Ahmed Soliman
Assistant Professor
Building, Civil, and Environmental Engineering
Concordia University
Canada
Biography
Dr. Soliman joined the Department of Building, Civil, and Environmental Engineering at Concordia University as an Assistant Professor in 2016. He obtained his Ph.D. degree from Western University, Canada (2011), followed by four years as Postdoctoral Fellow, during this period he was involved in a multi-disciplinary research focusing on the innovation of new construction materials using industrial wastes. He pioneered self-restraining shrinkage materials, which use waste materials as the main component providing safer disposal with a lower environmental impact.
Research Interest
Dr. Ahmed Soliman specializes in green and smart constructional materials. He has experimental and analytical research expertise in the areas of: fresh and hardened properties of concrete, concrete technology, structural performance of special concretes, smart and nano-modified construction materials, intelligence-based prediction models, performance-based testing techniques, embodied energy of construction materials, and recycling industrial wastes/by-products in construction applications.
Publications
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Nehdi M, Abbas S, Soliman AM (2015) Exploratory study of ultra-high performance fiber reinforced concrete tunnel lining segments with varying steel fiber lengths and dosages. Engineering Structures 101: 733-742.
