A thin shell is a three-dimensional spatial structure made up of one or more curved surfaces
in which their thickness is small as compared to the other dimensions. Shells belong to the
class of stressed skin structures ...
In Ethiopia the water resource in most lakes is decline and disappears. Due to this it
needs accurate and detail study on the causes of reduction and mitigation measures of
water resource. The objective ...
Scarcity and misuse of water pose a serious and growing threat to life and sustainable
development. This study was initiated to evaluate the performance of Tabiq small-scale
irrigation scheme ...
Alluvial river systems alter their geometry over time due to human-induced or natural
factors acting on the catchment, in the river corridor, and in the river bed. The upper Blue
Nile basin's alluvial ...
Performance of Tilkwonz and Qamide Irrigation Scheme of Tach_Gaint district, in South
Gondar zone, Ethiopia were evaluated using some selected comparative indicators, classified
into four groups, namely, water-use ,On ...
Tana basin has been identified as one of the growth Corridor of the country by the federal
democratic republic of Ethiopia in 2005 and accordingly several hydropower and
irrigation projects have been developed ...
The challenges that managers and urban planners have long observed are preventing
urban flooding, and failure of drainage structures. Only stormwater drainage systems
hydraulically with high ...
Irrigation scheme performance assessment is vital to evaluate the impacts of irrigation
practices, to identify performance gaps and to improve system performances. This study
was initiated to assess and evaluate the ...
A surge in population growth and the development of institutional sectors in the South
Gondar Zone, particularly in Kemkem, occasionally enhance demand for and interest in
groundwater excavation. For the sustainable ...
Reservoirs have the potential for a variety of uses, including water supply for irrigation and domestic
use, flood control and water power, but they are susceptible to filling with sediment due to erosion in
the ...
Proper and sufficient urban drainage structure is very essential in one city like Woldiya town in
order to protect road infrastructure, public and private properties and even societies life’s.
Woldiya town ...
Evaluation of farm irrigation system plays a fundamental role in improving surface irrigation and
in providing information used to advice irrigators how to improve their system operation. Furrow
irrigation is one of ...
Volume-changing soils are among the most challenging geomaterials commonly met
on the planet during infrastructural development. This study investigates the change
in the geotechnical and microstructural characteristics ...
The soil has many engineering properties in its natural state. These properties,
however, can be altered to meet desired standards by combining the soil with certain
materials. The combined effect of rice ...
In Woreta-Debre Tabor road section part of Woreta-Woldia link road there is around
400 m section of the road which is un-surfaced from construction period up to know
due to instability problems happened during ...
Potentially expansive soils can be found almost anywhere in the world. The Presence of swelling
soils under the foundations of civil engineering structures particularly, lightly loaded structures
has caused serious ...
The California Bearing Ratio (CBR) has long been recognized as an important
parameter for determining the bearing capacity of earth structures. The aim of this
research is to develop the ...
Soil stabilization is given more emphasis in order to enhance the geotechnical characteristics of
expansive clay to meet technical requirements in the building sector. The additives selected for
this project are ...
Concrete plays a vital role as a construction material in the world. However, the production of
cement is one of the environmentally unfriendly processes due to the release of CO2 gas to the
atmosphere. In addition ...
Construction industry in Ethiopia is one of the most labour intensive industries; however, in
adequate attention is given to the human resource management issues. Without having skilled
manpower, the ...