Raafat El-Hacha

Ph.D., P.Eng., FIIFC, FCSCE, FEIC, FACI

Positions

Professor

Schulich School of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering

Contact information

relhacha@ucalgary.ca

Phone number

Office: +1 (403) 220-4817

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Study participants

Recruiting Postdoctoral fellows, PhD and MSC students

Background

Educational Background

B.S. Civil Engineering , Beirut Arab University, 1990

M.S. Civil Engineering, Concordia University, 1997

Ph.D. Civil Engineering, Queen's University, 2001

Courses

Course number	Course title	Semester
ENCI 61915 LEC 02 02	Special Problems	2021
ENCI 633 LEC 01 01	Polymers Cons & Repair Struct	2021

Publications

Conference proceedings

Flexural Strengthening of Concrete Structures using Prestressed Fibre Reinforced Polymers. Raafat El-Hacha. 2. (2019)
Strengthening Concrete Structures using Shape Memory Alloy. Raafat El-Hacha. 2. (2019)
Rocking Frame Reinforced with Superelastic Nickle-Titanium Shape Memory Alloy. Kezia A. Varughese; Raafat El-Hacha. 2. (2019)
Develop Smart Adaptable Reinforced Concrete Slabs using Iron-Based Shape Memory Alloy. Raafat El-Hacha; Benjamin T. Forrest. 2. (2019)
Shear Failure of UHPC-FRP Hybrid Beams. Raafat El-Hacha; Mina Iskander; Nigel Graham Shrive. 4. (2017)
New Anchorage Mechanism for Smooth Fe-SMA Bar used for Flexural Strengthening of RC Beams using NSM Technique. Hothifa Rojob; Raafat El-Hacha. 8. (2017)
Utilize Shape Memory Alloys for the Structural Intervention of Historical Structures. Benjamin T. Forrest; Raafat El-Hacha. 1931-1939. (2018)
Natural Behaviour of Steel Braced Frames Reinforced with Shape Memory Alloy Wires. Raafat El-Hacha; Fadi F. Oudah; Kezia A. Varughese. 10. (2019)
Steel Braced frame Reinforced with NiTI Shape Memory alloy Wires. Kezia A. Varughese; Raafat El-Hacha; Fadi F. Oudah. 5. (2019)
NiTi SMA Steel Braced Frame – Design Considerations and Construction Challenges. Kezia A. Varughese; Raafat El-Hacha. 10. (2019)
A Review of using Iron-Based Shape Memory Alloy to Prestress Reinforced Concrete Structures. Benjamin T. Forrest; Raafat El-Hacha. 11. (2019)
Proceedings of the ACI Special Publication SP-322. Raafat El-Hacha. American Concrete Institute. 368. (2018)
Proceedings of the ACI Special Publication SP-327. Lijuan Cheng; William J Gold; Raafat El-Hacha; Maria Lopez de Murphy. American Concrete Institute. 890. (2018)