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Using an analysis of concrete and cement EPD: Verification, selection, assessment, benchmarking and target setting (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The carbon embodied in buildings is an important proportion of our emissions and needs to be radically reduced in order to support climate change mitigation. The highest proportion of embodied carbon is usually emitted during the product stage, and w... Read More about Using an analysis of concrete and cement EPD: Verification, selection, assessment, benchmarking and target setting.

Sustainable engineering higher education in Oman-lessons learned from the pandemic (COVID-19), improvements, and suggestions in the teaching, learning and administrative framework (2022)
Journal Article

This research study has investigated the challenges faced due to the pandemic (COVID-19). This paper further provides recommendations that can be adopted by academics, learners, and administrators to make the education system more robust and sustaina... Read More about Sustainable engineering higher education in Oman-lessons learned from the pandemic (COVID-19), improvements, and suggestions in the teaching, learning and administrative framework.

A multi-data geospatial approach for understanding flood risk in the coastal plains of Tamil Nadu, India (2022)
Journal Article

The coastal plains of Tamil Nadu, India, are prone to floods, the most common disaster experienced in this region almost every year. This research aims to identify flood risks in the coastal plain region of Tamil Nadu, delineated through a watershed... Read More about A multi-data geospatial approach for understanding flood risk in the coastal plains of Tamil Nadu, India.

Deep learning-based networks for automated recognition and classification of awkward working postures in construction using wearable insole sensor data (2022)
Journal Article

Among the numerous work-related risk factors, construction workers are often exposed to awkward working postures that may lead them to develop work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WMSDs). To mitigate WMSDs among construction workers, awkward worki... Read More about Deep learning-based networks for automated recognition and classification of awkward working postures in construction using wearable insole sensor data.

Morphological differentiation for the environmental adaptation of biomimetic buildings: Skins, surfaces, and structures (2022)
Book Chapter

Morphology and form are the most common traits to be transferred from natural systems into architecture. However, such traits have seldom retained any environmental adaptation strategy of the imitated systems from nature, and therefore hardly represe... Read More about Morphological differentiation for the environmental adaptation of biomimetic buildings: Skins, surfaces, and structures.

Practical solutions for improving the suboptimal performance of construction projects using Dubai construction projects as an example (2022)
Journal Article

Purpose: Poor performance remains a challenge for the construction industry worldwide. One of the key performance indicators of the construction industry is the timely delivery of projects. Despite the recent methodological and technological advances... Read More about Practical solutions for improving the suboptimal performance of construction projects using Dubai construction projects as an example.

Development of an analytical model for the FRP retrofitted deficient interior reinforced concrete beam-column joints (2022)
Journal Article

Beam‐column joints (BCJs) constructed until the 1970s carry a low shear capability due to the absence of shear reinforcement. Fiber‐reinforced polymers (FRP) are more reliable than other materials to strengthen a weak BCJ. To date, plenty of analytic... Read More about Development of an analytical model for the FRP retrofitted deficient interior reinforced concrete beam-column joints.

An experimental investigation on strength characteristics of concrete using Wastepaper Sludge Ash (WPSA) (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This study explores an experimental investigation in finding the strength characteristics of the concrete made with the addition of (WPSA) as a cementious material. The WPSA has some sort of pozzolanic properties and is high in silica, magnesium and... Read More about An experimental investigation on strength characteristics of concrete using Wastepaper Sludge Ash (WPSA).

Design strategies for visually engaging solar skins: Between dynamic displays and energy generation (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The human experience of urban spaces is influenced by the physical characteristics of the settings. Architectural skins play an important role in people’s perception of cities, while also impacting the energy performance of buildings. Within the cont... Read More about Design strategies for visually engaging solar skins: Between dynamic displays and energy generation.

Are current UK coastal defences good enough for Tomorrow? An assessment of vulnerability to coastal erosion (2022)
Journal Article

Coastal vulnerability and its physical, economic and social consequences at national and international scales is of high scientific, political and policy interest. Anthropogenic climate change and coastal erosion threaten the very fabric of a society... Read More about Are current UK coastal defences good enough for Tomorrow? An assessment of vulnerability to coastal erosion.

The great lockdown in the wake of COVID-19 and its implications: Lessons for low and middle-income countries (2022)
Journal Article

Concern for public health has been growing with the increasing volume of cases of COVID-19 in India. To combat this pandemic, India has implemented nationwide lockdowns, and unlocking phases continue with certain restrictions in different parts of th... Read More about The great lockdown in the wake of COVID-19 and its implications: Lessons for low and middle-income countries.