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Methods and Techniques Used in Significant Restoration Projects in Qatar
( Taylor and Francis Ltd. , 2018 , Article)The large number of conservation and restoration works recently completed in Qatar show that there exists a need to enhance appreciation of the local architectural and building traditions, as a way of bringing to light the ... -
Methods for modeling and evaluating construction disputes: A critical review
( IEEE , 2020 , Article)Cost and time are the targeted outcomes of any successful construction project, and disputes over these two key factors constitute a major obstacle to successful project outcomes. As escalated levels of dispute are becoming ... -
Micro shear bands: Precursor for strain localization in sheared granular materials
( American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) , 2019 , Article)Recent studies have shown that detection of the onset and evolution of micro shear bands (MSBs) in granular materials can be improved using measurements of the kinematic behavior of particles. Different methods such as the ... -
Microalgae: A potential bioagent for treatment of emerging contaminants from domestic wastewater
( Elsevier , 2024 , Article)Water crisis around the world leads to a growing interest in emerging contaminants (ECs) that can affect human health and the environment. Research showed that thousands of compounds from domestic consumers, such as endocrine ... -
Microalgal bioremediation of brackish aquaculture wastewater
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)Rapid aquaculture industry development contributed to a major increase in aquaculture wastewater generation. In the context of a circular economy, aquaculture wastewater treatment should simultaneously recover nutrients ... -
Microencapsulation of calcium nitrate for concrete applications
( National Research Council , 2016 , Article)The use of encapsulating healing agents that allow the self-healing of concrete has emerged as a potential solution to the current decay and costly maintenance of concrete infrastructure; however, many healing agents are ... -
Microstructure investigation of seawater vs. Freshwater cement pastes
( ISEC Press , 2019 , Conference Paper)Recently, seawater has emerged as viable mixing water for concrete, especially in the case of non-reinforced concrete applications or with the use of non-corrosive reinforcement. Previous studies concerning seawater-mixed ... -
Mitigation of railway-induced vibration by using subgrade stiffening
( Elsevier Ltd , 2015 , Article)Railway-induced ground vibration is often associated with sites with soft ground. Stiffening of the subgrade beneath the railway track is one particular measure that has potential to reduce the vibration level at such ... -
Mitigation of Traffic Congestion Using Ramp Metering on Doha Expressway
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference Paper)Ramp metering is the most effective and widely implemented strategy for improving traffic flow on freeways by restricting the number of vehicles entering a freeway using ramp meters. A ramp meter is a traffic signal ... -
Mitigation of urban voids in traditional neighborhoods: The case of the Al-Najada zone in Doha, Qatar
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)Urban voids and leftover spaces challenge the urban development of cities and result in land vacancy and other spatial planning issues. Such spaces have great potential for innovative intervention through piece-by-piece ... -
A mixed space-time and wavenumber domain model for predicting ground vibration from railway tracks
( National Technical University of Athens , 2015 , Conference Paper)In this paper, a mixed model for studying ground vibration generated from surface railway tracks is presented. A ballasted track with nonlinear resilient components is modelled in the time domain using the Finite Element ... -
Modeling and optimization of biogas production from a waste digester using artificial neural network and genetic algorithm
( Elsevier B.V. , 2009 , Article)Artificial neural networks (ANNs) and genetic algorithms (GA) are considered among the latest tools that are used to solve complicated problems that cannot be solved by conventional solutions. The present study utilizes ... -
Modeling and Parametric Study of the Reanchorage of Ruptured Tendons in Bonded Posttensioned Concrete
( American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) , 2017 , Article)The contribution of ruptured tendons to the residual strength of bonded posttensioned concrete structures is currently assessed based on pretensioned concrete bond models. However, this approach is inaccurate due to the ... -
Modeling and sensitivity analysis of the forward osmosis process to predict membrane flux using a novel combination of neural network and response surface methodology techniques
( MDPI AG , 2021 , Article)The forward osmosis (FO) process is an emerging technology that has been considered as an alternative to desalination due to its low energy consumption and less severe reversible fouling. Artificial neural networks (ANNs) ... -
Modeling of forward osmosis process using artificial neural networks (ANN) to predict the permeate flux
( Elsevier , 2020 , Article)Artificial neural networks (ANN) are black box models that are becoming more popular than transport-based models due to their high accuracy and less computational time in predictions. The literature shows a lack of ANN ... -
Modeling of inexpensive strengthening technique for reinforced concrete beams
( American Concrete Institute , 2017 , Article)A noble cause motivated the interest to carry out research work on an inexpensive strengthening technique using ferrocement for reinforced concrete beams applicable in developing countries. Ferrocement as an inexpensive ... -
Modeling of permeability impairment dynamics in porous media: A machine learning approach
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)The prediction of clogging and permeability impairment dynamics in porous media is crucial for the optimization of various industrial and natural processes. This paper presents a novel machine learning-based approach for ... -
Modeling of the sustainability goal and objective setting process in the predesign phase of green institutional building projects
( American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) , 2014 , Article)The process of constructing a sustainable green building presents a number of challenges compared with regular buildings. Additional work and documentation is needed in every stage of the project life cycle for the sustainable ... -
Modeling pedestrian gap acceptance behavior at a six-lane urban road
( Taylor and Francis Inc. , 2019 , Article)The illegal crossing behavior of pedestrians at unmarked mid-block sections is unsafe, risky, and increase the potential of severe conflicts and crashes, especially in the case of multilane roads. This paper investigates ... -
Modeling travel behavior based on household characteristics
( EDP Sciences , 2017 , Conference Paper)This paper presents the relationship between travel behaviour based on demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of households in the City of Jericho, within the context of trips generation. The significance of this ...