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Ahmed Hilal Farhan (Assistant Professor)

PhD in Civil Engineering / Highways and Airports Eng.
Lecturer
Civil - Engineering
ahmed.farhan_ce@uoanbar.edu.iq


Biography

 

 

Ahmed Hilal Farhan

Assistant Professor, College of Engineering

 

Contact

Room 4, Civil Engineering Building

University of Anbar

University Main Campus

Anbar

IRAQ

Email: ahmed.farhan2010@yahoo.com

           ahmed.farhan_ce@uoanbar.edu.iq

 

Qualifications

PhD Civil Engineering, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK.

MSc Highways and Airports Engineering, University of Technology, Baghdad, IRAQ.

BSc Civil Engineering, University of Anbar, Anbar, IRAQ.

 

Research summary

1. Behaviour of Cement-bound materials (CBAMs) including reinforced stabilized mixtures.

2. Characterization of highway materials (both bound and unbound) under static and dynamic loading.

3. Advanced testing of cementitious and asphaltic mixtures.

4. Pavement analysis and design (flexible, rigid and semi-rigid).

5. Quantification of damage for construction materials.

6. Geometric design of highways and streets.

 

Expertise summary

1. Structural design and constuction of pavements (both flexible and rigid).

2. Highway geometric design (including intersections, roundabouts, over and underpasses).

3. Design and construction of civil engineering  structures.

3. Design of highway and railway culverts.

4. CAD related tasks (workshop, construction,  reinforcement, and topographical drawings).

 

Teaching summary

Several subjects were taught. These include:

1. Advanced geometric design of HWY (postgraduate - MSc).

2. Highway Engineering (undergraduate - 4th year).

3. Computer Applications (undergradute - 4th years)

4. Programming (undergraduate - 2nd year).

5. Mathematics (undergraduate - 1st year).

 

ٍSoftwares and Programming

1. AutoCAD.

2. Autodesk Civil 3D .

3. Visual Basic Programming language.

4. Staad Pro, KenPave.

5. Grapher, Microsoft office, ImageJ.

 

 

 

 

 

Publication

 

 

Farhan, A. H., A. R. Dawson and N. H. Thom (2020). "Compressive behaviour of rubberized cement-stabilized aggregate nixtures" Construction and Building Materials 262: 120038.

Farhan, A. H., A. R. Dawson and N. H. Thom (2020). "Effect of Rubber Incorporation on the Behavior of Pavement Cemented Mixtures under Cyclic Flexural Loading: A Preliminary Study." Journal of Testing and Evaluation 48(4).

Farhan, A. H., A. Dawson and N. Thom (2019). "Behaviour of rubberised cement-bound aggregate mixtures containing different stabilisation levels under static and cyclic flexural loading." Road Materials and Pavement Design: 1-20.

Farhan, A. H., A. R. Dawson and N. H. Thom (2018a). "Recycled hybrid fiber-reinforced & cement-stabilized pavement mixtures: Tensile properties and cracking characterization." Construction and Building Materials 179: 488-499

Farhan, A. H., A. R. Dawson and N. H. Thom (2018b). "Damage propagation rate and mechanical properties of recycled steel fiber-reinforced and cement-bound granular materials used in pavement structure." Construction and Building Materials 172: 112-124.

Farhan, A. H., A. R. Dawson and N. H. Thom (2016a). "Characterization of rubberized cement bound aggregate mixtures using indirect tensile testing and fractal analysis." Construction and Building Materials 105: 94-102.

Farhan, A. H., A. R. Dawson and N. H. Thom (2016b). "Effect of cementation level on performance of rubberized cement-stabilized aggregate mixtures." Materials & Design 97: 98-107.

Farhan, A. H., A. R. Dawson, N. H. Thom, S. Adam and M. J. Smith (2015). "Flexural characteristics of rubberized cement-stabilized crushed aggregate for pavement structure." Materials & Design 88: 897-905.

Farhan, A. H., A. R. Dawson and N. H. Thom (2015). "Rubber modification of cement-stabilized aggregate delivering more sustainable pavement mixes". 9th international conference on road and airfield pavements (ICPT2015). Dalian, China.

Farhan, A. H.,  (2008). "Effect of wind pressure on horizontal alignments of highways". Iraqi Journal of Civil Engineerng. University of Anbar. Issue 11. Pages 88-98.

Farhan, A. H., (2008). "Estimation of suitable grade valaue for stopping sight distance computation on vertical curves" Iraqi Journal of Civil Engineering. University of Anbar.Issue 10, Pages 90-101

Lectures

No.

Subject

Lecture title

Stage

PDF file

1

Advanced HWY geometric design

Highway functional classifications

Postgraduate - MSc

 

2

Advanced HWY geometric design

Design controls and criteria

Postgraduate - MSc

 

3

Advanced HWY geometric design

Cross-section elements

Postgraduate - MSc

 

4

Advanced HWY geometric design

Alignment design- horizontal alignment, superelevation design,

Postgraduate - MSc

 

 

Advanced HWY geometric design

Superelevation attainment and criteria (special design provisions for different road classes)

Postgraduate - MSc

 

5

Advanced HWY geometric design

Spiral curves, design of grade

Postgraduate - MSc

 

6

Advanced HWY geometric design

Vertical alignment, symmetrical and unsymmetrical vertical curves

Postgraduate - MSc

 

7

Advanced HWY geometric design

SSD, PSD, DSD, SBD, ISD undercrossing SD) and their design controls

Postgraduate - MSc

 

8

Advanced HWY geometric design

Intersection design

Postgraduate - MSc

 

9

Advanced HWY geometric design

Intersection design

Postgraduate - MSc

 

10

Advanced HWY geometric design

Intersection design

Postgraduate - MSc

 

11

Advanced HWY geometric design

Interchange design

Postgraduate - MSc

 

12

Advanced HWY geometric design

Interchange design

Postgraduate - MSc

 

13

Advanced HWY geometric design

Special provisions for freeway, collectors and low volume roads

Postgraduate - MSc

 

14

Advanced HWY geometric design

Introduction to computer applications for geometric designer

Postgraduate - MSc

 


No. Subjects Lectures Stage File Video
1 Computer applications Basics and point handling Fourth
2 Computer applications Surfaces and point editing and presentation Fourth
3 Computer applications Geometric design of horizontal and vertical alignm Fourth

Other

I am a reviewer for many journals. Some of them are: 

1. Construction and Building Materials Journal. Elsevier.

2. Testing and Evaluation Journal, ASTM.

3. International Journal of Pavement Research and Technology, Springer.

4. Advances in Mechanical Engineering, SAGE.

5. Transport, ICE Proceeding.