ArticlesArchiveAboutEditorial BoardAuthor Guidelines
Call for papersThe 2026 special issue on Climate & Health is open for submissions.Learn more
Open Journal of Civil Engineering (OJCE) is an international journal dedicated to the latest advancements in civil engineering. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in different areas of c…
Naema A. Ali
In many sites on Egypt desert roads collapsible soils is broadly classified as a problematic soils contain ing silty fine sand which is cemented with low density and low degree of saturation which is susceptible to a large and sudden reduction in their v olum…
Isooba John, Mugume Rodgers Bangi, Muhwezi Lawrence
Filler and binder make up a small proportion of bituminous mixtures, hence they are considered as important ingredients of mixtures. Sometimes due to equipment error during production, some mixtures retain extra or a reduced amount of filler or binder as comp…
Mirko Balabušić
Theoretical approach with analytical and numerical procedure for determination initial displacement of a reinforced and prestressed concrete members, simple and cantilever beams, loaded by axial forces and bending moments is proposed. It is based on the princ…
Waseem Ahmad Khatri, Mohammed Al Mehthel, Sami Al Ghamdi, Nezar Al Khalifa
Rubblization technique has been extensively used to repair the damaged concrete pavement and has proven successful in developed countries like the US and Europe. It has not been fully adopted in developing region like the Middle East and this paper presents t…
Abdoulaye Diedhiou, Libasse Sow, Gorgui Thierno Yoro Diouf, Mbene Diop, Ndeye Mareme Diop
This paper presents a geotechnical study whose objective is to determine the lithology of the soil of Balterdi village (Matam, Senegal). A bridge-type structure with six supports is to be built on the studied site. The drilling program consisted of six core d…
Jaime García-Pérez, Eric García-López
The reliability optimization process in earthquake engineering requires that the expected present value of the total cos t is mini mized, including the initial cost as well as the damage costs caused by earthquakes, which include indirect costs. One of these…
Jinchao Zhang, Xiaolong Li, Chao Fang, Xingquan Mao, Wenyun Li, Longyun Li, Yi Zhou
The load - response correlation is a great concern for the management and maintenance agency of bridges. Based on both the load test data and the long-term structural health monitoring data, this study aims to characterize the variation in the girder-end long…
Humphrey Danso, Frank Appiah-Agyei
The utilization of palm kernel shells (PKS) as an alternative to conventional materials for construction is desirable to promote sustainable development. The purpose of this study is to investigate the properties of lightweight concrete produced with differen…
Bibalo Ida Josiane Ki, Makhaly Ba, Rokhaya Gueye, Pierre Hornych, Ali Sana
T his research was carried out to determine the rheological parameters of lateritic soils in order to contribute to the improvement of the technical documents used for pavement design in tropical Africa. The study is based on the loading repeated of cyclic tr…
Mehrzad Zahabi, Aly Said
Lightweight aggregates are increasingly used in concrete construction. They reduce concrete selfweight furnishing a structural advantage. In contrast, the mechanical properties and durability of lightweight concrete can become the governing factor on lightwei…
No articles in this issue.
Open Journal of Civil Engineering (OJCE) is an international journal dedicated to the latest advancements in civil engineering. The goal of this journal is to provide a platform for scientists and academicians all over the world to promote, share, and discuss various new issues and developments in different areas of c… All articles are open access under a CC BY 4.0 licence, with authors retaining copyright.
Authors submit their manuscript, metadata, and declarations through the portal. There is no submission fee.
The editorial office screens the manuscript for scope, completeness, and formatting before assigning a handling editor.
At least two independent reviewers evaluate the manuscript under single-blind review. Where revisions are required, authors respond point by point.
On acceptance the article processing charge is invoiced and the CC BY 4.0 copyright handover is signed.
The article is copyedited, typeset, and given a DOI, then publishes open access with a permanent link.
Manuscripts must be original and not under consideration elsewhere. Submit in Microsoft Word or LaTeX with figures at 300 dpi minimum. Structure research articles as Abstract, Introduction, Methods, Results, Discussion, and References.
Use the journal's numbered (Vancouver) reference style. Cite sources consecutively in the order they appear, and ensure every reference is complete and retrievable.
Declare all funding sources, conflicts of interest, and ethical approvals (including informed consent and animal-care statements where applicable).