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Amr S. El-Dieb1 \*, Mahmoud R. Taha<sup>2</sup> and Samir I. Abu-Eishah3

1 Civil and Environmental Engineering Department, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, UAE

2 Civil Engineering Department, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, USA

3 Chemical and Petroleum Engineering Department, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, UAE

\*Address all correspondence to: amr.eldieb@uaeu.ac.ae

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