May 2019

Assessment of building construction defect causes in North Shoa zone, Ethiopia

Ethiopia is one of the developing countries; and many projects are being carried out with some of the firms acting unprofessionally, leading to lots of defects in buildings. This study was focused on identifying the types of defects and assessing the causes of defects occurring in residential and office buildings located in North Shoa zone, Ethiopia. To identify the types and causes of defect, questionnaires surveys...

Author(s): Yirgalem Damtew and Abdulkadir Enday