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Integration of Environmental and Sustainability Management Practices into Construction Industry: A Case Study
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Qatar Univesrity Press
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
Integration of environmental and sustainability management into the construction
industry has become essential as a result of a need to improve financial performance,
adopt international protocols in a global marketplace, ...
Sustainability in Construction: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle for a Greener Qatar
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Qatar Univesrity Press
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
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 ...
Positively Shifting the Mindset in Construction Using Non-Biodegradable Materials for Sustainable Construction: An Experimental Study
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Qatar Univesrity Press
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
Disposing of the non-biodegradable material, scrap Tire rubber specifically, has always
been a bone of contention for the municipalities around the world. Not only the land that
it covers is the major issue, but also the ...
Latest Advances in Smart Components and Monitoring for Civil Structures
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Qatar Univesrity Press
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
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 ...
Development of a Software for Design and Design Comparison of Prestressed I-Beam for Highway and Railway Bridges Based on International Standards
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Qatar Univesrity Press
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
New computer software is being developed within Bridgewiz R&D Co. for the aim
of rapidly comparing design solutions for a prestressed I-beam (highway or railway
bridge) according to different international specifications. ...
Long-Term Cost Performance of Corrosion-Resistant Reinforcements in Structural Concrete
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Qatar Univesrity Press
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
Corrosion, which leads to the premature deterioration of reinforced concrete (RC)
structures, is increasingly an issue of global concern. Accordingly, corrosion-resistant
materials have emerged as alternative reinforcement ...
Cantilever Beam Metastructure for Passive Broadband Vibration Suppression
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Qatar Univesrity Press
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
This paper presents a beam structure of a new metamaterial-inspired dynamic vibration
attenuation system. The proposed experimental research presents a designed cantilevered
zigzag structure that can have natural frequency ...
Dune Sand Mortar Effects on Deflections of Repaired Steel Bars-Reinforced Concrete Beams
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Qatar Univesrity Press
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
This paper presents theoretical and experimental investigations to analyze the flexural
behavior of reinforced concrete beams repaired with mortars based on dune sands. The
beams supposedly damaged were repaired using ...
Water Supply from Turkey to Cyprus Island with Suspended Marine Pipeline
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Qatar Univesrity Press
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
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 ...
Towards Sustainable Public Open Spaces for Promoting Human Comfort, Health and Well-Being: The Case of Oxygen Park in Doha, Qatar
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Qatar Univesrity Press
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
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 psychological ...