Browsing Undergraduate Student Work (AUS Sustainability) by Series "ENG 207 Posters - 2014 Spring"

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    • Advanced Engineering Building at AUS 

      Alshaer, Ahmed; Ka’ki, Ahmad; Maarouf, Bilal; Dialani, Kunal (2014-07-22)
      The AUS engineering buildings lack the needed interactive technology systems. These buildings consume huge amounts of non-renewable energy. Classes can hardly accommodate the present number of students. The number of ...

    • Autonomous Waste-to-Energy Converter 

      Wadi, Ali; El-Chanati, Mahmoud; Ahmed, Mentalla; Shapsough, Shams (2014-07-22)
      4 trillion kilograms of waste are produced each year in eastern Europe and central Asia alone. The amount of waste produced is increasing exponentially. Waste is being dumped on residential grounds, in landfills and in the ...

    • Desalination Using Solar Ponds 

      Ali Khan, Murtaza; Rashid, Mohammed; Shaikh, Mohammad Usamah; Ahmed, Shoaib (2014-07-22)
      The growing demand of freshwater is placing huge pressure on existing supplies. Seawater is a vast source to satisfy this demand. However, seawater cannot be directly consumed and therefore, desalination of seawater is a ...

    • Energy Harvesting Bridges 

      Dawood, Abdullah; Joudeh, Hanna; Al Shamsi, Saeed; Taher, Abdulrahman (2014-07-22)
      Bridges that harvest energy by the cars' motion.

    • Finding a Solution For Recycling Wastes 

      Amer, Karim; Hamdan, Hassan; Charkaoui, Younis (2014-07-22)
      Over the past few years, there has been a remarkable growth in trash disposal all over the UAE, especially in Dubai, due to its huge demographic growth. Most of this trash is being disposed in large landfills in huge ...

    • GCC Domestic Wastewater Treatment and Microbial Fuel Cells 

      Mostafa, Ramy; Aly, Omar; Mahmoud, Ibrahim; Al-Hourani, Mohammad (2014-07-22)
      Water resources are scarce across the gulf region, however water consumption is very high compared to other countries across the world. Also, waste-water production rate is increasing with the increasing water consumption ...

    • Harvesting Energy From Footsteps 

      Taha, Khalid; Batir, Fadi; Marei, Anas; Michika, Mohammed (2014-07-22)
      The UAE is currently undergoing industrialization which increases demand for energy and thus increases the usage of fossil fuels to cover this increasing demand for energy. Fossil fuels are limited and gradually depleting, ...

    • Improved Sewage Treatment 

      Bin Ghulaita, Maitha; Bukhammas, Hamad; Al Akkad, Dima; Shamaa, Mohamed (2014-07-22)
      The increasing population of recent decades and the development of industry has generated significant waste materials. Sewage is mainly a liquid waste containing some solids, produced by humans: feces, urine, laundry waste ...

    • Integrating Wind Turbines in Skyscrapers 

      Al-Jabri, Yasmine; Youssef, Ahmad; Damen, Noor; Saghir, Zaid (2014-07-22)
      It is no secret that the world is suffering from an energy crisis as fossil fuels and natural resources are near depletion. Renewable source of energy have been receiving increased attention over recent years.

    • Light Emitting Concrete (LEC) 

      Mohammad, Fahad; Hannan, Hadia; Shaikh, Anza; Khan, Arham (2014-07-22)
      Currently, the world recognizes concrete as just a dull, grey building material. However, concrete has the potential to cater to different functions as well.

    • Piezoelectric Systems for Sheikh Zayed Road 

      Majbour, Maher; Hag Ali, Ibrahim; Sulthana, Reshma; Erar, Yaser (2014-07-22)
      UAE was ranked as 37 worldwide according to the amount of electricity consumption with an annual consumption of 70.58 billion KWh .The total cost of producing that amount of electricity has been estimated to be 11.33 billion ...

    • Power with Every Step 

      AlAssaf, Hadi; Farhan, Khalil; AlKhatib, Yazan (2014-07-22)
      Satisfying the needs for clean energy by utilizing human footsteps.

    • Public Transportation Buses Powered By Cooking Oil 

      Elkobrsly, Sherif; Aldiek, Mohammad; Alassadi, Abdulrahman; Khalifa, Mohamed; Zahed, Mohib (2014-07-22)
      Greenhouse gases are in a continuous rise and are destroying the environment and public transportation buses contribute dramatically and are in an interrupted increase. Moreover, the world trend has been moving towards a ...

    • Self Powered Gymnasium 

      Suleiman, Sarah; Shams, Mohammad; Al-Hufaity, Jenan (2014-07-22)
      Exercising machines consume a lot of energy that can be utilized to generate clean electricity. The world is experiencing energy crises due to growing demand for energy and dependence on fossil fuels.