Browsing Faculty of Engineering & IT (Theses and Dissertations) by Title
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Impact of Using Recycled Materials in the Construction Industry of the United Arab Emirates
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2015-06)The construction industry in the UAE has undergone massive transformation in the recent years. However, the country faces significant challenges in ensuring the sustainability of the industry. The main barrier to the ... -
The Impact of Using Specialist Geotechnical Software in Modeling of Pile Raft Foundation (PRF)
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2019-07)Due to rapid urbanization, the construction of tall towers has become common in all the metro cities. The column loads from the towers will be very high depending on the height of the tower and they require very efficient ... -
Impact of Ventilation on the Thermal Comfort by Operable Window in a Typical UAE Office
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2015-04)Natural ventilation has been the main feature for maintaining thermal comfort in a space since ages. The research intends to merge the use of natural and artificial ventilation to create a comfortable thermal environment ... -
Implementation of Technical Innovation as a Corporate Strategy in DEWA – Power Generation Division processes
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2017-11)The purpose of this paper is to map out how an organization can translates innovation into business value. The organization that was chosen for the study is the Dubai Electricity and Water Authority. DEWA is one of the ... -
Implementation Six Sigma Into Traffic Management System In Dubai
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2016-05)The research concerns the implementation of the Six Sigma in the signal system of Dubai's traffic. This concept has been defined as a statistical tool that has recently become a useful framework for business management. ... -
Implementing Fuzzy Analytical Hierarchy Process and Similarity Approach to Predict Health and Safety Incidents in Dubai Construction Projects
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2022-03)With the benefit of improving and developing the construction business in the UAE, a smart and resilient system has been generated. The construction sector contributes 7.4% of Dubai’s GDP and is highly exposed to hazards ... -
Improving Emergency Response Communication In Race Circuits
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2011-04)The research discusses and evaluates a way to improve emergency response communication systems in race circuits.The traditional emergency response communication system used in race circuits depends mainly on vocal communication ... -
Improving Healthcare Services by Quality Function Deployment (QFD)
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2016-05)The tools of the Total Quality Management (TQM) have gained high importance due to increasing competitions in the healthcare industry. As a selling approach needs to be based on management assurance, this has to be applied ... -
Improving performance of collaborative question answering systems by using semantic resources
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2015-06)In this modern age of technology, World Wide Web (WWW) provides us a platform to share the information with each other. People use different types of web applications for example online forums/blogs, portals for question ... -
Increasing efficiency of Atriums in Hot Arid Zones
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2015-03)This research evaluates the efficiency of Atrium in hot, arid regions and analyzes the reduction of energy consumption that could be achieved in buildings by application of optimal variables. A virtual model of a shopping ... -
Increasing the air flow between buildings in high density urban areas in Ras Al-Khaimah, UAE
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2008-03)This research is a study of how to increase the flow of natural ventilation in a high density urban area. It was carried out in Ras Al Khaimah (RAK) city in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Distance between the buildings ... -
Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) in labor housing in Dubai and its impact on ccupants' health
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2015-09)Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) is very critical issue and necessary to be studied in the earliest stage of the design process. It has a huge impact on the occupants’ comfort, health, productivity and performance. Low ... -
Indoor Air Quality in UAE Office Buildings and Their Effects on occupants’ Health, Comfort, Productivity and Performance
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2015-05)Indoor air quality has become one of the most important aspects that environmentalists, academics and even the general public is taking consideration on. Given the fact that humans spends majority of their daily hours ... -
Industrial Processes Performance Improvement using Six Sigma Principles and Tools
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2019-11)For the block bottom paper bag company, the main areas to consider were paper quality, printing, slitting, and glue type. In this project, TQM and Six Sigma DMAIC methodology were used to improve the process of paper bag ... -
The Influence of Ambient Weather Parameters on the Prediction of an Electrical Power Production of a Combined Cycle Power Plant in the UAE
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2022-10)To improve the utilisation of power plants and enhance production, this study is devoted to predicting the baseload electrical power production of a combined cycle power plant in the UAE. The data for this study was taken ... -
The Influence of Cost Incurred on the Critical Success Factors of SMRs in the UAE
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2018-11)The study began with the objective to understand the influence that the cost incurred has on the critical success factors of the SMRs. SMRs are a promising technology in the nuclear sector which can provide clean energy ... -
The Influence of the Alkaline Activator on the Life Cycle Assessment of Alkaline Activated Natural Pozzolan Geopolymers Concrete
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2020-07)This paper studies the effectiveness of replacing cement in concrete with natural pozzolan, originated from Saudi Arabia, on the reduction of the harmful gasses, carbon dioxide equivalent gases, during the production ... -
Information Security Management for Cyber Security Challenges in Smart Cities Security and Privacy
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2022-04)Information security management universally needed and has become popular in our digital world. A growing proportion of human activities, such as social interactions, entertainment, shopping, and gathering information, are ... -
Information security strategy for Smart Government in United Arab Emirates – Investigating future effectiveness, threats and vulnerabilities
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2017-05)UAE has always aimed to be at par with the changing world, and transforming itself into a smart government was one of the steps. This transformation suggests that the governmental practices, policies and transactions are ... -
Information Technology Disaster Recovery Plan (IT DRP) Framework – A study on IT Continuity for Smart City in Abu Dhabi Smart Government
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2017-07)The growth in urbanization in the world of today in unprecedented, supported with information technology to meet the growing demands of the humankind. Over the years, technology application in various fields of business ...