Adel ElSafty, PhD, PE, P.Eng.

University of North Florida

4567 St. Johns Bluff Rd South, Jacksonville, FL 32224

Tel (904)620-1398, Fax (904)620-2975

adel.el-safty@unf.edu
 

 

Research Interests
Bridge Engineering, Nonlinear Behavior of Concrete Structures, Nondestructive Testing and Evaluation of Structures, Structural Rehabilitation and Strengthening, Durability of Concrete

Education and Professional Registration

·         Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC, 1994

·         M.S. in Structural Engineering, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, 1988

·         B.S. in Civil Engineering, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt, 1984

·         P.E. registration in Florida.

·         P.Eng. registration in Ontario Canada.

 

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

  • Assistant Professor, “UNF”, University of North Florida, (Dec 05 - Now)
  • Assistant Professor, Florida State University FSU-Panama City , (2003 –2005)
  • Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Central Florida (2002- 2003)
  • Structural Design Engineer, LOCHNER, Orlando, Florida (2001–2003)
  • Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Sherbrooke, Canada (1999–2001)
  • Research Consultant, Florida Department of Transportation, Structures Research Center , (2000)
  • Specification Manager, FOSROC – British Construction Chemical Company (1996 –1998)
  • Civil Engineer - Researcher, NWRC, Egypt (1994 – 1996)
  • Postdoctoral Research Assistant, PhD Graduate Research Assistant, Instructor & Teaching Assistant, North Carolina State University, NCSU, USA (1990 – 1994)
  • Structural Engineer - Trainee, NCDOT, USA (Summer 1991)
  • Civil Engineer - Trainee, FHWA, Federal Highway Administration's Turner Fairbank Research Center, Virginia, USA (Summer 1990), 
  • Structural Engineer & Researcher, Building Research Center, NWRC & Structural Design Office, Cairo, Egypt (1985 – 1989)


Work/Professional experience

(I) Design several bridge super-structure and sub-structures and load rating of steel and prestressed concrete bridges.  Some examples of the projects are:

  • Structural Design and load rating of concrete & Steel Bridges.
  • SR 9A / SR 202 Bridge (J. TURNER BUTLER BOULDEVARD INTERCHANGE), Jacksonville , Florida ; a- Segmental Concrete Bridge, b- Steel bridge Alternate.

·         SR 102 (AIRPORT ROAD ) OVER (JIA) INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT BLVD Bridge

o        Steel box superstructure design

o        Steel Span overhead Sign structure design

o        Mast Arm design

o        Substructure design

·         SR 292 Over Bayou Chico bridge-Load rating, FDOT District 3

·         Used following Software RC Pier, CONSpan, MDX, STAADPRO, MATHCAD, Microstation, PCACOLUMN, factor, prestressed beam design

·         Developed spreadsheets: (a) footings design, (b) Pile design (c) MSE quantities and vertical & horizontal curves (d) Calculating loads and moments on Bridge supporting elements.

·         MDX load rating for curved steel bridges

(II) Shear and flexure tests on bridge girders strengthened with FRP composites. Reviewed load test data and evaluated the test procedures for existing two bridges. I helped in verification of the test results against laboratory and field data from the load-testing program.

(III) My work in the international Construction Chemical Company, Fosroc, involved:

·         Laboratory testing of repair materials and protective coatings for concrete,

·         Field investigation, specifying & developing method statements for repair materials & methods.

·         Publishing 4 conference papers on materials and concrete performance and attending an international conference in Bahrain.

·         Holding presentations on structural repairs explaining materials high performance & compliance with specifications and repair methods.

·         Completion of training on repair material in England on a new electrochemical concrete treatment, NORCURE (Realkalization & Desalination).

(IV), Shared in conducting the experimental and analytical research program - at North Carolina State University - on testing two 1/4 scale model bridges and published the report of “Jointlesss Bridge Decks” FHWA/NC/95-006 in September 1995. I participated in developing a Non-Linear finite element analysis program to investigate the performance of bridges, to model concrete girders and decks, investigate the structural behavior of deck- continuous bridges and the deck connection element under different loading conditions, and the assessment of bridge rehabilitation.

(V) Lab testing of strengthened beams in flexure and experimental research on strengthening and repair of concrete structural elements.

(VI) Lab Durability testing of structural members.

(VII) Design structural elements, concrete & steel buildings.

 

COURSES INFORMATION (I taught at FSU, UCF & UNF)

CES 4702         - Concrete Design                                             FSU & UNF

CES 4605         - Steel Design                                                   FSU

CES 3100         - Structural Analysis                                          UCF & UNF

EGN 3331         - Strength of Materials & lab                              UCF & FSU

CES 3104C       - Mechanics of Materials                                   UNF

EGM 3512        - Engineering Mechanics (Statics & Dynamics)   UCF, FSU

EGN 3310         - Statics                                                                        UNF

EGN 2212         - Engineering Statistics and Computations           FSU

TTE 3004         - Transportation Engineering                              FSU

CGN 4800        - Pre Senior Design & Professional Issues          FSU

CGN 4802        - Senior Design Project                                      FSU

           

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS

1.       A. El-Safty, (September 12 – 15, 2006), “The Behaviour of Bridges with Jointless Decks Subjected to Time-Dependent Effects”, “CST2006 - The 8th International Conference on Computational Structures Technology”, Spain.

2.       Ayman M. Okeil & Adel El-Safty, (Nov. 2005), “Partial Continuity in Bridge Girders with Jointless Decks,” Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction, ASCE, pp 229-238.

3.       B. Benmokrane and A. El-Safty, (October 2000), “Use of FRP reinforcement integrated with fibre optic sensors for concrete bridge deck slab construction”, Published in the Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, Canadian J. Civ. Eng. Volume 27, No 5, pp 928-940.

4.       B. Zhang, B. Benmokrane, A. Chennouf, P. Mukhopadhyaya, and A. El-Safty, (May 2001), “Tensile Behavior of Grouted FRP Tendons for Prestressed Ground Anchors”, ASCE Journal of Composites for Construction, American Society of Civil Engineering, pp 85-93. 

5.       Adel K. El-Safty, S. Abdel-Baky, (Oct 24-26, 1998), “The Use of a Sealer and a Top Coat to Protect Concrete Against Salt Attack and Influencing Factors”, 23rd international conference, our world in concrete & structures, Singapore.

6.       S. AbdelBaky, Adel K. El-Safty, (Oct 27-29, 1997), “Protective Coating for Concrete Against Aggressive Environmental Attack”, 5th International Conference, Deterioration and Repair of Reinforced Concrete in the Arabian Gulf, pp 585-594, Bahrain.

7.       Bahnsawy , H.H., Adel K. El-Safty, (Oct 27-29, 1997),  “Evaluation of the Use of Polyester Resin Grout in Anchoring Steel Bars into Concrete”, 5th International Conference, Deterioration and Repair of Reinforced Concrete in the Arabian Gulf, pp 573-584, Bahrain.

8.       El-Safty, Adel Kamal, (April 1996), “Behavior of Bridge Girders Supporting Partially Debonded Jointless Deck”, Civil Engineering Department Magazine, Al-Azhar University, Egypt, p.p. 429-462

9.       Adel El-Safty, (Dec. 1996), “Deterioration of reinforced concrete structures subjected to salts attack, poor workmanship, and aggressive environment”, Civil Engineering Department Magazine, Al-Azhar University.

10.   Paul Zia, Alp Caner, and Adel K. El-Safty, (September 1995), “Jointless Bridge Decks”, Technical Report, FHWA/NC/95-006, North Carolina Department of Transportation, U.S.A.

11.   M.M. Kamal, Adel K. El-Safty, H.H. Shaheen, (June 89), "Strengthening Reinforced Concrete Beams in Flexure with Steel Plate". Proceedings, International Conference of Structural Faults & Repair (pp149-156), Edinburgh.

12.   H. H. Shaheen, A. Abdel Rahman, M. M. Kamal, and Adel K. El-Safty, (March 89), "Strengthening Reinforced Concrete Beams in Flexure with Steel Bars", Proceedings 3rd Arab Structural Engineering Conference, pp 527-547, UAE.

 

Citations:

My research work (experimental & analytical) was cited in the following publications:

·         Kenneth M. Wing and Mervyn J. Kowalsky, “May/June 2005”, “Behavior, Analysis, and Design of an Instrumented Link Slab Bridge”, JOURNAL OF BRIDGE ENGINEERING © ASCE, 2005.

·         A. Caner, E. Dogan, and P. Zia, (March/April 2002), “Seismic performance of multisimple-span bridges retrofitted with link slabs”, Journal of Bridge Engineering, PP 85-93

·         A. Caner and P. Zia, (May-June 1998), Behavior and design of link slabs for jointless bridge decks”, PCI Journal, pp 68-80

·         Caner, A. (1996), “Analysis and design of jointless bridge decks supported by simple-span girders”, Ph.D. Dissertation, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC.

·         Jaroslav Mackerle, (November 1996), “Finite element linear and nonlinear, static and dynamic analysis of structural elements: a bibliography”, Analysis of structural elements, LinköpingInstitute of Technology, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Linköping,Sweden, pp347-440 (http://www.duke.edu/~hpgavin/frame/mackerle97.pdf.

Professional Affiliation & Activities:

  • ACI, ASCE, PCI, SAME member
  • Associate member of ACI Committee E706 on Repair Applications Procedures.
  • Associate member of ACI-ASCE Committee 343, Concrete Bridge Design.
  • Reviewer for the Transportation Research Board “TRB”.
  • Chi Epsilon, National Civil Engineering Honor Society, USA
  • Instructors for PE review courses of structures, through FES.