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BRC Achievements

 
     
 

Part of the BRC achievements are listed herein below:

 
 
  • Preparing and updating the Jordanian Building Codes (35 codes)
  • Preparing a number of Unified Arab and commenting on a number of Unified Arab codes, 7 out of the 14 recognized codes
  • Development of Building Systems No. 5
  • Executing research project titled “Evaluating Earthquake Hazards and Methods of Mitigating their Environmental Impact”
  • Executing research project titled “Assessment Criteria of Earthquake-Damaged Concrete Buildings”
  • Executing research project titled “Durability of Reinforced Concrete Members Strengthened with CFRP plates and Subjected to Moisture and Salts”
  • Executing research project titled “The use of Advanced Composites to Mitigate Corrosion of Reinforced Concrete in Marine and Industrial Environments”
  • Executing research project titled “Developing Mortar to Rehabilitate and Restore Qasr Al Bint – Petra”
  • Executing research project titled “Defining Means and Criteria for Improving Thermal Performance and Minimizing Energy Consumption in Buildings”
  • Executing study titled “Architectural heritage; documentation “Handbook of Architectural Heritage in The Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan” Documentation of Buildings and Sites, Studies for Restoration and Renovation
  • Executing study titled “Development and Restoration of Irbid City Center and its Heritage Building”.
  • Executing study titled “Old Jerusalem Documentation Project”
  • Conducting a technical study titled “Ascertain the Nature and Severity of Bulging and Defects Observed on Part of the Southern Wall of Al Haram Al Shareef in Jerusalem”
  • Executing research project titled “Development of a New Formwork Joists by Using Plastic Materials”
  • Executing research project titled “Using of Card Board in Concrete Ribbed Slabs”
  • Executing research project titled “Development of a New System of Central Heating by Gas Derived from Water Heating System Used”
  • Designing and supervision of more than 36 governmental schools Executing research project titled “Road Safety Audit”
  • Design of public buildings using mainly Building System No 5
  • Production of Thermal Insulation Materials Using Local Raw Materials.
  • Designing and supervision of Ma’an Phosphate company residential estate
  • Seismic Repair and Retrofitting of Existing Structures, such as Aqaba Observation Tower, and some primary structures at the Industrial Fertilizer Complex in Aqaba.
  • Participation as a member in a committee in committees that chart the development of the construction industry on the national level
  • Two engineers obtained Doctorate Certificates through joint research projects with European universities; the first from Sheffield University-United Kingdom, and the second from the Technical University of Braunschweig-Germany.
 
     

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