MS Theses

Theses Supervised

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Mounia Bedran, “A Geographically Referenced Model of the Beirut Metropolitan Region (BMR) Incorporating Pertinent Geotechnical Properties”, February 1997.

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Joseph Bassil, “Evaluation of the Geotechnical Properties and Engineering Behavior of Lebanese Marls”, May 1997.

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Ricardo Khoury, "Sea-Water and Leachate Re-circulation Effects on Physico-Chemical Processes in Municipal Solid Waste", February 1999. (Co-Supervisor with M. El-Fadel)

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Elie Awwad, "Finite Element Analysis of Embedded Precast Concrete Culverts", May 1999. (Co-Supervisor with M. Mabsout)

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Rania Asbahan, “Evaluation of Seismic Hazard of Lebanon: Implication of Recent Earthquakes and New Technical Developments”, August 2001. (Co-Supervisor with M. Harajli)

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Sophie Ghanimeh, “High Performance Earthen Landfill Covers for Arid and Semi-Arid Regions”, February 2004.

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Makram Ghoussaini, “Finite Element-Based Design Methodology for Buried Pipes”, June 2005.

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Samer Hassan, “Stabilization of Slopes Using Piles”, June 2005.

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Fadi Freiha, “A Constitutive Model for Discrete Randomly-Distributed Fiber-Reinforced Sands”,  October 2005.

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Maha Saleh, “The Effect of Carbonaceous Silts and Clays on the Liquefaction Resistance of Sands”, November 2005.

 

Current MS Students Under My Supervision

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Ramzi Ramadan, “A GIS Based Slope Stability Hazard Assessment Framework for Prioritizing Mountain Roads Maintenance”, expected graduation December 2005.

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Aline Kahwaji, “Developing Bearing Capacity Factors for Foundations on Multilayered Soils Using the Finite Element Method”, expected graduation December 2005.

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Antoine Abboud, expected graduation Spring 2006.

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Nadim Rouhana, expected graduation, Summer 2006.