Road transport is an important sector of economic activity, especially in developing countries,
where it plays an essential role in providing access to health, education, agricultural inputs and
extension services. Due ...
Hawi Woldu; Bien Maunahan; Samson Yohannes(2024-03)
The construction industry in Jimma, Ethiopia, is of utmost importance to the region's
outcomes, as it substantially contributes to the expansion of construction. Nevertheless,
this industry continues to encounter ...
This research aims to evaluate the rutting and fatigue effects of as-built flexible pavements
using the Finite Element Method (FEM). Flexible pavements are commonly used in road
infrastructure due to their ability to ...
Muluken Azanaw; Bien Mercado; Frikot Mulatu(2024-09)
In Ethiopia, the construction industry is crucial to the nation's economic development,
with public building projects playing a significant role. However, the quality of these
construction projects has become a growing ...
Globally, there is a significant health burden associated with respiratory diseases for
instance, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) affects over 200 million
individuals, asthma impacts 235 million people, ...
Expansive soil present in its natural state at the construction site may not have suitable strength.
The Construction of pavement on expansive subgrade soil is highly risky because such soil is
susceptible to differential ...
Expansive clay soil is one of the most abundant soil types in Ethiopia; it primarily causes
significant damage to structures like buildings, pavements, and bridges. Some land areas in Jimma
City covered with expansive ...
Kassahun Gemechu; Bien Maunahan; Teshome Boja(2024-09)
The construction industry has recently faced increasing pressure to adopt sustainable
practices, particularly within small , medium and large sized enterprises (SMEs) in
developing regions like the Jimma Zone. Despite ...
Alemu Balcha; Anteneh Geremew; Mohammed Hassen(2024-03)
In road construction, expansive soils are the most common problem encountered in the world, as
well as in Ethiopia. To overcome these problems, the expansive soil needs to be stabilized by using
different techniques ...
Abduselam Aliyi; A. Venkata Ramayya; Fikru Sintayehu(2024-06)
This study investigates the use of a solar thermal baking system with a Scheffler reflector and
basalt rocks as an energy storage medium to meet the increasing energy demands for baking while
minimizing environmental ...
Wheat, as a global staple crop, is vital for food security, yet it remains highly susceptible to various
diseases that threaten its yield. Traditional methods of disease identification, which largely rely on
visual ...
Retina is a metabolically active part of the eye, in which eye specific and systemic
based diseases manifest themselves in it. Retinal imaging with fundus camera is pri marily technique to diagnosis common causes of ...
A wide range of granular materials resulting from the weathering of rocks can be
used as road base materials. In Ethiopia, there are many Kilometers of unpaved roads in
federal and regional road networks, as well as ...
Over the past few years, with the rapid increase in the number of natural disasters, the need to
provide smart emergency wireless communication services to collect victim`s information
has become crucial. Unmanned aerial ...
Samuel Gedefa; Getachew Mamo; Zerihun Olana(2023-09)
Cattle skin diseases are particular kinds of diseases caused by tumors, allergies, parasites,
autoimmune; bacteria infectious, and viral diseases and many cattle skin diseases are very
dangerous, mostly if not treated ...
Scaf olding is primarily constructed to provide workers with access to various exposed areas
for carrying out construction and maintenance activities. In the modern construction sector
of our country, In Ethiopia, the ...
The growing population in Addis Ababa has spurred a heightened demand for housing, prompting
the Addis Ababa Housing Development Corporation to play a pivotal role in addressing the
housing requirements of the city's ...
Sentiment analysis has recently become one of the growing research fields related to natural
language processing and machine learning. An opinion can be positive, negative, or neutral, it
depends on each individual's ...
Groundwater potential assessment is the process of measuring, collecting, and analyzing
relevant parameters on the quantity of groundwater resources for the better development and
management of water resources. There ...
Morphometric analysis of watersheds has a vigorous protagonist in predicting sites for surface
irrigation assessment. Morphometric analysis is the measurement and mathematical examination
of the arrangement of the ...