UNIVERSITY OF AL-FATEH

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING
CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTEMENT

M.Sc. Thesis

DETERMINATION OF THE BEST

R. C. STRUT-AND-TIE MODELS

by
INAS HATEM FARIS

Supervised by
Dr. ALI S. ZREGH Dr. AHMED M. SEGAYER

Spring 2003
Tripoli – Libya

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 DETERMINATION OF THE BEST
R. C. STRUT-AND-TIE MODELS

by
INAS HATEM FARIS

A Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of

the Requirements For the Degree of

MASTER OF SCIENCE

Civil Engineering Department

Faculty of Engineering
University of Al-Fateh

Supervised by
Dr. ALI S. ZREGH Dr. AHMED M. SEGAYER

Spring 2003
Tripoli – Libya

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 University of Al-Fateh
Faculty of Engineering
Civil Engineering Department

DETERMINATION OF THE BEST

R. C. STRUT-AND-TIE MODELS

by
INAS HATEM FARIS
A Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the
Requirements for the Degree of

Master of Science

Approved by
Committee Signatures
Dr. Milud A. Ghabar
Dr. Ahmed M. Segayer

Program Authorized
to Offer Degree__________________________________________________

SPRING 2007
TRIPOLI – LIBYA

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