American Journal of Civil Engineering

Volume 4, Issue 4, July 2016

  • Stakeholder Management on Construction Projects: A Key Indicator for Project Success

    Joseph Ignatius Teye Buertey, Daniel Amofa, Felix Atsrim

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 4, July 2016
    Pages: 117-126
    Received: 27 April 2016
    Accepted: 9 May 2016
    Published: 27 May 2016
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    Abstract: Participation is now an international agenda for ensuring full representation of people in terms of their ideas, feeling and decision on matters concerning their development. It has been observed that most projects fail after implementation not due to poor execution but rather due poor stakeholder consultation and engagement. The purpose of this st... Show More
  • Procurement of Developmental Projects in Ghana: A Literature Review of the Designer-Led System Verses the Producer-Led Systems

    Joseph Ignatius Teye Buertey, Emmanuel Dadadzogbor, Felix Atsrim

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 4, July 2016
    Pages: 127-142
    Received: 21 April 2016
    Accepted: 3 May 2016
    Published: 1 June 2016
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    Abstract: Procurement is a very important aspect of the chain link process of infrastructural delivery. Through procurement choices in terms of project delivery and construction technology is agreed by key stakeholders. Irrespective of the concomitant challenges of the traditional Design Bid Build (DBB) method of project delivery commonly employed in Ghana, ... Show More
  • A New Approach to Teach Mechanics of Material Through Touching Experience

    Yao George C., Kuo Keng-Chang, Hsueh Cheng-Luen, Tang Yao

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 4, July 2016
    Pages: 143-148
    Received: 1 June 2016
    Published: 2 June 2016
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    Abstract: Recent advancement in building structural analysis by computer has changed the structural analysis work in the building professional. Nowadays, professionals can read output from the computers and will need a good structural concept to judge the validity of the analysis and to verify the calculated result. This change of structural analysis work se... Show More
  • Research on Pore Water Pressure of Saturated Muck Soil Under Traffic Loading of Low Frequency

    Luo Qiyang, Liu Yongjian, Zhou Yaoyao, Wu Jiansheng, Xie Zhikun

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 4, July 2016
    Pages: 149-158
    Received: 1 June 2016
    Published: 2 June 2016
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    Abstract: In order to study the pore water pressure of saturated muck soil under traffic loading of low frequency in Pearl River Delta, the influence of loading frequency, cyclic stress and consolidation on pore water pressure are analyzed. The results show that the final pore water pressure is increased as the frequency decreases, but the increasing rate of... Show More
  • Effect of Drying-Wetting Cycles on Saturated Shear Strength of Undisturbed Residual Soils

    Sayem Hossain Md, Kong Ling-wei, Yin Song

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 4, July 2016
    Pages: 159-166
    Received: 1 June 2016
    Published: 2 June 2016
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    Abstract: Due to world-wide distributions and extensively used as construction materials, geotechnical engineers are interested in understanding the mechanical behavior of residual soils which are sometimes referred in the literature as problematic soils. The climatic zones where residual soils occur are often experienced by many drying-wetting cycles due to... Show More
  • Innovative Application of Dispersed Shear Wall to a Kilometer-High Concrete Skyscraper

    Feroz Alam

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 4, July 2016
    Pages: 167-173
    Received: 19 April 2016
    Accepted: 23 May 2016
    Published: 4 June 2016
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    Abstract: There are numerous structural lateral systems used in high-rise building design such as shear frames, frames with shear core, framed tubes, tube and tube, super frames etc. Generally, the structural systems of tall buildings are considered to be two types. One is interior and the other one is exterior type. A system is categorized as an interior st... Show More
  • Quantitatively Measuring Transportation Network Resilience under Earthquake Uncertainty and Risks

    Manzhen Duan, Dayong Wu, Bo Dong, Lin Zhang

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 4, July 2016
    Pages: 174-184
    Received: 14 June 2016
    Published: 15 June 2016
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    Abstract: Transportation network faces the possibility of sudden events that disrupts its normal operation, particularly in earthquake prone areas. As the backbone of critical infrastructure lifelines, it is therefore essential that transportation network retains its resilience after disastrous earthquakes to ensure efficient evacuation of at-risk population... Show More
  • Use of Limestone Fines to Reduce Permeability of Concrete for Durability Improvement

    J. J. Chen, P. L. Ng, L. G. Li, A. K. H. Kwan

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 4, July 2016
    Pages: 185-190
    Received: 21 June 2016
    Published: 30 June 2016
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    Abstract: Traditionally, the use of limestone fines (LF) in concrete is to replace either part of the cement or part of the fine aggregate, notwithstanding this, the authors are advocating that the LF should be better used as cement paste replacement, which is expected to improve the durability and sustainability of concrete at the same time. To verify this ... Show More
  • Characteristics Analysis of Load Caused by Punching Pile Construction of Highway Bridge Pile Foundation

    She Yanhua

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 4, July 2016
    Pages: 191-197
    Received: 1 July 2016
    Published: 11 July 2016
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    Abstract: The characteristics of impact loads caused by punching pile construction of highway bridge pile foundation and the propagation law of vibration wave in the soil were researched. Combined with site monitoring vibration signal which is generated by the bridge pile foundation construction of Zhang Shi Expressway across the Shaanxi Beijing pipeline, si... Show More
  • Investigation into COD Component in the Wastewater at Sea Reclamation Waste Disposal Site and Its Influence on the Coagulation-Sedimentation and the Activated Carbon Adsorption

    Chen Huang, Seiichi Ishikawa, Wei Xie, Mahmoud Abuobiedah, Syun Tomita, Kiyoshi Mitsui, Junji Nakanishi, Teiji Tanizaki, Jian Huang

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 4, July 2016
    Pages: 198-204
    Received: 10 July 2016
    Published: 11 July 2016
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    Abstract: The relationship between COD component and the Coagulation-Sedimentation or the activated carbon adsorption, which were performed at the existing effluent water treatment facility, was investigated effectively to treat COD of the wastewater at the sea reclamation waste disposal site. COD could decrease by only bubbling because COD except for organi... Show More