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Replacing concrete with eco-friendly materials aligns with SDG 9 by promoting sustainable construction practices and advancing infrastructure development. By exploring alternative materials that have a lower environmental impact, this contributes to sustainable industrialization and innovation. Using of sustainable construction materials by doing research on echo – friendly materials, can minimize environmental harming and contribute to the development of sustainable urban environments. All these topics align with SDG 11.

Science and Technology

Description of Subtheme:

The Faculty of Engineering conducts research that has relevance to E – Green and Bio – Materials with a mission of promoting environmental sustainability. Important research can be achieved under this theme such as replacing concrete with other echo friendly materials and selecting appropriate materials. This can have a positive impact on minimizing harm to the environment. Several research topics currently being tackled by researchers in the faculty of engineering fall under this theme. Examples of these topics are listed here below:

  • Replacing concrete by other echo friendly materials (Geopolymers)
  • Using of light-weight prefabricated echo friendly decks
  • Studying Material properties to select appropriate materials, and processing techniques for specific applications.
  • Exploring of material characterization to determine the suitability for various engineering applications

Researchers at the Faculty of Engineering show their interest in these topics by conducting research and reporting the outcomes in prestigious international and national journals, magazines, symposia, conferences, and meetings.

Prominent Research:

Many publications were reported during the last two years.

  • Joumblat, R. A., Al Basiouni Al Masri, Z., Absi, J., & ElKordi, A. (2023). Investigation of using municipal solid waste incineration fly ash as alternative aggregates replacement in hot mix asphalt. Road Materials and Pavement Design, 24(5), 1290-1309.
  • Joumblat, R., Elkordi, A., Khatib, J., Al Basiouni Al Masri, Z., & Absi, J. (2022). Characterisation of asphalt concrete mixes with municipal solid waste incineration fly ash used as fine aggregates substitution. International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 1-12.