Research

Safety and security of transportation infrastructure; improving the engineering resistance of civilian critical infrastructure to blast loadings and man-made attacks; analytical and theoretical modeling of asphalt pavement systems (highways, airfields); experimental and laboratory
investigations; field evaluation and assessment; use of geosynthetic materials to reinforce civil engineering systems; life cycle analysis and economics of transportation.

Application

Development of protective shields for transporting hazardous materials, enhancing the resistance of concrete structures to blast loading through the use of steel/polymer grids. Assessment of the critical oil infrastructure. Design and development of the AMIR asphalt compactor and the In-SIST field testing facility.

Activities

• Chair of Transportation Division Sandford Fleming Award, Canadian Society of Civil Engineers, completed (2010)
• Member on several technical committees in TRB, CSCE and CTAA

Journal Articles

Abd El Halim, A.O., and Mostafa, A. (2006), “AMIR and Steel Drum Compactors: Evaluating the Effect of Their Compaction on the Permeability of Asphalt Pavements,” Transportation Research Record, Transportation Research Board, in press (publication pending).

Goodman, S.N., Hassan, Y., and Abd El Halim, A.O. (2006), “Preliminary Estimation of Asphalt Pavement Frictional Properties from Superpave Gyratory Specimens and Mix Parameters,” Transportation Research Record, Transportation Research Board, in press (publication pending).

D. Said, Y. Hassan, and A.O. Abd El Halim (2006), “Methodology for Analysing Vehicle Trajectory and Relation to Geometric Design of Highways,” Advances in Transportation Studies International Journal(55-71).

Conference Publications

A. Khoshghalb, M. Elshafey, and A.O. Abd El Halim, “Modifying HMA Stone Aggregates Prone to Stripping with Lime-based Additives,” International Conference: Advanced Characterization of Pavement and Soil Engineering Materials 2007 (publication pending).

M. Elshafey, A.O. Abd El Halim, and E. Contestabile, “Protective Structure for Storage and Transport of Explosive Materials,” First International Workshop on Performance, Protection & Strengthening of Structures under Extreme Loading 2007 (publication pending).

M. Elshafey, D. Rowlands, E. Contastabille, and A.O. Abd El Halim, “Airport level of service perceptions before and after September 11: a neural network analysis technique to prioritize world threats,” 2nd Int. Conf. Safe 2007, Safety and Security Engineering 2007 (publication pending).

M. Hamdy, M. Elshafey, and A.O. Abd El Halim, “International security after the cold war: utilization of the network technique to prioritize world threats,” 2nd Int. Conf. Safe 2007, Safety and Security Engineering 2007 (publication pending).

Abdelzaher Mostafa, Abd El Halim O. Abd El Halim,, and Yunus Niazi, “Suitable Test Method to Predict the Effect of Stripping on the Mechanical Properties of Canadian Airfield and highway Pavements,” 10th ICAP conference, Que, Aug 2006.

Goodman, S. N., A. O., and Abd El Halim, Y., “Do You See What I See? – Pavement Friction Measurement with Digital Image Analysis,” 10th ICAP conference, Que, Aug 2006.

Sarhan, M., Y. Hassan,, and A. o. Abd El Halim, “Safety Performance of Freeway Sections and Relation to Length of Speed Change Lanes,” TRB 85th annual meeting, transportation research record, Washington D.C 2006.

Mostafa, A., Abd El Halim, A. O., Isgor, B., and Goodman, S., “Development of a Standard Test for the Determination of the Curing of the Cold in Place Recycled Asphalt Pavement,” The 51st Annual Canadian Technical Asphalt Association (CTAA), Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Nov. 5 to, Nov 2006.

Mostafa, A., Abd El Halim, A. O., and Easa, S., “Effect of Simulating Environmental Factors on Stripping Evaluation of Asphalt Pavements,” Annual Conference of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering CSCA 2006.

Goodman, S. N., Y. Hassan, and A. O. Abd El Halim, “Estimating Asphalt Pavement Texture Depth Using Superpave Gyratory Specimens and Mix Properties,” Proceedings of the 50th Annual Conference of Canadian Technical Asphalt Association, Nov 2005.

Mostafa, A., Abd El Halim, A.O., and Easa, S., “Evaluating the Current Standard Test Methods in Assessing Moisture Induced Damage for Highway and Airfield Asphalt Pavement Mixes,” Fourth International Conference on Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Pavements and Technological Control, Aug 2005.

Goodman, S.N., Y., and Hassan, D., “Good, Fast, and Cheap-The Pavement Friction Data Collection Conundrum,” CSCE 6th Speciality Transportation Conference, Toronto, Jun 2005.

Sarhan, M., Y. Hassan,, and A. O. Abd El Halim, “Safety Explicit Design of Freeway Speed Change Lanes,” CSCE 6th Speciality Transportation Conference, Toronto, Jun 2005.

Mostafa, A., A. O. Abd El Halim, and S. Easa, “Evaluating the Current Standard Test Methods in Assessing Moisture Induced Damage for Highway and Airfield Asphalt Mixes,” 2005 MIRAPAVE, Ireland 2005.

Mostafa, A., Amir Abd El Halim, W. Bekheet, A. O. Abd El Halim,, and S. Easa, “Reducing the Susceptibility of Flexible Pavements to Moisture Induced Damage Through Superior Compaction Technology,” 6th Transportation Speciality Conference, CSCE, Jun 2005.

Said, D., Y. Hassan,, and A. O. Abd El Halim, “Highway Design and Development in Vehicle Dynamics,” TRB Annual Meeting, Washington D.C., Jan 2005.

Significant Publications

A.O. Abd El Halim, William Phang, and Ralph Haas (1993), “An Unwanted Legacy Of Asphalt Pavement Compaction,” Journal of Transportation Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineering 119(6): 914-932.

A.O. Abd El Halim (1985), “Influence of Relative Rigidity on the Problem of Reflection Cracking,” Transportation Research Record No 1007: 53-58.

A.O. Abd El Halim, R. Haas, and W.A. Phang (1983), “Geogrid Reinforcement of Asphalt Pavements and Verification of Elastic Theory,” Transportation Research Record No 949: 55-56.