College of Engineering: Recent submissions
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Criteria and Challenges of Inclusive Design in the Built Environment
( Qatar University Press , 2023 , Conference)Inclusive design is about designing accessible spaces for individuals with different needs. It beholds the ability to affect people's behaviour in the built environment, especially People With Disability (PWDs). Inclusive ... -
Practical Implementation of Campus Facility Management Performance Measurement in Qatar
( Qatar University Press , 2023 , Conference)Effective facility management is crucial to overall firm performance and is becoming a core competency for organizations seeking to gain a competitive advantage and attain their goals. Recent research on facility management ... -
Marketing Strategies for Smart Buildings
( Qatar University Press , 2023 , Conference)Globally, there is a growing proportion of the need to optimize monitoring and facility management of new and existing built facilities. Smart buildings provide waste reduction to the environment, flexibility to facility ... -
Blockchain Technology Adoption in the State of Qatar : Qualitative Risk Analysis
( Qatar University Press , 2023 , Conference)Businesses may gain from implementing Blockchain-based technology in terms of profitability, productivity, and efficiency, which may cause them to re-evaluate their current business strategies. However, because the technology ... -
Retention of Hydrophobic Colloids in Unsaturated Porous Media using Microfluidics
( Qatar University Press , 2023 , Conference)Water recharge wells can provide a solution for 3.5 billion people, living in regions suffering from water scarcity. Due to fines migration, freshwater wells that are used to recharge aquifers, often experience expedited ... -
Automated Calibration of the EPA-SWMM Model for an Impact of Land Use and Land Cover Changes on Peak Discharge for a Sub-Urban Catchment of Delhi
( Qatar University Press , 2023 , Conference)The Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Storm Water Management Model (SWMM), USA is a dynamic hydrologic-hydraulic model that simulates the amount and quality of runoff from urban areas. It is broadly used for planning, ... -
A Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Approach for Selection of Wave Energy Converter Optimal Site
( Qatar University Press , 2023 , Conference)Ocean wave energy is an essential source of renewable power for coastal communities. Choosing the optimal site for the wave energy converter (WEC) deployment depends on a number of criteria. The characteristics of the WEC ... -
Watermain Breaks in Hong Kong: Causes and Consequences
( Qatar University Press , 2023 , Conference)Watermain failure is a complex problem associated with significant socio-economic and environmental impacts. The complexity of this problem originates from many factors of physical, operational, and environmental nature. ... -
Statistical Analysis of the Effect of Water Table Fluctuation and Soil Layering on the Distribution of BTEX on Soil and Groundwater Under Anaerobic Condition
( Qatar University Press , 2023 , Conference)Crude oil, gasoline, and diesel fuel spills pollute groundwater in many coastal areas. BTEX is a hydrocarbon of concern due to its high-water solubility, which allows it to spread widely in the subsurface environment. The ... -
Performance Criteria Priorities in Green Buildings: A Proof-of-Concept Study
( Qatar University Press , 2023 , Conference)Green Buildings (GBs) are becoming increasingly popular as an alternative to resource-intensive traditional buildings. Like any other construction project, GB projects are subject to project management-related criteria, ... -
Impact of Pore Morphology on Colloid Migration at Variable Saturation Levels of Natural Porous Media
( Qatar University Press , 2023 , Conference)The migration of colloids within porous media has a critical impact on many important industrial processes such as oil production and groundwater recharge. Colloids can clog the pore space and hence impair the permeability ... -
Efficient Turbidity Removal Using a New Gel Filtration Process
( Qatar University Press , 2023 , Conference)The removal of turbidity is a prime objective in the treatment of seawater, especially in the production of potable water. The water turbidity exists because of the colloidal particles or large-weight molecules that remain ... -
Investigation of factors affecting turn signal usage at modern roundabouts in State of Qatar
( Informa UK Limited - Taylor & Francis , 2023 , Article)Drivers are expected to use turn signals to indicate other drivers of their intentions of taking turns, lane changing, merging or diverging indicating safe driving behaviour. This study investigated the rates of turn signal ... -
Lane-based analysis of the saturation flow rate considering traffic composition
( Informa UK Limited - Taylor & Francis , 2023 , Article)Saturation flow rate (SFR) is an essential metric for estimating the capacities of signalized intersections. Many factors, including traffic composition, configuration and geometry of the intersection, and driver behavior, ... -
Fuel consumption at signalized intersections: Investigating the impact of different signal indication settings
( Elsevier Ltd , 2023 , Article)The fuel consumption of vehicles depends on various factors including vehicle design, driving style, traffic management, and road design. Many manufacturers have been developing efficient and smart vehicles, which contributes ... -
The Challenges and Future Aspirations of Implementing Global Sustainability Assessment System (GSAS) in the Urban Facilities of Mega Sport Events [MSEs] in Qatar
( Qatar University Press , 2023 , Conference)Sports facilities are built for a specific function and purpose. Once the demand for such purpose no longer exists, it is important to know how both the buildings and the city will adapt to the existence of such megastructures ... -
Conceptual Framework for Planning Urban Roadside Vegetation to Enhance Air Quality for Roadside Users
( Qatar University Press , 2023 , Conference)Vegetation is known for enhancing air quality. However, vegetation on urban roads can either increase or decrease exposure to air pollutants. The health of pedestrians and cyclists is particularly of great concern since ... -
The Impact of Land Mix-use on Inhabitants’ Social Wellbeing in the Qatari Neighbourhoods
( Qatar University Press , 2023 , Conference)Health and wellbeing have been key considerations in designing sustainable environments. However, most research on built environments and wellbeing has been conducted in Western communities, with very little research in ... -
Cultural Heritage Tourism as a Catalyst for Urban Regeneration: Case of the Doha Historic Center in Qatar
( Qatar University Press , 2023 , Conference)Heritage and tourism have become during the last two decades dynamic areas of development in the world. The idea of heritage is crucial to the critical decision-making process as to how irreplaceable resources are to be ... -
Built Environment Attributes and Walking Patterns: A Case Study of Abu Dhabi Downtown
( Qatar University Press , 2023 , Conference)Walkability is crucial in sustainable urban design. Our understanding on the walkability in cities in hot and arid climate needs to be improved due to shortage of our knowledge and previous studies about this. Thus, this ...
