Case studies
Selected technical practice
These summaries explain the engineering problem, method and professional judgement. Confidential calculations, drawings, names and commercial information remain outside the public archive.
01 / Mechanical systems
High-ambient HVAC delivery package
A coordinated ductwork delivery package for a live catering facility in Riyadh: scope definition, duct schedule, material data, fabrication and installation methodology, inspection and test planning, risk controls, checklists and testing interfaces.
GI & stainless ductwork
ITP
Risk assessment
TAB interface
02 / Pavement engineering
Helipad pavement capacity assessment
A calculation-grade screening separating ultimate capacity under circular wheel, jack and pad footprints from fatigue under repeated axle loading. Boussinesq stress distribution and conservative CBR-based bearing were paired with AASHTO-1993 screening.
Boussinesq
CBR / FS
AASHTO-1993
Serviceability risk
03 / Materials & production
Conventional asphalt production control
A complete quality-control method for batch-plant operations: stockpile separation, cold-feed control, aggregate drying, screening and hot-bin management, calibrated weighing, mixing, temperature control, sampling, testing and dispatch traceability.
Batch plant
JMF control
Calibration
Laboratory testing
04 / Roads & safety
Thermoplastic road-marking methodology
A field-ready method covering surface acceptance, setting out, preheating, material application, glass-bead distribution, thickness and retroreflectivity control, traffic management, inspection and handover.
Thermoplastic
Retroreflectivity
Traffic control
Field verification
05 / Materials compliance
Corrective strategy for non-compliant fill
A decision pathway for excessive fines, unsuitable gradation and unverified plasticity: prioritising controlled blending where technically viable, with screening or washing reserved for deficiencies that blending cannot correct.
Gradation
Atterberg limits
Trial blends
Verification testing
06 / Procurement research
The high cost of low bids
A developing research programme on public-infrastructure procurement in Saudi Arabia: moving beyond lowest price towards lifecycle cost, technical quality, contractor capability, sustainability and measurable long-term value.
Best value
Lifecycle costing
MEAT
Vision 2030