Nowadays, educational technologies are flourishing and schools should use them appropriately to achievernthe needed objectives. Moreover, Mass media, especia lly, electronic ones like radio and television , havernthe power to suppOl1 class teachers on carefully selected topics. Specifically,...
Stockout cost is the cost that happen when the demand is greater thanrnthe inventory. It may be either back order cost or lost sale cost. Generallyrninventory problems has many features and cases. I formulate a probabilis-rntic dynamic programming model to study problems over the nite...
We present here an approach that automatically extracts semantic relations between concepts/words. To this end we rely on the semantics of words (lexicon) and their roles, that is, syntax. The extracted lexical and the syntactic information is based on the so-called distri-butional theory (Harris,...
A glassy carbon electrode was modified with bromocresol purple (BCP) and characterized forrnthe electrochemical oxidation of 4-nitrophenol (4-NP) by cyclic voltammetry and differentialrnpulse voltammetry. The oxidation peak current of 4-NP at the modified electrode was increasedrn(compared to the...
This thesis presents the procedure to develop a new analytical model to define the axialrncapacity of concrete encased composite column by considering confinement effect on therncore concrete from structural steel and transverse reinforcement. First a method to definernthe unconfined, partially...
In light of the fact that natural fibers are used, since many centuries for different purpose at thernbeginning of civilization. They have been used for ropes, toughening of pots etc. Consideringrnglobal environmental warming problems, research and innovation in natural fiber reinforcedrnconcrete...
The purpose of this study is to explore the determinants of income as well as policyrnwhich potentially affect the performance of the informal sector in Addis Ababa. The casernstudy approach is fo llowed and attempt is made to make policy recommendations basedrnon the study results. The primary...
Concrete filled double circular steel tube (CFDCST) columns are exceedingly efficient categories of composite columns, which can be considered as modified sorts of circular concrete-filled steel tube (CFST) columns. They also possess the properties of circular CFST columns with extra improvements....
This research mainly focuses on the development of precast concrete technology in Ethiopia. The research has a quantitative and a qualitative part. In the quantitative part, a new form of slab known as Precast Lattice Slab is adopted and used for a G+9 low cost building. The slab is constructed by...
Rainfall is one of the most significant sources of water on earth, supporting thernexistence of the majority of living things. It is such a critical variable, particularlyrnthose whose livelihoods depend on rain-fed agriculture. Statistical approaches such asrntime series analysis give a way for...
Experiences from the response of structures during earthquakes and the nature of pastrnearthquakes themselves have taught designers that ductility is one of the important el-rnements in seismic resistant design. When a structure is said to be ductile it denotesrnthat the structure possesses the...
The building façade is the face of a building which gives the building its own unique identity. Inrnmodern High-rise building constructions, even with complex shapes, a unitized curtain wall systemrnis the primary choice. However, this practice of using unitized curtain walls for complex...
Owning to its local resource availability and its adaptability to prevailing environment, construction industry using concrete is common here in our country, Ethiopia. Therefore, enhancing strength in concrete structures has a lot of advantages over prevailing country’s socio- economics....
Flexural performance test was conducted on five reinforced concrete beams. The beams were reinforced with steel bars which were connected using couplers. All the connections were at mid-span. This investigation incorporates two types of mechanical connection detailing. Three of the beams were...
According to current seismic codes the structures are calculated using the capacity designrnprocedure based on the concept of at the shear base depending on several parametersrnincluding behavior factor which is consider to be the most important parameter. Thernbehavior factor allows designing the...
Efficient utilization of agricultural residue is the need of today‘s environment to optimize the production cost of materials with the same nature and use. Teff Straw is one of such an agricultural residue which is available in high amount in Ethiopia but didn‘t get that much attention....
Road user safety has economic consequences in terms of property damage and loss of earnings or production resulting from physical injury, in addition to the motional consequences of pain, suffering and death. The endeavor of road traffic safety evaluation is to identify hazards or safety...
This study aspires to explore Addis Ababa city mass transport improvement in the pre and post opening of the planned Bus Rapid Transit System (BRTS). This new system was proposed in order to improve travel time, waiting time, Comfort of commuters and also non motorized transport system (NMT) such...
Speed breaker is a common name for a family of traffic calming devices that use vertical deflection to slow motor-vehicle traffic in order to improve safety condition. Speed-breakers are considered as “Sleeping Police Officer†and self-controlling which helps in containing over speeding...
The increase of dynamic loads exerted on the pavement is one of the major causes thatrnshorten the pavement service life. The current pavement design procedure whichrnincorporates static loads in the structural design of pavement makes the situation critical.rnHence, decreased riding quality,...