California State University, Sacramento
California State University, Sacramento

Saad Merayyan
Department of Civil Engineering
 College of Engineering and Computer Science

Contact Information

  Name:  Saad M. Merayyan, Ph.D.
  Office Phone:   (916) 278-5349
  Department Phone:   (916) 278-6982
  Department Fax:   (916) 278-7957
  E-mail Address:   merayyan@csus.edu
  Office Location:   4015 Riverside Hall
  Mailing Address:

  Department of Civil Engineering
  California State University, Sacramento
  6000 J Street, MS 6029
  Sacramento, CA 95819-6029

Education

Certification and Licensure

  • Risk Assesment Methdology for small to medium size water systems (RAM-W)

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Research Interest

  • Surface and Subsurface Water Resources Studies
  • Hydrologic and Hydraulic Studies
  • Numerical Modeling Studies

Publications (Selected Listing)

Currier, B., Merayyan, S. and Meyer, S.  “Precise Flow Calculation Method Using CASQA Basin Sizer Principles,”.  Proceedings of The CASQA 3rd Annual Conference, September, 2007, Cost Mesa, California.

Merayyan, S., Miller, C. and Fiegel, G., “Determination of the Soil-Water Characteristic Curve Using the Evaporation Technique,” The Fourth International Conference on Unsaturated 2006, April 2-6, Carefree Arizona.

Merayyan, S. and Ohlinger, K., “Flow Meter Dilution Test Literature Review,” Report for the Sacramento Regional County Sanitation District. 2006

Merayyan, S., Miller, C. J. and Rahim, A., “Prediction of Leachate Movement through Landfill Hydraulic Barriers”.  The IV International Symposium on Environmental Hydrology and IV Regional Conference on Civil Engineering Tech, June 7-9, 2005, Cairo, Egypt.

Miller, C., N. Yesiller, K. Yaldo, and S. Merayyan., Closure to "Impact of Soil Type and Compaction Conditions on the Soil Water Characteristic", Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmantal Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 128, No. 9, PP  773-743, December, 2003.

Miller, C., N. Yesiller, K. Yaldo, and S. Merayyan., "Impact of Soil Type and Compaction Conditions on the Soil Water Characteristic", Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmantal Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 128, No. 9, PP  773-743, September, 2002.

Merayyan, S., and Liu, H. “Wear of Coal Logs in Pipe,” The Wear Journal Vol. 249 (10-11), PP 914-923, October 2001.

Computer Models

  • Hydraulics and Hydrology:
    • C-SWMM, XP-SWMM, H2ONET, WATERCAD, STORMCAD, SEWERCAD, Pondpack, Hammer, HEC-RAS, and HEC-HMS.
  • Water and Contaminant Transport
    • CHEMFLOW, VLEACH, and HSSM
  • Groundwater Flow:
    Visual MODFLOW, and QUICKFLOW
  • Waste Containment Systems:
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University Service

Professional Affilications

Last Updated: August 2007.