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Social Outcomes and Needs Study for Housing Development
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Qatar University Press
, 2023 , Conference Paper)
Mott MacDonald are providing advisory services for an accommodation project located in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). The project plan is to deliver more than 2000 housing and community facilities to teaching staff for ...
Marine Dredging Sediments Valorization in Self-Compacting Concretes
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Qatar University Press
, 2023 , Conference Paper)
Rock and eroded soil are transported by wind, tide, and human action (development works), and deposited as sediment in ports, estuaries, and rivers. The sediment accumulation at the bottom of ports disrupts maritime ...
Impact of the Fiber Distribution Characteristics on the Uniaxial Behaviour of Fiber-Reinforced Composites- An Experimental Study
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Qatar University Press
, 2023 , Conference Paper)
The demand for development of fiber-reinforced composites has enhanced as the practise of integrating fibres into concrete has become prevalent over the past few decades.. The intersection zone where the fiber crossing the ...
Adapting Smart Street Strategy for Post-Covid Built Environment
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Qatar University Press
, 2023 , Conference Paper)
The street networks occupy 25% of land use and are the veins of cities. By 2050, more than two-thirds of the world’s population will live in urban areas. The urban street infrastructures and systems are expected to serve ...
Characterisation of Sewage Sludge and Municipal Solid Waste for Use as Cementitious Materials
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Qatar University Press
, 2023 , Conference Paper)
Volumes of accumulated solid waste materials of sewage sludge (SS) and municipal solid waste (MSW) in Qatar continue to increase annually with a potentially negative impact on the environment. This paper presents an ...
Along-Wind Aerodynamic Forces on a Rectangular Plan Building in Vicinity of a Gently Sloped Two-Dimensional Hill
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Qatar University Press
, 2023 , Conference Paper)
Many engineering applications, such as wind energy distribution for optimum site selection for wind farms, pollutant dispersion, forest fire propagation and wind loads on structures in hilly terrains require a thorough ...
The Use of Demolished Concrete Lumps (DCL) in Rectangular CFSTs Under Flexure
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Qatar University Press
, 2023 , Conference Paper)
This paper investigates the flexural performance of rectangular concrete-filled steel tube (CFST) beams that are partially incorporated with demolished concrete lumps (DCLs). In total, three CFST beams were prepared and ...
Synthesis of Calcium Nitrate Self-Healing Microcapsules Using Aerosol OT Hexane Solution for Cementitious Materials
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Qatar University Press
, 2023 , Conference Paper)
Calcium nitrate synthesis of in urea-formaldehyde shell has recently been used to produce self-healing microcapsules for construction applications. The original synthesis was based on water-in-oil emulsion with sulfonic ...
Bio-Based Self-Healing Concrete for Sustainable and Durable Concrete Infrastructure
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Qatar University Press
, 2023 , Conference Paper)
In this study, bio-self-healing concrete was manufactured using a natural phenomenon called microbial-induced calcium carbonate precipitation (MICP). The bacillus cereus bacteria isolated from Qatari soil was used for this ...
Top-Down Construction Method: A Case Study For Underpass Structure in Qatar
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Qatar University Press
, 2023 , Conference Paper)
The Cut and Cover construction method has been applied to build several underpass structures within the expressway programme of the Highway Projects Department, Public Works Authority, Qatar. Booming in the construction ...