Research interests:

• Use of concrete and masonry for sustainable buildings
• Applications of advanced composite materials (FRP) in new structures and in upgrading deteriorating structures
• Seismic rehabilitation of reinforced concrete and masonry structures
• Modelling and rehabilitation of deteriorated bridges
• Mitigation of progressive collapse of buildings

Graduate Students Supervision:

[42]   AbdelRahman AbdAllah. (2025). Ph.D. Thesis. “Seismic Performance of Partially Grouted Reinforced Masonry Shear Walls.”

[41]   AbdulElah Al-Ahdal. (2024). Ph.D. Thesis. “In-plane Cyclic Response of Flexural-Dominated Partially Grouted Reinforced Masonry Shear Walls with Boundary Elements.”

[40]   Omid Habibi. (2024). Ph.D. Thesis. “Experimental and Analytical Investigation of Bond between GFRP Bars and Concrete.”

[39]   Hamed Shabani Attar. (2024). Ph.D. Thesis. “Flexural and Shear Behaviour of Fibre-Reinforced Concrete Beams Reinforced with GFRP Bars.”

[38]   Amgad Mahrous. (2024). Ph.D. Thesis. “Seismic Performance Assessment of Reinforced Masonry Core Walls with Boundary Elements.”

[37]   Mostafa Ibrahim. (2024). Ph.D. Thesis. “Flexural and Serviceability Behaviour of Steel-GFRP Hybrid Reinforced Concrete Beams and One-way Slabs.”

[36]   Islam ElSayed Nagy. (2024). Ph.D. Thesis. “Performance of GFRP bars for reinforced concrete beams under fatigue loading.”

[35]   Omar Elmeligy. (2023). Ph.D. Thesis. “In-plane Cyclic Response of Slender Rectangular and Flanged Partially Grouted Reinforced Masonry Shear Walls Failing in Flexure.”

[34]   Mohammed Albutainy. (2022). Ph.D. Thesis. “Seismic Performance of Ductile Reinforced Concrete Masonry Shear Walls with C-Shaped Boundary Elements”.

[33]   Omar Gouda Mohamed. (2022). Ph.D. Thesis. “Effect of GFRP-Concrete Bond Characteristics on the Flexural and Serviceability Behaviour of GFRP-RC Beams”.

[32]   Ali Rezaiefar. (2021). Ph.D. Thesis. “Large Displacement Analysis and Design of Stiffened Plates with Parallel Ribs in Large Industrial Ducts".

[31]   Belal AbdelRahman. (2021). Ph.D. Thesis. “Monotonic and Cyclic Behaviour of Reinforced Concrete-Masonry Shear Wall Boundary Elements".

[30]   Layane Hamzeh. (2021). Ph.D. Thesis. “Seismic Performance of Reinforced Masonry Shear Walls with Different Masonry Boundary Element Configurations".

[29]   Shadman Hosseinzadeh. (2020). Ph.D. Thesis. “Seismic Fragility Assessment and Resilience of Reinforced Masonry Shear Wall Systems".

[28]   Nader Aly. (2019). Ph.D. Thesis. “Seismic Performance and Building Height Limits of Ductile Reinforced Concrete Masonry Shear Walls with Boundary Elements".

[27]   Mohamed Mohamed. (2018). M.A.Sc. Thesis. “Compressive Stress-strain of Unreinforced Masonry Boundary Element Prisms".

[26]   Hamid Arabzadeh. (2018). Ph.D. Thesis. “Inelastic Structural Response and FRP Retrofitting of Reinforced Concrete Core Walls".

[25]   Khalid Alotaibi. (2018). Ph.D. Thesis. “Axial-Flexural Behaviour of Reinforced Concrete Masonry Columns Confined by FRP Jackets".

[24]   Ala’ Obaidat. (2017). Ph.D. Thesis. “Compressive behaviour of C-shaped confined masonry boundary elements".

[23]   Ashraf Osman. (2016). Ph.D. Thesis. “Design optimization of composite deployable bridge systems using hybrid meta-heuristic methods for rapid post-disaster mobility".

[22]   Sameh Ahmed. (2016). Ph.D. Thesis. “Investigation of multi suppressive layers under impact load".

[21]   Hany Seif ElDin. (2016). Ph.D. Thesis. “In-plane shear behaviour of fully grouted reinforced masonry shear walls".

[20]   Farzad Rouhani. (2015). M.A.Sc. Thesis. “Developing a plastic hinge model for RC beams prone to progressive collapse". co-supervisor: L. Lin.

[19]   Mohamed ElSharawy. (2014). Ph.D. Thesis. “Wind-induced torsional loads on low- and medium-rise buildings". co-supervisor: T. Stathopoulos.

[18]   Yuxiang Chen. (2014). Ph.D. Thesis. “Methodology for design and operation of active building-integrated thermal energy storage systems". co-supervisor: A. Athienitis.

[17]   Seyed-Javad Mirvalad. (2013). M.A.Sc. Thesis. “Robustness and retrofit strategies for seismically-designed multistory steel frame buildings prone to progressive collapse".

[16]   Ali Rezaiefar. (2013). M.A.Sc. Thesis. “Finite element modeling of cyclically loaded FRP-retrofitted RC squat shear walls".

[15]   Hossam ElSokkary. (2012). Ph.D. Thesis. “Seismic retrofit of reinforced concrete shear walls using fibre reinforced polymer composites".

[14]   Othman Alshamrani. (2012). Ph.D. Thesis. “Evaluation of schools buildings using sustainability measures and life-cycle costing technique". co-supervisor: S. Alkass.

[13]   Ihab ElAghoury. (2012). Ph.D. Thesis. “Numerical tool for fatigue life prediction of corroded steel riveted connections using various damage models".

[12]   Nima Farnia. (2011). Ph.D. Thesis. “Seismic rehabilitation of reinforced concrete columns using CFRP and GFRP wraps,” co-supervisor: O. Pekau.

[11]   Hossein Azimi. (2011). Ph.D. Thesis. “Development of VBI models with vehicle acceleration for bridge-vehicle dynamic response,” co-supervisor: O. Pekau.

[10]   Behnam Torkan. (2010). M.A.Sc. Thesis. “Development of a protection mechanism for fiber optic sensors in monitoring GFRP reinforced concrete beams,” co-supervisor: A. Bagchi.

[9]     Mossab El-Tahan. (2010). M.A.Sc. Thesis. “Applications of new thermoplastic CFRP rebars and mechanically anchored Carbon fibre sheets in reinforcing and strengthening concrete beams,” co-supervisor: S.V. Hoa.

[8]     Hany Seif ElDin. (2010). M.A.Sc. Thesis. “Rehabilitation of deteriorated steel bridge girders in flexure using CFRP composites,” co-supervisor: L. Tirca.

[7]     Tamer El-Sawy. (2009). M.A.Sc. Thesis. “Effect of retrofit strategies on mitigating progressive collapse of multi-storey steel frame structures”.

[6]     Munir Alp Enginsal. (2009). M.A.Sc. Thesis. “Applications of FRP in reinforcing and strengthening concrete masonry beams”.

[5]     Navid Sasanian. (2009). M.A.Sc. Thesis. “Out-of-plane flexural performance of GFRP-reinforced concrete masonry walls”.

[4]     Yuxiang Chen. (2009). M.A.Sc. Thesis. “Modeling and design of a solar house with focus on a ventilated concrete slab coupled with a building-integrated photovoltaic / thermal system,” co-supervisor: A. Athienitis.

[3]     Amir Mofidi. (2008). M.A.Sc. Thesis. “Strengthening RC T-beams in flexure and shear using new mechanically-anchored FRP and dry fibre systems”.

[2]     Hossam ElSokkary. (2007). M.A.Sc. Thesis. “Analytical study on upgrading the seismic performance of nominally ductile RC frame structures using different rehabilitation techniques”.

[1]     Mukesh Sekar. (2006). M.A.Sc. Thesis. “Rehabilitation of RC inverted-T bentcap girders using anchored CFRP sheets”.