SUMMARY
• Experienced in design and analysis of different types of bridges (short span, long span, and continuous girder bridges)
• Experienced in application of Bridge Weigh in Motion (B-WIM) technique on ALDOT long span girder bridges for structural health monitoring and enforcement
• Experienced in Finite Element Analysis of Vehicle to Bridge Interaction using ANSYS finite element analysis software and CSiBridge
• Experienced in Finite Element Analysis of FRP strengthened bridges using ANSYS finite element analysis software
• Conversant with AASHTO LRFD Bridge Design Specifications, ASCE7-05, ACI-318, AISC Manual of Steel Design, and MBE 2008
• Experienced in Finite Element analysis of different types of structures (concrete and steel structures) using SAP-2000 and STAAD Pro.
EDUCATION
Doctorate of Philosophy, Civil (Structural) Engineering
The University of Alabama Birmingham
Dissertation Title: Impact and Feasibility Study of Solutions for Doubling Heavy Vehicles Thesis successfully defended on 10/24 Graduation Dec. 2014
Master of Science, Civil Engineering
The Cairo University – Cairo, Egypt
Thesis Title: A Neural Network to Detect Concrete Strength Based
on Combination of Rebound Hammer and Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity Tests Aug 2001
Bachelor of Science, Civil Engineering
Shubra Faculty of Engineering – Zagazig University - Egypt May 1996
INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE
Head of Structures Department Aug 2008-Dec 2010
Arab Consulting Engineers, Doha, Qatar
• Managed a department of 5 persons and reported to the firm’s general manager.
• Set projects’ design criteria
• Coordinated project activities with all services departments
• Choose the best structural system for each structure and set the conceptual drawings to client’s satisfaction
• Reviewed structural design of concrete and steel structures in various projects including residential high rises, underground railway stations, hospitals, factories, and public buildings
Resident Engineer Aug 2006 – Jul 2008
Arab Consulting Engineers, Doha, Qatar
• Followed the construction process of all phases of projects
• Inspected every structural element from form work process till finishing through casting
• Reviewed construction drawings
• Reviewed shop drawings and bar bending list of all structural elements
• Reviewed material submittals used in construction
• Reviewed hard landscape material
• Reviewed all material testing results
• Prepared non-conformance notices
• Prepared requests for information forms to clarify design issues and concerns
Junior – Senior Structure Engineer April 2000 – Jul 2006
Arab Consulting Engineers, Cairo – Egypt
• Analyzed and designed structural elements
• Elaborated design drawings of all structural members
• Prepared structural specs of members and materials
Junior Structure Engineer Jan 1999 – Feb 2000
Zamil Steel Buildings Co, Ltd, Giza – Egypt
• Analyzed and designed steel structural elements (roofs, built up rafters, and built up columns)
• Elaborated on drawings of all structural elements
Junior Structure Engineer Jan 1997 – Dec 1998
Arab Consulting Engineers, Cairo – Egypt
• Analyzed and designed several projects with a team of structural engineers
• Elaborated on required drawings of structural elements
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Graduate Research Assistant, University of Alabama at Birmingham Fall 2012 - Present
• Determination of Characteristic Truck by WIM Data
• Characteristic Bridge traffic load effects and Fatigue by WIM Data
• Bridge safety and maintenance management tools using Fiber Reinforced Polymers (FRP)
• The Effect of Increasing Heavy Vehicle Loads on a Bridge Lifespan
• Cost Impact of Increasing Heavy Vehicle Loads on Bridges
Graduate Teaching Assistant, University of Alabama at Birmingham Fall 2012- Present
• Courses: Advanced Steel (Graduate Spring 2014)
Structural Steel Design (Undergraduate Fall 2013)
Structural Steel Design (Undergraduate Fall 2012)
• Grading assignments and exams
Graduate Research Assistant, University of North Florida Jan 2011- July 2012
• Investigating the use of vibrating wires as a structural health monitoring tool
• Studying the effect of slenderness on axial strains in circular column struts
COMPUTER SKILLS
• ANSYS 14.5 - 2+ years of experience in analyzing un-strengthened and FRP- strengthened bridges (Explicit and Implicit analysis, contact, material modeling)
• CSiBridge 15 - 2+ years of experience in analyzing steel and pre-stressed concrete girder bridges
• SAP2000 – 16+ years of experience in modeling of different types of structures (residential buildings, factories, warehouses and water structures
• MATLAB – 6 month of experience in programming for the Bridge Weigh-in-Motion System to extract the stiffness and mass matrices fro...
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