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Informing the sustainable pursuit of happiness
( MDPI , 2020 , Article)Although most people want to be happy, the pursuit of happiness involves an overwhelming number of choices and great uncertainty about the consequences. Many of these choices have significant implications for sustainability, ... -
Innovative countermeasures for red light running prevention at signalized intersections: A driving simulator study
( Elsevier , 2019 , Article)The change interval, which includes the yellow and all-red times, plays a crucial role in the safety and operation of signalized intersections. During this interval, drivers not only need to decide to stop or go but also ... -
An integrated dynamical modeling perspective for infrastructure resilience
( MDPI , 2018 , Article)© 2018 by the authors This paper considers a dynamical way to connect resilience outcomes and processes by nesting process-based approaches inside a controlled dynamical system under resource constraints. To illustrate ... -
Integrated modelling for sustainability assessment and decision making of alternative fuel buses
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)In this paper, a hybrid life cycle sustainability assessment (LCSA) model integrating multi region input–output analysis with novel multi-criteria decision-making techniques is proposed to assess three different fuel ... -
Integrated Multi-Criteria Model for Long-Term Placement of Electric Vehicle Chargers
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers , 2022 , Article)Based on the global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions targets, governments all over the world are speeding up the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs). However, one of the key challenges in designing the novel EV system is to ... -
An integrated urban-transport smart growth model around metro stations: A case of Qatar
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)Urban growth strategies are incorporated for land-use planning and transportation to facilitate people's movement towards a mass transit system. This requires transport demand analysis of a particular area so that, if ... -
Investigating a university library building evacuation in Pakistan during a semi-announced fire drill
( John Wiley & Sons , 2022 , Article)Evacuation models represent one of the main tools used to assess building fire safety. Existing evacuation models are based on data from evacuation drills in western and developed countries, while there is a need for data ... -
Investigating the behavior of railroad ballast in a box test under sinusoidal & simulated train loading
( National Technical University of Athens , 2019 , Conference)The use of railway transportation systems has been increased throughout the years. Conventional ballasted tracks have been widely used in many countries around the world. Ballast material is the basic element in ballasted ... -
Joint replenishment model for multiple products with substitution
( Elsevier Inc. , 2016 , Article)We extend the classical economic order quantity model to address the joint replenishment of multiple products under substitution. The proposed model optimizes ordering quantities for each product under substitution effects ... -
Leveraging Stakeholder Meeting and Stated Preferences to Design Optimal Mobility-as-a-Service Subscription Bundles
( Elsevier , 2024 , Conference)MaaS (Mobility-as-a-Service) emerges as an innovative solution to urban transport challenges, offering a unified, user-focused platform that combines various modes of transport. Implementing TDM (Travel Demand Management) ... -
Life cycle sustainability assessment of autonomous heavy-duty trucks
( Wiley , 2020 , Article)Connected and automated vehicles (CAVs) are emerging technologies expected to bring important environmental, social, and economic improvements in transportation systems. Given their implications in terms of air quality and ... -
Life cycle sustainability assessment of emerging mobility technologies: Perspective, challenges, and future directions
( Edward Elgar Publishing Ltd. , 2024 , Book chapter)Emerging mobility technologies come with uncertainties in terms of their social, economic, and environmental impacts. Considering the potential impacts of emerging transportation systems, life cycle sustainability assessment ... -
Life cycle sustainability assessment of sport utility vehicles: The case for Qatar
( Springer Verlag , 2020 , Article)Electric vehicle technologies are attractive alternatives to traditional vehicles towards achieving sustainable transportation. The adoption of these technologies has a great potential in reducing road transportation ... -
Machine Learning Approach to Predict Metro Ridership based on Land Use Densities
( Qatar University Press , 2021 , Poster)Predicting metro ridership is an essential requirement for efficient metro operation and management. The dependence of metro ridership on the land use densities entails a need for an accurate predictive model. To this end, ... -
Magnetorheological damper with external excitation for more efficient control of vehicles? dynamics
( SAGE Publications Ltd , 2018 , Article)This article presents a new concept design for magnetorheological dampers, where the excitation circuit and magnetic field are applied from outside the magnetorheological chamber. This magnetorheological damper was designed ... -
Material footprint of electric vehicles: A multiregional life cycle assessment
( Elsevier , 2019 , Article)Most of the global multiregional studies have looked at material footprint (MF) of either a nation or a region. A product-specific MF analysis, particularly when it comes to Alternative Fuel Vehicles (AFVs), carried out ... -
Measuring sustainability, resilience and livability performance of European smart cities: A novel fuzzy expert-based multi-criteria decision support model
( Elsevier Ltd , 2023 , Article)Cities of the 21st century are buffeted with challenges, leaving potentially serious consequences on the future of urban living. Smartening development in cities has reinvented hopes of melting down predicaments in the ... -
A mini review on percent time-spent-following (PTSF) as the service measure for two-lane highways
( Komunitas Ilmuwan dan Profesional Muslim Indonesia , 2018 , Article)Percent Time Spent Following (PTSF) is used by the Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) as one of the service measures to assess the level-of-service of two-lane highways since the 2000 edition. But, the problem facing to estimate ... -
A Model-Based and Resource-Aware Testing Framework for Parking System Payment using Blockchain
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. , 2020 , Conference)In most cities, the availability of parking is a major concern. The misuse of parking spots as drivers park for longer than permitted periods cause more delays, inconvenience to others, and even parking tickets. Moreover, ... -
Modeling pedestrian gap acceptance behavior at a six-lane urban road
( Taylor and Francis Inc. , 2019 , Article)The illegal crossing behavior of pedestrians at unmarked mid-block sections is unsafe, risky, and increase the potential of severe conflicts and crashes, especially in the case of multilane roads. This paper investigates ...
