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Towards Sustainable Public Open Spaces for Promoting Human Comfort, Health and Well-Being: The Case of Oxygen Park in Doha, Qatar
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Qatar Univesrity Press
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
Public Open Spaces (POS) are an important and necessary component of the urban city
design. Well-designed and well-functioning public open spaces provide a variety of
social, economic, environmental, physical and psychological ...
Compressive Strength and Hydration of Ravennagrass Baggase Ash Concrete
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Qatar Univesrity Press
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
The paper presents the findings of the effect of revennagrass baggase ash concrete
compressive strength using compression machine and hydration behavior with the aid of
non-contact electrical resistivity measurement device. ...
Developing Assessment Framework for Strategic Transportation Projects in Qatar
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Qatar Univesrity Press
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
This paper presents Transportation Assessment Framework and process for selecting,
defining, and naming assessment criteria to be used in transport appraisal. The approach
is based on a review of national and international ...
Numerical Study of Four Bolts End-Plate Joint Behaviour for Robustness Assessment
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Qatar Univesrity Press
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
The paper presents new studies on numerical modeling (FEM) for beam-to-column
behavior under sagging and hogging bending moment when the framework is exposed to
service and unexpected loads that may cause a column loss ...
Variation Orders in Building Projects in Khartoum State-Sudan: The Causes and the Impact on Projects Performance
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Qatar Univesrity Press
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
"Occurrence of variation orders (VOs) is a common phenomenon in building projects and
a challenging feature. Opinions and feedback of the stakeholders of building projects at
Khartoum State – Sudan were investigated to ...
Utilizing Steel Slag in the Removal of Suspended Solids from Dewatered Construction Water
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Qatar Univesrity Press
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
Construction dewatering is an operation used to remove shallow groundwater that
infiltrates construction sites. After recovering this water from the construction sites, the
water is either discharged to the sea, injected ...
Optimum Dispersion Parameters of Carbon Nanotubes: Concrete Strength by Response Surface Methodologies
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Qatar Univesrity Press
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
"This paper implements Response Surface Methodologies (RSM) techniques to illustrate
the maximum carbon nanotubes (CNTs)-concrete mechanical properties responses to the
length, weight fraction and treatment variables. ...
Life Cycle Assessment for Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (FRP)nComposites Used in Concrete Beams: A State-of-the-Art Review
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Qatar Univesrity Press
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
Fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites have become popularly utilized in structural
engineering applications. The common use of the FRP composites is related to their
economic benefits that can be observed right away ...
Unfair Payment Issues in Construction: Re-Thinking Alternative Payment Method For Tier-1 Contractors to Subcontractors
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Qatar Univesrity Press
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
Recent statistics reveal substantial increase in late payments cases from 18% to 27%; with over £30 billion unpaid invoices to UK contractors. Furthermore, 82% of overdue invoices are monies owed to subcontractor by tier-1 ...
Derivation of the Governing Differential Equation of Vibrating Host Plate with Two Piezoelectric Patches
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Qatar Univesrity Press
, 2020 , Conference Paper)
One of the most difficult challenges facing researchers these days is making industrial
applications (e.g. engines, automobiles, and aircraft) run on renewable energy and
reducing the use of fuel as much as possible. One ...