Journal of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering

Volume 9, Issue 1, February 2024

  • Research Article

    Investigation of the Impacts of the Construction Industry on the Environment: The Case of Western Oromia National Regional State

    Marema Keno Sesaba

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 1, February 2024
    Pages: 1-8
    Received: Dec. 18, 2023
    Accepted: Jan. 06, 2024
    Published: Jan. 23, 2024
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    Abstract: Throughout the process of its development, construction operations have effects on the environment. These affects happen from the beginning of work on site through the development period, the operational period, and the ultimate devastation when a building comes to the conclusion of its existence. Indeed, in spite of the fact that the development r... Show More
  • Research Article

    Impact of Vibrations on the Physical and Mechanical Properties of Concrete: Case Study of Constructions in the City of Douala Cameroon

    Andre Abanda, Fabien Kenmogne*, Martial Nde Ngnihamye, Blaise Ngwem Bayiha, Ekoum Ewandjo Nkoue, Roger Eno, Etienne Marc Ndtoungou, Willy Arnold Donda Fonchou, Emmanuel Yamb Bell

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 1, February 2024
    Pages: 9-26
    Received: Jan. 06, 2024
    Accepted: Jan. 20, 2024
    Published: Feb. 01, 2024
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    Abstract: In the field of construction, concrete is the most consumed material. Despite the arrival on the market of fluid concretes such as self-compacting concretes, ordinary concretes still represent the most used on construction sites today. In order to finalize the filling of the formwork and achieve the expected performance, these concretes are vibrate... Show More
  • Research Article

    Effect of Crude Oil Contamination on Compaction and Consistency of Some Clay Soils from Parts of Yenagoa, Bayelsa State, Nigeria

    Ebiegberi Oborie, Alfred Wilson Opukumo*

    Issue: Volume 9, Issue 1, February 2024
    Pages: 27-32
    Received: Jan. 08, 2024
    Accepted: Jan. 29, 2024
    Published: Feb. 20, 2024
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    Abstract: Bayelsa state is the southernmost part of the crude oil prolific Niger Delta region of Nigeria where oil exploration and exploitation activities have resulted to the pollution of its land, water, and air. Most parts of the area have experienced crude oil contamination of one form or the other, and the effects on man and the ecosystem are wide rangi... Show More