Khalid Mohamed El Zahaby

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1 Khalid Mohamed El Zahaby 4 Elhamy ElKerdany St., off Mosadak St., Dokki, Giza, 12311, EGYPT. Tel: / kmelzaha99@yahoo.com EDUCATION - Ph. D. (December 1995 ) Department of Civil Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, USA. - M.Sc. (December 1989 ) Department of Structural Engineering, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt. - B. Sc. (July 1985 ) Civil Engineering, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt. Relevant Graduate Courses Advanced Soil Mechanics I Soil Improvement Soil Mechanics and Foundations Advanced Soil Mechanics II Soil Dynamics Engineering Properties of Soils Theory of Elasticity Structural Mechanics Structural Analysis Report Preparation Strength of Materials Advanced Theory of Drainage Advanced Mathematics Metallic Constructions Fuzzy Sets and Neural Networks Reinforced Concrete Computer Methods and Applications in Engineering WORK EXPERIENCE Housing and Building National Research Center, HBRC, Cairo, Egypt. Vice Chairman, HBRC (Aug. 10- present) Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering Institute, Positions Held Professor (Jan. 07- present) Associate Professor (June 01-Jan. 07) Researcher (Mar. 96-June 01) Assistant Researcher (Jan. 90- Mar. 96) Research Assistant (Mar. 86- Jan. 90) Tasks and Responsibilities 1. Responsilbe for managing the building codes issued by HBRC. 2. Responsible for training programs offered by HBRC.

2 Khalid M. EL Zahaby Page 2 of Responsilbe for the managing the jobs related to the assessment of different structures and suggesting the required remedies. 4. Coordinator for the ongoing cooperation between HBRC, Egypt, and International Code Council (ICC), USA as well as International Accreditation Service (IAS), USA. 5. Quality manager; shared in setting up the ISO for the Geotechnical Engineering laboratory (GEL of HBRC). 6. Served as a chairman or a member on several ad-hoc committees formed facing national disasters. 7. Refereed several M.Sc. and Ph.D. dissertations. 8. Refereed several scientific journal papers submitted to journals and international conferences. 9. Conducted most of the available geotechnical laboratory experiments and some field tests. 10. Prepared numerous technical reports specifying type and level of foundation, soil bearing capacity and the necessary precautions for construction. 11. Supervised various boring jobs in several sites with different soil stratification. 12. Participated in the preparation of proposed geotechnical maps for some governorates in Egypt. 13. Participated in assessing, diagnosing and suggesting remedies for ill-functioning structures (50 buildings in AlShorouq city, 120 buildings in Suez, 87 buildings in Amerya, Alexandria, 17 buildings in District #34, City of the 15 th of May, 18 buildings in different locations in the city of the 15 th of May, 31 buildings in the cities of Safaga and Quoseir in the Red Sea Governorate, in addition to numerous residential buildings, schools,... etc.). 14. Designed different types of foundations for a variety of structures (tanks, schools, residential & governmental buildings,... etc.). 15. Designed different types of side supporting systems including piles, Berlin walls, diaphragm walls, etc. 16. Shared in preparing and instructing several training courses on soil mechanics and foundations held in Housing and Building National Research Center, Ministry of Housing Utilities and Urban Development, Tenth of Ramadan Higher Technical Institute and Geologic Survey Organization, Ministry of Irrigation Training Center in the six of October city. 17. Instructor of an undergraduate course: Soil Mechanics I at the Higher Institute of Technology at the 6 th of October City. Member, Technical Office of the Chairperson of HBRC: (Feb. 96- Feb. 97) Managed, organized and supervised the special tasks assigned by the board and the chairperson of HBRC to various divisions of the center. Shared in preparing programs for developing the performance of HBRC.

3 Khalid M. EL Zahaby Page 3 of 16 Member / Chairman, Several Committees at HBRC: (Dec. 95- present) Committee issuing the scientific Journal of the Housing & Building National Research Center, April 2004-present. Committee responsible for developing booklets and brochures for HBRC, June present. Committee responsible for developing and updating the web site for HBRC, July present. Scientific committee preparing for the Arab Conference on Repair and Rehabilitation of Structures, held during Sept , Organizing committee for the HBRC Annual Conference held on 1,2 June Committee responsible for the International Scientific Cooperation. Committee responsible for judging bids submitted by contractors. Committee responsible for scientific apparatuses. Codes of Practice: Member, Permanent Committee for Preparing the Egyptian Code of Practice for Soil Mechanics & Foundations (May 10 present) Member, Egyptian Green Building Council (Jan. 09 present) Member, Permanent Committee for the Code of Ethics (March. 09 present) Member on the Committee Responsible for Preparing the Egyptian Code of Practice and Specifications for Bridge Foundations : (Feb. 07-present) Member on the Committee Responsible for Preparing & Updating the Egyptian Code of Practice and Specifications for Shallow Foundations : (Mar. 97-present) Member on the Committee Responsible for Preparing & Updating the Egyptian Code of Practice and Specifications for Foundations Subjected to Vibrations and Dynamic Loads (Mar. 97-present) Staff Member on the Committee Responsible for Preparing the Arabian Code of Practice and Specifications for Soil Mechanics & Foundations: (Mar. 97-present) Staff Member on the Permanent Committee Responsible for Preparing the Egyptian Code of Practice and Specifications for Soil Mechanics & Foundations: (Mar.97-present) Staff Member on the Committee Responsible for Preparing the Egyptian Code of Practice and Specifications for Deep Foundations: (Mar. 86-Aug. 91), (Dec. 95-present) Prepared a section in the code concerning wave equation analysis for driven piles.

4 Khalid M. EL Zahaby Page 4 of 16 Technically supported the committee members throughout the preparation period of the code. Staff Member on the Committee Responsible for Preparing the Egyptian Code of Practice and Specifications for Founding on Rocks: (June 99-present) Member on the Committee Responsible for Revising the Arabian Lexicon for Housing, Architecture and Reconstruction: (July October 2000) Civil Engineering Dept., North Carolina State University, Raleigh, N.C., USA (Aug. 91-Dec. 95) * Research Assistant: Developed a new method for including fuzzy variables in statistical risk analysis, developed a framework for including fuzzy imprecision in probabilistic risk analysis, applied the newly developed frameworks to the problem of seismic liquefaction, and produced contour maps expressing the total probability of liquefaction in a region. Implemented two user- friendly computer programs to achieve the above tasks. Developed a semi-analytical method for the wave-induced seabed response as well as a computer program for the mathematical computations involved in this method. Enhanced and developed a variety of geotechnical computer programs. Lab Instructor: Engineering Behavior of Soils and Foundations (CE342). Tasks included preparation of experiments, running labs, and grading exams and reports. Teaching Assistant: Engineering Properties of Soils, a graduate level course (CE548), Engineering Behavior of Soils and Foundations (CE342), Introduction to Mechanics (CE213), Engineering Mechanics, Statics (CE214), Engineering Mechanics, Dynamics (CE215), Mechanics of Solids (CE313), Linear Algebra (MA401), and Hydraulics (CE382). Responsibilities included grading exams and homeworks as well as assisting students. Tasks also included preparing class notes for CE342. NAMAA for Engineering Testing and Consultations, Cairo, Egypt (Jan present) Director, Geotechnical Engineering Department: Shared in building the soil mechanics laboratory of NAMAA and prepared all necessary computer forms for field and laboratory tests. Shared in preparing necessary forms for NAMAA to obtain ISO 9002.

5 Khalid M. EL Zahaby Page 5 of 16 Responsible for all geotechnical laboratory experiments and field-tests. Prepared more than 500 technical reports specifying type and level of foundation, soil bearing capacity and the necessary precautions for construction both for new projects and for existing structures. Consulting Office of Prof. Dr. Abdel-Fattah Abouleid, Cairo, Egypt (Oct. 97 Dec.2008) Senior Geotechnical Engineer: Supervised the geotechnical works for "Madinaty" and partially supervised the geotechnical works performed at "Al-Rehab" City. Shared in the assessment of Qena Cement factory, Qena. Shared in assessing and suggesting remedies for several mal-functioning sewage pipelines nationwide. Shared in assessing and suggesting remedies to a variety of structures located at arid areas and subjected to partial or severe damage. Designed diaphragm walls and Berlin walls for Arab Contractors, Abassia, Cairo, Egypt. Inspected and suggested solutions for some broken pipe-lines in Helwan. This included strutted excavation design as well as dewatering for the site under consideration. Revised, structurally and geotechnically, a 14-story building, including 3 basements, for AL-Forsan 1 project, Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt. Shared in the structural and geotechnical revision of a huge project, Golden Pyramids Plaza, currently City Stars, at Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt. Shared in the geotechnical design of a major petroleum refinement plant Ha aby located between Port Said and Damietta. Shared in the geotechnical design of a major Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) plant at Damietta. Shared in the decision making for some geotechnical and seismic aspects regarding the design and construction of Mubarak Pumping Station and Shiekh Zaied Canal, Toshka. Shared in preparing numerous geotechnical reports for a variety of structures located nationwide. Shared in specifying and assessing the defects as well as suggesting the remedies for several structures including: residential buildings, factories, nurseries,, etc. Golden Engineering Consultations (GEC), Cairo, Egypt (Jan present)

6 Khalid M. EL Zahaby Page 6 of 16 Geotechnical consultant for the King AbdulAziz International Airport (KAIA) Development Project, KSA. Supervised the geotechnical works for "Madinaty" New Cairo. Designed a mechanically stabilized retaining wall at "Al-Ein Bay", Al-Ein El-Sokhna, Egypt. Revised the design (from VSL, Spain) and supervised the construction of a major reinforced retaining wall. The wall is the third highest wall by VSL worldwide and the first in Egypt. Designed a massive retaining wall located at AlMeerag City, Mokattam, Cairo Geotechnical design of a group of bridges crossing the Nile at Edfo, Aswan, Assuit, etc. Assessed and suggested remedies for the residence of H.E., the Ambassador of the KSA to Egypt. The structure is located in Zamalek, Cairo. Assessed and proposed extensions for El-Bahrain Embassy- Zamalek- Cairo. Geotechnical consultant for Villas located at Al-Khamaiel City- El-Shiekh Zayed. Geotechnical consultant for Tennis club located at Al-Khamaiel City- El-Shiekh Zayed. Geotechnical consultant for a new city south of El-Lotus Resort- North Coast. Geotechnical consultant for OFOK Gardens resort- Cairo-Alexandria HW. Geotechnical consultant for OFOK Residence resort- Cairo-Alexandria HW. Specified and assessed the defects as well as suggested the remedies for several residential, touristic and industrial structures. Designed shallow as well as deep foundations for numerous structures located nationwide. Assessed the status of several existing structures and suggested necessary actions. Suggested strengthening and retrofitting of a variety of structures. Prepared more than 2000 geotechnical report for a variety of structures located nationwide. This includes residential and commercial buildings, factories, hotels, hangers, etc. A sample of the relatively recent projects include: repair and retrofitting of a man-made island in a 5 stars resort located in Hurghada, Red Sea; retrofitting and restoration of the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Zamalek, Cairo; Dewatering and retrofitting of a historic mosque, AlMas AlHageb, Cairo; Review of the geotechnical design and supervising the construction of m high earth retaining structure, Cairo-Alexandria HW; geotechnical report and design of piles, National Research Center, Cairo, Egypt;

7 Khalid M. EL Zahaby Page 7 of 16 geotechnical report and design of piles in rocks, Friday Mosque, Qatar; geotechnical report for a building located at Dubai, U.A.E.; buoyancy check and suggestion of geotechnical solutions, Shuwaikh, Kuwait; geotechnical tasks concerning AlJanayn Office Building, proposed to be constructed in Jeddah, KSA; etc. Egyptian Group for Engineering Consultations, Cairo, Egypt (June 90 - Aug. 91) Senior Geotechnical Engineer: Designed bored piles for a major bridge that crossed the River Nile (Luxor Bridge). Implemented a computer program for the pile capacity determination using several methods. Designed laterally loaded piles (Komombo). Participated in the design of piles used for strutted excavations at a pumping station and a clarifier (Pyramids Sewage Station). Participated in analyzing the performance of driven piles (Tanta Grain Silos Complex). Misr Consultants, Cairo, Egypt. (July 87-Dec. 88) Project Engineer: The responsibilities included designing superstructures, as well as foundations, of high rise buildings, touristic villages; the extension of already existing structures; the design of non-conventional structures. AFFILIATIONS - Member, International Geotechnical Society since Member, Egyptian Society of Engineers since Member, Egyptian Geotechnical Society since Member, Egyptian Syndicate of Engineers since President, Egyptian Student Association, NCSU, Raleigh, N.C., USA,

8 Khalid M. EL Zahaby Page 8 of 16 HONORS AND AWARDS Awarded the plaque of HBRC (crytal pyramid) from HBRC Chairman in recognition of the works performed as a secretary general for ASCE 6 th International Engineering and Construction Conference (IECC 6), Cairo, Egypt, June 28-30, Geotechnical Engineering Consultant since January A letter of appreciation from the president of the permanent committee for the Egyptian Code of Practice for Soil Mechanics and Foundations as well as the Chairperson of HBRC for contributing to the updating of the Egyptian Code, A certificate of appreciation from the Minister of Housing, Utilities, and Urban Communities for sharing in the success of the Arab Conference on Repair and Rehabilitation of Structures, held in Cairo, September, A letter of appreciation from the Chairperson of HBRC for sharing in the success of the Annual Conference of HBRC in Tuition Waiver and Assistantship from NCSU as Ph.D. student. Graduation Grade: Very Good with Honor Degree (top 3%). Egyptian Government Outstanding Academic Performance Award throughout the undergraduate studies at Cairo University, Egypt. CONFERENCES ATTENDANCE ICC International Conference, Charlotte, BC, USA, Oct th International Conference on Non Conventional Materials and Technologies, NOCMAT Cairo- Egypt, September ASCE 6 th International Engineering and Construction Conference (IECC 6), Cairo, Egypt, June 28-30, (General Secretary) IAS Technical Advisory Council for Lab Accreditation, Norwalk, CA, May IAS Technical Advisory Council for Special Agencies Accreditation, Norwalk, CA, May IAS Board of Directors meeting, Norwalk, CA, May Ecobuild Conference London UK March International Conference on Nano-Technology HBRC March 2010.

9 Khalid M. EL Zahaby Page 9 of 16 International Conference on Road map for Green Construction in Egypt, NSF HBRC March International conference on Mesomechanics, HBRC, January Workshop organized by ICC, Washington, DC, July 23-25, International Conference on Low-Cost Housing, HBRC, May International Symposium on Utilizing Underground Cavities, IAT, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt, November Fifth International Conference on Geotechnical Engineering, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, January International HBRC Scientific Conference celebrating its Golden Jubilee, Dec Civil-Comp 04, Lisbon, Portugal, September Tenth International Colloquium on Structural and Geotechnical Engineering, Ain-Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, April Symposium on the Urban Development in Arid Areas and the Problems of Building in them, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, November Workshop on "Deep Excavation", Cairo University, Cairo, May The International Workshop on Structural Composites for Infrastructure Applications, Cairo, Egypt, May Ninth International Colloquium on Structural and Geotechnical Engineering, Ain-Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, April Fourth International Conference on Geotechnical Engineering, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, January Eighth International Colloquium on Structural and Geotechnical Engineering, Ain-Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, December Arab Conference on Repair and Rehabilitation of Structures, Cairo, Egypt, September Civil-Comp 98, Edinburgh, Scotland, August First International Conference on Civil Engineering, Helwan University, Cairo, Egypt, March 1998.

10 Khalid M. EL Zahaby Page 10 of 16 Fifth International Conference on Engineering, Al-Azhar University, Cairo, Egypt, December Third International Conference on Earthquake Engineering Organized by the Egyptian Society of Earthquake Engineering, Aswan, Egypt, November Housing & Building Research Center Annual Conference, Cairo, Egypt, June Third International Conference on Geotechnical Engineering, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, January Seventh International Colloquium on Structural and Geotechnical Engineering, Ain-Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, December ASCE Specialty Conference on `Uncertainty in Geologic Environment, from Theory to Practice` Madison, Wisconsin, USA July 31 - August 3, ASCE Specialty Conference on Dam Rehabilitation, Raleigh, N.C., USA April Various courses covering several computer languages, Cairo, USA, present. A large number of symposia covering a wide range of specialties, HBRC, Cairo, present. TRAINING A series of workshops and short courses leading to the accreditation of the soil mechanics and geotechnical engineering laboratory of the HBRC, March through July Training course on Natural Risk Engineering, Cairo University, October Training for The Uses and Applications of Computer Networks, Munich, Germany and Milan, Italy, February Training course on Seismic Retrofitting for Engineers, sponsored by Cairo University and the UNESCO, Cairo, Egypt, December, Workshop on Soil Problems in Egypt, Cairo, Egypt, June Workshop on Some Topics in Seismic Design, Egyptian Society of Engineers, Cairo, Egypt, December GIS training Course, Cairo, Egypt, July Workshop on Rock Mechanics, Madison, Wisconsin, USA July, Workshop on Probabilistic Methods, Madison, Wisconsin, USA July, Training course on Pile Foundations, Cairo University, Cairo, Various courses covering several computer languages, Cairo, USA, present.

11 Khalid M. EL Zahaby Page 11 of 16 A large number of training courses covering a wide range of specialties, HBRC, Cairo, present. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION -Academic Supervision Ph.D. by Eng. Amr Abdel-Rahman Noureldin, 2009, Prediction of Lateral Spreading via Artificial Neural Networks and its Effect on Single Pile Response, Cairo University. Ph.D. by Eng. Hoda H. Ezzat, 2008, Liquefaction Hazard assessment using GIS, Cairo University. M.Sc. by Eng. Osama Abdel Fattah Mahmoud, 2005, Crushing Load in Vitrified Clay Pipes if Bedded in Swelling Soil, Al-Azhar University. M.Sc. by Eng. Mohamed Farid Riad, 2004, Use of Dilatometer Test for Site Characterization of Soft Formation in North East Nile of Delta in Egypt, Cairo University. Ph.D. by Eng. Nasr O. Farag, Sept. 2003, Quantifying Soil- Raft-Superstructure Interaction using Field Testing and Numerical Analysis, Cairo University. M.Sc. by Eng. Hoda H. Ezzat, May. 2003, Effect of Fibers Inclusion on the Behavior of Cemented and Uncemented Sands, Cairo University. Ph.D. by Eng. Ashraf H. Mahmoud, Sept. 2002, Predicting & Controlling the Behavior of Collapsible Soils using Fuzzy Logic & ANN Systems, Cairo University. M.Sc. by Eng. Wael M. Ibrahim, June 2002, 3D Elasto- Plastic Finite Elements Analysis of Laterally-Loaded Piles in Sand, Cairo University. Ph.D. by Eng. Hisham K. Amin, June 2000, Using Fuzzy Set Theory (FST) & Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) in Selecting a Suitable Type of Foundation, Cairo University. M.Sc. by Eng. Ashraf I. ElFeel, Dec. 1999, Behavior of Eccentrically Loaded Footings, Ain Shams University. M.Sc. by Eng. Nasr O. Farag, Nov. 1999, Bearing Capacity of Two-Layer Foundation under Vertical Concentric Loading, Cairo University. One currently ongoing researches leading to Ph.D. degree. -Programming Languages: -Operation Systems: -Software: -Languages: C, FORTRAN, BASIC, and Scheme. Windows, DOS and UNIX. PLAXIS, NeuroShell2, ARC/INFO, MATLAB, SAS, Maple V, CAL91, STAAD 3, STABR, WEAP, LTBASE, CONSOL, BOUWES, SEAP, STATISTICA, SAP90, in addition to several commercial packages available on PC`s. Arabic (mother tongue), English (fluent) and French (6 years

12 Khalid M. EL Zahaby Page 12 of 16 of study). PUBLICATIONS Technical Papers: 1. Mohamed Farid Abbas, M.F., Hussein, A.K., Amer, M.I., and Mohamed I. Amer and El Zahaby, K.M., Site Characterization of Clay Deposits in Northeast Nile Delta, GeoFlorida 2010: Advances in Analysis, Modeling & Design, (GSP 199) 2010 ASCE, Florida, Feb. 2010, pp El Zahaby, K.M., Utilizing Soft Computing and Statistical Tools in Pile Load Tests Interpretation", Soil Mechanics & Foundations, Journal of the Egyptian Geotechnical Society, Vol. 17, Part 2, Dec El Zahaby, K.M., Enhancing Collapsible Soil Properties Located at some Cities in Egypt using CKD", Soil Mechanics & Foundations, Journal of the Egyptian Geotechnical Society, Vol. 16, Part 2, Dec. 2005, pp Noureldin, A.A., El Zahaby, K.M., Darrag, A.A., and Hussein, A.K., Prediction of Ground Horizontal Displacement According to Lateral Spread using Artificial Neural Networks, The International Earthquake Engineering Conference, Dead Sea, Jordan, November 2005, Paper No. 20, pp Farag, N.O., El Zahaby, K.M., and Bazaraa, A.S., Quantifying Soil-Raft-Superstructure Interaction using Field Testing, Numerical Analysis and Artificial Neural Networks, ANNs, Proceedings of the 2005 Structures Congress and the 2005 Forensic Engineering Symposium, Structural Engineering Institute, SEI, and American Society of Civil Engineers, ASCE, Paper No. S , New York, April 20-24, Abu Kiefa, M.A., El Zahaby, K.M., and Mahmoud, A.H., Comparison between PID and Fuzzy Controllers in Mitigating Soil Collapsibility Problems, The 5 th International Geotechnical Engineering Conference, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, January 2005, pp Amin, H.K., El Zahaby, K.M., and Abdel-Salam, A.E. "Application of General Regression Neural Networks (GRNNs) in Assessing Liquefaction Susceptibility", Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Engineering Computational Technology, Civil-comp- 2004, Lisbon-Portugal, 7-9 September 2004, Paper El Zahaby, K.M., and Amin, H.K. "The use of Artificial Neural Networks in the Assessment of Soil Replacement", Proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Engineering Computational Technology, Civil-comp-2004, Lisbon-Portugal, 7-9 September 2004, Paper Mostafa, H.H., El-Khouly, M., El Zahaby, K.M., and Hafez, H.H., Effect of Discrete Fibers Inclusion on the Mechanical Behavior of Sands, International Conference on Geotechnical Engineering, Geo-Beyrouth 2004, Beirut, Lebanon, May, 2004, pp

13 Khalid M. EL Zahaby Page 13 of Farag, N.O., El Zahaby, K.M., and Bazaraa, A.S., Studying Soil-Raft-Superstructure Interaction by 3-D Nonlinear Finite Elements, International Conference on Geotechnical Engineering, Geo-Beyrouth 2004, Beirut, Lebanon, May, 2004, pp Hafez, H.H., El-Khouly, M.A., El Zahaby, K.M., and Mostafa, H.H., Influence of Fibers and Cement Addition on the Behavior of Sand, Soil Mechanics & Foundations, Journal of the Egyptian Geotechnical Society, Dec. 2003, Vol. 14, part 2, pp Ibrahim, W.M., El Zahaby, K.M., and Bazaraa, A.S., 3D Elasto-Plastic Finite Element Analysis of Laterally-Loaded Piles in Sand, The 9 th Arab Structural Engineering Conference, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, November 29 - December 1, 2003, pp Farag, N.O., El Zahaby, K.M., and Bazaraa, A.S., Quantifying Soil-Raft-Superstructure Interaction Using Field testing and numerical analysis, The 9 th Arab Structural Engineering Conference, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, November 29 - December 1, 2003, pp Farag, N.O., El Zahaby, K.M., Elrafei, A.M., and Bazaraa, A.S., Calculation of Ultimate Bearing Capacity for Two-Layer Foundation Soil: Comparison of Different Approaches, Symposium on the Arab Codes and their Effects on Economical Integration in Engineering Fields, September 20-22, 2003, pp Abu Kiefa, M.A., El Zahaby, K.M., and Mahmoud, A.H., Controlling the Behavior of Collapsible Soils using Fuzzy PID Controller, The 10 th International Colloquium on Structural and Geotechnical Engineering, Ain-Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, April, 2003, pp. EO3GE34-1-EO3GE د. ا ميرة محمد عبد الرحمن د. سعيد ا سامة مازن د. خالد محمد الذهبى (2002) "الممارسة الجيوتكنيكية للا نشاء بمناطق التعمير الصحراوية بمصر " ندوة التنمية العمرانية في المناطق الصحراوية و مشكلات البناء فيها شعبان 1423 الرياض المملكة العربية السعودية. -16 د.خالد محمد الذهبي د. هشام كمال ا مين (2002) "دراسة ا حصاي ية للعيوب الا نشاي ية ببعض المباني بمدينة 15 مايو بجمهورية مصر العربية" " ندوة التنمية العمرانية في المناطق الصحراوية و مشكلات البناء فيها شعبان 1423 الرياض المملكة العربية السعودية El-Shafei, M.M., El Zahaby, K.M., Abadir, M.F., Effect of the Addition of Waste Water Glass (Sludge) on the Geotechnical Properties of a Collapsible Soil, The 17 th International Conference on Solid Waste Technology & Management, Philadelphia, PA, USA, October 2001, pp Amin, H.K., El Zahaby, K.M., Taha, M.A., and Bazaraa, A.S., Using Fuzzy Set Theory (FST) in Selecting a Suitable Type of Foundation, Proceedings of the 6 th International Conference on the Application of Artificial Intelligence to Civil and Structural Engineering, AICC 2001, Civil-comp-2001, Eisenstadt and Vienna, Austria, September 2001, Paper 6, Chapter II, pp Amin, H.K., El Zahaby, K.M., Taha, M.A., and Bazaraa, A.S., Using BPNNs in Selecting a Suitable Type of Foundation, Proceedings of the 6 th International Conference on the Application of Artificial Intelligence to Civil and Structural Engineering, AICC 2001, Civil-comp-2001, Eisenstadt and Vienna, Austria, September 2001, Paper 30, Chapter VI, pp.1-15.

14 Khalid M. EL Zahaby Page 14 of El Zahaby, K.M., Abu Kiefa, M.A., and Mahmoud, A. H., Using Fuzzy Logic and Neural Networks for Predicting Collapse Potential of Soils Proc., The 9 th International Colloquium on Structural and Geotechnical Engineering, Ain-Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, April, 2001, G El Zahaby, K.M., Probabilistic Neural Networks Applied to Seismic Liquefaction Susceptibility Soil Mechanics & Foundations, Journal of the Egyptian Geotechnical Society,Dec. 2000, Vol. II, part 2, pp Abdel-Rahman, A.M., and El Zahaby, K.M., Evaluation of Soil Replacement Using Plate Bearing Tests Proc., The 4 th International Geotechnical Engineering Conference, Cairo University, Egypt, January 2000, pp El Sakhawy, R.R., El Sakhawy, N.R., Abdel-Fattah, T.T., and El Zahaby, K.M., Distress Problems of Some Buildings Founded on Weak Soil-Sandy Gravel Column Composite Proc., The 4 th International Geotechnical Engineering Conference, Cairo University, Egypt, January 2000, pp Farag, N.O., Bazaraa, A.S., El-Rafei, A. and El Zahaby, K.M., Bearing Capacity of Two-Layer Foundation Under Vertical Concentric Loading, Proc., The 4 th International Geotechnical Engineering Conference, Cairo University, Egypt, January 2000, pp Abdel-Rahman, A.M. and El Zahaby, K.M., Views on Better Assessment of Soil Replacement in Arid Areas, Proc., Civil & Environmental Engineering Conference, New Frontiers & Challenges, 8-12 Nov. 1999, Bangkok, Thailand, Vol. 2, No. VI, pp. VI 101-VI El Zahaby, K.M., and Abdel-Fattah, T.T., Numerical Simulation for the Effect of Soil Defects on the Superstructure of Multi-story Frame Buildings Proc., The 4 th International Conference on Computational Structures Technology, Civil-Comp 98, Edinburgh, Scotland, Advances in Civil & Structural Engineering Computing for Practice, Edited by: B.H.V. Topping, Aug. 1998, pp Rahman, M.S. and El Zahaby, K.M., Probabilistic Liquefaction Risk Analysis Including Fuzzy Variables Journal of Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering. 1997, Vol. 16, No. 1, pp Rahman, M.S. and El Zahaby, K.M., Inclusion of Fuzzy Variables in Geotechnical Risk Analysis Proc., The Ninth International Conference of the Association for Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics, Wuhan, China, 1997, pp Rahman, M.S. and El Zahaby, K.M., Inclusion of Fuzzy Variables in Geotechnical Risk Analysis An Article Invited for the Newsletter of The International Association of Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics, El Zahaby, K.M., and Rahman, M.S., Non-Statistical Uncertainties in Liquefaction Risk Assessment Proceedings, ASCE, Specialty Conference on `Uncertainty in Geologic Environment, From Theory to Practice` Wisconsin, Madison, July 31 - August 3, 1996, Vol. 2, pp

15 Khalid M. EL Zahaby Page 15 of El Zahaby, K.M., and Rahman, M.S., Liquefaction Risk Assessment: Evaluation of Three Statistical Models TRB 1996 Session: Models for Risk Analysis in Geotechnical Engineering. Washington, D.C., January Rahman, M.S. and El Zahaby, K.M., Inclusion of Fuzzy Variables in Risk Analysis Proceedings, 32 nd Annual Technical Meeting of the Society of Engineering Science, New Orleans, November Rahman, M.S., El Zahaby, K.M., and Booker, J. A Semi- Analytical Method for the Wave-Induced Seabed Response International Journal of Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, Vol. 18, No. 4, April 1994, pp El Zahaby, K.M., and Rahman, M.S., A Semi-Analytical Method for the Wave- Induced Seabed Response Under a Plane Progressive Wave Third International Offshore & Polar Engineering Conference, ISOPE, Singapore, June 1993, Vol Bazaraa, A. S., Sherif, M.M, Said, Y.H., and El Zahaby, k.m., The Use of an Enhanced Soil Model in the Wave Equation Analysis for Driven Piles First Geotechnical Engineering Conference, Cairo University, Egypt, November 1991, pp Theses: 1- El Zahaby, K.M., Liquefaction Risk Analysis Including Fuzzy Variables Ph. D. Dissertation, Department of Civil Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, N.C., USA, December El Zahaby, K.M., The Use of an Enhanced Soil Model in the Wave Equation Analysis for Driven Piles, M.Sc., Department of Civil Engineering, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, December Studies: 1- Mourad, S.A., Othman, A.M., Al-Attar, A.G., Hodhod, H.A., Hassan, A.F., El Zahaby, K.M., Abdel-Moety M.N., and Zaki, M.A., Using the Method of Measuring Vibrations for Important Structure with an Application on some Ancient Structure and Predicting their Behavior under possible Earthquakes and the Ideal Retrofitting Techniques, Housing and Construction Research Council, Academy of Scientific Research and Technology in corporation with Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, Shared the Staff Members of the Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering Dept., Housing and Building National Research Center, in preparing a study entitled Preparing Geotechnical Maps for New Developed Areas- Some Founding Applications- New Damietta City, Cairo, Egypt, Shared the Staff Members of the Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering Dept., Housing and Building Research Center, in preparing a study entitled Geological and Geotechnical and Hydrological Studies for the Soil and Founding Applications in Sohag Governorate, Cairo, Egypt, 2004.

16 Khalid M. EL Zahaby Page 16 of Shared the Staff Members of the Raw Materials Dept., Housing and Building Research Center, in preparing a study entitled Uses of Cement Kiln Dust, Cairo, Egypt, March Mourad, S.A., Al-Attar, A.G., Megahed, H.M., Hosny, A.H., El Zahaby, K.M., and Riad, S., Study for the Harmful Effects of Earthquakes on Structures in Egypt and the Methods Required to follow in order to Avoid these Harms, Housing and Construction Research Council, Academy of Scientific Research and Technology in corporation with Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, October Shared the Staff Members of the Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering Dept., Housing and Building Research Center, in preparing a study entitled Arid Soils in Egypt, Cairo, Egypt, September Shared the Staff Members of the Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering Dept., Housing and Building Research Center, in preparing a study entitled, A Directory for Different Types of Piles and Different Installing Companies in Egypt, Cairo, Egypt, September Other: 1. Shared Prof. Dr. M.S. Rahman in preparing the class notes for students studying the main undergraduate soil mechanics course (CE342) at North Carolina State University, USA, 1995.