| Ethiopian Building Code Standards: |
A ten series building code standards is used currently in Ethiopia. A summary of some of them are documented here. (Members of the Project Council are: Abashawl W/Mariam (Chmn), Alemayehu Gizaw, Bekele Mekonnen, Negussie Tebedge, Seifu Birke, Wouhib Kebede, et al.)
Summary of Ethiopian Building Code (EBCS- 1-95) for wind analysis and design of buildings.
EBCS-2-
95 - Structural
Use of Concrete.
EBCS-3-95 - Design of
Steel Structures.
EBCS-4-95 - Design of
Composite Steel and Concrete Structures.
EBCS-5-95 - Utilization
of Timber.
EBCS-6-95 - Design of
Masonry Structures.
EBCS-7-95 - Foundations.
Summary of Ethiopian Building Code (EBCS- 8-95) for earthquake analysis and design of buildings.
EBCS-9-
95 - Plumbing
Services of Buildings.
EBCS-10-95 - Electrical
Installation of Buildings.
| Water Resources Information |
Center for Blue Nile (Tqur Abay) River Studies.
| Resources on Seismology and Earthquake Engineering |
Earthquake Engineering Resources Center
Engineering
software vendors in
Ethiopia (AutoCAD, Mathematica, FEM software,
etc.).
ANSYS, Inc. Africa ASD - MECAD Systems Ltd, South Africa, Peter Schon, Phone: 27.12.665.1400. Fax: 27.18.291.1665
The project will concentrate on the above areas at the beginning and will eventually encompass other areas of engineering.
| For more information or to submit additional links, you may contact Samuel Kinde Kassegne, officer of EthCITA at: Email. |