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An Analytical Review of Attempts to Mitigate Visual Pollution in Urban Settings
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Qatar University Press
, 2023 , Conference Paper)
Visual pollution is the main issue rising in urban settings these days. The residents of the built environment or the surrounding communities are negatively impacted by this sort of pollution. Visual pollution reduces ...
RSM Analysis for Optimum Content of Graphene Nanoplatelets for 3D-Printed Clay Strength
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Qatar University Press
, 2023 , Conference Paper)
This study applies Response Surface Methodologies (RSM) methods to maximize 3D-Printed clay mechanical properties. Mixes containing different Graphene Nanoplatelets (GNPs) contents were printed and tested in compression ...
Assessment of Aesthetic Control in Qatar’s Urban Design
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Qatar University Press
, 2023 , Conference Paper)
Aesthetic control is concerned with the visual appearance of the built environment, specifically in the urban setting. The built environment aesthetics can directly influence place identity, property values and the business ...
Exploring Crowd Management and Evacuation Strategies using Microscopic Pedestrian Simulation: A Case Study of Souq Waqif
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Qatar University Press
, 2023 , Conference Paper)
Safe egress plans are critical for crowd evacuation at touristic attractions, particularly during special events, as visitors are often unaware of their options. Identification of bottlenecks in the walking spaces are vital ...
Marketing Strategies for Smart Buildings
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Qatar University Press
, 2023 , Conference Paper)
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 ...
Challenges and Perspectives on Resilient Collaboration for Building Information Modelling (BIM) Education in the GCC Context
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Qatar University Press
, 2023 , Conference Paper)
Building Information Modelling (BIM) is revolutionizing the construction industry and education through digitization. The construction industry expects higher institutions to create graduate students that are BIM-aware and ...
Duality of Lean Construction and Building Information Modeling into Digital Collaborative Scheduling in Qatar: A Conceptual Framework
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Qatar University Press
, 2023 , Conference Paper)
Long has the construction industry been chastised for its low production performance. Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Lean Construction (LC) are two of the most widely adopted concepts in the construction industry ...
Practical Implementation of Campus Facility Management Performance Measurement in Qatar
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Qatar University Press
, 2023 , Conference Paper)
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 ...
Retention of Hydrophobic Colloids in Unsaturated Porous Media using Microfluidics
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Qatar University Press
, 2023 , Conference Paper)
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
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Qatar University Press
, 2023 , Conference Paper)
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, ...