Dissertation. Ph.D. American University of Beirut. Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2018. ED:96$Committee Head : Dr. Samir Alam, Professor ; Advisor : Dr. Fadl Moukalled, Professor, Mechanical Engineering ; Co-Advisor : Dr. Hussain Ismaeel, Professor ; Members of Committee : Dr. Issam Lakkis, Professor, Mechanical Engineering ; Dr. Michel Khoury, Professor, Lebanese American University ; Dr. Mohammad Mofrad, Professor, University of California at Berkeley.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 185-198)