Editor-in-Chief
Prof. Fouad Ahmed Gharaybeh Jordan University of Science and Technology jjce@just.edu.jo
Editorial Board Members
Prof. Abdallah I. Malkawi Jordan University of Science and Technology mhusein@just.edu.jo
Prof. Taisir S. Khedaywi Zubi Jordan University of Science and Technology khedaywi@just.edu.jo
Prof. Musa R. Resheidat Jordan University of Science and Technology musaresheidat@yahoo.com
Prof. Khair S. Jadaan Jordan University kjadaan@hotmail.com Prof. Samih Qaqish Jordan University samihkakish@yahoo.com
Prof. Abbas Z. Ijam M’utah University abbasa@mutah.edu.jo Prof. Bassim Eid Abbassi Balqa Applied Science University babbassi@bau.edu.jo
Prof. Nuri M. Al-Mohamadi Applied Science University nalmohamadi@yahoo.com
Editorial Advisory Board Members
Prof. Mohammed Raoof Loughborough University Leics UK
Prof. Evangelos J. Sapountzakis National Technical University of Athens Greece
Prof. Anil K. Chopra University of California, Berkeley USA
Dr. Obada Kayali University of New South Wales Australia
Prof. Carlos Santamarina Georgia Institute of Technology USA
Prof. Mohammad Al-Sheyab Jordan University of Science & Technology Jordan
Prof. Charalampos Baniotopoulos University of Birmingham UK
Prof. Kiyoshi Kobayashi Kyoto University Japan
Prof. George Z. Voyiadjis Louisiana State University USA
Prof. Gheorghe M.T. Radulescu Technical University of Cluj Napoca Romania
Prof. Al-Farabi Mohammad Sharif Ali King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Saudi Arabia
Prof. Imad L. Al-Qadi University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign USA
Prof. Hong YUAN Jinan University China
Prof. Markus Aufleger Universität Innsbruck Austria
Prof. Robert Y. Liang The University of Akron USA
Prof. Samer Madanat University of California, Berkeley USA
Prof. Sarada K. Sarma Imperial College of Science, Technology & Medicine UK
Prof. Theodor Strobl Technische Universität München Germany
Prof. Tissa H. Illangasekare Colorado School of Mines USA
Prof. George M. Ayoub American University of Beirut (AUB) Lebanon
Dr. Sivakumar Naganathan University Tenaga Nasional Malaysia
Prof. Ayman Hasan Momani University of Mu’tah
ISSN: 1993-0461 ISSN: 2225-157X,
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