KBS Auto Show 2009

Murut Tribe Of Sabah Traditional Dance

This is the traditional dance by the Murut Tribe of Sabah. This dance is basically about how fast can u move your feet. As the music played faster, you have to move your feet faster. If, you're slow, better find the nearest clinic as soon as possible.. haha.. This video is taken from the Kampung Nelayan Steamboat Restorant. At night, they play many Sabahan traditional shows. So, if you're at Kota Kinabalu, do visit or have dinner here. You wont regret it.

Continental Mobile Phones (Nokia E71)

Underpining using Jack-In pile method

Nokia E71

I have always been a fan of cool gadgets such as cellphones, cameras, PDA's, etc.. i love slick, slim yet full of functions gadgets.. I use to change from 1 cellphone to another almost everytime a new version comes out.. I've changed from cellphone to PDA's over and over again.. currently im using a HP IPAQ HW 6915.. its ok la.. before this i was using Dopod D810... Then 3 months back i bought a HTC Touch Dual... Unfortunately my dearest gf dropped the HTC and its unuseable at the moment... so 2 days back i bought a Nokia E71.. this hp is kinda cool coz of its metal casing, and its qwerty keyboard is damn cool... its 3G supports HSDPA too.. could support up to 8G of external memory and has a 110MB internal memory and 128MB SDRam... just like HTC Tytn II but much better... its GPRS & EDGE is class 32... hahaha... so happy.. just go to a nearest retail store and find out for yourself la.. haha.. trust me... u wont regret it..

High Strain Dynamic Pile Testing (HSDPT)

HSDPT or High Strain Dynamic Pile Testing is an important test besides load test done on piles which had been piled into the ground to ensure that the piles installed are actualy drived to set and there are no major settlement once the pilecap has been casted on it. HSDPT is a simple test yet very effective that even the slightest pile cracks or settlement could be indicated. The major indications to be checked during this test are the values of RMX (max pile capacity), TSX (max tension stress), EMX (energy transfered to pile), VMX (max velocity at tranducers), CSX (max axial compression stress), DFN (displacement), BTA (pile integrity), SFT (shaft friction total) and CSB (computed pile bearing capacity).
In order to get a good quality data, the hammer has a reasonable centrallized impact to minimize bending effects and make sure all tranducers are operational and properly connected to the pile. Items to check before the commencement of the test are:

1) All F and V curves should be zero before impact.

2) The velocities at the end of the record return to zero value (pile at rest).

3) The force reponces at any time do not vary by more than 0.33 to 0.5 of the maximum force value. Variation generally indicates bending usually shortly after impact. If this occur, then realignment of the hammer or additional cushion is required to minimize bending.

4) The force at the end of the test return to zero value. Non-zero values generally indicates that the effect of the impact is still generating stresses to the pile.

5) The signals should be free of high frequency noices to avoid errors.

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