Publications
RESEARCH
ACTIVITIES
Theses
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"Economic
Proportioning of Continuous Built‑in Continuous Steel I‑Beam, M.S. Thesis, 1979.
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"A Study of
Head‑on Crash Sites", Ph.D. Dissertation, 1985.
Refereed Journal Publications
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S.
Al-Senan, and P. Wright, "Prediction of Head‑on
Accident Sites," Transportation Research Records, No. 1122, Transportation
Research Board, National Research Council, U.S.A.,1987, pp.79‑85.
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G. Ergun, and S.
Al-Senan, "Safety Effectiveness of Pedestrian Crosswalks," Arabian
Journal for Science and Engineering, Vol. 15, No. 4A, Oct. 1990.
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S.
Al-Senan, G. Ergun, and A. Al‑Khabbaz,
"Characteristics of Pedestrian Accidents in Selected Cities of Saudi
Arabia," Transportation Research Records, No. 1405, Transportation Research
Board, National Research Council, 1993, pp49-55.
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M. Al-Habboubi and S.
Al-Senan, "Optimizing the Utilization of Space in a Congested Corridor:
The Pilgrimage to Mekah," The Transportation Planning and Technology, Vol.
16, pp. 209‑219, 1992.
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S.
Al-Senan, G. Ergun, Nedal Ratrout, and H. Al-Ahmadi, "Effect
of Signal Head Location on Stop-Line Encroachment," Arabian Journal for
Science and Engineering, Vol. 21, No. 4A, Oct. 1996.
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S.
Al-Senan. H. Al-Ahmadi, G. Ergun, and N. Ratrout,"
Development of Intercity Transportation System in Saudi Arabia," Journal of
King Abdulaziz University- Engineering Science, Special Issue, 1999.
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G. Ergun, S. Al-Senan,
Nedal Ratrout, and H. Al-Ahmadi, "Characteristics of Intercity Travelers in
Saudi Arabia," submitted for possible publication at the Arabian Journal
for Science and Engineering.
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N. Ratrout, S.
Al-Senan, "Characteristics
of Illegal Overtaking in Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia," to be submitted
for possible publication at the Transportation Research Board, National Research
Council, U.S.A.
Refereed
Conference Papers
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S.
Al-Senan, G. Ergun, M. Caglayan and D. Pearson‑Kirk,
"Development of a Highway Inventory System Using Photologging," Paper
presented at the Third International Road Federation, Middle East Regional
Meeting, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, February 1988.
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M. Al-Isa, G. Ergun, S.
Al-Senan, and A. Al-Zahrani, "Development of a Hazardousness Index for
Urban Intersections," Paper presented at the Third International Road
Federation, Middle East Regional Meeting, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, February 1988.
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G. Ergun, S. Al-Senan,
and M. Al-Isa, "Model for Identifying Hazardous Urban Intersections,"
Presented at Transportation Research Board, The 69th Annual Meeting, Washington,
D.C., USA, January 7-11, 1990.
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G. Ergun, and S.
Al-Senan, "Study of Pedestrian Safety through Traffic Conflicts in
Dammam/Saudi Arabia," submitted to XIIth International Road Federation
World Meeting to be held on 16-21 May 1993.
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S.
Al-Senan, H. Al-Ahmadi, G. Ergun, and N. Ratrout,"
Development of Intercity Transportation System in Saudi Arabia," presented
at the Fourth Engineering Conference, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 5-8 November, 1995.
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H. Al-Ahmadi, G. Ergun,
and N. Ratrout, S. Al-Senan," Travel Mode-Choice Modeling for Aumra
Trips within Saudi Arabia,"
presented at the Fourth Engineering Conference, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 5-8
November, 1995.
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S.
Al-Senan, and G. Ergun, ,"Engineering Countermeasures for
Improving the Safety of Pedestrian in
Saudi Arabia," paper for presentation at the Second
Regional Conference of American Society of Civil Engineers-the Saudi
Arabian Section Lebanon, 16-18 November, 1995.
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Al-Ofi, K. G. Ergun, N.
Ratrout, S. Al-Senan, and H. Al-Ahmadi,
"The Effect of Signal Coordination on Intersection Safety,"accepted
for presentation at the 23rd Planning
and Transport Research and Computation, European Transport Forum, 11-15
September 1995, London, United Kingdom
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S.
Al-Senan, and M. Khan, "Behavioral Aspects in Designing the
Signal Change Interval," presented at the 8th World Conference
on Transport Research, 12-17 July 1998, Antwerp, Belgium.
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S.
Al-Senan, "Analysis of Driving Errors," presented at
Safety on Roads: an International Conference, 26-28 October 1998, University of
Bahrain, Bahrain.
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S.
Al-Senan, A. Bukhari, S. Abduljawad, "Industry Needs as
Reflected by a Master of
Engineering Curriculum," to be presented at the 5th Saudi
Engineering Conference to be held in February 1999 at Umm al-Qura University,
Saudi Arabia.
Other Conference Papers and
Technical Study Reports
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Abdul Wahhab, H., S. Al-Senan, F.
Balghonaim, "Effect of Oversized Trucks on Roads," A report submitted
to the Ministry of Communications, Saudi Arabia, 1986.
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Abdul Wahhab, H., S. Al-Senan, F.
Balghonaim, "Effects of
Oversized and Overloaded Vehicles on Roads," A report submitted to the
Ministry of Communications, 1986.
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S. Al-Senan, "Children Traffic
Safety," A report presented to
Mecca Traffic Police Department on the occasion of 1986 Traffic Safety Week,
1986.
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S. Al-Senan, "Loading/Unloading
and Walking to School," Student Transport Symposium, sponsored by Ministry
of Communications, October 20‑22, 1987, Riyadh.
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Al-Senan, Shukri H.,
G. Ergun, U. Caglayan,”Development of a Highway Inventory System Using Photologging," Volumes
I and II, Final Report prepared for the National Safety Committee,
KACST, April, 1988.
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Al-Isa, Mohammed, S., G. Ergun, Shukri H.
Al-Senan and Abdulrahem H. Al-Zahrani,
"Development of A Methodology for Safety Improvements at Urban
Intersections," Volumes I and
II, Final Report prepared for the National Safety Committee of KACST, June,
1988.
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Al-Senan, Shukri H.,
G Ergun, Ahmed Khabbaz, “Pedestrian Safety,” Volumes I, II
and III, Final Report prepared for the National Safety Committee of King
Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), June 1989.
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Al-Ahmady, G. Ergun, S. H. Al-Senan and N.T. Ratrout, "Development of a National Intercity Modal-Split Model
for Saudi Arabian," Final
Report for the project funded by KACST, October 1993.
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Al-Senan, S., G. Ergun, N. Ratrout, “Analysis of Fog Related Accidents in
the Eastern Province," A report prepared to the Amir of the Eastern
Province, Saudi Arabia,1994
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N. Ratrout, G. Ergun, S. Al-Senan, N.
Herrera, "The Traffic
Performance of an Intersection on the Ring Road at KFUPM," submitted to the Rector through Health Safety and Security
Committee of King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, May 1994.
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S. H.
Al-Senan, "Assessment
of the Geometry of the Shaybah Access Road," a report submitted to Saudi
Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco), August 1995.
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S. H.
Al-Senan, "Traffic Control in Construction Zones,"a
report submitted to Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi Aramco), August, 1995.
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S. H.
Al-Senan, "Design of Work Zone Traffic Control in a Freeway
Environment,"a report submitted to Saudi Arabian Oil Company (Saudi
Aramco), August, 1996.
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S. H.
Al-Senan, G. Ergun, N. Ratrout, H. Al-Ahmadi, A. Akkad,
“Traffic Violations-Causes and Prevention,” First Interim Report, Project
No. Traffic Safety Committee-8-7, King Abdulaziz City for Science and
Technology, August, 1996.
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S. H.
Al-Senan, G. Ergun, N. Ratrout, H. Al-Ahmadi, A. Akkad,
“Traffic Violations-Causes and Prevention,” Second Interim Report, Project
No. Traffic Safety Committee-8-7, King Abdulaziz City for Science and
Technology, March, 1997.
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S. Al-Senan, N. Ratrout, "KFUPM
Parking Study," submitted to
the Rector through the Traffic Safety Committee of King Fahd University of
Petroleum and Minerals, June 1999.
n S. Al-Senan," Design and the Operation of Trucks ," Al-Amn, Ministry of Interior, Riyadh, Issue no. 57, Shaban, 1424 (October, 2003).
n S. Al-Senan, "Traffic Safety Management in Saudi Arabia – a Suggested Mechanism," a Sabbatical Report submitted to the Graduate Studies at King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, October 2003.
n S. Al-Senan, "Pedestrian Engineering Countermeasures and their Effectiveness in the United Kingdom," A post-doctoral Research Executed at University of Napier, Edinburgh, United Kingdom, sponsored by the British Council, August, 2004.
FUNDED
RESEARCH PROJECTS
As a principal investigator in the following projects:
1) Development of a Highway
Inventory System Using Photologging
Client: National Traffic Safety Committee
Sponsor: King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology
Time Duration: One year, 1987-1988.
2) Pedestrian Safety
Client: National Traffic Safety Committee
Sponsor: King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology
Time Duration: One year, 1988-1989.
3) Traffic Violations
and Causes
Client: National Traffic Safety Committee
Sponsor: King Abdulaziz City
for Science and Technology
Time Duration: 12/1995-3/1997
As a co-investigator:
1) Development of a Methodology for
Safety Improvements at Urban Intersections
Client: National Traffic Safety Committee
Sponsor: King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology
Time Duration: One year, 1987-1988.
2) Development of a Multimodal Split
Model for Intercity Travel
Client: National Traffic Safety Committee
Sponsor: King Abdulaziz City for Science and
Technology
Time Duration: One year, May 1992 - April 1993.
3) Traffic Control Study at HADEED
Plant, Jubail
Client: Ssudi Iron and Steel Company (HADEED)
Time Duration: January1998
– October 1998.