Abstract: The water and wastewater sector is currently placed among infrastructure utilities of significance. A key problem with most water and wastewater utilities is the absence of performance assessment tools. This research focuses ...

Abstract: The present study deals with the dynamic behavior of cable‐stayed bridges when the vibration characteristics of the stay cables are taken into consideration. Such complex vibrations are strongly coupled with the bridge ...

Abstract: Acoustic leak-detection techniques are proven to be effective and have been widely used in water-distribution systems for several decades. Most of the existing acoustic leak-detection techniques rely on external measurements ...

Abstract: The presence of vegetation in irrigation canals in Egypt after the Aswan dam was built has become considerable problem in irrigation system. Many irrigation canals were designed by applying the common Manning's equation, ...

Abstract: A confined explosion inside a critical facility may lead to the total paralysis of pertinent operations. Practical solutions to mitigate such risk include lightweight sacrificial cladding, which can be deployed as a physical ...