Curriculum Vitae

AHMED ELHATTAB

1521 17th St. South Apt. 22 Birmingham Al. 35205

E-mail: hattab0ahmed@gmail.com

Phone: +1-205-447-2127

Available as of May/1/2017

FIELDS OF EXPERIENCE

Drive-by Bridge Inspection

Indirect Structural Monitoring

Bridge Weight in Motion

Inverse Dynamics

Fracture Mechanics

Design of Concrete and Steel

Structures

Fracture Mechanics of Concrete

Design for Earth Quake Loads

Structure Health Monitoring

Dynamics of Structure

Vibration Analysis.

EDUCATION:

Ph.D. Candidate (The University of Alabama at Birmingham)

Title: Drive-by Bridge Monitoring and Damage Identification (Jun. 2015-present)

Master Of Science in Civil and Environmental Engineering (The University Of

Alabama at Birmingham) (GPA: 4)

Title: Drive-by Bridge Damage Inspection (Apr. 2014-Dec. 2015)

Ph.D. and Master Preparation Corse Work (UAB University)

o Applied Finite Element Analysis (A).

o Advanced Reinforced Concrete (A).

o Structural Dynamics (A).

o Bridge Engineering (A).

o Foundation Engineering (A).

o Advanced Structural Analysis (A).

o Wind and Seismic Loads (A).

o Advanced Mechanics (A).

o IS: Drive-by Bridge Inspection (A).

o Intro to CFD Basics (A).

o Advanced Structural Steel (A).

o Intro to Finite-Element Method (A).

o Advanced Geotechnical Engineering (A)

o ST: Engineering Statistics (A).

o ST: Fracture Mechanics (A)

o IS: Simulation Bridge Vehicle (A).

o IS: Dynamic Bridge Safety Simulation (A).

With total GPA :4.00 (A)

Master Preparation Corse Work (Alexandria University )

o Introduction to Fracture Mechanics (A-)

o Limit state design of reinforced concrete structures(A-).

o Finite Element(A-).

o Numerical Methods for Solving Soil Problems (A)

o Design of R.C. Structures for Earthquake Resistance (A)

o Tall Concrete Buildings (A)

With total GPA :3.833(A-)

Bachelor Of Civil Engineering, Alexandria University

Alexandria University, Alexandria, Egypt (Sept.2005-Jul.2010)

Rank: 2nd among 882 students of the civil engineering department.

Overall GPA: Excellent with degree of honor (90.77%) ~ 3.93

Under Grade Elective Courses

Advanced Materials (A)

Structure Analysis by Modern Methods (A)

Design of Industrial Structures & High-rise Buildings (A)

Foundation Engineering (A)

COMPUTER PROGRAM

SAP

SAFE

STAAD

AutoCAD

Revit Structure

Robot Structural Analysis

Plaxis

LS-Dyna: For Structural Dynamic Analysis

Ansys Workbench

MATLAB

Visual Basic Application (VBA)

ENGINEERING PRACTICE EXPERIENCE

Senior Structural Engineer

Proctal Company, Alexandria, Egypt. (Feb.2013-Dec.2014)

Design of concrete and steel structures of Kirkuk Cement Plant Power Station. The project

includes the design of main powerhouse and eight other concrete and steel structures. The

design considers gravitational, lateral (including E.Q. and wind loads), and vibration loading

for different structural elements and systems. In addition to design of suppliers supports and

provide stability systems for tall exhaust towers.

Structural Engineer

Project Consultant Group Company, Alexandria, Egypt. (Sept. 2013-Nov.2013)

Senior Design Engineer for designing a pre-stressed bridge in Fayhaa, KSA. The project

includes provide a full load case investigation in addition to design of Pre-stressed Pre-

tensioned concrete girders, retaining walls, and design of bridge deck slab.

Structural Engineer

Civil Consultant Group, Alexandria, Egypt. (Aug.2010-Aug.2012)

Design more than 30 different projects including design of residential, factories, warehouses,

underground water treatment and sanitary units, earth retaining structures, and other different

concrete and steel structures including providing construction and manufacturing worksheets

and design calculation reports.

Structural Engineer (Part-time, volunteer)

Civil Engineering Consulting Office, Alexandria, Egypt. (Jul.2008-Aug. 2009)

Trained as a Structural Engineer.

Civil Engineer (Part-time, volunteer)

Surveying Consulting Bureau, Alexandria, Egypt. (Jul.2007- Aug. 2008)

Trained as a field Surveying Engineer.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Research Projects;

NSF-CMMI-1100742, Uddin (PI): Developing Bridge Weigh-in-Motion (B-WIM)

Health Monitoring Systems for Bridge Infrastructure Safety (Apr.2011- May-2016)

The overarching goal of the project is to enhance the current B-WIM algorithm to work for a

3D bridge model as a step to apply the algorithm for real-life cases. Further, a novel damage

detection algorithm is developed, where the algorithm uses an indirect measurement from a

passing vehicle to identify the bridge structural deterioration.

GDOT Research Project No. 14-30 Field Validation of a Drive-By Bridge Inspection

System with Wireless BWIM + NDE Devices (May.2012- Dec-2015)

The project aims to extend the previous project work by investigating the enhanced B-WIM

algorithm and drive-by damage detection algorithms, through a full scaled field test. The test

has been conducted using the developed Martlet wireless sensor network, which allows

collecting a synchronized data from the vehicle/bridge system.

NEXT-GENERATION WIRELESS BRIDGE WEIGH-IN-MOTION (WIM) SYSTEM

INTEGRATED WITH NONDESTRUCTIVE EVALUATION (NDE) CAPABILITY

FOR TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE SAFETY.

(May.2012- Dec-2014)

The project was a co-operation project between The University of Alabama at Birmingham

and Georgia Tech. UAB team task focused on developing and enhancing the existed B-WIM

algorithm. This has been done through developing a calibrated 3D Vehicle Bridge

Interaction model on LS-Dyna, then use the model measurements to validate the B-WIM

algorithm theoretically before conducting a full scaled filed test.

BRIDGE RAIL DESIGN PROCEDURES

(April.2014- Jan-2015)

The project aims to investigate the best design and geometry for the bridge concrete railing

that absorbs the maximum energy during impact without crashing. My participation in the

project was through assisting the researchers in the project to construct an LS-Dyna Finite

Element Model to simulate the crash.

Present Papers:

o Drive-by Bridge Damage Detection using Non-Specialized instrumented vehicle

(Bridge Structures Journal, accepted for publication, 2016)

o Drive-by bridge damage monitoring using Bridge Displacement Profile Difference

(Journal of Civil Structural Health Monitoring 6 (2016) 839-850.)

o Drive-by Bridge Damage Detection Using Apparent Profile

(First International Conference on Advances in Civil Infrastructure and

Construction Materials MIST14–15 December 2015)

o Drive-by Bridge Damage Evaluation Using Relative Displacement History

(SHMII accepted for conference proceeding, 2014)

o Drive-by Bridge Damage Detection Using Apparent Profile

(SHMII accepted for conference proceeding, 2014)

o Drive-by Bridge Damage Detection Using Road Reaction Force

(IALCCE accepted for conference proceeding, 2015)

o Drive-by Bridge Inspection Using Inverse Dynamics Optimization Algorithm

(IALCCE accepted for conference proceeding, 2015)

o Bridge Curvature for Detecting Bridge Damage Location

(IALCCE accepted for conference proceeding, 2015)

o Drive-by Bridge Damage Monitoring using Bridge Displacement Profile

Difference: Field Demonstration

(Structural Control and Health Monitoring, under review, 2016)

o Theoretical and Field Demonstration of Drive-by Bridge Inspection using Road

Reaction Method

(Journal of Bridge Engineering | ASCE, under review, 2016)

Collaboration with other Master Students

Concrete beam impact modeling for crash analysis and enhancing the impact resistance of

R.C. structures. "Reinforced Concrete beam under Impact load" Thesis.

(Dec.2016-present)

Make a full 3D Model for Reinforced Concrete Barrier Using LS-Dyna as an integral part of

the "Bridge Rail Procedure", Master of Science Thesis.

(May.2014)

Evaluation of Crack Mouth Opening Displacement for R.C. beams based upon Fracture

Mechanics approach.

(Sept.2013-Jan.2014)

Master of Engineering Project

Vehicle-Bridge Interaction validation for 3D bridge model. Undergraduate Graduation

project.

(Sept.2016-Dec.2016)

Participate in a Master of Engineering Graduation Project in Modeling High Rise Building

and study the effect of the bracing system.

Alexandria, Egypt. (Oct. 2011)

AWARDS

Outstanding Student of the Year in the Civil Engineering Department

The University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA (Feb.2017)

Alexandria University-Faculty of Engineering Honor Certificate

For graduation 2nd among 882 students, 2010

Alexandria University, Egypt (Jun.2011)

Alexandria University- Dr. Monir Kansoh - Excellence Achievement in Hydraulics

For Distinction grade (A) in second-year civil hydraulics course

Alexandria University, Egypt (2007-2008)

Alexandria University- Dr. Monir Kansoh - Excellence Achievement in Hydraulics

For Distinction grade (A) in third-year civil hydraulics course

Alexandria University, Egypt (2008-2009)

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

LS-Dyna Sessions

Started YouTube Channel to teach how to use Ls-Dyna in Structural Applications.

(Apr.2014-Present)

Teaching Assistant

Department of Civil Engineering, The University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA

Grading assignments projects and exams. (Dec.2015-Present)

Courses:

Wind and Seismic Loads

Bridge Engineering

Advanced Structural Steel

Structural Steel Design

Teaching Assistant

Department of Civil Engineering, Alexandria University, Egypt

Preparing and teaching illustrative sessions, preparing course assignment and solutions, and

grading the assignments. (Sept.2010-Apr.2014)

Courses:

Reinforced Concrete 1

Reinforced Concrete 2

Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures and Bridges 1

Design Of Industrial Structures & High-rise Buildings

Soil Mechanics 1

Soil Mechanics 2

Computer Program Instructor

An instructor for civil programs and its application in civil engineering field. Preparing

course materials, supervise students’ projects.

Alexandria Egypt (Sept.2011- Apr.2014)

Courses:

SAP

AutoCAD

Excel

VBA

LEADERSHIP AND EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

Create a Channel for Teaching LS-Dyna Principles and application in Civil

Engineering.

The channel provides a step by step procedures to create models of Dynamic/Impact loading

Scenarios on structures, it has more than 40K views.

Birmingham, AL, USA. (Apr. 2014-present)

Volunteer for Assistance at Workshop Inc.

Volunteer in the Workshops, Inc. for assisting handicapped in their work, through assisting

the employees to fulfill their job.

Birmingham, AL, USA. (Aug. 2015)

Civil Programs Workshop Senior

A supervisor of teaching AutoCAD, SAP, Excel and VBA for application in civil field

(undergraduate).

Alexandria, Egypt. (Jan. 2010)

CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION:

During my studies I used to develop self-coded programs in Structural Engineering Field ,

they are:

A Vehicle-Bridge Interaction algorithm based on MATLAB for investigating Health

Monitoring Technologies using indirect measurements from the instrumented vehicle.

Construct a MATLAB code to process the LS-Dyna keyword files, where a base

model is used to generate hundreds of other models with changing individual property

to make a parametric study. The code also read and arrange the simulations outputs

after running them on the Super-Computer.

A VBA program in Excel to check section subjected to moment & axial loads and

draw the Interaction Diagram for the section.

An Excel Program Used to design and give full detailed drawing in AutoCAD for

Limited and Enough Ductile Frames in High Rise Building.

A VBA program on AutoCAD to check the slope stability graphically using the

drawing capability of the AutoCAD program.

A VBA program in AutoCAD draw the Reinforcement Details of Reinforced Concrete

Slabs.

VBA program design and draw a full plan and section side view and section elevation

for Irrigation Structures.

Using the SAP program to draw an influence surface for slabs.

A VBA program in excel used to calculate the Crack Length and Crack Mouth

Opening Displacement based on Fracture Mechanics approach.