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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…
Hailu Getachew Kabtamu, Gang Peng, Denghong Chen
In this study dynamic analysis of Soil Structure Interaction (SSI) effect on multi story reinforced concrete (RC) frame founded on soft soil (flexible base) is made and compared with fixed base. Two model 2D RC frames with 7 and 12 story are selected for anal…
Moussa Anan Largeau, Raphael Mutuku, Joseph Thuo
In this study, the effect of iron powder (Fe 2 O 3 ) on the compressive strength, tensile strength, workability, and porosity of the binary blended concrete were experimentally investigated. For this purpose, Portland cement was partially replaced by 1.5%, 2.…
Daniele Losanno, Mariacristina Spizzuoco
This paper describes the installation and management of the monitoring system of the “Our Lady of Tears Shrine” in Syracuse, whose dome is an imposing r.c. and prestressed r.c. structure of about 22,000 ton that was seismically isolated by flat sliding device…
Mahfouz O. A. Djima, Geoffrey N. Mang’uriu, John N. Mwero
This experimental research is focused on the effect of concrete made by incorporating lime treated Palm Kernel Shell (PKS) & Sugarcane Bagasse Ash (SCBA) as partial replacements of coarse aggregates and Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) respectively. An experime…
Xiaoyang Liu, Mikihito Hirohata
Repair and reinformcement of aged civil steel structures is one of the important issues for maintaining and using them for a long term. For repair and reinforcement of deteriorated civil steel structures due to fatigue and corrosion, patch plate reinforcement…
Alexandr S. Aleshin
This publication is a revised version of the previous article. Seismic rigidity method despite its widespread use is the object of harsh criticism from scientists who oppose it to the methodology and results of seismological registration of earthquakes and mi…
Kishor Panjabi, Nabil Allataifeh, Chen Dai, Ramesh Rudra, Pradeep Goel, Narayan Shrestha, Rituraj Shukla
Soil erosion is an important economic and environmental concern throughout the world. In order to assess soil erosion risk and conserve soil and water resources, soil erosion modeling at the watershed scale is imperative. The Guelph model for evaluating effec…
Victor Owusu, Yaw A. Tuffour, Daniel A. Obeng, Mohammed Salifu
For an effective thermoplastic pavement marking replacement strategy, the rate at which the marking’s retro-reflectivity deteriorates in service must be well established in order to avoid re-stripping that is too soon or too late. Against this background, thi…
Ying Liu
China is a country with many earthquakes. Seismic safety monitoring and building earthquake-proofing technique are important means to protect the safety of people’s property in China. However, up to now, China’s seismic reinforcement and identification techno…
El Hadji Lèye Gueye, Séni Tamba, Karim Limam, Mamadou Lamine Lo, Salah Kachkouch
The use of the sand concrete makes it possible to carry out a concrete having physico-mechanical properties answering the structural exigences and having economic and environmental advantages compared to the classical concrete. The present study aims to conne…
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