
Jasem M. AlhumoudKuwait University | KU · Department of Civil Engineering
Jasem M. Alhumoud
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Purpose
This study aims to evaluate the effects of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) on the indoor and outdoor air quality in Kuwait due to vehicular traffic.
Design/methodology/approach
About 700 VOCs samples were collected from randomly selected residences within Kuwait. For simplicity, the study was divided into three areas: area A between the...
Al-Sulaibiya field is the oldest and the largest groundwater well field producing brackish groundwater from the Dammam Formation aquifer. Total dissolved solids (TDS) values of the Dammam Formation aquifer of Al-Sulaibiya field are very high, they are in the range of 3523–9460mg/l. Therefore, the interrelationships between the TDS, electrical condu...
Problem statement: The aim of this study was examine the representative particle size of noncohesive sediment samples collected from different storm sewer inlets in residential catchments within Kuwait. Approach: A number of 25 sediment samples were collected from storm sewer inlets located in five residential areas in Kuwait: Bayan, Al-Nuzha, Al-F...
This paper investigates the suitability of using wastewater effluent for mixing in concrete. In particular, the effect of elevated temperatures up to 700°C on the compressive strength of concrete made with treated wastewater has been experimentally studied. The concrete specimens consisted of cubes that were cast using potable water (PW), primary t...
Problem statement: Kuwait is an arid country with limited natural water resources. As such, Kuwait produces its drinking water using the Multi-Stage-Flash method (MSF) in distillation plants to produce distilled water from sea water. The distilled water is blended with the brackish groundwater in different blending ratios, to produce drinking water...
Many of the products we use for housework, gardening, home improvement, or car maintenance contain hazardous materials that endanger our health as well as pollute the environment. Inappropriate use, storage, and disposal of hazardous household products can cause injuries, poisoning, and air pollution. The objectives of this paper were to determine...
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The purpose of this paper is to determine the amount of different kinds of solid wastes produced, segregated, collected, stored, transported and disposed off by the different industries/business in Kuwait.
Design/methodology/approach
Available industry information along with the use of monitoring data from a waste management system were us...
With the rapid growth of population coupled with increasing urbanization and agriculture, the demand for water in Kuwait is continually on the increase. The main water source in the State of Kuwait is from desalination with small quantities from underground aquifers. The objective of this research is to analyse and forcast water consumption in Kuwa...
A strategy using recycled glass as aggregate replacement in concrete is presented in this paper. The properties of fresh and hardened concrete made with fine and coarse crushed glass are presented and discussed. Proportions of 0–100% of crushed glass are implemented in the concrete specimen and the compressive strength up to 700°C is measured. The...
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The purpose of this paper is to determine the amount of different kinds of solid wastes produced, segregated, collected, stored, transported and disposed off in the governmental hospitals of Kuwait.
Design/methodology/approach
The research in this paper shows that all governmental hospitals were assessed in a period of six months (Septembe...
The objective of this study was to carry out a field survey of the solid waste generation profile in Kuwait. In addition, the paper examines the compatibility between household-estimated and landfill site-measured percent compositions of the daily solid waste. The true composition of daily household waste was determined via measurements of random w...
The Gulf ecosystem is and has been under considerable stress, both naturally as well as due to anthropogenic activities associated with the exploitation of enormous oil and gas reserves in the region. This study focuses on developing and recommending an integrated strategic plan for the management of coastal resources in the Gulf region. An increme...
One of the major problems facing a nation is the need for the proper disposal of the voluminous of solid waste generated every year. Therefore, recent literature on solid waste management in Kuwait has been reviewed and data analysed on the total amount of solid waste generated in Kuwait. In addition, industrial solid waste, construction and demoli...
In the present paper, it is demonstrated that the Percentile Residual Life (PRL) function of a group of individuals in biomedical investigations Ca! easily obtained if the class of their life distributions possesses, what has been called the 'Setting the clock back to zero' property. It is shown that the PRL function for such a family is just its l...
Solid waste recycling should be integrated with other solid waste management options to abate degradation in urban environment. This can be accomplished through promotion of economically efficient and environmentally sound practices in managing municipal waste. Recycling can be promoted by encouraging separation at the source. Separation at the sou...
The results of a questionnaire survey of nearly 1500 random households residing in 64 districts in Metropolitan Kuwait are presented. The frequency distribution of the family size, monthly income, type of residence, and number of employed drivers/servants of the sample population are presented. Also given are the distributional characteristics of t...
The flow over a drop structure placed in a rectangular channel was investigated through an experimental program. It was noted that the downstream depth of flow was crucial to the formulation of the problem. Two procedures were developed for the estimation of the downstream depth. The first procedure was physically based with an empirical component...
Although some of the Gulf Co-operation Council (GCC) member states have placed recycling at the top of their waste management priorities, the low cost of landfill and the availability of land, usually old sand or gravel quarries, make recycling programs infeasible, uneconomical and unachievable. The only comprehensive form of recycling available wi...
In a previous paper. B. R. Rao and Talwalker (1993) considered absolutely continuous life distributions and extended the Lack of Memory Property (L.M.P.) of the exponential distribution and showed that several classes of life distributions have this property, which was called the 'setting the clock back to zero' property. ¶Its analog is discussed i...
The present paper is concerned with statistical models for the dependence of survival time or time to occurrence of an event, such as time to tumor, on a vector X of covariates or prognostic variables such as age, sex, blood pressure, length of exposure to a toxic material, etc., measured on a group of individuals in biomedical investigations. It i...