All Outputs (102)

Supplier BIM competence assessments within the cloud: A proposed fuzzy-TOPSIS approach (2015)
Presentation / Conference
Mahamadu, A., Mahdjoubi, L., & Booth, C. (2015, September). Supplier BIM competence assessments within the cloud: A proposed fuzzy-TOPSIS approach. Paper presented at BIM 2015 Conference, University of the West of England, Bristol, UK

Building information modelling (BIM) is regarded as a technological solution for construction supply chain (SC) integration through centralised digital communications. A number of approaches have been proposed for the evaluation of a firm’s capabilit... Read More about Supplier BIM competence assessments within the cloud: A proposed fuzzy-TOPSIS approach.

Experimental insights of using waste marble fines to modify the geotechnical properties of a lateritic soil (2015)
Journal Article
Booth, C. A., Akinwumi, I. I., Akinwumi, I., & Booth, C. (2015). Experimental insights of using waste marble fines to modify the geotechnical properties of a lateritic soil. Journal of Environmental Engineering and Landscape Management, 23(2), 121-128. https://doi.org/10.3846/16486897.2014.1002843

Copyright © 2015 Vilnius Gediminas Technical University (VGTU) Press. Marble spoil waste is an environmental nuisance. The effects of adding waste marble fines (WMF) on the plasticity, strength and permeability of a lateritic clay have been investiga... Read More about Experimental insights of using waste marble fines to modify the geotechnical properties of a lateritic soil.

Evidence for improved urban flood resilience by sustainable drainage retrofit (2015)
Journal Article
Booth, C. A., Rose, C. B., Lamond, J. E., Lamond, J., Rose, C., & Booth, C. (2015). Evidence for improved urban flood resilience by sustainable drainage retrofit. Proceedings of the ICE - Urban Design and Planning, 168(2), 101-111. https://doi.org/10.1680/udap.13.00022

© ICE Publishing: All rights reserved. The rapid growth of cities under modern development pressure has resulted in surface water flooding becoming an increasing hazard and future climate change uncertainties may exacerbate this threat still further:... Read More about Evidence for improved urban flood resilience by sustainable drainage retrofit.

Integrated delivery of quality, safety and environment through road sector procurement: The case of public sector agencies in Ghana (2015)
Journal Article
Mahamadu, A., Mahdjoubi, L., Booth, C., & Fewings, P. (2015). Integrated delivery of quality, safety and environment through road sector procurement: The case of public sector agencies in Ghana. Journal of Construction in Developing Countries, 20(1), 1-24

Poor quality, safety and environmental (QSE) performance within Ghana's road sector has been cited as a major challenge in the procurement of infrastructure. This study evaluates the applicability and level of integrated consideration of QSE in the d... Read More about Integrated delivery of quality, safety and environment through road sector procurement: The case of public sector agencies in Ghana.

Dysfunctional neighbourhoods: A conceptual framework for urban regeneration and renewal (2015)
Journal Article
Squires, G., & Booth, C. (2015). Dysfunctional neighbourhoods: A conceptual framework for urban regeneration and renewal. Journal of Urban Regeneration and Renewal, 8(3), 301-313

For neighbourhoods within area-based initiatives for regeneration and renewal, they often experience difficulties of poverty, disadvantage, and deprivation. Furthermore, the experience of function or dysfunction is also important when exploring neigh... Read More about Dysfunctional neighbourhoods: A conceptual framework for urban regeneration and renewal.

Reducing floodwater ingress rates through an exterior masonry wall of a domestic building: A pilot investigation (2015)
Journal Article
Beddoes, D. W., & Booth, C. A. (2015). Reducing floodwater ingress rates through an exterior masonry wall of a domestic building: A pilot investigation. Structural Survey, 33(3), 196-209. https://doi.org/10.1108/SS-01-2013-0003

© 2015, Emerald Group Publishing Limited. Purpose – Experimental field test apparatus has been used to determine the inter-variability and intra-variability floodwater ingress rates of the masonry wall of a domestic building, before and after prepara... Read More about Reducing floodwater ingress rates through an exterior masonry wall of a domestic building: A pilot investigation.

Assessing the accessibility of the Wolverhampton interchange, UK (2015)
Journal Article
Mehmood, A., Georgakis, P., & Booth, C. (2015). Assessing the accessibility of the Wolverhampton interchange, UK. Proceedings of the ICE - Municipal Engineer, 168(1), 54-64. https://doi.org/10.1680/muen.14.00007

© 2015, Thomas Telford Services Ltd. All rights reserved. The UK Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) of 2005 requires transport service providers and local authorities to make reasonable infrastructure adjustments to accommodate the needs of disabled... Read More about Assessing the accessibility of the Wolverhampton interchange, UK.

Developing capability of public sector procurement in Ghana: An assessment of the road subsector client (2014)
Presentation / Conference
Addo-Duah, P., Westcott, A., Mason, J., Booth, C., & Mahamadu, A. (2014, May). Developing capability of public sector procurement in Ghana: An assessment of the road subsector client. Paper presented at Construction Research Congress 2014, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

The Ghanaian public sector procurement is experiencing a paradigm shift from a clerical role to a more strategic function targeting optimum achievement of value for money. For this to be fully realised, the skills of the workforce must be developed t... Read More about Developing capability of public sector procurement in Ghana: An assessment of the road subsector client.

Water Resources for the Built Environment: Management Issues and Solutions (2014)
Book
Booth, C., & Charlesworth, S. (2014). Water Resources for the Built Environment: Management Issues and Solutions. Wiley Blackwell

This book comprises three parts and eight sections, which are collated into twenty–nine chapters. The first part of the book (Sections 2, 3 and 4) addresses management issues and solutions to minimise water shortages and provide water security for so... Read More about Water Resources for the Built Environment: Management Issues and Solutions.

The Role of Market-Based Flood Insurance in Maintaining Communities at Risk of Flooding: A SWOT Analysis (2014)
Book Chapter
Lamond, J. E. (2014). The Role of Market-Based Flood Insurance in Maintaining Communities at Risk of Flooding: A SWOT Analysis. In C. Booth, & S. Charlesworth (Eds.), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118809167.ch20

© 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. All rights reserved. Flood insurance can be seen as an alternative to massively increased investment in harder flood risk management measures, as it has the potential to mitigate the effects of flooding and maintain c... Read More about The Role of Market-Based Flood Insurance in Maintaining Communities at Risk of Flooding: A SWOT Analysis.

Balancing Flood Risk and Water Scarcity of the Asian Delta Regions (2014)
Book Chapter
Lamond, J. E. (2014). Balancing Flood Risk and Water Scarcity of the Asian Delta Regions. In C. Booth, & S. Charlesworth (Eds.), John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118809167.ch28

© 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. All rights reserved. While it is noted that the effect of a changing climate will exacerbate the extreme weather conditions affecting the prevalence of floods and water scarcity, many countries are already facing a cy... Read More about Balancing Flood Risk and Water Scarcity of the Asian Delta Regions.

The Costs of Flooding on Households (2014)
Book Chapter
Joseph, R., Proverbs, D. G., Lamond, J. E., & Wassell, P. (2014). The Costs of Flooding on Households. In C. Booth, & S. Charlesworth (Eds.), Water Resources in the Built Environment – Management Issues and Solutions, (249-257). John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118809167.ch19

© 2014 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. All rights reserved. Costs associated with flooding can be categorised as tangible and intangible. The categorisation of the costs of flooding depends on factors, such as the ease of monetising the impact, when the im... Read More about The Costs of Flooding on Households.

Insights of experimental studies on the load carrying capacity of masonry under eccentric loading (2014)
Journal Article
Koltsida, I., Tomor, A., & Booth, C. (2014). Insights of experimental studies on the load carrying capacity of masonry under eccentric loading. Masonry International, 27(3), 49-54

Prediction of the load carrying capacity of masonry under combined axial load and flexure is a key priority for the assessment of masonry arches, pillars, vaults and walls. Despite the wealth of experimental data on the behaviour of masonry structure... Read More about Insights of experimental studies on the load carrying capacity of masonry under eccentric loading.

A dynamic approach to urban road deposited sediment pollution monitoring (Marylebone Road, London, UK) (2014)
Journal Article
Crosby, C. J., Fullen, M. A., Booth, C. A., & Searle, D. E. (2014). A dynamic approach to urban road deposited sediment pollution monitoring (Marylebone Road, London, UK). Journal of Applied Geophysics, 105, 10-20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jappgeo.2014.03.006

The use of mineral magnetic measurements (χLF, χARM and SIRM) as a potential pollution proxy using road deposited sediment (RDS) is explored as an alternative means of monitoring pollution on a busy city road. Comparison of sediment-related analytica... Read More about A dynamic approach to urban road deposited sediment pollution monitoring (Marylebone Road, London, UK).

Potential linkages between mineral magnetic measurements and urban roadside soil pollution (part 2) (2014)
Journal Article
Crosby, C. J., Fullen, M. A., & Booth, C. A. (2014). Potential linkages between mineral magnetic measurements and urban roadside soil pollution (part 2). Environmental Science: Processes and Impacts, 16(3), 548-557. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3em00345k

Use of mineral magnetic concentration parameters (χLF, χARM and SIRM) as a potential pollution proxy for soil samples collected from Wolverhampton (UK) is explored. Comparison of soil-related analytical data by correlation analyses between each magne... Read More about Potential linkages between mineral magnetic measurements and urban roadside soil pollution (part 2).

Benefits of urban land use planning in Ghana (2014)
Journal Article
Lamond, J. E., Baffour Awuah, K. G., Hammond, F. N., Lamond, J., & Booth, C. (2014). Benefits of urban land use planning in Ghana. Geoforum, 51, 37-46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2013.09.019

The urban land use planning literature is rife with criticism of the deficiency of planning regimes in sub-Saharan Africa. Currently, little is known of the magnitude of the economic impact of these land use planning regimes, leading to a lack of cle... Read More about Benefits of urban land use planning in Ghana.

Mineral magnetic measurements as a particle size proxy for urban roadside soil pollution (part 1) (2013)
Journal Article
Crosby, C. J., Booth, C., & Fullen, M. A. (2014). Mineral magnetic measurements as a particle size proxy for urban roadside soil pollution (part 1). Environmental Science: Processes and Impacts, 16(3), 542-547. https://doi.org/10.1039/c3em00344b

The use of mineral magnetic concentration parameters (χLF, χARM and SIRM) as a potential particle size proxy for soil samples collected from Wolverhampton (UK) is explored as an alternative means of normalizing particle size effects. Comparison of so... Read More about Mineral magnetic measurements as a particle size proxy for urban roadside soil pollution (part 1).

Challenges to digital collaborative exchange for sustainable project delivery through building information modelling technologies (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Mahamadu, A., Mahdjoubi, L., & Booth, C. (2013, December). Challenges to digital collaborative exchange for sustainable project delivery through building information modelling technologies. Paper presented at 8th International Conference on Urban Regeneration and Sustainability, Putrajaya, Malaysia

There has been growing recognition for the use of communication technologies to improve processes in sustainable infrastructure delivery. Building Information Modelling (BIM) based technologies have emerged for communication, data exchange and sharin... Read More about Challenges to digital collaborative exchange for sustainable project delivery through building information modelling technologies.

Challenges to BIM-Cloud integration: Implication of security issues on secure collaboration (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Mahamadu, A., Mahdjoubi, L., & Booth, C. (2013, December). Challenges to BIM-Cloud integration: Implication of security issues on secure collaboration. Paper presented at IEEE 5th International Conference on Cloud Computing Technology and Science (CloudCom), 2013, Bristol, UK

Emerging information technologies such as Building Information Modelling (BIM) offer the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry enormous potential to develop collaborative workflows. Cloud computing has similarly gained popularity... Read More about Challenges to BIM-Cloud integration: Implication of security issues on secure collaboration.

The use of digital image correlation technique for monitoring masonry arch bridges (2013)
Presentation / Conference
Koltsida, I., Tomor, A., & Booth, C. (2013, October). The use of digital image correlation technique for monitoring masonry arch bridges. Paper presented at 7th International Conference on Arch Bridges, Split, Croatia

Non-destructive monitoring of the infrastructure is becoming an increasingly important issue for asset management. Masonry arch bridges represent around 40% of the European bridge stock, many of them over 100 years old and in increasing need for main... Read More about The use of digital image correlation technique for monitoring masonry arch bridges.