Boon Hoe Goh

• University of Nottingham Malaysia Campus

Given ever-increasing private transportation ownership, a rising population, and unceasing mobility, it is crucial to ensure the usage and improvement of public transportation services. Therefore, it is important to review and understand relationships between variables affecting ridership to boost them. This paper acts as a preliminary data analysi...

Mixed-use developments (MXDs) are a single development project that integrates and interacts with different land uses. Traffic is estimated to be reduced with such development. However, there is no standard procedure is available to estimate the MXD trip generation rates in Malaysia. The Malaysian Trip Generation Manual (MTGM) is the guidelines cur...

Big data have rapidly developed as a viable solution to many problems faced in engineering industries. Specifically, in the industry of water resource engineering, where there is a tremendous amount of data, various big data techniques could be applied to achieve innovative and efficient solutions for the industry. This study reviewed the proposal...

Sustainable stormwater management is one of the techniques used for managing water runoff as a measure to minimize the consequences of peak discharges, extension of flooding, and deterioration of surface water due to land use changes. The best management practices (BMPs) of sustainable stormwater management endorsed a more effective and environment...

Light Rail Transit (LRT) is one of the sustainable transports which is highly promoted by Malaysian government with the intention to ease traffic congestion. However, it is observed that a few of LRT stations in Klang Valley are underutilised and have lesser amount of user. Location of the stations should not be a reason for this as they are usuall...

Big data has emerged recently as a viable solution to the many problems faced by all engineering disciplines. Big data is defined as extremely large data sets that may be analyzed computationally to reveal patterns, trends, and associations, especially relating to human behavior and interactions. Specifically, in water resources engineering, where...

Recently, issue regarding water scarcity has raise a lot of alarming signals all around the globe and the Country likes Malaysia comes as no exception. However, the Country is blessed with a tropical climate which comes with rainfall all year long. Rainwater harvesting system (RWHS) can be the answer to provide solution to the water shortage issue...

This paper explored the factors influencing commuter’s preferences of using park and ride (PnR), by investigating their travel mode choice behaviour, and assessing the effectiveness of PnR facilities. Binary logistic regression (BLR) was used to develop travel mode choice model which provides insight into commuter’s considerations contributing to t...

Students' ability in mathematics mainly relies on their performance in the assessment task such as tests, quizzes, assignments and final examinations. However, the grading process depends on the respective mathematics teacher who sets a marking scheme in assessing students' learning. How do these teachers assign grades to their students' problem so...

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is becoming a new requirement for a successful business in the 21st century. This trend continues to be strengthened throughout the industry and the construction industry cannot be exceptional. Extensive literature reviews on CSR in the construction industry have been conducted to find out the current status. T...

Technology transfer in the international construction industry is an important source as it helps companies move to better stages of design and construction capabilities. Three main barriers of technology transfer in construction have been identified through literature review—language barrier , cultural barrier and procurement options. The importan...

Competitive tendering was one of the main procurement methods for construction projects in the 20th century. Due to the disadvantages such as impacts of design change, quality of final products etc., continuous application of this tendering method to construction projects has become quite arguable. This research has examined and compared clients’ v...

Abstract—Risk and uncertainty have continuously troubled the construction industry compared to other industries due to its complexity, magnitude and time consuming characteristic. As the process of risk management involves predicting the unpredictable, it can be expressed as the most vital management tool to cope with project uncertainties. Risk ma...

This paper presents the experimental results on the utilisation of Rice Hush Ash (RHA) as a replacement for mineral filler in asphaltic concrete pavement in Malaysia. Asphaltic concrete mixes containing RHA at different amounts and control specimens were prepared in accordance to Marshall Mix design, and their performance on stability, flow and bul...

Corporate ethics and business ethics are becoming new requirements for a successful business in the 21st century. This trend continues to be strengthened throughout the industries and the construction industry cannot be exceptional. This research provides a practical framework of ethical decision making for construction together with the perception...

Risk management is one of the most important areas in project management particularly in the construction industry. However it is not possible to analyze all of the potential risks as it will require too much time and effort. Therefore in order to identify and analyze the significant risks, the risks should be categorized and ranked. This research...

Cost estimating is one of the most important areas in construction project management.Three are various ways to do cost estimating with different efficiencies and possibly with differentaccuracies. In addition it is a complicated process including various activities. Standardized pricebooks will help improve the process and accuracy of cost estimat...

This study aimed to investigate the effect of temperature on stiffness modulus of asphaltic concrete. The asphaltic concrete mixture were prepared based on Marshall Mix Design method using two different types of bitumen, the 80/100 penetration grade bitumen (80/100 PGB) and Styrene-Butadiene-Styrene (SBS), both with five percent bitumen content. In...

In view of the importance of recycled aggregates concrete with primary aim to minimise environmental impacts from construction waste, this study was conducted in order to investigate the effects of recycled aggregates on concrete elastic modulus. The outcomes indicate that type of recycled aggregates influences the development of concrete elastic m...

In view of the importance of undergraduate students professional attributes development in higher education, this study was conducted in order to investigate the effectiveness and relevancy of the two years undergraduate studies pre-requisite for industrial internships. The outcomes indicate that the two years conducing learning environments provid...

Pedestrians are vulnerable road users, and they are always at risk when making their daily trips. Hence, roadway design and traffic’ control devices need to consider pedestrians’ safety. Pedestrian walking speed is fundamental to any roadway and traffic’ control design. Unfortunately, no specific guidelines exist for pedestrian crossing speed in Ma...