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  • ASME 2012 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition 
    Ammouri, A.H.; Hamade, R.F.; Bazi, T.M.; SOE; 201306469; Industrial And Mechanical Engineering; ali.ammouri@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University (ASME, )
    We assess the effects of stretch rate on the mechanical properties of Prolene® (Ethicon, Gynecare, Somerville, NJ, USA), a knitted polypropylene mesh. Prolene®, consisting of macroporous knitted polypropylene, is considered ...
  • ASME 2014 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition 
    Ammouri, A.H.; Achdjian, Haig; Dorbane, A.; Ayoub, G.; Kridli, G.T.; Hamade, R.F.; SOE; 201306469; Industrial And Mechanical Engineering; ali.ammouri@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University (ASME, )
    In order to select the optimum parameters for friction stir welding of twin-roll cast (TRC) AZ31B Mg-Al-Cu alloy, mechanical and microstructural characterizations are performed on friction stir welded 3 mm thick sheets ...
  • Low cost, flow-rate-controllable cryogenic cooling system for manufacturing processes 
    Ammouri, Ali; Al Khawam, Louai; Abu Haidar, Ali; Mansour, Mohammad; El Dimassi, Fadi; Hamade, Ramsey F.; SOE; 2016036469; Industrial And Mechanical Engineering; ali.ammouri@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University (ASME, )
    In-process cryogenic cooling in fabrication processes is known to — among other benefits — extend tool life and improve the surface properties of a work-piece. To provide flexible applications of cryogenic cooling, control ...
  • World Congress on Engineering 2014 
    Ammouri, Ali H.; Kridli, Ghassan T.; Ayoub, George; Hamade, Ramsey F.; SOE; 201306469; Industrial And Mechanical Engineering; ali.ammouri@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    This manuscript aims to investigate the effect of cryogenic in-process cooling via liquid nitrogen on the outcomes of the friction stir processing (FSP) of twin roll cast (TRC) magnesium alloy AZ31B. Friction stir ...
  • ASME 2013 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition 
    Ammouri, A.H.; Kheireddine, A.H.; Kridli, G.T.; Hamade, R.F.; SOE; 201306469; Industrial And Mechanical Engineering; ali.ammouri@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University (ASME, )
    Numerical simulations of the friction stir welding of dissimilar metal joints is a daunting task given the complex issues involved such as the flow mixing action and the phase transformations. In this work, a 3D thermo-mechanical ...
  • ASME 2011 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition 
    Ammouri, A.H.; Hamade, R.F.; SOE; 201306469; Industrial And Mechanical Engineering; ali.ammouri@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University (ASME, )
    Quantitative polar maps of tool-wear of cutting tools (here, chisel drills) undergoing dry machining are charted based only on transducers reporting electrical current measurements from machine (spindle and feed drives) ...
  • ASME 2013 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition 
    Ammouri, A.H.; Kheireiddine, A.H.; Kridli, G.T.; Hamade, R.F.; SOE; 201306469; Industrial And Mechanical Engineering; ali.ammouri@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University (ASME, )
    Controlling the temperature in friction stir processing (FSP) of Magnesium alloy AZ31b is crucial given its low melting point and surface deformability. A numerical FEM study is presented in this paper where a thermo-mec ...
  • International Conference on Processing and Manufacturing of Advanced Materials 
    Ammouri, Ali H.; Kheireddine, Ali H.; Hamade, Ramsey F.; SOE; 201306469; Industrial And Mechanical Engineering; ali.ammouri@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    Grain size determines to a large degree the mechanical properties of the friction stir processed (FSP) material. Developed in this work is a numerical (FEM) based-model for predicting values of the Zener-Hollomon parameter ...
  • ASME 2015 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition 
    Ammouri, A.H.; Hamade, R.F.; SOE; 201306469; Industrial And Mechanical Engineering; ali.ammouri@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University (ASME, )
    Friction stir processing (FSP), an offshoot from friction stir welding (FSW), is an intricate operation that involves refining the material by a rotating tool. Active control of the resulting size and distribution uniformity ...
  • Eighth International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering 
    Zouein, P.; Harmanani, H.; Hajar, A.; SOE; 199690230; 199490170; Industrial And Mechanical Engineering; pzouein@lau.edu.lb; haidar.harmanani@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University (ASCE, )
    Construction site layout has been recognized as an important activity in construction site planning by field practitioners and researchers alike. This problem involves coordinating the use of limited space to accommodate ...
  • Construction Research Congress 2009 
    Awwad, Rita E.; Ioannou, Photios G.; SOE; 199906210; Civil Engineering; rita.awwad@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University (ASCE, )
    The low bid method is the most frequently used competitive bidding method in the construction industry. However, its main disadvantage is awarding projects to irresponsive extremely low bids which leads to disputes and ...
  • Construction Research Congress 2016 
    Awwad, Rita; Abi Shdid, Caeser; Tayeh, Ralph; SOE; 199906210; 199431340; Electrical And Computer Engineering; rita.awwad@lau.edu.lb; caesar.abishdid@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University (ASCE, )
    A contractor’s attitude towards construction safety, and the subsequently implemented safety program, are complex phenomena that are affected by a wide array of factors. These factors can range from government policy and ...
  • Proceedings of the CIB W78 2012: 29th International Conference 
    Awwad, Rita; Ioannou, Photios; SOE; 199906210; Civil Engineering; rita.awwad@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University
    The low bid method has been the most common competitive bid selection approach used for public projects in the U.S. construction industry and worldwide. This method is usually coupled with a prequalification process to ...
  • ISARC. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Automation and Robotics in Construction 
    Awwad, R.; Khoury, H.; Zankoul, E.; SOE; 199906210; Civil Engineering; rita.awwad@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University (Proquest, )
    One of the most common operations to any construction project is earthwork. In fact, most, if not all, construction projects begin with earthwork activities. These activities require heavy equipment, are generally quite ...
  • Construction Research Congress 2012 
    Awwad, Rita; Ioannou, Photios; SOE; 199906210; Civil Engineering; rita.awwad@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University (ASCE, )
    Construction risk can be associated with different factors such as the size and complexity of the project, the experience of the contractor with similar type of work, unexpected weather conditions, unexpected ground ...
  • WSC '06 Proceedings of the 38th conference on Winter simulation 
    Awwad, Rita; Behzadan, Amir; Tsimhoni, Omer; SOM; 199906210; Civil Engineering; rita.awwad@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University (ACM, )
    This work illustrates the modeling and implementation differences between Process Interaction (PI) and Activity Scanning (AS) approaches in simulation of construction operations. AS has been widely used in simulation of ...
  • IEEE Globecom 2006 
    Fawaz, W.; Chen, W.; SOE; 200602957; Electrical And Computer Engineering; wissam.fawaz@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University (IEEE, )
    The worldwide network domain tendency to evolve towards dynamic quality of service (QoS) enabled optical networks is imminent. In such an evolution, improving connection setup conditions is considered to be one of the major ...
  • 2005 IEEE International Conference on Communications 
    Fawaz, W.; Martignon, F.; Pujolle, G.; SOE; 200602957; Electrical And Computer Engineering; wissam.fawaz@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University (IEEE, )
    One of the major concerns of optical network operators is related to improving the availability of services provided to their highest-class clients through the use of different protection schemes. However, the majority of ...
  • 2011 IEEE International Conference on Communications 
    Fawaz, Wissam F.; Khabbaz, Maurice J.; Assi, Chadi M.; SOE; 200602957; Electrical And Computer Engineering; wissam.fawaz@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University (IEEE, )
    A persisting major challenge in Vehicular Delay- Tolerant Networks (VDTNs) is the delay minimization of data delivery when communicating nodes are stationary, arbitrarily deployed along roadsides and considerably apart ...
  • 25TH IEEE International Conference on Computer Communications 
    Fawaz, Wissam; Chen, Ken; Pujolle, Guy; Daheb, Belkacem; SOE; 200602957; Electrical And Computer Engineering; wissam.fawaz@lau.edu.lb; Lebanese American University (IEEE, )
    Optical networks are becoming an inevitable technology in the next generation Internet. Optical WDM networks require a control network for automatic and rapid configuration. A control plane is under standardization by the ...

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