Ahmed Mowafy Saad, PhD, P.Eng.

Assistant Teaching Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept

Pronouns: He,him,his

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Contact

Assistant Teaching Professor, Faculty of Engineering - Civil and Environmental Engineering Dept

Email: mowafysa@ualberta.ca
Address: 7-356 Donadeo Innovation Centre For Engineering
9211 116 St

Edmonton AB

T6G 2H5

Overview

Area of Study / Keywords

Structural Engineering Steel Mass Timber Hybrid Structures Seismic Design

About

An experienced educator and structural engineer with 13+ years of combined academic and industry experience in the Middle East and Western Canada. Skilled in curriculum development, active learning, and innovative instructional design. Specializes in steel, hybrid, and mass timber solutions with an emphasis on seismic design and finite element modelling. Also has a proven industry background designing mid- and high-rise buildings, bridges, and other complex structures. Demonstrates strong project management capabilities, bridging theory with practice to advance structural engineering.

Research

Resilient Hybrid Steel-Timber Structural systems for seismic applications, Engineering Education

Teaching

ENGG 130: Engineering Mechanics
ENGG 160: Introduction to Engineering Design, communication, & profession.
CIVE 270: Mechanic of Deformable Bodies.
CIVE 374: Structural Design I
CIVE 479: Structural Design III (Capstone Project)

Featured Publications

Development and Experimental Validation of a Timber Beam-to-Steel Column Connection with Replaceable U-Shaped Fuses

Ahmed Mowafy, Ali Imanpour, Ying-Hei Chui, Hossein Daneshvar

Journal of Structural Engineering. 2024 November; 10.1061/JSENDH.STENG-13342

A new hybrid steel–timber rocking seismic force resisting system equipped with U-shaped fuse connections

Ahmed Mowafy, Ali Imanpour, Ying-Hei Chui

Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering. 2024 July; 10.1139/cjce-2023-0319

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