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Inexpensive strengthening technique for partially loaded reinforced concrete beams: Experimental study
( American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) , 2015 , Article)This paper constitutes a special importance for developing countries where an affordable trowel-based strengthening system is needed. This paper also provides an affordable strengthening solution when it is not possible ... -
Influence of particle morphology on 3D kinematic behavior and strain localization of sheared sand
( American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) , 2017 , Article)The constitutive behavior of sheared sand is highly influenced by particle morphology, gradation, mineralogy, specimen density, loading condition, stress path, and boundary conditions. The current literature lacks a ... -
Influence of temperature on tire-pavement noise in hot climates: Qatar case
( Elsevier , 2021 , Article)The ambient air temperature greatly influences tire-pavement noise measurements. Therefore, various international standards recommended a temperature correction factor to compensate for noise measurements at varying ... -
Influence of Water Table Fluctuation on Natural Source Zone Depletion in Hydrocarbon Contaminated Subsurface Environments
( Qatar Univesrity Press , 2020 , Conference Paper)Most of the prediction theories regarding dissolution of organic contaminants in the subsurface systems have been proposed based on the static water conditions and the influence of water fluctuations on mass removal requires ... -
Innovation in Green Building Projects: An Exploratory Inquiry
( MDPI , 2023 , Article)Green building (GB) projects, although being developed and operated for more than two decades, may still be regarded as innovative. To address the socio-environmental challenges of the built environment, GBs need to ... -
Insulator-based dielectrophoresis for fouling suppression in submerged membranes bioreactors: Impact of insulators shape and dimensions
( Elsevier B.V. , 2019 , Article)The application of insulator-based dielectrophoresis (iDEP) has the potential to enhance membrane fouling suppression in submerged membrane bioreactors without extra energy consumption. In this study, the effect of the ... -
Integrated performance assessment model for water distribution networks
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2016 , Article)The American infrastructure report card in 2013 rated the US water system infrastructure with grade of ‘D’. The Canadian infrastructure report card in 2012 stated that around 15.4% of Canada’s water infrastructure has a ... -
Integrated Reliability Assessment Model for Drinking Water Networks: A Case Study of the City of London, Canada
( American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) , 2022 , Article)Water distribution networks (WDNs) are complex interconnected networks that require extensive planning and maintenance to ensure good quality water is delivered to all consumers. The main task of WDNs is to provide consumers ... -
Integrated sensing technologies for detection and location of leaks in water distribution networks
( IWA Publishing , 2017 , Article)Water distribution networks (WDNs) are infrastructure systems that have high socioeconomic values, for which efficient operation and management are required to ensure minimal amounts of waste which can be represented in ... -
Integrating electrochemical and bioelectrochemical systems for energetically sustainable treatment of produced water
( Elsevier Ltd , 2021 , Article)Pollutants present in produced water (PW) are recalcitrant in nature and difficult to treat with simple processes. Energetically sustainable and novel approach was developed by integrating electrochemical cell (EC, Primary ... -
Integration of Captivate and JOOMLA: Online demonstration and assessment elearning resources
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE) , 2010 , Conference Paper)The system uses Adobe Captivate [1] to create and generate the learning and assessments materials in PDF format to allow students to access the learning materials and to do the assessment interactively. Each assessment is ... -
Integration of innovation through analytical hierarchy process (Ahp) in project management and planning
( Vilnius Gediminas Technical University , 2019 , Article)This paper examines the concept of innovation management in the construction industry by studying the major components of the innovation process such as the major drivers of inno-vation, barriers and obstacles that prevent ... -
Integrity monitoring of cast in-situ piles using thermal approach: A field case study
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)A review of the literature shows that pile integrity is a significant concern in pile construction; in particular, determining the location and nature of anomalies along the depth of the piles using thermal integrity testing ... -
Interaction between Internal and External Shear Reinforcement for Strengthened RC Deep Beams
( Avestia Publishing , 2021 , Conference Paper)This paper presents a comprehensive experimental work to study the interaction between the internal and external shear reinforcement for strengthened reinforced concrete (RC) deep beams. For this purpose, a total of twelve ... -
Interactions between autonomous vehicles and pedestrians at unsignalized mid-block crosswalks considering occlusions by opposing vehicles
( Elsevier Ltd , 2021 , Article)Visibility can be identified as one of the critical determinants for the safety performance of autonomous vehicles (AVs) on unsignalized mid-block crosswalks (UMC), which may be significantly influenced by build-up environment ... -
Internal transverse reinforcement configuration effect of EB/NSE-FRCM shear strengthening of RC deep beams
( Elsevier Ltd , 2019 , Article)This paper presents an experimental study carried out on the structural performance of shear-critical reinforced concrete (RC) deep beams internally reinforced with two different stirrups configurations; i.e. aligned and ... -
An international comparative study on driving attitudes and behaviors based on questionnaire surveys
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)Road traffic crashes (RTCs) are influenced by a driver's awareness and attitude toward road safety, as well as the socio-economic status, infrastructure development level, traffic status, social system, and traffic safety ... -
Introducing data-centric engineering to instrumented infrastructure
( ICE Publishing , 2019 , Conference Paper)A variety of methods exist in the structural health monitoring literature that aim to combine the observed data and predicted outputs from physics-based models (e.g. model updating and calibration). Typically implemented ... -
Investigating nonlinear forced vibration behavior of multi-phase nanocomposite annular sector plates using Jacobi elliptic functions
( Techno-Press , 2020 , Article)A multi-scale epoxy/CNT/fiberglass annular sector plate is studied in this paper in the view of determining nonlinear forced vibration characteristics. A 3D Mori-Tanaka model is employed for evaluating multi-scale material ... -
Investigating the attitudes of Egyptian drivers toward traffic safety
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)One of the main pillars for improving road safety in any country is a good understanding of traffic safety culture and the driving behavior of local drivers. The primary aim of this study was to determine whether Egyptian ...