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  2. Nepal Building Codes - Wikipedia

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    Nepal Building Codes (NBC) are a set of a technical documents developed by The Department of Urban Development and Building Construction under the Ministry of Physical Planning and Works of Nepal. The codes were first drafted in 1993–1994 and were adopted in 2003. It was included in the gazette in 2006. Adherence to the NBC is mandatory in ...

  3. Wall stud - Wikipedia

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    Wall studs are framing components in timber or steel-framed walls, that run between the top and bottom plates. It is a fundamental element in frame building. It is a fundamental element in frame building.

  4. Nepalese customary units of measurement - Wikipedia

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    In the Terai region, the southern parts of Nepal, the customary units are those used elsewhere in South Asia: 1 katha = 20 dhur; 1 bigha = 20 katha; Hilly and mountainous regions. A different system is used in hilly regions: 1 paisa = 4 dam (daam) 1 ana (aana) = 4 paisa [2] 1 ropani = 16 ana; Conversions 1 ropani = 74 feet × 74 feet; 1 bigha ...

  5. Newar architecture - Wikipedia

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    The origins of Newari architecture can be traced back to the Licchavi period,Licchavis of Nepal, (400–750 AD), during which the Malla dynasty (Nepal) (12th–18th centuries) flourished. The Kathmandu Valley flourished in In terms of artistic architectural achievements, major cities such as Kathmandu, Patan and Bhaktapur became centers of ...

  6. Gypsum block - Wikipedia

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    A gypsum block is made of gypsum plaster and water. The manufacturing process [1] is automated at production plants where raw gypsum (CaSO 4 ·2H 2 O) is ground and dried, then heated to remove three-quarters of the bound water and thus transformed into calcium sulfate hemihydrate (CaSO 4 ·½H 2 O), also known as gypsum plaster, stucco, calcined gypsum or plaster of Paris.

  7. List of stupas in Nepal - Wikipedia

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    [4] [5] Boudhanath is one of the holiest sites in Nepal, it was closed for 18 months after the April 2015 Nepal earthquake, which completely destroyed the top part of the stupa. [6] After the Annexation of Tibet by the People's Republic of China, many refugees from Tibet started to settle in the area and convert it into a "Little Lhasa".

  8. Nepal quake toll passes 6,200, $2 billion needed for ...

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  9. Dhaulagiri Zone - Wikipedia

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    Dhaulagiri (Nepali: धौलागिरी अञ्चल Listen ⓘ) was one of the fourteen zones which Nepal was divided into for administrative purposes, prior to the September 10, 2015 adoption of a new Constitution, which divided the nation instead into 7 provinces.