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Testing and Seismic Capacity Evaluation of a Typical Traditional Ottoman Timber Frame AKTAS Erdem, DIDEM Yasemin1, a, TURER Ahmet1,b, ERDIL Baris1,c, AKYUZ Ugurhan1,d and SAHIN Guchan Neriman 2,e 1,2 Middle East Technical University, Civil Engineering Department, K7 Building, Ankara, Turkey School of Civil Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, USA 2 Middle East Technical University, Department of Architecture, Ankara, Turkey a yasemindidem@yahoo.com, b aturer@metu.edu.tr, cberdil@metu.edu.tr, d han@metu.edu.tr, e neriman@metu.edu.tr Abstract In Turkey, as well as in Balkan countries, examples of an extant housing tradition namely hımış, which was formed during Ottoman period, can still be observed.
However, nearly all such reports are based on observations made after historical or contemporary earthquakes and lack quantitative engineering approach.
"The Earthquake Resistance of Traditional Timber and Masonry Dwellings in Turkey," in Proc. 13th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, paper 2297 [Online].

Nonlinear Analysis and Comparison of Design Methods for Slender Concrete Columns with Their Impact on Economy and Reliability Jakub DOBRÝ1,a*, Marek ČUHÁK2,b, Pavel ČÍŽEK3,c and Vladimír BENKO4,d 1,3,4Faculty of civil engineering STU Bratislava, Radlinského 11, 810 05 Bratislava, Slovakia 2STATIKA Čížek s. r. o., Štrossova 567, 530 03 Pardubice, Czech Republic ajakub.dobry@stuba.sk, bmarek.cuhak@gmail.com, ccizek@statikacizek.cz, dvladimir.benko@stuba.sk Keywords: Concrete, Hall Object, Non-Linear Analysis, Optimization.
This article aims to alert authorized engineers to be careful with usage of the general non-linear method in practice.
In Advances in archit. civil and environm. eng.: STU v Bratislave, 2015, ISBN 978-80-227-4514-7
In Advances and Trends in Engineering Sciences and Technologies II : proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Engineering Sciences and Technologies.

The Effect of Traffic Induced Vibrations at Early Concrete Ages on Concrete Tensile Strength Jian-Jun WEI1,2,a , He WU 1,b, Jiao-Xiu XING 1,a 1School of Civil Engineering, Heilongjiang Institute of Technology, Harbin, China 2School of Transportation, Southeast University, Nanjing, China aweijianjun1116@163.com, bhgcwh@163.com Key words: road engineering; concrete tensile properties; traffic induced vibrations; bridges repairs Abstract: Four combinations of frequency and amplitude induced vibrations and six start vibrated ages which ensured that the concrete would be exposed to vibration in each of the following age ranges: before initial set, during the setting process, and after final set are designed in the test.
The authors followed the Test Methods of Cement and Concrete for Highway Engineering Standard for making and curing concrete test specimens in the laboratory.
Journal of bridge engineering, 2000, 130(6): 952-960 [4].
Materials for civil and construction engineers. edtied by Pearson Education, Inc.2006. 115 pages [7].
Journal of bridge engineering,1999, 4(2): 116-124 [8].

Performance Evaluation of Sand-Crete Mortar Units Containing Burnt Brick Waste in Flood-Prone Environment Sanni Ademola1,a*, Chinwuba Arum2,b 1,2Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria.
The mixed mortar was cast into lubricated molds and vibrated with a mechanical block molding machine at the civil engineering workshop of the Federal University of Technology, Akure.
Advances in Civil Engineering, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/8871280 [8] O'Farrell, M., Wild S., and Sabir B. (2001) Pore size distribution and compressive strength of waste clay brick mortar Cement and Concrete Composites 23 81–91 [9] Lam, M.
[13] BS EN 1377 (1990): Method of Test for Civil Engineering Purposes.
Journal of Research in Civil and Architectural Engineering, 3(2), 1–7

Hamid Nikraz 2, b 1PhD candidate, Department of Civil Engineering, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia 2Prof.
Hamid Nikraz, Head of the Department of Civil Engineering, Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia aamin.chegenizadeh@postgrad.curtin.edu.au ,b H.Nikraz@curtin.edu.au Key words: Reinforced clay, CU test, Strength, Fiber, Cement.
The important part of this study is how to manage available material in environment to be in serve of civil engineers, as can be found in this research the used fibre is palm strand which is natural and would improve life cycle as well as engineering project.
Ng. & Tang, C. (2006) Effect of polypropylene fiber and lime admixture on engineering properties of clayey soil, Engineering Geology 87, 230– 240
Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, Vol. 130, No. 10, pp. 1-9

The 3D Coordinated Building Design Based on Building Information Modeling Xiaobiao Lv a, Yiquan Zou b, Yanyan Huang c and Jun Xud School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Hubei University of Technology, Wuhan City, Hubei Province, China 430068 alvxiaobiaohn@163.com, bzyq124@126.com, chuangyianyian@sina.com, dxujun361004056@sina.com Key words: Building Information Modeling, model-based, components-combination, building element, architecture design, Autodesk Revit.
It completely changes the traditional working coordination model among the architects, the structural engineers, the Facilities Engineers, and so on.
Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering.
Computing in Civil Engineering, Vol. 9 (2009), P. 346 [3] Dianne Davis, Green and Seen.
Advanced Engineering Informatics, Vol. 22 (2008), P. 271 [6] Honghong Zhao, Jiancheng Li.

College of Civil Engineering Xi’an University of Architecture & Technology 2002 (in Chinese) [7] Mingkui Xiao and Zhanjie Ma: submitted to Journal of Chongqing University (Natural Science Edition) Vol.30, No.2, 2007 (in Chinese) [8] Deping Fang and Quanfeng Wang: submitted to Engineering Mechanics Vol.25 No.1 Jan.2008 [9] Shisheng Yang, Xiaoqiang Hao, Rong Qin and Liang Wei: submitted to Journal of Earthquake and Engineering Vibration Vol. 28 No. 1 Feb. 2008 [10] Jiaru Qian and Wenbin Luo: submitted to Journal of Building Structures Vol.30(6):23-26, 2000 [11] Aibo Hou, Mengfu Wang and Xiyuan Zhou: submitted to World Earthquake Engineering 2007, 23(3):120-128 (in Chinese) [12] Dasui Wang, Junli He and Mingzhuo Rui: submitted to Journal of Building Structures 2007, 37(5):96-99 (in Chinese) [13] Qianli Ma, Lieping Ye, Xinzheng Lu and Zhiwei Miao: submitted to Journal of Building Structures 2008, 29(2):132-140 (in Chinese) [14] Hong Yang, Wenjin Luo and Zhijun Wang: submitted
to Journal of Zhejiang University (Engineering Science) Vol.42 No.9 Sep. 2008 (in Chinese) [15] Baojiang Yin: submitted to Journal of Chongqing Jianzhu University.1997.6 [16] Iunio Iervolino, Gaetano Manfredi and Edoardo Cosenza: submitted to Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics Volume 35, Issue 1, pages 21–38, January 2006 [17] Aibo Hou and Mengpu Wang: submitted to Journal of Hunan University (Natural Sciences) 2003 (in Chinese) [18] Phaiboon Panyakapo: Seismic capacity diagram for damage based design.
The 14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering October 12-17, 2008, Beijing, China [19] Armelle.Anthoine: submitted to Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics Volume 35, Issue 7, pages 851–866, June 2006 [20] Juan Andrés Oviedo A, Mitsumasa Midorikawa and Tetsuhiro Asari: submitted to Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics 25 AUG 2010 DOI: 10.1002/eqe.1049 [21] R.K.Dowell, F.S.Seible and E.L.Wilson: submitted to ACI Structural Journal，1998,95(5): 607-617
College of Civil Engineering Chongqing University 2004 (in Chinese) [23] Pu Yang, Yingmin Li and Ming Lai: submitted to China Civil Engineering Journal 2000,33(6):33-37.
Elghazouli: submitted to Earthquake Engineering & Structural Dynamics 28 JUN 2010 DOI: 10.1002/eqe.1013 [25] GB 50011-2001, Code for seismic design of buildings[S].Beijing: China Architecture & Building Press, 2001.

It can be said that the leap of any civil engineering theory and technology is the result of the revolution of geotextile material.
China Civil Engineering Journal, 2009, 42(5): 21-24
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Experimental Research on Integral Structure of Light Steel Temporary Buildings Zheng Zhang1, a, Xuefeng Cai1, b, Yongchao Ma2, c and Jizhong Zhou1, d 1Department of Civil Engineering, Fujian University of Technology, No.3 Xue Yuan Road, University Town, Shangjie Minhou, Fuzhou, Fujian, P.R.
China, 350108 2College of Civil Engineering, Fuzhou University, No.2 Xue Yuan Road, University Town, Shangjie Minhou, Fuzhou, Fujian, P.R.
The temporary buildings not only used in civil but also in military fields.

Assessment of Design Codes for Large Diameter Squat Silos Using Simple Predictive FEM Fang Yuan 1, 2,a, Yuxia Hu 2,b , Zhongqing Li1,c and Ting Zhang2,d 1 School of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Henan University of Technology.
Zhengzhou, China. 2 Department of Civil Engineering, Curtin University of Technology.
a fangyuan64@163.com, bhu@civil.uwa.edu.au, czhongqing1026@163.com, d ting.zhang@curtin.edu.au Keywords: large diameter squat silo; wall pressure; finite element method (FEM); bulk solid; contact-element Abstract.