College of Engineering: Recent submissions
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Sustainable Concrete Using Seawater, Recycled Aggregates, and Non Corrosive Reinforcement
(2020 , Dissertation)Using seawater and recycled concrete aggregate (RCA) in a concrete mix is potentially advantageous from a sustainability perspective. However, the high chloride levels expected in such a concrete mix demands the use of ... -
Experimental Assessment of Forward Osmosis Membrane System for Separation of Suspended Colloids
(2020 , Master Thesis)The formation of the stable suspended colloids is well known in many industrial applications, whether you are in the wastewater treatment, dairy, chemical refinery, or food processing and production industry. Always ... -
Experimental and Theoretical Investigation on Bond Behavior of Tensile Lap Spliced Basalt Fiber Reinforced Polymer Bars in High Strength Concrete Beams
(2020 , Master Thesis)Basalt fiber reinforced polymer (BFRP) reinforcements are a possible replacement for corroding conventional steel bars. BFRP bars tension lap splices are necessary due to construction stoppages and limitations on rebar ... -
Development of Emissions Reduction Tube for Diesel Engines
(2020 , Master Thesis)Automobile industry have grown a lot since the last century and caused a serious issue of emission releases to the atmosphere regardless of how useful it is to human beings. Compression ignition diesel engines in particular ... -
Internal Pressure Capacity and Bending Behavior of Glass Fiber Reinforced Composite Overwrapping PVC Plastic Pipes.
(2020 , Master Thesis)The challenge associated with the use of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic pipelines is to improve their structural integrity without increasing their cost. Currently, PVC pipelines are the most cost-effective method ... -
Safe and Adaptive Social Robots for Children with Autism
(2020 , Dissertation)Social robots are being considered to be a part of the therapy for children with autism due to the reported efficacy such technology in improving the outcomes. How ever, children diagnosed with autism exhibit challenging ... -
Effect of Curing on the Deterioration of RC Structures in the Arabian Gulf
(2020 , Master Thesis)The deterioration of concrete in the Arabian Gulf is responsible for reduced service life of reinforced concrete structures. The reasons for degradation are attributed to the harsh environmental conditions and the ... -
Development of Bifunctional Oxygen Electrocatalysts Using Solution Combustion Synthesis For Fuel Cell Applications
(2019 , Dissertation)Advanced energy storage and conversion systems such as fuel cells and metal air batteries achieved wide attention. Oxygen reduction reaction (ORR) and Oxygen evolution reaction (OER) are the prominent reactions that ... -
Thermo-Rheological Characterization of Natural Deep Eutectic Solvents (Nades) Used in Co2 Capture
(2019 , Master Thesis)The rheological behavior of a fluid is an important property that has a distinct impact on its flow behavior, which influences viscosity dependent phenomena and applications such as pumping, mass transfer rates, and ... -
Sustainability Indexing and Benchmarking Framework for Oil and Gas Companies in Qatar: Review, Analysis, And Future Perspectives
(2019 , Master Thesis)The oil and gas sector has a major impact on sustainability dimensions characterized by environmental, economic, and social aspects. Because of this multidimensionality of sustainability objectives and the complexity ... -
Differential Architecture Search in Deep Learning for DNA Splice Site Classification
(2019 , Master Thesis)The data explosion caused by unprecedented advancements in the field of genomics is constantly challenging the conventional methods used in the interpretation of the human genome. The demand for robust algorithms over the ... -
Sustainability in Higher Education: Comprehensive Tool for Assessing the Sustainability in Higher Educational Institutions
(2019 , Master Thesis)Sustainability has received increasing attention in the Higher Education Institutions nowadays. Several sustainability assessment tools have been identified for higher education through previous research. However, there ... -
Influence of Polyelectrolyte’s Architecture On the Electro Kinetics and Rheological Behavior of Industrial Membrane Bioreactor Activated Sludge
(2019 , Master Thesis)Membrane bioreactor (MBR) is a recent biological treatment process in many industrial and municipal industries that has been implemented to overcome the current difficulties of activated sludge (AS) processes for ... -
UV Stabilization and Flame Retardancy of Polyethylene for Piping Applications
(2019 , Master Thesis)This work presented an investigation of the ultra violet (UV) stability and flame retardancy of linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) and low-density polyethylene manufactured in autoclave process (LDPE-A), that are ... -
Thermodynamic Analysis of Full Scale Baseload LNG Chain
(2019 , Master Thesis)The world’s growing energy demand and the need for low-carbon energy sources are key factors that have made natural gas (NG) an attractive energy source compared to other available fossil fuels (i.e. coal and oil). ... -
Use of Algae for Removing Heavy Metal Ions from Industrial Wastewater
(2019 , Master Thesis)The presence of heavy metal ions in the environment has been a big challenge facing the world due to its harmful effect on the health of humans even at low concentrations. There are various treatment techniques that ... -
Relating Representative Elementary Volume of Tortuosity to That of Porosity as Revealed from Computed Tomography Images
(2019 , Master Thesis)Tortuosity and porosity are significant micro-scale parameters that have a major impact on many environmental processes and engineering applications that are usually implemented at a macroscopic scale. Thus, it is ... -
Neuropathy Classification of Corneal Nerve Images Using Artificial Intelligence
(2019 , Master Thesis)Nerve variations in the human cornea have been associated with alterations in the neuropathy state of a patient suffering from chronic diseases. For some diseases, such as diabetes, detection of neuropathy prior to ... -
A Numerical and Experimental Investigation of a Special Type of Floating-Slab Tracks
(2019 , Master Thesis)This thesis presents a research study on the dynamic behavior of a special type of FST used in recently built subway system in Doha, Qatar. The special FST has a continuous concrete slab with periodic grooves for which ... -
Reduced Graphene Oxide Incorporated GELMA Hydrogel Promotes Angiogenesis for Wound Healing Applications
(2019 , Master Thesis)Non-healing or slow healing of chronic wounds is among the serious complications of diabetes. The decrease in blood supply due to lack of angiogenesis leads to reduced supply of oxygen, nutrients and growth factors ...
