The thesis addresses the high end private residential projects in Lebanon, and discusses the reasons for projects’ change orders. This research aims to determine the reasons for change orders, the party responsible for ...

The fragmented management of traditional construction projects, which mainly lacks the integration of project processes, often results in schedule delays and cost overruns leading to client dissatisfaction, quality defects, ...

Transportation safety continues to be an important issue that we face daily as it results in enormous losses to human life and to the economy. This research targets safe mobility at intersections in an urban setting by ...

Landslide hazards associated with the quarrying sector in Lebanon are a source of public concern due to the adverse environmental and social impacts imposed by illegal quarrying activities. Such activities have been leading ...

Currently, most of the research activities and the resulting commercial products offer motorized lower-limb exoskeletons that assist paraplegics in ambulating while standing up. However, there exist numerous gaiting techniques ...

Recycling and reuse of treated wastewater has been addressed as an alternative water resource to a great extent lately because of major water scarcity faced worldwide. Among wastewater treatment technologies envisaged, ...

Traditional electric power systems have several challenges in maintaining their reliability and being able to meet the demand of the consumers at peak hours. Additionally, environmental concerns may arise from several ...

‘Machinic Utopias, Automated Futures’ speculates on the role of designers as active agents addressing the potential implications of automated technologies on urban space in the specific context of the horticultural production ...

Climate change is considered a major threat to the environment and society as a whole. Reducing building energy consumption through the use of thermal insulation is one way of combating climate change. This study examines ...

In conjunction to the extensive research conducted in outdoor positioning and navigation systems, indoor localization and navigation techniques have been gaining interest and attention with various technologies proposed ...