Publications

Journal Publications

  1. Alexander, J., Lee, P.J., Davidson, M., Duan, H.F., Li, Z., Murch, R., Meniconi, S., & Brunone, B.(2019). Experimental Validation of Existing Numerical Models for the Interaction of Fluid Transients with In-Line Air Pockets. Journal of Fluids Engineering, ASME, 141(12), 121101. [Download].

  2. Alexander, J., Lee, P.J., Davidson, M., Li, Z., Murch, R., Duan, H.F., Meniconi, S., & Brunone, B. (2020). Experimental Investigation of the Interaction of Fluid Transients with an In-Line Air Pocket. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, 146(3), 04019067. [Download].

  3. Blåsten, E., Zouari, F., Louati, M., & Ghidaoui, M.S. (2019). Blockage Detection in Networks: the Area Reconstruction Method. Mathematics in Engineering: Inverse problems in imaging and engineering science, 1(4), 849-880. [Download].

  4. Brunone, B., Meniconi, S., & Capponi, C. (2019). Numerical Analysis of the Transient Pressure Damping in a Single Polymeric Pipe with a Leak. Urban Water Journal, 15(8), 760–768. [Download].

  5. Camino, G.A., Gozum, M.M., Nasraoui, S., Che, T.C., Louati, M., & Ghidaoui, M.S. (2021). Cross-correlation function of ambient noise measurements in a water pipeline: plan wave analysis. Under preparation.

  6. Capponi, C., Meniconi, S., Lee, P. J., Brunone, B., & Cifrodelli, M. (2020). Time-Domain Analysis of Laboratory Experiments on the Transient Pressure Damping in a Leaky Pipe. Water Resources Management, 34, 501-514. [Download].

  7. Chan, S.N., Cong, J., & Lee, J.H.W. (2018). 3D Numerical Modeling of Geyser Formation by Release of Entrapped Air from Horizontal Pipe into Vertical Shaft. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, 144(3), 04017071. [Download].

  8. Che, T.C., & Duan, H.F. (2016). Evaluation of Plane Wave Assumption in Transient Laminar Pipe Flow Modeling and Utilization. Procedia Engineering, 154(c), 959-966. [Download].

  9. Che, T.C., Duan, H.F., Lee, P.J., Pan, B., & Ghidaoui, M.S. (2018a). Transient Frequency Responses for Pressurized Water Pipelines Containing Blockages with Linearly Varying Diameters. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, 144(8), 04018054. [Download].

  10. Che, T.C., Duan, H.F., Lee, P.J., Pan B., & Brunone, B. (2018b). Radial Pressure Wave Behavior in Transient Laminar Pipe Flows Under Different Flow Perturbations. Journal of Fluids Engineering, 140(10), 101203. [Download].

  11. Che, T.C., Duan, H.F., Pan, B., Lee, P.J., & Ghidaoui, M.S. (2019). Energy Analysis of the Resonant Frequency Shift Pattern Induced by Non-Uniform Blockages in Pressurized Water Pipes. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, 145(7), 04019027. [Download].

  12. Che, T.C., Wang, X., Louati, M., & Ghidaoui, M.S. (2021a). Leak Localization in Looped Pipe Networks Based on a Factorized Transient Model: Part 1: theoretical framework. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing. Under preparation.

  13. Che, T.C., Wang, X., Louati, M., & Ghidaoui, M.S. (2021b). Leak Localization in Looped Pipe Networks Based on a Factorized Transient Model: Part 2: regularization of ill-conditioned problems. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing. Under preparation.

  14. Cong, J., Chan, S.N., & Lee, J.H.W. (2017). Geyser Formation by Release of Entrapped Air from Horizontal Pipe into Vertical Shaft. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, 143(9), 04017039. [Download].

  15. Dubey, A., Li, Z., Lee, P.J., & Murch, R.D. (2019). Observations of Acoustic Noise in Water Supply Pipeline Systems. Applied Acoustics. Submitted.

  16. Duan, H.F. (2016a). Sensitivity Analysis of Transient-Based Frequency Domain Method for Extended Blockage Detection in Water Pipeline Systems. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, ASCE, 142(4), 04015073. [Download].

  17. Duan, H.F. (2016b). Transient Frequency Response Based Leak Detection in Water Supply Pipeline Systems with Branched and Looped Junctions. Journal of Hydroinformatics, IWA, 19(1), 17-30. [Download].

  18. Duan, H.F., Meniconi, S., Lee, P.J., Brunone, B. & Ghidaoui, M.S.(2017a). Local and Integral Energy-Based Evaluation for the Unsteady Friction Relevance in Transient Pipe Flows. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, 143(7), 04017015. [Download].

  19. Duan, H.F., Lee, P.J., Ghidaoui, M.S., Karney, B.W., & Kolyshkin, A.A. (2017b). The Influence of Non-Uniform Blockages on Transient Wave Behavior and Blockage Detection in Pressurized Water Pipelines. Journal of Hydro-Environmental Research, 17, 1-7. [Download].

  20. Duan, H.F., Che, T.C., Lee, P.J., & Ghidaoui, M.S. (2018a). Influence of Nonlinear Turbulent Friction on the System Frequency Response in Transient Pipe Flow Modelling and Analysis. Journal of Hydraulic Research, IAHR, 56(4), 451-463. [Download].

  21. Duan, H.F.(2018b). Accuracy and Sensitivity Evaluation of TFR Method for Leak Detection in Multiple-Pipeline Water Supply Systems, Water Resources Management, 32(6), 2147-2164. [Download].

  22. Dubey, A., Li, Z., Lee, P.J., & Murch, R.D. (2019). Measurement and Characterization of Acoustic Noise in Water Pipeline Channels. IEEE Access, 7, 56890-56903. [Download].

  23. Gozum, M.M., Nasraoui, S., Louati, M., & Ghidaoui, M.S. (2021). A Time-Reversal Method for High-Resolution Source Localization in Water Pipes Using Noise. Journal of Acoustical Society of America. Under preparation.

  24. Gray, W., Ghidaoui, M.S., & Karney, B. (2018). Does the Stream Power Theory Have a Physical Foundation? Journal of Hydraulic Research, IAHR, 56(5), 585-595. [Download].

  25. Grigoropoulos, G., Louati, M., Dimitrakopoulos, I.G., & Ghidaoui, M.S. (2021). Effect of Fluid Structure Interaction on High Frequency Acoustic Wave Propagation in Pipe Systems. Journal of Sound and Vibration. Under preparation.

  26. Grigoropoulos, G., Nasraoui, S., Louati, M., & Ghidaoui, M.S. (2021). High-Resolution Defect Detection in Water-Filled HDPE Pipes by Wave Time-Reversal Techniques. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing. Under preparation.

  27. Huang, Y., Duan, H.F., Zhao, M., Zhang, Q., Zhao, H.B., & Zhang, K. (2017a). Transient Influence Zone Based Decomposition of Water Distribution Networks for Efficient Transient Analysis. Water Resources Management, 31(6), 1915-1929. [Download].

  28. Huang, Y., Duan, H.F., Zhao, M., Zhang, Q., Zhao, H.B., & Zhang, K. (2017b). Probabilistic Analysis and Evaluation of Nodal Demand Effect on Transient Analysis in Urban Water Distribution Systems. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, ASCE, 143(8), 04017041. [Download].

  29. Jing, L., Li, Z., Li, Y., & Murch, R.D. (2018a). Channel Characterization of Acoustic Waveguides Consisting of Straight Gas and Water Pipelines, IEEE Access, 6, 6807-6819. [Download].

  30. Jing, L., Li, Z., Wang, W., Dubey, A., Lee, P.J., Meniconi, S., Brunone, B., & Murch, R.D. (2018b). An Approximate Inverse Scattering Technique for Reconstructing Blockage Profiles in Water Pipelines Using Acoustic Transients. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 143, EL322. [Download].

  31. Jing, L., Wang, W., Li, Z., & Murch, R.D. (2018c). Detecting Impedance and Shunt Conductance Faults in Lossy Transmission Lines. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation , 66(7), 3678-3689. [Download].

  32. Keramat, A., Wang, X., Louati, M., Meniconi, S., Brunone, B., & Ghidaoui, M.S. (2019a). Objective Functions for Transient-based Pipeline Leakage Detection in a Noisy Environment : Least Square and Matched-Filter. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, ASCE, 145 (10), 04019042. [Download].

  33. Keramat, A., Ghidaoui, M.S., Wang, X., & Louati, M. (2019b). Cramer Rao Lower Bound for Performance Analysis of Leak Detection. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, 145 (6), 04019018. [Download].

  34. Keramat, A., Karney, B.W., Ghidaoui, M.S., & Wang, X. (2021). Transient-Based Leak Detection in the Frequency Domain Considering Fluid-Structure Interaction and Viscoelasticity. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 153, 107500. [Download].

  35. Lai, Z., Louati, M., Nasraoui, S., & Ghidaoui, M.S. (2021). Numerical Investigation of High Frequency Wave-leak Interaction in Water-Filled Pipes. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, 147(1), 04020091. [Download].

  36. Lam, M.Y., Ghidaoui, M.S., & Kolyshkin, A.A. (2019). Hydraulics of Shallow Shear Flows - Onset, Development and Practical Relevance. Environmental Fluid Mechanics, 19, 1121-1142. [Download].

  37. Lam, M.Y., Yan, H.C., Louati, M., Ghidaoui, M.S., & Lee, J.H.W. (2021). Field-experimental Validation of Several Transient-Based Defect Detection Methods. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE. Under preparation.

  38. Li, Y., Jing, L., Li, Z., & Murch, R.D. (2017a). Subcarrier Delay Spread Based Adaptive OFDM for Mobile Wideband Waveguide Channels. IEEE Transactions on Communications, 66(5), 2206-2218. [Download].

  39. Li, Z., Jing, L., & Murch, R.D. (2017b). Propagation of Monopole Source Excited Acoustic Waves in a Cylindrical High-Density Polyethylene Pipeline. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 142(6), 3564-3579. [Download].

  40. Li, Z., Jing, L., Wang, W., Lee, P.J., & Murch, R.D. (2018). Guided Acoustic Wave Interaction With Flanged Junctions In Water-Filled Steel Pipelines. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 144(5), 2824-2837. [Download].

  41. Li, Z., Jing, L., Wang, W., Lee, P.J., & Murch, R.D. (2019). The Influence of Pipeline Thickness and Radius on Guided Wave Attenuation in Water-Filled Steel Pipelines: Theoretical Analysis and Experimental Measurement. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 145(1), 361-371. [Download].

  42. Li, Z., Lee, P.J., Davidson, M., Dosso, S.E., & Murch, R.D. (2019). Nonlinear Bayesian Inversion for Estimating Water Pipeline Dimensional and Material Parameters Using Acoustic Wave Dispersion. Journal of the Sound and Vibration, 453, 294-313. [Download].

  43. Lin, J., Wang, X., & Ghidaoui, M.S. (2019). Theoretical Investigation of Leak’s Impact on Normal Modes of a Water-Filled Pipe: Small to Large Leak Impedance. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, 145(6), 04019017. [Download].

  44. Lin, J., Wang, X., & Ghidaoui, M.S. (2021). Multi-Sensor Fusion for Transient-Based Pipeline Leak Localization in the Dempster-Shafer Evidence Framework. Information Fusion. Under review.

  45. Louati, M., & Ghidaoui, M.S. (2017a). High Frequency Acoustic Wave Properties in a Water-Filled Pipe. Part 1: Dispersion and Multi-path Behavior. Journal of Hydraulic Research, IAHR, 55(5), 613-631. [Download].

  46. Louati, M., & Ghidaoui, M.S. (2017b). High Frequency Acoustic Wave Properties in a Water-Filled Pipe. Part 2: Range of Propagation. Journal of Hydraulic Research, IAHR, 55(5), 632-646. [Download].

  47. Louati, M., & Ghidaoui, M.S. (2017c). Eigenfrequency Shift Mechanism Due to Variation in the Cross Sectional Area of a Conduit. Journal of Hydraulic Research, IAHR, 55(6), 829-846. [Download].

  48. Louati, M., Meniconi, S., Ghidaoui, M.S., & Brunone, B. (2017d). Experimental Study of the Eigenfrequency Shift Mechanism in Blocked Pipe System. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, 143(10), 04017044. [Download].

  49. Louati, M., Ghidaoui. M.S., Meniconi, S., & Brunone, B. (2018a). Bragg-type Resonance in Blocked Pipe System and Its Effect on the Eigenfrequency Shift. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, 144(1), 04017056. [Download].

  50. Louati, M., & Ghidaoui, M.S. (2018b). Eigenfrequency Shift Mechanism due to an Interior Blockage in a Pipe. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, 144(1), 04017055. [Download].

  51. Louati, M., Tekitek, M.M., & Ghidaoui, M. S. (2018c). On the Dissipation Mechanism of Lattice Boltzmann Method when Modeling 1D and 2D Water Hammer Flows. Computers & Fluids, 193, 103996. [Download].

  52. Louati, M., & Ghidaoui, M.S. (2019). The Need for High Order Numerical Scheme for Modeling Dispersive High Frequency Acoustic Waves in Water-Filled Pipe. Journal of Hydraulic Research, IAHR, 57(3), 405-425. [Download].

  53. Louati, M., Ghidaoui, M.S., Tekitek, M.M., & Lee, P.J. (2020a). Wave-Leak Interaction in a Simple Pipe System. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, 146(4), 04020013. [Download].

  54. Louati, M., Tekitek, M.M., & Ghidaoui, M.S. (2021a). Leak-Wave Interaction in Pipe System. Journal of Hydraulic Research, IAHR. Under review.

  55. Louati, M., Tekitek, M.M., & Ghidaoui M.S. (2021b). Analysis of Cramer-Rao Lower Band to Study the Parameters and Mechanisms Affecting the Accuracy of Transient-based Defect Detection Methods in Pipes. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE. Under preparation.

  56. Louati, M., Ahadpour, A.A., Lam, M.Y., McInnis, D.A., Lee, J.H.W., & Ghidaoui, M.S. (2021c). Transient Test Analysis in Water Supply Systems: Preliminary Field Test in Hong Kong. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE. Under preparation.

  57. Louati, M., & Ghidaoui, M.S. (2021d). Fundamental Mechanism of Wave-Blockage Interaction in Pipes. Journal of Fluid Mechanics. Under preparation.

  58. Louati, M., & Ghidaoui, M.S. (2021e). On the Scattering Behavior of High Frequency Acoustic Waves due to a Blockage in a Pipe. Journal of Hydraulic Research, IAHR. Under preparation.

  59. Louati, M., Tekitek, M.M., & Ghidaoui, M.S. (2021f). Study of Features Affecting the Dissipation of Lattice Boltzmann method when Modeling High Frequency Acoustic Waves. Computers & Fluids. Under preparation.

  60. Louati, M., Meniconi, S., Ghidaoui, M.S., & Brunone, B. (2019f). The use of Bragg Resonance and Eigenfrequency Shift Information for Blockage Detection in Pipes. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE. Under preparation.

  61. Martins, N.M.C., Brunone, B., Meniconi, S., Ramos, H.M., & Covas, D.I.C. (2017). CFD and 1D Approaches for the Unsteady Friction Analysis of Low Reynolds Number Turbulent Flows. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, 143(12), 04017050. [Download].

  62. Martins, N.C., Brunone, B., Meniconi, S., Ramos, H.M., & Covas, I.D. (2018). Efficient CFD Model for Transient Laminar Flow Modeling: Pressure Wave Propagation and Velocity Profile Changes. Journal of Fluids Engineering, ASME, 140(1), 011102. [Download].

  63. Meniconi, S., Brunone, B., Frisinghelli, M., Mazzetti, E., Larentis, M., & Costisella, C. (2017a). Safe Transients for Pipe Survey in a Real Transmission Main by Means of a Portable Device: the Case Study of the Trento (I) Supply System. Procedia Engineering, 168, 228–235. [Download].

  64. Meniconi, S., Brunone, B., Mazzetti, E., Lalucelli, D.B., & Borta, G. (2017b). Hydraulic Characterization and Transient Response of Pressure Reducing Valves: Laboratory Experiments. Journal of Hydroinformatics, 19(6), 798-810. [Download].

  65. Meniconi, S., Brunone, B., & Frisinghelli, M. (2018). On the Role of Minor Branches, Energy Dissipation, and Small Defects in the Transient Response of Transmission Mains. Water, 10(2), 187. [Download].

  66. Meniconi, S., Cifrodelli, M., Capponi, C., Duan, H.F., & Brunone, B. (2021). Transient Response Analysis of Branched Pipe Systems Toward A Reliable Skeletonization. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, ASCE, 147(2), 04020109. [Download].

  67. Mesgari, S., & Ghidaoui, M.S. (2019a). Mesoscopic-based Finite Volume Solutions for Waterhammer Flows. Journal of Hydraulic Research, IAHR, 57(3), 337-352. [Download].

  68. Mesgari, S., & Ghidaoui, M.S. (2019b). Formulation of Consistent Finite Volume Schemes for Hydraulic Transients. Journal of Hydraulic Research, IAHR, 57(3), 353-373. [Download].

  69. Nasraoui, S., Louati, M., & Ghidaoui, M.S. (2021). High Frequency Acoustic Waves Blockage Detection in Pressurized Water-Filled Pipe. Journal of Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing. Under preparation.

  70. Pan, B., Duan, H.F., Meniconi, S., Urbanowicz, K, Che, T.C., & Brunone, B. (2019). Multistage Frequency-Domain Transient-Based Method for the Analysis of Viscoelastic Parameters of Plastic Pipes. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, 146(3), 04019068. [Download].

  71. Sun, J.L., Wang, R., & Duan, H.F. (2016). Multiple-Fault Detection in Water Pipelines Using Transient Time-Frequency Analysis. Journal of Hydroinformatics, 18(6), 975-989. [Download].

  72. Wang, W., Jing, L., Li, Z., & Murch, R.D. (2017). Utilizing the Born and Rytov Inverse Scattering Approximations for Detecting Soft Faults in Lossless Transmission Lines. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 65(12), 7233-7242. [Download].

  73. Wang, W., Li, Z., Jing, L., Lee, P.J., & Murch, R.D. (2018). A Straightforward Method For Estimating The Size of Leaks In Water Pipelines Using Acoustic Transients. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, 144(5), EL405. [Download].

  74. Wang, X., & Ghidaoui, M.S. (2018a). Pipeline Leak Detection Using The Matched-Field Processing Method. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, 144(6), 04018030. [Download].

  75. Wang, X., & Ghidaoui, M.S. (2018b). Identification of Multiple Leaks in Pipeline: Linearized Model, Maximum Likelihood, and Super-Resolution Localization. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 107, 529-548. [Download].

  76. Wang, X., & Ghidaoui, M.S. (2019a). Identification of Multiple Leaks in Pipeline II: Iterative Beamforming and Leak Number Estimation. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 119, 346-362. [Download].

  77. Wang, X., Palomar, D.P., Zhao, L., Ghidaoui, M.S., & Murch, R.D. (2019b). Spectral-Based Methods for Pipeline Leak Detection. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, 145(3), 04018089. [Download].

  78. Wang, X., Lin, J., Keramat, A., Ghidaoui, M.S., Meniconi, S., & Brunone, B.(2019c). Matched-Field Processing for Leak Detection in a Viscoelasticity Pipe: An Experimental Study. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 124, 459-478. [Download].

  79. Wang, X., Ghidaoui, M.S., & Lin, J. (2019d). Identification of Multiple Leaks in Pipeline III: Experimental Results. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 130, 395-408. [Download].

  80. Wang, X., Ghidaoui, M.S., & Lee, P.J. (2020a). Linear Model and Regularization for Transient Wave–Based Pipeline-Condition Assessment. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, ASCE, 146, 04020028. [Download].

  81. Wang, X., Lin, J., Ghidaoui, M.S. Meniconi, S., and Brunone, B. (2020b). Estimating Viscoelasticity of Pipes with Unknown Leaks. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 143, 106821. [Download].

  82. Wang, X., Lin, J., & Ghidaoui, M.S. (2020c). Usage and Effect of Multiple Transient Tests for Pipeline Leak Detection. Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, ASCE, 146 (11), 06020011. [Download].

  83. Wang, X., Waqar, M., Yan, H.C., Louati, M., Ghidaoui, M.S., Lee, P.J., Meniconi, S., Brunone, B., & Karney, B.W. (2020d). Pipeline Leak Localization Using Matched-Field Processing Incorporating Prior Information of Modeling Error. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 143, 106849. [Download].

  84. Wang, X., Che, T.C., & Ghidaoui, M. S. (2020e). Comment on "Bayesian Update and Method of Distributions: Application to Leak Detection in Transmission Mains" by Alawadhi and Tartakovsky. Water Resources Research, 56 (9), e2020WR027945. [Download].

  85. Wang, X., Che, T.C., Camino, G.A., & Ghidaoui, M.S. (2021). Factorized Wave Propagation Model in Tree-Type Pipe Networks and Its Application to Leak Localization. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 147, 107116. [Download].

  86. Wang, Z.J., Babu, P., & Palomar, D.P. (2016). Design of PAR-Constrained Sequences for MIMO Channel Estimation via Majorization-minimization. IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, 64(23), 6132-6144. [Download].

  87. Waqar, M., Louati, M., Wang, X., & Ghidaoui, M. S. (2021). Model-free Matched Field Processing For Condition Assessment of Pressurized Pipes. Journal of Water Resources Research and Management. Accepted.

  88. Waqar, M., Louati, M., & Ghidaoui, M. S. (2021). Time-Reversal of Water-Hammer Waves. Journal of Hydraulic Research. Under review.

  89. Waqar, M., Louati, M., & Ghidaoui, M. S. (2021). Time-Reversal Technique for Pipeline Leak Detection. Water Resources Research. Under preparation.

  90. Wu, L.L., Babu, P., & Palomar, D.P. (2017a). Cognitive Radar-Based Sequence Design via SINR Maximization. Transactions on Signal Processing, 65(3), 779-793. [Download].

  91. Wu, L., Babu, P., & Palomar, D.P. (2017b). Transmit Waveform/Receive Filter Design for MIMO Radar With Multiple Waveform Constraints. IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, 66(6), 1526-1540. [Download].

  92. Yan, H.C., Lam, M.Y., & Lee, J.H.W. (2021). Field Measurements and Numerical Modeling of Hydraulic Transients in HDPE Pipeline with PRV Interaction. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, 147(6), 04021018. [Download].

  93. Yan, H.C., Wang, X., Ghidaoui, M.S., & Lee, J.H.W. (2021). Leak Detection in Pipes with Unknown Reflectors Using Transient Waves with Changing Background Pressure. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE. Under preparation.

  94. Yang, L., McKay, M. R., & Wang, X. (2020). Hypothesis Test Procedures for Detecting Leaks in Water Pipeline Channels. IEEE Tran. Under preparation.

  95. Zhao, L.C., Song, J.X., Babu, P., & Palomar, D.P. (2017a). A Unified Framework for Low Autocorrelation Sequence Design via Majorization-Minimization. IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, 65(2), 438-453. [Download].

  96. Zhao, L.C., & Palomar, D.P. (2017b). Maximin Joint Optimization of Transmitting Code and Receiving Filter in Radar and Communications. IEEE Transactions on Signal Processing, 65(4), 850-863. [Download].

  97. Zhao, M., Ghidaoui, M.S., Louati, M., & Duan, H.F. (2018). Numerical Study of the Blockage Length Effect on the Transient Wave in Pipe Flows. Journal of Hydraulics Research, IAHR, 56(2), 245-255. [Download].

  98. Zhou, B., Liu, A.,& Lau, V. (2018a). Sparse Variational Bayesian Inference for Water Pipeline Systems With Parameter Uncertainties. IEEE Access, 6, 49664-49678. [Download].

  99. Zhou, B., Liu, A., Wang, X., She, Y., & Lau, K.N.(2018b). Compressive Sensing-Based Multiple-Leak Identification for Smart Water Supply Systems. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 5(2), 1228-1241. [Download].

  100. Zhou, B., Lau, V. & Wang, X. (2020). Machine Learning-Based Leakage-Event Identification for Smart Water Supply Systems. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/8930542 .

  101. Zhu, Y., Duan, H.F., Li, F., Wu C.G., Yuan, Y.X., & Shi, Z.F.(2018). Experimental and Numerical Study on Transient Air–Water Mixing Flows in Viscoelastic Pipes. Journal of Hydraulics Research, IAHR, 56(6), 877-887. [Download].

  102. Zouari, F., Blåsten, E., Louati, M., & Ghidaoui, M.S. (2019a). Internal Pipe Area Reconstruction as a Tool for Blockage Detection. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, 145(6), 04019019. [Download].

  103. Zouari, F., Louati, M., Meniconi, S., Blasten, E., Ghidaoui, M. S., & Brunone, B. (2020). Experimental Verification of the Accuracy and Robustness of Area Reconstruction Method for a Pressurized Water Pipe System. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, ASCE, 146(3), 04020004. [Download].

  104. Zouari, F., Nasraoui, S., Louati, M., & Ghidaoui, M.S. (2021). Transformation Between Damped and Undamped Waterhammer Waves. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 491, 115706. [Download].

Theses

  1. Louati M. (2016). In-depth Study of Plane Wave-blockage Interaction and Analysis of High Frequency Waves Behaviour in Water-filled Pipe Systems [Download], PhD thesis, HKUST.

  2. Lin, J. (2018). Investigation on Leak's Impact to Resonant Frequencies and Leak Detection Using Arrival Time Imaging, MPhil thesis, HKUST.

  3. Zouari, F. (2019). Internal Pipe Imaging for Defect Detection Using Acoustic Waves[Download], PhD thesis, HKUST.

Conference publications

  1. Chan, S.N., Cong, J., & Lee, J.H.W. (2016). Numerical modeling of geyser formation by release of entrapped air from horizontal pipe into vertical shaft. In: Yu, P.S. & Lo, W.C. (Eds.), Proceeding of 12th International Conference on Hydroscience and Engineering (pp. 204-207). Tainan, Taiwan: National Cheng Kung University.

  2. Che, T.C., Duan, H.F., Lee, P.J., & Ghidaoui, M.S. (2017, August). Theoretical analysis of the influence of blockage irregularities on transient waves in water supply pipelines. Paper presented at the 37th IAHR World Congress, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

  3. Che, T.C., Duan, H, Pan, B., Lee, P., & Ghidaoui, M.S. (2018, November). Explanation for the Frequency Shift Pattern of Nonuniform Blocked Pipeline Systems from an Energy Perspective. The 13th International Conference on Pressure Surges, Bordeaux, France.

  4. Duan, H.F., Yan, H.X., Li, F., Hou, Q.Z., Tao, T., Xin, K.L., & Li, S.P. (2017, August). Development and evaluation of meshless particle methods for modelling and analysis of transient pipe flows. Paper presented at the 37th IAHR World Congress, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

  5. Grigoropoulos, G., Louati, M., Dimitrakopoulos, E.G., & Ghidaoui, M.S. (2018, November). Effect of structural vibration in the propagation of high-frequency waves through a fluid-filled elastic pipe. Paper presented at the 13th International Conference on Pressure Surges, Bordeaux, France.

  6. Grigoropoulos, G., Louati, M., Dimitrakopoulos, E.G., & Ghidaoui, M.S. (2019, September). Experimental evaluation of the fluid-structure interaction under high-frequency wave excitation in a fluid-filled HDPE pipe. Paper presented at the 38th IAHR World Congress, Panama City, Panama.

  7. Jing, L., Li, Y., & Murch, R.D. (2016, April). Wideband modeling of the acoustic water pipe channel. OCEANS 2016 - Shanghai (pp. 1-8). Shanghai, China.

  8. Jing, L., Li, Z., & Murch, R.D. (2017, June). Experimental Study of Acoustic Channel Characteristics of Rigid and Elastic Pipelines. Paper presented at the MTS/IEEE OCEANS 2017, Aberdeen, UK.

  9. Keramat, A.,Ghidaoui, M.S., & Wang, X. (2017, August). Inverse transient analysis for pipeline leak detection in a noisy environment. Paper presented at the 37th IAHR World Congress, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

  10. Lai, Z, Louati, M., & Ghidaoui, M.S. (2018, November). Numerical investigation of high frequency wave-leak interaction in water-filled pipes. The 13th International Conference on Pressure Surges, Bordeaux, France.Lam, M.Y., Ahadpour, A.D., Louati, M., McInnis, D.A., Ghidaoui, M.S., & Lee, J.H.W. (2018, June). Field experiments of hydraulic transients in a Pressure Management Area (PMA) in Hong Kong. Paper presented at the 8th International Symposium on Environmental Hydraulics, Indiana, USA.

  11. Lam, M.Y., Kolyshkin, A.A., & Ghidaoui, M.S. (2021, July). Initial dynamics responsible for wave radiation in shallow shear flows. Paper presented at the 39th IAHR World Congress, Granada, Spain (Submitted)

  12. Lin, J.R., & Ghidaoui, M.S. (2017, August). Leak-induced frequency shifts in transient-based frequency domain method for leakage detection. Paper presented at the 37th IAHR World Congress, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

  13. Louati, M., Luo, J., Ghidaoui, M.S.,& Xu, K. (2016, July). Numerical study of high frequency acoustic waves in water-filled conduits. Paper presented at the 13th International Conference for Mesoscopic Methods in Engineering and Science (ICMMES 2016), Hamburg, Germany.

  14. Louati, M., & Ghidaoui, M.S. (2016, August). Study of the eigenfrequency shift mechanism due to an interior blockage in a pipe with small radial protrusion. Paper presented at the 20th Congress of the Asia Pacific Division of the International Association for Hydro Environment Engineering & Research (IAHR APD), Colombo, Sri Lanka.

  15. Louati, M., & Ghidaoui, M.S. (2017, August). Scattering behavior of high frequency acoustic waves due to blockage in pressurized water-filled pipe. Paper presented at the 37th IAHR World Congress, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

  16. Louati, M., Luo, J., Ghidaoui, M. S., & Xu, K. (2016, July). Numerical study of high frequency acoustic waves in water-filled conduits. Paper presented at the 13th International Conference for Mesoscopic Methods in Engineering and Science (ICMMES 2016), Hamburg, Germany.

  17. Louati, M., Tekitek, M. M., & Ghidaoui, M. S. (2017, July). Study of features affecting the dissipation of Lattice Boltzmann method when modeling high frequency acoustic waves. Paper presented at the 14th International Conference for Mesoscopic Methods in Engineering and Science (ICMMES 2017), Nantes, France.

  18. Louati, M., & Ghidaoui, M. S. (2018, June). How a leak modify the frequency response function of a pipe system. Paper presented at the 8th International Symposium on Environmental Hydraulics (ISEH), Indiana, USA.

  19. Louati, M., Ghidaoui, M.S., & Tekitek, M.M. (2018, November). Wave-defects interaction in a simple pipe system. Paper presented at the 13th International Conference on Pressure Surges, Bordeaux, France.

  20. Louati, M., & Ferras, D., & Ghidaoui, M.S. (2020, September). Bragg resonance in pressurized conduits anchored against longitudinal movement. Paper presented at ISMA-USD Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference 2020, Leuven, Belgium.

  21. Meniconi, S., Brunone, B., & Capponi C. (2017, August). Effect of leak size on the transient behavior of a viscoelastic pipe. Paper presented at the 37th IAHR World Congress, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

  22. Meniconi, S., Brunone, B., Frisinghelli, M., Capponi, C., & Mazzetti E. (2017, August) Fault detection in a real transmission main by the portable pressure wave maker (PPWM), Paper presented at the 37th IAHR World Congress, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

  23. Wang, X., & Ghidaoui, M. S. (2017, August). Matched-field processing method for leak detection in a pipe. Paper presented at the 37th IAHR World Congress, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

  24. Wang, X., Ghidaoui, M.S., & Lee, P.J. (2018, November). Regularization for pipeline impulse response extraction with least square deconvolution. Paper presented at the 13th International Conference on Pressure Surges, Bordeaux, France.

  25. Waqar, M., Louati, M., & Ghidaoui, M.S. (2019, September). Leak localization using time reversal technique. Paper presented at the 38th IAHR World Congress, Panama City, Panama.

  26. Waqar, M., Louati, M., & Ghidaoui, M.S. (2020, November). Time Reversal of Waves in Pressurized Pipelines. In Proceeding of the 1st IAHR Young Professionals Congress, Online.

  27. Wu, L.L., Babu, P., & Palomar, D.P. (2017, July). A fast algorithm for joint design of transmit waveforms and receive filters. In Proceeding of IEEE Workshop on Signal Processing Advances in Wireless Communications (SPAWC), Sapporo, Japan.

  28. Yan, H., Lam, M.Y., & Lee, J.H.W. (2018, November). Field measurements and theoretical modeling of hydraulic transients in HDPE pipeline with PRV interaction. Paper presented at the 13th International Conference on Pressure Surges, Bordeaux, France.

  29. Zhu, Y., Duan, H.F., Li, F., Wu, C.G., Yuan, Y.X., & Shii, Z.F. (2017, August). Influence of air content on transient flow behaviors in viscoelastic pipes. Paper presented at the 37th IAHR World Congress, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

  30. Zouari, F. & Ghidaoui, M.S. (2017, August). Single extended blockage identification using a model-based match-field processing approach. Paper presented at the 37th IAHR World Congress, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

  31. Zouari, F., Louati, M., Blåsten, E., & Ghidaoui, M.S. (2018, November). Multiple Defects Detection and Characterization in Pipes. Paper presented at the 13th International Conference on Pressure Surges, Bordeaux, France.