Program

ICCSTE'22 Keynote Lecture

June 06 | 08:45 AM - 9:30 AM | Session Chair: Dr. Khaled Sennah, Ryerson University, Canada

Numerical Investigation of the Imposed Earth Pressures on Three-Sided Reinforced Concrete Culverts Supported on Non-Yielding Foundation Soil
Dr. Hesham El Naggar, Western University, Canada

Dr. El Naggar is a Distinguished University Professor of Western University, Canada. He is Editor-In-Chief of Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering and past Associate Editor of the Canadian Geotechnical Journal. He published more than 500 technical papers/book chapters on foundations, soil-structure interaction and geotechnical earthquake engineering; and consulted on major projects worldwide. Dr. El Nagar attracted more than $20M of research funding and graduated 100 PhD and MESc students. He received numerous awards including: Geosynthetics, Stermac, Meyerhof, Canadian Geotechnical Colloquium Speaker, Western University Distinguished Professorship, Faculty Scholar Award, Outstanding Teaching, and Research Excellence Awards as well as the 2015 Ontario Professional Engineers Medal for Engineering Research & Development. He is an elected Fellow of Canadian Academy of Engineers, Engineering Institute of Canada and the American Society for Civil Engineers.

ICCSTE'22 Keynote Lecture

June 06 | 9:30 AM - 10:15 AM | Session Chair: Dr. Khaled Sennah, Ryerson University, Canada

Advancing Transportation Safety and Sustainability Using Big Data and Machine Learning
Dr. Liping Fu, University of Waterloo, Canada

Dr. Liping Fu is a Professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Director of the Innovative Transportation System Solutions (iTSS) Lab at the University of Waterloo. He is a Fellow of Canadian Society for Civil Engineering and the past Chair of Transportation of Division of CSCE. Dr. Fu received Transportation Association of Canada (TAC)’s Academic Merit Award (2011) sponsored by Transport Canada for his long-term contribution to the advancement of the academic field and to the development of tomorrow’s transportation leaders. His was also the recipient of Engineering Research Excellence Award (2021) and Excellence in Graduate Supervision (2017). Dr. Fu’s research interest specifically focuses on evaluation and optimisation of large, complex traffic and transportation service systems where uncertainty and dynamics play a major role, and on the development of decision support tools for use in managing these systems. He has a long track record of research contributions to the areas of intelligent transportation systems, public transit, road safety, and winter road maintenance. Dr. Fu holds several international patent and software copyrights. Currently, Dr. Fu is leading a number of projects funded by NSERC, Transport Canada, Ministry of Transportation Ontario, City of Toronto, Region of Waterloo, Go Transit, and many industrial partners. He has served on numerous technical committees of various professional organizations, including Transportation Research Board’s Committee, Editorial Advisory Board of the journal of Transportation Research, Intelligent Transportation Systems Society of Canada, Canadian Urban Transit Association, and Institute of Transportation Engineers.

ICCSTE'22 Keynote Lecture

June 06 | 10:35 AM - 11:20 AM | Session Chair: Dr. Khaled Sennah, Ryerson University, Canada

In-Service Structural Condition Assessment of Cable-Stayed Bridges Using Strain Monitoring Data under Environmental Effects
Dr. Alemdar Bayraktar, Karadeniz Technical University, Turkey

Dr. Bayraktar received his Ph.D. in Structural Engineering from Karadeniz Technical University in Turkey in 1995 and has been serving as a professor since 2003. His research interests are Structural Engineering, Earthquake Engineering, and Structural Health Monitoring. He has 172 international journal papers and over 300 other publications, national and international research and application projects, journal editorial board and conference scientific committee members, and invited speakers. He has successfully supervised many MSc and Ph.D. theses. Dr. Bayraktar was selected as the most productive scientist between 2007-2011 in Karadeniz Technical University by Elsevier. He was awarded the Science Award in 2012 by the Association of Dam Safety in Turkey, Paper Award in 2009 by Roads Turkish National Committee, and Faculty High-Performance Awards in 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014. He is ranked among the top 1.4% of scientists in Civil Engineering in accordance with the Global Database produced by Stanford University (Top 2% scientists-2020 and 2021). Between 2004-2007 and 2007-2013, he was served as Head of the Department of Civil Engineering and Dean of Engineering Faculty at Karadeniz Technical University, respectively.

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June 06 | 11:20 AM - 12:35 AM | Session Chair: Dr. Khaled Sennah, Ryerson University, Canada & Dr. Ahmed Farouk Deifalla, Future University in Egypt, Egypt

Concrete Technology

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June 06 | 11:20 PM - 12:35 PM | Session Chair: Dr. Maatoukh Khouki, United Arab Emirates University, UAE

Environmental Protection I

RTESE'22 Keynote Lecture

June 06 | 01:40 PM - 02:25 PM | Session Chair: Dr. Mehrab Mehrvar, Ryerson University, Canada

Recent Trends in Wastewater Treatment and Resulting Research Needs
Dr. Jan Oleszkiewicz, University of Manitoba, Canada

Dr Jan A. Oleszkiewicz is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus in Environmental Engineering at the University of Manitoba and President of JAAO Environmental Engineering Ltd. His expertise is in advanced municipal wastewater treatment and biosolids processing, specializing in nutrient removal and recovery and anaerobic processes for wastewater and sludge. He has advised over forty municipalities on a variety of wastewater treatment plans with flows ranging from 2 MLD to 1,000 MLD, in Canada, USA, Australia and Europe. He has continuous hands-on experience with the conversion to nutrient removal of the three wastewater treatment plants in Winnipeg MB. He has inspected over one hundred wastewater treatment plants around the world and conducted wastewater operator training for over 600 operators. He has published over 580 journal papers and conference proceedings and has 8 patents. He is a Fellow of Canadian Academy of Engineering, Fellow of CSCE and Fellow of Water Environment Federation. He is a Fellow of International Water Association (IWA) and member of Management Committee of IWA Specialist Groups: SG Nutrient Removal & Recovery, and SG Design, Operation & Economics of Large Wastewater Treatment Plants. He is Vice-President of the Canadian Association on Water Quality. He is Professional Engineer (PEng), Board Certified Environmental Engineer (USA) and Chartered Engineer (UK).

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June 06 | 02:25 PM - 03:25 PM | Session Chair: Dr. Mehrab Mehrvar, Ryerson University, Canada & Dr. Tamer El-Maaddawy, UAE University, UAE

Green Building Materials and Technology

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June 06 | 02:25 PM - 03:10 PM | Session Chair: Dr. Shamsoon Fareed, NED University of Engineering & Technology, Pakistan & Dr. Maatoukh Khouki, UAE University, UAE

Air and Soil Pollution and Treatment I

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June 06 | 03:45 PM - 04:45 PM | Session Chair: Dr. Ahmed Farouk Deifalla, Future University in Egypt, Egypt & Dr. Tamer El-Maaddawy, UAE University, UAE

Nanotechnology and Civil Engineering

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June 06 | 03:30 PM - 04:30 PM | Session Chair: Dr. Shamsoon Fareed, NED University of Engineering & Technology, Pakistan & Dr. Maatoukh Khouki, UAE University, UAE

Air and Soil Pollution and Treatment II

RTESE'22 Keynote Lecture

June 07 | 8:30 AM - 9:15 AM | Session Chair: Dr. Khaled Sennah, Ryerson University, Canada

Shoreline Washing Agents for Oil Spill Response
Dr. Chunjiang An, Concordia University, Canada

Dr. Chunjiang An is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Building, Civil, and Environmental Engineering at Concordia University, and Concordia University Research Chair in Spill Response and Remediation. His research interests include a broad range of topics related to pollution control, risk assessment and systems analysis. Dr. An is a licensed Professional Engineer, associate editor and editorial board member of eight international journals, and the guest editor for seven special issues in some international journals. Dr. An has published over 120 peer-reviewed journal articles. Dr. An’s interdisciplinary activities have been supported by some research grants from Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada, Fisheries and Oceans Canada, Environment and Climate Change Canada, etc.

RTESE'22 Keynote Lecture

June 07 | 09:15 AM - 10:00 AM | Session Chair: Dr. Khaled Sennah, Ryerson University, Canada

Linking Climate Change to Environmental Impact and Adaptation Studies: Recent Advances and Shortcomings in Modeling of Extreme Hydrologic Processes
Dr. Van Thanh Van Nguyen, McGill University, Canada

Dr. Nguyen is Brace Endowed Chair Professor of Civil Engineering at McGill University, Canada. He has been Chair of Civil Engineering Department, Director of Brace Centre for Water Resources Management, and Associate Director of Global Environmental and Climate Change Centre at McGill. His research contributions over 40 years have been in the areas of climate change impact and adaptation and sustainable water management. He has served in several national/international expert committees to develop some of the most influential technical guidelines in engineering practice in Canada and in the world (e.g., technical guides by the Canadian Dam Safety Association and Canadian Standards Association; and “Guide to Hydrological Practices” by the World Meteorological Organization). In addition, he has been invited to deliver prestigious lectures at numerous national and international scientific conferences around the world and has served in editorial boards of several renowned scientific international journals. He has been also Invited Professors at universities in Australia, Canada, China, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

ICCSTE'22 Keynote Lecture

June 07 | 10:00 AM - 10:45 AM | Session Chair: Session Chair: Dr. Khaled Sennah, Ryerson University, Canada

Soil-Structure Interaction Modelling of Integral Abutment Bridges
Dr. Hany E Naggar, Dalhousie University, Canada

Dr. Hany El Naggar, Ph.D., P.Eng., is a Professor of GeoStructural/Geotechnical Engineering at Dalhousie University with more than 25 years of experience in civil construction, geotechnical and structural engineering and research in Canada and overseas. He has participated in several geotechnical and structural investigations and is experienced in the analysis and design of foundations and soil-structure interaction of buried infrastructure. Dr. El Naggar and his research team have investigated the SSI effects around buried infrastructure and explored innovative uses of tire derived aggregate (TDA) as a buffer zone to create stress arching and reduce demand on rigid pipes and culverts. They also proposed an earth pressure reduction system using a geogrid reinforced platform bridging system to reduce stresses on buried utilities and studied the effects of high-rise buildings on pre-existing tunnels. Likewise, they conducted several slope stability assessments for high embankments and dams and developed a new sand-coated glass fibre reinforced polymer (GFRP) pile with an enhanced friction performance. Dr. El Naggar’s research findings have been reported in more than 170 technical publications covering both experimental and numerical work in the fields of SSI, resilient buried infrastructure, and concrete pipes. His research work on the seismic performance of corrugated metal culverts led to changing the seismic provisions of the new version of the Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code (2019) to include rigorous dynamic analysis for flexible buried structures in high seismicity zones. Besides, his work on the modelling of rigid pipes is featured in the CHBDC (2019) as an example of the best practice in modelling buried concrete structures. These research efforts received worldwide recognition.

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June 07 | 11:05 AM - 12:35 PM | Session Chair: Dr. Khaled Sennah, Ryerson University, Canada & Dr. Sifatullah Bahij, Attaché temporaire d'enseignement et de recherche [ATER], France

Earthquake and Structural Engineering I

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June 07 | 11:05 AM - 12:35 PM | Session Chair: Dr. Willie Nheta, UNIVERSITY OF JOHANNESBURG, South Africa & Dr. Ewa Cukrowska, Wits University, South Africa

Building Materials

ICCSTE'22 Keynote Lecture

June 07 | 01:35 PM - 02:20 PM | Session Chair: Session Chair: Dr. Khaled Sennah, Ryerson University, Canada

Suitable Abating of Global Air Pollution Controlling CO2 Emissions from Mobile Sources by Magnetic Action
Dr. Raul Guerrero Torres, University of Cartagena, Colombia

Professor Raul Guerrero Torres is a Civil Engineer from the Civil Engineering program of Universidad de Cartagena (U of C) and Specialist in Physical Sciences from the Faculty of Sciences of Universidad Nacional de Colombia in Bogotá. His professional experience can be summarized in a considerable number of important Engineering works in the city of Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, as managing engineer or contractor, research activities such as corrosion and geoelectric prospecting, with professional engineering activity. He was the head of the Physics Central Department of U of C for eight years and a Full Professor of U of C: Teaching Physics in the the Faculty of Exact and Natural Sciences programs and the Faculty of Engineering programs; occupying administrative academic positions as, Head of the Graduate Center and External Relationships, Dean of the Faculty of Sciences and Engineering, Academic Vice-President and finally, five times, Acting President of U of C. He has been a representative of U of C in several cooperation agreements and U of C Liaison in the Cooperation Agreement between Ryerson University and U of C. He has been a member of several professional and academic associations. He has several international publications in the Academic field and international publications in the field of Combustion Optimization by Magnetic Action. His research fields have been Corrosion of Reinforced Concrete and Electrical Prospecting as part of research groups or as independent researcher, as well as supervisor, director, adviser, or qualifier in thesis, some sponsored by the private sector, such as Ecopetrol, to solve corrosion problems. Since 2008, he has been studying in the research field of Combustion Optimization by Magnetic Action (COBMA).

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June 07 | 02:20 PM - 03:20 PM | Session Chair: Dr. Mohamed Bassuoni, University of Manitoba, Canada

Bridge and Road Engineering

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June 07 | 02:20 PM - 03:20 PM | Session Chair: Dr. Mohammad Hany Yassin, The Australian University, Kuwait & Dr. Ahmed Farouk Deifalla, Future University in Egypt, Egypt

Earthquake and Structural Engineering II

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June 07 | 03:40 PM - 04:25 PM | Session Chair: Dr. Mohamed Bassuoni, University of Manitoba, Canada

Destruction Engineering and Civil Engineering

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June 07 | 03:40 PM - 05:45 PM | Session Chair: Dr. Mohammad Hany Yassin, The Australian University, Kuwait & Dr. Ahmed Farouk Deifalla, Future University in Egypt, Egypt

Water and Wastewater Management and Treatment

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June 07 | 04:25 PM - 05:25 PM | Session Chair: Dr. Ewa Cuckrowska, Wits University, South Africa

Environmental Protection II

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June 07 | 10:45 AM - 11:05 AM

Poster Session