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Journal Publications
Abdallah
, “ Numerical Modeling of Various Support Systems to Stabilize Deep Excavations”, World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, International Science Index 127, International Journal of Environmental, Chemical, Ecological, Geological and Geophysical engineering, 11(7), 591-596.
Bayoumi,
M. Abdallah
, F. Hage Chehade “Non Linear Numerical Modeling of the Interaction Twin Tunnels-Structure”, International Journal of Civil, Environmental, Structural, Construction and Architectural Engineering Vol. 10, No: 8, 2016.
Aya Bayoumi,
Mirvat Abdallah
“Effects of Recycled Concrete Aggregate on a Concrete Mix”, International Journal of Enhanced Research in Science, Technology & Engineering ISSN 2319-7463, Vol. 5 Issue 1, January 2016.
Hamad, B., Masri, A.,
Basha, H.
, and Baalbaki, O., “Behavior of T-shaped Reinforced ConcreteBeams Partially Confined by Structural Steel
”, Journal of Construction and Building Materials,
ELSEVIER, Volume 25, Issue 2, pp. 1037-1043, February 2011.
Yehia, N., and
El-Hajj, Ahmad H.
; "A Knowledge-Based System for the Design of Spread Footings"; Computers & Structures; Vol. 30, pp. 729-735, 1988.
El-Samra R.
, Bou-Zeid E., and El-Fadel M. (2018). What model resolution is required in climatological downscaling over a complex terrain? Atmospheric Research, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosres.2017.11.030
El-Samra R.
, Bou-Zeid E., and El-Fadel M. (2017a). To What Extent Can high resolution dynamical downscaling improve the representation of climatic extremes over an orographically complex terrain? Theoretical and Applied Climatology, doi:10.1007/s00704-017-2273-8
El-Samra R.
, Bou-Zeid E., Bangalath K.H., Stenchikov G., and El-Fadel M. (2017b). Future intensification of hydro-meteorological extremes:Downscaling using the Weather Research and Forecasting model. Climate Dynamics, doi:10.1007/s00382-017-3542-z
El-Samra R.
, Bou-Zeid E., Bangalath K.H., Stenchikov G., and El-Fadel M. (2017c). Seasonal and regional patterns of intensification of future temperature extremes from high-resolution dynamic downscaling over complex terrain. Journal of Geophysical Research: Atmosphere , “in revision”
El-Samra R.
, El-Fadel M., Zurayk R., Abou Najm M., Alameddine I., Bou-Zeid E., Bangalath H.K., and Stenchikov G. (2017d). Downscaling of climate change impacts on silage maize yields in semi-arid regions, Science of the Total Environment, “under review”
El-Fadel M., Rachid G.,
El-Samra R.
, Bou Boutros G., and Hashisho J. (2013). Knowledge management mapping and gap analysis in renewable energy: towards a sustainable framework in developing countries. Sustainable and Renewable Energy Reviews, 20, 576-584.
El-Fadel M., Rachid G.,
El-Samra R.
, Bou Boutros G., and Hashisho J. (2012). Emissions reduction and economic implications of renewable energy market penetration of power generation for residential consumption in the MENA region. Energy Policy, 52,618–627
Shahalam A.B.,
El-Samra R.
, Ayoub G., and Acra A. (1996). Parametric sensitivity of a comprehensive model of aerobic fluidized bed biofilm. Journal of Environmental Engineering, ASCE, 122:12, 1085-1097.
Basha H.A., and
El-Samra R.
(1993). Comment on “the Form of the Dispersion Equation under Recharge and Variable Velocity, and its Analytical Solution “by Sergio E. Serrano. Water Resources Research, 29, 2465-2466.
Al Wardany, R.
, Ballivy, G., Rivard, P., “Condition Assessment of Concrete Hydraulic Structures by Surface Wave Nondestructive Testing,” Materials and Structures, pp. 29, 2008.
Al Wardany, R.
, Ballivy, G., Gallias, J-L., Saleh, K., Rhazi, J., “Assessment of Concrete Slab Quality and Layering by Guided and Surface Wave Testing,” ACI Materials Journal, 104, (3), pp. 268-275, 2007.
Meheddene M. Machaka
, Hisham S. Basha , Adel M. ElKordi , “The Effect of Using Fan Palm Natural Fibers on the Mechanical Properties and Durability of Concrete”, International Journal of Materials Science and Engineering, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 76-80, December 2014.
Meheddene M. Machaka
, Hisham S. Basha, Hadi Abou Shakra, Adel M. ElKordi, “Alkali Treatment Of Fan Palm Natural Fibers For Use In Fiber Reinforced Concrete”, European Scientific Journal, April 2014 edition, vol.10, No.12 ISSN: 1857 – 7881 (Print) e - ISSN 1857- 7431, 2014.
Meheddene M. Machaka
, Hadi Abou Chakra, Allocation Solutions for Recycled Municipalwaste Aggregates, European Scientific Journal, September 2015 edition vol.11, No.26 ISSN: 1857 – 7881 (Print) e - ISSN 1857- 7431, 2015.
Conference Proceedings
Mirvat Abdallah
, Houssam Salami “Overview of Oil and Gas exploration in Lebanon” in Proceedings of the IEEE 1st Mediterranean Gas and Oil International Conference (MedGO 2015), pp: 1-4 - April 2015, Beirut, Lebanon.
Abdallah
, I. Shahrour, F. Hage Chehade “Modélisation numérique de la stabilité des massifs rocheux inclines fractures au Liban” in Proceedings of Congrès Maghrébin de Génie Parasismique (CMGP 2014), Rabat, Morocco.
Abdallah
, I. Shahrour, F. Hage Chehade “STABILITY ANALYSIS OF A ROCK MASS and effect of water under SEISMIC CONDITIONS: real CASE STUDY IN LEBANON”, 2ECEES 2014, Istanbul, Turkey, Paper # 2ECEES 2014 - 3105.
Abdallah
, I. Shahrour, F. Hage Chehade “Effect of Water flowing under seismic loading on the rock slope stability including Horizontal and Vertical discontinuities: a Lebanese case study”, NUMGE 2014, Delft, the Netherlands.
Abdallah
, I. Shahrour, F. Hage Chehade “Analyse de la stabilité des massifs rocheux dans des conditions sismiques: étude de cas au Liban en présence de discontinuités horizontales et verticales”, CMSS 2013, Rabat, Morocco, 2013.
Abdallah
, I. Shahrour, F. Hage Chehade “Influence of the water presence on seismic response of fractured rock slope: Application to a case study in Lebanon”, VEESD, Vienna, Austria, 2013.
Abdallah
, I. Shahrour, F. Hage Chehade “STABILITY ANALYSIS OF A ROCK MASS IN SEISMIC CONDITIONS: CASE STUDY IN LEBANON” in Proceedings of the 4th ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (CompDyn 2013), Kos Island, Greece.
Abdallah
, F. Hage Chehade, W. Chehade, A. Fawaz “Interaction deep excavation – adjacent structure: Numerical two and three dimensional Modeling” in the Advanced Materials Research Vol. 324 (2011) pp 344-347 © (2011) Trans Tech Publications, Switzerland doi:10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMR.324.344
Machaka, M.,
Basha, H.
, and ElKordi, A., “The Effect of Using Fan Palm Natural Fibers on the Mechanical Properties and Durability of Concrete”,
International Conference on Material Science and Engineering-ICMSE 2014),
paper ICMSE2014-2-008, pp. 76-80, Chennai, India, March 17-18, 2014.
Basha H.
, Temsah, Y.A., Masri, A.C.,and Mashaka, M.M.,“Optimization of Wall-Frame Resisting System in Buildings Subjected to Seismic Loads
”, Seventh Alexandria International Conference on Structural and Geotechnical Engineering, 7AICSGE,
ST121-ST138, 27
th
-29
th
December 2010, Alexandria, Egypt
.
Baalbaki, O.M., Masri, A.C.
Basha H.
,“Experimental Evaluation of the Flexuaral Behaviour of Encased Steel Joists
”, Seventh Alexandria International Conference on Structural and Geotechnical Engineering, 7AICSGE,
MS37-MS48, 27
th
-29
th
December 2010, Alexandria, Egypt.
Basha H.
, “
Finite
Element Modeling of Axially Loaded Concrete-Filled Steel Tubes
”, Proceedings of the Twelfth International Conference on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering and Computing
. Funchal, Madeira Island Sept. 2009. Civil-Comp Press, Stirlingshire, Scotland.
Basha H.
, “
Inelastic
Dynamic Response of Reinforced Concrete Buildings under Seismic Forces
”, Proceedings of the Twelfth International Conference on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering and Computing.
Funchal, Madeira Island Sept. 2009. Civil-Comp Press, Stirlingshire, Scotland.
Basha, H.S.
, Itani, M., Masri, A., and Timsah, Y. “Behavior of Typical Reinforced Concrete Buildings Under Earthquake Forces”,
5
th
Structural Specialty Conference of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering - CSCE 2004, 32
nd
annual Conference
, ST(2)1-ST(2)10, 2-5 June 2004, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CANADA.
Basha, H.S.
, “Soft-Story in Buildings Subjected to Earthquake Excitations”,
5
th
Structural Specialty Conference of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering - CSCE 2004, 32
nd
annual Conference
, ST(3)1-ST(3)10, 2-5 June 2004, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CANADA
Basha, H.S.
and Masri, A.C. “Structural Modeling for Analysis of Ductile Truss Moment Frames”,
International conference on “Research Trends in Science and Technology”, RTST
4-6 March 2002, Lebanese American University.
Basha, H.S.
, “Non-linear Analysis of Structures under Monotonic and Cyclic Load Reversals”,
Fourth Alexandria International Conference on Structural and Goetechnical Engineering’
AICSGE
, 2-4 April 2001, Alexandria, Egypt.
Basha, H.S.
and Masri, A.C. "Seismic Analysis of Double-Deck Steel Bridges",
Bridge Engineering Conference 2000
, International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE), Sharm El-Sheikh, Sinai, Egypt, March 2000.
Goel, S.C.,
Basha, H.S.
, and Rai, D.C. "Special Truss Moment Frames: Design Guide",
Research Report No. [UMCEE 99-44]
, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1999.
Torkamani, M. A. M. and
El-Hajj, Ahmad H.
; "Seismic Analysis of the 1901 Avenue of the Stars Building"; Proceedings of the Fourth US. National Conference on Earthquake Engineering; Palm Springs, California; Vol. 2, pp. 975-985; May 20-24, 1990.
Torkamani, M. A. M. and
El-Hajj, Ahmad H.
; "Analysis of Irregular Shaped Buildings with Base Isolation"; ASCE, Structures Congress X; San Antonio, Texas, pp.733-736, April 13-15, 1992.
El-Samra R.
(speaker), Bou-Zeid E., Bangalath K.H., Stenchikov G., and El-Fadel M. Will extremes become the norm under future climate change? World Conference on Climate Change, October 24-26, 2016, Valencia, Spain.
El-Samra R.
(speaker), Bou-Zeid E., Bangalath K.H., Stenchikov G., and El-Fadel M. Regional Changes under Extreme Meteorological Events. World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, ICECC 2016: 18th International Conference on Environment and Climate Change, January, 12-13, 2016, Zurich, Switzerland
El-Samra R.
(speaker), Bou-Zeid E., and El-Fadel M. Evaluation of WRF High Resolution Dynamical Downscaling Simulations over Lebanon. American Meteorological Society, 27th Conference On Weather Analysis And Forecasting/23rd Conference On Numerical Weather Prediction, 29 June–3 July 2015, Chicago, IL., USA
Ismail, S.,
Al Wardany, R.
, Hajj-Chehade, F., “A Finite Difference Study on the Use of Inclined Micropiles for Soil Slope Stabilization under Seismic Loading,” Proceedings of the 70
th
Canadian Geotechnical Conference of the Canadian Geotechnical Society (CGS), GeoOttawa 2017, Ottawa, Canada, September 2017.
Younes, D., Meshaymesh, A.,
Al Wardany, R.
, “Effect of BASALT & LIMESTONE Powders on the Workability of SCC”, 10
th
ACI/RILEM International Conference on Cementitious Materials and Alternative Binders for Sustainable Concrete, Montreal, Canada, September 2017.
Condition Assessment of Large Diameter Seawater Concrete Pipes, Mediterranean Gas and Oil International Conference (IEEE Conference), Beirut, Lebanon, April 2015.
Younes, D., Meshaymesh, A.,
Al Wardany, R.
, “Effect of Basalt and Limestone on SCC Properties,” Proceedings of the 21
st
LAAS (Lebanese Association for the Advancement of Science) International Science Conference, Beirut, Lebanon, April 2015.
Toghlby, R., Jbara, B., Kammouni, R., Meshaymech, A.,
Al Wardany, R.
, “Effectiveness of Epoxy Resin and Latex bonding agents in Concrete Repair,” Proceedings of the 21
st
LAAS (Lebanese Association for the Advancement of Science) International Science Conference, Beirut, Lebanon, April 2015.
Ismail, S.,
Al Wardany, R.
, Hajj-Chehade, F., “Stability Analysis of Silty-Sandy Earth Slopes Subjected to Earthquake Loading,” Proceedings of the 67th Canadian Geotechnical Conference of the Canadian Geotechnical Society (CGS), GeoRegina 2014, Regina, Canada, September 2014.
Ismail, S., Hajj-Chehade, F.,
Al Wardany, R.
, “Slope Stability Analysis under Seismic Loading,” Proceedings of the 2nd European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, Istanbul, Turkey, August 2014.
Ismail, S., Hajj-Chehade, F.,
Al Wardany, R.
, “Non Linear Numerical Modeling of Earth Slopes under Seismic Loading,” Proceedings of the 20th LAAS (Lebanese Association for the Advancement of Science) International Science Conference, Beirut, Lebanon, March 2014.
Al Wardany, R.
, Gallias, J-L., “ Évaluation de la qualité du béton en fonction de la profondeur par des méthodes acoustiques,” Colloque semaine de la recherche et d’innovation en Val-d’Oise : Bâtiments et ouvrages en béton, Application en sécurité incendie, control non destructif, 2011.
Al Wardany, R.
, Ballivy, G., Gallias, J-L., Saleh, K., “Nondestructive Evaluation of Bonding Quality Between Concrete Layers Using Surface Waves,” Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Nondestructive Testing in Civil Engineering, Nantes, France, 2009.
Al Wardany, R.
, “Condition Assessment of Prestressed Concrete Cylindrical Water Pipes,” WCWWA 60th Anniversary Conference, Regina, Canada, 2008.
Rivard, P., Saint-Pierre, F.,
Al-Wardany, R.
, Kodjo, S., Ballivy, G., “The Use of Nondestructive Techniques for the Evaluation of Concrete Deterioration Due to Alkalis-Aggregate Reaction in Hydraulic Structures,” Proceedings of Diagnobeton 2007, Aix-en-Provence, France, 2007.
Al Wardany, R.
, “Nondestructive Characterization of Concrete Structures,” Conference of the Centre for Research on Concrete Infrastructures (CRIB), Université de Laval, Canada, 2005.
Al Wardany, R.
, “Condition Assessment of In-Service Hydraulic Structure by the FK Multi-channel Method,” Proceedings of the 10th Annual Urban Infrastructure Week INFRA2004, Montreal, Canada, 2004.
Al Wardany, R.
, Rhazi, J., Ballivy, G., Gallias, J.L., Saleh, K., “Use of Rayleigh Wave Methods to Detect Near-Surface Concrete Damage,” Proceedings of the 16th World Conference on Non-Destructive Testing, Montreal, Canada, 2004.
Al Wardany, R.
, Ballivy, G., Saleh, K., Rhazi, J., Gallias, J.L., “Near-Surface Characterization of Concrete Structures Using Rayleigh Waves,” Proceedings of the 2004 Joint Assembly, American Geophysical Union, Montreal, Canada, 2004.
Al Wardany, R.
, Gallias, J.L., Rhazi, J., Ballivy, G., “Evaluation of Concrete Young’s Modulus by Spectral Analysis of Surface Waves,” Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Concrete Repair, St-Malo, France, pp. 373-380, 2003.
Rhazi, J., Dous, O.,
Al Wardany, R.
, Ballivy, G., Saleh, K., “Detection of Near-Surface Damage and Cracks in Mass Concrete by Acoustical and Electromagnetic NDT Techniques,” Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Non-Destructive Testing in Civil Engineering, Berlin, Germany, 2003.
Rivard, P., Ballivy, G., Rhazi, J.,
Al Wardany, R.
, Guissi, G., Dous, O., “Monitoring and Characterization of Alkalis-Aggregate Reaction by Nondestructive Evaluation Methods,” Proceedings of the 10ème Colloque sur la Progression de la Recherche Québécoise Portant sur les Ouvrages d'art, Laval, Canada, 2003.
Ballivy, G., Rhazi, J.,
Al Wardany, R.
, Guissi, G., Dous, O., Rivard, P. “Correlation between Physical and Mechanical Properties of Concrete,” 4th Edition of French Scientific Days on Research and Education in Concrete, Sherbrooke, 2003.
Hisham Basha , Yehia Temsah, , Adnan Masri,
Mashaka
, “Optimization of Wall-Frame Resisting System in Buildings Subjected to Seismic Loads”, Seventh Alexandria International Conference on Structural and Geotechnical Engineering, 7AICSGE, pp. ST121-ST138, December 2010.
Machaka, M. Machaka
, and M. ElKordi. "Experimental study of the effect of adding fan palm fibers on concrete durability exposed to severe environments."
2nd International Conference on Bio-based Building Materials & 1st Conference on ECOlogicalvalorisation of GRAnular and FIbrous materials, June 21th-23th, Clermont-Ferrand, France
. 2017.
Machaka, Meheddene
, and Adel ElKordi. "THE EFFECT OF USING FAN PALM NATURAL FIBERS ON THE IMPACT RESISTANCE OF CONCRETE." 1st International Turkish World Engineering and Science Congress in Antalya, December 7-10, 2017, Turkey
Meheddene M. Machaka,
Hisham S. Basha, Adel M. ElKordi, “The Effect of Using Fan Palm Natural Fibers on the Mechanical Properties and Durability of Concrete”, 2014 International Conference on Material Science and Engineering, (ICMSE 2014), March 17-18/2014, paper ID ICMSE2014-2-008.
Meheddene M. Machaka,
Adel M. ElKordi, “Experimental Study of the Effect of Adding Fan Palm Fibers on Concrete Durability Exposed to Severe Environment”, 2017, Second International Conference on Bio-based Building Materials - ICBBM 2017, June 21-23/2017, e-ISBN: 978-2-35158-192-6, Pages 468-473.
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