Amr Ibrahim Ibrahim Helmy
Associate Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
British University in Egypt
Egypt
Biography
Dr. Helmy graduated with a B.Sc. in Structural Engineering in 1984 from Ain-Shams University, followed by an M.Sc. in 1988 from the same school in “Shell Structures”. He was awarded his MASc., in 1993 and his Ph.D. in 1998 from the Civil Engineering Department at the University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in “RC Offshore Structures”. Dr. Helmy worked in several research projects and taught several engineering courses during his postgraduate and post-doctoral studies. Since 1998, he joined the structural Engineering Department at the Faculty of Engineering, in Ain Shams University, in Egypt. Dr Helmy helped develop the curriculum of the structural engineering department. Dr Helmy had earned his associate professorship in Feb. 2004. Dr. Helmy is still strongly engaged in the teaching of structural engineering courses in the heart of structural engineering academic curriculum for both undergraduate and post graduate degrees. Dr. Helmy has extensive experience in the field of “Geopolymer”, “Nano technology in concrete”, “properties and testing of materials”, “manufacturing and testing of advanced composite materials”, “the application of FRP in the retrofitting and rehabilitation of RC structures”, “concrete durability”, and “production of Nano-cement and Nano mineral admixture”. Dr. Helmy is a member of the Egyptian Engineering Syndicate (since 1984), and eligible for the Membership of the “Professional Structural Consulting Engineers” Dr. Helmy is also a member of the Egyptian Standard Specification Committee on the Structural Use of (uPVC), HBRC and is eligible for the Membership of the “Egyptian Engineers Association”, Cairo, Egypt. Dr. Helmy is a board member of the “Material Research Centre, Faculty of Engineering, Ain Shams University. Reviewed technical papers for publication in International Journals & Conferences.
Research Interest
Dr. Helmy’s research interests are in the areas of: Geopolymer, Nano cement in concrete, retrofitting and rehabilitation of RC structures, NSM techniques, concrete durability, special types of concrete, and the use of FRP in RC structures.
