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Compressible soils, such as clayey soils, take time to consolidate as these type of soils have low permeability characteristic which slows down the flow of water out of the soil (Consolidation, in layman’s term, means the process of extracting water from the soil matrix in order to harden it for supporting or bearing loads from any structure). By electro-osmotic consolidation, it hastens the flow of water using electric currents between electrodes which are embedded in the soil that needs the development. It is much faster than the pre-loading consolidation technique however, the process will be an expensive one as it requires electrical power supply and electrodes spaced every 1 to 2 meter. Considering the time of consolidation using the pre-loading technique, electro-osmotic consolidation could be the solution otherwise other techniques such as PVD or vacuum could also be used.

Pocket PC (PP) nowadays is multi-functional device with almost all of the features that you can think of are embedded in it. May it be high resolution still camera or video player, Differential Geographical Positioning system, 3G technology, Internet Enabled Technology (Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, Email), inclusion of desktop compatible programs and many more. The latest trend in the market would be the use of touch screen technology as commands are executed through the PP Phone screen instead of using the button. Most of the companies are developing their products to be as thin and minute as possible and to have with the most number of features embedded in it.

PHP can be used as an interface in various database programs such as MySQL, PostgreSQL, and many more with the use of an extended connection interface dynamic link library. For MySQL, the connection dynamic link library file is the php_mysql.dll. This file should be installed in the PHP extension directory as defined in the PHP configuration file, php.ini. The following are the steps to configure PHP with MySQL using Windows Platform:

1. Make a PHP file that loads all the PHP configuration file variables. It can be done by writing <? phpinfo(); ?> in the PHP file.
2. Run the PHP file and find the row with “Loaded Configuration File” as shown in the figure. This will let you know the location of the php.ini file.
3 Once located, open php.ini and edit. Make sure to enable ;extension=php_mysql.dll to extension=php_mysql.dll (by removing the semicolon).
4. Obtain a copy of the php_mysql.dll and place it under the exension directory which is defined in the php.ini which looks like this: extension_dir = “c:\php\ext”

With the configuration, then the PHP script intefaced with MySQL can be executed without the error which is the “Call to undefined function mysql_pconnect()”.

PostgreSQL Version 8.2+ is an open source object-relational database management program (like the MySQL) that can be downloaded at www.postgresql.org (for Windows 32 Platform). The package includes an administration tool for database management. Application Programming Interfaces (Perl Driver, JDBC Driver,C++ API,.Net Data Provider, Driver, OLE-DB Driver, Next generation interface for TCL, Tcl binding library, Tcl interface to PostgreSQL written in Tcl, ODBC Driver, Python interface for PostgreSQL, OpenOffice.org PostgreSQL Driver) are also available in the site which is used for the data processing management. PostgreSQL has an added functionality, the POSTGIS, which can be used in Geographical Information System (G.I.S.) applications.

The following are the facts of PostgreSQL:

Maximum size for a database: unlimited (32 TB databases exist)
Maximum size for a table: 32 TB
Maximum size for a row: 400 GB
Maximum size for a field: 1 GB
Maximum number of rows in a table: unlimited
Maximum number of columns in a table: 250-1600 depending on column types
Maximum number of indexes on a table: unlimited

Source:http://www.postgresql.org/docs/faqs.FAQ.html

Would anyone agree that human behaviors certainly lead to business results? Every one does, presumably. The core competencies in any organization would include both foundational and leadership while the key targets are the executive leaders, middle management, as well as the first-line and the emerging leaders.

The right behaviors are almost always driven by the corporate culture and values, which will then drive and support the people’s practices, company regulations, technology, directions, as well as strategies. Whenever all of the above are in line with the corporate goal and right behaviors are being observed in every dealings within and outside the organization, then, business results would turn out to be something positive as expected. This positive business result is then translated in terms of cost efficiency, revenue, profit, and market share.

The measurement that can be used could either be a balanced scorecard or a combination of the three — corporate culture survey, leadership behavior indicators, and employees satisfaction index — or both.

Electrofusion welding, butt welding, flange connection, and double spigot & socket jointing are used in joining HDPE pipes and fittings. The joint is as strong as or even stronger than the main pipe. Leakage is unlikely to occur at the joint.

1) Electrofusion welding. Electrofusion welding technique is widely used for jointing polyethylene pipes and fittings all over the world. Due to the steel framework inside Steel-Reinforced piping products, the clearance between the pipes and fitting have much greater influence on the fusion quality of the joint than pure polyethylene pipes and fittings do. To solve this problem, a special cone shaped structure is used for the pipe end and the inside wall of the fitting to ensure quality welding. Electrofusion welding technique is mainly used for jointing of pipelines to be buried.

2) Flange connection. Flange connection is made to the pipe end by injection molding technique. Flange connections are mainly used for above-ground piping system and connections of Steel-Reinforced HDPE pipes to metal pipes or other piping components (such as pumps, valves, etc.), or for pipe sections where disassembly may be required.

3) Butt welding. Butt welding is used for joining large diameter pipes. The pipe ends to be joined are designed thicker to ensure that the joint has the same strength as the main pipe.

4) Double spigot and socket jointing. Pipes and fittings can be connected with a sleeve and sealing rings at both ends.

5) Tapping saddle fusion. A tapping saddle can be joined to the sidewall of an existing pipeline. The structure of the Steel-Reinforced HDPE tapping saddle is basically the same as that of pure polyethylene pipe saddle. The tapping saddle is mainly used for branching from an existing gas or water pipeline under pressure.

6) Cutting pipes and sealing pipe ends at pipeline installation site. A normal electric handy cutting saw can be used for cutting Steel-Reinforced HDPE pipes. As for large diameter pipes, a special pipe cutting machine has been designed for this purpose. A mini-type extruder has also been developed for sealing the pipe ends after the pipe is cut off.