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Profile

College / Department

Teaching areas

Engineering Mechanics, Structural Analysis and Design, Finite Element Method, Strengthening and Rehabilitation of Concrete Structures.

Research areas

Structural and Computational Mechanics; Finite Element Analysis; Seismic Analysis and Design of Hybrid Precast/Prestressed Concrete Frames and Walls;Composite Structures; Strengthening and Rehabilitation of Structures; Structural Fire Resistance; Nonlinear Thermal Stress Analysis and Fire Performance of Structural Members.

Education

PhD, Civil Engineering / Structural Engineering & Computational Mechanics, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, United States, 2005

MS, Civil Engineering / Structures, Bradley University, United States, 2000

BS, Civil Engineering / General, Birzeit University, 1998

Professional experience

Professor, Civil Engineering, American University of Sharjah, 2016 - Present

Associate Professor, Civil Engineering, American University of Sharjah, 2011 - 2016

Assistant Professor, Civil Engineering, American University of Sharjah, 2007 - 2011

Structural Engineer Ii, AREVA NP INC., VA, United States, 2006 - 2007

Lecturer, University OF Wisconsin-Milwaukee, WI, United States, 2005 - 2006

Lecturer, Milwaukee School of Engineering, WI, United States, 2003 - 2006

Structural Engineer, The Austin Company, IL, United States, 2000 - 2001

Teaching Assistant, Birzeit University, Palestine, 1998 - 1999

Memberships

Member of International Institute for FRP in Construction (IIFC), September 2014

American Concrete Institute (ACI), August 2008

American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), August 2006

Contact

[email protected]

+971 6 515 2496

Dr. Rami Haweeleh

Professor

Rami A. Hawileh has worked in both industry and academia. He was a structural analyst at AREVA NP INC., an AREVA and Siemens Company, Lynchburg, Virginia, USA, and a structural engineer at the Austin Company, Schaumberg, Illinois, USA. He was lecturer at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, USA, and the Milwaukee School of Engineering. He is also a registered Professional Engineer (PE) in the state of Virginia, USA. His areas of research and teaching interests include Structures and Computational Mechanics, Rehabilitation and Strengthening of Concrete Structures, Fire Resistance, and Finite Element Analysis.

Publications

M. Assad, H. Mhanna, Rami Hawileh And Jamal Abdalla. Finite Element Modeling of Strengthened T-Beams with CFRP U-Wraps, 2024

R. Abokwiek, Rami Hawileh And Jamal Abdalla. Finite Element Modeling of the Seepage Flow of Water Under Concrete Dams with Sheet Piles, 2024

Jamal Abdalla, Rami Hawileh, M. Assad, S.s Ahmed, A. Omer And O. Abdulkadeer. Behavior of normal and recycled aggregates beams strengthened with different types of externally bonded shear reinforcement, Procedia Structural Integrity, 2024

Rami Hawileh, H. Alharmoodi, A. Hajjaj, A. Aljarwan And Jamal Abdalla. Effect of CFRP Wraps on the Compressive Strength of Normal and Structural Lightweight Concrete, Procedia Structural Integrity, 2024

Rami Hawileh, M. Assad And Jamal Abdalla. Effect of increasing the number of anchors on the flexural performance of FRP-strengthened RC beams, Procedia Structural Integrity, 2024

Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla, W. Nawaz, A.s. Zadeh, A. Mirghani, A. Al Nassara, A. Khartabil And M. Shantia. Effects of Replacing Cement with GGBS and Fly Ash on the Flexural and Shear Performance of Reinforced Concrete Beams, Journal Of Practice Periodical On Structural Design And Construction, 2024

A. Alashkar, M. Elkafrawy, Rami Hawileh And Mohammad Alhamaydeh. Elastic Buckling Behavior of Functionally Graded Material Thin Skew Plates with Circular Openings, Buildings, 2024

M.z. Naser, B. Ross, J. Ogle, V. Kodur, Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla And H.t. Thai. Evaluating the Performance of Artificial Intelligence Chatbots and Large Language Models in the FE and PE Structural Exams, Journal Of Practice Periodical On Structural Design And Construction, 2024

A. Selim, S. Alhomsi, H. Hasan, Jamal Abdalla And Rami Hawileh. Finite Element Modeling of Concrete Prisms Externally Strengthened with Near Surface Mounted FRP System, Procedia Structural Integrity, 2024

Rami Hawileh, M. Assad, Jamal Abdalla And M.z. Naser. Finite Element Modeling of Reinforced Concrete Beams Externally Bonded with PET-FRP laminates, Computers And Concrete, An Int'l Journal, 2024

M. Assad, Rami Hawileh And Jamal Abdalla. Flexural strengthening of reinforced concrete beams with CFRP laminates and spike anchors, Composites Part C: Open Access, 2024

Rami Hawileh, S. Quadri, Jamal Abdalla, M. Assad, B.s. Thomas, D. Craig And M.z. Naser. Residual mechanical properties of recycled aggregate concrete at elevated temperatures, Fire And Materials, 2024

Jamal Abdalla, Rami Hawileh, A. Bahurudeen, G. Jyothsna, A. Sofi, V. Shanmugam And B.s. Thomas. A comprehensive review on the use of natural fibers in cement/geopolymer concrete: A step towards sustainability, Case Studies In Construction Materials, 2023

Jamal Abdalla, Rami Hawileh, R. Tariq, M. Abdelkhalek, S. Abbas, A. Khartabil, H. Khalil And B.s. Thomas. Achieving concrete sustainability using crumb rubber and GGBS, Materials Today: Proceedings

M. Assad, Rami Hawileh, G. Karaki, Jamal Abdalla And M.z. Naser. Assessment of critical parameters affecting the behaviour of bearing reinforced concrete walls under fire exposure, Journal Of Structural Fire Engineering, 2023

K. Douier, Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla, N. Al Nuaimi And M.z. Sohail. Durability performance of RC beams strengthened with CFRP laminates and galvanized steel mesh bonded with epoxy and mortar systems, Structures, 2023

Jamal Abdalla, A.b. Ali, Rami Hawileh, H. Mhanna, K.e. Galal And E.i. Saqan. Effect of CFRP anchorages on the flexural behavior of externally strengthened reinforced concrete beams, Archives Of Civil And Mechanical Engineering, 2023

A.m. Khalil, M.e. Elkafrawy, Rami Hawileh, Mohammad Alhamaydeh And Wael Abuzaid. Enhancing the Shear Capacity of RC Beams with Web Openings in Shear Zones Using Pre-Stressed Fe-SMA Bars: Numerical Study, Journal Of Composites Science, 2023

M.e. Elkafrawy, A.m Khalil, Mohammad Alhamaydeh, Rami Hawileh And Wael Abuzaid. Enhancing the Shear Capacity of RC Beams with Web Openings in Shear Zones Using Pre-Stressed Fe-SMA Bars: Numerical Study, Buildings, 2023

Rami Hawileh, G.s. Alshami, J. Tatar And Jamal Abdalla. Influence of CFRP Spike Anchors on the Performance of Flexural CFRP Sheets Externally Bonded to Concrete, Journal Of Composites For Construction, 2023

Jamal Abdalla, Rami Hawileh, A. Bahurudeen, J. Jittin, K.i. Kabeer And B.s. Thomas. Influence of Synthesized Nanomaterials in the Strength and Durability of Cementitious Composites, Case Studies In Construction Materials, 2023

H. Mhanna, Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla, A Ayman, A. Moussa, B.e. Mahdi And Y. Kuwatly. Mechanical properties and durability of GGBS based geopolymer mortar, Materials Today: Proceedings

Rami Hawileh, H. Mhanna, Jamal Abdalla, D. Almomani, D. Esrep, O. Obeidat And M. Ozturk. Properties of concrete replaced with different percentages of recycled aggregates, Materials Today: Proceedings

Rami Hawileh, A. Al Rashed, H. Mhanna And Jamal Abdalla. Properties of concrete with partial replacement of cement with different percentages of micro silica and nano silica, Materials Today: Proceedings

Mohamed Elkafrawy, A.m. Khalil, Mohammad Alhamaydeh, Rami Hawileh And Wael Abuzaid. Enhancing the Shear Capacity of RC Beams with Web Openings in Shear Zones Using Pre-Stressed Fe-SMA Bars: Numerical Study, Buildings, 11 June 2023

Jamal Abdalla, Haya Mhanna, A.b. Ali And Rami Hawileh. CFRP U-Wraps and Spike Anchors for Enhancing the Flexural Performance of CFRP-Plated RC Beams, Polymers, March 2023

Adnan Alashkar, Mohamed Elkafrawy, Mohammad Alhamaydeh And Rami Hawileh. Buckling Investigation of Functionally Graded Skew Thin Plates with Varying Circular Opening Position

A. Alashkar, M. Elkafrawy, Rami Hawileh And Mohammad Alhamaydeh. Effect of Skewed Angle on the Buckling Performance of Functionally Graded Thin Plates with Openings

M. Elkafrawy, A. Alashkar, Rami Hawileh And Mohammad Alhamaydeh. Elastic Buckling Analysis of Functionally Graded Skewed Thin Plates With Various Aspect Ratios

Mohamed Elkafrawy, Ahmed Khalil, Wael Abuzaid, Rami Hawileh And Mohammad Alhamaydeh. Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis (NLFEA) of Pre-stressed RC Beams Reinforced with Iron-Based Shape Memory Alloy (Fe-SMA), 2022

F. Mahmoudi, Jamal Abdalla, Rami Hawileh And Z. Zhang. An overview of mechanical properties of engineered cementitious composite (ECC) with different percentages of GGBS, Materials Today: Proceedings, 2022

Rami Hawileh, H. Badrawi, H. Makahleh, A. Karzad And Jamal Abdalla. Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Beams Cast with a Proposed Geopolymer Concrete (GPC) Mix, International Journal Of Applied Science And Engineering, 2022

Jamal Abdalla, Rami Hawileh And Hayder Rasheed. Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Beams Strengthened in Flexure using Externally Bonded Aluminum Alloy Plates, Procedia Structural Integrity (special Issue For Icsi 2021), 2022

A. Alashkar, M. Elkafrawy, Rami Hawileh And Mohammad Alhamaydeh. Buckling Analysis of Functionally Graded Materials (FGM) Thin Plates with Various Circular Cutout Arrangement, Composites Science, 2022

Haya Mhanna, Rami Hawileh And Jamal Abdalla. Comparative analysis of design guidelines for FRP contribution to shear capacity of strengthened RC beams, Procedia Structural Integrity (special Issue For Icsi 2021), 2022

Jamal Abdalla, Haya Mhanna, Rami Hawileh, S.s. Ahmed, A Omer And O. Abdulkadeer. Comparison of shear behavior of normal and recycled aggregates beams strengthened with CFRP U-Wraps, Procedia Structural Integrity, 2022

Rami Hawileh, Rayyan Saleh, Elias Saqan And Jamal Abdalla. Contribution of longitudinal NSM-CFRP bars on the shear strength of RC beams with varying depths and concrete strengths, Journal Of Composites For Construction, American Society Of Civil Engineers (asce), 2022

Rami Hawileh, Haya Mhanna And Jamal Abdalla. Effect of flange geometry on the shear capacity of RC T-beams, Procedia Structural Integrity, 2022

H. Hostetter, M. Naser, Rami Hawileh, G. Karaki And H. Zhou. Enhancing Fire Resistance of Concrete Beams through Sacrificial Reinforcement, Architecture, Structures And Construction Journal, 2022

Ghusson Alshami, Rami Hawileh And Jamal Abdalla. Evaluation on the effect of anchor embedment depth on the flexural capacity of concrete prisms, Procedia Structural Integrity (special Issue For Icsi 2021), 2022

M. Elkafrawy, A Alashkar, Rami Hawileh And Mohammad Alhamaydeh. FEA Investigation of Elastic Buckling for Functionally Graded Material (FGM) Thin Plates with Different Hole Shapes Under Uniaxial Loading, Buildings, 2022

Maha Assad, Rami Hawileh And Jamal Abdalla. Finite Element Simulation of FRP-Strengthened Thin RC Slabs, Composites Science, 2022

Rami Hawileh, Nasser Al Nuaimi, Waleed Nawaz, Jamal Abdalla And M.g. Sohail. Flexural and bond behavior of concrete beams strengthened with CFRP and galvanized steel mesh Laminates, Journal Of Practice Periodical On Structural Design And Construction, American Society Of Civil Engineers (asce), 2022

Rami Hawileh, Haya Mhanna, Ahmad Al Rashed, Jamal Abdalla And M.z. Naser. Flexural behavior of RC beams externally bonded with polyethylene terephthalate (PET) fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) laminates, Engineering Structures, 2022

A.m. Khalil, M.e. Elkafrawy, Wael Abuzaid, Rami Hawileh And Mohammad Alhamaydeh. Flexural Performance of RC Beams Strengthened with Pre-Stressed Iron-Based Shape Memory Alloy (Fe-SMA) Bars: Numerical Study, Buildings, 2022

B. Thomas, J. Yang, A. Bahurudeen, S.n. Chinnu,, Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla And H.m. Hamada. Geopolymer concrete incorporating recycled aggregates: A comprehensive review, Cleaner Materials, 2022

Jamal Abdalla, B.s. Thomas, Rami Hawileh, J. Yang, B.b. Jindal And E. Ariyachandra. Influence of nano-TiO2, nano-Fe2O3, nanoclay and nano-CaCO3 on the properties of cement/geopolymer concrete, Journal Of Cleaner Materials, 2022

Jamal Abdalla, B.s. Thomas, Rami Hawileh And K. Kabeer. Influence of nanomaterials on the water absorption and chloride penetration of cement-based concrete, Materials Today: Proceedings, 2022

Jamal Abdalla, B.s. Thomas, Rami Hawileh And K. Kabeer. Influence of nanomaterials on the workability and compressive strength of cement-based concrete, Materials Today: Proceedings, 2022

Maha Assad, Rami Hawileh And Jamal Abdalla. Modeling the behavior of CFRP-strengthened RC slabs under fire exposure, Procedia Structural Integrity, 2022

Jamal Abdalla, Raed Abokweik And Rami Hawileh. Models for Predicting Strength of RC Columns Strengthened with NSM-CFRP Strips and CFRP-Fabric Wraps, Procedia Structural Integrity (special Issue For Icsi 2021), 2022

Haya Mhanna, Rami Hawileh, A Al Rashed And Jamal Abdalla. Performance of RC beams externally strengthened with hybrid CFRP and PET-FRP laminates, Procedia Structural Integrity, 2022

Jamal Abdalla, Haya Mhanna, Rami Hawileh, M. Sharafi, A. Al-marzouki, S. Al-teneiji And A. Al-ali. Shear Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete T-Beams using Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) Anchored with CFRP Spikes, Procedia Structural Integrity, 2022

H. Rui, W. Lin, N. Al Nuaimi, Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla And M. Elshafie. Short-term and long-term behavior of RC beams strengthened by galvanized steel mesh laminate, Construction And Building Materials, 2022

F. Mahmoudi, Jamal Abdalla, Rami Hawileh And Z. Zhang. Tensile and compressive strength of polyethylene engineered cementitious composite (PE-ECC) at elevated temperature, Materials Today: Proceedings, 2022

Jamal Abdalla, B.s. Thomas And Rami Hawileh. Use of hemp, kenaf and bamboo natural fiber in cement-based concrete, Materials Today: Proceedings, 2022

Raed Abokwiek, Miral Al Sharabati, Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla, Rana Sabouni And Ghaleb Husaini. A Finite Element Model for the Analysis of Seepage Flow of Water under Concrete Dams, Geotechnical And Geological Engineering

Fardin Mahmoudi, Ahmed Selim, Jamal Abdalla, Rami Hawileh, Farid Abed And Muhammad Kyaure. Finite Element Modeling and Prediction of Tensile Behavior of PE-ECC Dogbones, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2022

Ahmed Selim, Fardin Mahmoudi, Jamal Abdalla, Rami Hawileh, Farid Abed And Muhammad Kyaure. Finite Element Modeling of Engineered Cementitious Composite (ECC) Prisms and Beams, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2022

Maha Assad, Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla And Farid Abed. Heat Transfer Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Walls in ANSYS and ABAQUS: A Comparative Study, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2022

Reza Haghani, J. Yang, Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla, K. Al-lami, P. Colombi And T. D'antino. Adhesively Bonded FRP Composites for Strengthening of RC Structures: Recent Advances, 10th International Conference On Frp Composites In Civil Engineering, Proceedings Of Cice 2020/2021, 2021

Haya Mhanna, Rami Hawileh And Jamal Abdalla. Effect of FRP Anchor Inclination Angle on Shear Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete T-beams, 10th International Conference On Frp Composites In Civil Engineering, Proceedings Of Cice 2020/2021, 2021

B.s. Thomas, J. Yang, K.h. Mo, Jamal Abdalla, Rami Hawileh And E. Ariyachandra. Biomass ashes from agricultural wastes as supplementary cementitious materials or aggregate replacement in cement/geopolymer concrete: A comprehensive review, Journal Of Building Engineering, 2021

Omar Abuodeh, Rami Hawileh And Jamal Abdalla. Finite Element Modelling of Aluminum Alloy Plated Reinforced Concrete Beams, Computers And Concrete, An Int'l Journal, 2021

Wael Abuzaid, Rami Hawileh And Jamal Abdalla. Mechanical Properties of Strengthening 5083-H111 Aluminum Alloy Plates at Elevated Temperatures, Infrastructures, 2021

Omar Abuodeh, Rami Hawileh And Jamal Abdalla. Nonlinear finite element models of reinforced concrete beams strengthened in bending with mechanically fastened aluminum alloy plates, Computers & Structures, 2021

Ghada Karaki, Rami Hawileh And V.k.r. Kodur. Probabilistic-based approach for evaluating the thermal response of concrete slabs under fire loading, Journal Of Structural Engineering, American Society Of Civil Engineers (asce), 2021

Haya Mhanna, Rami Hawileh And Jamal Abdalla. Shear behavior of RC T-beams externally strengthened with anchored high modulus carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) laminates, Composite Structures, 2021

Haya Mhanna, Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla, A.s.d. Salama And T. Alkhrdaji. Shear strengthening of reinforced concrete T-beams with anchored CFRP laminates, Journal Of Composites For Construction, American Society Of Civil Engineers (asce), 2021

Hasan Mahmoud, Rami Hawileh And Jamal Abdalla. Strengthening of High Strength Reinforced Concrete Thin Slabs with CFRP Laminates, Composite Structures, 2021

M.z. Naser, V.k. Kodur, H.t. Thai, Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla And V.v. Degtyarev. StructuresNet and FireNet: Benchmarking Databases and Machine Learning Algorithms in Structural and Fire Engineering Domains, Journal Of Building Engineering, 2021

B.s. Thomas, J. Yang, A. Bahurudeen, Jamal Abdalla, Rami Hawileh, H.m. Hamada, S. Nazar, V. Jittin And D.k. Ashish. Sugarcane bagasse ash as supplementary cementitious material in concrete – a review, Journal Of Materials Today Sustainability, 2021

H.m. Hamada, B.s. Thomas, F.m. Yahaya, K. Muthusamy, J. Yang, Jamal Abdalla And Rami Hawileh. Sustainable use of palm oil fuel ash as a supplementary cementitious material: A comprehensive review, Journal Of Building Engineering, 2021

Muazzam Sohail, Nasser Al Nuaimi, Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla And Kais Douier. Durability of Plain Concrete Prism Strengthened with Galvanized Steel Mesh and CFRP Laminates Under Harsh Environmental Conditions, Construction And Building Materials, June 2021

Omar Abuodeh, Jamal Abdalla And Rami Hawileh. Flexural Strengthening of RC Beams using Aluminum Alloy Plates with Mechanically-Fastened Anchorage Systems: An Experimental Investigation, Engineering Structures, May 2021

Nasser Al Nuaimi, Muazzam Sohail, Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla And Kais Douier. Durability of reinforced concrete beams externally strengthened with CFRP laminates under harsh climatic conditions, Journal Of Composites For Construction, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2021

Raed Abokwiek, Jamal Abdalla, Rami Hawileh And Tamer El Maaddawy. RC Columns strengthened with NSM-CFRP Strips and CFRP Wraps under Axial and Uniaxial Bending: Experimental Investigation and Capacity Models, Journal Of Composites For Construction, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2021

M Naser, Rami Hawileh And Jamal Abdalla. Modeling Strategies of Finite Element Simulation of Reinforced Concrete Beams Strengthened with FRP: A Review, Journal Of Composites Science, January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2021

Jamal Abdalla, Ahmed Mirghani And Rami Hawileh. Bond stress and behavior of interface between untreated aluminum alloy surface and concrete, Procedia Structural Integrity, December 2020

Kais Douier, Rami Hawileh And Jamal Abdalla. Effect of U-wrap anchors on the strength and ductility of externally bonded RC beams with mortar bonded GSM sheets, Procedia Structural Integrity, December 2020

Jamal Abdalla, Abubakr Mohammed And Rami Hawileh. Flexural Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete Beams with Externally Bonded Hybrid Systems, Procedia Structural Integrity, December 2020

Haya Mhanna, Rami Hawileh And Jamal Abdalla. Shear strengthening of reinforced concrete T-beams using CFRP laminates anchored with bent CFRP splay anchors, Procedia Structural Integrity, December 2020

Jamal Abdalla, Khalid Mohamed And Rami Hawileh. Use of Bore-Epoxy Anchorage System with CFRP Sheets for Shear Strengthening of RC Beams, Procedia Structural Integrity, December 2020

Omar Abuodeh, Jamal Abdalla And Rami Hawileh. Assessment of Compressive Strength of Ultra-high Performance Concrete using Deep Machine Learning Techniques, Applied Soft Computing, October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2020

Nasser Al Nuaimi, Muazzam Sohail, Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla And Kais Douier. Durability of Reinforced Concrete Beams Strengthened by Galvanized Steel Mesh-Epoxy Systems under Harsh Environmental Conditions, Composite Structures, October (4th Quarter/Autumn) 2020

Khalid Mohamed, Jamal Abdalla And Rami Hawileh. Experimental and Analytical Investigations of the use of Groove-Epoxy Anchorage System for Shear Strengthening of RC Beams using CFRP Laminates, Materials, September 2020

Jamal Abdalla And Rami Hawileh. Assessment of Effect of Strain Amplitude and Strain Ratio on Energy Dissipation Using Machine Learning, Proceedings Of The 18th International Conference On Computing In Civil And Building Engineering (icccbe 2020), August 2020

Haya Mhanna, Rami Hawileh, Wael Abuzaid, Mohannad Naser And Jamal Abdalla. Experimental Investigation and Modeling of the Thermal Effect on the Mechanical Properties of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) FRP Laminates, Journal Of Materials In Civil Engineering, 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

Rami Hawileh, Kais Douier And Jamal Abdalla. Behavior of RC Beams Externally Strengthened with GSM & CFRP Sheets

Omar Abuodeh, Jamal Abdalla And Rami Hawileh. Prediction of shear strength and behavior of RC beams strengthened with externally bonded FRP sheets using machine learning techniques, Composite Structures, 15 February 2020

Haya Mhanna, Rami Hawileh And Jamal Abdalla. Shear Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete Beams Using CFRP Wraps, Procedia Structural Integrity, 2019

Omar Abuodeh, Jamal Abdalla And Rami Hawileh. The flexural behavior of bolting and bonding Aluminum Alloy plates to RC beams, Procedia Structural Integrity, 2019

Jamal Abdalla, Adi Abu-obeidah And Rami Hawileh. Use of Aluminum Alloy Plates as Externally Bonded Shear Reinforcement for R/C Beams, Procedia Structural Integrity, 2019

M. Naser, Rami Hawileh And Jamal Abdalla. Fiber-reinforced polymer composites in strengthening reinforced concrete structures: A critical review, Engineering Structures, 1 November 2019

Sahar Choobbor, Rami Hawileh, Adi Abu-obeidah And Jamal Abdalla. Performance of hybrid carbon and basalt FRP sheets in strengthening concrete beams in flexure, Composite Structures, 1 November 2019

Omar Abuodeh, Jamal Abdalla And Rami Hawileh. Prediction of Compressive Strength of Ultra-High Performance Concrete using Machine Learning Techniques, Construction And Building Materials

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

Sahar Choobbor, Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla And Adi Abu-obeidah. Performance of Hybrid Carbon and Basalt FRP Sheets in Strengthening Concrete Beams in Bending, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2019

Wael Abuzaid, Rami Hawileh And Jamal Abdalla. Testing and Modeling the Mechanical Properties of AA5083 at Warm Temperatures, Construction And Building Materials

Rami Hawileh, Hazem Musto, Jamal Abdalla And M. Naser. Finite Element Modeling of Reinforced Concrete Beams Externally Strengthened in Flexure with Side-bonded FRP Laminates, Composites Part B: Engineering

Waleed Nawaz, Jamal Abdalla, Rami Hawileh, H.s. Alajmani, I.h., Abuzayed, H., Ataya And M.a. Mohamed. Experimental Study on the Shear Strength of Reinforced Concrete Beams Cast with Lava Lightweight Aggregates, Archives Of Civil And Mechanical Engineering

Kais Douier, Aktham Alchaar, Rami Hawileh And Jamal Abdalla. Finite Element Modeling of Single Shear Pullout Specimens and Flexural Prisms, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2019

Omar Abuodeh, Mohammed Alrifai, Rami Hawileh And Jamal Abdalla. Finite Element Modelling of Aluminum Alloy Plated Beams, April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2019

Adi Abu-obeidah, Jamal Abdalla And Rami Hawileh. Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete Beams in Shear with Marine Grade Aluminium Alloy Plates, Advances In Concrete Construction, An International Journal

Kais Douier, Rami Hawileh And Jamal Abdalla. Behavior of RC Beams externally strengthened with Mortar bonded Steel Mesh, March 2019

Waleed Nawaz, Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla, H. Ataya, H. Alajmani, I. Abuzayed And H. Mohamed. Shear Behavior of RC Beams Cast with LAVA Lightweight Aggregates, March 2019

A. Salama, Rami Hawileh And Jamal Abdalla. Performance of externally strengthened RC beams with side-bonded CFRP sheets, Composite Structures, 15 March 2019

Rami Hawileh, Ehab Karam, Jamal Abdalla And Tamer El Maaddawy. Finite element model development of composite steel beams pre-damaged in flexure, September 2018

Rami Hawileh, Hazem Musto And Jamal Abdalla. Finite element modelling of strengthened RC beams with side-bonded CFRP laminates, September 2018

Rami Hawileh And V. Kodur. Performance of reinforced concrete slabs under hydrocarbon fire exposure, Tunnelling And Underground Space Technology, 1 July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2018

Rami Hawileh, Waleed Nawaz And Jamal Abdalla. Flexural behavior of reinforced concrete beams externally strengthened with Hardwire Steel-Fiber sheets, Construction And Building Materials, 30 May 2018

Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla, Waleed Nawaz And Kais Douier. Bond behavior of Galvanized Steel Mesh to concrete, March 2018

Jamal Abdalla, Rami Hawileh, Waleed Nawaz And Abubakr Mohammed. Reinforced concrete beams externally strengthened in flexure using hybrid systems, March 2018

Khalid Mohamed, Jamal Abdalla, Rami Hawileh And Waleed Nawaz. Using bore-epoxy anchorage to delay debonding of CFRP plates strengthened concrete beams, March 2018

Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla And M. Naser. Modeling the shear strength of concrete beams reinforced with CFRP bars under unsymmetrical loading, Mechanics Of Advanced Materials And Structures, 7 February 2018

M. Nasera And Rami Hawileh. Predicting the response of continuous RC deep beams under varying levels of differential settlement, Frontiers Of Structural And Civil Engineering, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2018

Ahmed Mirghani, Jamal Abdalla And Rami Hawileh. Modeling and simulation of bond-slip behavior of Aluminum Alloy plates adhesively bonded to concrete, 2017

Rami Hawileh, Ahmad Salama And Jamal Abdalla. Strengthening of reinforced concrete beams in flexure with side bonded CFRP laminates, 2017

Hayder Rasheed, Jamal Abdalla, Rami Hawileh And Adil Al-tamimi. Flexural behavior of reinforced concrete beams strengthened with externally bonded Aluminum Alloy plates, Engineering Structures, 2017

Rami Hawileh And Hayder Rasheed. Thermal analysis of GFRP-reinforced continuous concrete decks subjected to top fire, International Journal Of Advanced Structural Engineering, 1 December 2017

Hayder Rasheed, Jamal Abdalla, Rami Hawileh And Adil Al-tamimi. Flexural behavior of reinforced concrete beams strengthened with externally bonded Aluminum Alloy plates, Engineering Structures, 15 September 2017

Rami Hawileh And V. Kodur. Thermal-stress analysis of reinforced concrete slabs subjected to Hydrocarbon fire, July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2017

Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla, Fakherdine Fardmanesh, Poya Shahsana And Abdolreza Khalili. Performance of reinforced concrete beams cast with different percentages of GGBS replacement to cement, Archives Of Civil And Mechanical Engineering, 1 May 2017

Ehab Karam, Rami Hawileh, Tamer El Maaddawy And Jamal Abdalla. Experimental investigations of repair of pre-damaged steel-concrete composite beams using CFRP laminates and mechanical anchors, Thin-walled Structures, 1 March 2017

Jamal Abdalla, Faress Hraib, Rami Hawileh And Ahmed Mirghani. Experimental investigation of bond-slip behavior of aluminum plates adhesively bonded to concrete, Journal Of Adhesion Science And Technology, 2 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2017

Rami Hawileh, Adeeb Rahman And Faris Malhas. Finite element stress analysis of precast/prestressed hybrid beam-column connections, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2017

Rami Hawileh And Mohannad Naser. Modeling the fire response of concrete beams reinforced with GFRP beams, 2016

Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla And Hasan Mahmoud. Strengthening of thin reinforced concrete slabs with CFRP laminates, 2016

Jamal Abdalla, Adi Abu-obeidah, Rami Hawileh And Hayder Rasheed. Shear strengthening of reinforced concrete beams using externally-bonded aluminum alloy plates: An experimental study, Construction And Building Materials, 15 December 2016

Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla, Sara Hasan, Meena Ziyada And Adi Abu-obeidah. Models for predicting elastic modulus and tensile strength of carbon, basalt and hybrid carbon-basalt FRP laminates at elevated temperatures, Construction And Building Materials, 1 July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2016

Waleed Nawaz, Rami Hawileh, Elias Saqan And Jamal Abdalla. Effect of longitudinal carbon fiber-reinforced polymer plates on shear strength of reinforced concrete beams, Aci Structural Journal, 1 May 2016

Rami Hawileh, H. Tabatabai, A. Abu-obeidah, J. Balloni And A. Rahman. Evaluation of the low-cycle fatigue life in seven steel bar types, Journal Of Materials In Civil Engineering, 1 May 2016

Elias Saqan, Waleed Nawaz, Rami Hawileh And Jamal Abdalla. Evaluation of the contribution of flexural CFRP plates in shear strengthening RC beams, 2015

Rami Hawileh, Waleed Nawaz, Jamal Abdalla And Elias Saqan. External strengthening of shear deficient reinforced concrete beams with flexural CFRP laminates, 2015

Adil Al-tamimi, Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla, Hayder Rasheed And Riadh Al-mahaidi. Durability of the Bond between CFRP Plates and Concrete Exposed to Harsh Environments, Journal Of Materials In Civil Engineering, 2015

Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla, Mz Naser And M Tanarslan. Finite element modeling of shear deficient RC beams strengthened with NSM CFRP rods under cyclic loading, Spec. Publ, 2015

Mohannad Naser, Rami Hawileh And Hayder Rasheed. Modeling fire response of RC beams strengthened with CFRP laminates, Special Publication, 2015

Rami Hawileh, Adi Abu-obeidah, Jamal Abdalla And Adil Al-tamimi. Temperature effect on the mechanical properties of carbon, glass and carbon-glass FRP laminates, Construction And Building Materials, 2015

Jamal Abdalla, Mousa Attom And Rami Hawileh. Prediction of minimum factor of safety against slope failure in clayey soils using artificial neural network, Environmental Earth Sciences, 1 May 2015

Rami Hawileh, Waleed Nawaz, Jamal Abdalla And E. Saqan. Effect of flexural CFRP sheets on shear resistance of reinforced concrete beams, Composite Structures, 1 April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2015

A. Abu-obeidah, Rami Hawileh And Jamal Abdalla. Finite element analysis of strengthened RC beams in shear with aluminum plates, Computers And Structures, 15 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2015

Rami Hawileh And Jamal Abdalla. Finite element modeling of the shear strength of concrete beams reinforced with CFRP bars subject to unsymmetrical loading, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2015

Adil Al-tamimi, Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla, Hayder Rasheed And Riadh Al-mahaidi. Durability of the bond between CFRP plates and concrete exposed to harsh environments, Journal Of Materials In Civil Engineering, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2015

Rami Hawileh. Finite element modeling of reinforced concrete beams with a hybrid combination of steel and aramid reinforcement, Materials And Design, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2015

Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla, Waleed Nawaz, Alzeer, A., Muwafi, R., Faridi, And A.. Strengthening Reinforced Concrete Beams in Flexure using Hardwire Steel Fiber Sheets, 2014

Alnadher Ali, Jamal Abdalla, Rami Hawileh And Khaled Galal. CFRP mechanical anchorage for externally strengthened RC beams under flexure, Physics Procedia, 2014

Mohannad Naser, Rami Hawileh And Hayder Rasheed. Performance of RC T-beams externally strengthened with CFRP laminates under elevated temperatures, Journal Of Structural Fire Engineering, 1 March 2014

Rami Hawileh, Adi Abu-obeidah, Jamal Abdalla And Adil Al-tamimi. Residual mechanical properties of carbon & hybrid carbon-glass FRP sheets at elevated temperatures, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2014

Rami Hawileh, Adi Abu-obeidah, Jamal Abdalla And Adil Al Tamimi. Residual mechanical properties of carbon & hybrid carbon-glass FRP sheets at elevated temperatures, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2014

Rami Hawileh, Hayder Rasheed, Jamal Abdalla And Adil Al-tamimi. Behavior of reinforced concrete beams strengthened with externally bonded hybrid fiber reinforced polymer systems, Materials And Design, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2014

G. Sakar, Rami Hawileh, M. Naser, Jamal Abdalla And M. Tanarslan. Nonlinear behavior of shear deficient RC beams strengthened with near surface mounted glass fiber reinforcement under cyclic loading, Materials And Design, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2014

Jamal Abdalla, Elias Saqan And Rami Hawileh. Optimum seismic design of unbonded post-tensioned precast concrete walls using ANN, Computers And Concrete, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2014

Rami Hawileh. Computational Modeling of Concrete Beams Reinforced with Aramid and Steel Bars, 2013

Rami Hawileh, M Naser And F Malhas. Finite Element Modeling of Punching Shear in Two-Way Slabs Reinforced with High-Strength Steel, 2013

Jamal Abdalla And Rami Hawileh. Artificial neural network predictions of fatigue life of steel bars based on hysteretic energy, 1 September 2013

Mousa Attom, Rami Hawileh And M. Naser. Investigation on concrete compressive strength mixed with sand contaminated by crude oil products, Construction And Building Materials, 5 June 2013

Elias Saqan, Hayder Rasheed And Rami Hawileh. An efficient design procedure for flexural strengthening of RC beams based on ACI 440.2R-08, Composites Part B: Engineering, 1 June 2013

Rami Hawileh, Mohannad Naser And Jamal Abdalla. Finite element simulation of reinforced concrete beams externally strengthened with short-length CFRP plates, Composites Part B: Engineering, 1 February 2013

Rami Hawileh, E. Saqan And Jamal Abdalla. Simplified optimum design procedure for special unbonded posttensioned split precast shear walls, Journal Of Structural Engineering (united States), 1 February 2013

Mousa Attom, Rami Hawileh And Jamal Abdalla. Development of prediction models for determining minimum factor of safety against slope failure in clayey soils, International Journal Of Geotechnical Engineering, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2013

Jamal Abdalla, Mousa Attom And Rami Hawileh. Artificial neural network prediction of factor of safety of slope stability of soils, 2012

A Abu-obeidah, Rami Hawileh And Jamal Abdalla. Finite element modeling of shear deficient beams bonded with aluminum plates, 2012

M. Naser, Ghassan Abu-lebdeh And Rami Hawileh. Analysis of RC T-beams strengthened with CFRP plates under fire loading using ANN, Construction And Building Materials, 1 December 2012

Rami Hawileh, Tamer El-maaddawy And Mohannad Naser. Nonlinear finite element modeling of concrete deep beams with openings strengthened with externally-bonded composites, Materials And Design, 1 December 2012

Rami Hawileh And M. Naser. Thermal-stress analysis of RC beams reinforced with GFRP bars, Composites Part B: Engineering, 1 July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2012

M. Naser, Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla And Adil Al-tamimi. Bond behavior of CFRP cured laminates: Experimental and numerical investigation, Journal Of Engineering Materials And Technology, Transactions Of The Asme, 26 April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2012

Rami Hawileh. Nonlinear finite element modeling of RC beams strengthened with NSM FRP rods, Construction And Building Materials, 1 February 2012

Rami Hawileh, Farid Abed, Adi Abu-obeidah And Jamal Abdalla. Experimental investigation of inelastic buckling of built-up steel columns, Steel And Composite Structures, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2012

Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla And M. Tanarslan. Modeling of nonlinear response of R/C shear deficient t-beam subjected to cyclic loading, Computers And Concrete, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2012

Jamal Abdalla, A. Abu-obeidah And Rami Hawileh. Behaviour of Shear Deficient Reinforced Concrete Beams with Externally Bonded Aluminum Alloy Plates, 2011

Adil Al-tamimi, Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla And Hayder Rasheed. Effects of ratio of CFRP plate length to shear span and end anchorage on flexural behavior of SCC RC beams, Journal Of Composites For Construction, 1 November 2011

Jamal Abdalla And Rami Hawileh. Modeling and simulation of low-cycle fatigue life of steel reinforcing bars using artificial neural network, 1 September 2011

Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla, Adil Al-tamimi, Khalid Abdelrahman And Fadi Oudah. Behavior of corroded steel reinforcing bars under monotonic and cyclic loadings, Mechanics Of Advanced Materials And Structures, 1 April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2011

Rami Hawileh, M. Naser And H. Rasheed. Thermal-stress finite element analysis of CFRP strengthened concrete beam exposed to top surface fire loading, Mechanics Of Advanced Materials And Structures, 1 April (2nd Quarter/Spring) 2011

Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla And Adil Al-tamimi. Flexural performance of strengthened RC beams with CFRP laminates subjected to cyclic loading, 28 March 2011

Rami Hawileh, Adil Al-tamimi, Jamal Abdalla And M. Wehbi. Retrofitting pre-cracked RC beams using CFRP and epoxy injections, 28 March 2011

Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla, Murat Tanarslan And Mohannad Naser. Modeling of nonlinear cyclic response of shear-deficient RC T-beams strengthened with side bonded CFRP fabric strips, Computers And Concrete, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2011

Jamal Abdalla And Rami Hawileh. Energy-based predictions of number of reversals to fatigue failure of steel bars using artificial neural network, 2010

M. Naser, Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla And Adil Al-tamimi. Finite Element Modeling of CFRP Plate Bonded to Concrete Surfaces, 2010

Rami Hawileh, A. Rahman And H. Tabatabai. Nonlinear finite element analysis and modeling of a precast hybrid beam-column connection subjected to cyclic loads, Applied Mathematical Modelling, 1 September 2010

Rami Hawileh, Jamal Abdalla, F. Oudah And K. Abdelrahman. Low-cycle fatigue life behaviour of BS 460B and BS B500B steel reinforcing bars, Fatigue And Fracture Of Engineering Materials And Structures, 1 July (3rd Quarter/Summer) 2010

Rami Hawileh, A. Rahman And H. Tabatabai. Evaluation of the low-cycle fatigue life in ASTM A706 and A615 grade 60 steel reinforcing bars, Journal Of Materials In Civil Engineering, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2010

Elias Saqan And Rami Hawileh. Nondimensional design charts for unbonded, post-tensioned, split precast concrete walls, Pci Journal, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2010

Rami Hawileh, Adeeb Rahman, Habib Tabatabai And Others. A Non-Linear 3D FEM to Simulate Un-Bonded Steel Reinforcement Bars under Axial and Bending Loads, Engineering, 2009

Jamal Abdalla, Rami Hawileh, F. Oudah And K. Abdelrahman. Energy-based prediction of low-cycle fatigue life of BS 460B and BS B500B steel bars, Materials And Design, 1 December 2009

Rami Hawileh, M. Naser, W. Zaidan And H. Rasheed. Modeling of insulated CFRP-strengthened reinforced concrete T-beam exposed to fire, Engineering Structures, 1 December 2009

Rami Hawileh, Faris Malhas And Adeeb Rahman. Comparison between ACI 318-05 and Eurocode 2 (EC2-94) in flexural concrete design, Structural Engineering And Mechanics, 1 January (1st Quarter/Winter) 2009

Rami Hawileh And A. Rahman. Behavior of Steel Reinforcing Bars Subjected to Cyclic Loadings, 2008

T-l Sham, Samer Mahmoud, Heshan Gunawardane And Rami Hawileh. Flaw Evaluations Using Master Curve Methodology, 2007

Rami Hawileh, Habib Tabatabai, Adeeb Rahman And Akef Amro. Non-dimensional design procedures for precast, prestressed concrete hybrid frames, Pci Journal, 1 September 2006

Conference Presentations

STRENGTHENING REINFORCED CONCRETE BEAMS IN FLEXURE USING HARDWIRE STEEL FIBER SHEETS, The 7th International Conference On Frp Composites In Civil Engineering, 20 August 2014

Grants and sponsorships

Grant, Performance and Durability of CFRP-to-Concrete Anchored Bond under Harsh Environments, FRG23-C-E26, June 2023 - May 2025

Grant, Performance of Reinforced Concrete Beams Strengthened in Flexure with Carbon Fiber-reinforced Polymer (CFRP) Laminates Anchored with Spikes, FRG22-C-E26, June 2022

Grant, Strengthening of Shear Deficient RC beams using Anchored CFRP sheets, FRG19-M (medium size program grant), May 2019 - 31 May 2022

Grant, Structural performance and durability of Mortar and Epoxy Bonded Steel Mesh as External Strengthening Materials under UAE Harsh Environment, EFRG18-MSE, 1 June 2018 - 31 May 2020

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

Grant, Mechanical properties of FRP and steel mesh laminates under elevated temperatures, MSERI- Summer Research Travel Grant, July 2018 - August 2018

Grant, 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, June 2016 - May 2018

Grant, Strengthening Reinforced Concrete Beams in Flexure with Externally Side-Bonded Carbon-Fiber Polymer (CFRP) Composite Sheets, FRG15-R, June 2015 - May 2017

Awards and Honors

Bhatacharya Outstanding Graduate Student Award at Bradley University, Bhatacharya, Beadley University

Selected Among the University Top Researchers, American University of Sharjah, AUS

'Distinguished Scholar Award of the Arab Fund Fellowships Program, Arab Fund, 9 June 2014

Research Excellence Award 2013-14, College of Engineering, American University of Sharjah, 15 April 2014

Outstanding Reviewer Award, Journal of Construction & Building Materials, Elsevier, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 12 February 2014

Awarded "Certificate of Appreciation 2012-2013" in recognition of support to student extracurricular activities throughout the academic year, Office of Student Affairs, AUS, 14 May 2013

Selected Among the University Top Researchers, American University of Sharjah, AUS, 28 November 2012

Selected Among the University Top Researchers, American University of Sharjah, AUS, 5 February 2012

Chancellor's Graduate Student Award at UW-Milwaukee, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 10 April 2003