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Discussion of the Solutions of Water Problems in Arid Regions from the Engineering Method Perspective مناقشة حلول مشاكل المياه في المناطق الجافة من منظور الطريقة الهندسية |
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Subject |
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Electrical and Computer Engineering |
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Document Language |
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Arabic |
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Abstract |
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The Engineering Method is defined as the strategy of using heuristics for causing the best change in a poorly understood situation using the available resources. The most famous strategy for solving engineering problems consists of five main steps. The first step is defining the real problem along with evaluating the resulting definition and ensuring that it satisfies all requirements. The second step uses brainstorming to generate as many solutions as possible without considering any constraints. The third step is a decision step that selects the best idea or solution among the available ones using two types of positive criteria: musts and wants plus one type of negative criteria: adverse consequences. In the fourth step, the selected solution is implemented, and follow-up is continued to ascertain that all solution objectives have been achieved, and to make sure that implementation is up to the desirable quality, within deadlines, and according to allocated budget. The fifth step, which intervenes as well as follows all other steps, evaluates the solution and verifies that it is a logical, ethical, and safe one that satisfies all jurisdictional, legal, economic, social, and environmental constraints. Solutions of water problems in arid regions are discussed through the application of the aforementioned strategy subjected to two modifications. The first modification duplicates the step of solution generation as it parallels the brainstorming process that seeks creative non-conventional solutions with an exhaustive literature survey that seeks published known solutions. The second modification requires that the optimal solution be not a simple one but a composite one composed of several solutions which are not mutually exclusive. This composite solution should maximize a certain objective function. This paper provides a novel organized framework for both conventional and creative thinking about water problems, and for integrating expert opinions in a unified balanced expression. |
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Conference Name |
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The International Conference on Water Conservation in Arid Regions |
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Publishing Year |
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1430 AH
2009 AD |
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Number Of Pages |
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17 |
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Article Type |
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Article |
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Conference Place |
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Jeddah, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia |
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Organizing Body |
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Water Research Center, King Abdulaziz University |
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Sunday, June 19, 2011 |
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Researchers
| علي محمد رشدي | Rushdi, Ali Muhammad | Researcher | Doctorate | arushdi@kau.edu.sa |
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Files
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29854.pdf
| pdf | مناقشة حلول مشاكل المياه في المناطق الجافة من منظور الطريقة الهندسية |
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