[HTML][HTML] Hybrid AHP-fuzzy TOPSIS approach for selecting deep excavation support system

U Issa, F Saeed, Y Miky, M Alqurashi, E Osman - Buildings, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
This paper introduces and further applies an approach to support the decision makers in
construction projects differentiating among a variety of deep excavation supporting systems …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating and selecting the best sustainable‎ concrete mixes based on recycled waste materials

A Al Shouny, UH Issa, Y Miky, IA Sharaky - Case studies in construction …, 2023‏ - Elsevier
Sustainable concrete is considered a very important material in building construction in
terms of achieving sustainability pillars and improving its properties. It includes many recent …

Investigation into energy performance of a school building in a hot climate: Optimum of window-to-wall ratio

M Alwetaishi, A Taki - Indoor and Built Environment, 2020‏ - journals.sagepub.com
Global attention is currently focussed on develo** techniques to improve the thermal
performance of buildings to provide indoor comfort with minimum reliance on energy load …

[HTML][HTML] An investigation of shading devices in a hot region: A case study in a school building

M Alwetaishi, H Al-Khatri, O Benjeddou… - Ain Shams Engineering …, 2021‏ - Elsevier
Thermal comfort preference in primary schools is quite crucial because of the difficulty of
young students to show and reflect their actual status of comfort: they may come with a jacket …

CONCRETop-A multi-criteria decision method for concrete optimization

R Kurda, J de Brito, JD Silvestre - Environmental Impact Assessment …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
CONCRETop is a novel multi-criteria decision method developed by the authors of this study
for concrete optimization, which can be used to optimize either conventional or non …

[HTML][HTML] Environmental benefits and energy savings from gas radiant heaters' flue-gas heat recovery

E Dudkiewicz, N Fidorów-Kaprawy, P Szałański - Sustainability, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
This paper demonstrates the need and potential for using waste heat recovery (WHR)
systems from infrared gas radiant heaters, which are typical heat sources in large halls, due …

A decision support model for civil engineering projects based on multi-criteria and various data

UH Issa, YH Miky… - Journal of Civil …, 2019‏ - journals.vilniustech.lt
This paper develops a model, introduced in software, namely Multi-Criteria Decision-Making
Model (MCDMM). The model helps decision makers selecting the most suitable alternative …

[HTML][HTML] Develo** Functional Recharge Systems to Control Saltwater Intrusion via Integrating Physical, Numerical, and Decision-Making Models for Coastal Aquifer …

Y Miky, UH Issa, WE Mahmod - Journal of Marine Science and …, 2023‏ - mdpi.com
Controlling the hydraulic heads along a coastal aquifer may help to effectively manage
saltwater intrusion, improve the conventional barrier's countermeasure, and ensure the …

Can we learn from heritage buildings to achieve nearly zero energy building and thermal comfort? A case study in a hot climate

M Alwetaishi - Advances in Building Energy Research, 2022‏ - Taylor & Francis
Heritage buildings were built in a period when energy equipment for cooling and heating did
not exist. This research focuses on the way in which we could benefit from such …

Supporting a decision for metro station restoration based on facility assessment: application to Cairo metro stations

WM Mohamed - Journal of Engineering and Applied Science, 2022‏ - Springer
Subway stations play a significant role in big cities today. This research aims to develop an
integrated system that makes the best use of the budgets allocated for the rehabilitation of …