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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…
Jeongsoo Kim, Youn-Ju Jeong, Min-Su Park, Sunghoon Song
This study presented a novel circular cofferdam for offshore bridges consisting of ring segments and investigated its structural behaviors using ANSYS Mechanical. Because the bottom segment of the cofferdam which has a double sleeve cross-section was installe…
Jafar Adam, Samaila Saleh, Adekunle T. Olowosulu, Ahmed H. Ashara, S. Srividhya
GIS relates and integrates spatial data from various sources, for storage, retrieval, analyses and display. This paper presents the analysis and mapping of Geotechnical data using natural neighbour interpolation tool of GIS. The Campus of Hassan Usman Katsina…
Abbagana Mohammed, T. G. Hughes
This paper reports a validation study involving sixth scale masonry model to replicate prototype tests carried out on five unit high masonry prisms. In order to test the applicability of small masonry models to real life problems, an investigation into masonr…
Johnson C. Abah, Emmanuel E. Ndububa, Elias O. Ikpe
In this paper, the evaluation of the mechanical and hygro-thermal properties of expanded polystyrene-sanded lightweight concrete (EPSLC) was examined. Evaluated are the mechanical properties in terms of density; and the hygro-thermal property using water abso…
Koki Hoshide, Mitao Ohga, Pang-jo Chun, Tsunemi Shigematsu, Sinichi Kawamura
Thin-walled member is structurally superior to a construction member. However, by reason of complexity in structure the stress and the deformation to yield the cross section are complicated. Specially, in case thin-walled members, such as thin-walled channel…
Akhil Subedi, Gopal S. Bhandari, Paribesh Parajuli
This paper focuses on the seismic performance of mountainous railway bridges having different pier type i.e. rectangular hollow piers and solid piers. The piers used were of same materials and inertial properties. For this, 3-D FEM models of these bridges wer…
Fatou Samb, Ndiassé Diop, Baye Birane Thiam, Makhaly Ba
The study of the deflection due to the passage of an axle on a pavement structure has the advantage to make possible to pronounce on the portance, the rigidity and the homogeneity of this one. In the case where the allowed axle load is not respected, surface…
Mehadi Hassan Rabby, Zhipei Guo, Miaoqiang Huang
The present practice in Bangladesh for erection of girders is placing the girder directly on the bearing pad and joining the adjacent two spans in deck slab level by adopting expansion joints, as the bridges are presently designed as simply-supported beam bri…
Souleymane Mbengue, Djibril Sow, Ibrahima Khalil Cisse
Various studies have been conducted in the past by researchers who have proposed diverse solutions to control the premature degradation noted on flexible pavements. It turns out that the binder content remains a parameter so far not mastered and its optimizat…
Xinfeng Wang, Wenbo Luo, Yipeng Li, 1 1
With the exploitation of resources expanded to deep, the geological environment which is “three tenors one disturbance” of rock mass in great depth has been more complex, resulting in some new engineering geological disasters, such as rock burst, pressure bum…
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