RESEARCH PROJECTS

 

 

 

2005-2006

Increasing Enrolment in Graduate Programs, one of KFUPM Strategic Plan projects, Office of Planning & Quality, KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

 

2005-2007

Saudi Arabian Higher Education Enhancement Project (AAFAQ) # REC 2257, RI, KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

 

2005-2006

Development of a Software to Evaluate Liquefaction Potential of Soils, A Project for Innovation Grants Scheme (IGS 022), College of Engineering Sciences, KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

 

2004-2005

Development of KFUPM Strategic Plan, Office of Planning & Quality, KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

 

2004-2007

Feasibility and Performance of Ground-Source Heat Pump in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, ARP 23-083, KACST, Riyadh , Saudi Arabia.

 

2003-2007

Size Optimization of Concrete Thrust Anchor Blocks for Pipelines (CER-2275), Center for Engineering Research, RI, KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

 

2002

Investigation of Current Landslide and Potential Rock Slope Failures along in Dilah Descent, Abha Area(PN# ESD2234), for the Minster of Communication, Department of Earth Sciences, KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

 

2002

Verification of Structural Analysis of Two Buildings (PN CER2244), Center for Engineering Research, RI, KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

 

2000-2001

Investigation of Foundation Settlements and Subsidence, Water Desalination Plant, Jubail.

 

1999-2001

Investigation of  Settlements,  Remedial Design Measures, and monitoring of Repair for Gas Tanks, National Industrial Gases Company, Jubail.

 

1999-2003

Plastic-Damage Model for 3-D Stress-Strain Behavior of Soil (CE/SOIL/239), A proposal submitted to the University Research Committee, KFUPM, June 16, 2001.

 

2001

Certification of Civil Engineers in Saudi Arabia, Civil Engineering Department, KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

 

2001

Investigation of Cracking of Ground Beams in Building 5060 for Al-Yamamah Hunter Project Naval Base, Jubail (CE2207), Civil Engineering Department, KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

 

1998-2001

Behavior, Analysis and Design of Buried Pipelines (PN 20014), Civil Engineering Department, KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

 

1997-2000

Ultrasonic Velocity and Attenuation Measurements (PN 21171), Petroleum Engineering Section, Petroleum & Gas Technology Division, The Research Institute, KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

 

1997-1998

 

Studies of Elemental Analysis of Selected Agricultural Soil Samples from Hofuf Area, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia, A Research for the Faculty of Agriculture, KFU, Through Energy Resources Division, RI, KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, March 2, 1997.

 

1997-1998

 

Influence of The Source Type on The 3-D Crosshole Tomography, A Research Proposal Submitted to Post Doctoral Summer Research Programme, British Aerospace/The British Council, Through Research Committee, Collage of Graduate Studies, KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia, February 25, 1997.

 

1996-1999

 

Plastic Behavior of Clayey Soils, Civil Engineering Department, KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

 

 

1996-1997

Geoenvironmental Engineering, Civil Engineering Department, KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

 

 

1996-1998

Rock Mechanics Study of Ghawar Khuff Reservoirs (PN 21148), Task Leader for Fracture Toughness Determination, Petroleum Engineering Section, Petroleum & Gas Technology Division, The Research Institute, KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

 

 

1995-1996

Capacity of a Confined Column of Sand, Civil Engineering Department, KFUPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

 

 

1990-1994

Detection of Subsurface Cavities by The Spectral Analysis of Surface Waves (SASW) Method, Crosshole Test, and Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) Technique, Civil & Environmental Engineering Department, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.

 

 

1992-1995

 

Nondestructive Testing of High-Performance Cementitious Composites, Civil & Environmental Engineering Department, U of M, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.

 

 

1989

 

1988

Wind-Blown Sand, Civil Engineering Department, U of M, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.

 

Expansive Soils, Civil Engineering Department, U of M, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.

 

 

1986

 

International Airports Projects (IAP) Team, Materials and Building Technology Program, Metrology, Standard and Materials Division, The Research Institute, UPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

 

 

1983-1985

Influence of Cracks on Elastic Stability of Column and Frames, Civil Engineering Department, UPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

 

 

1984

 

A Study of The Cracking of The Concrete Bridge Decks in Saudi Arabia, Civil Engineering Department, UPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

 

 

1983

 

Geometrically Nonlinear Analysis of Rectangular Glass Plates By Finite Element Method, Civil Engineering Department, UPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

 

 

1982-1983

 

 

Determination of The Carrying Capacity Of Cold-Form Z-Shape Steel Beams, Civil Engineering Department, UPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.

 

 

1981-1982

 

 

Strength of Composite/Sandwich Beams, Civil Engineering Department, UPM, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia.