ملخص الدراسة: Due to limited area of Gaza Strip, and lack of available areas to stockpile the huge quantities of demolition debris which generated from Israel’s war on Gaza in 2014. Thus, this research deals with these materials in order to reduce environmental and health damages. In addition to lack of natural resources in Gaza […]

ملخص الدراسة: The construction sector has a significant impact on Palestinian economy, but its impact is not yet quantified, so there is a need to determine such impact due to its importance in understanding the relation between construction sector and economy. The main aim of this study is to determine and document the impact of […]

ملخص الدراسة: Construction have major impact on three element of sustainability development, namely economic growth, social progress and environmental ability. Building project is an important issue in the construction projects due to sustainable development specially at the design stage which is the early stage of the project lifecycle. The research aimed to assess implementation of […]

ملخص الدراسة: This study aims at finding a quick and easy way to evaluate Gaza buildings for their resistance to earthquakes and make recommendations for strengthen the existing buildings, and finally to conduct recommendations for the local governorates for designing new buildings in Gaza. To achieve this aim many evaluation methods used all over the […]

ملخص الدراسة: In comparison with the option of “demolish and rebuild buildings”, sustainability can be better achieved by extending the life spans of existing structures. Rehabilitation of structures results in less construction waste materials, reserves natural resources, minimizes adverse environmental effects, saves time, saves cost, etc. The structural behavior of reinforced concrete beams strengthened with […]

ملخص الدراسة: Estimating the construction labor productivity considering the effect of multiple factors is important for construction planning, scheduling and estimating. In planning and scheduling, it is important to maximize labor productivity and forecast activity durations to achieve lower labor cost and shorter project duration. In estimating, it is important to predict labor costs. A […]

ملخص الدراسة: In recent years, there have been an increasing number of structures using piled rafts as the foundations to reduce the overall differential settlements. Extensive research work has been performed in the past to examine the behavior of piled rafts. In this thesis, the behavior of piled rafts supported by identical piles is examined […]

ملخص الدراسة: The study was carried out in the three Governorates of Gaza Strip coastal aquifer which are represented by North Gaza, Gaza, and Middle Area in order to look into the geological properties of this area. The study aimed at updating geological cross sections in the study area to identify the subsurface lithological structure. […]

ملخص الدراسة: توثيق المرجعي (APA)

ملخص الدراسة: Most construction projects in Gaza Strip are suffering from claims due to borders closure and shortage of materials in markets. Claims emergence has risen since 10 years due to critical political situation. These claims have a bad effect on all parties whose working in construction sector. The effects of claims could be traced […]