Browsing International Conference on Civil Infrastructure and Construction (CIC 2020) by Title

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    • Utility Impact Assessment of Road Projects in the State of Qatar 

      Hamidy, Mohammad Mujtaba ( Qatar Univesrity Press , 2020 , Conference Paper)
      Qatar has been blessed with large reserves of natural gas and since the past 20 years its leaders have been busy formulating its path to modernization. Henceforth, the sovereign state has been and is still going through ...

    • Utilizing Recycled Polypropylene Fibers as Reinforcement for Concrete Beams 

      Bendjillali, Khadra; Hadjoudja, Mourad; Chemrouk, Mohamed ( Qatar Univesrity Press , 2020 , Conference Paper)
      Polypropylene (PP) fibers are among numerous plastic waste materials, which are generated by the different industrial and domestic activities. Due to its low biodegradability, plastic waste constitutes a real environmental ...

    • Utilizing Steel Slag in the Removal of Suspended Solids from Dewatered Construction Water 

      Al Hawari, Alaa; Tariq, Abdelrahman; Yasir, Ahmed T.; Ayari, Mohamed A. ( 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 ...

    • Variation Orders in Building Projects in Khartoum State-Sudan: The Causes and the Impact on Projects Performance 

      Elshaikh, Eltahir; Mahmoud, Salma ( 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 ...

    • Vehicle Inspection Policy and Emission Analysis in Kuwait 

      Al Kheder, Sharaf; Al Rukaibi, Fahad; Aiash, Ahmad ( Qatar Univesrity Press , 2020 , Conference Paper)
      "Technical vehicle inspection centers are widespread in Kuwait. All vehicles should pass the test every two years if not older than six years or every one-year for other vehicles. This study provided an insight into the ...

    • Verification of ACI- 549 Code for Flexural Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete Beams Using FRCM 

      Afzal, Muhammad Shekaib; Ebead, Usama ( Qatar Univesrity Press , 2020 , Conference Paper)
      This paper presents an analytical study to verify the ACI 549-4R-16 code for experimentally tested Reinforced Concrete (RC) beams, which were strengthened to enhance the flexural capacity using Fiber-Reinforced Cementitious ...

    • Vibration Prediction Model for Building Developments Adjacent to Railways 

      Seiner, Martin; Pistone, Elisabetta; Achs, Gunther; Toll, Hanno ( Qatar Univesrity Press , 2020 , Conference Paper)
      This paper presents the experimental and computational evaluation of ground-borne noise and vibration impacts at sensitive receivers in the vicinity of existing track sections. Vibration problems occur as an effect of train ...

    • Water Supply from Turkey to Cyprus Island with Suspended Marine Pipeline 

      Ozturk, Izzet; Agiralioglu, Necati; Ozdemir, Omer; Akinci, Nasir ( Qatar Univesrity Press , 2020 , Conference Paper)
      More than 90% of the water requirement for the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC/KKTC) was being supplied from groundwater resources, while the rest was being provided from surface waters and seawater until the ...