Faculty

Profile

College / Department

Teaching areas

Dr. Yehia has taught several courses in the structural engineering field (graduate and undergraduate)at the American University of Sharjah and previous institutions . Namely; Statics, Statics and Mechanics of Materials for Architecture, Structural Steel Design, Construction Materials, Structural Concrete Design I &II, Design of Concrete Formwork, Structural Analysis, and Structural Analysis III.

Research areas

Research interests include behavior of reinforced and prestressed concrete, composite structures, special concrete, and infrastructure management systems.

Education

PhD, Civil Engineering, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, United States, 1999

MS, Civil Engineering (structural), Ain Shams University, 1990

BS, Civil Engineering (structural), Ain Shams University, 1985

Professional experience

Professor, American University of Sharjah,, Not Applicable, United Arab Emirates, 2008 - Present

Building Research Center, Egypt, 1986 - 1999

Memberships

American Concrete Institute, ACI, International, The American Concrete Institute is a leading authority and resource worldwide for the development, dissemination, and adoption of its consensus-based standards, technical resources, educational & training programs, certification programs, and proven expertise for individuals and organizations involved in concrete design, construction, and materials, who share a commitment to pursuing the best use of concrete., July 2019

International Federation for Structural Concrete, fib, International, The fib is a not-for-profit association committed to advancing the technical, economic, aesthetic and environmental performances of concrete structures worldwide, 17 June 2017

Society Of Engineer – UAE, SOE, National, June 2017

American Society of Civil Engineers, ASCE, January 2005

Engineers Syndicate, Egypt, July 1985

Mohammed bin Rashed Academy of Scientists, UAE, MBRAS, National, The Mohammed bin Rashid Academy of Scientists is the primary body representing the UAE's science community. Composed of the UAE’s top researchers from several institutions in the country, with expertise in the fields of natural sciences, engineering & technology and health and medical sciences, MBRAS aims to establish a link between the science community, government and industry through supporting evidence-based policies, solutions to challenges, and creating opportunities. , May 2021 - May 2025

The Transportation Research Board (TRB) of the National Academies,, TRB- Committee on Properties of Concrete, AFN20, International, 19 April 2014 - 19 April 2022

Contact

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Dr. Sherif Mohamed Ahmed

Professor

PhD, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, United States

Sherif Yehia has taught in civil and construction engineering departments at the University of Nebraska, Omaha, and Western Michigan University, USA. Dr. Yehia is a registered Professional Engineer in the states of Nebraska and Michigan. He is the co-developer of the patented newly conductive concrete application for deicing operations and the patented precast post-tensioned segmental pole system. His research interests include behavior of reinforced and prestressed concrete, composite structures, special concrete, structural health monitoring, nondestructive testing, and infrastructure management systems.

Publications

H. Ran, M. Elchalakani, M. Sadakkathulla, Sherif Ahmed, And . Multifunctional ultra-lightweight engineered cementitious composites (ECC) for electromagnetic interference shielding, Journal Of Building Engineering, December 2024

O. Turk, Sherif Ahmed, Akmal Abdelfatah And M. Elchalakani. Sustainable concrete production: The potential of utilizing recycled waste materials, Journal Of Building Engineering, December 2024

H. Ran, M. Elchalakani, Z. Hu, Sherif Ahmed, M.a. Sadakkathulla And X. Guo. Self-sensing ultra-lightweight engineered cementitious composites (ECC) with carbon fibres, Measurement, September 2024

H. Ran, M. Elchalakani, M.a. Sadakkathulla, Sherif Ahmed, J. Cai And T. Xie. Thermoelectric engineered cementitious composites with low thermal conductivity for efficiency improvement of buildings, Energy And Buildings, August 2024

Mohamed Gacem, Amer Zakaria, Mahmoud Ismail, Sherif Ahmed And Usman Tariq. Concrete Classification Using Wi-Fi Channel State Information and Convolutional Neural Networks, Construction And Building Materials, 8 July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2024

Hu Z., Mohammed Elchalakani, Sherif Ahmed, H. Ran, Ma Sadakkathulla, And X. Guo. Engineered cementitious composite (ECC) strengthening of reinforced concrete structures: A state-of-the-art review, Journal Of Building Engineering, June 2024

H. Ran, M. Elchalakani,, Sherif Ahmed, M.a. Sadakkathulla And X. Guo. Mechanical, electrical and self-healing properties of carbon fibre-reinforced ultra-lightweight ECC, Journal Of Building Engineering, 31 May 2024

Sherif Ahmed, Khalid Khalil, Bashar Al- Momani And Akmal Abdelfatah. Infrastructure Health Monitoring Techniques

Rawan Alrashed, Firas Safadi, Sherif Ahmed And Akmal Abdelfatah. Maintenance Strategies and Techniques for Concrete Bridges

Omar Salman, Prateek Uppin And Sherif Ahmed. Non-Destructive Techniques and Their Reliability for Bridge Inspection

Ali Al Fakhouri, Mohamed Imbabi, Sherif Ahmed, Mohamed Elchalakani And Ahmad Selim. Strengthening of Fiber Reinforced Recycled Aggregate Beams

S Farhana, Nasser Qaddoumi And Sherif Ahmed. Multiphase Dielectric Mixing Model for Concrete Mixtures, Ieee Access, December 2023

M El-afandi, Sherif Ahmed, Taha Landolsi, Nasser Qaddoumi And M. Elchalakani. Self-Consolidated Concrete-to-Conductive Concrete Interface: Assessment of Bond Strength and Mechanical Properties, Fibers, December 2023

W 5. nawaz, M Elchalakani, R. Al-ameri, Sherif Ahmed, R. Hassanli, H Liu And B Yang. Shear performance of lightweight SCC composite beam internally reinforced with CFRP laminate stirrups and GFRP bars: Experimental and analytical study, Structures, December 2023

W Nawaz, M Elchalakani, Sherif Ahmed, B. Yang And X. Guo. Shear strengthening performance of fiber reinforced lightweight SCC beams, Structures, December 2023

Sherif Ahmed And S Farrag. Variability of lightweight aggregate source: Effect on the development of high strength lightweight SCC matrix blended with normal weight aggregate, Concrete Structures, December 2023

M. Afandi, Sherif Ahmed, Taha Landolsi, Nasser Qaddoumi And M. Elchalakani. Concrete-to-concrete bond strength: A review, Construction And Building Materials, 2023

Rawan Al-rashed, Akmal Abdelfatah And Akmal Abdelfatah. Identifying the Factors Impacting Bridge Deterioration in the Gulf Cooperation Council, Designs, 6 November 2023

A. Sagheer, Sami Tabsh And Sherif Ahmed. Structural Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Beams Made with Locally Produced Recycled Aggregate in the UAE, Buildings, October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2023

H Ran, M Elchalakani, Sherif Ahmed, J Cai And B Yang. Self-sensing high-performance ultra-lightweight engineered cementitious composites using calcined petroleum coke, Journal Of Cleaner Production, September 2023

S Ahmed, Y Alhoubi,, N Elmesalami, Sherif Ahmed And Farid Abed. Mechanical and durability evaluation of concrete prepared with recycled aggregate and treated wastewater, Materials Today: Proceedings, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2023

H Ran, Mohamed Elchalakani, H Liu, Sherif Yehia And Y Bo. Development and characteristics of multifunctional ultra-lightweight engineered cementitious composites incorporating cenospheres and PE fibre, Cement And Concrete Composites, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2023

H Ran, M Elchalakani, H Liu, F Boussaid, Sherif Ahmed, A Sadakkathulla And B Yang. Development and evaluation of conductive ultra-lightweight cementitious composites for smart and sustainable infrastructure applications, Construction And Building Materials, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2023

H Yk Leong, P Du Liu, M Elchalakani,, Sherif Ahmed, Yk Leong And P Du. The synergic effect of polyethylene fibres and CNT on the properties of ultralightweight cementitious composites, Developments In The Built Environment, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2023

Waleed Nawaz, Mohamed Elchalakani, Sherif Ahmed, T Xie,, H Liu, B Yang And X Guo. Shear strengthening performance of GFRP reinforced lightweight SCC beams: Experimental and analytical study, Engineering Structures, March 2023

Waleed Nawaz, M Elchalakani,, Sherif Ahmed, Tm Pham, P Ayough And S Nie. The effect of CFRP strip stirrups on the shear strength of SCC high strength lightweight concrete beams, Structures, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2023

Mohammed Ghoneim, Sherif Yehia And Wael Abuzaid. Effect of Steel Fiber Configuration on the Shear Capacity of Concrete Beams Prepared with 100% Recycled Aggregate, December 2022

H Liu, M Elchalakani, Ma Sadakkathulla, Sherif Ahmed, Tm Pham And B Yang. Effects of aggregate type, aggregate pretreatment method, supplementary cementitious materials, and macro fibers on fresh and hardened properties of high strength all lightweight, Structural Concrete, December 2022

H Liu, M Elchalakani, Sherif Ahmed, Ma Sadakkathulla, T Xie, And B Yang. The influences of metakaolin, w/b ratio and fibers on the properties of green-HFLWC, December 2022

Mohamed Gacem, Amer Zakaria, Mahmoud Ismail, Usman Tariq And Sherif Ahmed. Measurement of Construction Materials Properties Using Wi-Fi and Convolutional Neural Networks, Ieee Access, December 2022

Mohammed Abed, Mohammad Alrefai, Asaad Alali, Rita Nemes And Sherif Yehia. Effect of MAS on the Performance of Recycled Aggregate SCC: Experimental and Numerical Investigation, Aci Materials, September 2022

Amjad Alhamad, Sherif Ahmed, É Lublóy And M Elchalakani. Performance of Different Concrete Types Exposed to Elevated Temperatures: A Review, Materials, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2022

S Ahmed And Sherif Ahmed. 3D Printing Concrete: Development and Evaluation, June 2022

Obaida Othman, Sherif Ahmed And M Elchalakani. Development of High Strength Concrete with Fine Materials, June 2022

M Abed, Sherif Ahmed And N Thibodeaux. Nominal Maximum Aggregate Size Effect on the Behavior of Recycled Aggregate Self Compacting Concrete, June 2022

Waleed Nawaz, Mohamed Elchalakani, Ali Karrech, Sherif Yehia, B Yang And O. Youssf. Flexural behavior of all lightweight reinforced concrete beams externally strengthened with CFRP sheets, Construction And Building Materials, 11 April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2022

Nawaz Nawaz, Mohamed Elchalakani, Ali Karrech And Sherif Yehia. Shear strengthening of High strength Lightweight SCC beams internally reinforced with GFRP Bars and external CFRP Strips, Materials Today: Proceedings, 29 March 2022

Sherif Yehia. Recycled Aggregate for Concrete Structures, 5 March 2022

H Aslam, M Mortula, Sherif Yehia, Tarig Ali And M Kaur. Evaluation of the Factors Impacting the Water Pipe Leak Detection Ability of GPR, Infrared Cameras, and Spectrometers under Controlled Conditions, Applied Sciences, 1 February 2022

Sara Ahmad And Sherif Yehia. Evaluation of Workability and Structuration Rate of Locally Developed 3D Printing Concrete Using Conventional Methods, Materials, 1 February 2022

Sherif Yehia, Mahmoud Taha And Akmal Abdelfatah. Infrastructure Management, Assessment and Rehabilitation, December 2021

Sara Ahmad, Mohammed Alozn, Sherif Yehia And Akmal Abdelfatah. Deterioration Models for Concrete Structures

Mariam El Shazly, Sherif Yehia And Wael Abuzaid. Effect of Steel Fiber Configuration on the Shear Capacity of Lightweight Concrete Beams, December 2021

Mohammed Ghoneim, Mohammed Ali, Akmal Abdelfatah And Sherif Ahmed. Inspection and Condition Assessment Practive from different countries, December 2021

Hakim Alkhraisha, Nour Alghanim, Sherif Yehia And Akmal Abdelfatah. Non-Destructive Evaluation Techniques for Bridge Inspection, December 2021

Marim Al Nabulsi, Mahmoud Noaman, Akmal Abdelfatah And Sherif Yehia. Status of Inspection and Condition Assessment Practice in UAE, December 2021

Magdi El-emam And Sherif Ahmed. The Visibility of Utilizing Recycled Aggregate for Masonry Units Production, Infrastructure Management, Assessment And Rehabilitation, 30 November 2021

Mohamed Ghoneim, Ayatollah Yehia, Sherif Yehia And Wael Abuzaid. Applicability of Codes Equations to Calculate Concrete Shear Strength of Fiber Reinforced Recycled Aggregate Concrete, June 2021

Huiyuan Liu, Mohamed Elchalakani, Ali Karrech, Sherif Yehia And Bo Yang. High strength flowable lightweight concrete incorporating low C3A cement, silica fume, stalite and macro-polyfelin polymer fibres, Construction And Building Materials, 26 April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2021

Sara Ahmad, Yazan Alhoubi, Nouran El Messalam, Sherif Yehia And Farid Abed. Effect of Recycled Aggregates and Treated Wastewater on Concrete Subjected to Different Exposure Conditions, Construction And Building Materials, 10 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2021

Waleed Nawaz, Sherif Yehia And Mohamed Elchalakani. Lap Splices in Confined Self Compacting Lightweight Concrete, Construction And Building Materials, 10 December 2020

Sherif Yehia, Obaida Othman, Zin Mahini, Mohamed Aboel Yousr And Hassan Khan. EVALUATION OF MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF HYBRID CONCRETE MIXTURES, November 2020

Sherif Yehia, Omar Elsayed, Ibrahim Oways, Rehan Mohamed, Mohamed Al-ashqar And Amjad Alhamad. PERFORMANCE OF STEEL FIBER REINFORCED LIGHTWEIGHT CONCRETE EXPOSED TO ELEVATED TEMPERATURE, November 2020

Mohamed Ghoneim, Ayatollah Yehia, Sherif Yehia And Wael Abuzaid. Shear Strength of Fiber Reinforced Recycled Aggregate Concrete, Materials, 30 September 2020

Sherif Yehia, Akmal Abdelfatah And Doaa Mansour. Effect of Aggregate Type and Specimen Configuration on Concrete Compressive Strength, Crystals, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2020

Sherif Yehia. Evaluation of Ultra-high Strength Concrete Samples, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2020

Kareem Helal, Sherif Yehia, Rami Hawileh And Jamal Abdalla. Performance of Preloaded CFRP-Strengthened Fiber Reinforced Concrete Beams, Composite Structures, 15 July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2020

Sherif Yehia And Cindy Gunn. Benefits of Optional research papers: Writing to learn in an undergraduate civil engineering course, International Journal For Cross-disciplinary Subjects In Education (ijcdse), March 2020

Sherif Yehia, Sharef Farrag And Omar Abdelghani. Performance of Fiber Reinforced Lightweight SCC Exposed to Wet and Dry Cycles in Salt Water, Aci Materials, November 2019

Sherif Yehia And Cindy Gunn. Optional Research Papers in an Undergraduate Civil Engineering Course: Why Students Participate, October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2019

Abdallah Ghoneim, Mohamed Ghoneim, Sherif Yehia And Rami Hawileh. Shear Capacity of Precracked Beams Externally Bonded with FRP Sheets, September 2019

Bassam Swaked, Nasser Qaddoumi, Sherif Yehia, Shereen Farhana And Lim Nguyen. Conductive Concrete for Smart Cities Applications, September 2019

Saif Aldabagh, Farid Abed And Sherif Ahmed. Flexural Response of RC Beam Reinforced with HSS bars using FEA, 8 May 2019

Akmal Abdelfatah, Mohamed Ghoneim And Sherif Ahmed. Inspection and Condition Assessment Proposal for Bridges in UAE, 7 March 2019

Sherif Yehia And Cindy Gunn. Enriching the Learning Experience for Civil Engineering Students Through Learner-Centered Teaching, Journal Of Professional Issues In Engineering Education And Practice, 1 July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2018

H. Aslam, M. Kaur, S. Sasi, Md. Mortula, Sherif Ahmed And Tarig Ali. Detection of Leaks in Water Distribution System using Non-Destructive Techniques, 22 May 2018

Saif Aldabagh, Farid Abed And Sherif Ahmed. Effect of types of concrete on flexural behavior of beams reinforced with high-strength steel bars, Aci Structural Journal, 1 March 2018

Huda Aslam, Manreet Kaur, Sneha Sasi, Md. Mortula, Sherif Ahmed And Tarig Ali. Detection of Leaks in Water Distribution System using Non-Destructive Techniques, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2018

Sherif Yehia, Alaa Douba, Omar Abdullahi And Sharef Farrag. Mechanical and Durability Evaluation of Fiber-Reinforced Self-Compacting, Construction And Building Materials, 1 September 2016

Sherif Ahmed, Mohammad Alhamaydeh, Farid Abed, Mohamad Rabie, Saja Resheidat, Shahinaz El-kalie And Majd Abudagga. Evaluation of concrete properties for high strength steel applications, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2013

Sami Tabsh, Akmal Abdelfatah, Mohammad Alhamaydeh And Sherif Yehia. Comparison of civil engineering curricula in the arab world, International Journal Of Engineering Education, 29 October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2012

Sherif Yehia, Mohammad Al Hamaydeh, Akmal Abdelfatah And Sami Tabsh. ABET-accredited civil engineering programmes following track system: Part I - Survey and framework development, Global Journal Of Engineering Education, 9 May 2012

Conference Presentations

Conductive Concrete for Resiliency Smart Cities, Aus Innovation Expo: Future Of Research And Technology In The Uae, 6 May 2024

Factors Impacting Bridge Deterioration, Icimart24, February 2024

Shear Behaviour of Lightweight SCC beams internally reinforced with impregnated CFRP sheet stirrups and GFRP bars, Icimart24, February 2024

Recycled Aggregate Concrete, Budapest University, April 2023

3D Printing Concrete: Development and Evaluation, Fib Congress 2022, June 2022

Development of High Strength Concrete with Fine Materials, Fib Congress 2022, June 2022

Nominal Maximum Aggregate Size Effect on the Behavior of Recycled Aggregate Self Compacting Concrete, Fib Congress 2022, June 2022

Fib-UAE Updates, Aci Concrete Conference On Innovation, March 2022

Recycled Aggregate for Concrete Structures, Advanced Materials Congress, March 2022

Shear Strength of Fiber Reinforced Concrete: Is Aggregate Type Matters?, Iccs23+mechcomp6, 6th International Conference On Mechanics Of Composites, September 2020

Conductive Concrete For Infrastrucre Applications, Faculty Of Civil Engineering Department Of Construction Materials And Technologies, 2 April 2019

Smart Materials for Civil Engineering Applications: Challenges and Need, Iccx - Middle East 2018, 25 November 2018

Evaluation of the Mechanical Properties of Self-compacting Lightweight Concrete Exposed to Wet and Dry Cycles in Saltwater, 8th International Conference On Concrete Under Severe Conditions-environment & Loading, Lecco, Italy, September 2016

Grants and sponsorships

Sponsored Research, Pipeline Inspection using Microwave Non-Destructive Techniques, Sharjah National Oil Company (SNOC), January 2024 - December 2025

Grant, Sabbatical - Spring 2025, AUS, January 2025 - May 2025

Grant, AUS OPEN ACCESS PROGRAM 2023-2024 -Fibers, AUS, November 2023 - December 2024

Grant, CEN open acess progran - Designs, College of Engineering, November 2023 - December 2023

Grant, AUS OPEN ACCESS PROGRAM 2023-2024 - Buildings, AUS, October 2023 - December 2023

Grant, Identifying the Factors Impacting Bridge Deterioration in the GCC, American University of Sharjah, May 2023 - October 2023

Grant, Conductive Concrete for Resiliency Smart Cities, American University of Sharjah, June 2020 - May 2023

Grant, AUS Open Access Program - IEEE Access, American University of Sharjah, 1 November 2022 - 1 February 2023

Grant, Performance of Different Concrete Types Exposed to Elevated Temperatures: A Review, American University of Sharjah, July 2022 - January 2023

Grant, Robustness of Concrete Elements Exposed to Elevated Temperature and Influence of Mix Constituents, American University of Sharjah, June 2022 - January 2023

Grant, “Development of Concrete Matrix with Hybrid Coarse Aggregate Blend, AUS, June 2021 - May 2022

Grant, Millimeter Wave Propagation Characterization in Common Building Material used in the UAE, American University of Sharjah, July 2018 - December 2020

Grant, Smart Materials: Hybrid RF-Optical Techniques for Conductive Concrete Characterization, American University of Sharjah, June 2018 - December 2020

Grant, OAP - 2, American University of Sharjah, August 2020 - September 2020

Grant, OAP-1, American University of Sharjah, June 2020 - August 2020

Sponsored Research, Performance of Concrete Pipes Exposed to Wastewater Flow

Sponsored Research, Residual Flexural Strength Test – Twintec M. East Regional Office Beam Tests AFT 0.8-55

Grant, Mm-Wave Vector Network Analyzer On Wafer System, CRF, 28 February 2020

Grant, Equipment Grant for Actuators for the Load Frame, American University of Sharjah, UAE, 20 February 2020

Grant, Faculty Research Grant – Travel Grant, American University of Sharjah, June 2018 - May 2019

Grant, The use of Wastewater & Recycled Demolition Wastes to Reduce Pollution in UAE; Utilization of Recycled Construction Materials Produced by CDW Unit/Beeah; and, Performance Evaluation of Recycled Crushed Concrete as Pavement Materials, Gulf Ecosystems Research (GER), 1 January 2015 - 31 December 2017

Awards and Honors

Sabbatical at Michigan State University, Spring 2025, American University of Sharjah, January 2025

Sabbatical at University of New York at Buffalo, Spring 2018, American University of Sharjah, January 2018

Outstanding Service to Students in the College of Engineering and Applied Science, Western Michigan University, 8 April 2008

Outstanding Service to Students in the College of Engineering and Applied Science, Western Michigan University, 23 April 2007

2006 Outstanding New Researcher Award – College of Engineering and Applied Science – Western Michigan University, College of Engineering and Applied Science – Western Michigan University, 10 February 2006