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ASSESSMENT OF CONTRACT CONDITIONS PROBLESMS FOR EFFECTIVENESS AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN ETHIOPIAN BUILDING CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY (In the case of selected clauses)

BY ZEKARYSE TADESS (2012-12)

ThrouThrough its forward and backward links with other sectors, the construction industry is a key participant in any country's economy, creating jobs and income for the country. Government contracts with Construction ...

EVALUATION OF SEISMIC POUNDING EFFECT ON THE RESPONSE OF RC ADJACENT BUILDINGS WITH PLAN IRREGULARITY

DAWID ADEM UMER (ARBA MINCH UNIVERSITY, 2021-12)

Now a day, due to urbanization and growing population, the value of land is increasing from day to day: with this phenomenon, adjacent buildings with different plan are being constructed closely with small gap or no gap ...

NUMERICAL ANALYSIS ON THE BEHAVIOUR OF STEEL-CONCRETE COMPOSITE BEAM UNDER IMPACT LOAD

HEWAN DEJENE (ARBA MINCH UNIVERSITY, 2021-07)

This thesis work presents a numerical investigation on the Behaviors of Steel-Concrete Composite Beams under impact load by using non-linear finite element software LS-DYNA. The experimental result reported from the ...

GEOTECHNICAL CHARACTERIZATION AND LIME STABILIZATION OF COLLAPSIBLE SUBGRADE SOILS: - (THE CASE OF SHASHAMANE-AJE ROAD, SOUTH EAST ETHIOPIA

MOHAMMED ABDELA HASHIM (2021-12)

The construction of the various flexible pavement layers is very much dependent on the geotechnical characteristics of the subgrade soils. Collapsible soils show relatively high apparent strength in their dry state, but ...

NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION OF AXIALLY LOADED RC COLUMNS STRENGTHENED WITH STEEL ANGLES AND BATTEN

BETELIHEM WONDIMU (2021-11)

The need of strengthening reinforced concrete columns, due to loss of strength and/or stiffness is an essential requirement due to variation of loads and environmental conditions. The present research proposes innovative ...

EVALUATION AND MAPPING OF ENGINEERING BEHAVIOUR OF SOILS (THE CASE OF GIMBICHU TOWN)

EYU ABEBE (2021-07)

Soil is the ultimate foundation material which supports the structure. The proper functioning of the structure will, therefore, depend on the engineering properties of the underlying soil. The objective of this research ...

ASSESSING THE EFFECT OF SOIL-STRUCTURE INTERACTION ON DYNAMIC RESPONSES OF RC BUILDING FOUND ON SOFT SOIL UNDER SEISMIC LOAD

BATU ABERA AREDA (2021-03)

The majority of structural designs were done under the assumption of which the structural elements were fixed at base. But in reality, the soil beneath structure deforms due to seismic load according to its flexibility. ...

CHALLENGES OF HOUSING COOPERATIVES AND THE IMPACT ON PERFORMANCE OF THE PROJECTS: THE CASE OFSILTIE ZONEHOUSING COOPERATIVES

MOHAMMED HAMZA HUSSEN (Arba Minch University, 2021-08)

Construction industry is universally criticized due to failures to deliver projects on their planned objectives. This situation is severe for housing cooperative buildings which are executed with limited saving sources. ...

MARKET CHAIN ANALYSIS OF MORINGA STENOPETELA A CASE OF KONSO ZONE, SNNPRS, ETHIOPIA.

JAKETE ZAYSSE ZALLO (ARBAMINCH UNIVERSITY, 2021-07)

Building material selection is an important concern in building design and construction decision-making. Sustainable material selection is one of the most optimal strategies to achieve building sustainability. But comprehensive ...

ASSESSMENT OF FACTORS AFFECTING BUILDING MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT OF PUBLIC HOSPITALS IN SELECTED ZONES OF SNNPRS, ETHIOPIA

ADMASU BALLA TEMBA (2021-08)

Proper maintenance management has significant impact on the life span of buildings. It is crucial for delivering a better-built environment for the customers. In contrast, the lack of attention to maintenance management ...

EFFECT OF CINDER ASH AS AUXILIARY ADDITIVE MINERAL IN HYDRATED LIME TREATMENT FOR EXPANSIVE SUBGRADE SOIL FOR ROAD CONSTRUCTION (CASE STUDY, WOLAITA SODDO TO OMO RIVER ROAD PROJECT, ETHIOPIA)

ABRHAM BASSA EFAMo (2021-08)

A road is one of the most critical infrastructures for the community's development, because it is one of the most ground routes for any other socio-economic interaction. Based on road life and its economic considerations, ...

INVESTIGATION AND MAPPING OF SUB-GRADE SOILS ON ROAD SECTION BETWEEN CHENCHA AND EZO TOWNS

ELDANA AYKA ANKA JULY (2021-07)

In the flexible pavements, Subgrade soil is the undermost layer for pavement structure constructed on it and used to resist traffic load. This paper presents the field and laboratory test results of subgrade soils that ...

EFFECTS OF LENGTH AND ASPECT RATIO OF ENSET FIBER ADDITIVE ON PERFORMANCE OF HOT AND COLD MIX AC

GIZAW MEKONNEN ESHETE (2021-02-20)

Rutting and cracking are co mmonly appearing types of distress which lead to deteriorations of asphalt pavement. The main reason for these problems is limitation on tensile strength of asphalt binder. Adding strong fibers ...

INCIDENCE AND PREDICTORS OF POOR TREATMENT OUTCOME AMONG MULTI DRUG RESISTANCE TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS IN TREATMENT INITIATION CENTERS OF SNNPR, ETHIOPIA.

TOFIK SHIFA AHMEDIN (BSc) (AMU, 2021-07)

ackground: Multi-drug resistant tuberculosis is the major concern at global, regional and country levels. Treatment of drug-resistant tuberculosis is highly complex. It takes longer treatment ...

ASSESSING THE INTEGRATION OF GONDAR-STYLE ARCHITECTURE FAÇADE ELEMENTS IN CONTEMPORARY BUILDING DESIGN IN GONDAR, ETHIOPIA

SILTANU SEMAHEGN GETAHUN (2021-07)

xx ABSTRACT Many architects around the world are trying to integrate past architectural details, elements, and symbols with new building materials and techniques to the design of contemporary buildings. ...

ASSESS THE ECO-FRIENDLY BUILDING DESIGN FEATURES IN THE HIGH RISE OFFICE BUILDINGS IN ADDIS ABABA

LEUL TESFA (AMU, 2021-07)

Building design and construction technologies are having several new and emerged paradigms for the enhancement of eco-friendliness. In Addis Ababa, the existing models in the current state of the art have salient ...

PREVALENCE OF COMMON HARMFUL TRADITIONAL PRACTICES AND ASSOCIATED FACTORS AMONG UNDER FIVE YEAR CHILDREN IN ALLE SPECIAL WOREDA SNNPR, ETHIOPIA ,2021

KUSSE OTAYTO (BSC IN PUBLIC HEAL (AMU, 2021-07)

ix ABSTRACT Introduction:Harmful Traditional Practices are practices which are common to all or some ethnic cultures with deep rooted existence and adversely affecting the health of people.They have ...

EVALUATION OF THE COMBINED IMPACT OF CLIMATE CHANGE AND FUTURE WATER ABSTRACTION ON LAKE ZIWAY WATER BALANCE, CENTRAL ETHIOPIA

HAILEMARIAM MOLLA ASHAGRE (AMU, 2021-06)

Climate change and continued human activities posed a threat to the water balance of Lake Ziway in central Ethiopia. However, there were very limited studies that addressed the combined effect of climate ...

MODELLING SHEAR STRENGTH WITH INDEX PROPERTIES OF ZEYSSE ELGO SOILS BY STATESTICAL AND ARTIFICIALNEURAL NETWORK APPROAC

AMANIAS GUSHUNA (amu, 2020-07)

II ABSTRACT This research work seeks to develop models for predicting the shear strength parameters (cohesion and angle of friction) of Zeysse-elgo ...

REGRESSION ANALYSIS OF THE EFFECT OF MARBLE DUST AND CEMENT ADMIXTURE AS STABILIZER ON THE EXPANSIVE SOIL PROPERTI

FANTA DESALEGN TASU (2021-04)

Soils are naturally occurring materials that support civil engineering structure loads such as roads and buildings. However, not all natural soils are suitable for construction purposes because of limited strength and ...

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