4th International Engineering Conference on Developments in Civil & Computer Engineering Applications (IEC2018) Title: EXPERIMENTAL STUDY ON HARDENED PROPERTIES OF HIGH STRENGTH CONCRETES CONTAINING METAKAOLIN AND STEEL FIBER Authors: Barham Haidar Ali, Arass O. Mawlod, Ganjeena Jalal Khoshnaw, Junaid Kameran DOI: 10.23918/iec2018.19 Abstract: In this paper the outcomes of an experimental research on mechanical properties of conventional concrete …

4th International Engineering Conference on Developments in Civil & Computer Engineering Applications (IEC2018) Title: APPLICATION OF NANO MATERIALS TO ENHANCE MECHANICAL PERFORMANCE AND MICROSTRUCTURE OF RECYCLED AGGREGATE CONCRETE. Authors: Khaleel H. Younis, Shelan Muhammed Mustafa DOI: 10.23918/iec2018.10 Abstract: The use of recycled aggregate in the production of concrete could enhance sustainability of concrete. This study aims at investigating the …

4th International Engineering Conference on Developments in Civil & Computer Engineering Applications (IEC2018) Title: A CASE STUDY: EFFECT OF SOIL-FLEXIBILITY ON THE SEISMIC RESPONSE OF REINFORCED CONCRETE INTERMEDIATE-RISE REGULAR BUILDINGS IN HALABJA CITY Authors: Rabar Hama Ameen Faraj DOI: 10.23918/iec2018.09 Abstract: On November 2017 an earthquake hit the city of Halabja which is located at Iraq-Iran border with the …

4th International Engineering Conference on Developments in Civil & Computer Engineering Applications (IEC2018) Title: ANALYSIS OF ELASTIC BEAMS ON LINEAR AND NONLINEAR FOUNDATIONS USING FINITE DIFFERENCE METHOD Authors: Saad Essa DOI: 10.23918/iec2018.18 Abstract: An approximate method is developed to analyze the deflection in beams and beam- column by solving the differential equation for the elastic deformation of beam …

4th International Engineering Conference on Developments in Civil & Computer Engineering Applications (IEC2018) Title: EFFICIENT TECHNIQUES TO MINIATURIZE THE SIZE OF PLANAR CIRCULAR MONOPOLE ANTENNA Authors: Y. A. Fadhel, R. M. Abdulhakim DOI: 10.23918/iec2018.17 Abstract: Recently different techniques have been adopted by many researcher to minimize the size of antennas being employed in compact devices. In this paper …

4th International Engineering Conference on Developments in Civil & Computer Engineering Applications (IEC2018) Title:HEAVY METAL POLLUTANT LOAD FROM A MAJOR HIGHWAY RUNOFF – SULAIMANI CITY Authors: Yaseen Ahmed Hamaamin DOI: 10.23918/iec2018.08 Abstract: First flush is the first rainfall after a dry season, which washes out several months of contaminant buildup. Surface runoff from highways can be considered as …

4th International Engineering Conference on Developments in Civil & Computer Engineering Applications (IEC2018) Title: MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF CONCRETE USING IRON WASTE AS A PARTIAL REPLACEMENT OF SAND Authors: Krikar M-Gharrib Noori , Hawkar Hashim Ibrahim DOI: 10.23918/iec2018.16 Abstract: The utilising of iron waste in concrete as a partial replacement of sand is attaining enormous significance nowadays, mostly because …

4th International Engineering Conference on Developments in Civil & Computer Engineering Applications (IEC2018) Title: THERMAL AND FINANCIAL EVALUATIONS OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE FROM ERBIL CITY-IRAQ Authors: Shuokr Qarani Aziz, Jwan Sabah Mustafa DOI: 10.23918/iec2018.07 Abstract: This work was aimed to study municipal solid waste (MSW) disposal problems and energy income from it. Open dumpsite and only buried of MSW …

4th International Engineering Conference on Developments in Civil & Computer Engineering Applications (IEC2018) Title: AN EVOLUTIONARY MODEL FOR OPTIMIZING RAIL TRANSIT STATION LOCATIONS. Authors: Chro H. Ahmed, Hardy K. Karim, Hirsh M. Majid DOI: 10.23918/iec2018.06 Abstract: Optimizing rail transit station locations is a very complex engineering problem. The requirements and constraints that should be considered in locating rail transit …

4th International Engineering Conference on Developments in Civil & Computer Engineering Applications (IEC2018) Title: PROPOSED SUSTAINABILITY CHECKLIST FOR CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS Authors: Bayan S. Al-Nu’man , Thamir M. Ahmed DOI: 10.23918/iec2018.24 Abstract: Sustainability is a vital and effective contribution to control the use of natural resources in a scientific and accurate manner without wasting work and preserving these …