Civil and Environmental Engineering: المرسلات الحديثة
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Defensive or competitive Autonomous Vehicles: Which one interacts safely and efficiently with pedestrians?
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)The emergence of Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) could provoke unexpected challenges in urban traffic environments. One such crucial challenge is the conflicts between pedestrians and AVs, particularly on unsignalized mid-block ... -
Integrating electrochemical and bioelectrochemical systems for energetically sustainable treatment of produced water
( Elsevier Ltd , 2021 , Article)Pollutants present in produced water (PW) are recalcitrant in nature and difficult to treat with simple processes. Energetically sustainable and novel approach was developed by integrating electrochemical cell (EC, Primary ... -
Sewage enhanced bioelectrochemical degradation of petroleum hydrocarbons in soil environment through bioelectro-stimulation
( Elsevier Ltd , 2020 , Article)The impact of readily biodegradable substrates (sewage and acetate) in bioelectroremediation of hydrocarbons (PW) was evaluated in a bench-scale soil-based hybrid bioelectrochemical system. Addition of bioelectro-stimulants ... -
Review on the production of medium and small chain fatty acids through waste valorization and CO2 fixation
( Elsevier Ltd , 2020 , Article)The developing approaches in the recovery of resources from biowastes for the production of renewable value-added products and fuels, using microbial cultures as bio-catalyst have now became promising aspect. In the path ... -
Application of Metastructures for Targeted Low-Frequency Vibration Suppression in Plates
( Springer , 2022 , Article)Purpose We present an approach that combines finite element analysis and genetic algorithms to find the optimal configuration of local resonators created in the host structure to suppress their vibration in a target ... -
Application of Metastructures for Targeted Low-Frequency Vibration Suppression in Plates
(2022 , Dataset)In this paper, we present an approach that combines finite element analysis and genetic algorithms to find the optimal configuration of local resonators created in the host structure to suppress their vibration in a target ... -
The significance of industry experience in civil engineering education
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2013 , Conference)Students pursuing their civil engineering degree usually learn the theory part in class but may struggle relating theory to practice if the instructor have no industry experience. Engineering graduates can benefit more ... -
A New Benchmark Problem for Structural Damage Detection: Bolt Loosening Tests on a Large-Scale Laboratory Structure
( Springer , 2022 , Conference)Monitoring the structural performance of engineering structures has always been pertinent for maintaining structural health and assessing the life cycle of structures. Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) and Structural ... -
A review of vibration-based damage detection in civil structures: From traditional methods to Machine Learning and Deep Learning applications
( Academic Press , 2021 , Article Review)Monitoring structural damage is extremely important for sustaining and preserving the service life of civil structures. While successful monitoring provides resolute and staunch information on the health, serviceability, ... -
Structural damage detection in real time: Implementation of 1D convolutional neural networks for SHM applications
( Springer , 2017 , Conference)Most of the classical structural damage detection systems involve two processes, feature extraction and feature classification. Usually, the feature extraction process requires large computational effort which prevent the ... -
Vibration suppression in metastructures using zigzag inserts optimized by genetic algorithms
( Springer New York LLC , 2017 , Conference)Metastructures are known to provide considerable vibration attenuation for mechanical systems. With the optimization of the internal geometry of metastructures, the suppression performance of the host structure increases. ... -
Convolutional neural networks for real-time and wireless damage detection
( Springer New York LLC , 2020 , Conference)Structural damage detection methods available for structural health monitoring applications are based on data preprocessing, feature extraction, and feature classification. The feature classification task requires considerable ... -
Control of plate vibrations with artificial neural networks and piezoelectricity
( Springer New York LLC , 2020 , Conference)This paper presents a method for active vibration control of smart thin cantilever plates. For model formulation needed for controller design and simulations, finite difference technique is used on the cantilever plate ... -
Structural health monitoring with self-organizing maps and artificial neural networks
( Springer New York LLC , 2020 , Conference)The use of self-organizing maps and artificial neural networks for structural health monitoring is presented in this paper. The authors recently developed a nonparametric structural damage detection algorithm for extracting ... -
Mitigation of Traffic Congestion Using Ramp Metering on Doha Expressway
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference)Ramp metering is the most effective and widely implemented strategy for improving traffic flow on freeways by restricting the number of vehicles entering a freeway using ramp meters. A ramp meter is a traffic signal ... -
A study to investigate the energy recovery potential from different macromolecules of a low-lipid marine Tetraselmis sp. biomass through HTL process
( Elsevier , 2022 , Article)This study investigated the hydrothermal liquefaction (HTL) of extracted major macromolecules from Tetraselmis sp. biomass. The carbohydrate fraction was first recovered from Tetraselmis biomass using pressurized heated ... -
Textile-Reinforced Mortar (TRM) System as a Strengthening Technique on Reinforced Concrete Beams
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2016 , Conference)There is considerable investment in construction industry in Qatar for civil infrastructures and taking into account the severe environmental conditions, they would entail for proper maintenance, repair and strengthening ... -
Gas Driven Fracture during Gas Production using HeleShaw Cell
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2018 , Conference)Methane hydrate is considered a potential energy source, with worldwide reserves on the order of 500-10,000 Gt of carbon. The production of Methane from hydratebearing sediments requires hydrate dissociation for releasing ... -
Groundwater pollution by petroleumderived contaminants in coastal semiarid environment
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2018 , Conference)A common source of contamination of soil and groundwater in arid and (semi)-arid coastal regions are accidental spills of petroleum products, such as crude oil, gasoline, and diesel fuel. Groundwater pollution by petroleum ... -
Practical teaching and its importance in teaching civil engineering
( Hamad bin Khalifa University Press (HBKU Press) , 2013 , Conference)Students pursuing their civil engineering degree usually learn the theory part in class but may struggle to relate theory to practice if the instructor has no industry experience. Engineering graduates can benefit more ...
