Dissertation. Ph.D. American University of Beirut. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2016. ED:80
Advisor : Dr. Mutasem El-Fadel, Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering ; Committee Chair: Dr. Rami Zurayk, Professor, Landscape Design and Ecosystem Management ; Members of Committee : Dr. Majdi Abou Najm, Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering ; Dr. Ibrahim Alameddine, Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering ; Dr. Jad Chaaban, Associate Professor, Agriculture ; Dr. Elie Bou-Zeid, Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Princeton University, USA (External) ; Dr. Georgiy Stenchikov, Professor, Earth Sciences and Engineering Program, KAUST, KSA (External).
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 172-192)