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Assessment of procurement capacity challenges inhibiting public infrastructure procurement: A Nigerian inquiry (2018)
Journal Article
Manu, P., Mahamadu, A. M., Booth, C., Olomolaiye, P., Ibrahim, A., & Coker, A. (2018). Assessment of procurement capacity challenges inhibiting public infrastructure procurement: A Nigerian inquiry. Built Environment Project and Asset Management, 8(4), 386-402. https://doi.org/10.1108/BEPAM-02-2018-0038

© 2018, Emerald Publishing Limited. Purpose: Public procurement capacity is composed of three facets: individual, organisational and an enabling national environment which encapsulates national legislation, policies and institutional arrangements tha... Read More about Assessment of procurement capacity challenges inhibiting public infrastructure procurement: A Nigerian inquiry.

Probability of fatigue failure in brick masonry under compressive loading (2018)
Journal Article
Koltsida, I., Tomor, A., & Booth, C. (2018). Probability of fatigue failure in brick masonry under compressive loading. International Journal of Fatigue, 112, 233-239. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijfatigue.2018.03.023

© 2018 Elsevier Ltd Long-term fatigue tests under compressive loading were performed on low-strength brick masonry prisms under laboratory conditions. The number of loading cycles to failure were recorded and used to investigate the suitability of th... Read More about Probability of fatigue failure in brick masonry under compressive loading.

Towards complete property–level flood protection of domestic buildings in the UK (2018)
Book Chapter
Beddoes, D. W., Booth, C. A., & Lamond, J. E. (2018). Towards complete property–level flood protection of domestic buildings in the UK. In S. Hernandez, S. Mambretti, & D. Proverbs (Eds.), Urban Water Systems & Floods II (27-38). ashurst: WIT Press

Property flood resilience (PFR) is an important aspect within an integrated approach to flood risk reduction. In the UK this has resulted in a plethora of products and recommended measures to minimise the ingress of water to the millions of propertie... Read More about Towards complete property–level flood protection of domestic buildings in the UK.

Sustainable Development Studies (2018)
Book
Brebbia, C. A., Longhurst, J., Marco, E., & Booth, C. (2018). C. Brebbia, J. Longhurst, E. Marco, & C. Booth (Eds.), Sustainable Development Studies. Southampton and Boston: WIT Press

Containing a series of specially selected papers, this book deals with advances in disciplines contributing to sustainable development, such as planning, architecture, engineering, policy making, environmental sciences and economics, and identifies s... Read More about Sustainable Development Studies.