Muhammad

WAQAR

PhD in Civil Engineering, The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology

Selected Publications

2025 1

Pipeline leak detection using hydraulic transients and domain-guided machine learning

Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, v. 224, January 2025, article number 111967
Waqar, Muhammad; Memon, Azhar M.; Louati, Moez; Ghidaoui, Mohamed Salah; Alhems, Luai M.; Meniconi, Silvia; Brunone, Bruno; Capponi, Caterina Article

2024 7

Composite pipelines: Analyzing defects and advancements in non-destructive testing techniques

Engineering Failure Analysis, v. 157, March 2024, article number 107914
Waqar, Muhammad; Memon, Azhar M.; Sabih, Muhammad; Alhems, Luai M. Article

High-resolution pipeline leak localization using the side-lobes of the defect detection functional of matched-field processing

Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, v. 217, August 2024, article number 111529
Xu, Can; Waqar, Muhammad; Louati, Moez; Ghidaoui, Mohamed Salah Article

Assessing the understanding of ChatGPT on Water Hammer and Pressure Surges

Proceedings of the 4th IAHR Young Professionals Congress / Edited by Michael Nones; Jose M Carrillo; Gaetano Crispino; Eva Fenrich; David Ferras; Gonzalo Garcia-Alen; Manish Pandey; Emanuele Quaranta; Ingrid Silva; Arianna Varrani & Quian Yu. Madrid, Spain : International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR), 2024, p. 182-183
Waqar, Muhammad Conference paper

Defect prevalence in Fiberglass pipes: a comprehensive review

Proceedings of the 19th Pipeline Technology Conference, 2024
Waqar, Muhammad; Memon, Azhar M.; Sabih, Muhammad; AlHems, Luai M. Conference paper

Do fire hydrants constitute viable access points for pipeline diagnostics?
Waqar, Muhammad; Louati, Moez; Ghidaoui, Mohamed Salah Conference paper

Groundwater level prediction using MIMO-LSTM

Proceedings of the 4th IAHR Young Professionals Congress / Edited by Michael Nones; Jose M Carrillo; Gaetano Crispino; Eva Fenrich; David Ferras; Gonzalo Garcia-Alen; Manish Pandey; Emanuele Quaranta; Ingrid Silva; Arianna Varrani & Quian Yu. Madrid, Spain : International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR), 2024, p. 35-36
Usman, Muhammad; Waqar, Muhammad; Ng, Charles Wang Wai Conference paper

Localized wave resonances and their applications in fluids
Ahmed, Utban; Waqar, Muhammad; Nasraoui, Saber; Louati, Moez; Ghidaoui, Mohamed Salah Conference paper

2023 3

Time-reversal technique for pipeline defect detection

Water Research, v. 243, September 2023, article number 120375
Waqar, Muhammad; Louati, Moez; Ghidaoui, Mohamed SalahArticle

Beating the diffraction limit: Water hammer waves and phononic crystals

Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Pressure Surges / Edited by Sarah E L Jones. Eindhoven, The Netherlands : Technische Universiteit Eindhoven, 2023, p. 523-536
Waqar, Muhammad; Assili, Mohamed; Ahmed, Utban; Nasraoui, Saber; Louati, Moez; Ghidaoui, Mohamed Salah Conference paper

Beating the diffraction limit: Water hammer waves and phononic crystals
Waqar, Muhammad; Assili, Mohamed; Ahmed, Utban; Nasraoui, Saber; Louati, Moez; Ghidaoui, Mohamed Salah Conference paper

2022 4

Tanneries impact on groundwater quality: a case study of Kasur city in Pakistan

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, v. 194, (11), November 2022, article number 823
Ali, Hafiz Qasim; Yasir, Muhammad Umair; Farooq, Amir; Khan, Mahrukh; Waqar, Muhammad; Salman, Muhammad Article

Time-reversal of water-hammer waves

Journal of Hydraulic Research, v. 60, (1), February 2022, p. 25-45
Waqar, Muhammad; Louati, Moez; Ghidaoui, Mohamed Salah Ben Habib Article

Physics-informed neural network model for transient wave propagation in a pressurized pipeline

Proceedings of the IAHR World Congress, June 2022, p. 1748-1757
Waqar, Muhammad; Louati, Moez; Li, Sen; Ghidaoui, Mohamed Salah Conference paper

Transient-Based Leak Detection in Real Sewage Rising Main

Proceedings of the IAHR World Congress / International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research. Madrid, Spain : International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research, 2022, p. 1767-1776
Ben Arab, Mohamed Houcem Eddine; Kaiber Da Silva, Juliana; Waqar, Muhammad; Louati, Moez; Ghidaoui, Mohamed Salah Conference paper

2021 1

Model-Free Matched Field Processing for Condition Assessment of Pressurized Pipes

Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management, v. 147, (10), October 2021, article number 04021066
Waqar, Muhammad; Louati, Moez; Wang, Xun; Ghidaoui, Mohamed Salah Ben Habib Article

2020 3

Pipeline leak localization using matched-field processing incorporating prior information of modeling error

Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, v. 143, (9), September 2020, article number 106849
Wang, Xun; Waqar, Muhammad; Yan, Haochen; Louati, Moez; Ghidaoui, Mohamed Salah Ben Habib; Lee, Pedro; Meniconi, Silvia; Brunone, Bruno; Karney, Bryan Article

Time reversal of waves in pressurized pipelines

Proceedings of the 1st IAHR Young Professionals Congress / Edited by José María Carrillo, Eva Fenrich, David Ferràs, Silke Wieprecht. Spain : International Association of Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research, 2020, p. 158-159
Waqar, Muhammad; Louati, Moez; Ghidaoui, Mohamed Salah Conference paper

Time reversal technique for freshwater pipeline burst detection
Waqar, Muhammad; Louati, Moez; Ghidaoui, Mohamed Salah Conference paper

2019 1

Leak localization using time-reversal technique

Proceedings of the 38th IAHR World Congress, Edited by Lucas Calvo. Panama City, Panama : International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR)
Waqar, Muhammad; Louati, Moez; Ghidaoui, Mohamed Salah Ben Habib Conference paper

2018 1

On the reliability and accuracy of time-domain-based leakage detection in pipe systems
Waqar, Muhammad; Louati, Moez; Wang, Xun; Ghidaoui, Mohamed Salah Ben Habib Conference paper