ملخص الدراسة: As the modern highway transportation has high speed, high traffic density and heavy load, bituminous concrete pavements are subjected to various types of distress such as fatigue cracking, rutting and raveling. Modification of the asphalt binder is one approach taken to improve pavement performance. Generally, fibers and polymers are two important materials used […]

ملخص الدراسة: The importance of data stored on smart devices can make malware apps that are trying to get this information to be exploited in either the data analysis and tracking devices for the purposes of the owners of advertising or marketing purposes or for blackmailing purposes of users. Increasing malwares has led to an […]

ملخص الدراسة: Construction industry is considered as one of the most important industries in Palestinian economy. It influences and is influenced by the gross domestic product pursuant to the political and economic circumstances. Construction is a complicated industry with multi stakeholders “donors, owners, consultants and contractors”, with unstable external and internal circumstances. Coordination can be […]

ملخص الدراسة: Construction industry is considered as one of the most important industries in Palestine, competitiveness has also become one of the hottest topics, and consequently, competitiveness can be a useful indicator of the long-term health of an industry. The aim of this research is to improve and enhance bidding & competitiveness process in construction […]

ملخص الدراسة: Due to the inherent risks and increasing complexity of modern construction projects, delays and cost overruns have become common facts in the industry. Researchers and practitioners have used many techniques to assess project delays and apportion delay responsibility among the parties involved. Windows delay analysis has been recognized as one of the most […]

ملخص الدراسة: Construction industry is considered as one of the most important industries inPalestine. It is well known that most construction projects in Gaza Strip exposed to time and cost overrun or both. This phenomena may affect the progress of construction industry in Gaza Strip as well as may expose many institutions of construction to […]

ملخص الدراسة: Materials require special attention while creating a project plan, since it forms a large portion of the total cost of a construction project. Materials are essential for the daily progress of a construction project. The absence of materials when needed is one of the main causes of loss of productivity in a jobsite. […]

ملخص الدراسة: Construction contract types and general conditions clauses have a major influence on the likelihood and degree of project success. InPalestine, the FIDIC contract is widely used in the construction projects. The main aim of this study is to investigate the impact of selected FIDIC clauses on the construction project performance to disclose its […]

ملخص الدراسة: The construction industry has been one of the most important industries for the development of the Palestinian infrastructure and economy. The Total Quality Management TQM is considered as one of the most important approaches to success of construction industry. The findings of available research revealed the importance of TQM implementation. The aim of […]

ملخص الدراسة: Construction industry is considered an important sector for the development in Gaza Strip. A key factor to successful construction project is to complete the project without any claims occurrences. The aim of this research is to identify and evaluate the existing claim management process in construction industry sector, and then propose recommendations. To […]