Staff

  • Abdulla Ahmad Sharo, Ph.D

Abdulla Ahmad Sharo, Ph.D

Director, Civil Engineering Program
Professor

Abu Dhabi Campus & Al Ain Campus

Education

  • Ph.D, Civil Engineering - The University of Akron, Ohio, USA.
  • M. Sc., Civil Engineering - Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan.
  • B. Sc., Civil Engineering - Jordan University of Science and Technology, Jordan.

Research Interests

  • Deep foundation including horizontal capacity of drilled shafts and piles.
  • Rock socketed drilled shafts and piles.
  • Rock properties and their measurements.
  • Stabilization of expansive soils and slope stability evaluation, stability of landfills.
  • Sustanable and smart cities.
  • Geothermal Energy and its applications.

 

 

Selected Publications

 

Teaching Courses

  • Foundation Engineering
  • Geotechnical Engineering
  • Geotechnical Engineering Lab
  • Statics
  • Mechanics of Material
  • Structural Analysis
  • Special Topics in Civil Engineering
  • Advanced Geotechnical Engineering

 

Memberships:

  • ASCE.
  • JEA.

 

 

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all.

This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

 

 

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