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Abu Dhabi’s Downtown Area, An Examination of Modernist Applications of the international style; Superblocks in a Modern Arab City, Improving Visibility and Social Space
(IOP Publishing, 2019-02)Currently Abu Dhabi is expanding along its shorefronts and urban Islands creating many iconic buildings and social spaces, however, the downtown area is in need of regeneration. The city centre remains popular for a ... -
Additive Step Artifact Correction (ASAC) Algorithm
(IEEE, 2015-01)This abstract address the problem of removing step artifacts from a predominantly low-pass signal. In particular, we consider the case where the step artifacts have an appreciable rise time rather than exhibiting instantaneous ... -
Advanced Modeling for Efficient Computation of Life-Cycle Performance Prediction and Service-Life Estimation of Bridges
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2010-03)The rapid progress in computational hardware and software has brought about advanced capabilities enabling more accurate modeling of structures and better understanding of their lifetime behavior. Unfortunately, research ... -
Al-Maqta Canal of Abu Dhabi, UAE: A Study of Waterfront Landscapes and Flow in Manmade Canals
(Springer Link, 2020-02)Urban renewal is important to regenerate the living city in Abu Dhabi were recently public space along waterfronts is emerging along with cafes, restaurants and hotels to represent as new kind of mitigation between public ... -
Amount of fracturing inside rock slopes due to strength variation
(CRC Press, 2020)In rock slopes prone to topple, mechanical, physical, and/or chemical weathering might degrade the rock mass properties and compromise the stability of that rock slope. This paper investigates the effect of tensile ... -
Analysis of process controls in land surface hydrological cycle over the continental United States
(Wiley Online Library, 2004)The paper uses two years (1997–1999) of data from the North American Land Data Assimilation System at National Centers for Environmental Prediction to analyze the variability of physical variables contributing to the ... -
Analytical Evaluation of Restraint Mechanisms in Precast Concrete Double Tee Floor Systems Subjected to Fire Loading
(Lehigh University, 2006-11)The structural behavior of a precast prestressed concrete floor system subjected to fire is significantly influenced by the end restraint condition of its elements. Current design practice in the U.S. uses a dual classification ... -
Analytical model for intersection sight distance on 3-d highway alignments
(Transportation Research Board of the National Academies, 1996)Intersection sight distance is the adequate sight distance to be provided at two-way stop controIIed intersection. Current AASHTO poIicy provides an equation and charts for the required at-grade intersection sight distance ... -
Are garden cities in the desert sustainable? The oasis city of al ain in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi
(SPSD Press, 2018)The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has embarked on an ambitious plan of nation-building transforming the landscape of the country. Whereas Abu Dhabi and Dubai with their modern architecture promote an international urban ... -
Artificial intelligence based operational strategy development and implementation for vibration reduction of a supercritical steam turbine shaft bearing
(Elsevier, 2022-03)The vibrations of bearings holding the high-speed shaft of a steam turbine are critically controlled for the safe and reliable power generation at the power plants. In this paper, two artificial intelligence (AI) process ... -
Artificial intelligence models for prediction of the aeration efficiency of the stepped weir
(Elsevier, 2019)Stepped weir is a commonly used hydraulic structure in water treatment plants to enhance the air-water transfer of oxygen or nitrogen and volatile organic components. The flow regimes on stepped weir are classified into ... -
Artificial intelligence models for prediction of the aeration efficiency of the stepped weir
(Elsevier, 2019-03)Stepped weir is a commonly used hydraulic structure in water treatment plants to enhance the air-water transfer of oxygen or nitrogen and volatile organic components. The flow regimes on stepped weir are classified into ... -
Artificial intelligence models for suspended river sediment prediction: state-of-the art, modeling framework appraisal, and proposed future research directions
(Taylor & Francis, 2021-01)River sedimentation is an important indicator for ecological and geomorphological assessments of soil erosion within any watershed region. Sediment transport in a river basin is therefore a multifaceted field yet being a ... -
Assessing Risk Retention Strategies for Environmental Project Management
(Geo science world, 1999)Environmental companies face the risk of liability claims that can, significantly, affect their resources and financial future. At the same time most small- and medium-sized companies do not rely on sophisticated risk-management ... -
Assessing the Effects of Implementing an Online Student-Response System in a Transportation Engineering Course
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Online student-response systems utilize the Internet connectivity of the smart devices owned by university students to enable the instructor to post different types of questions that can be instantly answered by students ... -
Assessing the Effects of Implementing an Online Student-Response System in a Transportation Engineering Course
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016)Abstract: Online student-response systems utilize the Internet connectivity of the smart devices owned by university students to enable the instructor to post different types of questions that can be instantly answered by ... -
Assessing the Value of Polluted Groundwater: Toward a Rational Accounting of Costs in Environmental Problems
(2007-03)An important component in the effectiveness of environmental policies is the proper accounting of the cost pollution. Currently, the cost of pollution is viewed as consisting solely of the expenses needed to remediate a ... -
Assessment of progressive collapse of steel structures under seismic loads
(Elsevier, 2018)Progressive collapse involves a series of failures that lead to partial or total collapse of a structure. It is generally initiated by loss of one or more vertical load carrying elements. This loss is caused by abnormal ... -
Automated finite element updating using strain data for the lifetime reliability assessment of bridges
(Elsevier, 2012-03)The importance of improving the understanding of the performance of structures over their lifetime under uncertainty with information obtained from structural health monitoring (SHM) has been widely recognized. However, ... -
Autonomous measurements of bridge pier and abutment scour using motion-sensing radio transmitters.
(Iowa Institute of Hydraulic Research, 2010-01)Two portable Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) systems (made by Texas Instruments and HiTAG) were developed and tested for bridge scour monitoring by the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University ...