ملخص الدراسة: Housing demands have been increasing since the eruption of Al Aqsa uprising in September 2000. Israel forces have since then been destroying thousands of houses resulting the displacement of tens of thousands Palestinians especially during the barbaric war in 2009. Since then, the cooperation between all society organizations has gained greater importance with […]

ملخص الدراسة: Residential buildings constitute the majority of architectural heritage remaining in Gaza city; they refer to the Ottomans period of the Islamic history in Palestine. This study focuses on this type of buildings because of its importance; in addition to the fact that it is the most vulnerable to threats which affect its survival […]

ملخص الدراسة: مع بداية حركة الاستشراق في القرن العشرين، ازداد اهتمام المستشرقين بالقضايا التي تتعلق بالمسلمين مثل عمارة و تخطيط المدن الإسلامية بشكل ملحوظ. هذه الدراسات تأثرت بالمفاهيم والنظم الاجتماعية والسياسية والاقتصادية التي تحكم المدينة الغربية، وبالتالي انتهت هذه الدراسات إلى نتائج خالفت الواقع إلى حد بعيد، حيث أنهم حاولوا إثبات عدم مساهمة المسلمين في […]

ملخص الدراسة: The basic criterion for selecting a tender for construction projects is usually the price. Public construction procurement, the process by which contractors are chosen for public construction projects, has traditionally been based on selecting the lowest bidder. This process, although designed with good intentions, has several shortcomings. The aim of this paper is […]

ملخص الدراسة: Cities in developing countries suffer from a dearth of traffic statistics which is necessary for analysis of traffic situation and for proposing solutions to traffic problems in these cities. The governorate of Rafah, Palestine is an example of these cities. It suffers from traffic congestion and long delays especially in the center of […]

ملخص الدراسة: شهدت مدن قطاع غزة نهضة عمرانية كبيرة في فتراتها الأولى (الكنعانية، الإغريقية، الرومانية) لتبلغ ذروتها العمرانية في الفترة المملوكية والعثمانية، ثم ابتليت بالشلل العمراني التام فترة الاحتلال الإسرائيلي(1967-1994). ثم الانتفاضة(1987-1994) ضد الاحتلال لتصل قمة التدهور العمراني خلال سنوات الانتفاضة والتي انتهت بقدوم السلطة الفلسطينية عام 1994م، ولقد كان لهذه الأحداث الأثر الكبير في […]

ملخص الدراسة: During the 2008-2009 Israeli aggression against Gaza Strip, about 4,100 residential units were completely destroyed and another 17,000 units suffered partial destruction. One of the damaged main buildings was a 16-story residential tower, which was attacked from air by a large number of missiles, causing a variety of structural damages. This work aims […]

ملخص الدراسة: The objective of this study is to examine the mechanical properties of Ultra High Performance Concrete using steel fibers. Specimens are prepared for compressive strength, splitting tensile strength and flexural strength. For the compression test four silica fume contents and three volumes of steel fibers are used in preparing the mixes. Moreover, for […]

ملخص الدراسة: Gaza has scarce water resources. At present, there are more than 40 wells that are supposed to supply adequate water from the aquifer to the public through the water distribution network. However, the pumping stations at these wells along with the distribution network are managed manually by operators in a primitive manner. During […]

ملخص الدراسة: Recently, with the critical situation of siege on Gaza Strip, the need of alternative energy source instead of traditional energy sources becomes increasing day by day, especially Palestine is considered one of the sunny countries and percepts good solar radiation over the year, in this paper; the re-evaluation and redesign process were analyzed […]