Public and Invited Lectures

 

            1.         Geotechnical Problems Associated with Sabkha Soils and Methods of Treatment, ASCE-Saudi Arabia Section Monthly Meeting, Dhahran, November 1993.

 

            2.         Durability Performance of Plain and Blended Cements in Sulfate-Chloride (Sabkha) Environments, ASCE-Saudi Arabia Section Monthly Meeting, Dhahran, November 1994.

 

            3.         Durability of Plain and Blended Cements in Sulfate and/or Chloride Environments, CE 599 Seminar, KFUPM, December 1994.

 

            4.         Field Studies on the Effect of Salt-Contaminated Concrete on Reinforcement Corrosion and Carbonation, Al-Umran Saudi Association, Eastern Province Branch, April 1995 (in Arabic).

 

            5.         Bond and Durability of FBEC Steel Bars, Saudi Iron Steel Company (HADEED), Al-Jubail Industrial City, April 1996.

 

            6.         Durability of Plain and Blended Cements in Sulfate-Chloride Environments, Saudi Iron Steel Company (HADEED), Al-Jubail Industrial City, April 1996.

 

            7.         Protection of Reinforced Concrete Structures in Aggressive Media, CE 599 Seminar, KFUPM, October 1996.

 

            8.         Chemistry and Characteristics of Portland Cements, American Concrete Institute-Saudi Arabia Chapter Conventional Meeting, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarrah, April 1996.

 

            9.         Protection of Reinforced Concrete Structures in Aggressive Exposures, American Concrete Institute-Saudi Arabia Chapter Conventional Meeting, Al-Madinah Al-Munawarrah, April 1996.

 

            10.       Silica Fume Concrete: Pros & Cons, CE 599 Seminar, KFUPM, October 1997.

 

            11.       Properties of Silica Fume Concrete, Saudi-ARAMCO, Dhahran, November 1997.

 

            12.       Characteristics and Stabilization of Sabkha Soils, Ministry of Communications, Riyadh, November 1998 (invited presentation).

 

            13.       Cement Chemistry and Portland Cements, Ministry of Communications, Riyadh, November 1998 (invited presentation).   

 

            14.       Characteristics of Silica Fume and Its Effect on the Properties of Concrete, Ministry of Communications, Riyadh, November 1998 (invited presentation).

 

            15.       Silica Fume Concrete: Its Characteristics and Needs for Specification, CE 599 Seminar, KFUPM, September 1999.

 

            16.       Durability Problems in the Arabian Gulf: Causes and Remedial Measures, Saudi Society of Civil Engineering Monthly Meeting, Jeddah, October 2002.

 

            17.       Pozzolan Blended Cements: Their Advantages and Drawbacks, Board Meeting, Pozzolan Product Factory Co. (Burkani), Radisson Hotel, Jeddah, June 6, 2004.

 

            18.       Geotechnical Characteristics of Sabkha Soil in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, Al-Neelain University, Khartoum, Sudan, July 31st, 2004.