American Journal of Civil Engineering

Volume 2, Issue 5, September 2014

  • A Numerical Study on Comparison of 1D and 2D Seismic Responses of a Basin in Turkey

    Murat Emre Hasal, Recep Iyisan

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 5, September 2014
    Pages: 123-133
    Received: 16 September 2014
    Accepted: 05 October 2014
    Published: 20 October 2014
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    Abstract: Local site conditions such as seismic bedrock depth, bedrock slope of the edge, geometry and characteristics of soil layers, topographical irregularities, etc. are the most important factors affecting earthquake ground motion in a specific site. The amplitude and frequency content of bedrock motion can be changed by local site effects, and this var... Show More
  • Strength Characteristics of Hand-Quarried Partially-Weathered Quartzite Aggregates in Concrete

    Mark Adom-Asamoah, Yaw A. Tuffour, Russell O. Afrifa, Charles K. Kankam

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 5, September 2014
    Pages: 134-142
    Received: 11 November 2014
    Accepted: 18 November 2014
    Published: 27 November 2014
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    Abstract: The use of hand-quarried weathered quartzitic aggregates as the coarse component of concrete was investigated. Samples of hand-quarried quartzite aggregates exhibiting different degrees of weathering were evaluated in quality and their suitability as coarse component of concrete. The 7, 14, 28 and 56 day compressive strengths were obtained from 100... Show More