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Abandoned petroleum wells as sustainable sources of geothermal energy
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Elsevier Ltd
, 2014 , Article)
A reliable heat transfer model was developed to determine the performance of a double pipe heat exchanger retrofitted to an abandoned petroleum well. The proposed model is compared against an analytical heat transfer model ...
A Conceptual Framework for Sustainable Neighbourhoods in Al Wakra, State Of Qatar
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Scholars Middle East Publishers
, 2018 , Article)
In the past two decades, sustainability has been a significant concern when
planning cities. As a consequence of development occurring in cities, its essence to
people is discounted. An example of this is Doha, Qatar’s ...
Properties of fibre-reinforced concrete made with discarded materials
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ICE Publishing
, 2019 , Article)
This research paper investigates the physical, chemical and mechanical properties of steel slag aggregates (SSA), gravel aggregates (GLA), natural gabbro aggregates (NGA), and the different fresh and hardened properties ...
Strength, shrinkage, and permeability performance of seawater concrete
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ISEC Press
, 2019 , Conference Paper)
Given the increasing global concern of freshwater scarcity, the use of seawater in concrete mixtures appears to be a way forward towards achieving sustainable concrete, especially in the case of non-reinforced concrete ...
Towards sustainable society: Design of food waste recycling machine
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IEOM Society
, 2018 , Conference Paper)
Qatar is one of the top 10 countries in the world in terms of per capita food waste; which ranges from 584 to 657 kilograms per year. The combination of high food consumption rate and very low food waste recycle rate, ...
Life cycle cost analysis of structural concrete using seawater, recycled concrete aggregate, and GFRP reinforcement
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Elsevier
, 2018 , Article)
© 2018 Elsevier Ltd Using seawater and recycled concrete aggregate (RCA) in a concrete mix is potentially advantageous from a sustainability perspective. However, the high chloride levels expected in such a case demands ...
India: Bio-climatism in vernacular architecture
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Springer Singapore
, 2018 , Book chapter)
© Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2018. Human beings have a natural instinct for bio-climatic home building. Vernacular architecture potentially leverages on this ability while responding to the sociocultural and economic ...
Design for sustainable manufacturing: Approach, implementation, and assessment
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MDPI AG
, 2018 , Article Review)
The implementation of sustainable systems is an essential requirement in modern manufacturing, in order to minimize the environmental and health concerns, and conserves energy and natural resources. The sustainable ...
The design of green supply chains under carbon policies: A literature review of quantitative models
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MDPI AG
, 2019 , Article Review)
Carbon footprinting of products and services is getting increasing attention due to the growing emphasis on carbon related policies in many countries. As a result, many enterprises are focusing on the design of green supply ...
Employing biomimicry in Urban metamorphosis seeking for sustainability: Case studies
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Universitat Politecnica de Catalunya
, 2019 , Article)
Objective The current study has aimed to develop the framework of biomimicry involvement in urban metamorphosis for sustainability. This research has engaged four objectives to achieve the aim. Objective one is to explore ...