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A building construction project cannot be completed successfully by only planning and scheduling. Project controlling that consists of project monitoring and updating, is [...]
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This research aims to identify and analyze the various factors affecting construction labor productivity covering the period from December 9, 2020, to January 31, 2021, [...]
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During the fabrication of new products, a variety of wastes discharged and stored by causing harsh environmental problems. The marble processing plant is amongst the industrial [...]
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The aging property of the asphalt binder is time-dependent. A time-dependent short-term aging property of 80/100 penetration grade bitumen and the possibility of waste engine [...]
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Shear strength is the essential engineering property of soil required to analyze and design foundations, retaining walls, bridges, embankment, and related infrastructure. [...]
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In heterogeneous traffic conditions, the performance of the road network is described by vehicles and driver characteristics. Nowadays, traffic congestion, delay, and unreliability [...]
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Urban City Traffic Management introduced various remedies to decongest traffic and to reduce the severity of accidents, such as providing traffic signal controls at the intersecting [...]
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Deaths and injuries as a result of road accidents are a recognized global problem and authorities are aware of the consequences this global phenomenon might lead to. Because [...]
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The actual growth of urban economic activities and simple movements of peoples and goods measured through its primary transport system. The requirements of the pedestrian [...]
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In Ethiopia, the failure of roads is before the handover period. Most roads found in Ethiopia are flexible pavements. Nowadays, the failure of the surface of flexible pavement [...]
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Cement is one of the components of concrete plays a great role in the construction industry. Nevertheless, it is the most expensive and environmentally unfriendly material. [...]
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A bituminous paving mixture is a mixture of coarse aggregate, fine aggregate, and bitumen mixed in suitable proportion to result in a strong and durable mix in order to withstand [...]
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High urbanization rate and Economic development have caused many challenges to transportation systems. Among these, long time delay and high fuel consumption of vehicles at [...]
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Investigation of the variation in different soil types and origins is an essential task for Geotechnical engineers. To overcome the effects of this change, the Geotechnical [...]
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A road traffic accident was one of the severe problems which are affecting once’s a country and leading to death, injuries and property damage resulted in economic loss. [...]
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The research is concerned with the Effectiveness of geosynthetic to improve the performance of the pavement. It has been done on road construction projects under Addis Ababa [...]
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Road construction projects have been implemented all over Ethiopia as part of the national development plan. Roads are one of the country’s basic infrastructural facilities [...]
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The construction of physical infrastructure is contributory to poverty alleviation in every country. The road is one of the major components which is very significant in Ethiopia [...]
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At the time of industrial development, the production of large amounts of wastage required proper disposal. To reduce the disposal problem, utilization of wastage in construction [...]
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There were several slides and associated ground subsidence which brought significant impact on the cracking of walls and floor of several private and governmental buildings [...]
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Soil vibration may also cause by the movement of heavy vehicles and train, which affect adjacent structures along the route. The response of soils for incoming vibration from [...]
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Construction delay considered as one of the most recurring problems in the implementation of construction projects. It is widely known to have an adverse impact on project [...]
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Many years ago, consolidation accomplished by laborers wielding a variety of spades, tampers, and similar tools. In Ethiopia, there is no enough knowledge by the laborers, [...]
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Contract claims are an inevitable fact of life in the construction industry. Contract claims are one of the problems that construction projects may face. Claims might cause [...]
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The construction industry has been seen as one of the hazardous industries. This is because the industry has a poor health and safety performance record compared to other [...]
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Road construction in Ethiopia is in high demand to meet its short and long-term goals in infrastructure development programs. The road network is constructed radiating outwards [...]
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Construction industry participants have started recognizing that accepting the least bid price does not guarantee maximum value. Continuous problems of inferior quality of [...]
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Compaction is one of the essential engineering techniques, performed to assure the stability of soils based on specified strength. However, in most construction projects such [...]
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Many years ago, consolidation accomplished by laborers wielding a variety of spades, tampers, and similar tools. In Ethiopia, there is no enough knowledge by the laborers, [...]
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The properties of subsurface materials would vary from place to place while it is true the performance of pavement along the route also differs. The research study had been [...]
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Traffic accidents worldwide are increasing due to pragmatic vehicle ownership, acquisition, which necessitates daily activities. The primary objective of this research work [...]
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Unpaved roads are designed with a small input and are constructed from the nearest available materials as possible. It requires routine and periodic maintenance, and its condition [...]
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Road network development in Ethiopia is booming, radiating from Addis Ababa towards NorthSouth directions, and East-West directions, due to the good economic growth of the [...]
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One of the inputs for the economic development of a country is the expansion of the road network, which is important for the transportation of people and freights from place [...]
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The rapid growth of the world's construction industry is profoundly affecting the cost of construction materials, as well as the natural resources required to produce [...]
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Road construction in Ethiopia is booming and radiating from Addis Ababa towards North-East and East-West directions to fulfill its long-term development program. Transportation [...]
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Geometric design deficiencies on existing roads would lead to a potential accident, such as an accident that happens at the sharp curves, layered pavement conditions, and [...]
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The local fired brick production technique is the known method of brick making, especially in Jimma Town. Firing of bricks in local brick production method is conducted by [...]
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Highly congested roundabouts are usually considered as the critical points within the urban road network and the evaluation of their performance provides valuable understanding [...]
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Unsuitable soil materials along the alignment of road projects have a significant influence on planning, design, construction, and maintenance. Expansive soils are susceptible [...]
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Deaths and injuries as a result of road accidents are a recognized global problem and authorities are aware of the consequences this global phenomenon might lead to. Because [...]
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Cement being the main constituent of concrete plays a vital role in concrete production. In Ethiopia, cement consumption has grown well with a growth rate of about 16.1% per [...]
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Technical experts in construction industries are trying to improve the quality, ease of using materials in different forms, and increasing structure performance. However, [...]
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Building project implementation has so many issues and complex performance, such as time, cost, quality, and safety. This study identified and assessed the essential factors [...]
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Overlay and maintenance resolve medium distress, but reconstruction may feasible and economical while Asphalt pavement are badly deteriorated with time and traffic. This requires [...]
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A well-designed asphalt mixture is expected to serve effectively for many years under a variety of loading and environmental conditions. Bituminous concrete is one of the [...]
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Expansive soils characterized by changing its volume and strength due to seasonal variations. Due to this volume changes, expansive clay soil caused many problems in road [...]
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sup>— The construction of building structure involves very complicated undertakings. It requires a trained workforce at the design stage, approval process, supervision, [...]
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The use of waste recycled materials in road construction nowadays is considered a positive means of providing improved pavement performance. This research focused on evaluating [...]
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Recent urbanization of central parts of Addis Ababa has necessitated the use of deep excavations for the foundation of highrise buildings and related infrastructure projects. [...]
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Untimely maintenance activities resulting from budget fluctuations and improper prioritization can lead to further pavement deterioration. Selecting the most cost-effective [...]
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The content and type of ingredient materials are used to prepare the asphalt mix to affect the pavement surface's quality. This study aimed to investigate the compaction [...]
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Recently, highway and construction industries utilize a substantial quantity of conventional aggregates. The increasing demands for conventional aggregate cause an increase [...]
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In highway construction projects, labor-oriented work is an integral part of the management process, requiring analysis of factors affecting labor productivity during the [...]