Theme 4: Sustainability, Renovation, and Monitoring of Civil Infrastructure

An Analytical Review of Sustainable Green Buildings in Qatar: Implementations in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) Sector

Al Midani, Diala; Fadli, Fodil ( Qatar Univesrity Press , 2020 , Conference)

Sustainable buildings and related construction techniques are becoming increasingly recognized within the urban planning development in Qatar. The study aims to develop an analytical review of sustainable green projects ...

Concrete Hydration Model Characterization Using Evolutionary Optimization

Sun, Qianchen; Elshafie, Mohammed Z.E.B.; Rui, Yi ( Qatar Univesrity Press , 2020 , Conference)

Pile thermal integrity assessment by means of temperature measurement has received increasing attention in recent years. The thermal integrity testing method measures temperature changes during the concrete curing process; ...

Water Supply from Turkey to Cyprus Island with Suspended Marine Pipeline

Ozturk, Izzet; Agiralioglu, Necati; Ozdemir, Omer; Akinci, Nasir ( Qatar Univesrity Press , 2020 , Conference)

More than 90% of the water requirement for the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC/KKTC) was being supplied from groundwater resources, while the rest was being provided from surface waters and seawater until the ...

Utilizing Recycled Polypropylene Fibers as Reinforcement for Concrete Beams

Bendjillali, Khadra; Hadjoudja, Mourad; Chemrouk, Mohamed ( Qatar Univesrity Press , 2020 , Conference)

Polypropylene (PP) fibers are among numerous plastic waste materials, which are generated by the different industrial and domestic activities. Due to its low biodegradability, plastic waste constitutes a real environmental ...

Experimental Study on the Performance of Circular Concrete Columns Reinforced with GFRP under Axial Load

El Gamal, Sherif; Alshareedah, Othman ( Qatar Univesrity Press , 2020 , Conference)

Corrosion of steel reinforcement in concrete structures subjected to severe environments is a big challenge and requires huge repair and maintenance costs. Glass fiber reinforced polymer (GFRP) reinforcement with its ...

Structural Efficiency of Steel Stiffening Deck Systems in Suspension Bridges Due to Gravity Loads

Hussein, Ahmed Gasim M.; Mohamed, Mohamed Faisal F. ( Qatar Univesrity Press , 2020 , Conference)

In this paper, suspended stiffened decks in suspension bridges are considered. Three steel deck-stiffening systems are compared structurally; the plate girder, the box girder and the stiffening truss. A three-span ...

Accelerated Corrosion Tests on Lapped Spliced Joints in Concrete

Eltayeb-Onsa, Sara; Abdelatif, Amged O. ( Qatar Univesrity Press , 2020 , Conference)

This paper presents a new test setup of experiments to investigate corrosion at lapped spliced joints using accelerated corrosion test. The experiments were carried out on two set of samples: cylinders and beam blocks. ...

An Innovative Structural Solution to Failed Stabilized Earth Embankment in Multilevel Interchange

Kara, Ali; Tahoun, Tamer ( Qatar Univesrity Press , 2020 , Conference)

This paper summarizes a case study of a failure in a mechanically stabilized earth retaining wall ramp heading to a multilevel interchange. The failure was caused by a washout cavity resulting from a long-term leakage from ...

Climate Change and the Structural Resilience of the Doha Metro

Nikolis, Georgios; Chronopoulos, Petros; Griguta, Marin ( Qatar Univesrity Press , 2020 , Conference)

In recent years, the Doha Metro has been the spearhead of Qatar's effort to expand and upgrade its transportation infrastructure. In its current phase it will comprise three lines of an approximate overall length of 76 ...

Eco-friendly Concrete Using Local Materials From Sudan

Mahmoud, Salma Yahia Mohamed; Alshiekh, El Tahir Abualgasim Mohammed ( Qatar Univesrity Press , 2020 , Conference)

This study is aimed at investigating the potentiality for utilizing some locally available eco-friendly materials to replace some concrete constituents as a possible opportunity to introduce sustainable construction in ...

Effects of Using Seawater and Recycled Coarse Aggregates on Plain Concrete Characteristics

Younis, Adel; Ebead, Usama ( Qatar Univesrity Press , 2020 , Conference)

Using seawater and/or recycled coarse aggregates (RCA) for concrete mixing is deemed advantageous from a sustainability perspective. This paper reports on the results of an experimental study on fresh and hardened properties ...

Sustainability in Construction: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle for a Greener Qatar

Tolba, Mohamed; Melilla, Lavinia; Al Nassa, Khaled ( Qatar Univesrity Press , 2020 , Conference)

In this paper, an innovative Engineering Sustainability Policy (ESP) and a new Sustainable Engineering Index (SEI) is proposed on the basis of testing results obtained within the context of the DN16 project in the State ...

Latest Advances in Smart Components and Monitoring for Civil Structures

Richli, Thomas; Chrysovergis, Antonios; Athanasiou, Achilleas; Meng, Niculin ( Qatar Univesrity Press , 2020 , Conference)

Rapid technical advances and the increasing demand for long design lives of civil structures of any kind make Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) increasingly popular for owners and designers for the valuable information ...

Technologies Serving Concrete for Economy, Durability and Sustainability

Alhassani, Yahia ( Qatar Univesrity Press , 2020 , Conference)

Concrete comes as the second most used material after water in the world, but it is the first used construction material especially in Middle East. World population is increasing while resources are decreasing. Therefore, ...

Towards Sustainable Public Open Spaces for Promoting Human Comfort, Health and Well-Being: The Case of Oxygen Park in Doha, Qatar

Al-Fadala, Eman; Fadli, Fodil ( Qatar Univesrity Press , 2020 , Conference)

Public Open Spaces (POS) are an important and necessary component of the urban city design. Well-designed and well-functioning public open spaces provide a variety of social, economic, environmental, physical and ...