Haider Hamad Ghayeb

Dr. Haider Hamad Ghayeb
PhD (Structural Engineering and Materials), MSc (Civil Engineering-Structure), BSc. Eng. (Hons.) (Civil)
Lecturer
Civil & Construction Engineering
 
Contact Details
Telephone: +60 85 630100 Ext. 2635
Location: Skylark 3 (SK3) Room 427
Email: haider.hamad@curtin.edu.my
 
Research Profile

1. Structures:

  • Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering
  • Precast Concrete Systems
  • Steel system
  • Sustainable Structural Design
  • Composite and Hybrid Structures
  • Performance-Based Design and Retrofitting

2. Materials:

  • Innovative Materials for Construction
  • Sustainable Concrete and Low Carbon Concrete
  • Engineered Cementitious Composite (ECC)
  • Supersulfated Cement

3. Building Engineering

  • Construction Engineering and Project Management
  • Building Information Modeling (BIM)

4. Deep Learning and Simulation

  • Artificial Inteligence (AI)
  • Finite Element Analysis (FEA)

Academic History

  • PhD in Structural Engineering and Materials, Universiti Malaya (UM) – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (2022)
  • Master of Science (MSc): Civil Engineering, (Civil-Structure), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) – Johor Bahru, Malaysia (2014)
  • Bachelor of Science (BSc): Civil Engineering, UoB – Iraq (2003)

Professional Experience

Academic

  • May 2023-present – present  Lecturer 
    Department of Civil and Construction Engineering, Curtin University Malaysia
  • 2022 – Post Doctoral Research Fellow
    Universiti Malaya (UM) and UNITEN
  • 2014 to 2021: Research Assistant and Senior Researcher
  • 2018‐2021: Assistant lecturer and demonstrator in the Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti of Malaya (UM), Malaysia.
  • 2017‐2021: Final year projects Co-supervisions for degree students in the Department of Civil Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universiti of Malaya (UM), Malaysia
  • 2003‐2004: Lecturer at Babylon Institute, Al-Furat Alawst Technical University, Babylon, Iraq.

Industry

  • Jan 2022-Jan 2023 Consultant & Researcher
    Castwell Industries (M) Sdn. Bhd. company & H&T Constructing Engineers Sdn. Bhd. company, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Jan 2019-Jan 2023  Consultant and Researcher
    CMS Cement Industries Sdn. Bhd. company & Leviat Sdn. Bhd. company, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • Jun 2011-Aug 2012  Civil Site Engineer
    German Medical Services (GMS), to Construct a Project Teaching Hospital with 400 beds in Najaf City in Iraq. Najaf City, Iraq
  • Feb 2009-May 2011 Civil Engineering Project Manager
    Deyan and Ahbab Al-Iraq companies, to construct a project of Electrical Towers Line of Al-Massab Al-Aam- Fuhood 132 kV double phases and double circuits. Nasiriyah City- Dhi Qar, Iraq
  • Jun 2007-Apr 2009  Civil Site Engineer
    Al-Belal group company, to construct the Chamchamal Gas Electric Power Station. Sulaymaniyah City, Iraq
  • Nov 2006-May 2007  Civil Site Engineer
    Al-Belal group company, to construct a project of Electrical Towers Line of Babel-Kerbela 132 kV with Double Phases and Double Circuits. Babylon and Kerbela cities, Iraq
  • Aug 2005-Oct 2006 Civil Site Engineer
    Al-Belal group company, to construct a project of Pump Stations and Drainage Stations of Al- Massab Al-Aa’am. Dhi Qar City, Iraq
  • Jun 2003-Jul 2005  Civil Site Manager
    Al-Qalaa company, to construct the Faculty of Management and Economics building at the University of Kerbela. Kerbela City, Iraq

Awards

  • A Platinum award in the participation of Innovation and Technology Exhibition, which was held at UM-2022. (Producing New Sustainable Construction Materials)
  • Best technical paper award for the paper entitled Self-compacting concrete containing high volume palm oil fuel ash: cost, sustainability, and applications. DuraBI 2021.2nd International Conference on Durability of Building and Infrastructures. Dubai, UAE.

Research Grants and Consultancy Projects 

  1. Project Title: Artificial Intelligence-Based Characterisation of Composite Structures Cast with Innovative Sustainable Concrete
    Role: Project leader
    Funder: Curtin University Malaysia
    Budget: RM 20,000 (USD 5000)
  2. Project Title: Seismic Performance of Innovative Hybrid Dry Precast Concrete Connections 
    Role: Project leader
    Funder: Curtin University Malaysia
    Budget: RM 2,500 (USD 530)
  3. Project Title: Enhancing Students’ Industrial Training Experience through Triangulation of Stakeholders’ Perspective on Competencies
    Role: Project leader
    Funder: Curtin University Malaysia
    Budget: RM 2,000 (USD 425)
  4. Project Title: Application of Teaching Aids and Staad Pro Software for Hands-on Activities in the Class
    Role: Project member
    Funder: Curtin University Malaysia
    Budget: RM 1,500 (USD 318)
  5. Project Title: Multi Criteria and Integrated Approach Vibration Based Structural Health Monitoring
    Role: Project member
    Funder: High Impact Research at Universiti Malaya (UM) provided by the Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia. (2014-2017).
    Principal Investigator (PI): Prof. Dr Hashim Bin Abdul Razak
    Grant No.: UM.C/625/1/HIR/MOHE/ENG/55
    Budget: RM 1,100,000 (USD 262,342.08)
  6. Project Title: Multi Criteria and Integrated Approach Vibration Based Structural Health Monitoring
    Role: Project member
    Funder: High Impact Research at Universiti Malaya (UM) provided by the Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia. (2014-2017).
    Principal Investigator (PI): Prof. Dr Hashim Bin Abdul Razak
    Grant No.: UM.C/625/1/HIR/MOHE/ENG/55
    Budget: RM 1,100,000 (USD 262,342.08)
  7. Project Title: Re-engineering and Adapting Concrete for Sustainable Development and Climate Change Initiatives
    Role: Project member
    Funder: High Impact Research at Universiti Malaya (UM) provided by the
    Ministry of Higher Education, Malaysia. (2014-2017).
    Principal Investigator (PI): Prof. Dr Hashim Bin Abdul Razak
    Grant No.: UM.C/625/1/HIR/MOHE/ENG/56
    Budget: RM 777,200 (USD 185,955)
  8. Project Title: Nonlinear Behaviour of Innovation Beam-to-Column Connection in Reinforced Concrete Industrialised Building System
    Role: Project member
    Funder: Postgraduate Research Fund (Institute of Research Management
    & Services (IPPP) at Universiti Malaya (2017-2019).
    Grant (IPPP Grant) No.: 199-2015B
    PI: Prof. Dr Hashim Bin Abdul Razak
    Budget: RM 20000 (USD 4786)
  9. Project Title: Behaviour of an Innovative Beam-to-Column Connection in Precast Concrete Building under Cyclic Loading
    Role: Project member
    Funder: Faculty of Engineering, University of Malaya (2018-2019)
    PI: Assoc. Prof. Ir. Dr. Nor Hafizah Ramli @ Sulong
    Grant No.: GPF071A-2018 Budget: RM 30000 (USD 7178)
  10. Project Title: Synthesis of A Sustainable Supersulfated Cement Incorporating Recycled Wastes
    Role: Project member
    Funder: Postgraduate Research Fund (Peruntukan Penyelidikan Pascasiswazah – PPP) at University of Malaya. (2020-present)
    PI: Ir. Dr Mo Kim Hung
    Grant No.: ST040-2021
    Budget: RM 12000

Publications

Journal Papers

  1. Zhang, F., Leong, E. K. B., Yong, C. L., Ghayeb, H. H., Lee, F. W., & Mo, K. H. (2024). Modification of gypsum composite binder via introduction of ground granulated blast furnace slag and waterproofing agent. Case Studies in Construction Materials, e03292. (Q1 Journal, IF=6.2, WoS-ISI– cited publication).
  2. Ghayeb, H. H., et al. (2023). Performance of Reinforced Concrete Flat Slab Strengthened with CFRP for Punching Shear. Case Studies in Construction Materials, e01801. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cscm.2022.e01801. (Q1 Journal, IF=5.06, WoS-ISI– cited publication).
  3. Ghayeb, H.H., Sulong, N.H.R., Razak, H.A. et al. A review of the seismic performance behaviour of hybrid precast beam-to-column connections. Archiv.Civ.Mech.Eng 23, 35 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s43452-022-00558-7. (Q1 Journal, IF=4.402, WoS-ISI– cited publication).
  4. Ghayeb, H. H., Razak, H. A., Sulong, N. R., Mo, K. H. (2022). Enhancement of Seismic Behaviour of Precast Beam–to–Column Joints Using Engineered Cementitious Composite. Engineering Structures. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2022.113932. (Q1 Journal, IF=5.582, WoSISI–cited publication).
  5. Ghayeb, H. H., Razak, H. A., Sulong, N. R., Mo, K. H., et al. (2021). Performance of mechanical steel bar splices using grouted couplers under uniaxial tension. Journal of Building Engineering, 101892. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2020.101892. (Q1 Journal, IF=7.144, WoS-ISI–cited publication).
  6. Ghayeb, H. H., Razak, H. A., & Sulong, N. R. (2020). Evaluation of the CO2 emissions of an innovative composite precast concrete structure building frame. Journal of Cleaner Production, 242, 118567. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.118567. (Q1 Journal, IF=11.072, WoSISI–cited publication).
  7. Ghayeb, H. H., Razak, H. A., & Sulong, N. R. (2020). Seismic performance of innovative hybrid precast reinforced concrete beam–to–column connections. Engineering Structures, 202, 109886. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2019.109886. (Q1 Journal, IF=5.582, WoSISI–cited publication).
  8. Ghayeb, H. H., Razak, H. A., & Sulong, N. R. (2020). Performance of dowel beam–to–column connections for precast concrete systems under seismic loads: A review. Construction and Building Materials, 237, 117582. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.117582. (Q1 Journal, IF= 7.693, WoS-ISI– cited publication).
  9. Ghayeb, H. H., Razak, H. A., Sulong, et al. (2019). Predicting the mechanical properties of concrete using intelligent techniques to reduce CO2 emissions. Materiales de Construcción, 69(334). http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.06.073. (Q2 Journal, IF=2.62, WoS-ISI– cited publication).
  10. Ghayeb, H. H., Razak, H. A., & Sulong, N. R. (2017). Development and testing of hybrid precast concrete beam–to–column connections under cyclic loading. Construction and Building Materials, 151, 258–278. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.06.073. (Q1 Journal, IF=7.693, WoS-ISI– cited publication).
  11. Ayough, P., Ibrahim, Z., Sulong, N. R., Ganasan, R., Ghayeb, H. H., & Elchalakani, M. (2022, December). Experimental and numerical investigations into the compressive behaviour of circular concrete-filled double-skin steel tubular columns with bolted shear studs. In Structures (Vol. 46, pp. 880-898). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2022.10.102.
  12. Gordan, M., Razak, H. A., Ismail, Z., Ghaedi, K., Tan, Z. X., & Ghayeb, H. H. (2020). A hybrid ANN-based imperial competitive algorithm methodology for structural damage identification of slab-on-girder bridge using data mining. Applied Soft Computing, 88, 106013. (Q1 Journal, IF=8.263, WoS-ISI– cited publication).
  13. Gordan, M., Ismail, Z., Razak, H. A., Ghaedi, K., Ibrahim, Z., Tan, Z. X., Ghayeb, H. H. (2020). Data mining-based damage identification of a slabon-girder bridge using inverse analysis. Measurement, 151, 107175. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.measurement.2019.107175. (Q1 Journal, IF=5.131, WoS-ISI– cited publication).
  14. Abutaha, F., Razak, H. A., Ibrahim, H. A., & Ghayeb, H. H. (2018). Adopting particle-packing method to develop high strength palm oil clinker concrete. Resources, conservation and Recycling, 131, 247-258. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2017.11.031. (Q1 Journal, IF=13.716, WoS ISI– cited publication).
  15. Chew, S. P., Zulkifli, A. Z., Hamad, H., Harun, S. W., Lee, L. Y., Razak, H. A., & Adikan, F. M. (2018). Single mode-multimode-single mode fiber structure as compressive strain sensor on a reinforced concrete beam. Optik, 154, 705-710. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijleo.2017.10.033. (Q2 Journal, IF=2.84, WoS-ISI– cited publication).

Conference Proceeding

  1. Ghayeb, H. H., Razak, H. A., Sulong, N. R., & Mo, K. H. (2021). Plastic hinge relocation on the beams with innovative beam–to–column joints. In International PhD Symposium in Civil Engineering (p. 18). Proceedings of the 2021 session of the 13th fib International PhD Symposium in Civil Engineering, Paris, France.
  2. Ghayeb, H. H., Razak, H. A., & Sulong, N. R (2019). A sustainable precast frame of a low–rise building using geopolymer concrete. IAPE ’19, Oxford, United Kingdom (UK).
  3. Abutaha, F., Ghayeb, H. H., & Razak, H. A. Assessment of Engineering Properties and Cost Performance of Normal and High Strength Concrete Containing Waste Material.
  4. Gordan, M., Ghaedi, K., Ismail, Z., Benisi, H., Hashim, H., & Ghayeb, H. H. (2021, September). From Conventional to Sustainable SHM: Implementation of Artificial Intelligence in The Department of Civil Engineering, University of Malaya. In 2021 IEEE International Conference on Artificial Intelligence in Engineering and Technology (IICAIET) (pp. 1-6). IEEE.
  5. Belal Alsubari, P. Shafigh, M.Z. Jumaat, Ghayeb, H. H, Shagea Alqawzai. Self-compacting concrete containing high volume palm oil fuel ash: cost, sustainability, and applications. DuraBI 2021. 2nd International Conference on Durability of Building and Infrastructures, 2021, Dubai, UAE.

Copyrights

  1. Haider Hamad Ghayeb, Hashim Abdul Razak, N.H. Ramli Sulong. ‟A System for Connecting Beams and Columns In Precast Concrete Structures”. UM. TNC2/UMCIC/603/960. Universiti Malaya (UM), Malaysia.

HDR Supervision

  1. HDR Student Name: Mundhir Nasser Ali, (PhD)
    Supervisors: Dr. Ziad Bennour, Dr. Haider Hamad Ghayeb, and Dr. Marcelo Artioli Schellini
    Project: Developing a Predictive Fatigue Risk Management Framework in Aviation Maintenance Operations
    Status: Ongoing
    University: Curtin University Malaysia
  2. HDR Student Name: MUHAMMAD SHAHID SHAIK (MPhil)
    Supervisors: Dr. Fuad ABUTAHA and Dr. Haider Hamad Ghayeb
    Project: Analysing the Impact of Using BIM on a Project and its Sustainability for Multi-Storey Buildings
    Status: Ongoing
    University: Antalya Bilim University, Turkey
  3. HDR Student Name: Norfat Khalautdinov
    Supervisors: Dr. Fuad ABUTAHA and Dr. Haider Hamad Ghayeb
    Project: Challenges and Opportunities of BIM Adoption in Kazan- Russia: Insights and Case Studies
    Status: Ongoing
    University: Antalya Bilim University, Turkey

Professional Activities

  1. Reviewer for international WoS-ISI indexed Q1, Q2, Q3, and Q4 and Scopus Journals. The list of journals is as below:
  • Engineering Structures Journal. Elsevier Publisher. Q1 journal.
  • Journal of Cleaner Production. Elsevier Publisher. Q1 journal.
  • Journal of Building Engineering. Elsevier Publisher. Q1 journal.
  • Structures Journal. Q2 journal.
  • Journal of Case Studies in Construction Materials. Elsevier Publisher. Q2 journal.
  • Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration. Elsevier Publisher. Q3 journal.
  • Building Environment Journals Elsevier Publisher. Q2 journal.
  • The Structural Design of Tall and Special Buildings journal. Wiley Publisher. Q2 journal.
  • Structural Concrete, the official journal of the International Federation for Structural Concrete (fib – fédération Internationale du béton). Wiley Publisher. Q2 journal.
  • Archives of Civil and Mechanical Engineering. Springer Publisher. Q1 journal.
  • KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering. Springer Publisher. Q3 journal.
  • Scopus Journals.

     2. Guest Editor,  Materials Journal (IF 3.4, Q1 journal)

 

Professional Affiliation

  • American Concrete Institute (ACI), Member, (International, USA)
  • The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET), Member, (International, UK)
  • The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM), Senior Graduate Member, (National, Malaysia)
  • Board of Engineers Malaysia (BEM), Graduate Engineer, (National, Malaysia)
  • Board of Engineers Iraq (BEIQ), Professional Engineer, (National, Iraq)