Genre and constructional analysis

Constructional approaches to genre model genre knowledge in terms of genre-based constructions. Like all constructions, these represent conventionalized pairings of meaning and form, of varying degrees of length and schematicity, whose pragmatic specifications include their association with a particular socio-cultural context. In this state-of-the-art article I review genre-related constructional work, discussing grammatical patterns that are licensed only in particular contexts, including conversational genres, as well as expressions that qualify as constructions simply on the basis of socio-cultural currency. The appropriateness of constructional analysis for the language of genre derives from the definitional incorporation of discourse-pragmatic information in constructional descriptions and the possibility of relating genre-bound, idiosyncratic patterns to the rest of the constructions in a language through relations of inheritance. I further highlight the compatibility of Frame Semantics with the notion of genre and critically discuss the concept of conventionality as it applies to genre language.

Troubled Projects in Construction Due To Scant Risk Management

This paper will focus on troubled projects in construction due to inadequate and insufficient risk management. Inadequate risk management has the ability to severely impact construction project. The main objective of the present paper is to attempt a composition of already known risk management process, at such way that it can be applied by the modern enterprises that deal with the undertaking or/and implementation of constructional work. This paper describes about the main sources for the failure of a construction project such as no initial risk assessment, inadequate documentation and tracking, irregular & incomplete status reporting, failure to define parameters etc. The methodology contains examining existing data, results and created a checklist for all those who are involved in construction project disasters. It can be applied at all stages in the project cycle, from the earliest assessments of strategy to initiation, planning, implementation and closure. Risk management will also provide advantages in better accountability and justification of decisions, by providing a well-suited and robust process that supports decision-making.

Study on Plastic Coated Overburnt Brick Aggregate as an Alternative Material for Bituminous Road Construction

There are different places in India where natural stone aggregates are not available for constructional work. Plastic coated OBBA can solve the problem of shortage of stone aggregate to some extent. The engineers are always encouraged to use locally available materials. The present investigation is carried out to evaluate the plastic coated OBBA as an alternative material for bituminous road construction. Shredded waste plastics are mixed with OBBA in different percentages as 0.38, 0.42, 0.46, 0.50, 0.54, and 0.60 of the weight of brick aggregates. Marshall Method of mix design is carried out to find the optimum bitumen content of such bituminous concrete mix prepared by plastic coated OBBA. Bulk density, Marshall Stability, flow, Marshall Quotient, ITS, TSR, stripping, fatigue life, and deformations have been determined accordingly. Marshall Stability value of 0.54 percent of plastic mix is comparatively higher than the other mixes except 0.60 percent of plastic mix. Test results are within the prescribed limit for 0.54 percent of plastic mix. There is a significant reduction in rutting characteristics of the same plastic mix. The fatigue life of the mix is also significantly higher. Thus plastic coated OBBA is found suitable in construction of bituminous concrete road.

Distribution, status and threats of the freshwater pearl

<span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;"><p>Dolmen D and Kleiven E. 2008. Distribution, status and threats of the freshwater pearl mussel <em>Margaritifera margaritifera</em> <span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;">(Linnaeus) (Bivalvia, Margaritiferidae) in Norway. Fauna norvegica 26/27: 3-14.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;">The distribution of <em>Margaritifera margaritifera</em> (Linnaeus) in Norway is mainly along the coast and in the lowland. Based on a questionnaire sent to county governors’ offices and municipal administrations in Norway, about 430 former and existing localities have been recorded, of which about 300 are still-existing. However, the real number is probably more than twice as large. Central Norway has the highest number of documented sites. The northernmost locality is at Berlevåg (Finnmark) at 70°50’N lat., and the highest verified record is near Snåsa (Central Norway) at 472 m a.s.l. The great majority of localities are associated with Cambro-Silurian volcano-sedimentary rocks or situated below the postglacial marine limit, i.e. in areas not too poor in calcium. The species is an early immigrant, and a landlocked population in Central Norway has probably existed since 8900 </span></span><span style="font-size: xx-small; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;"><span style="font-size: xx-small; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;">14</span></span><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;">C-yr B.P. The pearl mussel has become extinct during the past few decades at as many as 30% of its localities, mostly due to urbanisation and pollution. There is a high correlation between the density of people in a county (or the proportion of cultivated land) and the “density” of extinct pearl mussel populations (r=0.91). Other threats considered were hydropower regulations, excavations and constructional work in the watercourse, fishing for pearls, acidification and natural droughts or floods. In spite of the negative trend, some large populations still exist, with local densities &gt;100 ind. m</span></span><span style="font-size: xx-small; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;"><span style="font-size: xx-small; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;">-2 </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;">and numbers of up to 1 mill. ind. km</span></span><span style="font-size: xx-small; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;"><span style="font-size: xx-small; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;">-1 </span></span><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;"><span style="font-size: x-small; font-family: TimesNewRomanPSMT;">river stretch. The Norwegian stock probably consists of &gt;300 mill. ind.</span></span></p></span></span></span></span></span></span></span></span>

MULTI-PURPOSE SELECTONOVATION IN PREPARATION OF CONSTRUCTIONAL WORK/MEHRZIELSELEKTIERUNG BEI DER BAUVORBEREITUNG

The article deals with the major problems of decision making in building construction. The schemes describing stages of decision making are presented. The main principles of decision making in building construction are discussed and the sequence of decision-making processes is generalized. An evaluation classification of multi-factorial alternatives is worked out. Five stages of multiple criteria selectonovations in building construction are characterized. The article also presents a mathematical model of multiple criteria solutions.