Research/Teaching Assistant
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of South Carolina
300 Main Street, Columbia, SC 29208
VISA STATUS
• F-1 Student Visa (eligible for 29-month OPT)
EDUCATION
M.Sc., 2010 Civil Engineering, area of emphasis: structures, University of South Carolina (GPA: 4.0/4.0).
Thesis: Determining Slipping Stress of Prestressing Strands in Piles Embedded in CIP Caps. Advisor: Paul Ziehl, PhD, PE.
B.Sc., 2008 Civil Engineering, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt (GPA:3.95/4.0, First Rank with Honors)
APPOINTMENTS
8/2009–present Graduate Research/Teaching Assistant, Dept. of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of South Carolina.
Actively contributed to six research investigations
Published over fifteen papers in peer-reviewed journals and conference proceedings, and reports to sponsors
Lead and managed a team of undergraduate research assistants
Graded and guest lectured undergraduate (ECIV 327) and graduate (ECIV 728, ECIV 790) courses
7/2008–7/2009 Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt
7/2008–7/2009 Design Engineer, Moussa Consultant office, Cairo, Egypt
Complete design and details of residential reinforced concrete buildings. Includes design of: Beams, slabs (solid, hollow, and flat), columns, and Foundations
Creating 3D models for seismic and wind analysis
Field inspections of in-service structures and onsite testing for quality assurance
AWARDS
2011 Oral Presentation First Place Award Graduate student day, University of South Carolina
2009 Certificate of Excellence Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt (Valedictorian of All Engineering departments)
2008 Certificate of Appreciation Faculty of Engineering in Mataria, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt (Valedictorian of Civil Engineering department)
SCIENTIFIC AND PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
• American Concrete Institute (ACI)
• Prestressed Concrete Institute (PCI)
• American Society for Nondestructive Testing (ASNT)
• Egyptian Engineers Syndicate
INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES
2010 Reviewer in the ACI Structural and Material Journals
SKILLS
Languages English and Arabic (native)
Computer Microsoft Office, AutoCAD, Sap 2000, ANSYS, Abaqus, ETABS, Matlab, XTRACT
GRADUATE COURSEWORK
University of South Carolina
Structural Eng. Structural Vibrations; Dynamics of Structures; Advanced Analysis and Design of Concrete Structures; Advanced Analysis and Design of Structural Metals (Stability); Advanced Structures Mechanics and Analysis; Composite materials
Geotechnical Eng. Dynamics of Soils and Foundations
Transportation Eng.Deterministic Analysis
Materials Eng. Wave Propagation in Solids; Fatigue of Materials; Corrosion Engineering
Helwan University, Egypt
Structural Eng. Prestressed Concrete Structures; Bridge Engineering; Concrete Technology; Advanced Properties of Material; Analysis and Design of Special Structures; Plastic Analysis and Design of Steel Structures; Finite Element Analysis of Structures
JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
1. ElBatanouny, M.K., Ziehl, P. H., Larosche, A., Mays, T., and Caicedo, J. M., “Bent-cap Confining Stress Effect on the Slip of Prestressing Strands,” ACI Structural Journal, V.109, No. 4, July-August 2012.
2. ElBatanouny, M.K., and Ziehl, P. H., “Determining Slipping Stress of Prestressing Strands in Confined Sections”, ACI Structural Journal, in press, April 2012.
3. Mangual, J., ElBatanouny, M.K., Ziehl, P., and Matta, F., “Corrosion Damage Quantification of Prestressing Strands Using Acoustic Emission”, ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, in press, August 2012.
4. Mangual, J., ElBatanouny, M.K., Ziehl, P., and Matta, F., “Characterization of Corrosion Damage in Prestressing Strand with Acoustic Emission”, ACI Material Journal, in press, August 2012.
5. ElBatanouny, M.K., Larosche, A., Mazzoleni, P., Ziehl, P., Matta, F., and Zappa, M., “Identification of Cracking Mechanisms in Scaled FRP Reinforced Concrete Beams using Acoustic Emission”, Experimental Mechanics, in review.
6. Yu, L., Tian, Z., Ziehl, P., and ElBatanouny, M.K., “Dual Mode Sensing with Piezoelectric Sensors for In-Situ Decommissioning of Nuclear Structures”, Smart Materials Research, in review.
RESEARCH REPORTS
1. Ziehl, P., Yu, L., ElBatanouny, M., and Larosche, A., “Sensor System Phase Two Test Report: In-Situ Decommissioning Sensor Network, Meso-Scale Test Bed”, prepared for DOE/SRNL, Final Report – Phase II, 25 pp, April 2012.
2. Ziehl, P. et al....
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