College of Engineering: Recent submissions
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Estimating the elastic settlement of piled foundations on rock
( American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) , 2015 , Article)This research introduces a simple method for preliminary evaluation of the elastic settlement of piled foundations resting on rock. Despite a significant number of publications in this area, the present effort is distinguished ... -
Comparison of site-specific and empirical correlations for drained residual shear strength
( ICE Publishing , 2020 , Other)The discusser has an interest in the topic of the paper (Hayden et al., 2018) on the ability of empirical correlations to predict the residual friction angle of samples from a specific site. In fact, he provided one of the ... -
Undrained interface shear strength of fine-grained soils for near-shore marine pipelines
( ASTM International , 2020 , Article)The peak and residual interface shear strengths for a variety of normally consolidated soils were measured using a torsional ring shear apparatus modified to suit soil and interface testing under the undrained condition, ... -
Applicability of construction dewatering techniques for randomly-fractured rock
( ICE Publishing , 2024 , Article)Through analyzing a significant number of case histories, ranges of applications of dewatering techniques for randomly-fractured rock are proposed in terms of the rock mass permeability and the required drawdown. The ... -
Estimating the permeability of fractured rock masses for design of construction dewatering systems
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)A comprehensive data on dewatering and pumping-well systems installed in fractured rock is compiled and analyzed to estimate the permeability of fractured rock masses. The data covers construction activities of different ... -
Residual shear strength of fine-grained soils and soil-solid interfaces at low effective normal stresses
( Canadian Science Publishing , 2015 , Article)A laboratory research program was undertaken to study the large-strain shear strength characteristics of fine-grained soils under low effective normal stresses ([1]3-7 kPa). Soils that cover a wide range of plasticity and ... -
Fully softened shear strength for soil slope stability analyses
( American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) , 2017 , Article)The fully softened shear strengths of soils, mudstones, and shales of different plasticities and gradations were measured at low (10 and 25 kPa), intermediate (50 and 100 kPa), and high (200, 300, and 400 kPa) effective ... -
LWKPCA: A New Robust Method for Face Recognition Under Adverse Conditions
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE) , 2022 , Article)Over the last two decades, face recognition (FR) has become one of the most prevailing biometric applications for effective people identification as it offers practical advantages over other biometric modalities. However, ... -
An Encoder–Decoder-Based Method for Segmentation of COVID-19 Lung Infection in CT Images
( Springer Nature , 2021 , Article)The novelty of the COVID-19 Disease and the speed of spread, created colossal chaotic, impulse all the worldwide researchers to exploit all resources and capabilities to understand and analyze characteristics of the ... -
Attention-based Network for Image/Video Salient Object Detection
(2023 , Article)The goal of video or image salient object detection is to identify the most important object in the scene, which can be helpful in many computer vision-based tasks. As the human vision framework has a successful capacity ... -
Multi-scale-based Network for Image Dehazing
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE) , 2023 , Article)Image and video dehazing is a difficult subject that has received a lot of attention in the field of computer vision. The presence of air haze in photos and movies can reduce visual quality dramatically, resulting in a ... -
Face Anti-Spoofing Detection Using Structure-Texture Decomposition
( Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (IEEE) , 2023 , Article)A key area in computer vision and biometric authentication systems is detecting and classifying face anti-spoofing. The novel method for face anti-spoofing presented in this paper focuses on color invariant methods. The ... -
A Survey on Diabetic Retinopathy Lesion Detection and Segmentation
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2023 , Article)Diabetes is a global problem which impacts people of all ages. Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a main ailment of the eyes resulting from diabetes which can result in loss of eyesight if not detected and treated on time. The ... -
Enhanced computer vision applications with blockchain: A review of applications and opportunities
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)Videos and image processing have significantly transformed computer vision, enabling computers to analyse, and manipulate visual data. The proliferation of cameras and IR equipment has facilitated the collection of valuable ... -
A New Framework for Smart Doors Using mmWave Radar and Camera-Based Face Detection and Recognition Techniques
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2023 , Article)By integrating IoT technology, smart door locks can provide greater convenience, security, and remote access. This paper presents a novel framework for smart doors that combines face detection and recognition techniques ... -
GAN-Based Approach for Diabetic Retinopathy Retinal Vasculature Segmentation
( Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI) , 2023 , Article)Most diabetes patients develop a condition known as diabetic retinopathy after having diabetes for a prolonged period. Due to this ailment, damaged blood vessels may occur behind the retina, which can even progress to a ... -
Wearable Real-Time Epileptic Seizure Detection and Warning System
( Springer International Publishing , 2022 , Book chapter)Epilepsy is an unpredictable neuronal brain disorder, affecting approximately 70 million people. It is characterized by seizures resulting in the patient losing the capability of controlling his/her actions. Besides being ... -
NABNet: A Nested Attention-guided BiConvLSTM network for a robust prediction of Blood Pressure components from reconstructed Arterial Blood Pressure waveforms using PPG and ECG signals
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)Backgroundand Motivations: Continuous Blood Pressure (BP) monitoring is crucial for real-time health tracking, especially for people with hypertension and cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). The current cuff-based BP monitoring ... -
Size-resolved ambient bioaerosols concentration, antibiotic resistance, and community composition during autumn and winter seasons in Qatar
( Elsevier , 2023 , Article)This study investigates the size distribution, microbial composition, and antibiotic resistance (ABR) of airborne bioaerosols at a suburban location in Doha, Qatar between October 2021 and January 2022. Samples were collected ... -
A carbon dot-based clay nanocomposite for efficient heavy metal removal
( Royal Society of Chemistry , 2023 , Article)Carbon dots and their derivatives with fascinating photoluminescence properties have recently attracted tremendous scientific attention. This work describes the preparation of novel fluorescent bentonite clay (B), modified ...