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Reflective Crack Mitigation Using AST Interlayer over Soil-Cement Base for Flexible Pavements
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Qatar Univesrity Press
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
Flexible pavement over soil-cement base deteriorates over time due to reflective
cracking caused by the shrinkage of such base. The propagation of the reflective cracks
in overlaying hot mix asphalt (HMA) could be mitigated ...
Lean Principles Implementation in Construction Management: A One Team Approach
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Qatar Univesrity Press
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
"Lean in construction is a relatively new approach in delivering construction projects.
The Lean approach has been introduced to tackle the phenomenal construction projects
delays and budget overruns. This paper shall ...
Use of 3D Images to Evaluate Formation Damage Induced by Montmorillonite Fines in Porous Media Systems
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Qatar Univesrity Press
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
Formation damage costs oil and gas industry $140 billion/year in lost productivity, this
is a key challenge to Qatar, the world's largest LNG exporter. During production from
a well, multiphase flow foster drag forces to ...
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, ...
Innovative Pavement Materials and Design: Smart Roadways and Smart Road Maintenance for the Future
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Qatar Univesrity Press
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
break any industry or economy. The transportation construction sector is no exception, however, innovation and doing things differently in this sector has been dead slow for centuries, compared to other industries. Automobiles ...
Crowd Logistics Delivery Determinants: A Stated-Preference Survey
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Qatar Univesrity Press
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
"the environment. Consumers’ attitudes toward CL are understudied, especially in Qatar,
where CL is currently unavailable. The purpose of this paper is to investigate consumers’
reactions to the theoretical attributes ...
Investigation of the Effect of the Force-Frequency on the Behaviour of a New Viscous Damper for Railway Applications
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Qatar Univesrity Press
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
The primary purpose of this work is to experimentally investigate the damping
coefficient of a viscous damper, intended to be used in railway applications to reduce
noise emission. The viscous shock absorber used in this ...
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 ...
Producing High Quality Recycled Hot Asphalt with Increased Reclaimed Asphalt Content – Qatar Experience
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Qatar Univesrity Press
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
Under the Public Works Authority (PWA) maintenance framework contract in the State of
Qatar, road rehabilitation and maintenance generate considerable amounts of Reclaimed
Asphalt (RA) than can be used in recycled Hot ...
Test Procedures for Advanced Characterization of Bituminous Binders Employed for Pavement Construction in Public Works Authority Road Projects - State of Qatar
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Qatar Univesrity Press
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
This paper illustrates the approach adopted by the Public Works Authority (Ashghal)
of the State of Qatar for the advanced chemical and rheological characterization of
bituminous binders (both neat and modified). The ...