Ehab Zalok - Assistant Professor in Fire Safety Engineering

• Degrees: B.Sc. (Military Technical College), M.A.Sc. (Ain Shams University), Ph.D. (Carleton University)
• Phone: 613-520-2600 x 7450
• Email: ehab_zalok@carleton.ca
• Office: 3370 ME
• Web link: Fire Safety Engineering

Research Interests

Fire-structure interaction, reinforced concrete and steel structures. Evaluation of structural aspects of fire safety in buildings by using experimental work and computer modelling. Identification of the fire hazard in buildings by analyzing thermal response of structures and fire resistance of building elements under different fire scenarios; and finally developing performance-based Fire-Structural designs, design fires and fire scenarios in buildings using modeling (computational fluid dynamics–zone modeling) approach. Currently investigating new research opportunities in Canada, under the general theme of how the integration of building information models with fire simulation software can improve the understanding of fire-damaged structures and behaviour of structural and combustible materials under actual use conditions.

Publications

• 1. Zalok, E., Hadjisophocleous, G., and Mehaffey, J.R., “Fire Loads in Commercial Premises” Journal of Fire and Materials, Vol. 33, pp 63-78, 2009.
• 2. Zalok, E., Hadjisophocleous, G.V., and Lougheed, G.D., “Design Fire Experiments for Commercial Premises” Journal of Fire Sciences, in press (Accepted 2008).
• 3. Hadjisophocleous, G., and Zalok, E., “Experiments for the Characterization of Design Fires for Commercial Buildings” ASHRAE Transactions, Chicago, Vol. 112, Part 1, pp 394-400, 2006.
• 4. Mukhopadhyaya, P., El Khanagry, R., Van Reenen, D., Copeland, C., Kumaran, K., Newman, P., Zalok, E. “Use of Hygrothermal Simulation Tool to Develop Design Guidelines for Canadian Style Wood Frame Building Envelope Construction in Taiwan” 12th Canadian Conference on Building Science and Technology, Montreal, Canada, 2009 (Accepted 2008).
• 5. Mukhopadhyaya, P., Van Reenen, D., Kumaran, K., Copeland, C., Newman, P.J., El Khanagry, R., and Zalok, E., “Moisture Performance Assessment of Wood-frame Exterior Building Envelope Construction in China and Taiwan” 8th Nordic Symposium on Building Physics, Copenhagen, pp. 1-8, 2008.
• 6. Hadjisophocleous, G.V., and Zalok, E., Development of Design Fires for Performance-Based Designs, 9th International Symposium on Fire Safety Science (IAFSS), Karlsruhe, Germany, 2008, Keynote Paper.
• 7. Chen, Z., Hadjisophocleous, G. and Zalok, E., “A Survey of Fire Loads in Motels and Hotels” 3rd International Symposium, Building “Centre of Excellence” of Research and Education for Fire Safety Science, and Developing a Global Network, pp 235-247, 2008.
• 8. Zalok, E., and Hadjisophocleous, G., “Characterizing of Design Fires for Clothing Stores” 4th International Seminar on Fire and Explosion Hazards, Edinburgh 2007.
• 9. Zalok, E., and Hadjisophocleous, G., “Characterizing of Design Fires for Clothing Stores” Poster at the 4th International Symposium on Fire Safety Science (IAFSS), China, pp 1658, 2005.
• 10. Zalok, E., Bwalya, A., and Hadjisophocleous, G., “Medium-scale Fire Experiments of Commercial Premises” Fire and Materials Conference, San Francisco, U.S.A., pp. 151-162, 2005.
• 11. Hadjisophocleous G.V., and Zalok, E., “Fire Loads and Design Fires for Commercial Buildings”, Proceedings, 10th International Fire Science and Engineering Conference, Edinburgh, Scotland, pp 435-446, 2004

• 12.  Hadjisophocleous, G., and Zalok, E., “Development of Design Fires for Commercial Buildings,” Fire Safety Engineering: Issues and Solutions (FSE), Sydney, Australia, 2004.

• 13. Hadjisophocleous, G., and Zalok, E., “A Survey of Fire Loads on Commercial Floors of Office Buildings” 4th International Seminar on Fire and Explosion Hazards, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, pp 493-503, 2003.
• 14. 8. Zalok, E., El Behairy, S., El Nawawy, O.A, Hamdi, O., “Behaviour of reinforced concrete beams reinforced with fusion-bonded epoxy coated rebars” Ain Shams Structural Engineering Publications, 1997, pp 1-202.
• 15. 9. El Behairy, S., El Nawawy, O.A, Hamdi, O., Zalok, E., “Effect of fusion-bonded epoxy coated rebars on the structural behaviour of reinforced concrete beams” The Seventh Arab Structural Engineering Conference, 1997, Vol. 1: 347-355.
• 16. 10. El Behairy, S., El Nawawy, O.A., Hamdi, O., and Zalok, E. “Shear Behaviour of Reinforced Concrete Beams Reinforced with Fusion-Bonded Epoxy Coated Reinforcement” Inter Build Conference, 1996, Vol. 2, pp 1005-1015.

Honours and Awards

2007
SFPE (Society of Fire Prevention Engineers) National Capital Region Chapter Scholarship for Fire Safety Engineering