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SEISMIC RESPONSE OF HIGH RISE BUILDINGS USING FRICTION DAMPER By Endrita MULLETI Tirana, February

Mulleti, Endrita (2014-03-07)

Earthquakes present the biggest natural hazard faced in the zones with high seismicity. During recent years, historical seismicity data of Albania, shows a high number of small earthquakes, sparse medium – sized earthquakes ...

EVALUATION OF SAND LIQUEFACTION ALONG THE ADRIATIC COAST IN ALBANIA: A CASE STUDY FROM DURRES AREA

Hoti, Edison (2014-04-15)

The phenomenon of liquefaction is considered one of the most difficult problems of Geotechnical seismic, but has over 45 years that different scientists from around the world are dealing with this problems and issues are ...

COMPARISON OF DIFFERENT APPROACHES FOR SHEARWALL MODELLING

Rusi, Aldi (2014-05-23)

Shear walls are the most important elements for a building. Especially in Albania as a seismic place, shear walls are very used due to the resistment of the forces coming from the earthquake. Different techniques utilizing ...

PUSHOVER ANALYSIS OF REINFORCED CONCRETE FRAMES DESIGNED AS PER ALBANIAN CODES OF PRACTICE

Collaku, Arba (2015-07-08)

Nonlinear static analysis has recently become one of the most commonly used analysis procedures for design and seismic performance evaluation of buildings, due to its simplicity and practicality. One of the most important ...

MASS VALUATION - COMPARISON BETWEEN REAL MARKET VALUE AND VALUE OF MAP VALUES (A CASE STUDY IN TIRANA CITY)

Methasani, Alban (2015-07-20)

Real estate, land is a miracle gifted by God to mankind which can be used for universal purposes and is an invaluable asset, at the same time constitutes one of the main assets for every state, or society. Also, at the ...

“Review of structural irregularities on Albanian RC buildings with a case study

Kokoshi, Besjana (2019-06-21)

Almost, all Albanian buildings are composed of masonry and reinforced concrete, and just a few of them, like industrial buildings are composed of steel. Unfortunately, the quality of building stock in this country is ...

Seismic Performance Assessment of a Typical Masonry Buildings from Albanian Practice

Myzyri, Xhesila (2020-01-28)

The main objective of this work is to evaluate seismic capacity of a typical existing low-story masonry building located in Albania. In the last decades, Albanian big cities especially Tirana has seen a rise in the population. ...

Nonlinear static and linear dynamic analyses of RC buildings - Comparison of various modelling approaches

Vogli, Arsela (2020-06-26)

In the past years buildings designed in Albania suffered from lack of seismic resistance and this is shown by the number of destroyed buildings due to effects of earthquakes. Thus, evaluating the seismic performance of ...

Study on septic tank in rural areas, Aspect of the national legal framework based on EPA standards

Belba, Elsa (2020-06-26)

The main scope of this study is to review some aspects of the national technical standard over the detailed design of a septic tank system,focusing on its construction, operation and maintenance,to be appropriate for ...

A CASE STUDY ON PROGRESSIVE COLLAPSE OF BUILDINGS

Vila, Redi (2020-07-21)

Progressive collapse has become a hot topic of interest and has led to a huge focus on safety of structures. The spread of a local failure has shown to cause catastrophic consequences like building destruction and a lot ...

Evaluation of Seismic Pounding between two Adjacent Reinforced Concrete Buildings from Albanian Practice

Dajko, Margarita (2020-10-03)

Seismic pounding is the colliding action between two adjacent structures that occurs during earthquake vibrations. Due to insuffiecient separation gap between buildings that own different dynamic characteristics, ...

Repair and Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete Structures

Senka, Elga (2020-10-06)

Concrete is the most common material used in civil engineering. It has been a key factor in improving human life and creating a safe environment for society to live. Although it is the best constructing material, it ...

Replacement of a Reinforced Concrete Slab with a Lightweight COBIAX System”

Dulla, Anxhela (2020-10-06)

This study consists of a detailed analysis of the voided slabs, taking into account the impact that these slabs have on the weight of the structure, their impact on the environment where it is built, the cost of ...

Erosion Assessment, Quantification and Protection Measures: Shëngjin Bay

Dani, Klajdi (2020-10-06)

This study examines how the shoreline of the Shëngjin bay has changed, advanced or retreated due to different factors both natural and human caused. To better understand how these factors have influenced the bay an old ...

“Inundation modeling using HEC- RAS software. Farka steam case study

Blloshmi, Mirjeta (2020-10-07)

This study analysis how water flow corresponding to maximum discharge of Q=240m3 /s is distributed along Farka stream. To visualize flow dispersion, two modeling approaches 1-dimensional and 2- dimensional HEC-RAS ...

“INVESTIGATION ON WATER TREATMENT PLANTS: “CASE OF RROGOZHINA AQUIFER

Koçiu, Jona (2021-02-20)

The problems regarding the quality of water are becoming more and more disturbing as the pollutants area of action is expanding. Bacteria, chemical and physical aspects of water pollutants are inevitable part of most ...

Seismic assessments of unreinforced buildings in Albania

Çela, Enkeleida (2021-03-18)

The study includes analyses of two school structures, one built with retaining unreinforced masonry, where some structural problems because of the degradation of masonry parameters over the years have been identified ...

RISK ANALYSIS IN FIXED- PRICE DESIGN-BUILD CONTRUCTION PROJECTS - a case study in Albania

Picari, Edvaldo (2021-03-18)

In times of a project-based industry and blooming construction in Albania, the experience and clear objectives of a project manager definitely make possible the success of the project. As construction industry in Albania ...

Influence of Soil Types and Importance Factors on the Seismic Response of RC Buildings”

Duza, Eni (2021-03-18)

Experiences from previous earthquakes have shown that level of structural damages depends on soil characteristics where the structure is built on. Also, changing functioning and occupancy of the building after construction ...

Improvement of Shear Resistance of Unreinforced Masonry (URM) Walls made of Recycled Clay Bricks

Zaçe, Kevin (2021-07-09)

Buildings made with unreinforced masonry (URN) are one of the most common kinds of construction in the world. All of this building stock is vulnerable to destruction in the event of an earthquake due to its poor capacity ...

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