Advances in Civil Engineering Materials

1. Front Matter

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2. A Review of Daylight Impacts on Luminous Comfort in Libraries

   • Sahar Mortazaee, Syarmila Hany Haron

   Pages 1-10

3. Barriers and Strategies of Green Procurement in Malaysian Construction Industry

   • Nik Norzahariah Ashikin Bt N. Mohamed, Gunalaan Vasudevan

   Pages 11-20

4. Evaluation of Mechanical Properties of Eggshell Powder and Palm Kernel Shell Powder as Partial Replacement of Cement

   • Gunalaan Vasudevan, Navisha Marimuthu

   Pages 21-30

5. Safety Management Model During Construction Focusing on Building Information Modeling (BIM)

   • Bilal Manzoor, Idris Othman

   Pages 31-37

6. The Influence of Wind Effects on Street Canyon Width at the Pedestrian Level in Iraq

   • Ali Hussein Khan, Siti Sarah Herman, Mohamad Fakri Zaky Jaafar

   Pages 39-49

7. Ultimate Strength of Glass Fibre Reinforced Polymer—Engineered Cementitious Composites (GFRP-ECC) Sandwich Composite Sections

   • Mahmoud Anwar Gad, Ehsan Nikbakht, Anas Khaled, Ahmed Al-Raeeini

   Pages 51-61

8. Value Management Activities in Building Projects in Developing Countries

   • Ahmed Farouk Kineber, Idris Othman, Ayodeji Emmanuel Oke, Mohanad Kamil Buniya

   Pages 63-70

9. International High-speed Rail Stations—‘Airports’ in City Centers

   • Yann Hui, Michael Mak

   Pages 71-84

10. Elements of Safety Program Implementation in Developing Countries Construction Industries

    • Mohanad K. Buniya, Idris Othman, R. Y. Sunindijo, A. F. Kineber, M. Alnsour

    Pages 85-91

11. Impact of Coir Geotextiles to Reduce Soil Erosion and Surface Runoff

    • Muhammad Talha Zeshan, Muhammad Raza Ul Mustafa, Khamaruzaman Wan Yusof

    Pages 93-100

12. A Study on Spatial Healing Environment for Post-traumatic Stress Disorder

    • Nur Atilia Ahmad Sani, Mohd Hafizal Bin Mohd Isa

    Pages 101-107

13. The Application of Textile Waste as a Sound Insulation Building Material

    • Muhammad Ersyad Ahmad Jailani, Mohd Hafizal Mohd Isa

    Pages 109-115

14. Design for All Senses: Architecture and Cognitive Learning for the Visually Impaired

    • Lim Poh Im, Khoo Qian Sang

    Pages 117-122

15. Square Steel Tube Impressed Current Corrosion Rate in Term of Linear Polarization Resistance (LPR) Method

    • Ahmed Saleh Alraeeini, Ehsan Nikbakht, Mokhtar Che Ismail

    Pages 123-130

16. Addition, Adaptation, Elements and the Palimpsest: A Case Study of the Angkasapuri Complex’s Timeline Through Diagram Analysis

    • Siti Balkish Roslan, Ahmad Nazmi Anuar

    Pages 131-139

17. Exploring the Evolution of the Digital Future and Its Impact on Mosque Architecture

    • Hidayati Ramli, Amr Alkhiami, Fadrul Hisham Mohamad, Siti Balkish Roslan

    Pages 141-152

18. Traditional Architectural Methods’ Sustainability to Improve Schools Buildings in Refugee Camps in Syria

    • Manar Fayez Kanah, Muna Hanim Binti Abdul Samad

    Pages 153-163

19. Implementation of BIM with Integrated E-Procurement System in Malaysian Construction Industry

    • Gunalaan Vasudevan, Chong Cheng Wei

    Pages 165-171

20. Built Environment for Memorisation: Enhancing the Hafazan Performances Through Learning Spatial Quality and Sitting Styles

    • Nurlelawati Ab Jalil, Nurul Hamiruddin Salleh, Arita Hanim Awang, Habibah Ab Jalil, Mohamad Nordin Ahmad, Salahuddin Ghozali et al.

    Pages 173-182

This book presents selected articles from the 4th International Conference on Architecture and Civil Engineering 2020, held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Written by leading researchers and industry professionals, the papers highlight recent advances and address the current issues in the fields of civil engineering and architecture.

• Smart building materials
• Urban planning
• Structural engineering
• Concrete structures
• Structural analysis and design
• Seismic engineering
• Building technology
• Green buildings
• Structure durability
• Efficient transportation
• Traffic management
• Building maintenance

• Department of Architecture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Serdang, Malaysia

  Ar Meor Mohammad Fared Bin Meor Razali

• Department of Mechanical Engineering, Universiti Teknologi Petronas, Seri Iskandar, Malaysia

  Mokhtar Awang

• Research Department, Sigma Research and Consulting, Delft, The Netherlands

  Seyed Sattar Emamian

Assoc. Prof. Ar Meor Mohammad Fared is currently a lecturer at the Department of Architecture, Faculty of Design and Architecture, UPM since January 2006. He graduated from Iowa State University with a Bachelor of Arts in Architecture in 1986 and the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, USA, with a Bachelor of Architecture in 1988. He started his career as Architect in Malaysia in late 1989 working with Arkitek MAA Sdn. Bhd. In December 2000, he joined Mir Shahariman Architect as Senior Architect and later as Partner in April 2004. Currently, he practices as Sole Proprietor under the style of Meor Fared Architect. Throughout his 30 years career, he has been involved with a variety of projects ranging from bungalow to hospital complex. During his tenure as the Head of Department, he was instrumental in achieving architectural accreditation from the Lembaga Arkitek Malaysia (LAM) for the architectural programmes at UPM. He was appointed as a board member of LAM from October 2013 to September 2015, from October 2017 to September 2019, and currently from October 2019 to September 2021. He has been a member of the Council of Architectural Accreditation and Education Malaysia (CAAEM) since 2012. 


Mokhtar Awang is Professional Engineer and an Associate Professor at Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS, Perak, Malaysia. He is also Chartered Engineer with the Institute of Marine Engineering, Science and Technology, UK (IMarEST). He obtained his bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Detroit Mercy, MI, USA, and both Master and Doctorate degrees from West Virginia University, WV, USA.
Mokhtar Awang had 6 years of experience in industry and over 18 years of academic experience in the field of finite element modelling and friction stir welding. He is a co-author of a book and the editor of 8 books related to finite element modelling and material engineering. He has also published more than eighty peer-reviewed journalsand conference papers. 

Dr Seyed Sattar Emamian received his doctorate degree in Mechanical Engineering from Universiti Teknologi Petronas (UTP), Malaysia, in 2018. He is a member of Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM). He has finished his research fellow at the University of Malaya in 2019. He has published several ISI and Scopus indexed journals/proceedings as well as book chapters. His research area is welding engineering and materials science. He is currently a manager of Sigma Research and Consulting in the Netherlands.

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