Faculty Research Profile

College of Design and Built Environment

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

 

Faculty Research Profile Bulletin

 

Name:

Faisal Mukhtar

 

Rank:

Associate Professor

 

Specialization:

Structural Engineering Transportation Engineering
Construction Materials Water Resources Engineering
Geotechnical Engineering Environmental Engineering
 

 

PhD:

Institution: King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals
Year: 2015
Dissertation Title: Analytical and Numerical Analysis of Cylindrical and Spherical Pressure Vessels with Small-Diameter Nozzles

 

Selected Research Projects:

1. Fracture characterization of sustainable 3D printed concretes using 3D G/XFEM
2. Composite retrofitting against progressive collapse in multistory RC frames
3. Simulation of 3D Concrete Printing
4. Structural performance of self-healing bacteria treated recycled aggregate concretes
5. Universal bond test apparatus for FRP-concrete
6. Hydro-mechanical simulation of hydraulic fractures in low-permeability shale reservoirs using generalized/eXtended finite element method
7. Hygrothermal effect on interfacial bond between CFRP and concrete made from local materials
8. Applicability and relative performance of some mesh-reduction methods for fracture analysis of mode III cracks
 

 

Selected Patents:

1. Concrete Test Loading Frame, U.S. Patent No. 12,105,015 B2.
2. Frame and Testing System for Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Bond Testing, U.S. Patent No. 12,098,997 B2.
3. Fiber Reinforced Polymer Concrete Bond Testing Frame, U.S. Patent No. 12,092,564 B2.
4. Loading Frame for Fiber-Reinforced Polymer and Concrete Bond Testing Systems, U.S. Patent No. 11,982,614 B2.
5. Method for Measuring Debonding in a Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer concrete structure, U.S. Patent No. 11,719,620 B2. 
6. Debonding Test Apparatus for Measuring Bond Strength to Concrete, U.S. Patent No. 11,719,621 B2. 
7. Universal Debonding Test Apparatus for Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer-Concrete System and Method for Sequential Multi-Testing, U.S. Patent No. 11,169,082 B2.

 

Research Publications:

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Selected Graduate Thesis Supervised:

1. Seismic performance of RC bridge piers retrofitted with Fe-based shape memory alloys and UHPC
2. Self-prestressing flexural and shear strengthening of RC beams using heat-activated Fe-shape memory alloy plates
3. Experimental and AI-based quality monitoring in 3D concrete printing
4. Seasonal climate effects on shrinkage and mechanical performances of self-healing 3D-printed concrete with recycled fine aggregate
5. Self-sensing 3D-printed concrete integrated with graphene derivatives
6. Structural performance of treated recycled aggregate concretes
7. Evaluation of self-healing FRCM/concrete interfacial bond
8. Fracture propagation in quasi-brittle materials using eXtended/generalized finite element method
9. Punching shear performance of steel fiber reinforced recycled aggregate concrete slabs strengthened with near-surface mounted composites
10. Modelling of interfacial bond behavior between externally bonded FRP and concrete
11. Buckling of axially loaded cylindrical shells
 

 

Research Interests (as per CEE Strategic Research Goals): 

Develop Structural Health Monitoring Systems Renewable Energy
Rehabilitation Materials and Techniques Sustainable Environment
Carbon Utilization Climate Change Adaptation
Cycling of Waste Materials  Automation / Process Intensification
Develop Smart and Sustainable Materials  Novel Physical-Chemical Processes
Novel Modeling / Testing Methods  Exposure and Risk Analysis
 Natural Resources Management  Smart Mobility Systems