Browsing College of Engineering by Publisher "Taylor and Francis Ltd."
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A 10-step safety management framework for construction small and medium-sized enterprises
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2017 , Article)It is of great importance to develop an occupational health and safety management system (OHS MS) to form a systemized approach to improve health and safety. It is a known fact that thousands of accidents and injuries occur ... -
A comprehensive and critical review on recent progress in anode catalyst for methanol oxidation reaction
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2022 , Article Review)The synthesis of anode electrocatalyst with high activity and durability for methanol oxidation reaction has been one of the main focuses of researchers in recent years. Several works are reviewed in this paper to summarize ... -
A New Framework for Addressing High-level Decisions Related to Sustainable Transportation Development
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2019 , Article)Stakeholders in the transportation industry have been concerned with sustainability. However, transportation decision makers have had difficulty in incorporating sustainability into transportation infrastructure decisions ... -
A review on the cleavage priming of the spike protein on coronavirus by angiotensin-converting enzyme-2 and furin
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2021 , Article)The widespread antigenic changes lead to the emergence of a new type of coronavirus (CoV) called as severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)-CoV-2 that is immunologically different from the previous circulating species. ... -
A simplified modal-based method to quantify delamination in carbon fibre-reinforced plastic beam
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2019 , Article)This study contributes to our knowledge about the detection and recognition of carbon fibre-reinforced plastic (CFRP) composites by using a modal analysis technique. Delamination was artificially induced during the ... -
A simulation-optimisation approach for supply chain network design under supply and demand uncertainties
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2017 , Article)We investigate a three-echelon stochastic supply chain network design problem. The problem requires selecting suppliers, determining warehouses locations and sizing, as well as the material flows. The objective is to ... -
A simulation-optimization approach for the stochastic discrete cost multicommodity flow problem
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2020 , Article)This article addresses a variant of the Discrete Cost Multicommodity Flow (DCMF) problem with random demands, where a penalty is incurred for each unrouted demand. The problem requires finding a network topology that ... -
A single dynamic observer-based module for design of simultaneous fault detection, isolation and tracking control scheme
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2018 , Article)The problem of simultaneous fault detection, isolation and tracking (SFDIT) control design for linear systems subject to both bounded energy and bounded peak disturbances is considered in this work. A dynamic observer is ... -
An economic loss model for failure of sewer pipelines
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2018 , Article)Estimating the costs of failure for sewer pipelines is usually accompanied with uncertainties because of the difficulty in capturing the relationship between the physical and economical characteristics of failed pipelines. ... -
An integrated linguistic MCDM approach for robot evaluation and selection with incomplete weight information
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2016 , Article)Nowadays selecting the most suitable robot is a difficult task for manufacturing firms due to increase in production demands and availability of various robot models. Robot evaluation and selection can be regarded as a ... -
Analysis of a solar PV/battery/DG set-based hybrid system for a typical telecom load: a case study
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2017 , Article)This paper analyses the technical and economic feasibility of using a hybrid renewable energy source for a typical telecom load in the state of Qatar. The hybrid system considered in this work consists of a solar photovoltaic ... -
Analysis of change orders in Qatari construction projects
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2017 , Article)Change orders affect the performance of construction projects and may induce significant cost overruns. The paper identifies the main causes/factors that lead to change orders in Qatari construction projects. It also ... -
Analysis of nonlinear vibrations of CNT- /fiberglass-reinforced multi-scale truncated conical shell segments
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2022 , Article)The truncated conical shell segments made from multi-scale epoxy/carbon nanotube/fiberglass material are studied in this research in the view of evaluating nonlinear free vibration behavior. Incorporating random dispersion ... -
Analyzing nonlinear vibration of metal foam stiffened toroidal convex/concave shell segments considering porosity distribution
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2023 , Article)Analysis of nonlinear vibration properties of stiffened toroidal convex/concave shells made of porous metal foam material in elastic medium has been performed in the present research. Metal foam is considered as porous ... -
Application of hybrid framework to facilitate lean six sigma implementation: a manufacturing company case experience
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2018 , Article)This study aims to propose a hybrid framework for lean six sigma (LSS) based on the prioritisation of barriers and solution approaches, to facilitate hassles free applications for handling the challenges of wastes reduction ... -
Application of value stream mapping (VSM) for lean and cycle time reduction in complex production environments: a case study
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2017 , Article)The application of VSM is a proven approach for lean-based improvements. Typically, this becomes challenging, when applied for complex production environments. The purpose of this research is to demonstrate, how with some ... -
Assessment of abnormally low tenders: a multinomial logistic regression approach
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2017 , Article)This study was performed in order to reveal factors affecting abnormally low tenders (ALTs) and to minimize negative effects of them. A thorough literature review was carried out to observe past research about the reasons ... -
Assessment of delay factors in construction of sport facilities through multi criteria decision making
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2019 , Article)The construction of sports facilities widened drastically as the number of sport events gradually increased during the last two decades in the global environment. The requirements of International Federations to host these ... -
Biofilm formation and electron transfer in bioelectrochemical systems
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2018 , Article)In the recent years, considerable body of research has been carried out in the field of bioelectrochemical systems (BESs) for treatment of wastewater and generation of power. In these systems, different microbes are used ... -
Comparative analysis of three-phase to five-phase transformer connections
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2017 , Article)Five-phase supply is needed for supplying five-phase motor drive systems. Special transformer connection schemes have been developed over the years and reported in the literature to convert three-phase supply from the grid ...