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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…
Papa Sanou Faye, Issa Ndoye, Mapathé Ndiaye, Abib Tall, Ibrahima Khalil Cissé, Jean Pierre Magnan
The disorders caused by the swelling of the soil on the structures have been observed for several years in the city of Rufisque. This article presents the results of the study of swelling kinetics of expansive soils in Rufisque and their prediction based on t…
A. E. Hassaballa, Fathelrahman Mohammed Adam, M. A. Ismaeil, 1 1
Jazan area is located in the most active seismic zone region of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia where there is a complicated geological structures and tectonics. This project reviews the seismic activities occurred in Jazan area together with reviewing the Saudi…
Vinicius Fernando Arcaro, Luiz Carlos de Almeida
This text presents an analytical expression to calculate the maximum tension, at the bottom side of a concrete slab on ground, due to lift truck wheel loads. The result of the analytical expression is in close agreement with the result of a design chart by th…
Farshad Zahmatkesh, Ali M. Memari
Fire effects can be one of the most harmful conditions that any building may experience throughout its service life. Developing practical protection methods and concepts against potential fire disasters in buildings has been an important consideration in desi…
Azad Abdulhafedh
Spatial autocorrelation is a measure of the correlation of an observation with other observations through space. Most statistical analyses are based on the assumption that the values of observations are independent of one another. Spatial autocorrelation viol…
Scott Ureel, Moe Momayez
Rock abrasion plays a significant role in geotechnical design, tunneling operations and the safety of foundations from scour. It is imperative to determine such properties of uniaxial compression strength (UCS), rock quality designation (RQD) and hardness for…
Benjamin K. Chamia, Zachary Abiero Gariy, Stephen M. Mulei
Increased surface roughness of road due to emergence of cracks makes travelling on the road uncomfortable to road users; reduces road safety; increases wear and tear of vehicles, which push up the operating costs of vehicles, and increases travel time leading…
Moe Aung Lwin, Handojo Djati Utomo
Rapid road infrastructure development due to an increasing demand of car users resulted in an increase in paved areas including road sites and suppression of green spaces. An integrated solution that can support a country’s economic development without compro…
Esmaeel Bakhtiary, Seo-Hun Lee, David W. Scott, Lauren K. Stewart, Donald W. White
Asphalt mow strips are typically used as vegetation barriers around guardrail posts in the design of roadside safety structures. Asphalt mow strips have historically been modeled as a rigid layer in simulations; this assumption results in significant ground l…
Yuvaraj L. Bhirud, Keshav K. Sangle
Self-compacting concrete (SCC) is flowing in nature and hence viscosity modified agent (VMA) or higher amount of binder is used for stability of mix. The mix proportion of SCC is also different from normal vibrated concrete (NC). This modifies the properties…
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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… All articles are open access under a CC BY 4.0 licence, with authors retaining copyright.
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