• Performance Assessment of Reinforced Concrete Planar Frame Using Nonlinear Analysis 

  Berhanemeskel, Engliz (Addis Ababa University, 2015-10)

  Ground excitation is the major cause of failure in reinforced concrete structures constructed in seismically active zone. This can be due to either the unpredictable nature of the seismic excitation or due to lack of ...
• Control of Restrained Plastic Shrinkage Cracking using Flax Fiber 

  Lidya, Emmanuel (Addis Ababa University, 2018-10)

  Plastic shrinkage cracks are precursor for durability concerns in concrete. An understanding of the phenomenon will lead to diminishing this detriment in the future. The utilization of natural fibers from agricultural ...
• Investigation of The Effect of Human-Induced Vibrations on Pedestrian Cable Bridges (A Case Study of Selected Pedestrian Cable Bridge) 

  Dawit, Gebre (Addis Ababa University, 2019-04)

  Many rural communities around the world become isolated from their basic needs during the rainy season. So, low cost pedestrian cable bridges are being built to provide hundreds of thousands of people with basic access. ...
• A Computer Program for the Analysis and Design of Composite Timber-Steel Floor Joists Considering Local Buckling Effects 

  Samrawit, Amsalu (Addis Ababa University, 2019-05)

  This paper reports the local buckling effect on CFS section and an analysis and design program for composite timber CFS floor joist slab was developed. Cold formed steel structural members have enjoyed an increasing ...
• A Study on the Effect of Prying Action on the Tension Resistance of Beam-to-Column Connections 

  Mihret, Moges (Addis Ababa University, 2019-05)

  The effect of prying action in endplates tends to increase the tensile load that is transferred to the bolts and therefore its effect should be evaluated. The aim of this thesis is to study the effect of prying action on ...
• Evaluation of Reinforcement Detailing in Corner Beam-Column Joints 

  Linda, Getachew (Addis Ababa University, 2018-11)

  Structural joints in a rigid frame should be capable of sustaining forces higher than those of the connecting members. However, while beams and columns are designed and detailed with considerable care, the same cannot be ...
• Parametric Assessment of the Effect of Shear Deformation in Concrete Shear Wall with and without Openings for Lateral Action using Simplified Hand Procedure 

  Dagmawi, Girma (Addis Ababa University, 2018-10)

  Shear wall, a continuous vertical member, is an important element in high-rise building, which provides the lateral stability and resistance to lateral force. Lateral load resistance capacity of shear wall is controlled ...
• Linear and Geometric Nonlinear Effect of Axial Load on Flexural Deformation of Reinforced Concrete Members 

  Bayelign, Hailegiorgis (Addis Ababa University, 2018-04)

  The problem of a concrete cross section under flexural and axial loading is indeterminate due to the existence of more unknowns than equations. Therefore proper analysis of reinforced concrete member is important for ...
• Fracture Mechanics in Concrete and its Application on Crack Propagation and Section Capacity calculation 

  Andargachew, Mekonen (Addis Ababa University, 2018-02-18)

  Reinforced Concrete structures have been designed for long time using the Elastic and Plastic limit state theories. However, real life experiences shows that these theories are not sufficient for having the expected Failure ...
• Numerical Simulation of Moment and Lateral Load Resisting Capacity of Rectangular Reinforced Concrete Column with Bundle Bars 

  Serkalem, Argaw (Addis Ababa University, 2018-10)

  This study aims at modeling and analyze moment and lateral load resisting capacity of rectangular reinforced concrete column with bundled bars. Four different arrangements of reinforcing bars are considered in this research: ...
• Comparison of the Approximate and Exact Second Order Elastic Analysis Methods in Relation with Eurocode 8’s interstorey drift sensitivity Coefficient (θ) limit 

  Seblework, Hailu (Addis Ababa University, 2018-11)

  Stability of structures is a major issue that must be checked at the first stage of the design. It is the ability of a structure to keep its equilibrium position after being disturbed by external actions. One of the ...
• Effectiveness of Swimmer Bars as Shear Reinforcement in Rectangular Reinforced Concrete Beam Under High Cyclic Loading 

  Molaligne, Nibret (Addis Ababa University, 2019-03)

  Reinforced Concrete beams are important structural elements that transmit the loads from slabs and bridge decks, to structural column piers. The design of those beams must be safe against internal actions i.e. bending ...
• A Study of Relationship between Seismic Provision and Progressive Collapse Resistance 

  Mikiyas, Dasa (Addis Ababa University, 2018-12)

  Progressive collapse is known to be the cause of most catastrophic structural failures around the world. Recent acts of terrorism including the destruction of the World Trade Center demand for methods to improve behavior ...
• Evaluation of Behavior Factor Provision of ES EN for RC Ductile Regular and Plan Irregular Building Structures using Nonlinear Analysis 

  Getahun, Asres (Addis Ababa University, 2018-11)

  Most recent seismic codes include response modification factors (R in US practice) or behavior factors (q in European practice) in the definition of equivalent lateral force method of analysis used for the design of ...
• Effect of Fines Content on Compressive strength of Concrete with Crushed Stone Sand 

  Abraham, Mitiku (Addis Ababa University, 2019-04)

  Crushed rock sand is a term used for fine aggregate passed by 4.75mm and retained on 150μm sieve size which are manufacture in quarry. Because of raped booming of construction industry in Ethiopia, Natural River sand ...
• Study on Continuously Supported Concrete Slab-On-Grade 

  Tsige, Gebrehiwot (Addis Ababa University, 2016-10)

  This thesis deals with the study of continuously supported slabs-on-grade for residential buildings supported by soil. If we consider our country, Ethiopia, due to mass construction of residential buildings, the thickness ...
• Assessment of Shear Strength of Reinforced Concrete Beam-Column Joints 

  Garomsa, Fikadu (Addis Ababa University, 2017-12)

  Even though beam-column joint is one of the most critical regions in reinforced concrete frames, a little attention is paid to the design of beam-column joints in Ethiopian practice. In this study shear strength of ...
• Bond Behaviour of Steel-Concrete Connection Of Bases Under Fatigue Loading 

  Tibebu, Tesfaye (Addis Ababa University, 2018-03)

  The base connections experiences stress reversals as a result of wind loading and can be subjected to bond degradation of steel-concrete connections due to fatigue loading. The study focused on the bond behavior of base ...
• Design Module for Self-Supporting Steel Latticed Communication Towers 

  Samuel, Tilahun (Addis Ababa University, 2018-10)

  Self-supporting towers are one of the most essential and common steel structures which are being constructed quite frequently to provide a better facility in communication network to the people. Hence, the failure of ...
• Enhancement of the Flexural Behavior of CFRP Strengthened RC Beams in Medium and Low Grade Concrete 

  Abenezer, Negussie (2018-10-24)

  Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) has been proved to enhance the flexural strength of Reinforced Concrete (RC) beams and there is a wide range of application all over the world. As new strengthening technique ...

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