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Shaymaa Tareq Kadhim

A lecturer of geotechnical engineering. My area of interest is ground improvement techniques

Title

  • Lecturer

Education

  • Ph.D., Civil Environmental and Architectural Engineering Department, the University of Kansas, the United States of America. GPA 4.0 (graduation date: August 1st 2016).
  • M.Sc, Geotechnical Engineering, Building and Construction Engineering Department, University of Technology, Baghdad / Iraq (July 2007). GPA 3.3
  • B.Sc., Building and Construction Engineering Department, University of Technology, Baghdad / Iraq (2004). GPA 3.4.

Research Interests

  • Ground improvement techniques for roadway applications for instance embankments supported by ordinary soil columns and geosynthetic encased soil columns
  • Stability analysis of slopes and embankments constructed on soft soil deposit.
  • Numerical analysis, modeling with FLAC/SLOPE 6.0, FLAC 2D 6.0, and FLAC 3D.
  • Behavior of laterally-loaded piles embedded within an MSE wall system.

Teaching

 

  • Engineering Analysis, Numerical Analysis, Surveying, Programming with Visual Basic, Soil Mechanics I and II, Foundation Engineering.
  • Technical English Writing course and Geotechnical Technique course.

Most recent publications

  • Optimal design of mechanical performances of asphalt mixtures comprising nano-clay additives
  • TRAFFIC PERFORMANCE EVALUATION AND ANALYSIS OF Al-FALLAH INTERSECTION IN BAGHDAD CITY UTILIZING SYNCHRO.10 SOFTWARE
  • Simulation of Traffic Flow in Un-Signalized Roundabout using SIDRA Computer Software in Part of Baghdad city
  • Simulation of Traffic Flow in Unsignalized Roundabout using SIDRA Software simulation in Baghdad City.
  • Evaluation of Geometric and Behavioral Features of Roundabout by Using Sidra Software
  • Second place in national GeoPrediction competition organized by ASCE, IFCEE conference San Antonio, Tx (March, 2015).
  • Third place in poster student competition organized by ASCE, Kansas City annual conference (April, 2015).
  • Vice president of Kansas University Geotechnical Society (KUGS), (2015 – 2016).
  • Member of honor society for outstanding students (Phi Kappa Phi) (November 2015- up to date).
  • Treasurer of Kansas University Geotechnical Society (KUGS), (2014 – 2015).