Key Qualification: More than 25 years experience in the fileds of structural engineering, research, and education.
Education Specialization Institution Date Awarded
– PhD Soil and Structures Mechanics Ecole Centrale Paris 1993
– Masters (DEA) Mechanics of Solids Paris6- INSTN – CEA 1990
– Bachelor of Science Civil Engineering Beirut Arab University 1986
Academic Experience
1995- 2003 Assistant Professor at Beirut Arab University
2003-2011 Associate Professor at Beirut Arab University
2011-Present Professor at Beirut Arab University
2013-Present Assistant Dean at Beirut Arab University
– Teaching Courses For undergraduate and graduate courses:
– Structural Modeling; Reinforced Concrete Special Topics (Bridges, Tall buildings, Water Tanks….); Prestressed Concrete; Dynamic Behavior of RC Structures;
– Supervision of Master and PhD in the structural domain fields
– Research projects namely in the domains of:
o Non-linear damage behavior,
o Seismic studies
o Impact and Blasts effects
o Prestressed concrete
Professional Experience (consultancy and supervision)
– Tower Buildings: Najmet Ajman (290m), Twin Palm towers (Qatar-250m), Qatar Twin towers (230m), CMP tower (Jordan – 40 stories), Cielo tower (Beirut- 36 floors)….
– Bridges: Reinforced concete, Prestressed concrete bridges, Steel bridges (KSA, Nigeria, Khaszikhstan, Lebanon….)
– Hospital, Schools, Factories, Infrastructures
– Rehabilitation and strenthening of buildings