Journal Publications 2007-2008

• L. Abi-Esber, M. El-Fadel, and A. Shehadeh, “Comparative assessment of grab and continuous sampling for in-vehicle monitoring of carbon monoxide,” Atmospheric Environment, 41, 6087-6094, 2007.
• M. Alameddine, and M. El-Fadel, “Brine discharge from desalination plants: A modeling approach to an optimized outfall design,” Desalination, 214, 241-260, 2007.
• H. Assaf, “Development of an Energy-budget Snowmelt Updating Model for Incorporating Feedback from Snow Course Survey Measurements,” Journal of Engineering, Computing and Architecture, 1(1), 2007.
• H. Assaf, ‘‘An Empirical Model of Fatalities and Injuries Due to Floods in Japan,’’ by Guofang Zhai, Teruki Fukuzono, and Saburo Ikeda (Paper published in August 2006 issue), Journal of the American Water Resources Association (JAWRA) 43(5): 1-3, 2007.
• H. Assaf, and M. Saadeh, “Assessing water quality management options in the Upper Litani Basin, Lebanon, using an integrated GIS-based decision support system,” Environmental Modelling & Software, 23(10-11): 1327-1337, 2008
• H. Assaf, and M. Saadeh, “Geostatistical Assessment of Groundwater Nitrate Contamination with Reflection on DRASTIC Vulnerability Assessment: The Case of the Upper Litani Basin, Lebanon,” Water Resources Management, 2008.
• E. Awwad, M. Mabsout, S. Sadek, and K. Tarhini, “Parametric Study of Load Distribution in four-sided concrete box culverts,” Journal of Bridge Structures: Assessment, Design, and Construction, Taylor & Francis, 4(2), 99-107, June 2008.
• G. M. Ayoub and M. Mehawej, “Adsorption of Arsenic on Untreated Dolomite Powder,” Journal of Hazardous Materials, Part B Environmental Technologies, 148, 259-266,  2007.
• H., Basha, and L. N. Malaeb, “Eulerian–Lagrangian method for constituent transport in water distribution networks,” J. Hydraul. Eng., ASCE, 133 (10), 1155-1166, doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9429(2007)133:10(1155), 2007.
• A. El-Zein, I. Nuwayhid, M. El-Fadel, and S. Mroueh, “Did a Ban on Diesel-Fuel Reduce Emergency Respiratory Admissions for Children?,” Science of the Total Environment, 384, 134–140, 2007.
• B. Hamad, and G. Jumaa, “Bond Strength of Hot-Dip Galvanized Hooked Bars in Normal Strength Concrete Structures,” The Construction and Building Materials Journal, Elsevier Publications, V. 22, Issue 6, pp. 1166-1177, 2008.
• M. Harajli, and O. Gharzeddine, “Effect of Steel Fibers on Bond Performance of Steel Bars in NSC and HSC Under Load Reversals,” Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 19, No. 10, Oct., 2007.
• M. Harajli, “Numerical Bond Analysis Using Experimentally Derived Local Bond Laws: A Powerful Method for Evaluating the Bond Strength of Steel Bars,” Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 133, No. 5, pp. 695-705, 2007.
• M. Harajli, “Seismic Behavior of RC Columns with Bond-Critical Regions: Criteria for Bond Strengthening Using External FRP Jackets,” ASCE Journal of Composites for Construction, Vol. 12, No. 1,  pp.69-79, 2008.
• M. Harajli, and F. Daghir, ”Seismic Strengthening of Bond-Critical Regions in Rectangular RC Columns Using FRP Wraps,” ACI Structural Journal, Vol. 105, No. 1, pp. 68-77, 2008.
• I. Kaysi and A. Abbany, “Modeling Drivers Aggressive Behavior at Unsignalized Intersections,” in Accident Analysis and Prevention, Volume 39, Issue 3, pp. 671-678, 2007.
• M. Kazopoulo, I. Kaysi, and M. El Fadel, “A stated-preference approach towards assessing a vehicle inspection and maintenance program,” Transportation Research – Part D, Vol. 12, No. 5, pp. 358-370, 2007.
• R. Maroun, and M. El-Fadel, “Start-up of anaerobic digestion of source-sorted organic municipal solid waste,” Environmental Science and Technology, 41, 6808-6814, 2007. (based on MS Thesis Work at AUB).
• S. Najjar, R. Gilbert, E. Liedtke, B. McCarron, and A. Young, “The residual clay-interface resistance at low effective confining pressures,” Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, 133, (6), 695-706, 2007.
• S. Sadek, and B. Hamad, “Absence of maintenance compromises tunnel structural safety”, International Journal of Geoengineering Case Histories, Vol. 1, Issue 2, pp. 136-157, 2008.
• S. Sadek, and B. Hamad, “Lack of Maintenance Compromises Tunnel Structural Safety,” International Journal of GeoEngineering Case Histories, V.1 No.2, 2007.
• L. Semerjian, J. Dennis, and G. Ayoub, “Temporal and Spacial Evolution of Trihalomethanes in Water Distribution Systems in Lebanon,” Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology- AQUA, 56 (4), 263-273, 2007.
• L. Semerjian and J. Dennis, “Multipathway Risk Assessment of Trihalomethane Exposure in Drinking Water of Lebanon,” Journal of Water & Health, vol. 5, No. 4, 511-522, 2007.