The construction world is changing daily. Research on new materials that can be used to replace traditional ones has been aggressive. The fibre-reinforced polymer is one of the new technologies that has been adopted in the ...

The Introduction of the concept of BIM into the construction industry, have made significant changes to the working standards and workflow pattern. This thesis examines the said changes in comparison to the traditional ...

The deterioration of reinforced concrete in building structures due to factors such as aging, reinforcement corrosion, humidity and oxidation, and freeze-thaw events, had imposed a great deal of stresses on these structures. ...

The United Arab Emirates, is a home to structural engineers from different nations who hold expertise in their regional building concrete design codes. Since the 1980’s and 1990’s The British Standard (BS 8110) and the ...

Dubai is one of the most flourishing cities in the region. The lifeblood of the UAE economy is the construction industry, which is the pillar of Dubai’s future progression. There are around 15,000 projects launched in UAE ...

Knowledge management (KM)considered as project asset that add value to the projects and organizations as its useful in delivering the project on time , within budget and with high quality standards to satisfy projects ...

Mounting awareness of climate change in recent years has led the construction industry to initiate new approaches toward sustainable building design. The USGBC’s LEED guideline programs are currently the most widely accepted ...

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 ...

According to World Population Review, Bahrain population is estimated to be around 1,336,250 people and it’s expected to grow further till 2100. The rapid increase of population and continues growth of cities in Bahrain ...

Building Information Modeling (BIM) has emerged as an effective integration model for designing and constructing sustainable buildings. It is a process model that improves total project quality, provides quantity take-offs, ...