Dissertation. Ph.D. American University of Beirut. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2017. ED:92
Advisor : Dr. Ibrahim Alameddine, Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering ; Committee Chair : Dr. Mutasem El-Fadel, Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering ; Members of Committee : Dr. Rami Zurayk, Professor, Agriculture and Food Sciences ; Dr. Elsy Ibrahim, Assistant Professor, Notre Dame University ; Dr. Song S. Qian, Associate Professor, University of Toledo.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 162-190)