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  • Evaluation of new pavement technologies in Nevada 
    Bazi, G.M.; Sebaaly, P.E.; Vivekanathan, Y.
    The performance of the PG-graded binders with Hveem mixtures throughout Nevada indicated that in the majority of the cases the Superpave PG grading system alone is not fully capable of accurately identifying the potential ...
  • Impact of construction on pavement performance 
    Bazi, Gabriel M.; Sebaaly, Peter E.
    The long term performance of hot mix asphalt (HMA) pavements is significantly impacted by the properties of the HMA mixture. Regardless of how well the mix design and structural design have been prepared, the properties ...
  • Determining the contribution of visual and haptic cues during compliance discrimination in the context of minimally invasive surgery 
    Fakhoury, Evan; PHD; SOE; 200501678; Industrial And Mechanical Engineering; Henson, Brian; evan.fakhoury@lau.edu; Lebanese American University (The University of Leeds, )
    While minimally invasive surgery is replacing open surgery in an increasing number of surgical procedures, it still poses risks such as unintended tissue damage due to reduced visual and haptic feedback. Surgeons assess ...
  • The effect of indentation force and displacement on visual perception of compliance 
    Fakhoury, Evan; Culmer, Peter R.; Henson, Brian (IEEE, )
    This paper investigates the effect of maximum indentation force and depth on people's ability to accurately discriminate compliance using indirect visual information only. Participants took part in two psychophysical ...
  • International Conference on Renewable Energies and Power Quality 
    Hargossian, H.; Neshvad, S.; Sachau, J.; SOE; 201509049; Electrical And Computer Engineering; harag.margossian@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    The distribution grid has been the source of an increased amount of electricity production in recent years. Coupled with the adoption of open energy markets, this event has significantly complicated the powerflows on ...
  • 22nd International Conference and Exhibition on Electricity Distribution (CIRED 2013) 
    Margossian, Haraj; Capitanescu, F.; Sachau, J.; SOE; 201509049; Electrical And Computer Engineering; harag.margossian@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    This paper proposes a framework for adaptive feeder protection in distribution grids with a high amount of distributed generators (DGs) installed. The scheme adapts the feeder protection relay settings according to the ...
  • 2013 IEEE EUROCON 
    Margossian, Haraj; Capitanescu, Florin; Sachau, Juergen; SOE; 201509049; Electrical And Computer Engineering; harag.margossian@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University (IEEE, )
    The increasing proportion of inverter based distributed generation (DG) in the power system may limit the short circuit power available at distribution substations and consequently cause significant troubles for the ...
  • 2014 IEEE 5th International Symposium on Power Electronics for Distributed Generation Systems (PEDG) 
    Margossian, Haraj; Sachau, Juergen; Deconinck, Geert; SOE; 201509049; Electrical And Computer Engineering; harag.margossian@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University (IEEE, )
    Conventional short circuit calculation programs do not consider the actual behavior of inverter based distributed generation (DG). Several techniques to consider them have been suggested in literature and are briefly ...
  • Distribution network line protection in the presence of distributed generation 
    Margossian, Harag; PHD; SOE; 201509049; Electrical And Computer Engineering; Sachau, Jurgen; harag.margossian@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University (University of Luxembourg, )
    The evolution of the distribution network from a passive grid with unidirectional power flows to, in the presence of distributed generation (DGs), an active grid with bidirectional power flows can lead to some technical ...
  • A multivariable stochastic tracking controller for robot manipulators without joint velocities 
    Saab, Samer S.; Ghanem, Paul; SOE; 199690250; Electrical And Computer Engineering; ssaab@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    The objective of this work is to design a discrete time multivariable controller for a class of robot manipulators without using joint velocities while possessing tracking ability and yielding smooth torque signals. The ...
  • Behavior of un-reinforced concrete masonry infill walls under lateral earthquake loads. (c2016) 
    Azzi, Ziad Charbel; MSE in Civil and Environment Eng; SOE; 200803405; Issa, Camille; Tabbara, Mazen; Civil Engineering; Abi Shdid, Caesar; ziad.azzi@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University (Lebanese American University, )
    Reinforced concrete buildings with unreinforced masonry infill walls constitute the majority of new and old building inventories in the Middle East. In the absence of mandatory earthquake design requirements, such buildings ...
  • Supersonic flow separation on a backward facing step 
    Sfeir, Abdallah; MSE in Industrial and Engg. Mgmt; SOE; 199590070; Industrial And Mechanical Engineering; Holt, M.; asfeir@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University (University of California, )
    The paper describes an experimental survey of flow separation on backward facing steps having different heights at a Mach number of 2.4. Reattachment and critical points are found for three regimes, laminar, transitional, ...
  • Supersonic laminar boundary layer separation near a compression corner 
    Sfeir, A.A.; PHD; SOE; 199590070; Industrial And Mechanical Engineering; asfeir@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University (University of California, )
    Detailed measurements were performed in the region of interaction of a laminar boundary layer with a compression corner at Mach numbers near 2.5. Different models were tested permitting variation in the angle of compression ...
  • The effect of vision on discrimination of compliance using a tool 
    Fakhoury, Evan; Henson, Brian; Culmer, Peter; SOE; 200501678; Industrial And Mechanical Engineering; evan.fakhoury@lau.edu; Lebanese American University
    This article describes a psychophysical experiment that investigates the effect of the source of vision on the perception of compliance with a specific focus on palpation, a basic surgical task. Twelve participants were ...
  • Integrating data collection optimization into pavement management systems 
    Bazi, Gabriel; El Khoury, John; Srour, F. Jordan; SOE; 201407244; 200103005; 201204645; Civil Engineering; gabriel.bazi@lau.edu.lb; john.khoury@lau.edu.lb; jordan.srour@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    This paper describes a method for using location data to optimize the routing of pavement data collection vehicles. In much of the developed world, pavement testing is performed on a regular basis; the pavement testing ...
  • Performance of cold in-place recycling in Nevada 
    Bazi, Gabriel; Sebaaly, Peter; Hitti, Edgard; Weitzel, Dean; Bemanian, Sohila; SOE; 201407244; Civil Engineering; gabriel.bazi@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    In light of the increasing cost of hot-mix asphalt (HMA) mixtures and the limited availability of good materials, cold in-place recycling (CIR) offers an attractive alternative for rehabilitating asphalt pavements. Because ...
  • Analysis of R/C decks in multi-cell box girder bridges under rational wheel load distributions 
    Bazi, G.M.; HAjj, E.Y.; SOE; 201407244; Civil Engineering; gabriel.bazi@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    This paper presents the results of a finite element (FE) study on the analysis of reinforced concrete decks in multi-cell box girder bridges under wheel loading. The deck bending moments were investigated for typical ...
  • Seasonal effects on a low-volume road flexible pavement 
    Bazi, Gabriel; Briggs, Robert; Saboundjian, Steve; Ullidtz, Per; SOE; 201407244; Civil Engineering; gabriel.bazi@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    Alaska’s Parks Highway is a 323-mi, asphalt-paved, predominantly two-lane, low-volume roadway that links the state’s two largest cities (Anchorage and Fairbanks). The effects of thawing on this low-volume roadway pavement ...
  • Assessing the potential of network reconfiguration to improve distributed generation hosting capacity in active distribution systems 
    Margossian, Harag; Capitanescu, Florin; Ochao, Luis F.; Hatziargyriou, Nikos D.; SOE; 201509049; Electrical And Computer Engineering; harag.margossian@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    As the amount of distributed generation (DG) is growing worldwide, the need to increase the hosting capacity of distribution systems without reinforcements is becoming nowadays a major concern. This paper explores how the ...
  • Distribution network protection considering grid code requirements for distributed generation 
    Margossian, Harag; Deconinck, Geert; Sachau, Juergen; SOE; 201509049; Electrical And Computer Engineering; harag.margossian@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    The amount of inverter-based distributed generation connected to the low and medium voltage levels is increasing rapidly. Their growing impact on the power system has already driven some distribution network operators to ...

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