Amr Elhakim

Education

• Ph.D. -

  Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Atlanta, GA, August 2005.

Minor:

Properties of Materials (GPA=4.0/4.0)

Prof. P.W. Mayne, Geosystems Group, Georgia Institute of Technology

                     Prof. A. Puzrin, Swiss Federal Institute, Zurich, Switzerland.

Evaluation of shallow foundation displacements using soil small strain soil stiffness.

• M.S.C.E.

  (GPA=3.85/4.0)-Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Atlanta, GA, May 2001.

• M.S.C.E. -

  Cairo University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Public Works, Egypt, July 1998.

• B.S.C.E. (Honors top 2% of class)-

  Cairo University, Faculty of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering

  ,

  Cairo,

  Egypt, July 1995.

Work Experience

• Vice Director of Research and Studies Center of Civil Engineering (RSCCE) Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University

  (2021 – present).

• Soil Mechanics and Foundations Research Laboratory at Cairo University, Giza, Egypt (

  2022-present): Professor of Geotechnical Engineering.

• Soil Mechanics and Foundations Research Laboratory at Cairo University, Giza, Egypt (

  2017-2022): Associate Professor of Geotechnical Engineering.

• Soil Mechanics and Foundations Research Laboratory at Cairo University, Giza, Egypt (

  2007-2017): Lecturer of Geotechnical Engineering.

• Dar Al-Handasah, Cairo, Egypt

  (2007-2020): Senior Geotechnical Engineer. Work includes interpretation of subsurface site investigation reports, design of shallow and deep foundations, design of side support systems, preparation of specifications, method of measurement and bill of quantities, and preparation of proposals. Involved in several countries including Angola, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.

• Tensar Earth Technologies, Inc, Atlanta, USA

  (2005-2006): Design Engineer responsible for Southeastern region of the United States.

• Georgia Institute of Technology

  (2001): Pile design analysis based on seismic piezocone data in Virginia and Alabama with Prof. P. W. Mayne.

• Misr Consulting Group, Cairo, Egypt

  : part-time geotechnical engineer (1996-1998). Work included classification of soil samples, design of shallow foundations and laterally loaded piles.

• Arab Consulting Engineers, Cairo, Egypt

  : full-time structural engineer (October 1995-December 1995). Work involved the structural design of floors, beams and columns of a multi-story five-star hotel in Cairo, Egypt.

Theses and Books

1. Elhakim, A.F.

   (2010). Shallow foundations displacements using small strain soil stiffness. VDM Verlag Dr. Müller, 428 pages.

2. Elhakim, A.F.

   (2005). Evaluation of shallow foundation displacements using soil small strain soil stiffness. PhD Thesis, School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia, 406 pages.

3. Elhakim, A. F. (1998). Evaluation of the Performance of the Flat Dilatometer in Cohesive Soils. MS Thesis, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, Giza, Egypt, 204 pages.

Technical Papers

1. Mostafa, H.H., and Elhakim, A.F.

   (2022) “Static versus Dynamic Load Tests on Piles Socketed in Dubai Limestone”. Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, 7:289, https://doi.org/10.1007/s41062-022-00883-z

2. Agaiby, S.S., Hassan, A.W., Dakhli, A.H. and
   Elhakim, A.

   (2022). “Sawdust Effect on Compressibility and Shear Strength Characteristics of Highly Organic Clay”. Engineering Research Journal, Faculty of Engineering, Menoufia University, Volume 45, Issue 3, pp. 379-387.

3. Elhakim, A.F.

   (2022). “Capacity of axially loaded bored cast‑in‑place piles socketed in Dubai limestone”. Innovative Infrastructure Solutions 7, Article number: 257, DOI: 10.1007/s41062-022-00857-1

4. Nasr, A.M.,
   Elhakim, A.F.,

   and Amer, M.I. (2022) “Soil stiffness from back-analysis of pile load tests in Al Burrullus”. Ain Shams Engineering Journal, Volume 13, Issue 6, 14 pages.

1. Gaafar, H.G., Dakhly, A.H., and Elhakim, A.F.

   (2022). “Digital Transformation Solution for Identification of Geotechnical Parameters Using Statistical Data Analysis”. Engineering Research Journal, Faculty of Engineering, Menoufia University, Volume 45, Issue 1, pp. 89-99.

2. Elhakim, A.F.,

   Mohammed, M.J. & Elkhouly, M.A. (2022). “Improvement of expansive soil using granulated scrap tires.” Innovative Infrastructure Solutions 7, Article Number 82. https://doi.org/10.1007/s41062- 021-00687-7

3. Elhakim, A. F.,

   Hussanin, M.I, and Dakhly, A.H. Dakhly (2020). “Interference Effects between two closely spaced footings on unreinforced and reinforced sand”. Journal of Engineering and Applied Science, Faculty of Engineering, Cairo University, Vol. 67, No. 7, pp. 1689-1707.

4. Nasr, A.M.,
   Elhakim, A. F.,

   and Amer, M.I. (2019). “Site Characterization of Al-Burrulus Clay Formations”. Sustainable Issues in Transportation Engineering. Proceedings of the 3rd GeoMEast International Congress and Exhibition, Egypt on Sustainable Civil Infrastructures – The Official International Congress of the Soil-Structure Interaction Group in Egypt (SSIGE) pp. 72-91.

5. Gaafar, H.G.,
   Elhakim, A.F.,

   and Dakhly, A.H. (2018). “GIS Web-Based Framework for Site Investigation Optimization and Geotechnical Data Exchange”. The 12th International Conference of the African Association of Remote Sensing of the Environment (AARSE 2018), Alexandria, Egypt, 25-29 October, pages 1-9.

6. Elhakim, A.F.

   (2016) “Evaluation of Permeability of Cohesionless Soils”, Alexandria Engineering Journal, Volume 55, Issue 3, pp. 2631-2638.

7. Elhakim, A.F.

   , Elkhouly, M. and Awad, R. (2016) “Three Dimensional Modelling of Laterally Loaded Pile Groups Resting in Sand”. Housing and Building Research Center Journal; Volume 12, Issue 1, pp. 78-87.

8. Hemeda,
   A.

   ,

   Elhakim. A.F.

   and Amer, M. (2015) “Performance of Strutted Diaphragm Walls Embedded in Sand”. The 14^th International Conference on Structural and Geotechnical Engineering, Ain Shams University, ICGGE 14.

9. Elhakim, A.F.

   (2015) “The Use of the Point Load Test for Dubai Weak Calcareous Sandstones”:, Journal of Rock Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Issue 7, pp. 452-457.

10. Elhakim, A.F.

    , Elbaz, K. and Amer, M. (2014) “The use of the light weight deflectometer for in-situ evaluation of sand degree of compaction”. Housing and Building Research Center Journal, Volume 10, Issue 3, 298-307.

11. Elhakim, A.F.

    & Tahsin, A. (2011) “The effect of anchor post-tensioning on the behavior of a double anchored diaphragm wall embedded in clay”. The 15th African Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Maputo.

12. Elhakim, A.F.

    & Tahsin, A. (2011) “Post tensioning effects on anchored diaphragm walls in sand”. The 14th Asian Regional Conference on Soil Mechanics and Foundations, Hong Kong, China.

13. Elhakim, A.F.

    & Mayne, P.W. (2008) “Footing stress-displacement response using small-strain modulus”. Deformational Characteristics of Geomaterials, Vol. 2 (Proc. 4th Intl. Symposium DCG, Atlanta), Millpress/IOS Press, Amsterdam: 937-944.

14. Elhakim, A.F.

    & Mayne, P.W. (2006) “Evaluating Footing Response from Seismic Piezocone Tests”. Site and Geomaterial Characterization, Geotechnical Special Publication 149, ASCE, Virginia, pp. 255-260.

15. Elhakim, A.F.

    & Mayne, P.W. (2006) “Foundation Load-Displacement Response from Small-Strain Stiffness”. Proceedings of GeoCongress 2006, Geotechnical Engineering in the Information Age, Geo-Institute, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

16. Elhakim, A.F.

    , & Mayne, P.W. (2003) “Derived Stress-Strain-Strength of Clays from Seismic Cone Tests”. Deformations Characteristics of Geomaterials, Balkema, Lisse, pp. 81-87.

17. Mayne, P.W., Puzrin, A., and
    Elhakim, A.F

    . (2003) “Field characterization of small strain behavior of clays”.  Proceedings of the 12^th Pan American Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Boston, Vol. 1, pp. 307-313.

18. Elhakim, A.F. & Mayne, P.W. (2002). Discussion to “Side Resistance in Piles and Drilled Shafts”. ASCE Journal of Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Engineering, Vol. 128, No. 5, pp. 448-450.
19. Mayne, P.W. &
    Elhakim, A.F.

    (2002) “Axial Pile Response Evaluation by Geophysical Piezocone tests”.  Proceedings of the 9^th International Conference on Piling & Deep Foundations, DFI, Nice, Presse de l’ecole nationale des Ponts et chaussees, pp. 543-550.

20. Mayne, P.W. & Elhakim, A.F. (2001) “In-Situ Plasma Vitrification of Geomaterials”. Proceedings of the 15^th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Istanbul, Volume 3, 1807-1810.
21. Mayne, P.W., Puzrin, A., and
    Elhakim, A.F

    . (2003) “Field characterization of small strain behavior of clays”.  Proceedings of the 12^th Pan American Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Boston, Vol. 1, pp. 307-313.

22. Elhakim, A.F. & Mayne, P.W. (2002). Discussion to “Side Resistance in Piles and Drilled Shafts”. ASCE Journal of Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental Engineering, Vol. 128, No. 5, pp. 448-450.
23. Mayne, P.W. &
    Elhakim, A.F.

    (2002) “Axial Pile Response Evaluation by Geophysical Piezocone tests”.  Proceedings of the 9^th International Conference on Piling & Deep Foundations, DFI, Nice, Presse de l’ecole nationale des Ponts et chaussees, pp. 543-550.

24. Mayne, P.W. & Elhakim, A.F. (2001) “In-Situ Plasma Vitrification of Geomaterials”. Proceedings of the 15^th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Istanbul, Volume 3, 1807-1810.