Sherif Yehia, Ph.D., PE

Associate Professor of Civil Engineering

Undergraduate Student Advisor

1903 W. Michigan Ave

Parkview Campus G246

Kalamazoo, MI 49006-5316

Office (269) 276-3218

Fax (269) 276-3211

sherif.yehia@wmich.edu

Education

University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Doctor of Philosophy - Civil Engineering (Structural)

Graduation data: August 1999

Ain Shams University-Cairo, Egypt

Master of Science - Civil Engineering (Structural)

Graduation data: Feb.1990

Thesis “Rotation Capacity Requirements for Elastic-Plastic Analysis of Steel Portal Frames”

Ain Shams University-Cairo, Egypt

B. Sc. Civil Engineering (Structural) [with honor + Distinction in graduation project]

Graduation data: June 1985

Employment

2007 – Present Associate Professor of Civil Engineering, Western Michigan University, MI

2003 – 2007 Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, Western Michigan University, MI

2000 – 2002 Research Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska, NE

1995 – 1999 Graduate Research Assistant, University of Nebraska, NE

1993 – 1995 Lecture Assistant, Building Research Center, Cairo, Egypt

1986 – 1993 Research Assistant, Building Research Center, Cairo, Egypt

Teaching

Department of Civil and Construction Engineering, Western Michigan University

Semester	Course Number	Course Title	Level
Summer I 2003 / Fall 2003	CMD 236 / CCE 236	Construction Measurement and Layout	Undergraduate
Summer II 2003	CMD 696	Advanced Topics – Construction Materials	Graduate
Fall 2003/2004	CCE 336	Soil Mechanics	Undergraduate
Fall 2003	CMD 696	Advanced Topics – Construction Materials	Graduate
Fall / Spring 2003/2004	CMD 700	Master Thesis	Graduate
Spring 2004/2005	CCE 386	Structural Analysis	Undergraduate
Spring 2004/2005/ Summer I 2005	CCE 338	Construction Materials	Undergraduate
Spring 2004	CCE 499	Independent Study - Nondestructive testing techniques.	Undergraduate
Fall 2004/2005/2006/2007	CCE 4400	Introduction to Design	Undergraduate
Summer 2004	CCE 633	Design of Concrete Formwork	Graduate
Fall 2005 / 2006/2007 Spring 2006/ 2007/2008	CCE 4830	Project Design and Control	Undergraduate
Fall 2005/ 2006/2007 Spring 2006/2007/2008	CCE 4850	Senior Project	Undergraduate
Spring 2006 / 2007/2008	CCE 4500 / CCE 6960	Reinforced Concrete Design	Undergraduate/ Graduate
Summer I 2006	CCE 4450 / CCE 6960	Steel Design	Undergraduate/ Graduate
Fall 2006	CCE 6960	SCC-Evaluation of Material Properties	Graduate
Spring 2007	CCE 6960	SCC – Evaluation of Time Dependent Properties	Graduate
Summer I 2007	CCE 4450	Steel Design	Undergraduate
Summer I 2007	CCE 6850	Advanced Design Project	Graduate
Fall / Spring 2005/2006/2007/2008	CCE 7000	Master Thesis	Graduate

Department of Civil and Construction Engineering, University of Nebraska – Lincoln

Semester	Course Number	Course Title	Level
Fall 2001	CE 447 / 847	Reinforced Concrete II	Undergraduate/ Graduate
Spring 2002	CE 370	Mechanics of Materials Laboratory	Undergraduate
Fall / Spring 2001	CE 899	Master Thesis	Graduate
Fall / Spring 2002	CE 898	Independent Research	Graduate
Fall 2002	CE 445/845	Structural Analysis III	Undergraduate/ Graduate

Publications

Thesis and Dissertation

1. Yehia, S.A., “Rotation Capacity Requirements for Elastic-Plastic Analysis of Steel Portal Frames,” M.SC. Thesis, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt, February 1990.

2. Yehia, S. A., “Conductive Concrete Overlay for Bridge Deck Deicing,” Ph.D. Dissertation, University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA, August 1999.

Refereed Journals

A. Published / Accepted for Publication

1. Yehia, S., Khan, S., and Abudayyeh, O, “Recycled Aggregate in Structural Concrete: Evaluation of Mechanical Properties," Accepted for publication, HBRC Scientific Journal, August 2008.

2. Yehia, S., Abudayyeh, O., Basnet, B., Maurovich, M., and Zalt, A., “Self-Consolidating Concrete Mixture: Proportioning and Evaluation,” Accepted for publication, Journal of Materials Science Research, August 2008.

3. Yehia, S., Abdel-Qader, I., Abudayyeh, O., Zalt, A., and Meganathan, V., “Evaluation of Sensors Performance for Concrete Bridge Applications,” Accepted for Publication, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., February 2008.

4. Yehia, S., Abudayyeh, O., Abdel-Qader, I., and Zalt, A., “GPR, Chain Drag, and Ground Truth: Correlation of Bridge Deck Assessment Data,” Accepted for Publication, Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Washington, D.C., February 2008.

5. Abdel-Qader, I., Yohali, S., Abudayyeh, O., and Yehia, S., “Segmentation of Thermal Images for Nondestructive Evaluation of Bridge Decks,” Accepted for publication, NDT & E International Journal, Elsevier Publishing Company, January 2008.

6. Yehia, S., Abudayyeh, O, Fazal, I., and Randolph, D., “A Decision Support System for Concrete Bridge Deck Maintenance,” Journal of Advances in Engineering Software, Elsevier Publishing Company, Volume 39, Number 3, March 2008.

7. Yehia, S., Abudayyeh, O., Zalt, A., and Bayha, J., “Prefabricated Bridge Deck and Superstructure Systems for Rapid Bridge Replacement,” HBRC Scientific Journal, Volume 3, No. 2, August 2007.

8. Abudayyeh, O, Zidan, S, Yehia, S., and Randolph, D., “A Hybrid Prequalification/Innovative Contracting Model Using AHP.” Journal of Management in Engineering, ASCE, No.2 Vol. 23, April 2007.

9. Yehia, S., Abudayyeh, O, Nabulsi, S., and Abdel-Qader, I., “Detection of Common Defects in Concrete Bridge Decks Using Nondestructive Evaluation Techniques,” Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 12, No.2, Pages 215-225, March-April 2007.

10. Abdel-Qader, I., Parshad-Rad, S., Abudayyeh, O., and Yehia, S., “PCA-Based Algorithm for Unsupervised Bridge Crack Detection,” Accepted for publication in Journal of Advances in Engineering Software, Elsevier Publishing Company, Volume 37, Number 12, Pages 771-778. December, 2006.

11. Abudayyeh, O., Khan, T., Yehia, S., and Randolph, D., “The Design and Implementation of a Maintenance Information Model for Rural Municipalities,” Journal of Advances in Engineering Software, Elsevier Publishing Company, Volume 36, Number 8, Pages 540-548, August, 2005.

12. Tuan, C. Y., and Yehia, S. A., “Evaluation of Electrically Conductive Concrete Containing Carbon Products for Deicing,” ACI Materials Journal, Vol. 101, No.4, July-August 2004, pp. 287-293.

13. Tuan, C. Y., Yehia, S. A., Jongpitakseel, N., and Tadros, M.K., “End Zone Reinforcement for Pretensioned Concrete Girders,” PCI Journal, Vol. 49, No.3, May-June 2004, pp. 68-82.

14. Yehia, S., Tuan, C. Y., “No-Stick Surface- Conductive Concrete for Bridge Deck Deicing,” Technical Article, Road and Bridges, Vol. 42, NO. 4, April 2004.

15. Noppakunwijai, P., Jongpitakseel, N., Zhongguo, M., Yehia, S., and Tadros, M., “Discussion on Pullout Capacity of Non-Prestressed Bent Strands,” PCI Journal, Vol. 48, No. 4, July-August 2003.

16. Noppakunwijai, P., Jongpitakseel, N., Zhongguo, M., Yehia, S., and Tadros, M., “Pullout Capacity Of Non-Prestressed Bent Strands For Prestressed Concrete Girders,” PCI Journal, Vol. 47, No. 4, July-August 2002.

17. Yehia, S., and C. Y. Tuan. “Conductive Concrete Overlay- An Innovative Solution for Bridge Deck Deicing,” Concrete International, Vol. 24, No. 2, February 2002.

18. Yehia, S., Tuan, C. Y., Ferdon, D., and Chen, B., “Conductive Concrete Overlay for Bridge Deck Deicing: Mix Design, Optimization, and Properties,“ ACI Materials Journal, Vol. 97, No. 2, March – April 2000, pp. 172-181.

19. Yehia, S., Tuan, C. Y., “ Thin Conductive Concrete Overlay for Bridge Deck Deicing and Anti-icing,” Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Material and Construction, Concrete 2000, No. 1698, Transportation Research Council, Washington, D.C. 2000, pp. 45-53.

20. Einea, A., Yehia, S., and Tadros, M. K., “Lap Splices in Confined Concrete,” ACI Structural Journal, Vol. 96, No. 6, Nov. – Dec. 1999, pp. 947-955.

21. Yehia, S., and Tuan, C. Y., “Conductive Concrete Overlay for Bridge Deck Deicing,“ ACI Materials Journal, Vol. 96, No. 3, May – June 1999, pp.382-390.

22. Yehia, S., and Tuan, C. Y., “Conductive Concrete Overlay,“ Technical Article, Concrete Engineering International, Vol. 3, No. 1, January/February 1999, pp. 70-72.

23. Problems and Solutions, PCI Journal, pp. 88, January/February, 1998.

24. Salem, H. A., Dessouki, A. K., Abdel-Aziz, K. S., and Yehia, S., “Effect of Local Buckling on the Rotation Capacity of Steel Portal Frames”, Ain Shams University, Engineering Bulletin, Vol. 26 No. 1, Page 371-388, Cairo, Egypt, March, 1991.

B. Journal Papers submitted for publication