouses study -- Notes -- Glossary -- References -- Index. |
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Expatriation is a big topic and is getting bigger. Over 200 million people worldwide now live and work in a country other than their country of origin. Tens of billions of dollars are spent annually by organizations that move expatriates around the world. Yet, despite the substantial costs involved, expatriation frequently results in an unsatisfactory return on investment (ROI), with little or no knowledge as to how to improve it. Why is this so? The problem overwhelmingly lies in the poor delivery of effective expatriate management which is frequently handicapped by a lack of understanding of international careers and the forces that drive competition in the "global war for talent," an increasingly short-term profit-driven focus and a failure to adopt the rational strategic approach that organizations automatically apply to other areas of their business. |
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