Faiq M. S. Al-Zwainy

Al-Nahrain University · Department of Civil Engineering

Productivity is a very important element in the process of construction project management especially with regard to the estimation of the duration of the construction activities, this study aims at developing construction productivity estimating model for marble finishing works of floors using Multivariable Linear Regression technique (MLR). The m...

The main objective of this research is to introduce a new and alternative approach of using a neural network for cost estimation of the highway project at the early stage. The application of Artificial Neural Networks, as a modern technique, in Iraqi construction industry is necessary to ensure successful management, and many of the construction co...

The aim of this study is investigation the impact of the application of project management methodologies in Iraqi construction sector. The importance of this study as new add for the fields of knowledge, it can be benefit for researchers in academic field and engineers in the practical field. The questionnaire form was designed by following a simpl...

This paper aims to diagnostic and assessment the benefits and barriers of Building Information Modelling in the construction project management. Both open and closed questionnaire was used to explore the views of a number of Iraqi engineers; in order to investigate the level of BIM implementation in Iraq construction sector. Questionnaire indicated...

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KPI Analysis is a very important element in the process of construction project management especially with regard to the predictive of duration of bridge projects, main objective of this study is to develop intelligent prediction models, using Artificial Neural Network (ANN), to forecast earned value indicators in the early stages of the lifecycle...

The Bill of Quantities (B.O.Q.) is a crucial document in construction projects, analyzing materials, labor, and expenses. Traditional methods involve manual measurement and interpretation, while 3D Building Information Modeling (BIM) offers a novel technique. This research compares the accuracy, efficiency, and industry implications of traditional...

The rapid transformation of the publishing environment and the increasing demand for open access publishing highlights the opportunities this metamorphosis brings to academia and the research community. Yet, with questions regarding choosing the appropriate OA journal, rights of an OA author and different models of OA publishing becoming more promi...

Coaches and analysts face a significant challenge of inaccurate estimation when analyzing Men's 100-Meter Sprint Performance, particularly when there is limited data available. This necessitates the use of modern technologies to address the problem of inaccurate estimation. Unfortunately, current methods used to estimate Men's 100-Meter Sprint Perf...

Coaches and analysts face a significant challenge of inaccurate estimation when analyzing Men's 100 Meter Sprint Performance, particularly when there is limited data available. This necessitates the use of modern technologies to address the problem of inaccurate estimation. Unfortunately, current methods used to estimate Men's 100 Meter Sprint Perf...

تتضمن منهجية اعداد هذا الكتاب وصفیا تحلیلیا من خلال مراجعة الادبيات المحلية والعربية والعالمية وكذلك المراجع والمصادر والمجلات الدورية المحكمة بالاضافة الى البحوث المنشورة في المؤتمرات العلمية والمنشورات العلمية في مجال مجال ادارة المشاريع الانشائية وكذلك مانشرته شبكة المعلومات العنكبوتية، ويتألف الكتاب من خمسة فصول وهي: • الفصل الأول : ادارة المشا...

It is expected that the results of this book will have important implications in developing methods, tools and techniques of planning, designing and construction, in which they can benefit researchers in the academic field as well as the project team in the practical field. This book falls into five chapters including the current chapter as follows...

Journal of Engineering Research and Reports Certificate of Excellence in Reviewing awarded to Prof. Dr. Faiq M. S. Al-Zwainy Al-Nahrain University, Iraq in recognition of an outstanding contribution to the quality of the journal.

Inaccurate estimation in sustainable construction projects is a significant challenge for appraisers, particularly when data and knowledge about the projects are lacking. As a result, there is a need to use cutting-edge technology to solve the issue of estimation inaccuracy. Iraq’s productivity estimates are now made using outdated, ineffective met...

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Technical managing of a typical experiment in engineering or science could be a hard and daunting task. Often, experimentalists are not certain what is first and final steps be included and how the outcomes should be obtained. Fortunately, engineering and science experiments follow a routine procedure. They contain essentially main four process gro...

The main causes of duration deviation in school construction projects can be diagnosed with great success using root cause analysis approaches. To identify "the root cause" of a problem or non-conformance, a procedure called root cause analysis is performed. It eliminates or reduces the root cause and prevents the problem from recurring. Ishikawa d...

In Republic of Iraq, ready-mix concrete production plants have been adversely affected by the lack of modern and advanced technology to assess their performance in line with technological advancements. Current evaluation methods rely on traditional approaches and financial measures, yielding unrealistic performance results. To address this problem,...

التعريف بالمراجعة المنهجية والتحليل البعدي (التلوي) (التجميعي) التعريف باهمية بالمراجعة المنهجية والتحليل البعدي (التلوي) (التجميعي) مناقشة خطوات تطبيق بالمراجعة المنهجية والتحليل البعدي (التلوي) •تنمية مهارات الباحثين

This study employs root cause identification methodologies to identify the most significant obstacles influencing Regional Development Programs RDPs in Iraq’s provinces over three phases (pre-construction, construction and post-construction). The researcher used the Pareto diagram (PD), Fishbone diagram (FD), and the 5-Why analysis in this study to...

For water resource management and water quality challenges, estimating suspended sediment is crucial. It demands accurate data and information on suspended sediment concentrations (SSC). Because real sampling can be difficult during severe weather and certain old approaches will not yield enough data, engineers are developing new accurate forecasti...

The Structural Equation Modeling SEM using SmartPLS.V3 software was used in this study to model the priority of CSFs of program management under four categories (program planning, strategy of the organization, stakeholders, and construction program performance) associated with Regional Development Programs RDPs in Iraqi provinces. Based on the lite...

Claims are one of the most important problems in construction projects that lead to conflicts between key stakeholders in the republic of IRAQ. Perhaps the main reason is the adoption of traditional systems in claims management, so the use of modern technologies in project management such as BIM technology can contribute to reducing these claims. T...

Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) bars have appeared as a preferable alternative to ordinary steel bars in reinforced concrete (RC) members due to their higher ultimate tensile strength-to-weight ratio and corrosion resistance. The previous studies have mainly focused on laboratory tests and finite element modeling approaches for FRP-RC beams; however...

The current study dealt with one of the most important problems that the construction projects suffer from, which is the deviation of the planned duration in the construction projects, as the deviation of the duration has become a critical issue facing this type of projects (What are the most important critical factors that affect the forecasting...

 The current study dealt with one of the most important problems that the construction projects suffer from, which is the deviation of the planned duration in the construction projects, as the deviation of the duration has become a critical issue facing this type of projects. The critical impact that affects the prediction of the duration of const...

In this study, the actual costs and actual durations were known through the applications of artificial intelligence in oil projects in the Republic of Iraq, and the factors affecting cost management and time management (scheduling) in oil projects, especially in oil well drilling projects, are evaluated. Through the applications of artificial intel...

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The research aims to investigate the reality of the planning and scheduling management process for the implementation and maintenance of irrigation and drainage projects in the Republic of Iraq, with an indication of the most important obstacles that impede the planning and scheduling management process for these projects and ways of addressing the...

Aim to this search to study the reality of the state of quality control of road projects and in the republic of Iraq in general and Kirkuk governorate in particular, and what are the reasons for deviation in quality control, what are the benefits and obstacles of quality control on those projects, and what are the critical success factors in applyi...

Scheduling is the process of arranging, controlling, and optimizing work activity in a process of a construction project. The estimating of activity duration involves assessing the number of work periods likely to be needed to complete each identified activity. Estimating activity duration is probably the most difficult aspect of scheduling Irrigat...

Construction projects, especially tunnel projects in the Arab world, suffer from poor documentation of data and information, and therefore there is a difficulty in estimating the budget or total costs or indicators of earned value, and with the advancement of artificial neural networks, the urgent need arises to estimate the earned value indicators...

للفائدة العلمية فان هذا المنشور منقول من احدى منصات التواصل العلمي الاجتماعي

The innovative and groundbreaking structural health monitoring in priority-based sensor technology utilised in structural health monitoring has considerably improved. Its use has expanded for a variety of purposes, including determining the behaviour of facilities under various forms of loads. To study these technologies and offer researchers a cle...

Most countries are facing several challenges and difficulties when it comes to managing deteriorating structures and evaluating the structure's remaining service life. One of the most essential things gaining speed the deterioration process is the shortage of regulations and rules controlling traffic. A Structure Health Monitoring system aims to ac...

The research aims to investigate the reality of the planning and scheduling management process for the implementation and maintenance of irrigation and drainage projects in the Republic of Iraq, with an indication of the most important obstacles that impede the planning and scheduling management process for these projects and ways of addressing the...

T H I S I S A W A R D E D T O FAIQ M. S. Al-ZWAINY in recognition of the review made for the journal (1 Review) Dr. Pawan Verma Editor-in-Chief International Journal of Latest Technology in Engineering, Management & Applied Science (IJLTEMAS) ISSN No. 2278-2540

شھادة مشاركة ا.د. فائق محمد سرحان في الورشة التدریبیة الإلكترونیة والموسومة متى یكون بحثك قابل للاستشھاد وكیف تزید عدد الاستشھادات لھ التي نظمھا جھاز الاشراف والتقویم العلمي بتاریخ 2021 /11/ 19

الفوز بجائزة افضل كتاب مؤلف للتخصصات الهندسية والتكنولوجيه في مسابقة يوم العلم العراقي

This course teaches you what to look for in each section of a typical research article manuscript and using a peer review template to structure your final review report. The course is aimed at early career researchers that have published in their field and may soon start receiving invitations to review. This course takes about 1.5 hours to complet...

Today, one of the most important factors of worldwide competitive business environment is quality, in addition to the other two factors: cost and time. Quality is a description of the organization, culture and attitude of an organization that endeavors to provide customers with products and services which satisfy their needs. To survive today's com...

Dear Faiq M. Sarhan Al-Zwainy, Thank you for helping Eliyas Dessalegn develop their peer review skills in the Publons Academy. As a token of our appreciation, we’ve created an official, print-ready certificate in recognition of your mentorship. We have attached it to this email. Thanks again, Julia from the Publons Academy Copyright © 2021 Publon...

The cement plants in the Kurdistan Regional Government of Iraq (KRG) have made a considerable contribution to the economy of the region and almost dominated the cement market in the entire region and middle and south of Iraq. The cement plants as a part of KRG’s industrial sector needs to consider strategic planning, through this research the condi...

Self-consolidating concrete (SCC) is a very significant advance in concrete technology and became widely spread so it may be involuntary or accidently exposed to elevated temperature. Artificial intelligent techniques and especially artificial neural networks (ANNs) had proved its efficiency to solve complex systems such as concrete exposed to elev...

Background: The key element for the success of construction projects in the era of technology and information is knowledge. Knowledge management in the construction sector has become a necessary and vital matter, starting with the planning stage, designing, implementing and ending with operation and maintenance stage. One of the most prominent feat...

This study includes application of an Analytical Software system to explain the financing methods applied in infrastructure projects in Iraq and highlight the importance of the tax in support the Iraqi economy by knowing the percentage of its contribution in supporting the financing of infrastructure projects. The proposed program is flexible, and...

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The present invention discloses a device and method for eliminating or significantly reducing air pollutants emitted from chimneys, flues, flares or smokestacks. The device is mainly comprised of: a hollow inlet member which includes water tanks obtaining water from an associated automatic water pump. Water from the tanks is provided to one or more...

Inaccurate estimation in highway projects represents a major problem facing planners and estimators, especially when data and information about the projects are not available, and therefore the need to use modern technologies that addresses the problem of inaccuracy of estimation arises. The current methods and techniques used to estimate earned va...

Background: Machine Learning Regression Techniques (MLRT) as a shrewd method can be utilized in this study being exceptionally fruitful in demonstrating nonlinear and the interrelationships among them in problems of construction projects such as the earned value indexs for tall buildings projects in Republic of Iraq, Objective: three forecasting mo...

Machine Learning Regression Techniques (MLRT) as a shrewd method can be utilized in this study being exceptionally fruitful in demonstrating non-linear and the interrelationships among them in problems of construction projects such as the earned value indexes for tall buildings projects in Republic of Iraq. Three forecasting models were developed t...

Background: The back propagation neural network model as a smart technique can be used in this work proved to be very successful in modelling nonlinear at the same time and the interrelationships between them, and, it have the ability to predict the earned value indicators for residential Complexes buildings projects in Republic of Iraq, Objective:...

Construction productivity can be very importance for development the engineering project management and reduce the time achievement. Approximation the time and cost are very important for complete any project. The objective of current study introduces the productivity in construction project, measuring construction productivity, and exploring all v...

The purpose of this study was to conduct a meta-analysis that shows the influence of fiber on ultimate compressive strength and tensile strength of ultra-high performance concrete. The internet scholarly search engines and ScienceDirect article references were used to illustrate the papers concerning the experimental investigations of mechanical pr...

Punching shear is the most important problem in flat slabs, which usually requires strengthening for safety reasons. One of the most popular strengthening methods is the employment of shear reinforcement. Also, in order to reduce the self-weight of slabs, lightweight aggregate concrete as well as the bubble deck technology were used in this researc...

This is the first edition of a book on highway maintenance management which is designed specifically for the needs of division undergraduate students in civil engineering in particular. This book is designed to introduce highway maintenance management concepts to any construction project professional who is considering the implementation of paveme...

عنوان المحاضره: هوية الباحث الدولية الجهة المستهدفه: لكل من يرغب في تطوير وتحسين قدراته البحثية و التدريسيون والباحثون كافة وطلبة الدراسات العليا اهداف المحاضره: •التعريف بمفهوم الهوية الإلكترونية و أهميتها. •التعريف بكيفية تقييم الهوية الإلكترونية و التحكم بها. •تنمية مهارات الباحثين في تطوير هويتهم الإلكترونية. •تنمية مهارات الباحثين في البحث عن...

Earned value analysis is an extremely significant part in the operations of bridges projects management principally with respect to EAC, this study aims at developing EAC model for bridges projects using Multifactor Linear Regression Technique (MLRT). One MLR model was built up based upon 43 set of database gathering between 2013 and 2016 from brid...

Punching shear is the most important problem in flat slabs, which usually required reducing the self-weight of the slab. A lightweight concrete as well as the bubble deck technology were used to allow for lighter self-weight of the structure. This study aims to investigate the use of lightweight aggregate concrete (LWAC) with the bubble deck techno...

To describe the need and importance of Operations Research for rationale decision making in Structural Engineering To discuss the basic Operations Research concepts and techniques for solving particular problem and identification of appropriate solution in Structural Engineering To develop a research proposal using the general approach for Operatio...

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Earned value system appears to be a compelling technique to use on waste water treatment plant projects to better understand and manage performance. Objectives: The main objective of this study is the practical application of the concept of the earned value management acquired in the Al-Hamza water treatment plant project using Microsoft Project 20...

The current research presents an experimental investigation on the influence of cooling regime on the residual mechanical properties and cracking development of fiber reinforced eco-Friendly Self-Consolidating Concrete (FSCC). Seven Sustainable (FSCC) mixes containing high volume class F fly ash and locally available Cement Kiln Dust (CKD) were sub...

Construction projects still face the old–new problem of delivering the projects within the predefined time and cost. This problem becomes more complicated with when addendums and variations are considered during the projects. This study aimed at developing an artificial intelligent model using support vector machine (SVM) technique to predict the t...

This study deals with the problem of communication management system in Project Management Office (PMO) in Iraqi construction sectors. The main objective of this study was to estimate and develop the Communication Management System (CMS). Methodology: Visual basic language has been used to build analytical software which is (Communication Managemen...

Disputes and claims are a very important issue in project management because they have a significant impact on the progress of work in construction projects. This study aims to clarify the principles of the importance of claims and disputes in the construction sector as well as review the most relevant studies related to this subject through resear...

The collapse of the structures may be initiated by fire, which is considered one of the most severe risks. However, there are several conditions in which structures may be exposed to elevated temperatures such as nuclear applications; factory procedures; and fires in tunnels or buildings due to accidents or terrorist attacks. Recently, Self-Consoli...

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The aim of this study is identifying and diagnosing the causes of construction project failure by using different project management process groups. These groups were initiation process group, planning process group, design process group, contract process group, executing and monitoring process group, and close process group. Also, the relative imp...

The states of the world invest very much money for the construction and maintenance of roads since roads are considered very important in the transportation sector as an indispensable tool. Roads are used to transport goods and persons from one place to another So the process of maintenance management for roads networks is considered very important...

The architecture and weights of an artificial neural network model that predicts time-dependent deflection have been developed and optimized. To satisfy the serviceability limit states, a concrete structure must be serviceable and perform its intended function throughout its working life. Excessive deflection should not impair the function of the s...

The architecture and weights of an artificial neural network model that predicts time-dependent deflection have been developed and optimized. To satisfy the serviceability limit states, a concrete structure must be serviceable and perform its intended function throughout its working life. Excessive deflection should not impair the function of the s...

This research paper gives a historic overview of the Palestnian architecture from the ancient times until today. The first chapter treats the ancient architecture. It introduces us to the first architectural findings on the territory of Palestine and the earliest Palestinian houses. We will see the differences of styles and buildings in prehistoric...

Earned value analysis is an extremely significant part in the operations of bridges projects management principally with respect to EAC, this study aims at developing EAC Model for bridges projects using Multifactor Linear Regression Technique (MLRT). One MLR Model was built up based upon 43 set of database gathering between 2013 and 2016 from brid...

Cost estimation is one of the fundamental bases of the cost management science, these process require suitable control and follow up. The main objective of this research is to using state-of-the-art techniques, such as a state-of-the-art survey to estimate construction costs in highway and bridge projects as an analytical diagnostic study. The rese...

Cost estimation is one of the fundamental bases of the cost management science, these process require suitable control and follow up. The main objective of this research is to using state-of-the-art techniques, such as a state-of-the-art survey to estimate construction costs in highway and bridge projects as an analytical diagnostic study. The rese...

This study investigates the influence of elevated temperature on the sustainable fiber reinforced Self-Consolidating Concrete (FSCC). In addition to the determination of residual mechanical properties (compressive strength, splitting tensile strength and modulus of elasticity) of (FSCC), the microstructure of these mixes was also studied. The resul...