Research Interest

Concrete Durability and Performance Evaluation, Concrete Technology & Structural Engineering, Construction Materials, Recycling of Solid Wastes in Construction Industry, Repair and Rehabilitation of RC Structures, Special Types of Concrete, Use of FRP in Construction

Biography

Dr. El-Dieb joined the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at the United Arab Emirates University in August 2007 as Professor of Concrete Technology and Structural Engineering. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of Toronto, Canada, 1994. He received his M.Sc. and B.Sc. degrees from Structural Engineering Department, Ain Shams University, Egypt, 1983 & 1988. He is the Civil Engineering Department Chair since 2015. He also served as the Department Chair during the Academic years 2011/2012 and 2012/2013 and served as Acting Dean of the College of Engineering during the Academic year 2013-2014. Before joining the UAE University, He held the position of Professor of Properties and Testing of Materials, Structural Engineering Department, Ain Shams University, Egypt. During his career, Dr. El-Dieb supervised and co-supervised 28 Master theses and 4 Ph.D. dissertations. He has more than 100 technical publications in peer reviewed international journals and conference proceedings.