Nanomaterials are engineered materials with at least one dimension in the range of 1–100 nm. Nanofluids—nanoscale colloidal suspensions containing various nanomaterials—have distinctive properties and offer unprecedented ...
Temperature affects significantly the rheological behavior of neat water Wyoming Na-bentonite dispersions. The results of a very systematic study are presented regarding rheological measurements of 7% mass concentration ...
Access to deeper oil and gas reservoirs in hostile environments necessitates improvement of existing drilling fluids. This work focuses on the lab techniques for developing, assessing and analyzing innovative water-based ...
The adsorption kinetics and adsorption parameters of metolachlor, atrazine, deethylatrazine (DEA), deisopropylatrazine (DIA) and hydroxyatrazine (HA) were investigated in a soil profile in a maize field formed from recent ...
A well-validated analytical method based on microwave-assisted extraction (MAE) and SPE is presented for the combined analysis of alachlor, alachlor–oxanilic acid (OXA), alachlor–ethanesulfonic acid (ESA), metolachlor, ...
Phthalate esters (PAEs) are plasticizers associated with multiple toxicities; however, no strict regulations have been implemented to restrict their use in medical applications in Lebanon. Our study aimed at assessing the ...
Due to the exploding traffic demands and the diversity of novel applications requiring extensive computation and radio resources, research has been active to devise mechanisms for responding to these challenges. Mobile ...
Integrating device-to-device (D2D) cooperation with mobile edge computing (MEC) for computation offloading has proven to be an effective method for extending the system capabilities of low-end devices to run complex ...
El Khoury, Elie(Lebanese American University, 2022-07-19)
In this work, a dual absorber setup is proposed for the reduction of the
harmonic response of single degree of freedom systems. The main system is a mass spring damper excited with a harmonic force. This dual absorber ...
ElKhoury, Charbel(Lebanese American University, 2022-07-05)
As water scarcity is emerging as a great threat nowadays, water reuse is a critical component of the solution. Among many tested wastewater treatment technologies, anaerobic membrane bioreactors (AnMBRs) have proven their ...
Merheb, Caroline(Lebanese American University, 2022-07-15)
Soil management systems are widely used in agricultural systems due to their diverse functionality in enhancing water infiltration, soil aggregate stability, and ultimately crop yield. In this regard, each system provokes ...
Attie, Carla(Lebanese American University, 2022-07-20)
Vertical axis wind turbines (VAWTs) exhibit dynamic stall under operational conditions which causes boundary layer separation from the surface of the blade. This hinders the turbine’s overall performance in which the turbine ...
Sabek, Bahaa(Lebanese American University, 2022-07-25)
Passing maneuvers on rural two-lane highways have significant implications on safety, highway performance, and traffic operations. This research seeks to better understand drivers’ passing behavior by examining the interplay ...
Hammour, Hiba(Lebanese American University, 2022-08-23)
The thesis addresses the high end private residential projects in Lebanon, and discusses the reasons for projects’ change orders. This research aims to determine the reasons for change orders, the party responsible for ...
Ramadan, Lama(Lebanese American University, 2022-07-25)
Water scarcity has become a worldwide issue that is exacerbated in developing countries due to excessive pollution of water resources. In order to allow for sustainable practices that are capable of facilitating wastewater ...
Thabet, Zeina(Lebanese American University, 2022-07-14)
The fragmented management of traditional construction projects, which mainly lacks the integration of project processes, often results in schedule delays and cost overruns leading to client dissatisfaction, quality defects, ...
AlHassan, Tamima(Lebanese American University, 2022-07-08)
Lebanon has been devastated by large earthquakes over the last ten centuries, the last two major earthquakes hit Lebanon in 1202 and 1759. These earthquakes occurred in the pre‐instrumental era, where no seismic data was ...
El Mendelek, Maria(Lebanese American University, 2022-07-15)
Transportation safety continues to be an important issue that we face daily as it results in enormous losses to human life and to the economy. This research targets safe mobility at intersections in an urban setting by ...
El Zahr, Sawsan(Lebanese American University, 2022-04-29)
Applications enabled by 5G technology resulted in an unforeseen increase in data traffic and data flows from any source to a destination are experiencing increased outages, delays, and drop-outs. Cooperative communication ...
Solh, Saad Allah(Lebanese American University, 2022-05-10)
Landslide hazards associated with the quarrying sector in Lebanon are a source of public concern due to the adverse environmental and social impacts imposed by illegal quarrying activities. Such activities have been leading ...