Soakaway disposal wells are used heavily in Sudan for on-site sanitation systems. These have a diameter of 1.5–2.0 m, depth ranging from 10 to 35 and postinstalled brick walls. They often located close building foundation seldom excavated between footings. Although engineers aware induced ground movements, the influence such movements on existing structures currently is ignored both during new ...

This paper documents performance of cast-in-place reinforced concrete (RC) buildings in the Durrës municipality during Albania earthquake November 26, 2019 (MW 6.4). Both mid- and high-rise RC were affected by earthquake, experiencing structural and/or non-structural damage even collapse some cases. The authors performed a reconnaissance study after involved seismic assessment area. Besides obs...

Reducing the detrimental impact of human activities on our environment is an essential need. Buildings have a significant role in accomplishing this need, which necessitates conduction comprehensive research that adequately identifies underlying factors and then seeks sustainable solutions. Green buildings been one critical initiatives to lessen negative endeavors environment. The structural fr...

Deep beams are commonly used in tall buildings, offshore structures, and foundations. According to many codes and standards, strut-and-tie model (STM) is recommended as a rational approach for deep beam analyses. This research focuses on the STM recommended by ACI 318-11 and AASHTO LRFD and uses experimental results to modify the strut effectiveness factor in STM for reinforced concrete (RC) de...