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Development of an Integrated Quality Function Deployment and Utility Theory Weighting System to Improve Occupants' Satisfaction
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American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
, 2019 , Article)
Studies have shown that occupant satisfaction is a compelling factor affecting building energy consumption. Occupants' behavior has a direct relationship to their satisfaction, and it is clear that occupants' satisfaction ...
Socio-cultural factors shaping the spatial form of traditional and contemporary housing in Qatar: A comparative analysis based on space syntax
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Beijing JiaoTong University
, 2019 , Conference Paper)
Socio-cultural factors in the spatial form of Qatari houses seem affected by the forces of globalization during rapid urbanization of its capital, Doha, over the previous three decades whereby the construction of housing ...
Urban streets and social interactions in ‘third places’: The urban regeneration of al wakrah old souq (state of qatar)
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Henry Stewart Publications
, 2019 , Article)
The social-spatial complexity of a city can be explored through the relationship between its built forms and users’ daily social activities. Researchers argue that there is a relationship between the built environment, ...
Strengthening of RC beams using near surface embedded-FRCM
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ISEC Press
, 2019 , Conference Paper)
Fibre reinforced cementitious matrix (FRCM) systems are mostly externally bonded (EB) for the strengthening of reinforced concrete (RC) and masonry structures. In this paper, the relatively new concept of near-surface ...
A treatment wetland park assessment model for evaluating urban ecosystem stability using analytical hierarchy process (AHP)
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Dorma Journals
, 2019 , Article)
The increased impervious and built-up urban areas threat ecosystem stability through major environmental problems, such as surface runoff, flooding, and wildlife habitat resource depletion. Hence, urban ecologists and ...
Urban transformations: From restricted random aggregation to designed cultural intent in Middle Eastern Cities
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Beijing JiaoTong University
, 2019 , Conference Paper)
It is difficult to describe Middle Eastern settlements due to several geographical, physical, functional, cultural, and temporal factors. Despite this, it seems apparent that spatio-formal processes characterise their ...
New housing patterns and spatial fragmentation in Gulf cities
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Routledge
, 2019 , Article)
recent years, the rapid growth of Gulf cities has led to a transformation of local settlement structures. The key objective of this paper is to deliver an overview of new housing patterns and how they impact spatial ...
Socio-cultural patterns embedded into the built form of Qatari houses: Regenerating architectural identity in Qatar
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Julie Kerr
, 2019 , Article)
This research paper investigates the spatial form of traditional and modern Qatari houses and embedded socio-cultural patterns which have influenced the development of housing in Qatar over the past decades. The methodology ...
Strength, shrinkage, and permeability performance of seawater concrete
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ISEC Press
, 2019 , Conference Paper)
Given the increasing global concern of freshwater scarcity, the use of seawater in concrete mixtures appears to be a way forward towards achieving sustainable concrete, especially in the case of non-reinforced concrete ...
Transit-Oriented Development in West Bay, Business District of Doha, State of Qatar: A Strategy for Enhancing Liveability and Sense of Place
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Emerald Publishing Limited
, 2019 , Article)
Purpose – West Bay, the Business District of Doha, the capital city of the State of Qatar, is facing an urban
regeneration phase due to the construction of the West Bay Central Train Station, a four-storey underground
building ...