CURRICULUM VITAE

Ahmed Arafa

Department of Civil Engineering, Sherbrooke University

Sherbrooke, Canada

Email: ahmed_arafa@eng.sohag.edu.eg

EDUCATION

Decorate Degree

University: Sherbrooke University, Sherbrooke, Canada

Year of Graduation: 2017

Credits: Excellent in all registered courses and defense.

Title: Assessment of Strength, Stiffness, and Deformation Capacity of Concrete Squat Walls Reinforced with GFRP Bars

Master Degree

University: Assuit University, Assuit, Egypt

Year of Graduation: 2012

Credits: Excellent in all registered courses with average of 95%.

Title: Strengthening and Repair of R.C Beams Subjected to Short Time Repeated Load by Using Steel Fiber Concrete Jacket

Bachelor Degree

University: Assuit University, Assuit, Egypt

Year of Graduation: 2008

Credits: Very good with honor with average 83%.

PUBLICATIONS AND WORKS

ARTICLES

Arafa, A., Farghaly, A. S., and Benmokrane, B., 2018 “Evaluation of Flexural and Shear Stiffness of Concrete Squat Walls Reinforced with Glass-Fiber-Reinforced-Polymer (GFRP) Bars,” ACI Structural Journal, 115(1), 211-221.

Arafa, A., Farghaly, A., and Benmokrane, B. (2018). “Experimental Behavior of GFRP-Reinforced Concrete Squat Walls subjected to Simulated Earthquake Load” J. Compos. Constr., ASCE, 22(2), https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CC.1943-5614.0000836

Arafa, A., Farghaly, A. S., and Benmokrane, B., 2018 “Effect of Web Reinforcement on the Seismic Response of Concrete Squat Walls Reinforced with Glass-FRP Bars,” Engineering Structures,174 (1), 712-723.

Arafa, A., Farghaly, A. S., and Benmokrane, B., 2018 “Prediction of Flexure and Shear Strength of Concrete Squat Walls Reinforced with Glass-FRP Bars,” Journal of Composites for Construction, ASCE, 22(4), https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CC.1943-5614.0000854.

Arafa, A., Farghaly, A., Ahmed, E., and Benmokrane, B. (2016). “Laboratory Testing of GFRP-RC Panels with UHPFRC Joints of the Nipigon River Cable-Stayed Bridge in Northwest Ontario, Canada.” J. Bridge Eng., 10.1061/(ASCE)BE.1943-5592.0000943, 05016006.

Arafa, A., Farghaly, A. S., and Benmokrane, B., 2018 “Nonlinear Finite-Element Analysis for Predicting the Behavior of Concrete Squat Walls Reinforced with GFRP Bars,” ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, Accepted with comments.

Hassanean, Y., Assaf, K., Abdel Raheem, S. Arafa, A. (2013). “Flexural Behavior of Strengthened and Repaired RC Beams by Using Steel Fiber Concrete Jacket under Repeated Load”, International Journal of Civil and Structural Engineering, 3(3), 566-578.

Hassanean, Y., Assaf, K., Abdel Raheem, S. Arafa, A. (2012). ”Behavior of Repaired RC Beams by using Steel Fiber Concrete Jacket and Subjected to Short Time Repeated Loading”, Journal of Engineering Sciences, Assiut University, 40(4), 1309-1324

CONFERENCE PAPERS

Arafa A., Farghaly A., and Benmokrane B. (2016) “Behavior of GFRP-Reinforced Concrete Squat Walls under Simulated Earthquake Loading” CSCE Annual Conference London, Canada.

Arafa A., Farghaly A., and Benmokrane B. (2016) “Experimental Investigation of GFRP-Reinforced Squat Wall Subjected to Lateral Load” 7th International Conference on Advanced Composite Materials

Arafa, A., Farghaly, A. S., Benmokrane, B., (2017). “Proposed Model for Flexural and Shear Stiffness of GFRP-reinforced Squat Walls” CDCC2017– Fifth International Conference on Durability of Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Composites for Construction and Rehabilitation of Structures.

Arafa A., Farghaly A., Ahmed E., and Benmokrane B. (2015). “UHPRFC Joint Between GFRP-RC Precast Bridge Deck Panels” Fifth International Conference on Construction Materials: Performance, Innovations, and Structural Implications (ConMat’15), Whistler, BC, Canada, 8 p.

POSTERS

Poster presentation at Center de Recherche sur les Infrastructres en Beton (CRIB), Canada 8th Annual Conference, Laval University, Quebec City, 21 June 2016.

Poster presentation at the NSERC Annual meeting, Sherbrooke, Canada, June 2016

work Eperience 

Lecturer, Civil Engineering Department, Sohag University, 02/2018

Assistant Lecturer, Civil Engineering Department, Sohag University, 10/2012 to 08/2013

Demonstrator, Civil Engineering Department, Sohag University, 08/2009 to 09/ 2012

Part time work as designer in the Engineering Consultant Office, Sohag, Egypt, 07/2009 to 08/2013

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Member of Canadian Society of Civil Engineering, since 2014

Member of American Concrete Institute, since 2012

Member of Egyptian Society of Engineers, since 2008

COMPUTER SKILLS

Extensive knowledge of analytical simulation packages (VecTor, SAP, Etab).

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Lecturer in Sohag University (February 2018 – July 2018)

Design of reinforced concrete structures.

Strengthening and Repairing of Structures

Seismic design

Assistant Lecturer in Sohag University (October 2012 – Aug. 2013)

Design of reinforced concrete structures.

Design of reinforced concrete bridges.

Theory of structure.

Demonstrator in Sohag University (Aug. 2009 – Sep. 2012)

Constructions Management.

Design of foundation.

Design of reinforced concrete Tanks