Concrete is frequently utilized for both structural and nonstructural constructions, such
as buildings, bridges, water tanks, pavements, pipes, tiles, and other similar
undertakings since one of its ingredients, ...
The term Quality Assurance is an important subject matter in the construction industry in Ethiopia. The industry has challenged with serious Quality Assurance issues. The stakeholders of the industry (that is clients, ...
The recycling of Asphalt Pavement (RAP) in the production of new bituminous mixtures is an interesting possibility at a time when waste minimization is to the fore. The economic cost of dumping RAP and other waste materials ...
In this study the compressive strength results of samples, which have been taken from concrete
produced in-situ mix concrete facilities in Amahra regional state and its surroundings have
been statistically evaluated. ...
An asset is a result of a certain effort that brought about a use value to an individual,
organization, community or society. The use value can be expressed either in monetary terms or
equivalent benefits that the user ...
Project success or failure is strongly influenced by the level of plan and pre-project
feasibility determination undertaken by key stakeholders. Most projects are
unsuccessful to meet their objective because of in ...
Cost and time overruns are prevalent problems in the Ethiopian construction industry significantly affecting the overall economy of the nation. Researche studies have indicated that one of the main causes for cost and time ...
Making a good quality concrete which satisfies both strength and durability requirements needs great care starting from ingredient selection. The ingredients selected should fulfill the requirements stated in standards. ...
Subgrade material deformation is one of the most important factors considering for design. For saturated subgrade soils, the compression mainly comes from the extrusion of water from the voids and is shown as the vertical ...
One of the wide-ranging problems in Ethiopia that the construction industry is facing is the price
escalation of construction inputs. This major problem is spread all over the country and
domestic contractors are ...
Currently in Ethiopia the construction industry is growing fast. Nevertheless, it is facing problems like cost overrun, time overrun, quality and productivity in many of the projects. Productivity remains an exciting subject ...
Escalation in the construction market in recent years has been extremely volatile;
particularly in Ethiopia's economy, price escalation is a sensitive issue causing
termination of public ...
A contractor’s ability to prepare a competitive bid for a construction tender is crucial for its
survival on the market. Besides, in a public construction project, one of the main criteria utilized
by ...
Construction is a team activity involving many different actors specialized in various areas. An ineffective communication management system in the construction projects is the major cause of failure. The main objective ...
“Concrete” is a composite material that consists essentially of fine and coarse aggregates, cement and water. In order to produce concrete with required quality which satisfies strength and durability, it shall undergo ...
The growth of the Ethiopian economy stimulates the expansion of private and public construction industry. Construction materials demand increases with the growth of infrastructures and private building construction. Cement ...
Materials or inventories are essential requirements for any company to fulfill their customers‟ needs and wants. Managing this inventory and delivering the materials as required is the influential segment for the success ...
Maintenance is always necessary for any road to continue its serviceability and to prevent
deterioration that may shorten the service life. Gravel road maintenance in the South Wollo zone
suffers from many problems and ...
Currently risk management is an organized and regulated practice in developed countries. In contrast, in developing countries there are still problems on understanding and implementing risk management. Lack of risk management ...