Research Projects:

 Funded Projects:

                        1.         “Recruiting, Developing and Retaining of Faculty & Staff at KFUPM,” P.I., KFUPM, 2007.

                        2.         “Design of Precast Slabs with FRP,” Member, 2007.

                        3.         “Diagnostic Evaluation & Repair of Deteriorated Concrete Structures in Saudi Arabia,” Part II, P.I.,  KACST Project AR-9-066.

                        4.         “Improving the Performance of Damaged FBECR in Chloride Contaminated Concrete,” P.I., SABIC, FT.

                        5.         “Chloride Diffusion and Prediction of Reinforcement Corrosion in Microsilica,” Co-I, SABIC.

                        6.         “Desalination of Chloride Contaminated Structures for Corrosion Protection,” Co-Investigator, KACST.

                        7.         “New Cement Specification for Durable Concrete in Saudi Arabia,” Co-Investigator, KACST Project AR-6-138.

                        8.         Al-Musallam, A.A., Al-Gahtani, A.S., Dakhil, F.H., Maslehuddin, M., and Mukarram, M.K., “Plastic Shrinkage Cracking in Concrete under Local Environmental Conditions and Its Mitigation,” proposal submitted to KACST, May 1995.

Independent Projects:

                        1.   "Evaluation of Epoxy Coated Rebars", Sabbatical Leave Project, 1996.

                        2.   "Mix Design Methods for Gulf Environments Using Local Materials".

                        3.   "Cathodic Protection Criteria for Blended Cements in the Gulf

                                Environment".

                        4.   "Pore Solution Studies of Hydrated Cement Pastes".

                        5.   "Software for Design Optimization of Structural Systems".

6.      "A Photoelastic Investigation of Stresses in Skew Plate".

Technical Reports:

                        1.   “Diagnostic Evaluation and Repair of Deteriorated Concrete Structures in Saudi Arabia,” 2nd  

                              Progress Report, PI, KACST AR-9-066 – Part II.

                        2.   “Diagnostic Evaluation and Repair of Deteriorated Concrete Structures in Saudi Arabia,” 3rd 

                              Progress Report, PI, KACST AR-9-066 – Part II.

                        3.   “Improving the Performance of Damaged FBECR in Chloride-Contamianted Concrete, PI, 

                              SABIC, 1st Progress Report.

                        4.   Rasheeduzzafar, F.H. Dakhil,  S.S. Al-Saadoun, A.S. Al-Gahtani, A. Musallam and Mohammad G. Ali, "Criteria of Cathodic Protection of Steel in Plain and Blended Cement Concrete in the Context of Arabian Gulf Environment", Research Proposal Submitted to KASCT under AR-12 in June 1990.

                        5.   Rasheeduzzafar, F.H. Dakhil, A.S. Al-Gahtani, S.S. Al-Saadoun, M.A. Bader and A.S. Al-Jebreen, "Diagnostic Evaluation and Repair of Deteriorated Concrete Structures in Saudi Arabia", Progress Reports (I to VII) Submitted to KACST, Project AR-9-066.

                        6.   Rasheeduzzafar, F.H. Dakhil, M.A. Bader, R.A. Mustafa, A.S. Al-Gahtani, and S. S. Al-Saadoun, "New Cement Specifications for Durable Concrete in Saudi Arabia".  Progress Reports (I to VII) Submitted to KACST (AR6-138).      

                        7.   Rasheeduzzafar, F.H. Dakhil, M.A. Bader, R.A. Mustafa, A.S. Al-Gahtani, and S. S. Al-Saadoun, "New Cement Specifications for Durable Concrete in Saudi Arabia".  Final Report , Submitted to KACST (AR6-138), July 1994.