Journal of
Civil Engineering and Construction Technology

  • Abbreviation: J. Civ. Eng. Constr. Technol.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2634
  • DOI: 10.5897/JCECT
  • Start Year: 2010
  • Published Articles: 140

Table of Content: January 2013; 4(1)

January 2013

Studies on influence of water-cement ratio on the early age shrinkage cracking of concrete systems

  Concrete is sensitive to environmental changes, especially during the first few days after casting. Volumetric changes due to drying, temperature, plastic and autogenous shrinkage are often experienced. These changes are critical during early ages when the concrete is most vulnerable to cracking. Reinforcement and joints are used to control shrinkage and leads to cracking. Bad cracking leaves the...

Author(s): A. Sivakumar

January 2013

New approach of delay penalties formulation: Application to the case of construction projects in the Republic of Congo

  In the construction industry, delay penalties are usually applied at the end of the normal contractual period. Those penalties, daily in general, are of two types: linear monotonous delay penalties and gradual delay penalties. Usually penalties are fixed without considering the real size of the project, both by its initial overall cost and by its length. In the ordinary classic method, we focus on determining...

Author(s): Paul Louzolo-Kimbembe and Euloge Mbani

January 2013

Effect of soil moisture in the analysis of undrained shear strength of compacted clayey soil

  An experimental study was undertaken to study the principles of soil compaction and establish a relation between the undrained shear strength of compacted clay and its moisture content. Compaction of soil is an important prerequisite for the construction of man-made structures like bridges, roads, dams, embankments etc. In the present study fine grained saturated clay finer than 2 × 10-6 m were...

Author(s): Rohit Ghosh