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Name of Program: Housing reconstruction program after Gorkha Earthquake
Location: Gosaikunda Rural Municipality-4, Rasuwa Nepal
Building Typology: Load Bearing Stone Masonry Building in Cement mortar
He has received the first tranche of the government housing grant.The structure is an SMC structure with RC band and light flexible CGI sheet roof.
In stone in cement buildings, cement mortar is used to bind the stones together. Buildings that are more than 15-20 years old are mostly this type in hilly and mountainous region of Nepal.
The wall thickness of building is reduced from the thickness used in stone in mud buildings; it is usually 350-450mm thick. The numbers of stories are 2 to 3. The floors are of either reinforced concrete or reinforced brick slabs or may be flexible type. The roof is also of similar construction although in some cases it is made sloping using RC slabs. Usually the slabs rest directly on walls without beams. A peripheral beam at plinth and roof can be found in some buildings. Stone in cement building is stronger than stone in mud, but still vulnerable to earthquake due to lack of earthquake resisting elements such as through stones, bands and vertical reinforcement.
Nepal suffered a massive loss of lives and property on Saturday 25 April 2015, when the devastating magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Nepal. Subsequent aftershocks, including one of magnitude 7.3 near the Chinese border on 12 May, produced additional losses of life and property.
The earthquake triggered avalanches on Mount Everest and in the Langtang valley. Villages were flattened and people were made homeless across 31 districts, with 14 districts suffering the highest impact. Infrastructure was damaged throughout the earthquake zone. Historic neighborhoods and heritage sites were destroyed in the Kathmandu Valley.
As a result of the earthquake, 8,790 people died and more than 22,300 people were injured. Assessments showed that at least 498,852 private houses and 2,656 government buildings were destroyed. Another 256,697 private houses and 3,622 government buildings were partially damaged. In addition, 19,000 classrooms were destroyed and 11,000 damaged.
The earthquake affected manufacturing, production, and trade in agriculture as well as tourism and other areas of the service sector, thereby weakening the national economy. Economic growth fell in 2015 and has picked up slowly 2016. Once fully underway, reconstruction should contribute to economic growth in the coming years.
According to initial estimates arrived at during the Post-Disaster Needs Assessment (PDNA), NPR 669 billion would be required to reconstruct damaged properties and infrastructure and to support recovery in affected sectors of the economy.
The government was providing 300 hundred thousand grant for Private housing reconstruction & 100 hundred thousand grant for retrofitting of the private house damaged by earthquake
mcad.edu Supporting new and innovative work by local, regional and national artists and designers, MCAD Gallery showcases and interprets contemporary art and design through diverse exhibitions and events throughout the year.
Exhibitions are displayed in the Main Building Gallery on the first floor, as well as in other galleries and spaces throughout the College.
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Education Outreach Program (EOP) staff member Ruth Padilla talks at the Mother-Daughter Aprendiendo Juntas Program run by Kaiser Permanente's. The 15 year old program holds regular sessions to improve family communication and promote a positive self-body image.
Graduation for Class 18 of the Prison Entrepreneurship Program. See more at prisonentrepreneurshipprogram.zenfolio.com/c18grad
The Library Codelab: Intro to Programming class. This class was held in honor of STEAM month and taught by library staff. This class used no computers to teach computer science concepts, such as: logic, programming languages, and more. Students used duplo blocks to demonstrate how a computer thinks and interprets information, wrote out programs in plain language, and programmed a "Sphero" robot to move across the room. This class was held at Plaza Midwood Library on Tuesday, October 1.
Join Charlotte Mecklenburg Library for STEAM Month each October - a month-long celebration of science, technology, engineering, the arts and mathematics.
In recent decades, developments in software and hardware technologies have created dramatic shifts in design, manufacturing and research. Software technologies have facilitated automated process and new solutions for complex problems. Computation has also become a platform for creativity through generative art and design. New hardware platforms and digital fabrication technologies have similarly transformed manufacturing, offering more efficient production and mass customization. Such advances have helped catalyzed the maker-movement, democratizing design and maker culture. This influx of new capabilities to design, compute and fabricate like never before, has sparked a renewed interest in material performance.
We are now witnessing significant advances in active matter, 3D/4D Printing, materials science, synthetic biology, DNA nanotechnology and soft robotics, which have led to the convergence of software, hardware and material technologies and the growing field of programmable materials.
This conference was about the emerging field of active matter and programmable materials that bridges the worlds of art, science, engineering and design, demonstrating new perspectives for computation, transformation and dynamic material applications.
If over the past few decades we have experienced a software revolution, and more recently, a hardware revolution, this conference aims to discuss the premises, challenges and innovations brought by today’s materials revolution. We can now sense, compute, and actuate with materials alone, just as we could with software and hardware platforms previously. How does this shift influence materials research, and how does it shape the future of design, arts, and industrial applications? What tools and design processes do we need to advance, augment and invent new materials today? What are the key roles that industry, government, academic and public institutions can play in catalyzing the field of programmable materials?
This two-day conference consisted of a range of talks and lively discussion from leading researchers in materials science, art & design, synthetic biology and soft-robotics along with leaders from government, public institutions and industry.
Learn more at activemattersummit.com
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The 2012 U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships hosted by The Skating Club of Boston and Team Excel
On Wednesday, April 18, Westminster students were recognized at the Spring Honors Convocation for their outstanding academic achievements.
On Monday, October 31, 2016, Charles J. Hudson hosted its annual Fall Frolic in conjunction with the Healthy U kickoff. Students participated in various games set up all around the gymnasium, which was decorated for the fall festivities. All the children enjoyed the games at all the stations, from the ring toss, knock down the cans, basketball shootout, potato sack race, and bean bag toss games. Students even had a chance to get their face painted or take a fall picture with a scarecrow. In addition, the school had its Healthy U fall kickoff during the festivities. First, one week prior to the Fall Frolic, the school made morning announcements which included the healthy tip of the day, encouraging students to exercise for sixty minutes each day and reminded everyone to make healthy meal choices. Also, during the festivities, YMCA representative, Mike Johnson participated by leading the fitness wheel station. Students spun the wheel and conducted the exercise they landed on. Registered dietician, Cory helped the children to learn to make healthy drink choices by having them guess the amount of sugar in various drinks. At her station, Cory showed the actual amounts of sugar in each of the drinks to make students aware which drinks were the healthy choices and that water was the best alternative. All in all, everyone had a blast!
Programa Falando, na TVCOM. No especial do dia da Mulher, tanto a apresentadora Naia Coral como as entrevistadas do blog VALE POR ELAS, usaram calçados Bárbara Krás.
Discussions held on Academic Programs with Yunnan Minzu University, China
The India-China Yoga College of Minzu University located in Yunnan province of China held a series of discussions with the Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya on several topics, social and practical issues. Prof. Liew Feng, the co-dean of the Minzu University, met Dr. Chinmay Pandya, the Pro-Vice Chancellor of DSVV, on her tour to the university. According to Prof. Feng, she was overwhelmed seeing the overall nature of Yoga, one of the traditional practices of Indian Culture. She offered the Pro-Vice Chancellor to immediately start a course on this traditional lore at graduation level. Discussions were also held on short term courses in yoga. According to Dr. Pandya, researches are being conducted in DSVV on philosophical, social, physical, spiritual and other aspects of Yoga. On one side where priority is being given to the excellence oriented subjects of yoga in order to understand the philosophical aspect of Yoga, on the other side, different types of lab work and researches are being held to understand the scientific aspect of yoga. Prof. Feng also met teachers and students and gathered knowledge on the lifestyle, costumes, food and drink etc. of DSVV. Mutual exchange of staff and students was also discussed. The two universities, in future, could start new academic activities together...... www.b2s.pm/FBK0oc