Publications

P.K. Basu, Alfarabi Sharif and N.U. Ahmed, Partially Prestressed Continuous Composite Beams. I", Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 113, No. 9, Sept. 1987, pp. 1909-1925.

P.K. Basu, Alfarabi Sharif and N.U. Ahmed, "Partially Prestressed Composite Beams. II", Journal of Structural Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 113, No. 9, Sept. 1987, pp. 1926-1938.

M.H. Baluch, A.K. Azad, M.Y. Al‑Mandil, Alfarabi Sharif and D. Pearson‑Kirk, "Performance of Ferex-100 Cathodic Protection System in the Gulf Environment", Arabian Journal of Science and Engineering, Vol. 14, No. 2, April 1989, pp. 261-270.

A.J. Al-Tayyib, M.H. Baluch, Alfarabi Sharif and M.M. Mahamud, "The Effect of Thermal Cycling on the Durability of Concrete Made From Local Materials in the Arabian Gulf Countries", Cement Concrete Research, Vol. 19, No. 1, 1989, pp. 131-142.

M.H. Baluch, L.A. Al-Nour, A.K. Azad, M.Y. Al-Mandil, Alfarabi Sharif and D. Pearson‑Kirk, "Concrete Degradation Due to Thermal Incompatibility of Its Components", Journal of Material in Civil Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 1, No. 3, Aug. 1989, pp. 105-118.

Alfarabi Sharif, M.H. Baluch and Khalid Khan, "Development of Latex Modified Concrete in Saudi Arabia: Material Aspect", Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering (AJSE), Vol. 15, No. 1, Jan. 1990, pp. 35-45.

M.Y. Al-Mandil, M.H. Baluch, A.K. Azad, Alfarabi Sharif and D. Pearson‑Kirk, "Categorization of Damage to Concrete Bridge Decks in Saudi Arabia", Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), Vol. 4, No. 2, May 1990, pp. 100‑110.

Alfarabi Sharif, M.H. Baluch, A.K. Azad, M.Y. Al-Mandil and Khalid Khan, "Performance of Latex Modified Concrete Overlay in the Gulf Environment", Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering (AJSE), Vol. 15, No. 3, July 1990, pp. 413-423.

Alfarabi Sharif, "Confirmation of TICC Damage Hypothesis - A Petrographic Study", ASCE Materials in Civil Engineering Journal, Vol. 3, No. 3, Aug. 1991, pp. 179-188.

A.K. Azad, M.H. Baluch, M.Y. Al-Mandil, Alfarabi Sharif and K. Kareem, "Loss of Punching Capacity of Bridge Deck Slabs from Crack Damage", ACI Structural Journal, Vol. 90, No. 1, Jan‑Feb. 1993, pp. 37-41.

Alfarabi Sharif, Salah Taher and P.K. Basu, "Time-Dependent Losses in Prestressed, Continuous Composite Beams", ASCE Structural Journal, Vol. 119, No. 11, Nov. 1993, pp. 3151-3168.

Alfarabi Sharif, G.J. Al-Sulaimani, I.A. Basunbul, M.H. Baluch and B.N. Ghaleb, "Strengthening of Initially Loaded Reinforced Concrete Beams Using FRP Plates", ACI Structural Journal, Vol. 91, No. 2, March-April 1994, pp. 160-168.

G.J. Al-Sulaimani, Alfarabi Sharif, I.A. Basunbul, M.H. Baluch and B.N. Ghaleb, "Shear Repair for Reinforced Concrete Beams by Fiberglass Plate Bonding", ACI Structural Journal, Vol. 91, No. 4, July-August 1994, pp. 458-464.

Y.N. Ziraba, M.H. Baluch, I.A. Basunbul, Alfarabi Sharif, A.K. Azad and G.J. Al‑Sulaimani, "Guidelines Towards the Design of RC Beams with External Plates", ACI Structural Journal, Vol. 91, No. 6, November-December 1994, pp. 639-646.

M. Hussain, Alfarabi Sharif, I.A. Basunbul, M.H. Baluch and G.J. Al-Sulaimani, "Flexure Behavior of Precracked RC Beams Strengthened Externally by Steel Plates", ACI Structural Journal, Vol. 92, No. 1, January-February 1995, pp. 14-22.

Salah Taher and Alfarabi Sharif, "Creep Loss Variation in Prestressed Concrete Beams", Magazine of Concrete Research, Vol. 47, No. 172, Sept. 1995, pp. 263-269.

Alfarabi Sharif, G.J. Al‑Sulaimani, I.A. Basunbul, M.H. Baluch and M. Hussain, "Strengthening of Shear Damaged R/C Beams by Externally Bonding Steel Plates", Magazine of Concrete Research, 47, No. 173, Dec. 1995.

Y.N. Ziraba, M.H. Baluch, Alfarabi Sharif, G.J. Al‑Sulaimani, A.K. Azad and I.A. Basunbul, "Modelling of Damaged RC Beams Strengthened by Fibre Composite Plates", Journal of Engineering Computations, Vol. 12, No. 7, Oct. 95, pp. 619-640.

Y.N. Ziraba, M.H. Baluch, I.A. Basunbul, A.K. Azad, G.J. Al‑Sulaimani and Alfarabi Sharif, "Combined Experimental‑Numerical Approach to Characterization of Steel/Glue/Concrete Interface", Materials & Structures Journal, RILEM, France, Vol. 28, No. 183, Nov. 1995, pp. 518-523.

M.H. Baluch, Y.N. Ziraba, A.K. Azad, Alfarabi Sharif, G.J. Al-Sulaimani and I.A. Basunbul, "Shear Strength of Plated R/C Beams", Magazine of Concrete Research, Vol. 47, No. 173, Dec. 1995, pp. 369-374.

Alfarabi Sharif, A.K. Azad, C.M. Navaz and K.F. Loughlin, "Chloride Diffusion Coefficient of Concrete in the Arabian Gulf Environment", AJSE Journal, Vol. 22, No. 28, Oct. 1997, pp. 169-182.

Alfarabi Sharif, K.F. Loughlin, A.K. Azad and C. M. Navaz, "Determination of the Effective Chloride Diffusion Coefficient in Concrete Via a Gas Diffusion Technique", ACI Materials Journal, Vol. 94, No. 3, May-June 1997, pp. 227-233.

W.M. Elleithy, Alfarabi Sharif, O.S.B. Al-Amoudi, M. Maslehuddin and A. K. Azad, "Effect of Holidays and Damage to FBEC on Reinforcement Corrosion", Construction and Building Materials Journal, Vol. 12, 1998, pp. 185-193.

W.M. Elleithy, Alfarabi Sharif, O.S.B. Al-Amoudi, M. Maslehuddin and A. K. Azad, "Effect of Thermal Variatoins on Bond Strength of Fusion-Bonded Epoxy Coated Bars", Cement, Concrete and Aggregates Journal, Vol. 20, No. 1, June 1998, pp. 163-168.

W.M. Elleithy, Omar O.S.B. Al-Amoudi, Alfarabi Sharif and M. Maslehuddin, “Corrosion Resistance and Bond Strength of Epoxy-Coated Steel Bars”, AJSE Journal, Vol. 23, No. 2C, Dec. 1998, pp. 141-154.

D. Pearson-Kirk, A.K. Azad, M.H. Baluch, M.Y. Al-Mandil and Alfarabi Sharif, "Vehicular Loading on Highway Structures", Proceedings of Second Saudi Eng. Conference, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, Nov. 1985, pp. 1415-1441.

Alfarabi Sharif, K. Iqbal, A.K. Azad, M.H. Baluch, M.Y. Al-Mandil, D. Pearson‑Kirk and Y. Ziraba, "Latex Modified Concrete as a Bridge Deck Overlay", Proceedings, Symposium on Concrete and Concrete Structures in the Middle East, Vol. I, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, April 1987, pp. 213-228.

M.Y. Al‑Mandil, D. Pearson‑Kirk, Alfarabi Sharif, A.K. Azad, M.H. Baluch and Y. Ziraba, "Non‑Structural Cracking in Concrete", Proceedings, Symposium on Concrete and Concrete Structures in the Middle East, Vol. II, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, April 1987, pp. 622-638.

M.H. Baluch, A.K. Azad, M.Y. Al‑Mandil, D. Pearson‑Kirk, Alfarabi Sharif and Y. Ziraba, "A Technique for Estimating Concrete Strength in Bridge Decks", Proceedings, Symposium on Concrete and Concrete Structures in the Middle East, Vol. I,  Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, April 1987, pp. 301-320.

D. Pearson‑Kirk, M.Y. Al‑Mandil, M.H. Baluch, A.K. Azad, Alfarabi Sharif and Y. Ziraba, "Truck Loadings for Design of Concrete Bridges in Saudi Arabia", Proceedings, Symposium on Concrete and Concrete Structures in the Middle East, Vol. II,  Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, April 1987, pp. 514-528.

M.Y. Al‑Mandil, A.K. Azad, M.H. Baluch, D. Pearson‑Kirk and Alfarabi Sharif, "A Study of the Cracking of Concrete Highway Bridge Decks in Saudi Arabia", Proceedings of 3rd IRF Middle East Regional Meetings, Vol. 6, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, February 1988, pp. 6.49-6.63.

A.K. Azad, M.H. Baluch, M.Y. Al‑Mandil, Alfarabi Sharif, D. Pearson‑Kirk and Kareem Kaiser, "Cracking and Failure of Deck Slab in Girder‑Slab Bridges", Proceedings, Symposium on Bridge Research in Progress, Iowa State University, USA, September 1988, pp. 189-192.

Alfarabi Sharif, M.H. Baluch and I.A. Basunbul, "Effect of Thermal Cycling on Fiber‑Reinforced Latex Modified Concrete", Proceedings of 3rd Arab Structural Engineering Conference, Vol. 4, Al‑Ain, United Arab Emirates, March 1989.

M.Y. Al‑Mandil, A.K. Azad, M.H. Baluch, D. Pearson‑Kirk and Alfarabi Sharif, "Localized Cracking of Concrete Bridge Decks in Saudi Arabia ‑ A Case Study", Proceedings of 3rd Arab Structural Engineering Conference, Vol. 5, Al‑Ain, United Arab Emirates, March 1989, pp. 377-405.

M.Y. Al‑Mandil, A.K. Azad, M.H. Baluch, D. Pearson‑Kirk and Alfarabi Sharif, "Punching Shear Failure of Concrete Girder‑Slab Type Bridge Decks in Saudi Arabia", Proceedings of International Conference on Structural Faults and Repair, Vol. I, London, England, June 1989.

Alfarabi Sharif, M.H. Baluch and I.A. Basunbul, "Effect of Thermal Incompatibility on Fiber Reinforced Latex Modified Concrete", Proceedings of International Conference on Recent Developments in Fiber Reinforced Cements and Concretes, University of Wales, Cardiff, Wales, September 1989.

Alfarabi Sharif, K. Iqbal, M.H. Baluch, A.K. Azad and M.Y. Al‑Mandil, "Latex Modified Concrete as a Protective System", Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Deterioration and Repair of Reinforced Concrete in the Arabian Gulf, Vol. 1, Bahrain, 21‑24 October, 1989, pp. 603-617.

A.K. Azad, M.H. Baluch, M.Y. Al‑Mandil, Alfarabi Sharif, and D. Pearson‑Kirk, "Durability Based Design of Bridge Decks in the Middle East Environment", Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Deterioration and Repair of Reinforced Concrete in the Arabian Gulf, Vol. 1, Bahrain, October 1989, pp. 701-715.

M.H. Baluch, L.A.R. Al‑Nour, A.K. Azad, M.Y. Al‑Mandil, Alfarabi Sharif, and D. Pearson‑Kirk, "Damage Characterization of Thermally Degraded Concrete", Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Deterioration and Repair of Reinforced Concrete in the Arabian Gulf, Vol. 1, Bahrain, October 1989, pp. 543-560.

M.Y. Al‑Mandil, A.K. Azad, M.H. Baluch, D. Pearson‑Kirk and A.M. Sharif, "Diagnosis and Synthesis of Damage in Concrete Bridge Decks in Saudi Arabia", Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Deterioration and Repair of Reinforced Concrete in the Arabian Gulf, Vol. 1, Bahrain, October 1989, pp. 139-155.

M.Y. Al‑Mandil, A.K. Azad, M.H. Baluch, Alfarabi Sharif and D. Pearson‑Kirk, "Structural & Material Damage to Concrete Bridge Decks in Saudi Arabia", Proceedings of the International Conference on Bridge Management, Guildford, England, March 1990.

A.K. Azad, M.H. Baluch, M.Y. Al‑Mandil, A.M. Sharif and D. Pearson‑Kirk, "Design Criteria for Durable Concrete Bridges in the Gulf Region", Proceedings of Third International Colloquium on Concrete in Developing Countries, Beijing, May 8‑12, 1990.

Alfarabi Sharif, "Effect of Admixtures in Reducing TICC Damages", Proceedings of Third Saudi Engineering Conference, Vol. 2, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 24‑27 Nov. 1991, pp. 455-458.

M.Y. Al‑Mandil, G.J. Al‑Sulaimani, I.A. Basunbul and Alfarabi Sharif, "Evaluation of the Bond Characteristics for Various Concrete Overlay Systems", Proceedings of Third Saudi Engineering Conference, Vol. 2, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 24‑27 Nov. 1991, pp. 465‑468.

Alfarabi Sharif, Rasheeduzzafar, I. Basunbul and G. Al‑Sulaimani, "Strength Evaluation of a Multi‑Story Building", paper presented in the Symposium on Buildings Deterioration in the Arab World and Methods of Repairs, Ministry of Housing and Civil Works, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 1-3 March 1992 (in Arabic).

I. Basunbul, G. Al‑Sulaimani and Alfarabi Sharif, "Repair and Strengthening of Reinforced Concrete Beams by Ferrocement", Proceedings of the Symposium on Buildings Deterioration in the Arab World and Methods of Repairs, Ministry of Housing and Civil Works, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 1‑3 March 1992, pp. 481‑490 (in Arabic).

A.K. Azad, M.H. Baluch, M.Y. Al‑Mandil and Alfarabi Sharif, "A Study of the Punching Failure of Deck Slabs in Girder‑Slab Bridges in Saudi Arabia", Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Structural Failure, Durability and Retrofitting, Singapore, 14‑15 July 1993, pp. 3-9.

A.K. Azad, G.J. Al‑Sulaimani, M.Y. Al‑Mandil, Alfarabi Sharif and I.A. Basunbul, "An Assessment of Cathodic Protection for Concrete Bridges in Saudi Arabia", Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Structural Failure, Durability and Retrofitting, Singapore, 14-15 July 1993, pp. 191-198.

A.K. Azad, M.H. Baluch and Alfarabi Sharif, "Failure of Bridge Deck Slabs from Crack Damage", Proceedings of Expertcentrum International Conference on Failure of Concrete Structures, Bratislava, Slovakia, June 14-18, 1993, pp. 384-387.

Y.N. Ziraba, M.H. Baluch, Alfarabi Sharif, A.K. Azad, I.A. Basunbul and G.J. Al-Sulaimani, "Computational Model for Damaged R/C Beams Repaired by Externally Bonded Plates", Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Structural Failure, Durability and Retrofitting, Singapore, 14-15 July 1993, pp. 73-79.

Alfarabi Sharif, G.J. Al-Sulaimani, M.H. Baluch, I.A. Basunbul and B.N. Ghaleb, "Repair of Damaged R/C Beams Using Externally Bonded Fiberglass Plates", Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Structural Failure, Durability and Retrofitting, Singapore, 14‑15 July 1993, pp. 621‑628.

I.A. Basunbul, M. Hussain, Alfarabi Sharif, G.J. Al‑Sulaimani and M.H. Baluch, "Repair of Shear Cracked R/C Beams with Bonded External Steel Plates", Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Structural Failure, Durability and Retrofitting, Singapore, 14‑15 July 1993, pp. 629‑634.

I.A. Basunbul, M. Hussain, Alfarabi Sharif, G.J. Al-Sulaimani and M.H. Baluch, "Repair of Shear Cracked R/C Beams with Bonded External Steel Plates", Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Deterioration and Repair of R/C in the Arabian Gulf, Bahrain, 10-13 October 1993.

Y.N. Ziraba, M.H. Baluch, I.A. Basunbul, Alfarabi Sharif, A.K. Azad and G.J. Al-Sulaimani, "Numerical Simulation of Repair of RC Beams", Proceedings of the First Regional Conference & Exhibition on Advanced Technology in Civil Engineering, Manama, Bahrain, 18-20 September 1994, pp. 141-167.

A.J. Al-Tayyib and Alfarabi Sharif, "The Gulf Environment and its Impact on Corrosion of Steel in Concrete", Corrosion and Protection of Reinforced Concrete Conference, Dubai, Oct. 1994.

Alfarabi Sharif, M.H. Hussain, I.A. Basunbul, M.H. Baluch and G.J. Al-Sulaimani, "Steel Plate Bonding as an External Reinforcement to Flexurally Damaged R/C Beams", Proceedings of the 4th Saudi Eng. Conference, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 1995.

Alfarabi Sharif, A.K. Azad, K.F. Loughlin and C.M. Navaz, "Evaluation of the Chloride Diffusion Coefficient in the Arabian Gulf Environment", Proceedings of the ASCE-SAS Second Regional Conference & Exhibition on `Save the Environment', Beirut, Lebanon, November 16-18, 1995.

A.K. Azad, Alfarabi Sharif, K.F. Loughlin and C.M. Navaz, "Prediction of Corrosion Initiation Time for R/C Structures in Eastern Saudi Arabia", Proceedings of the ASCE-SAS Second Regional Conference & Exhibition on `Save the Environment', Beirut, Lebanon, November 16-18, 1995.

M.H. Baluch, Alfarabi Sharif, M. Ashrafuddin, G.J. Al-Sulaimani and A.K. Azad, "Modes of Failure in Plated R/C Beams", Proceedings of the ASCE-SAS Second Regional Conference & Exhibition on `Save the Environment', Beirut, Lebanon, November 16-18, 1995.

Alfarabi Sharif and M. H. Baluch, "External FRP Plates to Strengthen Reinforced Concrete Beams", Proceedings of First International Conference on Composite in Infrastructure, Tucson, Arizona, USA., Jan. 15-17, 1996.

Alfarabi Sharif, K.F. Loughlin, A.K. Azad and C.M. Navaz, “Determination of the Effective Chloride Diffusion Coefficient in Concrete Via a Gas Diffusion Technique”, paper accepted for publication in the proceedings of the International Congress on Creating with Concrete, University of Dundee, Scotland, U.K.

S. A. Bakhrebah, Abdulaziz U. Al-Kaabi and Alfarabi Sharif, “King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals Experience in Energy Research”, published in the proceedings of the Seventh Conference for the Ministers in charge of Higher Education and Scientific Research in the Arab Countries, Ministry of Higher Education, Riyadh, 17-12 April 1999.

S.U. Al-Dulaijan, M. Maslehuddin, M. Al-Zahrani, Alfarabi Sharif, E. Al-Juraifani and S. Al-Idi; “Performance evaluation of resin-based surface coatings”.  Paper accepted for publication in the proceedings of 6^th International Conference on Deterioration and Repair of Reinforced Concrete in the Arabian Gulf, Bahrain, Oct. 2000.

M. Kalimur Rahman, M. Bader, Alfarabi Sharif; “Prolegomena to processes and deformations in a repair systems”. Proceedings of 6^th International Conference on Deterioration and Repair of Reinforced Concrete in Arabian Gulf, Bahrain, Nov. 20-22, 2000, pp 411-425.

            H. Saricimen, M. Shameem, M. Maslehuddin, A.M. Sharif, M. Ibrahim and M.S. Barry (2001), “Corrosion of Patch-repaired Areas in Reinforced Concrete Slabs”, Proceedings, 9^th M.E. Corrosion Conference, 19-21 March 2001, Manama, Bahrain.

M.K. Rahman, M.H. Baluch and A. Sharif; Assessment of Concrete Patch Repair Performance”, Concrete and Development, International Conference, Tehran, Iran, April 3-May 2, 2001, pp. 373-384.

M.K. Rahman, M.H. Baluch, A.H. Al-Gadhib and S. Alfarabi; “A Finite Element Based Approach for Dtermination of Diffusivity Law of Repair Materials”, Second International Conference in Engineering Materials, Aug. 16-18, 2001, San Jose, California, USA.

M.M. Al-Zahrani, S.U. Al-Dulaijan, M. Ibrahim, H. Saricimen, F.M. Sharif, “Effect of waterproofing coatings on steel reinforcement corrosion and physical properties of concrete”, Special Issue on Corrosion and Steel in Concrete, International Journal of Cement & Concrete Composites, 24 (2002) 127-137.

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