Fifth Periodic Scientific Conference – 2000

Conference Date: April 11–13, 2000

Conference Slogan:
“The Water Problem in the 21st Century and Ways to Confront It”

Conference Objectives:
To build an information base for addressing the most critical problems facing the world in this century, and to find appropriate solutions for these outstanding issues and overcome them in our beloved country.

Conference Themes:

  1. Engineering Research (Water Resources)
  2. Geotechnics and Other Sciences

Participating Research Papers:

  1. Method for Correcting Grouting Star Efficiency Values from Readings of Certain Piezometers Installed in the Foundations of Mosul Dam
    Abdul Khaliq Dhanoon Al-Dabbagh
  2. A Numerical Computer Model to Simulate Groundwater Movement and Levels in the Bashiqa Plain
    Hamid Rasheed Rafiq and Abdul Ghani Abbo Hassan Al-Sadiq
  3. Derivation of Water Quality Index for Drinking Water Supply in Mosul City
    Natiq Yassin Qassab Bashi and Mayada Hazem Mohammed Ali
  4. Trends in the Use of Spring Water for Irrigation in Nineveh Governorate
    Abbas Fadhel Dawood and Younis Mohammed Hassan
  5. Abnormal Behavior of Some Pore Pressure Cells Installed in the Main Dam Body of the Mosul Dam Project
    Abdul Khaliq Dhanoon Al-Dabbagh
  6. Artificial Recharge and Groundwater Mounding
    Hamid Rasheed Rafiq and Abdulwahid Ali Qassim
  7. Quantitative Estimation of Sediments and Flushing Operations in Reservoirs
    Thaer Mahmoud Al-Taie
  8. Effect of Rock Teeth on Water Surface Profile in Alluvial Beds
    Khalil Ibrahim Othman
  9. Geochemistry of Mosul Lake
    Hazem Al-Kawaz, Salim Mahmoud Al-Dabbagh, and Mumtaz Ahmed Amin
  10. Calculation of Kaolinite Crystallization Function from Mineralogical Analyses
    Qutaiba Tawfiq Al-Yuzbakey, Abdul Hadi Al-Sayegh, and Mazen Youssef Tamir Agha
  11. Geochemistry and Mineralogy of Clays and Pigments Used in Pottery and Ceramics Industries
    Hazem Amin Al-Kawaz, Qutaiba Tawfiq Al-Yuzbakey, and Salim Qasim Al-Naqeeb
  12. Sedimentology of the Hamrin Formation in Sa’san and Sheikh Ibrahim Areas
    Nabeel Youssef Al-Banna and Mumtaz Ahmed Amin
  13. Evaluation of Some Soils in Nineveh Governorate for Water Erosion Risk
    Ali Mohammed Suleiman and Amer Wadee Abdul Kareem
  14. Sulfur Compounds in the Atmosphere and Environmental Pollution
    Essam Jiries Saloumi and Muwafaq Salman Ahmed
  15. A Future Vision on Water and Water Resources Issues in the Arab World
    Ibrahim Khalil Al-Allaf
  16. Current Geomorphology of the Tigris River Revealing an Ancient Iraqi Irrigation System Estimated to be 3000 Years Old Opposite the Archaeological Site of Kalhu (Nimrud)
    Fawaz Hameed Hamu Al-Nish
  17. Effect of Long-Term Soaking on the Strength of a Clayey Gypsiferous Soil
    Sabah S. Razouki & Dina K. Kuttah
  18. Decision Support System in Water Management
    Abdul-Ilah Y. Mohammed, Abdulattar R. Al-Dabbagh & Osman M. Naggar
  19. Estimation of the Discharge-Stage Relation Curve of Rivers Using Some Geometric Characteristics
    Thair M. Al-Taei
  20. An Investigation of Polyelectrolyte Type on the Removal of High Turbidity: A Statistical Approach
    Mohammed S. Hassan & Sati M. Al-Rawi
  21. Prediction of Average Monthly Discharge for the Greater Zab River
    Mohammed E. Mohammed
  22. The Study of Water-Bearing Formation Using Morphotectonic Analysis in Bashiqa Area
    Taha H. Al-Salim & Hekmat S. A. Al-Daghastani
  23. Depositional Environment Interpretation of the Carbonate Unit in Amij Formation, Western Desert, Iraq
    Salim Q. Al-Naqib & Thamer A. Aghwan