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Seismic strengthening of Reinforced Concrete Structures using External Lateral Post Tensioning
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2021-04)The constructions of buildings before the 1970s where not in coherence with the seismic design or any type of seismic codes hence the buildings have to be investigated and do the necessary strengthening to withstand the ... -
Enhancing the construction innovation practices
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2020-12)This research aims to investigate the impact of planning on construction projects duration in Dubai. The primary data has been gathered through a questionnaire which was distributed among the project managers of different ... -
The Grid Iron Patterns & Detached Villas as the Main Drivers of Sharjah City’s Urban Sprawl
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2021-02)The city of Sharjah is among the Gulf cities that have increased in size at an unprecedented rate by all standards, and within a period of time not exceeding four decades, after it remained confined within its old wall ... -
A Maturity Model to Assess Organization’s Readiness to Adopt a Sustainable Business Model
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2021-03-14)Organizations’ Business Model (BM) plays a significant role in the world’s economy, society, and environment. Transforming from the classic BM into a Sustainable Business Model has become an accountable choice for organizations ... -
Horizontal Shear Strength at the Interface of the Concrete Beams Cast in Two Time Stages
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2020-12)Composite concrete is a method of construction that uses both precast and cast in situ concrete to produce a structural element. In framing big slabs areas, the use of precast slabs and beams is being an economical way of ... -
Towards a Unified Arabic Government Services Chatbot Based on Ontology
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2020-09)The amount of information has risen considerably since the beginning of the electronic era. Meanwhile, the relationships between various types of information have become more and more complex. On the other hand, the growing ... -
21st Century Warfare: How Information Technology Has Fundamentally Changed Global Warfare - An Analysis of Insurgencies’ Use of IT
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2018-11)This paper utilizes a qualitative approach to provide a case study analysis of the rising use of technology by insurgents. Examining the literature and making a comparative analysis of the trends of recent years allowed ... -
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 ... -
Optimum Design Model of Energy-Efficient Affordable Housing Units in UAE: Two Cases Study of Affordable Housing units in Dubai
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2020-03)In response to UN-Sustainable Development goals to provide a sustainable and comfortable living for people in all society segments and to Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid 50-Year Charter vision to attain self-sufficiency in ... -
Structural use of composite materials
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2020-10)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 ... -
Sustainability of Interior Design materials for 5* Hotels in the UAE
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2020-09)The study aimed to gain insights from the interior designers regarding the implementation of sustainability in the luxury five-star hotels' interior design in the context of the UAE. To achieve this primary aim, the following ... -
Adoption of Greywater Reuse Systems in Hotels in Abu Dhabi
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2021-12)Availability of water resources has become a global issue that is imperative to resolve to achieve sustainable growth for generations to come. Various solutions have been launched to conserve the environment in all its ... -
Enhancing Thermal Comfort in Urban Communities with Urban Configurations and Green Coverage: A Case Study of Dubai Sustainable City
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2017-10)In response to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals and the United Arab Emirates’ long-term vision for cities that provide successful and comfortable sustainable living, it is essential to study and explore ... -
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Automated Risk Detection Based on UAE National Health Survey Data: A Framework for the Construction and Optimization of Binary Classification Machine Learning Models Based on Dimensionality Reduction
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2020-11)Machine Learning (ML) saw a great increase in general and domain specific research. ML in bioinformatics and epidemiology in particular grew drastically, powered by the proliferation of Electronic Medical Records (EMR) in ... -
The effect of indoor air quality on health and performance of labors in joinery factories
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2020-06)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 ... -
Exploring the potential of applying Sustainable Retrofitting Policies & Regulations for existing low-rise small-scale Residential Buildings (Villas) in Dubai, UAE
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2020-12)Green retrofit for existing buildings has now become as one of the effective options to decrease energy consumption worldwide. It is crucial to develop sustainable retrofitting policies and regulations for the existing old ... -
Enhancing Urban Connectivity and Regeneration of Historic Areas: Case Study of Heart of Sharjah
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2020-11)Sustainable urban regeneration of historical districts in the Gulf Region generally and in the United Arab Emirates specifically becomes a dynamic area of development during the last decade. This research employs the ... -
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 ... -
Studying Dynamics of Multi-Agent Learning in Networks
(The British University in Dubai (BUiD), 2012-05)Artificial networks mining and analysis is one of the most recent and interesting area of research due to the explosion growth of this type of networks which is seen every- where in our modern life. In the last few years ...
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