Program

ICCSTE'20 Keynote Lecture

November 13 | 9:10 AM - 9:55 AM | Session Chair: Dr. Khaled Sennah, Ryerson University, Canada

Objective and Performance-Based Design in Structural Fire Engineering
Dr. Maged A. Youssef, University of Western Ontario, Canada

Dr. Maged A. Youssef is a Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the University of Western Ontario. He received his PhD from McMaster University, Canada, in 2000, and then joined Murray Engineering P.C., New York City, as senior structural engineer. Dr. Youssef joined Western in August of 2002. He was promoted to the rank of Associate Professor in 2009 and to the rank of Professor in 2015. He also acted as the Associate Chair for Undergraduate Affairs from 2012 to 2015. Dr. Youssef received the 2007 R. Mohan Mathur Award for Excellence in Teaching. In addition to university teaching, he is actively involved in professional development of practicing engineers. Dr. Youssef’s research focus on improving safety of our civil structures to natural and man-made disasters. His research covers areas in Earthquake Engineering, Structural Fire Engineering, and Smart Materials and Systems. He shared in publishing three standards. He also published 2 book chapters, 57 journal articles, 55 conference papers, and several technical reports. He presented his research as a keynote/expert speaker in national and international conferences. He was also invited to present his research at Tohoku University (Japan), Kyoto University (Japan), and South China University of Technology (China). Dr. Youssef supervised 12 PhD students, and 8 Master students to graduation. He is currently supervising 3 PhD students and 2 Master Students. He is an active member of the professional Committees of the Canadian Society of Civil Engineers and the American Concrete Institute. He is licenced professional engineer and is actively involved in structural engineering consulting activities.

ICCSTE'20 Keynote Lecture

November 13 | 9:55 AM - 10:40 AM | Session Chair: Dr. Khaled Sennah, Ryerson University, Canada

An Emerging Paradigm for the Integration of Mechanics and Imaging for Material Characterization
Dr. Adil Al-Mayah, University of Waterloo, Canada

Dr. Adil Al-Mayah has a unique blend of work experience in both the engineering and medical fields, resulting in the licensing of ground-breaking innovations in both areas. Professor Al-Mayah’s expertise includes material characterizations, composite materials mechanics, image registration, biomechanical characterization of soft tissues, and cancer mechanics. He is the director of the Imaging-Mechanics Integration laboratory (IMI Lab) at the University of Waterloo that serves researchers from a wide range of fields including civil and mechanical engineering, environmental, earth science, and building science.

RTESE'20 Keynote Lecture

November 13 | 10:50 AM - 11:35 AM | Session Chair: Dr. Khaled Sennah, Ryerson University, Canada

Elucidating the Underlying Physical, Chemical and Biological Mechanisms for the Altered Plant Uptake and Accumulation of Heavy Metals by Engineered Nanoparticles
Dr. Samuel Ma, Texas A&M University, USA

Dr. Xingmao (Samuel) Ma is an associate professor in the Zachry Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Texas A&M University. He received his Ph.D. in Civil (Environmental) Engineering from the Missouri University of Science & Technology in 2004. Before he joined Texas A&M University in January 2015 as a tenured associate professor, he was an assistant and then associate professor at Southern Illinois University Carbondale for seven years. His current research interests include environmental fate and transport of engineered nanoparticles in plant-soil ecosystems and sustainable applications of nanotechnology in agriculture and environment. He is also interested in understanding the biogeochemistry of conventional and emerging environmental pollutants and how the biogeochemical processes of concerned environmental pollutants are affected by co-existing pollutants. His research efforts also extend to water reuse and membrane technologies. He has published over 75 journal articles and book chapters and delivered more than 80 presentations in national and international conferences. He has been a keynote speaker in several international conferences. He is an associate editor of Environmental Chemistry Letters, an editorial member of the International Journal of Phytoremediation, and a member of the Board of Directors of the International Phytotechnology Society. He has supervised and co-supervised 5 Ph.D students, 18 M.S students, 1 postdoctoral researcher, and 6 visiting scholars.

Session

November 13 | 11:35 AM - 12:35 PM | Session Chair: Dr. Mehrab Mehrvar, Ryerson University, Canada

Environmental Protection

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November 13 | 12:55 PM - 2:15 PM | Session Chair: Dr. Khaled Sennah, Ryerson University, Canada

Earthquake and Structural Engineering

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November 13 | 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM | Session Chair: Dr. Khaled Sennah, Ryerson University, Canada

Geotechnical engineering

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November 13 | 3:25 PM - 4:30 PM | Session Chair: Dr. Liang Cui, Lakehead University, Canada

Advanced structural materials

ICCSTE'20 Keynote Lecture

November 14 | 9:00 AM - 9:45 AM | Session Chair: Dr. Mehrab Mehrvar, Ryerson University, Canada

Recent Advances in Accelerated Bridge Replacement
Dr. Khaled Sennah, Ryerson University, Canada

Dr. Khaled Sennah is a Professor of Structural Engineering and Chair of the Civil Engineering Department at Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada. He obtained his B.Sc. and M.Sc. degrees in civil engineering from Alexandria University of Egypt in 1985 and 1990, respectively, and his Ph.D. in structural engineering from University of Windsor in 1998. Dr. Sennah, core area of expertise includes design, evaluation and rehabilitation of bridges on which he has more than 260 publications and supervised over 75 graduate students. He has demonstrated numerous evidences of impact and contribution to economical design and sustainable construction that led to field applications and standards. In collaboration with Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) and industry partners in USA, Canada and Germany, his research team conducted innovative research including (i) the development of prefabricated bridge elements and connection technologies to accelerate bridge construction, (ii) development of crashworthy and cost-effective, bridge barrier and deck slabs reinforced with glass fibre reinforced polymer (GFRP) bars for sustainable construction and (iii) cost-effective and accelerated FRP repair strategy to bridge girders damaged by vehicle impact. Dr. Sennah’s research achievements have been recognized by international awards such as the 1999 Arthur Wellington Prize for best journal paper in transportation-related infrastructure and the 2002 State-of-the-Art in Civil Engineering award, both from the American Society for Civil Engineers. Also, he received the 1998 P.L. Pratley Award for best journal paper in bridge engineering and the 2013 A.B. Sanderson Award from the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering for “Outstanding Contributions by a Civil Engineer to the Development and Practice of Structural Engineering in Canada.” In recognition of his long-term achievements, he was elected Fellow of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) in 2011, Fellow of the Engineering Institute of Canada (EIC) in 2016, and Fellow of the Canadian Academy of Engineering (CAE) in 2017. He is currently an Associate Editor for the Canadian Journal for Civil Engineering. Also, he is a member of three Canadian Standard Association’s Technical Committees for the development of the Highway Bridge Design Code. Dr. Sennah has a long history of significant contributions to the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) through committee membership, membership of scientific committees of conferences, Chairing conferences and chairing CSCE Structures Division and others. He is currently an Associate Editor for the Canadian Journal for Civil Engineering. Also, he is a member of the Canadian Standard Association’s Technical Committee on Section 5 – Methods of Analysis and Technical Committee on Section 12 – Barriers and highway accessory for the development of the 2019 Highway Bridge Design Code (CAN/CSA S6-19), in addition to five ACI technical committees and subcommittees.

ICCSTE'20 Keynote Lecture

November 14 | 9:45 AM - 10:30 AM | Session Chair: Dr. Mehrab Mehrvar, Ryerson University, Canada

An Innovative Bridge Inspection Technique through Drive-by Vehicles – A Special Application on Prestress Loss Identification
Dr. Mijia Yang, University of North Dakota, US

Dr. Yang has practiced teaching and research broadly in structural and transportation engineering. He has taught Steel Design, Dynamic of Structures, and several others for the last 5 years. His research concentrates on impact and blast protection with advanced engineering materials, multi-scale modeling of composite and concrete materials, smart health monitoring in Civil Infrastructure, and self-healing concrete. His representative work included developing a systematic design method for impact barriers, a unified fatigue criterion for uniaxial Polyurethane E-Glass composite laminates, damage detection through guided wave, and a creep design methodology for Epoxy bonded anchor systems. Dr. Yang has participated in several state and national projects during his career, including “Effect of intermediate diaphragms on prestressed concrete bridge girders for over-height truck impacts” and “Testing of window connections specially designed for blast loading”. Dr. Yang also won several national and international awards, including the Philip E. Rollhaus, Jr. Roadway Safety Essay Contest held by Quixote in 2005, the faculty research award at the University of Texas at San Antonio in 2007, the ASCE travel award in 2005, and the ASCE Journal of Aerospace Engineering Outstanding Reviewer award in 2012 and 2018. Dr. Yang is currently serving as the associate editor of Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE, and has more than 100 publications, including journal papers, conference papers, and reports in the field of composites, structural testing and characterization.

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November 14 | 10:40 AM - 11:40 AM | Session Chair: Dr. Liang Cui, Lakehead University, Canada

New Technologies, Methods and Techniques in Civil Engineering

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November 14 | 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM | Session Chair: Dr. Samuel Ma, Texas A&M University, USA

Environmental Sustainability and Development

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November 14 | 1:00 PM - 1:45 PM | Session Chair: Dr. Mehrab Mehrvar, Ryerson University, Canada

Building Materials

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November 14 | 1:55 PM - 2:25 PM | Session Chair: Dr. Mehrab Mehrvar, Ryerson University, Canada

Water resources and Treatment

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November 14 | 2:25 PM - 2:55 PM | Session Chair: Dr. Khandaker M. Anwar Hossain, Ryerson University , Canada

Traffic and Transportation Engineering

Evaluating the Economic Benefits of Non-Motorized Transport Infrastructure (NMT) for Sustainable Development Case Study: Non-Motorized Transport Pilot Scheme for Kampala City

ICCSTE 148
Time: 2:25 - 2:40
Presenter: Kigozi Joseph, ENGINEERING, Innovations House, Uganda
Authors: Kigozi Joseph
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Study of Delays to Evaluate the Sustainability over Time of Solutions for Urban Intersections

ICCSTE 322
Time: 2:40 - 2:55
Presenter: Burga Alvarez Llorca, Oswaldo, Universidad Peruana de Ciencias, Peru
Authors: F. Medina, A. Burga, A. Bravo
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November 14 | 2:55 PM - 3:25 PM | Session Chair: Dr. Khandaker M. Anwar Hossain, Ryerson University , Canada

Bridge Engineering

Development of Graphical Computer Software for the Design of Composite Steel I-Girder Bridges per the Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code

ICCSTE 340
Time: 2:55 - 3:10
Presenter: Ahmed Diab, Ryerson University, Canada
Authors: Ahmed Diab, Khaled Sennah
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Simplified Equations for Moment and Shear in Bridge Girders Resulting from AASHTO Truck Loading

ICCSTE 341
Time: 3:10 - 3:25
Presenter: Seyedshayan Barary, Ryerson University, Canada
Authors: Seyedshayan Barary, Ahmed Diab, Khaled Sennah
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RTESE'20 Keynote Lecture

November 14 | 3:25 PM - 4:10 PM | Session Chair: Dr. Mehrab Mehrvar, Ryerson University, Canada

“Silent Spring” to “The Lorax”: Environmental Science and Using Answers from the Past to Find Solutions for the Future
Dr. Lynda McCarthy, Ryerson University, Canada

Dr. Lynda McCarthy is a Professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biology at Ryerson University in Toronto. Her research includes aquatic ecotoxicology, Great Lakes pollution and remediation, and assessing the impact on organisms exposed to land-applied pulp mill and municipal biosolids.

In the past decade, she has received funding for her research from sources such as the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council (NSERC Discovery and Strategic Grants) and the National Centres for Excellence’s (NCE) Canadian Water Network (CWN). She attended Queen’s University and the University of Waterloo where she gained a BSc and a PhD respectively and was a Department of Fisheries and Oceans federal government scientist for many years at the Great Lakes institute Canada Centre for Inland Waters (CCIW).

At Ryerson University, Dr. McCarthy received the prestigious Dean’s Teaching Award for excellence in teaching and she is the founding visionary behind Ryerson Urban Water (RUW). She is also leading an initiative that brings Ontario school boards and the Ministry of Education together with education experts in an effort to develop a deep environmental literacy in our children. Her motto is: from the classroom to the boardroom to the legislature.

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