Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) is a crucial scope of work in civil engineering specifically on
monitoring the in-service and ageing coastal bridge deck concrete structure serviceability and limit
state status performance. One of the possible natural process that pose detrimental effects to such
structure performance monitoring is the steel rebar pitting corrosion problem. Progressive pitting
corrosion process on the certain steel rebar area in low quality of concrete cover due to chloride
ingression will cause local premature damage the steel rebar which obviously affect the serviceability
performance of the structural element, i.e. displacement. However, the available displacement
monitoring methods become an issue when it comes to engineering practicality and costs
considerations. Therefore, the purpose of this study is to monitor and analyze the vertical
displacement of an undamaged and damage reinforced concrete beam using the digital signal
processing technology, Digital Image Correlation, (DIC) that use Sony camera and MATLAB scripts,
and compared to a traditional method, Linear Variable Displacement Transducer (LVDT) at two
points bending tests setup. It was concluded, that the quantified displacement for corrosion-damage
RC via DIC method is higher than the normal reinforced concrete beam by 2 to 46 percent of error to
LVDT measurements. Based on two tailed paired t-test analysis, DIC method was concluded to be as
good as the LVDT method of measuring the beam’s displacement. The developed method has the
potential implementation on monitoring the any beam deflection on current real civil engineering
related projects.
Good nutrition for infants, during the first 1000 days from conception, is one of the most important determinants of a healthy long life. Breastfeeding is the most important component of infant nutrition and reduces morbidity and mortality. With the changes to the climate currently occurring, issues of nutrition and food supply are only going to increase in importance. The Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations, place nutrition at the forefront of world development and a sustainable planet. The vision of Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health (APACPH) is to "achieve the highest possible level of health of all the people of the nations of the Asia-Pacific region." Much of the burden of disease, early deaths, and disability in the Asia Pacific region could be reduced with public health efforts to address the major risk factors, including nutrition-related causes and smoking. The United Nations Decade of Action on Nutrition 2016-2025 has recently been launched with the aim of reducing the global burden of inappropriate nutrition. The goals include increasing rates of exclusive breastfeeding to 6 months, reducing wasting and stunting, and reducing the rates of low birthweight. This is the position endorsed in these guidelines along with the principles of the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative. These guidelines expand the information on infants that was included in the 2016 APACPH Dietary Guidelines. APACPH covers many different environments, geographical areas, cultures, and socioeconomic groups. These guidelines are generally applicable to all infants in our region, specific local advice may sometimes be needed.