Step 7: Understand Other Cultures
This chapter discusses the importance of understanding the culture of the foreign market you work with....
Project Organization and the Project Manager
This chapter discusses a project's organization and its manager....
The Foreign Office: Managing Multinationals
This chapter discusses the management of multinational employees working out of the foreign office....
Managing Foreign Office Finances
This chapter discusses the management of finances for a foreign office....
Changes, Extras, and Claims
This chapter discusses the changes, extras, and claims that might come with any given project after the contract is signed....
Politics and Bribery
This chapter discusses the politics and bribery that might come with a project....
War, Military Coups, and Terrorism
This chapter discusses possible threats to a project in a developing country....
The Murrah Building Design
This chapter reviews the design of the Murrah building....
Building Damage
This chapter discusses the extent of structural damage done to the Murrah building as well as neighboring structures....
Building Collapse Evaluation Guide
This chapter provides a brief guide for the engineer tasked with evaluating a collapsed building....
Architectural Countermeasures
This chapter discusses architectural elements that can be used to prevent, delay, or mitigate the extent of an attack....
Protecting Existing Buildings
This chapter comments on design principles that can be used to better protect existing buildings from the effects of an attack....
Post-Earthquake/Pre-Departure Plans
This section serves as a pre-departure, post-earthquake preparation guide. Tasks are considered for both team members and the team leader....
General Procedures for Conducting an Investigation
This section covers general procedures for conducting an investigation. Topics include lifelines and critical facilities to be investigated; the role of the team leader; getting started;...
Wastewater Systems
This section discusses wastewater systems as well as their components and earthquake vulnerability. Also present is an overview of a post-earthquake investigation procedure....
Transportation System Management
This section provides an overview of transportation systems management. Also present is a guide for a post-earthquake investigation of transportation systems management....
Emergency Power Systems
This section provides an overview of emergency power systems, including components and subsystems. Also present is a guide for a post-earthquake investigation of emergency power systems....
Emergency Operations Centers
This section provides an overview of emergency operations centers, including major system components and operations. Also present is a guide for performing a post-earthquake investigation...
Central Office
A Central Office (CO) is where calls are processed. In the complex hierarchy of the PSN, there are many other facilities to which this definition applies; they are Digital Loop Carrier...
Outside Plant
Outside Plant can be defined as equipment and facilities connecting a CO to other COs, and connecting a CO to subscribers. Depending on the distance and the terrain involved, the methods...
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