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  • Structural evaluation of tied-arch and truss bridges subjected to wind and traffic loading 
    Namin, Aria Aghajani (Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU), 2012-06)
    ABSTRACT: It has been years that bridge designers and engineers are not only concerned about stability of bridge structures but being concerned about their efficiency and aesthetic as well. Nowadays, as the need is ...
  • Structural Evaluation of Tied-Arch and Truss Footbridges through a Case Study 
    Imani, Mani Seyed (Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) - Doğu Akdeniz Üniversitesi (DAÜ), 2014-09)
    Footbridges are usually slender structures with comparatively light load bearing requirements. These bridges are constructed over busy roads or other obstacles to provide a safe and easy passage for pedestrians and improve ...
  • Survey of BIM Implementation in Turkish Construction Industry 
    Özmen, Abdurrahman (Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) - Doğu Akdeniz Üniversitesi (DAÜ), 2018)
    BIM is a 3D model-based technology that involves everything related to a construction project within an integrated system of information management across the project life cycle. BIM has been explored and adopted widely ...
  • A Survey on Application of Building Information Modelling in Road Construction 
    Honarpisheh, Amirkasra (Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) - Doğu Akdeniz Üniversitesi (DAÜ), 2014-07)
    ABSTRACT: Project management success is mainly evaluated by assessing the capability of managing time, cost, quality and nowadays, health and safety. Time and cost overruns can arise by various reasons in different projects ...
  • Sustainability and Steel Housing in North Cyprus and Mediterranean Region 
    Ghotli, Alireza Afshar (Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU), 2009)
    ABSTRACT: The accelerated deterioration of the human environment and natural resources and the serious consequences on economic and social developments are enough reasons to believe that sustainable development (SD) is ...
  • Time and Cost Overrun Analysis and Mitigation Procedures in Construction Projects 
    Ahbab, Changiz (Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) - Doğu Akdeniz Üniversitesi (DAÜ), 2020-01)
    Upon the completion of large national construction projects, their cost and time deviations are often reported. These deviations from the projected values are a result of complications in the time and cost management ...
  • Time Overrun Analysis in North Cyprus Building Construction Projects 
    Khademi, Seyed Saeed (Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) - Doğu Akdeniz Üniversitesi (DAÜ), 2014-07)
    ABSTRACT: Construction projects are different from the viewpoint of scale, complexity of project variety of design; however, they are same in purpose. The construction projects purpose is timely completing within scheduled ...
  • Traffic Injury Prevention Techniques Using STATS19 Road Safety Data: A Model-comparison Approach 
    Doudaran, Meisam Siami (Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) - Doğu Akdeniz Üniversitesi (DAÜ), 2020-09)
    In this thesis, five models, which are based on artificial neural network (ANN) and support vector machine (SVM), were proposed for prediction of personal injury severities. The models were examined by two case studies ...
  • Urban Vulnerability Assessment in Earthquake Using AHP, Crisis Management Point of View 
    Tahsili, Sadra (Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) - Doğu Akdeniz Üniversitesi (DAÜ), 2014-07)
    One of the most important issues of today's world is increasing of physical expansion of urban areas and cities which emanate from the rapid urbanization process. Modern cities, that are samples of development, are subjected ...
  • Use of Pumice in Mortar and Rendering for Lightweight Building Blocks 
    İlter, Osman (Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU), 2010)
    ABSTRACT: The usage of lightweight aggregates in concrete or mortar is increasing remarkably due to energy and safety reasons. The important factor for energy saving (heat insulation) in buildings is the used construction ...
  • Using B.I.M. in Design Stage of Construction Projects to Minimise Health and Safety Risks: Proposing a Model for Application of B.I.M. in P.t.D. 
    Tözer, Kemal Dirgen (Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) - Doğu Akdeniz Üniversitesi (DAÜ), 2018)
    In construction industry the conditions of work places inherently change continuously. Additionally, the construction activities conducted on construction sites vary from one project to another. Therefore, the construction ...
  • The Utilization of Crushed Waste Glass in Mortar 
    Khadair, Assad Emad Abu (Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) - Doğu Akdeniz Üniversitesi (DAÜ), 2016-12)
    Waste glass creates serious environmental problems, mainly due to the inconsistency of waste glass streams. There is increasing environmental pressure to reduce solid waste and to recycle as much as possible. On the other ...
  • Utilizing Soft Computing Methods in Analyzing Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) Contracts 
    Shahrara, Neda (Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) - Doğu Akdeniz Üniversitesi (DAÜ), 2015-09)
    An objective Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) contract evaluation at the conceptual stage, in countries facing budget constraints, will lead to undertaking projects which are anticipated to be viable in the future. An objective ...
  • Validity of Equilibrium Beach Profiles 
    Riazi, Amin (Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) - Doğu Akdeniz Üniversitesi (DAÜ), 2017)
    In analytical approaches, beach profiles are estimated based on the assumption that the equilibrium condition is reached. Under this assumption, a variety of models have been proposed in the literature with an attempt to ...
  • Value Management for Construction Projects Via an Expert System Framework 
    Mesbah, Maryam (Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) - Doğu Akdeniz Üniversitesi (DAÜ), 2014-07)
    ABSTRACT: To implement the Value Management (VM), instead of having one organized fixed process, there are different innovative methods. In this study it is aimed to propose a general method for VM practice. To fulfill ...
  • Virtual Reality Application in Construction Jobsite Organization 
    Muhammad, Ahmad Abbas (Eastern Mediterranean University EMU, 2017-07)
    Virtual reality (VR) can be defined as a combination of headsets, computer generated models, and smartphones/touch tablets and other advance technology join together to provide a user with an experience that feels like ...
  • Volume Change and Strength Behavior of Expansive Clay Stabilized with Scrap Tire Rubber 
    Hamza, Araz Ahmed (Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) - Doğu Akdeniz Üniversitesi (DAÜ), 2016-02)
    Expansive soils in semi-arid climates are well known to cause detrimental damages in the form of cracks and differential movements of the civil engineering structures. In quest for economical and efficient methods for ...
  • Waste Estimation in North Cyprus Construction Industry 
    Jafari, Behdad (Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) - Doğu Akdeniz Üniversitesi (DAÜ), 2014-07)
    ABSTRACT: The increasing amount of waste materials from construction is leading to the economic and environmental issues of cost inefficiency and environmental pollution. As such, different countries have come up with ...
  • Wave Energy Analysis and Capture Width Ratio for Floating Structures 
    Boulanoire, Souhail (Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) - Doğu Akdeniz Üniversitesi (DAÜ), 2019)
    This study aims to focus on identifying the wave climate that presides over the Atlantic Ocean on the West side of Ireland. A series of quantitative analysis was carried out using data taken from a wave buoy placed offshore ...
  • The Weight Efficiency of Steel Framed Buildings with Various Wind Bracing Systems 
    Abbassi, Sanaz Khoddam (Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU), 2009)
    ABSTRACT: This research is about the efficiency of using different types of wind bracing and with different steel profiles for bracing members for multi-storey steel frames. ETABS software was used to obtain the design ...