Dr.-Ing. Samuel Tadesse Tafesse
Full Name: Dr.-Ing. Samuel Tadesse Tafesse
Academic rank: Associate Professor
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Email: Samuel.Tadesse@aait.edu.et
Tel: +251911405822
Address: Addis Ababa Institute of Technology
King George VI St Addis Ababa 1000 Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Office number: 221
Research interest:
- In-situ and laboratory measurements of soil properties
- Constitutive modeling of soil
- Liquefaction of soils
- Geotechnical design
- Ground improvement
- Slope Stability
| Course Code | Course Name | Level of Course | Other remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| CENG 6212 | Field exploration, Soil Testing and Monitoring | Masters | |
| CENG 6208 | Analysis of Slopes, Earth Retaining Structures and Underground Conduits | Masters |
Scientific, academic and artistic work
- More than 35 years of teaching experience in the Geotechnical and Structural fields of Civil Engineering both at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels
- Have supervised numerous M.Sc theses research projects
- Several years of consultancy activities in the area of Road and Geotechnical Engineering
Journal publications
- Samuel Tadesse. Predicting sand behavior using a state parameter model. Journal of Ethiopian Engineers and Architects (EEA), Vol.19, PP 29-34, December 2002
- Elayas Assefa and Samuel Tadesse. Prediction of swelling behavior of Addis Ababa expansive soil using simple mechanical model. Journal of Ethiopian Engineers and Architects (EEA), Vol.30, 2013, ISSN 0514-6216
- Meron Wubshet and Samuel Tadesse, Bagasse ash as a sub-grade soil stabilizing material. Journal of Ethiopian Association of Civil Engineers (EACE), Vol. 7-No.5
October, 2014 - Meron Wubshet and Samuel Tadesse, Stabilization of expansive soil using bagasse ash and lime . Journal of Ethiopian Engineers and Architects (EEA), Vol.32, December 2014, ISSN 0514-6216
- Solomon Desta and Samuel Tadesse . Evaluation of compression index of Addis Ababa red clay soils from liquid limit. Journal of Ethiopian Association of Civil Engineers (EACE ), Vol.8-N0.6, October 2015
- Ashenafi Tsegaselassie and Samuel Tadesse. Supplementing conventional site investigation techniques of earthworks and sub-grade soils with geophysical investigation in road designs. Journal of Ethiopian Engineers and Architects (EEA), Vol.33, December 2015, ISSN 0514-6216
- Thomas Teshome and Samuel Tadesse. The use of natural pozzollan to stabilize cinder gravel for road base . Journal of Ethiopian Association of Civil Engineers (EACE ), Vol.9-N0.9, October 2018
Part of book/report
- Samuel Tadesse. Soil Mechanics and Foundation, teaching material, AAU , July 2003
- Samuel Tadesse. Behavior of Saturated sand under different triaxial loading and liquefaction. PhD thesis, NTNU, Trondheim, Norway , October 2000
- Samuel Tadesse. Investigation into some of the engineering Properties of Addis Ababa red clay soil M.Sc thesis, February 1989