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  • Design Issues for Axially Loaded Anchors in Strengthening Applications 
    Özen, Muhammet Ali; Yılmaz, Salih (International Balkans Conferance on Challenges of Civil Engineering, 2013-05-23)
    Over the past few decades, due to the developments of chemical adhesives, usage of anchorages is spread out in strengthening applications. Anchorages have a vital role to ensure those applications accurate. In case of ...
  • Capacity Increase for Existing Steel Bridges Using Prestressed Cables 
    Nuhoğlu, Ayhan; Yücekul, Kemal; Korkmaz, Kasım A. (International Balkans Conferance on Challenges of Civil Engineering, 2013-05-23)
    In the present study, a practical approach is proposed for geometric nonlinear analysis of existing steel bridges. The approach is defined by finite element displacement direct rigidity procedure, which is based on an ...
  • THE DESIGN OF SLENDER RC COLUMNS 
    Lluka, Diana; Guri, Merita; Hajdari, Veronika; Ndoj, Alketa (International Balkans Conferance on Challenges of Civil Engineering, 2013-05-23)
    The paper presents the design method for slender reinforced concrete column based on design code EC2. Rarely, when the column height is longer than typical story height and/or the column section is small relative to ...
  • Effects of Soil-Foundation-Bridge Interaction Subjected to Spatially Varying Earthquake Ground Motion 
    Kuyumcu, Zeliha; Ates, Sevket (International Balkans Conferance on Challenges of Civil Engineering, 2013-05-23)
    The primary purpose of this study is to investigate stochastic responses of a cable-stayed bridge which is built on the Mississippi River in 1987 in USA, subjected to the spatially varying earthquake ground motion by ...
  • Artificial Time Histories of Wind ActionsFor Structural Analysis of Wind Turbines 
    Koulatsou, Konstantina; Petrini, Francesco; Vernardos, Stelios; Gantes, Charis J. (International Balkans Conferance on Challenges of Civil Engineering, 2013-05-23)
    A computational method for generating artificial time histories of wind loads on wind turbine towers is presented, based on wind turbine aerodynamics and a wind field model. First, the forces acting on the blades parallel ...
  • Determination of Pipeline Damages during Earthquakes Considering Different Soil Formations 
    Koçak, Ali; Özçoban, Mehmet Şükrü; Ali, Coşar; Murat Ergenekon, Selçuk (International Balkans Conferance on Challenges of Civil Engineering, 2013-05-23)
    It is necessary that infrastructure systems in urban areas remain functional, especially during various disasters. Drinking water should be provided without any disruption and waste water disposed without any adverse ...
  • Structural Reliability and the Partial Factors for Materials 
    Isufi, Brisid; Baballëku, Markel (International Balkans Conferance on Challenges of Civil Engineering, 2013-05-23)
    Structural Eurocodes introduce an important concept, the “structural reliability”. The Albanian code “KTP – Kushtet Teknike të Projektimit”, does not define this term. From this, several difficulties might arise, ranging ...
  • Seismic Evaluation of a Large Network of Bridges by Simplified Automated Procedures and Consequent System Identifications by Dynamic Tests 
    Islami, Kleidi; Modena, Claudio (International Balkans Conferance on Challenges of Civil Engineering, 2013-05-23)
    This work presents the seismic evaluation of a large network of infrastructures located in the Veneto Region in the North-East of Italy. A large bridge database was subject to investigation, and simplified automated ...
  • Comparative Dynamic Analysis of Existing Construction and Construction with Superstructure 
    Ibraimi, Shpresim (International Balkans Conferance on Challenges of Civil Engineering, 2013-05-23)
    The impossibility to provide building land in central urban areas imposes the need for new housing. The subject of this paper is to make a comparative dynamic analysis of different reinforced concrete structural systems, ...
  • Genetic Algorithm Optimization of Space Frame 
    Hussein, Ghedan; Taysi, Nildem (International Balkans Conferance on Challenges of Civil Engineering, 2013-05-23)
    Structural design of space frames requires appropriate form for a structure so that it can carry the imposed loads safely and economically. Traditional approaches towards the task of finding such forms for structures ...
  • Numerical Analysis of Buried Steel Pipelines 
    Gantes, Charis J.; Melissianos, Vasileios (International Balkans Conferance on Challenges of Civil Engineering, 2013-05-23)
    Various alternative numerical analysis methods that are used to simulate the response of buried steel pipelines subjected to large imposed displacements triggered by seismic fault activation are presented. Due to the ...
  • Suspended Steel Roof of the Archeological Site of the School of Aristotle 
    Charis J., Gantes; Koulatsou, Konstantina (International Balkans Conferance on Challenges of Civil Engineering, 2013-05-23)
    The structural design of the cable-suspended steel roof covering the archaeological site of the School of Aristotle in Athens, Greece is presented. The preliminary architectural proposal, which was awarded first prize ...
  • Effect of Directivity in Northeastern ALBANIA (5.4 MW) Earthquake of September 6, 2009, from Radiated Seismic Energy 
    Edmond, Dushi; Rrapo, Ormeni (International Balkans Conferance on Challenges of Civil Engineering, 2013-05-23)
    We have quantitatively estimated an observed directivity effect, direct from the radiated seismic energy of September 6, 2009, in north-eastern Albania. Despite its moderate magnitude (Mw = 5.4), much damage was caused ...
  • Some retrofitting techniques for Albanian bridge 
    Kostandina, Dhefto (International Balkans Conferance on Challenges of Civil Engineering, 2013-05-23)
    Based in the world experience about on the seismic design of new bridges and retrofitting of existing ones, now days in Albania it is one of the priority to the implementation of modern codes (Euro codes). Generally the ...
  • Evaluation of Existing Reinforced Concrete Buildings with Structural Package Programs 
    Ali, DEMİR; Muhiddin, BAĞCI; Hakan, BAŞARAN (International Balkans Conferance on Challenges of Civil Engineering, 2013-05-23)
    Seismic performances of the structures shall be investigated due to lack of strength, seismic forces and change of intended purpose. Package softwares are developed to perform the complicated performance analyses easily. ...
  • Effect of Seismicity on Infrastructure Pipelines 
    Ali, Coşar; Ali, Koçak; Mehmet Şükrü, Özçoban; Cem, Akgüner (International Balkans Conferance on Challenges of Civil Engineering, 2013-05-23)
    One of the important conditions of sustaining a healthy life is the quality of city water in residential environments and removal of wastes from living spaces. Therefore it is necessary that infrastructure systems we use ...
  • Fragility Based Assessment of a School Building in Turkey 
    Hüseyin, Bilgin (International Balkans Conferance on Challenges of Civil Engineering, 2013-05-23)
    This study focuses on, by means of a probabilistic approach, the seismic safety evaluation of a school building in Turkey designed before the introduction of modern anti-seismic codes. A typical school building which was ...
  • Design Chart for Reinforced Concrete Rectangular Section 
    K. H., Bayagoob; Yavuz, Yardim; S. A., Ramoda (International Balkans Conferance on Challenges of Civil Engineering, 2013-05-23)
    Design charts are very useful for fast determining the percentage of reinforcement for singly and doubly reinforced concrete beams having known cross-sectional dimensions, characteristic strengths of the concrete and ...
  • Earthquake Performance Investigation of a Masonry Building 
    Hakan, Basaran; Ali, Demir; Muhiddin, Bagci (International Balkans Conferance on Challenges of Civil Engineering, 2013-05-23)
    This study investigated earthquake safety of a school building with a total construction area of 377 m2 based on Turkish Earthquake Code-2007 (TEC-2007). The architectural projects of the building were not present. Data ...
  • Investigating the Behaviour of Plaster Mortared Rural Masonry Walls 
    Hakan, Basaran; Ali, Demir; Muhiddin, Bagci (International Balkans Conferance on Challenges of Civil Engineering, 2013-05-23)
    Turkey is located on the Alpine-Himalayan earthquake zone. %92 of its land is faced with earthquake hazard. Even in low intensity earthquakes, major damages have been observed in masonry structures. Masonry structures ...

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