Emirati Journal of Civil Engineering and Applications
Published by Emirates Scholar Center for Research & Studies · Quarterly
Emirati Journal of Civil Engineering and Applications (EJCEA) is a peer-reviewed, open-access academic journal dedicated to advancing interdisciplinary research in civil engineering, architecture, construction management, and... Read aims & scope →
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From Barriers to Connections Community Severance and Urban Connectivity in Dubai's Deira Districts: A Network Approach to Measuring, Mapping, and Reducing the Barrier Effect of Major Roads
Major roads connect a city at one scale and divide it at another. The barrier effect of transport infrastructure on local movement, known as community severance…
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Everyday Environmentalism in a High-Density Migrant Neighbourhood: Social Norms, Place Attachment and the Spatial Structure of Pro-Environmental Behaviour in Hor Al Anz, Dubai
Hor Al Anz, a densely populated residential district in Deira, Dubai, is home to a predominantly South Asian, Arab, and African working population. This neighbo…
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Embedding Sustainability in Urban Road and Bridge Infrastructure: A Standards-Anchored Maturity Assessment of Dubai's Development Programme
Embodied carbon within a city’s infrastructure resides predominantly within road and bridge assets but sustainability assessment of urban transport authorities …
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Evaluation of the Circular Economy Potential in Improving Sustainability in the Construction Industry in the UAE
The civil engineering and construction industry is usually highlighted as primary contributing factors for resource consumption and scarcity. Many researchers p…
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The potential of adopting Blockchain Technology with BIM Implementations in the Construction Industry Ecosystem
Building Information Model (BIM) has been a mainstream concept within the Construction Industry for more than a decade. Countries are creating BIM Strategies to…
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Potential of coastal armour units as energy dissipators to enhance the characteristics of hydraulic jumps
Energy dissipating structures are strategically positioned at the base of dam spillways to prevent riverbed erosion and safeguard downstream infrastructures. Th…
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Application of JIT on Materials and Labor Management of Construction Site
In the Just In Time (JIT) management process, planning should be carried out in a way that provides an optimum fit between the tools, the workers and technical …
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Building Information Modeling (BIM) for Energy Optimization in Green Buildings: A Case Study of a Residential Villa in the UAE
This paper explores the application of Building Information Modeling (BIM) in evaluating and optimizing energy efficiency in green buildings, focusing on a resi…
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Evaluation of Lime Mortar and Conservation Techniques in Traditional Elements
Architecture and construction methods have been developed by the people who have been living around the word through centuries. Unlike now, in the past the qual…
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Glass facades, variable and Dubai's climate
Dubai's architectural landscape is defined by the extensive use of glass in its towering skyscrapers. Thus, glass selection is key for thermal performance, sola…
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Prediction of inelastic seismic performance of RC structures using machine learning algorithms
Incorporation of Machine Learning (ML) techniques in determining dynamic properties for the structural systems that manifest non-linearity in behavior with resp…
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Assessment of Heavy Metal Contamination in the Sediments and Soils in the City of Dubai based on the Geoaccumulation Index
This research assesses heavy metal contamination in surface sediments and soils in Dubai using the geoaccumulation index model. Soil and sediment samples were c…
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