Proceedings 2008-2009

·         R. Maroun and M. El-Fadel, “Virtual water trade as an adaptation demand management of climate change impact on water resources in the Middle East”, In World Environmental & Water Resources Congress, ASCE 2008 Honolulu, Hawaii May 12-13, 2008.

·         M. El-Fadel, R. Maroun, M. Abou Najm, R. Bou Fakhr Aldeen, and D. Lichaa El-Khoury, “DSS Investment Options with Damage Cost Valuation of Water Pollution at a River Basin Scale”,. American Geophysical Union (AGU), San Francisco December 15-19, 2008.

·         B. Hamad, F. Ibrahim and C. Bou Abs, “Bond studies of FRP confined hooked bar anchorages in high strength concrete structures”, Proceedings Fourth International Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering (CICE2008), Zurich, Switzerland, July 22-24.

·         S. Sadek, M. Mabsout and M. Ghoussainy, “Analysis and design of buried pipes”, Proceedings of The 10th International Conference on Application of Advanced Technologies in Transportation (AATT 2008), Athens, Greece, May 27-31, 2008.

·         F. El-Meski, M.  Mabsout and K. Tarhini, “Investigation of load reduction in multi-lane concrete slab bridges”, Proceedings of The 10th International Conference on Application of Advanced Technologies in Transportation (AATT 2008), Athens, Greece, May 27-31, 2008.

·         F. Bou Diab, M. Mabsout and K. Tarhini, “Finite element analysis of steel girder highway bridges”, Proceedings of The 12th International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering (ICCCBE-XII), Beijing, China, October 16-18, 2008.

·         E. Awwad, K. Tarhini and M. Mabsout, “Effect of continuity on wheel load distribution in concrete slab bridges”, Proceedings of The 12th International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering (ICCCBE-XII), Beijing, China, October 16-18, 2008.

·         N. Rouhana, S. Sadek and M. Mabsout, “Exploration of fundamental Aspects of the response of piled-raft foundations using 3D finite element models”, Proceedings of The 12th International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering (ICCCBE-XII), Beijing, China, October 16-18, 2008.

·         C. Myntti, R. Zurayk, and M. Mabsout, “Beyond the walls: The American University of Beirut engages its communities”, Arab Regional Conference in Higher Education (ARCHE +10), UNESCO, Cairo, Egypt, May 5-7, 2009.

·         S. Sadek and R. Ramadan R. “A GIS-Based Framework for Prioritizing Road Maintenance and Repair”, 12th International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering and 2008 International Conference on Information Technology in Construction, Beijing, China, October 16-18, 2008.

·         S. Sadek, “Failure of a Hybrid Flexible Shoring System for a 30M Excavation:  Exploration of Causes and Remedial Measures” 6^th International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering, Washington DC, August 11-16, 2008.

·         G. Abou Jaoudeh, S. Sadek and I. Ghalayini , “Evaluation of Dynamic Analyses and Static Pile Load Tests From Bored Cast-In-Situ Piles in Dense Sands and Calcareous Sandstones". 8^th International Conference on the Application of Stress Wave Theory to Piles-StressWave08, Lisbon, Portugal, September 8-10,2008.

·         T. Makaron, S. Najjar and S. Sadek, “Effect of Sand Columns on the Load Response of Soft Clays”, Contemporary Topics in Ground Modification, Problem Soils, and Geo-Support, ASCE Geotechnical Special Publication No. 187, pp 217-224.