Almost all Libyan industries (both private and public) have struggled with many difficulties during the past three decades due to many problems. These problems have created a strongly negative impact on the productivity and utilization of many companies within Libya. This paper studies the current awareness and implementation levels of Just-In-Time (JIT) within the Libyan Textile private industry. A survey has been applied in this study using an intensive detailed questionnaire. Based on the analysis of the survey responses, the results show that the management body within the surveyed companies has a modest strategy towards most of the areas that are considered as being very crucial in any successful implementation of JIT. The results also show a variation within the implementation levels of the JIT elements as these varies between Low and Acceptable levels. The paper has also identified limitations within the investigated areas within this industry, and has pointed to areas where senior managers within the Libyan textile industry should take immediate actions in order to achieve effective implementation of JIT within their companies. arabic 17 English 88
ٌRajab HOKOMA(7-2010)

This research aims to experimentally evaluate the behaviour of multi-layered fibrous cementitious composites with intermediate Glass Fibre Meshes (GFM) under repeated projectile load. The impact load was subjected through a convex edge projectile needle at a low velocity on cylindrical specimens of three-layered fibrous cementitious composites, which have two different steel fibre distributions. In series A mixtures, a constant steel fibre dosage of 2.5% by volume was used. On the other hand, the fibre dosage of the outer layers was 3.0%; while it was 1.5% in the middle layer of series B mixtures. The number of intermediate GFM was the variable that distinguishes the mixtures of each series. The resistance to projectile impacts was evaluated on the basis of penetration depth, near surface distortion, weight loss, damage ratio and failure pattern. The test results showed that due to the combined effect of steel fibre and GFM, significantly lower weight losses were recorded for series A and B specimens compared with reference specimens. However, the different fibre distributions (series B) led to lower penetration depths and weight losses with less surface distortion compared with the fixed fibre distribution (series A). The reduction in the destroyed front surface area of series A specimens compared with reference specimens ranged from 27.8 to 38.1%; while that of series B specimens ranged from 34.8 to 53.4%. In addition, a simplified analytical model was introduced to predict the ejected composite mass. The model predictions were found to be in good agreement with the experimental masses. arabic 9 English 71
Hakim S. Abdelgader (1-2021)

Boot contracting and its useability scope in implementing construction projects in LibyaThe development of construction projects is considered among the most important indicators of development and progress of society. Numerous project areas that have witnessed development in Libya in recent decades, including construction and building, whether infrastructure projects, productivity or investment projects. As the engineering projects department is one of the most important elements of the success of the project, and is therefore important to develop contractual aspects associated with the urban development stages in the country. Despite, the role posed by construction projects in our country, but they face through their various stages of implementation to a number of problems that may not be addressed in regulations and legislations currently in force, and this call to think of changes or additions to these systems, such as the proposal of new contractual patterns that contribute to the implementation of these projects in the best possible way. Therefore, this research aims to propose concession contracts, which are a range of patterns differ in application depending on the type of project contracted, and these contracts share the notion that they are projects owned but public authorities and funded from outside the general budget, the type of contract selected is the BOOT (Build, Operate, Own & Transfer) contract to be the topic of this study. The stage approached by Libya of the large urban development through the implementation of large construction projects requires the preparation of budgets and human resources, equipment, materials and machinery, and the question before us is whether the implementation requirements available to the general implementation bodies; that includes budgets or human work staffs of engineers, supervisors and workers and suppliers, as well as operators and administrative officials allows for the implementation of these projects? The importance of this research lies in the opening of a broad area both to domestic and foreign investments, and give the opportunity for the private sector to participate in the anticipated urban boom in the use of concession contracts (BOOT (Build, Operate, Own, Transfer)), and these promote the public owner of the project to grant the concession right to a private entity to implement the project and this entity is known as the concession authority, it implements the project and has temporarily ownership of it and operate it for a period of time known as concession period, and that is determined in the contract and at the end of the period the whole facility is delivered fully operational and without any expenses to the public authority the original owner of the project, and the financier could recover the costs of the implemented project through its operation and granting the good investment returns. This research adopts the methodology of the analysis of a sample of administrative contracts to identify the problems encountered in construction projects, causes and classification, and the study has been supported by information compiled by distributing a questionnaire in addition to interviews with the elements of the study sample that was represented in a group of engineers and experts who have been carefully selected to represent most of the public authorities the owners of the projects as well as advisory bodies, after the data collection through methods mentioned above, which is the practical side of the study, information was also obtained through the search in scientific reference sources concerning concession contracts, definition, use and features, etc. this is the theoretical side. It has been analyzed by statistical analysis methods and reach recommendations and proposals to help use concession contracts as a solution to some of the problems facing construction projects in Libya, also reach the preparation of a proposal for a principle concession contract model that can be used by stakeholders in their contracts, with the recommendation to keep research in this field to overcome some difficulties that might result from using this type of contract.
هند أمين شقليلة (2008)