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Buckling of Inhomogeneous and Functionally Graded Columns
(2014-07)
Buckling is an instability encountered in a wide variety of problems, both in engineering and biology. Almost all engineering structures are designed with adequate safety factors to prevent failure due to buckling, yielding, ...
Investigation of Submerged Friction Stir Welding of Marine-Grade Aluminum Alloy
(2014-01)
Friction stir welding is a newly developed welding technique utilized to weld lightweight alloys, such as aluminum alloys. Due to its low melting temperature, welding aluminum has been always challenging using conventional ...
Autopilot Design and Commercial Autopilot Evaluation Using Flybarless Helicopter
(2014-03)
In its effort to develop unmanned autonomous systems research capabilities, the College of Engineering is adding a rotary wing UAV to its research activities. The current thesis goal is to use the Maxi Joker 3 commercial ...
Magnetic Fe3O4 Nano-Structured Coatings for Corrosion Protection of Mild Steel
(2014-07)
The use of coatings is a prime method in corrosion control of mild steel in the industry. Inorganic coatings have proven potency in corrosion control over organic ones; however, they have always been associated with a ...
Iterative Methods for the Numerical Solutions of Boundary Value Problems
(2014-06)
The aim of this thesis is twofold. First of all, in Chapters 1 and 2, we review the well-known Adomian Decomposition Method (ADM) and Variational Iteration Method (VIM) for obtaining exact and numerical solutions for ...
Oil Removal From Produced Water Using Natural Materials
(2014-06)
The oil and gas industry has had to deal with a massive amount of waste water as a bi-product of the exploration of oil and gas. This waste water referred to as produced water (PW) and the amount of PW increases with the ...
Mesoscale Statistics and Scaling Laws in Planar Elastic Checkerboards
(2014-05)
Miniaturization and the need for novel materials with unique properties have driven composite materials to the forefront of research in solid mechanics. The response of a composite microstructure is dependent on the ...
Child Educational Psychology: Translation and Commentary
(2014-05)
This thesis explores the problems associated with translating the discourse of child educational psychology. To this end, the thesis includes a translation from English into Arabic and a Commentary of two selected chapters ...
Arabic Brand Names: To Translate or Transliterate?
(2014-01)
The thesis examines the process of brand naming and brand translation, focusing on three models: Dubai, Sharjah and Saudi Arabia. In terms of brand naming and translation method, these three places illustrate different ...
Soil Stabilization against Internal Erosion Using Cement and Fiber-Cement Mixture
(2014-05)
Internal erosion of soil is the main cause of failure in many engineering hydraulic structures especially embankment dams. Understanding the internal erosion behavior and stabilizing the soil against this phenomenon is a ...