Architecture & Construction
Facility and Construction
Management
Masterformat-Based System for Evaluating the Performance of Construction
Projects Using Backward Chaining
Ashraf M. Elazouni
Cost
Analysis and Thickness Optimization of Thermal Insulation Materials Used in
Residential Buildings in Saudi Arabia
Eball H. Ahmad
Preliminary Evaluation of Selecting and Specifying Finishing Materials for
Concrete Buildings in the Eastern Region
Ibraheem Al-Mofeez and Aref Al-Roumi
Major Components of “Typical Villa” in Saudi Arabia for Price/Cost Index
Development
Ali Shash and Esam Al-Mulla
نظام خبرة لتشخيص الشروخ في المباني الخرسانية باللغة العربية
سعيد بن حسن المصري، عبدالله بن محمد الصقير، عبدالرحمن بن حسن ال الشيخ
إدارة عقود ـ التشغيل والصيانة – المتطلبات و التحديات : دراسة حالة
أحمد بن حسن العرجاني
فاعلية تصنيف المقاولين في عكس المستوى الفعلي لمقاولي التشييد في تنفيذ المشاريع
الحكومية
منصور بن محمد أبوأثنين ، عبدالله بن محمد الصقير
تهالك القيمة العقارية للمباني السكنية في أحياء مدينة الرياض : الأسباب والحلول
خالد السكيت
دراسة لخفض التكاليف لتنفيذ مدرسة نموذج ) ) ١٢ تابعة للرئاسة العامة لتعليم البنات
محمود محمد عبد الباسط ، آمال حسني رشيد القبلي
IT in Architecture
The Impact
of Cyberspace and Globalization on the Future of Architecture: Visionary Insight
Adel A. Abdou
Exploring
the Factors That Affect the Efficient Utilization of IT in Consulting Offices
Thamer A. Al-Rugaib
Syntactic
Modelling and Analysis: A GIS Adaptation and Enhancement for Effective
Pedestrian and Vehicular Systems
Danjuma I. Nkwenti and Abdulgader O. Amir
Professional Practice
Certification of Practicing Civil Engineers in Saudi Arabia: An Opinion Survey
A.K. Azad, I.M.K. Asi, N.A. Al-Shayea, M.S. Al-Suwaiyan, H.J. Al-Gahtani, and
A.A. Khathlan
The
Engineering Profession and the Professional Engineer
Yehia A. Khulief
ممارسة مهنة العمارة في عصر العولمة : دراسة لإمكانية اندماج المكاتب المعمارية في
المملكة
مشاري عبد الله النعيم ، علي محمد السواط
أساليب الحصول على المشاريع في المكاتب المعمارية في بعض مناطق المملكة وتأثيرها
على جودة العمل المعماري
مشاري عبد الله النعيم ، علي محمد السواط
تطبيق الهندسة القيمية على المشروعات المدنية في البيئة السعودية ( التجربة والدرس
المستفاد )
حمود بن عواض السالمي وعلي بن محمد الخويطر
مدى
استفادة المهندس السعودي من الإنترنت
عارف محمد سمان
Safety and Building Environment
Evaluation
of Indoor Air Quality Status in Selected Commercial Buildings in Saudi Arabia:
Role of the HVAC Systems
Raza A. Khan and Ismail M. Budaiwi
The Impact
of Filter Placement in Air-Conditioning Systems on the Behavior of Indoor
Contaminant Concentration
Ismail M. Budaiwi
Practices
of Safety Design of Saudi Residential Buildings
M. Al-Homoud, A. Abdou, and M. Khan
تفعيل البعد الصحي والبيئي في تصميم المشاريع العمرانية
هاشم عبد الله الصالح
Engineering Education
Curriculum Development
Architectural Design Studio Projects and the Charades of Curriculum
Anis A. Siddiqi
The
Advocacy of Establishing a GCC Engineering Accreditation Board
Nabil Kallas and Isam Zabalawi
Performance Measures for Academic Departments
Umar Al-Turki and Salih Duffuaa
Higher
Engineering Education: Which Type Is Really Needed? Engineering Science or
Engineering Technology
Muhammad Taher Abuelma’atti
آفاق ومجالات تطوير وتفعيل دور المهندسين بالمملكة العربية السعودية في ظل التطورات
الحالية والمستقبلية في مجالات التقنية المتعددة
عبدالله بن محمد بن مجدوع الشهري
Education and Industry
Market
Impact of Building Engineering Programs: Assessment of Alumni and Employer
Surveys
M.Y. Numan and I.A. Al-Mofeez
Teaching
HSE in Engineering Colleges: A Step Ahead Towards Improving Productivity
Ali A.K. Mohammed Ali, Rahim K. Jassim, and Adnan Ghazi Abuarafah
Nondestructive Testing Education Program: A Practical Strategy for Youth
Employment in Saudi Arabia
Ahmed Yamani
Technical
and Engineering Education
Saleh A.M. Alqahtany and Abdulhakim Oklah
Bridging
the Gap between Engineering Research at Universities and Industry Needs,
Barriers & Solutions
Omar H. Mardam-Bey
Closing
the Performance Gap between Technical Education and Industry
Ali Salah Hennache and Mohammad Othman Al-Nais
IT and Education
Project-Based Course for Practicing Construction Project Management
Ismail M. Basha, Ahmed A. Gab-Allah, and Ashraf M. Elazouni
Towards
Problem-Based Engineering Education
S.M.A. Suliman
Web Based
Engineering Education
Sheikh, Sharif Iqbal and Junaid Siddiqui
An IT Aid
for Computer-Equipped Classrooms
Essam A. Koshak and Fouad M.-A.
The
Internet as an Educational Tool for Effectively Understanding the Engineering
Profession
Kasim Randeree
The Expert
Systems Approach: An Engineering Application-Oriented Perspective
Naief Turki Ibn-Homaid
Trends in Engineering Education
Marks and
Marking Practices: Towards an Improved System
Muhammad Taher Abuelma’atti
Student
Learning Going Through A Metamorphosis
Rajendra N. Sharma
Value
Engineering as an Effective Tool for Improving the Performance of Students at
the College of Engineering - King Saud University
Khalid A. H. Taher
The
Profile of Engineering Students
Luiz Fernando Capretz
Improving
Engineering Education at Kuwait University through Continuous Assessment Part 1:
Establishing the Process
Mohammad D. Al-Ansary, Andreas P. Christoforou, Ahmet S. Yigit, Aziz Tayfun,
Adel A. Aly, Haitham Lababidi, Faridah Ali, Ibrahim S. Nashawi, and Mohammad
Zribi
Faculty
Evaluation: The Frequency of Current Practice and Proposed Alternatives
B. Younes
Student
Evaluation of Faculty: A Mirror for Self Analysis
Anis A. Siddiqi
Fostering
Excellence in Engineering Education: The Experience of the University of Sharjah
Nabil Kallas, Abdallah Shanableh, and Adnan Basma
VOLUME 2
Chemical Engineering
Desalination
Silica
Reduction in Reverse Osmosis Desalting Plants
Ibrahim S. Al-Mutaz and Ibrahim Ali Al-Anezi
Reactor
Selection for Dual-Purpose Desalination Plants in Saudi Arabia
A.F. Abdul-Fattah, M.S. AlJohani, and A.I. Almarshad
Energy
Consumption and Economic Evaluation of Water Desalination by Hydrate Phenomenon
J. Javanmardi and M. Moshfeghian
Waste Heat
Recovery in Multi Effect Desalination System with Thermal Compressor
A.S. Hegazy
SWCC MSF
Desalination Plants - Current Status and Future Prospects
Osman A. Hamed, G.M. Mustafa, Khalid Bamardouf, Hamed Al-Washmi, and Khalid
Al-Shoail
Review of
Development of the New NF-Seawater Desalination Process from Pilot Plant to
Commercial Production Plant Stages
Ata M. Hassan
Autopsy of
Membranes
Ahmed S. Al-Amoudi and Mohammed Farooque
Operation
of Al-Birk SWRO Plant with Toyobo Membrane Instead of Dupont B-10 Membrane
Ata M. Hassan, A.T.M. Jamaluddin, A.R. Badawi, Nabeel Nada, M.M. Al-Amri, Lutfi
M Bakheet, M.O. Saeed, Abdullah Al-Rubaian, Ali Al-Reweli, and D.A. Lawrence
تأثير تصميم خليج المأخذ على نوعية مياه التغذية بمحطات التحلية بالجبيل
محمد عثمان سعيد ، عصام الثبيتي ، محمد الدائلي ، على ال حمزة
محاآاة تحلية المياه المالحة بواسطة اللواقط المرآزة للأشعة الشمسية الأسطوانية -
المكافئة
البشير الشواشي ، سليمان القابسي
Fluid Mechanics
Prediction
of Layer-Inversion Behavior of Binary-Solid Liquid Fluidized Beds: Comparison of
Models
Mohammad Asif
Studies on
Liquid Redistributions in Packed Column
A.A. Ibrahim, M Abdulrakib, and B.Y. Jibril
Numerical
Simulations of Flow Distribution in Unpacked and Partially Packed Vessels
Saiffudin Sheikh and Habib D. Zughbi
Mixing in
Pipelines with Side-Tees
Zahid Khokhar, Habib D. Zughbi, and Rajendra Sharma
Numerical
Simulation of Mixing in a Jet Agitated Large Horizontal Cylindrical Tank
Habib D. Zughbi and Mohammad Abdur Rakib
Fuels and Renewable Energy
Feasibility Study for Using Renewable Energy Systems for the Electrification of
a Remote Settlement in Saudi Arabia
A.M. Al-Shehri, M. Elhadidy, I.M. El-Amin and , S.A. Said
Technology
of Direct Methanol Fuel Cell Progress and Future Prospects
S.M. Javaid Zaidi
استخدام الطاقة الشمسية لحفظ التمور في المناطق الرطبة
إبراهيم بن عبد الرحمن العريفي
Petroleum Processing and
Refining
Coprocessing of Plastics with Petroleum Residues
Mohammad Farhat Ali, Mohammad Nahid Siddiqui, and S. H. Hamid Redhwi
Development of Heavy Oil Hydrocracking Catalysts
Halim H. Redhwi, Syed A. Ali, Shakeel Ahmed
Integrating Refining and Petrochemicals Feedstocks through a Novel FCC Process
A. Ma’adhah, T. Ino, H. Redhwi, M. Abul-Hamayel, A. Aitani, M. Saeed, A.
Maghrabi
Modeling
the Steady State Flux of Oil/ Water and Suspended Solids Separation by
Cross-Flow Ultrafiltration
N. Ghaffour, T. Khir, and J.L. Jonsson
Gas
Chromatographic Determination of Styrene in Complex Pyrolysis Gasoline
Syed Ali and Abdullah A. Al-Refai
Apply
Process Integration to Optimize Your Plant
Ahmad Hamad
On-Line
Measurements of Oxidation of Carbon Using Visible Spectroscopy
M.A. Khan, M.A. Gondal, A.A. Al-Jalal, M.S. Hussain, I.A. Bakhtiari, and A.
Abdullah Ali
Steam
Reforming Computer Program
Gene J. Yeh and Walid A. Al-Naeem
Challenges
for Hydrocracking DMO/VGO Feedstock
Jamal A. Anabtawi
Polymer Engineering
Modeling
and Simulation of Weldlines in Injection Molding Process
Khaled Mezghani
An
Investigation of the Phase Behavior of an Aqueous System that Contains a
Polyampholyte and Poly(Ethylene Glycol)
S.M. Waziri, B.F. Abu-Sharkh, S.A. Ali, and I.M. Abu-Reesh
Effect of
Recycling of Thermoplastics: Evaluation of the Properties of Mixture of Virgin
and Recycled High-Density Polyethylene
Neaz Ahmed and Javaid H. Khan
Influence
of Branch Content of Ethylene/1-Hexene Metallocene-Based LLDPE on Its
Miscibility with LDPE: A Molecular Dynamics Study
Tayyab Hameed, Basel F. Abu-Sharkh, and Ibnelwaleed A. Hussein
Performance Modification of Saudi-Asphalt Binders Using SABIC Polymers
Hamad I. Al-Abdul Wahhab, Ibrahim M. Asi, Isam Abaker, and M. Ghouse Baig
Molecular
Dynamics Simulation of the Influence of Branch Content on the Miscibility of
HDPE in Metallocene Octene-LLDPES
Adam M. Giri, Basel F. Abu-Sharkh, and Ibnelwaleed A. Hussein
Separation
of Waste Polyethylenes by Density Fractionation
J. Alrefai
Radiation Measurement and
Protection
Levels at
the Al-Khafji and Mneefa Coastal Areas in Saudi Arabia
Al-Kheliewi A.S., Farouk M.A., Al-Zahrany A.A., and Shabana S.I.
Concentration of Man-Made Radionuclides in Marine Sediments at the Al-Khafji and
Mneefa Coastal Areas in Saudi Arabia
Al-Kheliewi A.S., Shabana S.I., Farouk M.A., Al-Zahrany A.A., and Al-Masoud F.I.
دراسة تقويمية لوضع الحماية من الإشعاع في المملكة العربية السعودية
عبدالله بن صالح الخليوي ، عبدالرحمن بن محمد العرفج
Recycling and Regeneration
Preparation and Characterization of Activated Carbon from Dates’ Stone
Yahia A. S. Alhamed
Used Oil
Recycling and Treatment in the United Arab Emirates Economical and Environmental
Assessments
Ahmad Hamad, Essam Al Zubaidy, Ahmed Aidan, Talha Hadaki, and Nasri El-Kareh
Regeneration of Spent Bleaching Clay Used in Edible Oil Refining in Saudi Arabia
Y.A. Alhamed and A.A. Al-Zahrani
Recovery
of Potassium Salts from Kiln Dust of Local Cement Plants
M. A. Daous
Study of
Equilibrium Adsorption of Orthophosphate on Alumina Adsorbents
A.I. Fatehi
Removal of
Phthalates from Contaminated Water Using Direct Photolysis and UV/H2O2 Processes
B. Tawabini, M. Al-Suwaiyan, R. Allayla, M. Al-Malack, A. Abulikbash, and A.
Al-Arfaj
Transport and Thermal
Properties
EOS’s
Calculations of Volumetric and Transport Properties of Sour Gases and Gas
Condensates
Adel M. Elsharkawy
Measurement of Heat and Mass Transfer Coefficients in a Bubble Column
A. Al-Zahrani and M. Daous
Remote
Measurement of Flow Rates of Polluted Water with Doppler Velocimetry
M.A. Gondal, J. Mastromarino, and Uwe K.A. Klein
VOLUME 3
Civil Engineering
Analysis and Design of
Structures
Axial
Crushing of Square Steel Tubes
Aljawi, A.A.N
A
Simplified Analysis of Edge Settlement of a Large Aboveground Liquid Storage
Tank
M.N. Hamdan
Design and
Construction Problems of Steel Formed Deck Floors in Steel Buildings
Abdulaziz M. Al-Hamad
Structural
Design Practice for Residential Buildings in Riyadh: An Overview
Abdulaziz I. Al-Negheimish, Ahmad B. Shuraim, and Abdullah S. Al-Tayyar
Space
Trusses as Impact Energy Absorbers: An Experimental Study
Abdulmalik Ali Aljinaidi Alghamdi
CBAEL:
Software for Static/Dynamic Analysis, Design and Optimization of Structures
Abdelhamid Charif
تعليم التحليل والتصميم الانشائي المقاوم للزلازل باستخدام تقنيات الذآاء الاصطناعي
عبـاس برايــس
Concrete Technology
Performance Evaluation of Repair Materials
M.M. Al-Zahrani, M. Maslehuddin, S.U. Al-Dulaijan, A. Sharif, S.H. Alidi
Sulfate
Attack on Plain and Blended Cements in Sea Water
Omar Saeed Baghabra Al-Amoudi
Effect of
Aggregate Quality on the Properties of Concrete
S.U. Al-Dulaijan, M. Maslehuddin, M.M. Al-Zahrani, A.M. Sharif, S.H. Alidi, and
M.H. Al-Mehthel
Retempering of Ready-Mixed Concrete in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Abdulrahman M. Alhozaimy and Abdulaziz I. Al-Negheimish
Repair and
Retrofitting of Deteriorated Reinforced Concrete Structures – Three Case Studies
A.H. Al-Gadhib, M.H. Baluch, and M.K. Rahman
Prediction
of Strength of High Performance Concrete Using Neural Networks
Mohammad Iqbal Khan and Saleh Hamed Alsayed
Characteristics of the Arabian Gulf Environment and Its Impact on Concrete
Durability – An Overview
A.S. Al-Gahtani and M. Maslehuddin
Assessment
of Strength Testing by Ready-Mixed Concrete Plants in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Abdulaziz I. Al-Negheimish and Abdulrahman M. Alhozaimy
Built-In
Corrosion Prevention Systems for New Reinforced Concrete Seawater Pits
Zia Chaudhary
Biological
Degradation of Date-Palm Fronds Used in Construction
Radwan S. Al-Juruf
Simulation
of Soil Dynamic Compaction
A. Rouaiguia and R. Al-Zahrani
Field
Research Station for Concrete Durability
M.M. Al-Zahrani, A. Sharif, O.A. Eid, H. Saricimen, S.U. Al-Dulaijan, M.
Maslehuddin
Durability
of the Repair Materials and Repaired Structures
Saleh Hamed Alsayed and Mohammad Iqbal Khan
تأثير الحرارة على شروخ الكمرات الخرسانية المحقونة بالراتنجات
عبد الرزاق القلال
تصنيف مصانع الخرسانة الجاهزة في مدينة الرياض : الأسس والمعايير
عبدالعزيز إبراهيم النغيمش، عبدالرحمن محمد الحزيمي، سعود جارالله السويداء، صالح
بن عبد الله السليمان
خصائص و جودة البلوك الإسمنتي المصنع في مدينة الرياض
عبدالرحمن الحزيمي ، عبدالسلام الشقير ، عبدالعزيزالنغيمش ، صالح السليمان ، سعود
السويداء
Fiber-Reinforced Concrete
Durability
of GFRP Rebars in Stressed Concrete Beams at Different Environments
Tarek Almusallam, Yousef Al-Salloum, Saleh Alsayed, and Abdulrahman Alhozaimy
Long-Term
Performance of the New Generation of GFRP Rebars Under Severe Environments
Saleh H. Alsayed, Abdulrahman M. Alhozaimy, Yousef A. Al-Salloum, and Tarek H.
Almusallam
FRP
Composites as an Alternative Material to Strengthen, Upgrade and Repair
Infrastructure
Saleh Alsayed, Yousef Al-Salloum, and Tarek Almusallam
Durability
Performance of Glass Fiber Reinforced Plastic Reinforcement in Harsh
Environments
Mesfer M. Al-Zahrani, Salah U. Al-Dulaijan, Alfarabi Sharif, and Mohammad
Maslehuddin
Pavement Material and
Maintenance
Stripping
on Saudi Arabian Roads — Prediction and Prevention
H.I. Al-Abdul Wahhab, I.M. Asi, S.A. Ali, S. Al-Swailmi, and A. Al-Nour
Effect of
Compaction Methods on the In-Situ Properties of Asphalt Concrete
Ziauddin A. Khan, Hamad I. Al-Abdul Wahab, and Mirza G. Baig
Dammam
Municipality Pavement Management System (DMPMS)
Hamad I. Al-Abdul Wahhab, Rezqallah H. Malkawi, Ibrahim M. Asi, and Jaweed
Yazdani
Review of
Steel Slag Utilization in Saudi Arabia
Ziauddin A. Khan, Rezqallah H. Malkawi, Khalaf A. Al-Ofi, and Nafisullah Khan
Quantification of Aggregate Degradation of Asphalt Mixes Compacted by Gyratory
and Marshal Methods
Rezqallah H. Malkawi, Mirza Z. Baig, Tauqir A. Siddiqui, Khalf A. Al-Ofi, and
Ziauddin A. Khan
The Effect
of the CBR Mold Size and the Maximum Aggregate Size on the Load Carrying
Capacity of Base Course Materials
Saad A. Aiban and Osman El Hussien Mohammed
Traffic Engineering
A Review
of Vehicle Collision Avoidance Systems
A. Nmngani and M. Akyurt
The Effect
of the Proposed Widening of Dhahran Arterial in Al-Khobar on the Traffic Flow
Khalaf A. Al-Ofi, Nedal T. Ratrout, Hasan M. Al-Ahmadi, and Mohammed A.
Al-Sughayier
جمعية هندسة الطرق الخليجية ودورها في مجال صناعة الطرق الخليجية
صالح السويلمي
Water and Environmental
Engineering
Improving
Water Management by the Industrial Sector in Saudi Arabia
Fahad A. Al-Khaldi and Basel F. Abu-Sharkh
Regulating
Underground Fuel Storage Tanks (USTS), Benefits and Challenges
A. Maqsood Ahmad, O. Al-Attas, S. Mohiuddin, and M. Al-Suwaiyan
Membrane
Bioreactors for the Treatment of Municipal Wastewater: A Critical Review
K. Iqbal Basha and Muhammad H. Al-Malack
Expert
Support System (ESS) for Data Acquisition in Environmental Risk Assessment of
Contaminated Sites
Ammar Abbachi
Monitoring
of Principal Industrial Pollutants Using Environmental Monitoring Station
Javed A. Ansari
تقدير التسربات من شبكات توزيع المياه التي تعمل بنظام المناوبات حالة دراسية :
شبكة مياه مكة المكرمة
عبد الله بن سعيد آل غانم الغامدي، سعود بن عبد العزيز قطب
وجودِ تيارٍ بخاريّ منبعثٍ من الأرض واستثمارُه بحصيرٍ عاآسٍ لإنباتِ الصحراء
سلمان محمد عبدالغني القاسمي
آفاءة محطات تنقية مياه الشرب في المنطقة الوسطى من المملكة في إزالة النترات
عبدالرحمن العبدالعالي ، عبدالله الرحيلي ، عبدالله الزرعة ، مجاهد خان
VOLUME 4
Computer Science & Engineering
Internet and Multimedia
Reconfigurable Multimedia Datapath for Low Cost Media Processors
Aamir A. Farooqui and Vojin G. Oklobdzija
RobSim - A
Simulator for Robotic Motion
A.S. Balamesh, T.D. Almatrafi, A.A.N. Aljawi, and M. Akyurt
An
Interactive Software for Curve Fitting
H.A. Bogis, A. Abou Ezz, M. Akyurt, and A.A.A. Alghamdi
Scheduling
in Flexible Multi-Server Internet Services
Fawaz S. Al-Anzi and Ali Allahverdi
Networking and Computer
Applications
A
Methodology for Network Topology Design Using Fuzzy Evaluations
Salman A. Khan and Sadiq M. Sait
New
Digital Coding Algorithms under Morphosys
Hassan Diab and Issam Damaj
Progressive Fingerprint Images Compression Using Edge Detection Technique
Awad Kh. Al-Asmari
Multicast
Tree Generation Using Tabu Search
Muhammad Atif Tahir, Habib Youssef, A. Almulhem, and Sadiq M. Sait
On Optical
Character Recognition of Arabic Text
Abdelmalek Zidouri and Muhammad Sarfraz
Integrated
Approach of Computing and Computer Applications at an Early Stage of
Undergraduate Engineering Programs
Muthanna Al-Dahhan
VLSI and Electronics
Evolutionary Heuristics for Multiobjective VLSI Netlist Bi-Partitioning
Sadiq M. Sait, Aiman H. El-Maleh, and Raslan H. Al-Abaji
On
Improving the Effectiveness of System-on-a-Chip Test Data Compression Based on
Extended Frequency Directed Run-Length Codes
Aiman H. El-Maleh and Raslan H. Al-Abaji
An
Efficient Test Relaxation Technique for Combinational Logic Circuits
Aiman El-Maleh and Ali Al-Suwaiyan
Review of
High-Speed Digital CMOS Circuits
Muhammad E.S. Elrabaa
Electrical Engineering
Antennas and Signal Processing
Control of
Grating Lobes in Phased Arrays Using Genetic Algorithms
Mahmoud M. Dawoud
Quantitative Analysis and Computational Complexity of Media Signal Processing
Aamir A. Farooqui and Vojin G. Oklobdzija
Application of Orthogonal Curvilinear Meshes to the TLM Method
H. Meliani and Y.A. Jebbar
Design of
Linear Phase Circularly Symmetric Two-Dimensional FIR and IIR Digital Filters
Using Schur Decomposition and Symmetries
Rabah W. Aldhaheri
Power Systems
An
Improved Economic Dispatch Using Fast Decoupled Technique
S.E.T. Mohamed and Osama M.A. Kalatan
Re-Evaluation of Creepage Distance Requirements for Outdoor Insulation in
SEC-ERB
Mushtaq A. Azad and Mohammad H. Al-Mubarak
Robust
Variable Structure/Genetic Algorithms Controller for Improving Power Systems
Dynamic Stability
Zakariya M. Al-Hamouz and Hussain N. Al-Duwaish
Investigation of the Effectiveness of Excitation and Facts-Based Controllers on
Power System Stability Enhancement
M.A. Abido and Y.L. Abdel-Magid
Substation
Maintenance Practices in a Saudi Electric Utility
Ali Ahmad Al-Al-Shaikh and Ibrahim M. El-Amin
Benefit of
Interconnection of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Electric Utilities
M. Arif Abdul-Majeed, A.M. Al-Shehri, G. Opoku, and I.O. Habiballah
A New
Fuzzy Unit Commitment Problem: Application to Saudi Electricity Company
A.H. Mantawy and Youssef L. Abdel-Magid
An
Efficient Energy Recovery Prospect in SWRO Process
A.T.M. Jamaluddin, Ata M. Hassan, Ali R. Al-Reweli, Abdullah Al-Rubaian, and
Leif J Hauge
Communications Technologies for SCADA Systems
Falah H. Zawahemah
Short
Circuit Analysis of the Six-Phase Synchronous Machine
Yusuf A. Al-Turki and Saud M. Al-Zahran
Telecommunication
Performance Analysis of MQAM Modulation Schemes with Diversity in Nakagami
Fading Channels
F. Al-Shalan, A. Adinoyi, and M.A. Kousa
Polarization Preserving Reflected Beam Splitter
Mohamad A. Habli
Spatial
Domain Modeling of Microcellular Systems Operating in Multipath Nakagami
Environments
Asrar U.H. Shiekh and Saad Muhammed. Al-Ahmadi
Speech
Enhancement Using a Two-Stage Adaptive Noise Canceller
Mohammed A. Al-Saleh and Kadry I. Montasser
Industrial Engineering
Industrial Planning
A
Mathematical Programming Model for Optimum Economic Planning of the Saudi
Arabian Petrochemical Industry
Hesham K. Alfares, Adnan M. Jarallah Al-Amer, Shaikh Saifuddin
Integrated
Production, Inventory, and Transportation Planning in Two-Layer Supply Chain
Kadir Ertogral, Mohammed Darwish, and Mohamed Ben-Daya
Evaluating
Traffic Stream Models for Nafrah Using Simulation
M.E. Seliaman, S.O. Duffuaa, and A.A. Andijani
Engineering Design and Natural Resources Management
Abdul Raouf
Production Systems Planning
Weibull
Analysis of Time Between Failures of Pumps Used in an Oil Refinery
Anwar Khalil Sheikh, Muhammad Younas, and Dahham Matar Al-Anazi
Effect of
Inspection Errors on the Performance of Inspection Plans in Quality Control
Systems
Mehmood Khan and S.O. Duffuaa
Quality
Function Deployment in Maintenance Work Planning Process
S.O. Duffuaa, A.H. Al-Ghamdi, and A. Al-Amer
A Cyclic
Selection Algorithm with Scheduling Applications
Hesham K. Alfares and Shokri Z. Selim
Planning
and Design of Computer Integrated Manufacturing Systems Using an Expert System
Iftikhar Hussain and Abdulrahman M. Al-Ahmari
Analysis
of the Performance of a Manufacturing Cell Operating Under Different Failure
Rates and Maintenance Policies
Mehmet Savsar
Better
Heuristics for M-Machine No-Wait Flowshop with Total Completion Time Criterion
Ali Allahverdi and Tariq Aldowaisan
A Fuzzy
Goal Programming Approach to Disassembly Planning
Elif Kongar, Surendra M. Gupta, and Yousef A.Y. Al-Turki
Robotics and Control
Robust
Design of a Power System STATCOM Controller Using Loop-Shaping Technique
A.H.M.A. Rahim and M.F. Kandlawala
Symbolic
Modeling of Robotic Manipulators
A.A.N. Aljawi, A.S. Balamesh, T.D. Almatrafi, and M. Akyurt
Optimum
Trajectory Function for Minimum Energy Requirements of a Spherical Robot
S.A. Alshahrani, H. Diken, and A.A.N. Aljawi
VOLUME 5
Mechanical Engineering
Corrosion
Development of HSLA Steel for Hydrogen Service in Oil and Gas Industries
Talip Y. Alp and Faisal I. Iskanderani
Stress
Corrosion Cracking: Case Studies in Refinery Equipment
Graham R. Lobley
The Effect
of Changing from MSF to RO Water on the Internal Corrosion of Line 3
Anees U. Malik, Ismail Andijani, and Fahd Al-Moaili
AC
Impedance Studies on the Corrosion Behavior of Carbon Steel in Deaerated
Chloride Solution
Ismaeel Andijani
Effect of
Sodium Benzoate Application on Atmospheric Corrosion of Mild Steel
Ramazan Kahraman
Potential
Effect on the Leaching of Alloying Elements of the Laser Treated and Untreated
TI-6AL-4V
Mazen M. Khaled
Fluid Flow
Effect of
Flow Velocity and Particle Size on Erosion in a Pipe with Sudden Contraction
H.M. Badr, M.A. Habib, R. Ben-Mansour, and S.A.M. Said
On the
Metrological Performances of Differential Flow Meters
Mohamed Aichouni, Mohamed Othman Al Nais, and Boualem Laribi
Experimental Investigation of the Flow Past a Low-Rise Building
M. Mahmood and M.O. Budair
Intracomponental Aerodynamic Interaction in Centrifugal Compressor
Basharat Salim
Manufacturing
Product
Defects in Aluminum Extrusion and Their Impact on Operational Cost
A.F.M. Arif, A. K. Sheikh, S.Z. Qamar, M.K. Raza, K.M. Al-Fuhaid
Performance Evaluation of Forging Dies
Muhammad Younas and Anwar K. Sheikh
Determination of Fracture Toughness of Tool Steels
A.K. Sheikh, A.F.M. Arif, and S.Z. Qamar
Some
Observations on Pressure Distribution and Die Failure Modes in Hot Extrusion
S.Z. Qamar, A.F.M. Arif, A.K. Sheikh, and K.M. Al-Fuhaid
Modelling
of Damage in Metal Forming Processes
Smain Bezzina
Finite
Element Modeling of Weld-Bonded Joints
A.M. Al-Samhan and S.M.H. Darwish
Materials
Direct
Adhesion Measurement of Individual Solid Particles to Gelatin Capsule Surfaces
Taleb H. Ibrahim, Tonia R. Burk, Ronald D. Neuman, and Frank M. Etzler
Effect of
Preheating on Hot Cracking Susceptibility of Welded Austinitic Stainless Steels
Abdulhamid S. Al-Akel, A. K. Abdelatif, and F. Abo Gharbia
Compression Testing of Superplastic Lead-Tin Eutectic Alloy at Room Temperature
Mahmoud S. Soliman and Khaled A. Al-Seif
Corrosion
Behavior of Powder Metallurgy Aluminum Alloy 6061/Al2O3 Metal Matrix Composites
Zuhair M. Gasem and Amro M. Al-Qutub
Microstructural Characteristics-Property Relationships in Cast Irons
T. Alp, F. Yilmaz, and A.A. Wazzan
Reliability of Dissimilar Metal Welds Subjected to Sulfide Stress Cracking
Gasem M. Fallatah, Anwar K. Sheikh, Zafarullah Khan, John K. Boah
Fatigue
Damage in Woven Carbon Fabric/Epoxy Laminates at Non-Ambient Temperatures
Khan, Z., Khan, R., Al-Sulaiman, F., and Merah, N
Development of API Grade Linepipe Steels at Saudi Iron & Steel Company, HADEED
Tariq Mehmood, S. Niaz Ahsan, Majid Al-Saif, and Khalid Cheema
Laser
Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy of Geological Samples
M.A. Gondal, Zulfiqar Ahmed, M.A. Khan, and A. Baig
Mechanics and Control
Off Axis
Inclination Measurement of Drilling Shafts
Essam E. Hassan, Naim Al-Mutowa, Samer Al-Umrani, Mohd Al-Haddad, Aiman
Al-Lugmani
Vibration
Analysis of Shrouded Bladed-Disc Assemblies
A.S. Mohamad, A.A.N. Al-jawi, and K.A. Alnefaie
Finite
Element Investigation of Initial Clearance Effect on Tube-To-Tubesheet Joint
Strength
N. Merah, A. Al-Zayer, A. Shuaib, and A. Arif
Residual
Vibration Response Spectrum for a Servomotor Driven Flexible Beam
H. Diken and A.A.A. Alghamdi
Two
Dimensional Finite Element Analysis for Large Diameter Steel Flanges
Muhsen Al-Sannaa and Abdulmalik Alghamdi
On the
Investigation of Vibration Signals Using Joint Time Frequency Analysis
B.O. Al-Bedoor and L. Ghouti
Combined
Cycle Dynamics
F.M. Mansour, A.M. Abdul Aziz, S.M. Abdel-Ghany, and H.M. El-shaer
Power Flow
in Beams Treated with Active Constrained Layer Damping
Abdulmalik Ali Aljinaidi Alghamdi and Amr Baz
Tip
Deflection Estimation of a Rotating Cantilevered Beam
A. El-Sinawi and M. N. Hamdan
A Survey
of Mechanization Efforts on Date Palm Crown Operations
M. Akyurt, E. Rehbini, H. Bogis, and A.A. Aljinaidi
Refrigeration Systems
Discharging Experiments of a Cool Thermal Store Filled with Balls Containing
Water
Abdulrahman Salih Hariri
Experimental Study of Hybrid Liquid Desiccant Based Vapor Compression Cooling
System
A. Al-Farayedhi, P. Gandhidasan, M.A. Antar, and M.S. Abdul Gaffar
The Use of
an Open Cycle Absorption System in Automobiles as an Alternative to CFCS
N. Al-Aqeeli and P. Gandhidasan
Performance of Waste Heat Absorption Refrigeration System
Osama A. El Masry
Theoretical Analysis of a Liquid Desiccant Air Dehumidifier
Ammar A. Chebbah
Thermal Systems
Safe and
Environment Friendly Wood Fuelled Cooking Stove In Hajj Camps
A.Y. Bokhary, G.M. Zaki, and A.M. Al-Turki
Evaluation
of Energy Losses in Pipes
Y. Lahiouel and A. Haddad
The
Buoyancy Effects on the Boundary Layers Induced by Continuous Surfaces Stretched
With Rapidly Decreasing Velocities
Mohamed E. Ali
Nonlinear
Simulation of Thin Liquid Film Flow on Inclined Planes
Ahmad Tariq Jameel and Motaz Ali Atieh
Experimental Study on Forced Convective Boiling of Ammonia Water Mixtures in a
Vertical Smooth Tube
T. Khir, N. Ghaffour, and A. Ben Brahim
Fuel
Consumption of a Spark Ignition Engine Blended with MTBE
Abdulghani A. Al-Farayedhi
Infrared
Thermography as a Flow and Local Heat Transfer Visualization Tool
Saad Al-Kahtani, Eball Ahmad, and Yousuf Al-Yahya
Flow
Visualization of Multiphase Flow Systems
Muthanna Al-Dahhan
Evaluation
of Fouling Effect on the Thermoeconomic Optimisation of the Geometry of a Power
Plant Regenerative Air Heater
Rahim K. Jassim and Abdulraof S. Habibullah
Calibration and Traceability: A Metrology Requirement That Must Be Realized
Throughout Saudi Arabia
S. A. Al-Kahtani, M. M. Al-Muhaisni, and H. I. Khonkar
