College of Engineering: Recent submissions
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Assessing Interorganizational Relationships Among Key Supply Chain Partners (KSCPs) in Public Construction Projects
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE) , 2023 , Article)Public construction projects require significant interactions with Key Supply Chain Partners (KSCPs) among contractors, subcontractors, material suppliers, etc. This article addresses the problem of how collaborations with ... -
Assessment of human productivity drivers for construction labor through importance rating and risk mapping
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2020 , Article)Labor constitutes a significant portion of the overall cost of a construction project, where labor productivity is often the main driver of the cost. Although studies on labor productivity factors exist, their frequency ... -
Value Engineering Factors with an Impact on Design Management Performance of Construction Projects
( American Society of Civil Engineers , 2022 , Article)Design management is one of the most important construction project stages. Identifying the factors that impact a project's performance is crucial for the overall success of construction projects. This research contributes ... -
A Systematic Review of the Digital Transformation of the Building Construction Industry
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE) , 2024 , Article)Construction sector spending makes a significant contribution to the global economy, with approximately $10 trillion being spent on building and construction activities annually. However, the construction industry has ... -
Assessing the Digital Transformation Readiness of the Construction Industry Utilizing the Delphi Method
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2024 , Article)The rapid advancement of digital technology has enabled digital transformation across various sectors, including construction. The construction industry has long been associated with conventional, labor-intensive practices ... -
Developing an Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System for Performance Evaluation of Pavement Construction Projects
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2024 , Article)This study employs an adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) to identify critical success factors (CSFs) crucial for the success of pavement construction projects. Challenges such as construction cost delays, budget ... -
Development of an Integrated Hybrid Risk Assessment System for Construction Disputes during the Preconstruction Phase Using the Delphi Method
( American Society of Civil Engineers , 2024 , Article)This paper proposes a hybrid conceptual and performance assessment integrated dispute risk system that enables construction professionals to evaluate, track, and manage construction disputes. It establishes a correlation ... -
Assessment of the Critical Dispute Factors in Public-Private Partnership Infrastructure Projects
( American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) , 2024 , Article)Public-private partnership (PPP) projects would result in disagreements due to their intricate nature, extended duration, and the involvement of various parties. There is a gap in the literature on quantitively evaluating ... -
Life Cycle Assessment of Environmentally Friendly Solutions for the Construction of Unpaved Rural Roads †
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2023 , Article)In recent decades, the international community has recognized the detrimental impact of the construction industry on the environment. In recent years, the use of recycled aggregates has attracted increasing interest as a ... -
Linking Chemical Structure to the Linear and Nonlinear Properties of Asphalt Binders
( US National Research Council , 2024 , Article)The study described in this paper aims to establish the relationship between the chemical composition and rheological properties of asphalt binders in both the linear viscoelastic (LVE) and nonlinear viscoelastic (NLVE) ... -
Effects of non-linearity and thixotropy in linear amplitude sweep testing for the evaluation of self-healing of bituminous binders
( Springer Nature , 2024 , Article)Linear amplitude sweep tests have been demonstrated to have good potential in being used for the evaluation of self-healing properties of neat and polymer-modified bituminous binders. Past research works, however, have ... -
Recent advances on activated carbon-based materials for nitrate adsorption: A review
( Elsevier B.V. , 2023 , Article)Nitrate contaminant has a real impact on aquatic environmental systems and public health due to its increasing discharge from agricultural and industrial activities. In particular, high nitrate amount in water can cause ... -
Mesoporous Activated Carbon from Leaf Sheath Date Palm Fibers by Microwave-Assisted Phosphoric Acid Activation for Efficient Dye Adsorption (ACS Omega (2022) 7:50 (46079−46089) DOI:10.1021/acsomega.2c03755)
( American Chemical Society , 2023 , Article)There was an error in Figure 5, and it is corrected and provided here. (Figure Presented). -
Cost-effective microwave-assisted O3- type sodium-based layered oxide cathode materials for sodium-ion batteries
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)In this work, phase pure and highly crystalline O3-type layered oxide material (Na1Ni0.33Mn0.33Fe0.33O2-NNMF) was developed using; (i) a conventional solid-state synthesis route and (ii) a facile microwave-assisted sol-gel ... -
Modified Ni-Al layer double hydroxides as nanoparticles for self-healing anti-corrosion composite coating
( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)Corrosion is a major concern for metallic structures, leading to significant economic losses and safety risks. Self-healing coatings have recently emerged as a promising solution to mitigate corrosion issues. This research ... -
Cross-linked chitosan-epichlorohydrin/bentonite composite for reactive orange 16 dye removal: Experimental study and molecular dynamic simulation
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)Chitosan/bentonite beads (CsB) composites were prepared from chitosan (Cs) and bentonite (B) and cross-linked with epichlorohydrin for removal of reactive orange 16 (RO16) and methylene blue (MB). The adsorption results ... -
Model-free kinetic analysis for co-pyrolysis of mixed plastic polymers with oil palm fiber
( American Institute of Physics Inc. , 2023 , Conference Paper)Pure commercial high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and polypropylene (PP) samples from a petrochemical plant in Malaysia have been mixed and non-isothermally co-pyrolyzed with oil palm fiber (OPF) biomass using thermogravimetric ... -
Chitosan and chitosan composites for oil spills treatment: Review of recent literature
( Elsevier Ltd , 2023 , Article)Every year millions of oil barrels enter the water bodies. These oil spills have a devastating impact on the marine environments and their wildlife. Hence, it is necessary to clean-up these oil spills. Chitosan is cheap, ... -
Green hydroxyapatite-zeolite catalyst derived from steel waste as an effective catalyst for the hydrocarbon production via co-catalytic pyrolysis of sugarcane bagasse and high-density polyethylene
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)Hydroxyapatite-zeolite (HAP-ZE) catalyst prepared from steel waste was utilised in co-catalytic pyrolysis of sugarcane bagasse (SB) and high-density polyethylene (HDPE) for bio-oil production. The highest bio-oil yield ... -
Adsorption of Pb2+ by Activated Carbon Produced by Microwave-Assisted K2CO3 Activation of Date Palm Leaf Sheath Fibres
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2023 , Article)Date palm trees generate large amounts of various types of waste, including leaf sheath fibres, which can be used as a low-cost precursor for the production of biochar, including activated carbon (AC), which can be employed ...
