Profile
College / Department
Teaching areas
Structural Mechanics, Structural Dynamics, Structural Analysis, Structural Design of Steel, Structural Design of Concrete and computational methods.
Research areas
Computer-aided analysis and design of structures, Earthquake engineering and structural dynamics and materials
Education
Other, Post-doctoral Research Affiliate, Stanford University, United States
PhD, Civil Engineering (Strutures), University of California at Berkeley, United States
MS, Civil Engineering (Structures), Purdue University, West Lafayette, United States
BS, Civil Engineering, University of Khartoum
Professional experience
Professor of structural engineering at American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates(2007 - Present)
Riad Sadek Chair Professor of Civil Engineering at American University of Sharjah(2017 - 2020)
Sabbatical Leave at Stanford University, United States(2013 - 2013)
Associate Professor at American University of Sharjah, United Arab Emirates(2000 - 2007)
Associate Professor at Qatar University, Qatar(1997 - 2000)
Assistant/Associate Professor at University of Khartoum, Sudan(1991 - 1997)
Postdoctoral Research Affiliate at Stanford University, United States(1990 - 1991)
Senior Software Engineer at PMB Engineering Systems-Bechtel Civil, United States(1989 - 1990)
Research Assistant and Graduate Student Instructor at University of California, United States(1984 - 1988)
Trainee Engineer at Ministry of Construction and Public Works, Sudan(1981 - 1981)
Memberships
American Society of Civil Engineers, 2020 - present
Editorial Board, International Journal of Computers and Concrete, Techno Press., 2013 - present
Member, Board of Directors, International Society for Computing in Civil and Building Engineering, 2002 - present
Member, American Society for Civil Engineers (ASCE), United States, 1998 - present
Specialty Editor, ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, 2016 - 2017
Associate Editor, ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering, 2012 - 2015
Member, Earthquake Engineering Research Institute (EERI), United States, 2001 - 2008
Member, American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), United States, 1998 - 2000
Contact
+971 6 515 2959
Dr. Jamal El-Din Abdalla
Professor
PhD, University of California at Berkeley, CA, USA
Dr. Jamal A. Abdalla has a Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (structures) from the University of California at Berkeley and an M.S. in Civil Engineering (structures) from Purdue University, West Lafayette. He also has B.S. in Civil Engineering from University of Khartoum. Dr. Jamal Abdalla did his postdoctoral studies at Stanford University. He worked with Bechtel Civil (PMB) in San Francisco, USA and taught at University of Khartoum and Qatar University before he joined the American University of Sharjah in 2000. He is a recipient of several awards of excellence. His research interests include Computing, earthquake engineering and materials. He has numerous publications that are well cited. He received several research grants and awards including the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Best Paper Award and Qatar Foundation grant. He served as Associate Editor and as Specialty Editor for the ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering for five years. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the International Society for Computing in Civil and Building Engineering (ISCCBE), member of the editorial board of the Journal of Computers and Concrete and member of the ASCE/SEI. He is a registered Professional Engineer (PE) in the States of Virginia, USA.
Publications
Nasser AlNuaimi, Muazzam Sohail, Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla, Kais Douier, Durability of Reinforced Concrete Beams Strengthened by Galvanized Steel Mesh-Epoxy Systems under Harsh Environmental Conditions, Submitted, 2020
Omar 2. Abuodeh, Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla, Finite Element Modelling of Aluminum Alloy Plated Reinforced Concrete Beams, Submitted, 2020
M Naser, Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla, Finite Element Simulation of FRP Strengthened Reinforced Concrete Beams: Review and Design Guidelines, Submitted, 2020
Omar Abuodeh, Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla, Nonlinear finite element paradigms simulating the fracturing behavior of flexurally loaded RC beams strengthened with mechanically fastened aluminum alloy plates, Submitted, 2020
Raed Abokwiek, Jamal Abdalla, Rami Hawileh, Tamer El Maaddawy, RC Columns strengthened with NSM-CFRP Strips and CFRP Wraps under Axial and Uniaxial Bending: Experimental Investigation and Capacity Models, Submitted, 2020
Kareem Helal, SHERIF Yehia, Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla, Performance of Preloaded CFRP-Strengthened Fiber Reinforced Concrete Beams, Published, Composite Structures, 2020
Omar Abuodeh, Jamal Abdalla, Rami Hawileh, Experimental Study on the Effect of using Mechanically-Fastened Anchorage Systems on Externally Strengthened Reinforced Concrete Beams with AA Plates, Submitted, 2020
Asem Zabin, Baha Khalil, Tarig Ali, Jamal Abdalla, Ahmed Elaksher, A semi-automated method for integrating textural and material data into as-built BIM using TIS, Published, Advances in Computational Design, 5, 2, pp. 127-146, 2020
Haya Mhanna, Rami Hawileh, Wael Abuzaid, Mohannad Naser, Jamal Abdalla, Experimental Investigation and Modeling of the Thermal Effect on the Mechanical Properties of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) FRP Laminates, Accepted, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 2020
Rami Hawileh, Kais Douier, Jamal Abdalla, Behavior of RC Beams Externally Strengthened with GSM & CFRP Sheets, Published, 2020
Omar Abuodeh, Jamal Abdalla, Rami Hawileh, Prediction of shear strength and behavior of RC beams strengthened with externally bonded FRP sheets using machine learning techniques, Published, Composite Structures, 234, pp. Article 111698, 2020
S ELMAHDY, M MOHAMED, Tarig Ali, Jamal Abdalla, Mohamed Abouleish, Land subsidence and sinkholes susceptibility mapping and analysis using random forest and frequency ratio models in Al Ain, UAE, Published, Geocarto International Journal , 2020
Samy Elmahdy, Mohamed Mohamed, Tarig Ali, Jamal Abdalla, Mohamed Abouleish, Land subsidence and sinkholes susceptibility mapping and analysis using random forest and frequency ratio models in Al Ain, UAE, Published, Geocarto International, 2020
Haya Mhanna, Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla, Shear Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete Beams Using CFRP Wraps, Published, Procedia Structural Integrity, 17, pp. 214--221, 2019
Omar Abuodeh, Jamal Abdalla, Rami Hawileh, The flexural behavior of bolting and bonding Aluminum Alloy plates to RC beams, Published, Procedia Structural Integrity, 17, pp. 395--402, 2019
Jamal Abdalla, Adi Abu-Obeidah, Rami Hawileh, Use of Aluminum Alloy Plates as Externally Bonded Shear Reinforcement for R/C Beams, Published, Procedia Structural Integrity, 17, pp. 403--410, 2019
M. Naser, Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla, Fiber-reinforced polymer composites in strengthening reinforced concrete structures: A critical review, Published, Engineering Structures, 198, pp. Article 109542, 2019
Sahar Choobbor, Rami Hawileh, Adi Abu-Obeidah, Jamal Abdalla, Performance of hybrid carbon and basalt FRP sheets in strengthening concrete beams in flexure, Published, Composite Structures, 227, pp. Article 111337, 2019
Omar Abuodeh, Jamal Abdalla, Rami Hawileh, Prediction of Compressive Strength of Ultra-High Performance Concrete using Machine Learning Techniques, Submitted, Construction and Building Materials, 2019
Mohammad Saghafifar, Amr Omar, Kasra Mohammadi, Adnan Alashkar, Mohamed Gadalla, A review of unconventional bottoming cycles for waste heat recovery: Part I - Analysis, design, and optimization, Published, Energy Conversion and Management, 198, 2019
Sahar Choobbor, Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla, aDI Abu-Obeidah, Performance of Hybrid Carbon and Basalt FRP Sheets in Strengthening Concrete Beams in Bending, Published, 2019
Wael Abuzaid, Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla, Testing and Modeling the Mechanical Properties of AA5083 at Warm Temperatures, Submitted, Construction and Building Materials, 2019
Rami Hawileh, Hazem Musto, Jamal Abdalla, M. Naser, Finite Element Modeling of Reinforced Concrete Beams Externally Strengthened in Flexure with Side-bonded FRP Laminates, Accepted, Composites Part B: Engineering, 2019
Waleed Nawaz, Jamal Abdalla, Rami Hawileh, H.S. Alajmani, I.H., Abuzayed, H., Ataya, M.A. Mohamed, Experimental Study on the Shear Strength of Reinforced Concrete Beams Cast with Lava Lightweight Aggregates, Accepted, Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, 2019
Kais Douier, Aktham Alchaar, Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla, Finite Element Modeling of Single Shear Pullout Specimens and Flexural Prisms, Published, 2019
Omar Abuodeh, Mohammed Alrifai, Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla, Finite Element Modelling of Aluminum Alloy Plated Beams, Published, 2019
Adi Abu-Obeidah, Jamal Abdalla, Rami Hawileh, Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete Beams in Shear with Marine Grade Aluminium Alloy Plates, Accepted, Advances in Concrete Construction, An International Journal, 2019
Kais Douier, Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla, Behavior of RC Beams externally strengthened with Mortar bonded Steel Mesh, Published, 2019
Waleed Nawaz, Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla, H. Ataya, H. Alajmani, I. Abuzayed, H. Mohamed, Shear Behavior of RC Beams Cast with LAVA Lightweight Aggregates, Published, 2019
A. Salama, Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla, Performance of externally strengthened RC beams with side-bonded CFRP sheets, Published, Composite Structures, 212, pp. 281-290, 2019
Rami Hawileh, Ehab Karam, Jamal Abdalla, Tamer El Maaddawy, Finite element model development of composite steel beams pre-damaged in flexure, Published, 2018
Rami Hawileh, Hazem Musto, Jamal Abdalla, Finite element modelling of strengthened RC beams with side-bonded CFRP laminates, Published, 2018
Rami Hawileh, Waleed Nawaz, Jamal Abdalla, Flexural behavior of reinforced concrete beams externally strengthened with Hardwire Steel-Fiber sheets, Published, Construction and Building Materials, 172, pp. 562-573, 2018
Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla, Waleed Nawaz, Kais Douier, Bond behavior of Galvanized Steel Mesh to concrete, Published, 2018
Jamal Abdalla, Rami Hawileh, Waleed Nawaz, Abubakr Mohammed, Reinforced concrete beams externally strengthened in flexure using hybrid systems, Published, 2018
Khalid Mohamed, Jamal Abdalla, Rami Hawileh, Waleed Nawaz, Using bore-epoxy anchorage to delay debonding of CFRP plates strengthened concrete beams, Published, pp. 1-5, 2018
Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla, M. Naser, Modeling the shear strength of concrete beams reinforced with CFRP bars under unsymmetrical loading, Accepted, Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures, pp. 1-8, 2018
Ahmed Mirghani, Jamal Abdalla, Rami Hawileh, Modeling and simulation of bond-slip behavior of Aluminum Alloy plates adhesively bonded to concrete, Published, pp. 1--5, 2017
Rami Hawileh, Ahmad Salama, Jamal Abdalla, Strengthening of reinforced concrete beams in flexure with side bonded CFRP laminates, Published, 2017
Hayder Rasheed, Jamal Abdalla, Rami Hawileh, Adil Al-Tamimi, Flexural behavior of reinforced concrete beams strengthened with externally bonded Aluminum Alloy plates, Published, ENGINEERING STRUCTURES, 147, pp. 473-485, 2017
Hayder Rasheed, Jamal Abdalla, Rami Hawileh, Adil Al-Tamimi, Flexural behavior of reinforced concrete beams strengthened with externally bonded Aluminum Alloy plates, Published, Engineering Structures, 147, pp. 473-485, 2017
Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla, Fakherdine Fardmanesh, Poya Shahsana, Abdolreza Khalili, Performance of reinforced concrete beams cast with different percentages of GGBS replacement to cement, Published, Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, 17, 3, pp. 511-519, 2017
Ehab Karam, Rami Hawileh, Tamer El Maaddawy, Jamal Abdalla, Experimental investigations of repair of pre-damaged steel-concrete composite beams using CFRP laminates and mechanical anchors, Published, Thin-Walled Structures, 112, pp. 107-117, 2017
Jamal Abdalla, Faress Hraib, Rami Hawileh, Ahmed Mirghani, Experimental investigation of bond-slip behavior of aluminum plates adhesively bonded to concrete, Published, Journal of Adhesion Science and Technology, 31, 1, pp. 82-99, 2017
Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla, Hasan Mahmoud, Strengthening of thin reinforced concrete slabs with CFRP laminates, Published, 2016
Jamal Abdalla, Adi Abu-Obeidah, Rami Hawileh, Hayder Rasheed, Shear strengthening of reinforced concrete beams using externally-bonded aluminum alloy plates: An experimental study, Published, Construction and Building Materials, 128, pp. 24-37, 2016
Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla, Sara Hasan, Meena Ziyada, Adi Abu-Obeidah, Models for predicting elastic modulus and tensile strength of carbon, basalt and hybrid carbon-basalt FRP laminates at elevated temperatures, Published, Construction and Building Materials, 114, pp. 364-373, 2016
Waleed Nawaz, Rami Hawileh, Elias Saqan, Jamal Abdalla, Effect of longitudinal carbon fiber-reinforced polymer plates on shear strength of reinforced concrete beams, Published, ACI Structural Journal, 113, 3, pp. 577-586, 2016
Elias Saqan, Waleed Nawaz, Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla, Evaluation of the contribution of flexural CFRP plates in shear strengthening RC beams, Published, 2015
Rami Hawileh, Waleed Nawaz, Jamal Abdalla, Elias Saqan, External strengthening of shear deficient reinforced concrete beams with flexural CFRP laminates, Published, 2015
Adil Al-Tamimi, Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla, Hayder Rasheed, Riadh Al-Mahaidi, Durability of the Bond between CFRP Plates and Concrete Exposed to Harsh Environments, Published, JOURNAL OF MATERIALS IN CIVIL ENGINEERING, 27, 9, 2015
Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla, MZ Naser, M Tanarslan, Finite element modeling of shear deficient RC beams strengthened with NSM CFRP rods under cyclic loading, Published, Spec. Publ, 301, pp. 1--18, 2015
Magdi El-Emam, Zahid Khan, Jamal Abdalla, Muhammad Irfan, Local site effects on seismic ground response of major cities in UAE, Published, Natural Hazards, 79, 2, pp. 791--814, 2015
Rami Hawileh, Adi Abu-Obeidah, Jamal Abdalla, Adil Al-Tamimi, Temperature effect on the mechanical properties of carbon, glass and carbon-glass FRP laminates, Published, CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS, 75, pp. 342-348, 2015
Jamal Abdalla, Mousa Attom, Rami Hawileh, Prediction of minimum factor of safety against slope failure in clayey soils using artificial neural network, Published, Environmental Earth Sciences, 73, 9, pp. 5463-5477, 2015
Rami Hawileh, Waleed Nawaz, Jamal Abdalla, E. Saqan, Effect of flexural CFRP sheets on shear resistance of reinforced concrete beams, Published, Composite Structures, 122, pp. 468-476, 2015
Rami Hawileh, Adi Abu-Obeidah, Jamal Abdalla, Adil Al-Tamimi, Temperature effect on the mechanical properties of carbon, glass and carbon-glass FRP laminates, Published, Construction and Building Materials, 75, pp. 342-348, 2015
A. Abu-Obeidah, Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla, Finite element analysis of strengthened RC beams in shear with aluminum plates, Published, Computers and Structures, 147, pp. 36-46, 2015
Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla, Finite element modeling of the shear strength of concrete beams reinforced with CFRP bars subject to unsymmetrical loading, Published, 2015
Adil Al-Tamimi, Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla, Hayder Rasheed, Riadh Al-Mahaidi, Durability of the bond between CFRP plates and concrete exposed to harsh environments, Published, Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 27, 9, 2015
Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla, Waleed Nawaz, Alzeer, A., Muwafi, R., Faridi,, A., Strengthening Reinforced Concrete Beams in Flexure using Hardwire Steel Fiber Sheets, Published, 2014
Alnadher Ali, Jamal Abdalla, Rami Hawileh, Khaled Galal, CFRP mechanical anchorage for externally strengthened RC beams under flexure, Published, Physics Procedia, 55, pp. 10--16, 2014
Rami Hawileh, Adi Abu-Obeidah, Jamal Abdalla, Adil Al-Tamimi, Residual mechanical properties of carbon & hybrid carbon-glass FRP sheets at elevated temperatures, Published, 2014
Rami Hawileh, Adi Abu-Obeidah, Jamal Abdalla, Adil Al-Tamimi, Residual mechanical properties of carbon & hybrid carbon-glass FRP sheets at elevated temperatures, Published, 2014
Rami Hawileh, Hayder Rasheed, Jamal Abdalla, Adil Al-Tamimi, Behavior of reinforced concrete beams strengthened with externally bonded hybrid fiber reinforced polymer systems, Published, Materials and Design, 53, pp. 972-982, 2014
G. Sakar, Rami Hawileh, M. Naser, Jamal Abdalla, M. Tanarslan, Nonlinear behavior of shear deficient RC beams strengthened with near surface mounted glass fiber reinforcement under cyclic loading, Published, Materials and Design, 61, pp. 16-25, 2014
Jamal Abdalla, Elias Saqan, Rami Hawileh, Optimum seismic design of unbonded post-tensioned precast concrete walls using ANN, Published, Computers and Concrete, 13, 4, pp. 547-567, 2014
Zahid Khan, Magdi El-Emam, Muhammad Irfan, Jamal Abdalla, Probabilistic seismic hazard analysis and spectral accelerations for United Arab Emirates, Published, Natural hazards, 67, 2, pp. 569--589, 2013
Jamal Abdalla, Rami Hawileh, Artificial neural network predictions of fatigue life of steel bars based on hysteretic energy, Published, 27, 5, pp. 489-496, 2013
Rami Hawileh, Mohannad Naser, Jamal Abdalla, Finite element simulation of reinforced concrete beams externally strengthened with short-length CFRP plates, Published, Composites Part B: Engineering, 45, 1, pp. 1722-1730, 2013
Rami Hawileh, E. Saqan, Jamal Abdalla, Simplified optimum design procedure for special unbonded posttensioned split precast shear walls, Published, Journal of Structural Engineering (United States), 139, 2, pp. 294-299, 2013
Mousa Attom, Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla, Development of prediction models for determining minimum factor of safety against slope failure in clayey soils, Published, International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 7, 2, pp. 187-192, 2013
Jamal Abdalla, Mousa Attom, Rami Hawileh, Artificial neural network prediction of factor of safety of slope stability of soils, Published, pp. 27--29, 2012
A Abu-Obeidah, Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla, Finite element modeling of shear deficient beams bonded with aluminum plates, Published, 2012
M Irfan, ZH Khan, Magdi El-Emam, Jamal Abdalla, Seismic hazard assessment and spectral accelerations for United Arab Emirates, Published, pp. 29983--29992, 2012
Assim Sagahyroon, Jamal Abdalla, Area and Timing Estimation in Register Files Using Neural Networks, Published, Circuits and Systems, 3, 03, pp. 269, 2012
M. Naser, Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla, Adil Al-Tamimi, Bond behavior of CFRP cured laminates: Experimental and numerical investigation, Published, Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology, Transactions of the ASME, 134, 2, 2012
M. Irfan, M. El-Emam, Z. Khan, J. Abdalla, Analysis of local site effects on seismic ground response of Dubai-Sharjah metropolitan area, Published, Geotechnical Special Publication No. 225 GPS, pp. 1869-1878, 2012
Rami Hawileh, Farid Abed, Adi Abu-Obeidah, Jamal Abdalla, Experimental investigation of inelastic buckling of built-up steel columns, Published, Steel and Composite Structures, 13, 3, pp. 295-308, 2012
Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla, M. Tanarslan, Modeling of nonlinear response of R/C shear deficient t-beam subjected to cyclic loading, Published, Computers and Concrete, 10, 4, pp. 419-434, 2012
Jamal Abdalla, A. Abu-Obeidah, Rami Hawileh, Behaviour of Shear Deficient Reinforced Concrete Beams with Externally Bonded Aluminum Alloy Plates, Published, 2011
Mohamed El-Tarhuni, Jamal Abdalla, Ibrahim Sadek, Ismail Kucuk, Mahmoud Anabtawi, Mohammad Al-Jarrah, Modeling, simulation, and applied optimization, Published, Journal of the Franklin Institute, 7, 348, pp. 1161--1162, 2011
Adil Al-Tamimi, Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla, Hayder Rasheed, Effects of ratio of CFRP plate length to shear span and end anchorage on flexural behavior of SCC RC beams, Published, Journal of Composites for Construction, 15, 6, pp. 908-919, 2011
Jamal Abdalla, Rami Hawileh, Modeling and simulation of low-cycle fatigue life of steel reinforcing bars using artificial neural network, Published, 348, 7, pp. 1393-1403, 2011
Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla, Adil Al-Tamimi, Khalid Abdelrahman, Fadi Oudah, Behavior of corroded steel reinforcing bars under monotonic and cyclic loadings, Published, Mechanics of Advanced Materials and Structures, 18, 3, pp. 218-224, 2011
Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla, Adil Al-Tamimi, Flexural performance of strengthened RC beams with CFRP laminates subjected to cyclic loading, Published, 471-472, pp. 697-702, 2011
Rami Hawileh, Adil Al-Tamimi, Jamal Abdalla, M. Wehbi, Retrofitting pre-cracked RC beams using CFRP and epoxy injections, Published, 471-472, pp. 692-696, 2011
Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla, Murat Tanarslan, Mohannad Naser, Modeling of nonlinear cyclic response of shear-deficient RC T-beams strengthened with side bonded CFRP fabric strips, Published, Computers and Concrete, 8, 2, pp. 193-206, 2011
Jamal Abdalla, Rami Hawileh, Energy-based predictions of number of reversals to fatigue failure of steel bars using artificial neural network, Published, 2010
M. Naser, Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla, Adil Al-Tamimi, Finite Element Modeling of CFRP Plate Bonded to Concrete Surfaces, Published, 2010
Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla, F. Oudah, K. Abdelrahman, Low-cycle fatigue life behaviour of BS 460B and BS B500B steel reinforcing bars, Published, Fatigue and Fracture of Engineering Materials and Structures, 33, 7, pp. 397-407, 2010
Jamal Abdalla, Rami Hawileh, F. Oudah, K. Abdelrahman, Energy-based prediction of low-cycle fatigue life of BS 460B and BS B500B steel bars, Published, Materials and Design, 30, 10, pp. 4405-4413, 2009
Conference Presentations
Jamal Abdalla, Shear Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete Beams Using CFRP Wraps, The Third International Conference on Structural Integrity, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, September, 2019
Jamal Abdalla, Prediction of Compressive Strength of Ultra-High Performance Concrete using Machine Learning Techniques, International Conference on Modeling, Simulation and Applied Optimization, Manama, Bahrain, April, 2019
Jamal Abdalla, Advances in Structural Engineering and Emerging Research Directions, Second Civil Engineering Conference University of Khartoum, Khartoum, Khartoum, Sudan, December, 2018
Grants and sponsorships
Strengthening of Shear Deficient RC beams using Anchored CFRP sheets, American University of Sharjah, 2021
Structural performance and durability of Mortar and Epoxy Bonded Steel Mesh as External Strengthening Materials under UAE Harsh Environment, American University of Sharjah, 2020
mm-Wave Vector Network Analyzer On Wafer System, American University of Sharjah
Equipment Grant for Actuators for the Load Frame, American University of Sharjah
Bond Slip Behavior of Aluminum Alloy, Galvanized Steel Mesh, Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer and their Hybrid Combinations when Bonded to Concrete, American University of Sharjah, 2018
Awards and Honors
Recipient of eight AUS Faculty Research Grants and two Emirates Foundation Research Grants (2000-2012)
Recipient of the ICTP Associate Membership Grant for Associate Members (1996-2000) at the International Centre for Theoretical Physics, Trieste, Italy.
Recipient of the ASCE Award for Best Paper in the ASCE Journal of Computing in Civil Engineering (1992).
Recipient of a National Science Foundation Grant for research in computer-aided engineering design (1985-1988) University of California, Berkeley, USA.
Recipient of the Prize for Best Final Year Graduation Project and forBest Overall Performance(1981), Department of Civil Engineering, University of Khartoum, Sudan.
