Fire accident is one of the dangerous accidents that could happen to any service structures inrnunexpected times, it could be ignited intentionally to attack enemies among human beingrnaggression, it could be from the result of terrorism attack which of course common nowadays or itrncould be from...
More often, many developing countries are in need of heighted investment activities for thernassociated benefit in emploYl11ent and income generation. Nevertheless, despite its positivernimpact pertaining to employment, there hardly been sustained effects on the livelihood ofrnlocal communities. To...
The back-log of housing units in Ethiopia was so immense that all efforts madernby the Government and inhabitants could not wipe out the shortage of housing in thernearly 1980s. To promote the building industry and to alleviate the housing shortagernprefabrication technology was introduced. The...
This thesis is concerned with effect of vertical component earthquake groundrnacceleration on the response of reinforced building structure. Basically thernstudy focuses to assess the effect of vertical component earthquake groundrnacceleration within zone 4 and near fault area of Ethiopia. To...
Nonductile reinforced concrete frames with masonry infill walls are a popular form ofrnconstruction in seismic regions worldwide. The typical multi-story construction in Ethiopiarncomprises reinforced concrete (RC) frames with HCB masonry infills. Unreinforcedrnmasonry infill wall panels may not...
Failure of bridges has been one of the major problems in the transportation and socio-economy of Ethiopia. So researches are the main tools that can help investigate the main causes of bridge failures. Failure of bridges may be due to construction or design problems. This thesis addresses whether...
The maill idea of this paper revolves around three major issues. The first issue emphasizes on therngap .fillillg 0/ NCO ill development endeavor where the government could not reach with itsrnIIl([xillllllll strife to meet the lIeeds of its society. The second and the major point deals...
Presently, our country, Ethiopia is growing in the way of multi disciplines, such for example as: constructing for commercial, residential, and mixed used buildings. Headed for, it requires high rise buildings, which pass up scarcity of the land. Due to this aspect there is a need to study the...
The cellular lightweight concrete (CLC) or sometimes might often called that foamedrnconcrete is either a cement paste or mortar, classified as lightweight concrete, in whichrnair voids are entrapped in mortar by suitable foaming agent. This research study variousrnmechanical properties of...
Introduction:rnLow back pain (LBP) related to nursing profession, is a very common public health problemrnthroughout the world. Nurses working in intensive care units are caring for people that arernnormally bedridden and helpless who require more assistance with transfers and handling.rnTherefore...
Ethiopia is going through in a fast development and transformation process. Among which largernconstruction activities are undergoing in road sector as part of these development program. Consequentlyrnfaster completion with high quality of these projects is required. Therefore adoption of...
In view of the increasing need of industry and infrastructure these days, finding thernstructural element that capable of transferring high load are critical. Corbels are widelyrnused in concrete structures in view of the advantages such as transferring high load to thernsupporting. Yielding of...
The computerized design of underwater cylindrical shell will be addressed in this research by using different mechanisms. Since it should be done more accurately and approximately the combination of different programs will be needed. The design will include both analytical and finite element design...
The growing demand for water in different sectors of the economy due to populotion pressure,rnexpansion of economic activities combined with the increased cfimatic variabifity calls for thernefficient utilization of the resource. Accordingly, the Ethiopian water policy and strategyrnconsiders water...
A data on three hourly wind speeds, from 18 meteorological centre of Ethiopia MeteorologicalrnDepartment, have been collected. The daily gust wind data have been processed for annualrnmaximum wind speed in m/sec for each site. This research paper presents an attempt maderntowards preparing a wind...
One of the crucial concerns in Ethiopia is creating sustainable development. The number of public and private construction projects in Ethiopia is increasing rapidly. Thus, the various activities and materials involved in the structural engineering aspect of constructed deliverables from material...
Cement is the second most used construction material on earth. Beside the decliningrnabundance of the raw materials to be used for the production of cement, the powerrnand energy saving problems has become the main questions of the world. The searchrnfor new smart construction materials and the...
The overwhelming social and economic impacts of recent earthquakes in thernworld have resulted in an increased awareness of the potential seismic hazard andrnthe corresponding vulnerability of existing structures. Greater effort has beenrngiven to reasonable estimates, predictions and mitigation of...
Assessment and Application of Direct Displacement Based Design for Frame –Wall ReinforcedrnConcrete BuildingsrnEskedar KassahunrnAddis Ababa University, 2016rnIn this thesis work Direct Displacement Based Design method is assessed in dual frame-wallrnreinforced concrete building. Traditional...
In this research, cost optimization of reinforced concrete plane and space frames usingrngenetic algorithms is presented. Previous research endeavors have used highly simpli edrncontinuous and discrete optimization models, while ignoring constructibility. Additionally,rnthe optimization of 3D...