• Identification and Comparative Analysis of Key Parameters Influencing Construction labour productivity of Building Projects in Addis Ababa 

  Yared, Beyene (Addis Ababa University, 2019-06)

  Construction labour productivity (CLP) is dominant subject matter in the construction sector; essential cost savings and efficient usage of resources are achieved through high level of labour productivity. CLP is influenced ...
• Study on Construction Cost Accounting System of State Owned Road Contractor: A Case Study on Ethiopian Construction Works Corporations – Transport Infrastructure Sector 

  Tigist, Tsegaye (Addis Ababa University, 2020)

  This research investigated the cost accounting system of state-owned road contractor by taking Ethiopian Construction Works Cooperation‟s transport infrastructure sector as a case study. The construction industry consumes ...
• Improving Addis Ababa Light Railway Transit Service Using Queue Theory and Monte-Carlo Simulation Models: Case of Torhailoch And Lideta Stations 

  Tamene, Taye (Addis Ababa University, 2019-09)

  One of the main problems of Addis Ababa light railway transit service is the congestion and extended waiting line. The waiting time of passengers took on average 17 minutes, greatly reducing the satisfaction of customers. ...
• Study on the Challenges of DB Delivery System in Ethiopian Road Authority Project 

  Sisay, Lombasso (Addis Ababa University, 2017-11)

  The project delivery method is the process by which a project is comprehensively designed, procured and constructed. Design-Build is a method which an owner deliver both design and construction responsibility for a single ...
• Development of Maintenance Prioritization Guideline for Historical Public Institution Buildings in Addis Ababa 

  Meresa, Mekonnen (Addis Ababa University, 2017)

  This research deals with preparation of maintenance guidelines that enables the prioritization of one historical building over the other. It also deals with identifying the optimal maintenance type appropriate for ...
• Challenges of Lower Grade Contractors In Addis Ababa 

  Biruk, Seyoum (Addis Ababa University, 2019-10)

  In the construction industry, contractors have many challenges on their progress and performance while on the other hand opportunities that lead them for success as well. The large contractors today could have once been ...
• Hypothetical Modeling of Contractor’s Bid Markup Estimation for Road Construction Projects in Ethiopia 

  Ameneshewa, Alemu (Addis Ababa University, 2020-03)

  Markup is a factor that estimators apply to certain work activities or to the total cost of a bid to cover general overhead and profit. Estimating markup is an important decision for contractors as its size has to be low ...
• Hydrological Modelling in Ungauged Catchment (In Case Suluh), Tigray 

  Tewele, Gebretsadkan (Addis Ababa University, 2017-09)

  The study area of suluh catchment have the scarcity of record data, but the Suluh River have the capability of feeding the society nearby as source of small scale hydropower and irrigation. In addition to that since it ...
• Groundwater Irrigation Possibility In Ethiopia 

  Temtim, Sime (Addis Ababa University, 2017-10)

  Groundwater irrigation is an important factor to agricultural production in large parts of the world. The use of groundwater for agriculture in Ethiopia is low. Many irrigation schemes obtain water from river diversions ...
• Assessment of Water Supply Coverage and Water Loss in Distribution System (Case Study Debre Brehan Town) 

  Negesse, Tadesse (Addis Ababa University, 2017-11)

  Losses in the urban water supply networks have become a growing concern and there are several alternatives for the quantification, detection and monitoring of water losses. However, water loss is a great challenge in ...
• Modeling for Inter-Basin Groundwater Transfer Identification between Middle Abay River Basin and Upper Awash River Basin 

  Dure, Mulatu (Addis Ababa University, 2017-06)

  Groundwater flow models are important for the identification of inter-basin groundwater transfer between adjacent basins. Numerical groundwater model, TAGSAC has been used to study the inter-basin groundwater transfer ...
• Water Supply Coverage and Performance Evaluation of Distribution System Using Hydraulic Simulation Software (The Case of Jijiga Town) 

  Demelash, Mulu (Addis Ababa University, 2020-02)

  Most Ethiopian cities are characterized by having old water distribution networks upon which new extensions are linked in order to serve new areas, adding complexity to an aging network where full rehabilitation may not ...
• Evaluation of Liquefaction Potential on Selected Sites of Hawassa City 

  Tewodros, Tadesse (Addis Ababa University, 2017-11)

  A city of high population growth and rapid development founded on top of soft, lacustrine and alluvial deposit, Hawassa is located in a seismically active area of the country. On top of this, the fact that it is a lakeside ...
• Failure Assessment of Buried Water Main Constructed In Expansive Soil Area of Addis Ababa 

  Mubarek, Nassir (Addis Ababa University, 2017-06)

  This project gives information for the failure distribution of water supply main which is buried in susceptible areas of expansive soil of Addis Ababa and comparing with the area of non-expansive soil. It is known that ...
• Comparative Study on Reinforced Concrete Pile Wall -And– Soldier Pile Wall with Timber Lagging (SHORING) 

  Helen, Workineh (Addis Ababa University, 2017-06)

  In the recent year the construction of high rise buildings are significantly increasing in our country. Those buildings require large parking area, stores and other facilities that can only be fulfilled by constructing ...
• Finite Element Based Investigation of Belled Piers in Expansive Soils 

  Gideon, Amha (Addis Ababa University, 2017-04)

  Expansive soils are a worldwide challenge. Straight shaft drilled pier foundation and the belled drilled pier foundation are rational and reliable solutions to combat the problem of expansive soils. The belled drilled ...
• The Stablization of Lateritic Soil with Lime as a Pavement Material for the case of Wolayita – Sodo 

  Feven, Asmamaw (Addis Ababa University, 2017)

  Lateritic soil covers Western and dominantly Southern part of Ethiopia specially in NekemeteWollega, Dilla, Hossana, Chida and Wollayita Sodo area. When lateritic soil consist of high plastic clay, the plasticity ...
• Stabilization of Expansive Clay Soils Using Quarry Waste 

  Eden, Asres (Addis Ababa University, 2017-12)

  Extensive researches has been carried out by different researchers to find solutions associated with problems of expansive soils .The construction industry has presented a number of ground improvement techniques to modify ...
• Correlation b/n Undrained Shear Strength, Swelling Pressure and Standard Penetration Test With Liquidity Index 

  Dereje, Megersa (Addis Ababa University, 2017-06)

  Geotechnical investigation is an essential requirement to the design and construction of civil engineering projects the behavior of soil properties is very challenging and unique nature. Geotechnical engineers usually ...
• Study on Labor Based Contracts in Ethiopian Construction Industry; The Case of BC3 And Above Selected Building Contractors Around Addis Ababa 

  Yohannes, Kassa (Addis Ababa University, 2019-09)

  The construction industry in Ethiopia is faced with a lot of challenges ranging from project inception to hand over one of the main challenge in the execution of construction projects is construction method of delivery ...

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