Publication

PUBLICATIONS:

Master Thesis and Ph.D. Dissertation:

Shash, Ali, Bentonite in the Construction Industry, Master Thesis, Presented to the Faculty of Graduate School of the University of Texas at Austin in Partial fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Engineering, August 1984.

Shash, Ali, A Probabilistic Model for U.S. Nuclear Power Construction Time, Ph.D. Dissertation, Presented to the Faculty of Graduate School of the University of Texas at Austin in Partial fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy, August 1988.

Papers in Refereed Journals

Shash, Ali, and Abdul-Hadi, N., "Factors Affecting a Contractor's Markup Size Decision in Saudi Arabia," Construction Management and Economics, Vol.10 (1992), pp. 415-429.

Shash, Ali, and Al-Khaldi, Z., "The Production of Accurate Construction Cost Estimate In Saudi Arabia," Cost Engineering Journal, Vol. 34, No. 8, August (1992), PP 15 - 24.

Shash, Ali, and Al-Abdullatif, A., "A Survey of Planning and Controlling Techniques by Construction Contractors In Saudi Arabia," Cost Engineering Journal, Vol.35, No.2, February (1993), PP 19-23.

Shash, Ali, "Factors Considered in Tendering Decisions by Top UK Contractors," Construction Management and Economics, Vol.11 (1993), PP 111-118.

Shash, Ali, and Abdul-Hadi, N., "The Effect of Contractor Size on Mark-up Size Decision in Saudi Arabia," Construction Management and Economics, Vol. 11 (1993), PP 415-429

Shash, Ali, "Competitive Bidding System," Cost Engineering Journal. "Vol. 37, No. 2, February (1995), PP 19-20.

Assaf, S., Al-Musallami, A., and Shash, A. "Professional Architectural/Engineering Consulancy in Saudi Arabia," Building Research and Information, Vol. 24, No. 1 (1996), PP 59-62.

Shash, Ali, Al-Amir, M., "Information Technology in Construction Contracting Firms in Saudi Arabia" Construction Management and Economics, Vol. 15, No. 2 (1997), PP 187-200.

Shash, Ali “Subcontractors’ Bidding Decisions,” ASCE, Construction Engineering and Management Journal, Vol.124, No.2 (1998), PP 101-106.

Shash, Ali (1998) “Bidding Practices of Subcontractors in Colorado,” ASCE, Construction Engineering and Management Journal, Vol.124, No.3 (1998), PP 219-225.

Shash, Ali and Shuaib, G. (2003) “Construction Equipment Management Practices of Major Contractors in Saudi Arabia,” Engineering Journal, King Saud University, Vol. 16, Eng. Sci. (1), PP 61-81.

Shash, Ali (2005) “Repair of Concrete Beams: a Case Study” Journal of Construction & Building Materials, Vol. 19, PP 75-79.

Shash, Ali and Doko, A. “Survey of Procedures Adopted by A/E Firms in Accounting for Design Variables in Early Cost Estimates” Engineering Journal, King Saud University (Accepted)

Shash, Ali “A model for Estimating the budget for the constructing schools in Saudi Arabia" Cost Engineering Journal, AACE International (Accepted)

S. Rehman, Shash, Ali and. Al-Amoudi, O. S. B, Photovoltaic Technology of Electricity Generation for Desert Camping, Submitted for publication in International Journal of Energy Research (IJER). (Accepted)

Shash, Ali “Financial Analysis for Replacement of Construction Equipment in Saudi Arabia,” Australian Journal of Construction Economics and Building. (Accepted)

Conference Presentations

Shash, Ali, and Zamel, Samer " Construction Cost Control Systems in Saudi Arabia," Proceedings of the 37^th Annual Meeting of AACE International, 1993, PP C.12.1-C.12.8.

Shash, Ali and Reffat, R., "An Expert System as a Proficient Tool for Computer Aided Design and Evaluation of Housing Projects," The International Association for Housing Science World Congress, Salzburg, October 3-7, 1994.

Shash, Ali, "Survey of WBS Techniques Used by Contractors in Saudi Arabia," CIB Beijing International Conference, October 21-24, 1996, China.

Shash, Ali, Al-Thunian, S., “Budget Estimation by A/E Firms in Saudi Arabia” 15^th International Cost Engineering Congress, Rotterdam, the Netherlands, April 20-23, 1998, Transactions, Vol.1, PP 169-177.

Research Projects

Al-Jurf, R., and Shash, Ali, Al-Muisser: A Construction Engineering and Management Dictionary, Project Funded By King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, 1991-1994.

Assaf, S., Shash, A., Almohawis, S. and Al-Khalil, M, A., Development and Application of a Unified Cost Estimating System and Cost indexes for Construction Projects in Saudi Arabia, Funded project by King Abdulaziz City of Science and Technology (KACST), Starting Date: 1992, Completion Date: 1995. The project is still active awaiting KACST approval for its extension. The project is expected to be completed one year after receiving the approval.

Shash, Ali “Guidelines for the Preparation of a Saudi Building Code”, Proposal submitted through the Research Institute to the Chamber of Commerce on July 20, 1996.

Abualhamayel, M., Shash, Ali, Abuzaid, N., and Mallak, M. “Environmental Impact Assessment of Medical Waste Disposal Facilities”, Client funded project, PN 24169, Research Institute, KFUPM, November 4, 1998 till April 30, 2000.

Abuzaid, N., Bukhari, A., Shash, Ali, and Aksakel, A., “Technical Assessment in Selection of Air Pollution Devices”, Client funded project, PN: CEW2204, Research Institute, KFUPM November 1, 1999 until April 1, 2000.

Summer 1990: University of Reading, England. Research Under the British Council Program.

Summer 1993: University of Salford, England. Research Under the British Council Program.

Summer 1995: University of Colorado at Boulder, USA, Fulbright Scholar.

Reports

Preparation of specifications for the Janitorial Services at KFUPM campus. Starting Date: 1994, Completion Date: 1995.

Books

Al-Jurf, R. and Shash, A., Al-Muyassir: Dictionary of Construction Engineering and Management Terms, Riyadh: Obekan Bookshop, 1994.