• Tribo-Device to Quantify of Friction in Rake Face Using Line Contact Mechanism Under Different Machining Conditions 

  Al Fleety, Al Hussein (Lebanese American University, 2021-12-28)

  In typical body contact, the friction force is proportional to the load between the two surfaces. However, in cutting conditions, it is more complicated due to the presence of sliding and shearing actions on the interface. ...
• Design and Analysis of Buffer-Aided Cooperative Networks using Deterministic and Reinforcement Learning Techniques 

  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 ...
• Multiple Site-Specific Analyses of the Stability of Quarried Slopes in Lebanon Based on Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Photogrammetry 

  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 ...
• An eddy viscosity PANS model for non-zonal continuous hybrid RANS/LES simulations 

  Eid, Maher (Lebanese American University, 2022-05-10)

  The extremely stringent requirement of fully resolving turbulence in Direct Numerical Simulation (DNS) of fluid flows has forced researchers and engineers to rely heavily on averaged methods like the Reynolds’ Averaged ...
• The Design and Simulation of a Fuzzy Logic-Controlled Upper-body Exoskeleton for Lower-Limb Paraplegics Using Swing Through Gait Ambulation 

  Jad, Eid (Lebanese American University, 2022-05-02)

  Currently, most of the research activities and the resulting commercial products offer motorized lower-limb exoskeletons that assist paraplegics in ambulating while standing up. However, there exist numerous gaiting techniques ...
• Development of Seed Variables Prediction Models for Use in Dynamic Backcalculation of FWD Data 

  Nasr, Cynthia (Lebanese American University, 2022-04-27)

  Understanding the material properties of a pavement structure is crucial for evaluating the pavement’s performance and assessing its damage level. Generally, the backcalculation process is extensively used to analyze the ...
• Assessing membrane biofilm predevelopment strategies to improve anaerobic membrane bioreactor effluent quality 

  Bou Nehme, Christelle (Lebanese American University, 2022-05-16)

  Recycling and reuse of treated wastewater has been addressed as an alternative water resource to a great extent lately because of major water scarcity faced worldwide. Among wastewater treatment technologies envisaged, ...
• The Effect of the Variation of the Modulus of Subgrade Reaction on the Design of Large Shallow Foundations 

  Al Kaaby Al Zoaby, Hassan (Lebanese American University, 2022-01-13)

  The design of mat foundations is a common application of soil-structure interaction. In a typical mat foundation design, the structure element (mat) is modeled as either rigid or flexible plate overlying an elastic subgrade. ...
• Experimental and Numerical Investigation of the Ultrasonic Assisted Turning of Aerospace Alloys 

  Bachir, Elie (Lebanese American University, 2021-12-21)

  The rise in need for aerospace production is directly impacted by the machinability of materials used in aerospace parts. The Ultrasonic Assisted Turning is steadily becoming a research focus as an eco-friendly and ...
• Non-linear base and shaft reaction models for 1-D pile driving analysis 

  Loukidis, Dimitrios; Salgado, Rodrigo; Abou-Jaoude, Grace; Zhang, Yanbei (Korea Geotechnical Society, 2022-06-20)

  Simulation of pile driving is frequently used in present design practice to study pile drivability and to estimate pile static capacity based on driving data. The accuracy of both drivability analysis and static resistance ...
• Landslide hazard mapping for Lebanon 

  Abou-Jaoude, Grace; Wartman, Joseph (Korea Geotechnical Society, 2022-06-20)

  Landslides are a major hazard in Lebanon due to the country’s rugged topography and its setting in a region of high seismicity and high rainfall intensity. The situation is further exasperated by rapid expansion in urban ...
• An interdisciplinary Approach to Understanding the Open City 

  Abou-Jaoude, Grace; Appelhans, Nadine; Carlow, Vanessa Miriam; Mumm, Olaf; Murad, Majd; Schroder, Boris; Trapp, Jan Hendrik (2022-06-16)

  Cities worldwide are being confronted with perpetual economic challenges, flows of migration, and increasing vulnerability to the consequences of global changes. Within contemporary urban lines of conflict, the ‘open city’ ...
• Static and dynamic analyses of Dahr El Baidar slope 

  Matar, T.; Chehade, F. Hage; Harb, J.; Rahhal, M.; Abdel Massih, D. Youssef; Abdallah, C.; Ibrahim, E.; Khalaf-Keyrouz, L.; Nasr, G.; Abou-Jaoude, G.; Sursock, A. (National Technical University of Athens, 2022-06-16)

  The slope of Dahr El Baidar located on the central mountain of Lebanon hosts a section of the Arab Highway that is under construction to connect Beirut to neighboring Arab countries. This slope has experienced several ...
• A Stackelberg Game Inspired Model of Real-Time Economic Dispatch with Demand Response 

  Shakrina, Youssef (Lebanese American University, 2021-05-25)

  Traditional electric power systems have several challenges in maintaining their reliability and being able to meet the demand of the consumers at peak hours. Additionally, environmental concerns may arise from several ...
• Low-Light Image Enhancement for Object Classification using Deep Learning 

  Al Sobbahi, Rayan (Lebanese American University, 2021-05-11)

  Low-light image (LLI) enhancement is an important image processing task that aims at improving the illumination of images taken under low-light conditions. Recently, a remarkable progress has been made in utilizing deep ...
• The Kfarnabrakh Landslide of November 30th, 2015 

  Unknown author (2022-06-15)

  During the early hours of November 30th, 2015, the mountain town of Kfarnabrakh experienced a major landslide at one of the town’s rock cliffs. Kfarnabrakh is 1,150 meters above the sea level, 45 km south-east of Beirut, ...
• Machinic Utopias, Automated Futures 

  Abou-Jaoude, Grace (Delft University of Technology, 2018-07-02)

  ‘Machinic Utopias, Automated Futures’ speculates on the role of designers as active agents addressing the potential implications of automated technologies on urban space in the specific context of the horticultural production ...
• Detection of COVID-19 from X-Ray Images 

  Kandalaft, Joseph (Lebanese American University, 2021-08-05)

  Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a new disease that is based on the SARSCoV- 2 virus. The virus has caused a worldwide pandemic due to its high infection rate and severity of symptoms. Several methods for detecting ...
• Soil stiffness nonlinearity in one-dimensional pile-driving simulations and formulas 

  Loukidis, Dimitrios; Abou-Jaoude, Grace; Salgado, Rodrigo; Zhang, Yanbei; Bisht, Vibhav (ASTM International, 2022-06-14)

  Driven piles are commonly used as foundation elements in engineering projects. Due to their simplicity, pile-driving formulas have been widely used in practice to estimate static pile capacity based on observations made ...
• Relationship between Lebanese Homeowners’ awareness of Climate Change and their Decision to use Thermal Insulation in their Homes 

  Keushkerian, Bedros (Lebanese American University, 2021-06-03)

  Climate change is considered a major threat to the environment and society as a whole. Reducing building energy consumption through the use of thermal insulation is one way of combating climate change. This study examines ...

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