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Journal articles
2023, 'AI-Assisted optimisation of green concrete mixes incorporating recycled concrete aggregates', Construction and Building Materials, 391, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.131851
,2023, 'Integrated mathematical optimisation approach for the tower crane hook routing problem to satisfy material demand requests on-site', Advanced Engineering Informatics, 55, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.aei.2023.101885
,2022, 'Effects of silane treatment on the bond between steel fibres and mortar', Magazine of Concrete Research, 74, pp. 528 - 540, http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/jmacr.20.00366
,2021, 'Experimental and theoretical investigation of long-term performance of steel-timber composite beams', Engineering Structures, 249, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2021.113314
,2021, 'Optimizing Location of New Public Schools in Town Planning Considering Supply and Demand', Journal of Urban Planning and Development, 147, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)UP.1943-5444.0000767
,2021, 'A Unified Moisture Sorption-Desorption Isotherm for Engineered Wood', Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0003932
,2021, 'Minimising risk of early-age thermal cracking and delayed ettringite formation in concrete – A hybrid numerical simulation and genetic algorithm mix optimisation approach', Construction and Building Materials, 299, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.124280
,2021, 'Long-term coupled analysis of steel-timber composite (STC) beams', Construction and Building Materials, 278, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.122348
,2021, 'Carbon value engineering: A framework for integrating embodied carbon and cost reduction strategies in building design', Building and Environment, 192, pp. 107620, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2021.107620
,2020, 'Optimising embodied energy and thermal performance of thermal insulation in building envelopes via an automated building information modelling (BIM) tool', Buildings, 10, pp. 1 - 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/buildings10120218
,2020, 'A neural network approach to predicting the net costs associated with BIM adoption', Automation in Construction, 119, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2020.103306
,2020, 'A novel mathematical optimisation model for the scheduling of activities in modular construction factories', Construction Management and Economics, 38, pp. 534 - 551, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01446193.2019.1682174
,2020, 'Mathematical optimization in enhancing the sustainability of aircraft trajectory: A review', International Journal of Sustainable Transportation, 14, pp. 413 - 436, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/15568318.2019.1570403
,2020, 'Performance-based control of variability and tolerance in off-site manufacture and assembly: optimization of penalty on poor production quality', Construction Management and Economics, 38, pp. 502 - 514, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01446193.2019.1616789
,2020, 'Recycled geopolymer aggregates as coarse aggregates for Portland cement concrete and geopolymer concrete: Effects on mechanical properties', Construction and Building Materials, 236, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.117571
,2020, 'Comparative Modeling Approach to Capture the Differences in BIM Adoption Decision-Making Process in Australia and China', Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 146, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001746
,2020, 'The impact of value engineering on embodied greenhouse gas emissions in the built environment: A hybrid life cycle assessment', Building and Environment, 168, pp. 106452 - 106452, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2019.106452
,2019, 'Rebar corrosion detection, protection, and rehabilitation of reinforced concrete structures in coastal environments: A review', Construction and Building Materials, 224, pp. 1026 - 1039, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.07.250
,2019, 'Water vapor diffusivity of engineered wood: Effect of temperature and moisture content', Construction and Building Materials, 224, pp. 1040 - 1055, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.08.013
,2019, 'Impact of organization size and project type on BIM adoption in the Chinese construction market', Construction Management and Economics, 37, pp. 675 - 691, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01446193.2019.1575515
,2019, 'Long-term behaviour of steel-timber composite (STC) shear connections', Engineering Structures, 196, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2019.109356
,2019, 'Vibration behaviour of steel-timber composite floors, part (1): Experimental & numerical investigation', Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 161, pp. 244 - 257, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcsr.2019.07.007
,2019, 'Skill Set Configuration in Prefabricated Construction: Hybrid Optimization and Multicriteria Decision-Making Approach', Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001677
,2019, 'Building information modelling-based framework to contrast conventional and modular construction methods through selected sustainability factors', Journal of Cleaner Production, 228, pp. 1264 - 1281, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.04.150
,2019, 'Optimization of job allocation in construction organizations to maximize workers' career development opportunities', Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001652
,2019, 'Moisture and temperature induced swelling/shrinkage of softwood and hardwood glulam and LVL: An experimental study', Construction and Building Materials, 207, pp. 70 - 83, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.02.114
,2019, 'Optimal Work Assignment to Multiskilled Resources in Prefabricated Construction', Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 145, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001627
,2019, 'Performance of oxygen/argon plasma-treated steel fibres in cement mortar', Cement and Concrete Composites, 97, pp. 24 - 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cemconcomp.2018.12.015
,2019, 'Forecasting the net costs to organisations of building information modelling (BIM) implementation at different levels of development (LOD)', Journal of Information Technology in Construction, 24, pp. 588 - 603, http://dx.doi.org/10.36680/J.ITCON.2019.033
,2019, 'Sustainable zoning, land-use allocation and facility location optimisation in smart cities', Energies, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/en12071318
,2019, 'A hybrid approach for quantitative assessment of construction projects risks: The case study of poor quality concrete', Computers and Industrial Engineering, 131, pp. 306 - 319, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cie.2019.03.045
,2018, 'Precision of cement hydration heat models in capturing the effects of SCMs and retarders', Magazine of Concrete Research, 70, pp. 1217 - 1231, http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/jmacr.17.00228
,2018, 'Closure to "location Optimization of Tower Crane and Allocation of Material Supply Points in a Construction Site Considering Operating and Rental Costs" by Zahra Sadat Moussavi Nadoushani, Ahmed W. A. Hammad, and Ali Akbarnezhad', Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 144, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001558
,2018, 'A recycled aggregate concrete high-rise building: Structural performance and embodied carbon footprint', Journal of Cleaner Production, 199, pp. 868 - 881, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.07.210
,2018, 'Minimizing cutting wastes of reinforcing steel bars through optimizing lap splicing within reinforced concrete elements', Construction and Building Materials, 185, pp. 600 - 608, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.07.023
,2018, 'Energy implications of using steel-timber composite (STC) elements in buildings', Energy and Buildings, 176, pp. 203 - 215, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2018.07.038
,2018, 'Experimental and numerical studies on design for deconstruction concrete connections: An overview', Advances in Structural Engineering, 21, pp. 2198 - 2214, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1369433218768000
,2018, 'Analysis of Citation Networks in Building Information Modeling Research', Journal of Construction Engineering and Management, 144, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CO.1943-7862.0001492
,2018, 'Bridge Abutment Movement and Approach Settlement - A Case Study and Scenario Analysis', International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics, 18, http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/S0219455418400114
,2018, 'Optimising Embodied Carbon and U-value in Load Bearing Walls: A Mathematical Bi-Objective Mixed Integer Programming Approach', Energy and Buildings, 174, pp. 657 - 671, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2018.05.061
,2018, 'Mathematical Optimisation of Location and Design of Windows by Considering Energy Performance, Installation Cost and Privacy of Buildings', Smart and Sustainable Built Environment. Special Issue: Sustainable Planning, Urban Design & Architecture in the Middle East & North Africa region, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/SASBE-11-2017-0070
,2018, 'Enhancing the safety of construction crew by accounting for brain resource requirements of activities in job assignment', Automation in Construction, 88, pp. 31 - 43, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.autcon.2017.12.013
,2018, 'Mathematical Optimisation of Location and Design of Windows by Considering Energy Performance, Lighting and Privacy of Buildings', Smart and Sustainable Built Environment. Special Issue: Sustainable Planning, Urban Design & Architecture in the Middle East & North Africa region 04 Apr 2018, 8, pp. 117 - 137, http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/sasbe-11-2017-0070
,2018, 'Sustainable lighting layout in urban areas: Maximizing implicit coverage and minimizing installation cost', Frontiers in Built Environment, 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fbuil.2018.00042
,2018, 'Mechanical properties of concrete mixed with recycled powder produced from construction and demolition waste', Journal of Cleaner Production, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.03.277
,2018, 'Variability of stress-strain relationship for recycled aggregate concrete under uniaxial compression loading', Journal of Cleaner Production, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.01.247
,2017, 'Thermoelectric Performance of Na-Doped GeSe', ACS Omega, 2, pp. 9192 - 9198, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsomega.7b01364
,2017, 'Sustainable urban facility location: Minimising noise pollution and network congestion', Transportation Research Part E: Logistics and Transportation Review, 107, pp. 38 - 59, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.tre.2017.09.005
,2017, 'Bilevel Mixed-Integer Linear Programming Model for Solving the Single Airport Location Problem', Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, 31, http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CP.1943-5487.0000697
,2017, 'Multi-criteria selection of façade systems based on sustainability criteria', Building and Environment, 121, pp. 67 - 78, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2017.05.016
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