Browsing Faculty of Engineering & IT (Theses and Dissertations) by Title
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Barriers in Implementing Zero Energy Building Policies in the United Arab Emirates
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2019-11)It is a well-known fact that human activities over the past few decades have led to the cause of climate change. Building sector is responsible for approximately 28% of the overall carbon emissions. To tackle this, several ... -
The behavior of Tapered High Strength Concrete Filled Steel Tube (CFST) Column connected to Encased Steel Reinforced Concrete Composite (SRC) Column
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2020-06)The use of Convectional Concrete Column is often limited in high-rise Buildings due to the constraint from the architects on increasing size of the columns, so the composite columns provide appropriate solution to satisfy ... -
BIM for Economic Green Retrofitting based on LEED- EBOM
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2020-09)The current situation of global warming requires many actions to reduce the GHG emissions and resources depletion so the governments around the world defined several visions and plans to be achieved within long term and ... -
Bio-mimicry and Urban Design A case study of Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed City
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2018-02)I would like to thank and appreciate the hard work and the best advice from my advisor, Dr. Hanan Taleb, and her continuous support. I am also very grateful to my family for their continued support and their prayer to ... -
Building Practices Enhancements in Relation to Thermal Performance and Energy Saving. A Case Study of Residential Building in Cairo, Egypt
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2018-04)The global climate changes have been affecting Egypt with rising temperatures in the summer for the past 10 years all over Egypt, which lead to exponential increase in energy demand to achieve thermal comfort. This trend ... -
Building Sustainable Buildings in Jeddah
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2016-10)The present study is centered on construction of sustainable buildings in Jeddah. The main purpose of the study is to ascertain the relationship between present-day sustainability concerns, their contributing factors and ... -
Business intelligence implementation challenges in telecommunication industry
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Business Transformation and the Strategic Role of IT in Enabling Business Process Redesign
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2011-12)The forces of market demand and requirements are unstoppable and unanticipated. A strong rivalry between companies and the increased level of quality services using technology advances put pressures on companies to transform ... -
Can Ethylene Tetra Fluoro Ethylene cushions double skin façade applications improve buildings envelope performance, reduce energy consumption and enhance visual and thermal comfort in UAE buildings?
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2019-03)Innovative façade design technique as a response to the ambient weather conditions has been investigated continuously by building specialists as they have a direct impact on internal conditions and energy consumption in ... -
Challenges of deploying one-to-one Laptop Initiative in United Arab Emirates High Schools
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2015-12)One of the most recent educational technology that contributes to the improvement of the educational system in UAE high schools is one-to-one laptop initiative. The predicted results of this research were to determine the ... -
Circadian lighting in open-plan daylit office spaces
(The British University in Dubai (BUID), 2020-08)Humans tend to spend most of their time indoors, where they exposed to almost a constant amount a light that is inappropriate for their biological rhythms, specifically, the circadian rhythms. Light is the main trigger of ... -
Clustering Tweets to Discover Trending Topics about دبي (Dubai)
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2018-03)Nowadays, a lot of people targeting social networks to learn what are the trending topics and the news alongside the huge flow of texts posted daily in social networks. One of these social networks is Twitter - a microblogging ... -
Colon cancer classification using microarray data
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2010-03)A thesis presented on the classification of cancerous and normal tissue samples using microarray data. In treating cancer time is of the essence and early detection can dramatically increase the chances of survival. Imaging ... -
Combined Armature And Field Voltage Control Of DC Motor
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2014-12)In this research work a multivariable feedback control system for the separately excited DC motor is presented. The control inputs are the motor armature and the motor field voltages, while the controlled outputs are the ... -
Comfort Assessment of a Fully/Semi-enclosed Courtyard: Case Study of Bahrain Low Rise Villa Housing Model
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2011-06)The built form industry specifically the residential sector contributes directly on energy consumption and increase of ecological footprint. Bahrain changing built form typology and configuration from introverted to ... -
Comparative analysis of daylight glare metrics
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2019-11)The objective of this work is to compare the outcomes of various daylight glare metrics including Daylight Glare Probability, CIE Glare Index, Unified Glare Rating, BRS Glare Index, Guth Glare Rating, and Visual Comfort ... -
A Comparative Design Study for Gas Turbine Regulation using Least Effort Control
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2017-05)This study investigates gas turbine engine regulation for heavy duty vehicles using least effort and H infinity control strategies to evaluate the system response, performance and consumption of power. This research study ... -
A Comparative Design Study for Multivariable Feedback Control System Regulation for pneumatic feed mixing system
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2018-11)In this research, mixing system regulation was investigated. Two control methodologies were studied. Least effort method from the Modern British School, and H-infinity controller from Modern American School. The closed-loop ... -
A Comparative Evaluation of the Environmental Impact of Prefabrication versus Conventional Construction in UAE’s Construction Industry
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2012-12)This research undertook a comparative life cycle assessment (LCA) of the performance of the conventional construction method in relation to the use of a selected prefabrication method – precast concrete construction. Using ... -
Comparative Study of Building Environmental Assessment Systems: Pearl Rating System, LEED and BREEAM A Case Study Building in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2012-03)The continuous growth of cities, the fast developing lifestyles, the negative impacts on the natural environment and wellbeing of communities ,the increasing signs of climate changing and running out of natural resources. ...