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Recycling of Local Qatar’s Steel Slag and Gravel Deposits in Road Construction
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OMICS International
, 2014 , Article)
Every year, the State of Qatar generates about 400,000 tons of steel slag and another 500,000 tons of gravel as a result of steel manufacturing and washing sand, respectively. The two materials (by-products) are not fully ...
Effect of ageing on asphalt binders in the State of Qatar: a case study
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Taylor and Francis Ltd.
, 2017 , Article)
Ageing of asphalt binders has a significant impact on the rheological properties of asphalt binders and thus affects the performance of asphalt pavements. The rate of binder ageing is accelerated at high temperatures. This ...
Evaluation and calibration of dynamic modulus prediction models of asphalt mixtures for hot climates: Qatar as a case study
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Elsevier
, 2022 , Article)
The dynamic modulus (|E*|) of asphalt mixtures is one of the most important inputs in Mechanistic-Empirical (ME) pavement analysis and design. Several models have been developed to predict the dynamic modulus based on ...
Acoustic Performance Evaluation of Dense-Graded Asphalt Pavements in Qatar
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Hindawi
, 2021 , Article)
There is pressing and growing demand from the public to design and construct roads with a low noise level. This paper investigated the acoustic performance of asphalt pavements in the State of Qatar to assist transport ...
Performance evaluation of full-scale sections of asphalt pavements in the State of Qatar
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American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)
, 2014 , Article)
The population and economy in the State of Qatar have been increasing in the past 5 years. Accordingly, traffic loading has also increased rapidly, which affected the performance of existing roads and highways. This high ...
Evaluation of traffic noise in the state of qatar
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CRC Press/Balkema
, 2018 , Conference Paper)
Mitigating traffic noise is a major concern for transportation departments worldwide. A number of noise mitigation procedures are recognized to control noise emitting from traffic stream. However, noise reduction potential ...