BIOCONCRETE STRENGTH, DURABILITY, PERMEABILITY, RECYCLING AND EFFECTS ON HUMAN HEALTH: A REVIEW
Published In: 3RD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ADVANCES IN CIVIL, STRUCTURAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Author(s): ALI KEYVANFAR , AMIRREZA TALAIEKHOZANI , HESAM KAMYAB , MOHAMMAD ISMAIL , MOHANADOSS PONRAJ , MUHD ZAIMI ABD MAJID , ROSLI MOHAMAD ZIN
Abstract: Concrete has become as one of the common material in the construction sector, which makes it of great interest to the researchers in pursuit for the production of concrete with better properties. This is mainly because the existing concrete has several limitations in terms of strength, ductility, durability and resistance to cracking. To overcome this problem with the use of bioconcrete, it can self-heal and also posses other value added features like high durability, increased strength and less water absorption capacity. Even though several studies to date have been focused on the development of bioconcrete but the aspects of advantage and disadvantages using bioconcrete has not been discussed so far. The objective of this study is to review the positive and negative impacts of bioconcrete application in the aspect of strength, durability, permeability, recycling and its effects on human health. A systematic review has been used to review some of the relevant and recently published wo
- Publication Date: 27-May-2015
- DOI: 10.15224/978-1-63248-062-0-28
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TOWARDS IMPROVING MANAGEMENT ROLES AND OPERATIONAL BEHAVIOR IN PLANNING AND SCHEDULING: A PERSPECTIVE FROM OMAN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS
Published In: 3RD INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ADVANCES IN CIVIL, STRUCTURAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERING
Author(s): A. ALNUAIMI , H. AL NASSERI , R. AULIN
Abstract: Implementation and control of planning and scheduling of construction project require high level of coordination by all parties involved. Therefore, the management role and operational behavior of each party should be properly addressed. Literature review showed that little research was directed towards identifying and assessing efficiency of such management roles and organizational behaviors. This paper focuses on the analysis and discussion of responses to an open-ended questions survey that examined the practitioners’ opinions towards the management roles and operational behaviors. The results revealed common factors regarded as important management roles in promoting the current practice in planning and scheduling. These included: (a) efficient forecast of resources for non-aggressive schedules; (b) effective conformance-measures of schedule quality control; (c) well-defined prioritizing system for resource assignment in scheduling; (d) proficient participation of clients in settin
- Publication Date: 27-May-2015
- DOI: 10.15224/978-1-63248-062-0-29
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