This paper introduces a new ECG signal compression algorithm based on modulating the ECG signal DWT coefficients with a proper mask constructed using the foveation principle. The constructed mask is a selective mask that gives a high resolution at a certain point (fovea) and falls down away from this point. The wavelet foveation of the ECG signal leads to decreasing the amount of information contained in the signal. So, the value of the foveated ECG signal Entropy will be decreased which by turn will increase the Compression Ratio (CR).The ECG signal after wavelet foveation is coded using Huffman codes; namely optimal selective Huffman coding, adaptive Huffman coding and modified adaptive Huffman coding. The performance of each coding technique is measured based on the CR, time cost and computational complexity.

This paper introduces a new ECG signal compression algorithm based on modulating the ECG signal DWT coefficients with a proper mask constructed using the foveation principle. The constructed mask is a selective mask that gives a high resolution at a certain point (fovea) and falls down away from this point. The wavelet foveation of the ECG signal leads to decreasing the amount of information contained in the signal. So, the value of the foveated ECG signal Entropy will be decreased which by turn will increase the Compression Ratio (CR).The ECG signal after wavelet foveation is coded using Huffman codes; namely optimal selective Huffman coding, adaptive Huffman coding and modified adaptive Huffman coding. The performance of each coding technique is measured based on the CR, time cost and computational complexity.

This study investigates wind analysis which is conducted by manual analysis and computer analysis for airports outside population settlements. The accuracy of used software in computer analysis was checked by comparing their results with the manual procedure. The manual analysis represented by windrose type II while the computer analysis represented by two software the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport design and windrose PRO. Wind patterns of twenty regions in Egypt are examined by WORPLOT View and FAA Airport Design program to estimate the best runway orientation. These twenty regions have thirteen regions with existing airports and seven regions of bearable airports. After examining Egyptian surface wind pattern found that the optimum solution for the most of Egypt regions is one direction while there are two directions for Mersa Matruh and Port Said. The existing runways in Assiut airport and Port Said airport have not fulfill standard requirement which were taken in this study (wind coverage and cross wind rules) throughout the year. Runway orientation was found for previousexamined airports. Three runway orientations had been studied with more details, Aswan, Marsa Alam and Al Nozha airports.There is one proposed runway in Al Nozha airport, which have fulfilled standard requirement throughout the year instead of the existing runways. Aswan and Marsa Alam existing runways were accepted.

The need of high performance concrete HPC is increasing in the recent years. This material becomes necessary, but it is brittle. So, fibers are used to enhance mechanical properties of HPC. The enhanced properties include tensile strength, compressive strength, elastic modulus, crack resistance, crack control, durability, fatigue life, resistance to impact and abrasion, shrinkage, expansion, thermal characteristic, and fire resistance of concrete. The main objective of this research is to study the effect of using Harex, polypropylene and glass fibers on flexural behavior of High performance concrete beams under static and repeated loads.

The need of high performance concrete HPC is increasing in the recent years. This material becomes necessary, but it is brittle. So, fibers are used to enhance mechanical properties of HPC. The enhanced properties include tensile strength, compressive strength, elastic modulus, crack resistance, crack control, durability, fatigue life, resistance to impact and abrasion, shrinkage, expansion, thermal characteristic, and fire resistance of concrete. The main objective of this research is to study the effect of using Harex, polypropylene and glass fibers on flexural behavior of High performance concrete beams under static and repeated loads.

The need of high performance concrete HPC is increasing in the recent years. This material becomes necessary, but it is brittle. So, fibers are used to enhance mechanical properties of HPC. The enhanced properties include tensile strength, compressive strength, elastic modulus, crack resistance, crack control, durability, fatigue life, resistance to impact and abrasion, shrinkage, expansion, thermal characteristic, and fire resistance of concrete. The main objective of this research is to study the effect of using Harex, polypropylene and glass fibers on flexural behavior of High performance concrete beams under static and repeated loads.

The elevated cylindrical storage silos are lifeline structures and strategically very important, since they have vital use in industries. Silos are special structures subjected to many different unconventional loading conditions, which result in unusual failure modes. In addition silos are cantilever structures with the material stacked up very high vertically. The earthquake response of silo structures for the storage of bulk solids differs for elevated silos and silos supported directly on the ground. The walls of different type of silos are subject to earthquake loads from the stored mass, and these may substantially exceed the pressures from filling and discharge. The assessment of horizontal action of ensiled material due to seismic vent seems to be particular interest. This paper is concerned with the earthquake response of these structures, which has received little attention to date. A cylindrical silo wall and bulk solid is modeled by three dimensional finite solid elements. The interaction effect between the silo wall and bulk solid is taking account by using the nonlinear approach proposed by Duncan and Chang [5]. A then interface layer proposed by Desia [4] is applied to describe the phenomena taking place on the surface between the granular material and silo wall. Coulomb's friction low was used for modeling of wall friction. An incremental iterative finite element technique is applied for dynamic analysis of wheat silos using SAP2000 structural software package [3]. In this research seven reinforced concrete silo models with different height to diameter ratios were studied and analyzed in time history by using earthquake acceleration 0.5g applied to silos models. The resulting finite element silo pressures as the silo is full with and without earthquake excitation are compared with theoretical filling and discharging pressure. The result obtained revealed that the elevated silos response is highly influenced by the earthquake characteristics and is depending on the height to diameter ratio. Also the findings indicate that the squat silos (large diameter to height ratio ) are more resistance to the earthquake and more economical. The seismic responses of the elevated wheat silo such as top displacement, normal forces, shearing forces and bending moments in silo support have been assessed for earthquake records.

Frame system structures which composed of only reinforced concrete columns, beams and slabs, have been widely adopted for many framed buildings. Generally, in-plane stiffness of slabs is ignored in the conventional analysis of such structures. However, in reality, the floor slabs may have some influence on the lateral response of the structures. Consequently, if the in-plane stiffness of slabs in a frame system structure is totally ignored, the lateral stiffness of the global frames may be underestimated. Therefore, the objective of the research is to investigate the effect of floor diaphragms in multi-story frames by comparing frames models with different slabs thickness by those without slabs. Furthermore, it can be seen from the study that the slab thickness is an important factor increasing in-plane stiffness of the slab and consequently increasing the overal in-plan stiffness of the building leading to an increase in base shear and a decrease in lateral displacements values.

Helical piles have been used widely in engineering application .They can be used to provide structural stability against axial compression ,uplift and lateral forces. . In recent years, helical pile foundations have become more widely used in many countries. There are few studies about helical piles, for this reason the aim of the present paper is to study how to improve the prevision of the compression and uplift capacities of helical piles, and study the effect of embedded depth and helical area of helical piles in sand soil on the compression and uplift bearing capacities. Studies of helical piles with different areas of helices provided are in continuation. Compression and uplift loads were applied at different height within the soil. The embedment length of screw anchor piles was also varied to study the behavior of helical piles under compression and uplift loads. Various size and numbers of helices have been used in the laboratory tests with diameters 5 ,6.7 , 8.2 and 10cm with varying lengths. The embedment ratios for each ,D/d are 1 ,2 ,3 ,4 ,5 ,6 and 7 . An experimental setup instrumented to allow the measurement of the compression and pullout loads which affect on the helical pile installed into prepared layers of sand until failure. The results show that the compression and pullout resistance of helical anchors is strongly affected by the area and composition of helical plates welded to the pile steel shaft . The compression and uplift loads are increased with increasing of the embedment ratios, D /d and helix diameter, d. In addition to some other useful results are indicated in this paper.

Helical piles have been used widely in engineering application .They can be used to provide structural stability against axial compression ,uplift and lateral forces. . In recent years, helical pile foundations have become more widely used in many countries. There are few studies about helical piles, for this reason the aim of the present paper is to study how to improve the prevision of the compression and uplift capacities of helical piles, and study the effect of embedded depth and helical area of helical piles in sand soil on the compression and uplift bearing capacities. Studies of helical piles with different areas of helices provided are in continuation. Compression and uplift loads were applied at different height within the soil. The embedment length of screw anchor piles was also varied to study the behavior of helical piles under compression and uplift loads. Various size and numbers of helices have been used in the laboratory tests with diameters 5 ,6.7 , 8.2 and 10cm with varying lengths. The embedment ratios for each ,D/d are 1 ,2 ,3 ,4 ,5 ,6 and 7 . An experimental setup instrumented to allow the measurement of the compression and pullout loads which affect on the helical pile installed into prepared layers of sand until failure. The results show that the compression and pullout resistance of helical anchors is strongly affected by the area and composition of helical plates welded to the pile steel shaft . The compression and uplift loads are increased with increasing of the embedment ratios, D /d and helix diameter, d. In addition to some other useful results are indicated in this paper.