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High fatalities risk found in gulf construction (2019)
Journal Article
Umar, T., Egbu, C., Ofori, G., Honnurvali, M. S., Saidani, M., & Opoku, A. (2019). High fatalities risk found in gulf construction. International Journal of Sustainable Real Estate and Construction Economics, 1(4), 351-376. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJSRECE.2019.106544

It is predicted that the construction industry will be growing in the future, and that could lead to an increase in risks in work safety and accidents. This paper presents the current status of occupational safety and health in the Gulf region by pro... Read More about High fatalities risk found in gulf construction.

Global commitment towards sustainable energy (2019)
Journal Article
Umar, T., & Egbu, C. (2019). Global commitment towards sustainable energy. Proceedings of the ICE - Engineering Sustainability, 172(6), 315-323. https://doi.org/10.1680/jensu.17.00059

Energy is crucial to economic and social development and improves quality of life. However, fossil fuel energy produces greenhouse gases (GHGs) and cannot be sustained for a long time. It is essential to tackle these problems by moving towards renewa... Read More about Global commitment towards sustainable energy.

Briefing: Status of occupational safety and health in GCC construction (2019)
Journal Article
Umar, T., Egbu, C., Honnurvali, M. S., Saidani, M., & Al-Bayati, A. J. (2019). Briefing: Status of occupational safety and health in GCC construction. Proceedings of the ICE - Management, Procurement and Law, 172(4), 137-141. https://doi.org/10.1680/jmapl.18.00053

The construction projects in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)-member countries are peaking as the region is in the stage of improving its infrastructures. This briefing presents the current status of occupational safety and health in the region by prov... Read More about Briefing: Status of occupational safety and health in GCC construction.

A modified method for Los Angeles Abrasion test (2019)
Journal Article
Umar, T., Egbu, C., & Saidani, M. (2020). A modified method for Los Angeles Abrasion test. Iranian Journal of Science and Technology Transactions of Civil Engineering, 44(3), 941-947. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40996-019-00268-w

Infrastructure development projects in Oman are at a peak which results in a huge requirement for the construction materials. Aggregates are one of the most common materials naturally available and used in both cement and asphalt concrete apart from... Read More about A modified method for Los Angeles Abrasion test.

Can future smart cities powered by 100% renewables and made cyber secured-a analytical approach (2019)
Conference Proceeding
Shaik Honnurvali, M., Gupta, N., Goh, K., Umar, T., Kabbani, A., & Nazecma, N. (2019). Can future smart cities powered by 100% renewables and made cyber secured-a analytical approach. In 2019 IEEE 12th International Conference on Global Security, Safety and Sustainability (ICGS3) (206-212). https://doi.org/10.1109/ICGS3.2019.8688324

A smart city main objective is to provide a better living for the citizens by managing the resources both in a sustainable and cost-effective way to benefit the people at maximum., One of the key building factors of future smart cities is to generate... Read More about Can future smart cities powered by 100% renewables and made cyber secured-a analytical approach.