Thesis (M.E.)--American University of Beirut, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 2012.
Advisor : Dr. Mutasem El-Fadel, Professor , Civil and Environmental Engineering--Co-Advisors : Dr. Mahmoud Al-Hindi, Assistant Professor, Mechanical Engineering ; Dr. Ibrahim Jamali, Assistant Professor, Suliman S. Olayan School of Business.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 58-61)