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Evaluation and Improvement of Arbitration Procedures in the Engineering Arbitration Center in the Gaza Strip

Abu Jbara, Doaa Khalil Yousef (الجامعة الإسلامية - غزة, 2012)

Disputes in construction industry are normal and sometimes cannot be avoided. There are many methods to resolve disputes and arbitration is one of these methods. Arbitration is considered one of recently regulated dispute ...

Modeling of Piled Raft Foundations Using FEM

Bakroun, Montaser Mohammed (the islamic university, 2012)

In recent years, there have been an increasing number of structures using piled rafts as the foundations to reduce the overall differential settlements. Extensive research work has been performed in the past to examine the ...

Design Optimization of Reinforced Concrete Frames using Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm

Jahjouh, Mahmoud Maher (الجامعة الإسلامية - غزة, 2012)

The objective of this study is to develop an optimization model that is capable of obtaining the optimum design for reinforced concrete frames in terms of cross section dimensions and reinforcement details. The optimization ...

Fresh and Hardened Properties of Ultra High Performance Self Compacting Concrete

Abu Shaban, Mohammed Wael Mohammed (the islamic university, 2012)

The main goal of this research is to produce Ultra High Performance Self Compacting Concrete (UHPSCC) in Gaza strip, using materials which are available at the local markets. Different trial mixes were used to obtain the ...

Quality Function Deployment (QFD): A Method for Improving Concrete Characteristics Made From Recycled Aggregate Concrete (RAC)

El-hindawi, Abed Al-lattief M. (the islamic university, 2011)

This study aims at developing a procedure for integrating the Quality Function Deployment (QFD) method as an effective design tool into recycled concrete ready mix concrete industry improvement; design, and prioritizing ...

Properties of Concrete Mixes with Waste Glass

Siam, Abdullah Ahmed Deeb (the islamic university, 2011)

The quantities of waste glass in Gaza Strip have been increasing significantly without being recycled increasing the risk to public health due to the scarcity of land area. This growing problem of waste glass in the Gaza ...

Design Optimization of Semi Rigid Steel Framed Structures to AISC- LRFD Using Harmony Search Algorithm

Khalifa, Ashraf Jamil Abdullah (the islamic university, 2011)

The aim of this research is to develop a computer design model which obtains the optimum design of multistorey steel frames by selecting from a standard set of steel sections. Strength constraints of American Institute ...

Optimizing the Schedule of Resource-Constrained Construction Projects Using Genetic Algorithms

Fayyad, Tahreer Mohammed Abdel-fattah (the islamic university, 2010)

In this research, an optimization technique was developed using Genetic Algorithms (GA) to optimize the schedule of construction project activities in order to minimize the total duration of the project, subjected to both ...

Expert System for Structural Evaluation of Reinforced Concrete Buildings in Gaza Strip Using Fuzzy Logic

Hamdia, Khader Mahmoud Awad (the islamic university, 2010)

Reinforced concrete has become a universally dominant construction material in the past decades. The reinforced concrete structures are often exposed to many types of damages and deteriorations due to different causes and ...

Mechanical Properties of Ultra High Performance Concrete Produced in Gaza Strip

Karmout, Mahmoud Mohammed (the islamic university, 2009)

The aim of this research is to produce Ultra High Performance Concrete (UHPC) in Gaza strip, using materials which are available at the local markets. Different trial mixes are used to obtain a compressive strength exceeding ...