Curriculum Vitae

CURRICULUM VITAE

Yahia Abdelrahman Qawasmi (Abdel-Jawad)

Professor of Civil Engineering Civil Engineering Department Jordan University of Science and Technology Irbid, Jordan Office: 72000100 ext. 22135, ext.22525 Mobile: +962 0796733477

E-mail: [email protected], [email protected] ------Personal Data Date of Birth: 24/9/1955 Nationality: Jordanian Marital Status: Married ------Education

1. Ph.D. of Civil Engineering, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor USA, 1988.

2. M.Sc. of Civil Engineering, Yarmouk University, Jordan, 1984.

3. B.Sc. of Civil Engineering, Alexandria University, Egypt, 1979.

Employment

5002- Present Professor of Civil Engineering, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.

2010- 2012 Professor of Civil Engineering, Imam Mohammad Bin Saud Islamic University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. (On leave from JUST)

5002-2003 Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, The Hashemite University. Zaraka, Jordan. (Sabbatical leave from Jordan University of Science and Technology)

1997-1998 Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Jordan, Amman- Jordan, sabbatical leave from Jordan University of Science and Technology.

1995-2005 Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.

1988-1995 Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.

Administrative Experience:

1/9/2013- Present Dean of Engineering, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.

1/9/2007- 1/9/2009 Vice Dean of Engineering, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid, Jordan.

22/9/2002- 22/9/2003 Chairman of Civil Engineering Department; the Hashemite University, Zaraka, Jordan.

1/9/1998-1/9/2000 Chairman of Civil Engineering Department; Jordan University of Science and Technology, Irbid-Jordan.

Teaching Experience

1- At Jordan University of Science and Technology

. Undergraduate Courses

o Strength of Materials o Structural Analysis I and II o Reinforced Concrete I and II o Prestressed Concrete o Materials Science o Materials of Construction o Buildings Construction o Advanced Materials of Construction o Materials of Construction Laboratory o Strength of Materials Laboratory

. Graduate Courses o Advanced Reinforced Concrete o Advanced Concrete Technology

2- At University of Jordan

. Undergraduate Courses

o Static o Reinforced Concrete I , II and III o Structural Analysis II

. Graduate Courses

o Advanced Concrete Technology o Prestressed Concrete o Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Structures

3- The Hashemite University

o Reinforced Concrete I o Building Construction

4- Imam University

o Materials for Civil Engineers o Statics o Engineering Drawings

Graduate Studies

a. Coordinator and a member board of the comprehensive examination for master degree in civil engineering, structural specialty, at Jordan University of Science and Technology.

b. Supervised the following graduate students for their award of master degree in civil engineering.

1. Rami Haddad, “Effect of Early Damage of Concrete on Later Strength Development”, M.Sc. Dissertation, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan, June 1991.

2. Muhammad Al-Qudah, “Production and Performance of Sulpher Concrete Using Local Materials”, M.Sc. Dissertation, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan, July 1992.

3. Farid Ghudieh, ”Optimization of Concrete Aggregates Grading in Jordan”, M.Sc . Dissertation, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan, May 1993.

4. Musa Afaneh,” Evaluation of the Use of Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity as a Measure of Hardened Concrete Properties”, M.Sc. Dissertation, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan, May 1993.

5. Khalid Al-Abhari, “Study of Various Failure Criteria and Applications to Composite laminates”, M.Sc. Dissertation, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan, August 1994. (Co-Supervisor)

6. Isam Qafaiti,” Determining the Water-Cement Ratio of Fresh Concrete Mixes,” M.Sc. Dissertation, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan. July1995.

7. Zaidan Abu-Zuhry,” Analytical Study of the Fracture Mechanics Parameters of Cement- Based Materials”, M.Sc. Dissertation, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan, October 1995.

8. Abadah Muri, “Analytical Study of The Factors Affecting the Carbonation Process in Concrete” M.Sc. Dissertation, Jordan University of Science and Technology, May 1998.

9. Mohammad Satari “An Experimental Study of Properties of Concrete Incorporating Rubber as Fine Aggregate” M.Sc. Dissertation, Jordan University of Science and Technology, May 1998.

10. Khalid Abu-Lila “Micromechanical Characterization of Tensile Strength of Fiber Composite Materials”, M.Sc. Dissertation, Jordan University of Science and Technology, October 1998.

11. Ansam Qasaymeh “Creep Model-Based Artificial Neural Networks for Concrete under Compressive Loading” M.Sc. Dissertation, Jordan University of Science and Technology, April 2006.

12. Naelah Daoud “Production and Properties Characterization of Fiber Reinforced Self- Compacting Concrete” M.Sc. Dissertation, Jordan University of Science and Technology, May 2007.

13. Yasmeen Obaidat “Retrofitting of Reinforced Concrete Structure Using CFRP ”M.Sc. Dissertation, Jordan University of Science and Technology, May 2007.

c . Supervised (Co-supervisor) the following graduate students for their award PhD degree in civil engineering at Jordan University.

1. Shedeh Ghannam “Behavior of Lightweight Concrete-Filled Steel Tubular Columns” 2001.

2. Mohamad Daoud, “Generating and Implementing Genetic Algorithms to get the Optimum Design of Prestressed Concrete Simply Supported Beams” 2005.

d . Membership in examining committees for more than fifty students for their award of M.Sc. and PhD in Civil Engineering.

Research Interests

i. Performance of Concrete under Different Loading and Environmental Conditions. ii. Composite Materials Behavior and Design. iii. Fiber-Reinforced Concrete. iv. Sulpher Concrete Technology. v. Roller Compacted Concrete Technology. vi. Self-Compacting Concrete.

Scholarships and Awards

1. Scholarship from the Ministry of Education in Jordan to Study for a B.Sc. in Civil Engineering at Alexandria, Egypt (1974-1979)

2. Scholarship from Yarmouk University in Jordan to Pursue higher education leading to the degree of Ph.D. in Civil Engineering at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA (1985-1988)

3. Award by the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, as a Visiting Research Scientist, summer 1990.

Scientific and Professional Societies

1. Jordan Association of Engineers (JAE) 2. American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) 3. American Concrete Institute (ACI) 4. Jordan Society of Roads (JSR) 5. Jordan Society of Prevention Roads Accidents (JSPRA)

University Councils and Committees

1- Member of the Trustees Council of Zarka University, Jordan. (2009 - 20013)

2- Jordan University of Science and Technology Councils and Committees

University Level

(a) University Council, Representative of the faculty of engineering (1994/1995, 2004/2005).

(b) University Committee of Scientific Research (2007 – 2009) (c) Deans Council (2013-present)

Faculty of Engineering Level

a. Faculty of Engineering Council, (1990 /1991,1998-2000,2007-2009, 2013- present) b. Engineering Training Committee c. Seminars Committee d. Student Affairs (Coordinator 1995/1996) e. Graduate Studies Committee.

Civil Engineering Department Level

a. Scientific and Higher Studies Committee (Coordinator 1996/1997- 1998/2000) b. Graduation Committee (coordinator 1994/1995) c. Curriculum Committee d. Seminars Committee e. Tenders and Laboratories Committee f. Advisory Committee g. Specialization Committee (Coordinator 1996/1997)

Professional Activities

1. Supervisor of the Materials of Construction laboratory at Jordan University of Science and Technology, 1989-1997, 2003-2004, 2007-5002. The laboratory conducts the different types of testing for construction materials for public and privet sectors.

2. Representing the Jordan University of Science and Technology in the Bureau of Standards and Specifications meetings for preparing and modifying the Jordanian Standard Specifications for different materials of construction, 1990-1996.

3. Participation in studying some tenders for the ministry of trade and industry1221

4. Participation in a workshop on planning and evaluation of learning, Jordan University of Science and Technology, September 7-11, 1991.

5. Participation in a workshop of the evaluation of the Curriculum of the highway and bridge engineering at the Amman University College for Applied Engineering, 1993.

6. Reviewer for the Mu’tah Journal of Research and Studies, Natural and Applied Sciences Series, Mut’ah University, Jordan.

7. Reviewer for Abhath Al-Yarmouk: Pure Science and Engineering Series ,Yarmouk University, Jordan.

8. Reviewer for Irbid Journal for Research and Studies. Irbid National University.

9. Reviewer of “Darasat” for Research and Studies, Jordan University.

10. Reviewer of “Journal of Applied Sciences” University of Applied Sciences ,Jordan.

11. Reviewer of “Journal of Construction and Building Materials” Elsevier publication

12. Member of the editorial board of the Journal of Civil Engineering, Ministry of higher education and scientific research, Jordan.

13. Member of the certification committee, Conformity Assessment Department ,Royal Scientific Society, Amman-Jordan.

Conferences' Committees

1. The Sixth International Conference on Concrete Technology in Developing Countries, 2002-Scientific Committee. 2. The Third Jordanian Civil Engineering Conference, 2001, Steering Committee and Scientific Committee. 3. The Fourth Jordanian Civil Engineering Conference, 2006 ,Coordinator of the Scientific Committee.

Professional and Scientific Meetings

1. First International Conference on Concrete Technology for Developing Countries. Amman, Jordan, 1983. 2. Symposium on Methods of Bituminous Pavement, Yarmouk University, 1985. 3. Representing the University of Michigan in the Scientific meeting held in the Northwestern University for establishing the research center for developing new cement-based materials, 1988. 4. The first Alexandria Conference on Structural and Geotechnical Engineering ,Presented a paper entitled “ Effect of Curing Temperature on Pore Structure of Hydrated Cement”, 1990.

5. The scientific day of the faculty of engineering, Jordan University of Science and Technology, Presented a paper entitled “Fiber-reinforced Concrete: Properties and Applications”, 1991. 6. Symposium on Concrete Durability, American Concrete Institute (ACI) and Jordan Association of Concrete, 1993. 7. The first International Conference on Reinforced Concrete Materials in Hot Climates, Presented a paper entitled “ The Effect of Temperature on Hydration Kinetics of Portland Cement”, U.A.E University ,1994. 8. Workshop on the Application of New Technology of New Materials in the Arab World, Presented a paper entitled “The Importance of Developing a Comprehensive Strategy for Scientific Research in New Materials in the Arab World” (in Arabic), Doha, Qatar, 1994. 9. The Fourth International Conference on Concrete Technology in Developing Countries, Presented a Paper Entitled “Factors Affecting the Behavior of Ultrasonic Pulses in Concrete” Eastern Mediterranean University, North Cyprus. 1996, 10. The Fifth International Conference on Concrete Technology in Developing Countries , Presented a Paper Entitled “Freezing-Thaw Resistance of Concrete Incorporating Recycled Tire Rubbers As Fine Aggregate” New Delhi India 1999. 11. Workshop on Using the Internet in University Teaching. Jordan University Science and Technology. Sep. 18-22/1999. 12. The Third Jordanian Civil Engineering Conference. Amman –Jordan, 2001. 13. The Sixth International Conference on Concrete Technology in Developing Countries, 2002. 14. The Seventh International Conference on Concrete Technology in Developing Countries, Malaysia, 2004. 15. The Fourth Jordanian Civil Engineering Conference, Amman-Jordan, 2006 16. The tenth Arab Structural Engineering Conference, Kuwait, 2006. 17. Third International IMS Conference on Application of Traditional and High Performance Materials in Harsh Environment, AUS, Sharjah-UAE, 2008.

Training Courses and Workshops

1. Conducting the following training courses and workshops. 2. Quality control and quality assurance of concrete production. 3. Diagnosis, maintenance and repair of concrete structures. 4. Construction of Roller Compacted Concrete Dams. 5. Advanced materials and methods of construction.

Publications

1. Abdel-Jawad, Y., and Hansen, W., “Pore Structures of Hydrated Cement Determined by Mercury Porosimetry and Nitrogen Sorption Techniques. “Symposium Proceedings on Pore Structure and Permeability of Cementious Materials, Materials Research Society, USA, Vol. 37, pp. 105-118, 1989.

2. Abdel-Jawad, Y., “ Effect of Curing Temperature on Pore Structure of Hydrated Cement” Proceedings of the First Alexandria Conference on Structural and Geotechnical Engineering, Vol. 1, pp. 593-600, 1990.

3. Abdel-Jawad, Y., “ The Reliability of the Saul-function for Concrete Maturity” Proceedings of the Fourth Arab Structural Engineering Conference ,Vol. 4, pp. 123-137, 1991.

4. Abdel-Jawad, Y., and Haddad, R., “ Effect of Early Overloading of Concrete on Strength at Later Ages” International Journal of Cement and Concrete Research, Vol. 122, No. 5, pp. 927-936, 1992.

5. Abu-Farsakh, G., and Abdel-Jawad, Y., “ Predictions of Failure Modes of Fibrous Composite Materials” Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM/9), Madrid, Spain, pp. 129-136 ,1993.

6. Mansour, A., Taqieddin, S., and Abdel-Jawad, Y.,” An Analytical Analysis for the Prediction of the Nonlinear Inverse Temperature Profiles in Solid Explosives”, International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, Vol.,50 .No. 6, pp. 811-820, 1993.

7. Abdel-Jawad, Y., and Al-Qudah, M., “ Properties of Sulphur Concrete Made with Local Available Materials in Jordan”, Mu’tah Journal of Research and Studies, Natural and Applied Sciences Series, Vol. 8, No. 6, pp. 233-248, 1993.

8. Abdel-Jawad, Y., and Al-Qudah, M., “The Combined Effect of Water and Temperature on the Strength of Sulfur Concrete”, International Journal of Cement and Concrete Research, Vol. 24, No. 1, 1994.

9. Abu-Farsakh, G., and Abdel-Jawad, Y., “ A New Failure Criterion for Nonlinear Composite Materials” Journal of Composite Technology & Research, JCTRER, ASTM, Vol. 16, No. 2, pp. 138-145, 1994.

10. Abdel-Jawad, Y., and Hansen, W., “ The Effect of Temperature on Hydration Kinetics of Portland Cement”, Proceedings of the First International Conference on Reinforced Concrete Materials in Hot Climates, U.A.E University, pp. 121-133, 1994.

11. Abu-Farsakh, G., and Abdel-Jawad, Y.,” Modes of Failure of Fibrous Composite Materials as Affected by the Orientation Angle of Fiber” Journal of Composite Technology & Research, JCTRER, ASTM, Vol. 17, No. 2, pp. 9098,.12 95.

12. Basma, A., and Abdel-Jawad, Y.,” Probability Model for the Drying Shrinkage of Concrete” ACI Materials Journal, Vol. 92, No. 3, pp. 246-251, 1995.

13. Resheidat, M., Abdel-Jawad, Y., and Yeginobali, A., “ A Proposed Method for Design of Concrete Mix Using Local Materials in Jordan” Mu’tah Journal For Research and Studies, Vol. 10, No. 2, pp. 43-64, 1995.

14. Abdel-Jawad, Y., and Afaneh, M.” Factors Affecting the Behavior of Ultrasonic Pulses in Concrete”, Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference of Concrete Technology in Developing Countries, Eastern Mediterranean University, pp 295-304, 1996.

15. Abdel-Jawad, Y., and Afaneh, M.” Factors Affecting the Relationship Between Ultrasonic Pulse Velocity and Concrete Compressive Strength”, The Indian Concrete Journal (ICJ). Vol. 71, No.7, pp. 373-376, 1997.

16. Abu-Farsakh, G., and Abdel-Jawad, Y.,” Determination of the Reference-axes for Bi- modulus Cross-ply Fibrous Composite Plates”, Journal of Structural Engineering. Vol. 25, No.2, pp. 131-137, 1998.

17. Abdel-Jawad, Y., Al Satari, M., “Freezing-Thaw Resistance of Concrete Incorporating Recycled Tire Rubbers As Fine Aggregate” The Fifth International Conference on Concrete Technology in Developing Countries ,New Delhi, India,1222 .

18. Abdel-Jawad, Y., Afaneh, M., “In Situ Strength Evaluation of Concrete Using the Ultrasonic Technique” The Second Jordanian Civil Engineering Conference ,Amman, Jordan, 1999.

19. Abu-Farsakh, G., Abdel-Jawad, Y., and Abu-Lila, Kh.,” Micro – Mechanical Characterization of Tensile Strength of Fiber Composite Materials” Mechanics of Composite Materials and Structures-Journal. Vol. 7. No.1, pp.105-122, 2000.

20. Abdel-Jawad, Y., Abu-Farsakh, G., and Al-Abhari, K.,” Prediction of Failure of Laminated Fibrous Composite Materials” Journal of Structural Engineering ,Vol.28, No.4, pp. 183-189, 2002.

21. Abdel-Jawad, Y. ,” Corrosion State of Reinforcing Steel in Concrete as Affected by Concrete Curing Conditions ”Civil Engineering Journal, The Institution of Engineers (India), Vol. 82, 177-180, 2002.

22. Abdel-Jawad, Y., and Abdulla, W. “Design of Maximum Density Aggregate Grading” Journal of Construction and Building Materials, 16, pp.495-508, 2002.

23. Abdel-Jawad, Y., “The Influence of Curing Regime on the Passivity of Reinforcing Steel in Concrete” 10th International Conference on Structural Faults and Repair. London, United Kingdom, 2003.

24. Ghannam, Sh., Abdel-Jawad, Y., and Hunaiti, Y., “Failure of Lightweight Aggregate Concrete-Filled Steel Tabular Columns” Steel and Composite Structures, Vol. 4, No.1, 2004.

25. Abdel-Jawad, Y., “A Modified Maturity Model for Concrete Strength Estimation at Different Ages” The 7th International Conference on Concrete Technology in Developing Countries, pp. 79-90, Malaysia 2004.

26. Qasrawi, H., and Abdel-Jawad, Y., “Introducing Self-Compacting Concrete for Developing Countries” The 7th International Conference on Concrete Technology in Developing Countries, pp. 101-114, Malaysia 2004.

27. Abdel-Jawad, Y., and Dehn, F., “Self-Healing of Self-Compacting Concrete ”Proceedings of SCC 2005, pp. 1023-1029, Chicago USA 2005.

28. Abdel-Jawad, Y. “The Maturity Method Modifications to Improve Estimation of Concrete Strength at Later Ages” Journal of Construction and Building Materials, 20, pp.893-900, 2006.

29. Abdel-Jawad, Y., “ Estimating Concrete Strength Using a Modified Maturity Model” Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, UK, Construction Materials, 159, pp. 33- 37, February 2006.

30. Hunaiti, Y., Abdel-Jawad, Y., and Daoud, M., “ Optimal Design of AASHTO Bridge Sections Using Genetic Algorithms” The Fourth Jordanian Civil Engineering Conference, Amman-Jordan, 2006.

31. Abdel-Jawad, Y., Hunaiti, Y., and Daoud, M., “Optimization of Prestressed Concrete Simply Supported Beams Using Genetic Algorithms” Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Nonsmooth / Nonconvex Mechanics with Applications in Engineering, pp.123-130, Thessaloniki, Greece, July 2006.

32. Abdel-Jawad, Y. “Balancing Flowability and Stability of Self-Compacting Concrete” 10th Arab Structural Conference, Kuwait, November 2006.

33. Abdel-Jawad, Y., Daoud, N.,”The Effect of Fiber Characteristics on Workability of Steel Fiber –Reinforced Self-Compacting Concrete”. Third International IMS Conference on Application of Traditional and High Performance Materials in Harsh Environment, AUS, Sharjah, 2008.

34. Obaidat, Y.T., Heyden, S., Dahlblom, O., Abu-Farsakh, G., Abdel-Jawad, Y., “Retrofitting of Reinforced Concrete Beams Using Composite Laminates” Journal of Construction and Building Materials, Vol.25,2, pp.591-597, 2011.