Courses Taught

Undergraduate Courses

• CE 201 Statics
• CE 203 Structural Mechanics I
• CE 307 Soil Mechanics I
• CE 428 Soil Mechanics II
• CE 353 Geotechnical Engineering I
• CE 353 Lab
• CE 455 Foundation and Earth Structure Design

Graduate Courses

• CE 550 Nature and Behavior of Soil
• CE 551 Advanced Soil Mechanics
• CE 552 Foundation Engineering
• CE 652 Advanced Foundation Engineering
• CE 590 Foundations on Difficult Soils
• CE 590 Environmental Geotechnics

Short Courses

Participated as a lecturer in the following short courses:

1. Foundation Engineering for Practicing Engineers, Second Semester 1985-86
2. Multi Storeyed Buildings, Second Semester 1986-87
3. Soil Stabilization and Site Improvement, April 1995
4. Stabilization of Indigenous Soils for Constructional Purposes, March 1997
5. Hazardous Waste Management, March 1998
6. Stabilization of Indigenous Soils and Assessment of Pavements, October 1998
7. Stabilization of Indigenous Soils and Assessment of Pavements, October 2000

Participated as coordinator and lecturer in the following short courses:

1. Foundation Engineering for Practicing Engineers, Second Semester 1987-88
2. Microcomputer Programs in Geotechnical Engineering, Second Semester 1991-92
3. Soils and Foundations Problems in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Methods of Treatment, Second Semester 1992-93

Senior Project & Co-op Supervision

Senior Projects

1. Stabilization of marl by cement, 1986
2. Development of PC computer program for laterally loaded pile, 1987
3. Stabilization of marl by lime, 1988
4. Characteristics and distribution of expansive soils in Al Qatif, Saudi Arabia
5. Laboratory model for chemical grouts stabilization of sabkha

Co-op Projects

1. Experience gained in geotechnical engineering with McClelland Suhaimi Ltd.
2. Problem of expansive soil in Al Yarmouk School Building in Al Hassa Area
3. Shield tunnelling of Ching Kong Road, Sewerag Main, Taiwan

Development of Courses

Developed the following courses:

• CE 455 Foundation and Earth Structure Design
• CE 456 Seepage Analysis & Its Control
• CE 652 Advanced Foundation Engineering
• CE 590 Foundations on Difficult Soils
• CE 590 Environmental Geotechnics

Modified outlines of the following courses:

• CE 353 Geotechnical Engineering I
• CE 454 Soil Stabilization and Site Improvement
• CE 551 Advanced Soil Mechanics
• CE 552 Foundation Engineering

Seminars

1. Expansive Soil in the Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, November 25, 1990.
2. Characteristics and Distribution of Expansive Soil in Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia, ASCE SAS in cooperation with Saudi Aramco, February 17, 1992.
3. Environmental Impact Assessment of Hazardous Waste Facility, Meteorology and Environmental Protection Administration, MEPA, Jeddah, 1993.
4. Design, Construction, and Monitoring of Class I Landfill, MEPA, Jeddah, June 8, 1994.
5. The Interaction of Buried Pipes with Surrounding Soil Using Centrifuge Modelling, Civil Eng. Department, University of Colorado at Boulder, July 29, 1994.
6. Buried Pipelines Under Active Sand Movement, Consulting Services Department, Saudi Aramco, October 12, 1994 and Southern Area Producing, Udhelya, Saudi Aramco, November 14, 1994.
7. Heave Prediction in Expansive Soils, KFUPM, December 12, 1995.
8. Safe Height of Sand Cover on Pipelines, July 7, 1996.
9. Unsaturated Soil Problems, Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Kuwait University, Kuwait, 30 November, 1997.
10. Buried Pipeline, Department of Civil Engineering, College of Engineering, Kuwait University, Kuwait, 01 December, 1997.
11. Active Learning & Student Motivation, KFUPM, August 2001.
12. Buried Pipelines, Saudi Aramco, April 2002.
13. Peer Consultation in Teaching, KFUPM, April 2002.
14. The Role of ADC at KFUPM in Improving Faculty Performance, Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, October 2002.
15. e-Learning at KFUPM, March 2003.
16. MEED Job Creation & Human Resources Development Forum: Case History - KFUPM, Jeddah, March 2004.
17. Faculty Development Program, KFUPM, May 2004.