Basil Salah Al-Shathr
I’m Professor Dr. Basil Salah Al-Shathr, one of the Building Engineering and Projects Management Division staff in the Civil Engineering Department at the University Of Technology/ Baghdad/ Iraq. My main specialist is in Building Materials Engineering
Title
Professor
Education
- Ph.D. in Building Materials Engineering, from Building &Construction Engineering Department, University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq, 2009
- M.Sc. in Concrete Design and Technology, from Building &Construction Engineering Department, University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq, 1983
- B.Sc. in Building &Construction Engineering, from Building &Construction Engineering Department, University of Technology, Baghdad, Iraq, 1979
Research Interests
Sustainable Construction Materials
Teaching
- Building materials technology
- Concrete technology
- Special types of concrete
- Ceramics and glass technology
- Sustainable building materials
- Advanced building materials
Most recent publications
- Investigating set-controlling additives for pozzolime mixtures
- Utilization of Pervious Concrete in CO2 Capturing to Control Environmental Impact of Portland Cement
- Effect of incorporating hydrated lime on strength gain of high-volume fly ash lightweight concrete
- Effects of palm fronds fibers on properties of high volume fly ash concrete
- Flexural Behavior of RC Beams Strengthened by NSM-CFRP Laminates or Bars
- FIVE patents from the Central Organization for Standardization & Quality Control in IRAQ which are:
- Production of shrinkage-compensating expansive cement
- Production of low heat cement
- Manufacture of acid-resistant floor tiles at ordinary temperatures
- Production of Geopolymer concrete depending on local Metakaolin
- Using chopped plastic or rubber tires wastes or a mixture of them as full replacement to natural sand in production of lightweight cement mortar