How the arch bridges were introduced in Japan

The Magic Flute: How Modern Dances Were Introduced among Baga Sitem in Guinea In

In 1956, le bal, i.e. new forms of French‐inspired music and dance were introduced among the Baga Sitem of French Guinea at a time of global youth consciousness. At the time, the youths fell fascinated by the new instruments and bodily languages of le bal, but their elders, much more aEached to local forms of music and ritual dance, did not want to accept the new one in the public sphere. Based...

The Behaviour of Skewed Masonry Arch Bridges

Moving from legality to reality: how medical abortion methods were introduced with implementation science in Zambia

BACKGROUND Although abortion is technically legal in Zambia, the reality is far more complicated. This study describes the process and results of galvanizing access to medical abortion where abortion has been legal for many years, but provision severely limited. It highlights the challenges and successes of scaling up abortion care using implementation science to document 2 years of implementat...

Multidisciplinar Aproach to Historical Arch Bridges Documentation

This paper describes the project of the Close Range Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Group, University of Vigo, Spain, involving historic arch bridges in Galicia, Spain. The first aim of this Project consists on building a database of the historic arch bridges in Galicia, documenting location, surroundings, geometry, singular characteristics, structural faults, building material and state of c...

Failure Modes Analysis of Stone Arch Bridges

A destruction test based on the bridge safety appraisal is one way to verify the failure law of an actual bridge. In this paper, a stone arch bridge in a 1:10 scale model and with a span of 60 m (namely, an arch bar of the same length as the object of test) has been tested, methods of its whole test and loading process introduced, and ultimate bearing capacity, deflection and development rules ...