• Wardani, Riad

    Dr. Wardani, Riad

    Associate Professor
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    wardanyrk@rhu.edu.lb

    Dr. Riad Al Wardany is currently working as assistant professor of civil engineering at Rafik Hariri University (RHU), Lebanon. Before joining RHU, Dr. Al Wardany worked as a Project Manager at the Institute of Construction of the National Research Council Canada (Centre for Sustainable Infrastructure Research), and as a Research Professional at University of Sherbrooke (Canada). He has also provided consulting services for clients in North America such as: City of Regina, Saskatchewan Agriculture Food and Rural Revitalization, St-Laurence Seaway, Hydro Quebec, Quebec Ministry of Transportation and Port of Montreal. Dr. Al Wardany has published many papers in international conferences and peer-reviewed journals.



    EDUCATION
    • Ph.D., Civil Engineering, University of Sherbrooke, Canada, 2005. (with honors)
    • M. Eng., Civil Engineering, National Institute of Applied Sciences, France, 2001.
    • B. Eng., Civil Engineering, Lebanese University, Lebanon, 2000.


    HONORS AND MENTIONS

     

    • Award of distinction for Ph.D., University of Sherbrooke, 2005.
    • NSERC Industrial Research Chair Scholarship, 2002 – 2005.
    • University of Sherbrooke Graduate Scholarship, 2003.
    • Tuition Fees Exemption Scholarship, University of Sherbrooke, 2002 – 2003.
    • Nomination for NSERC Doctoral Dissertation Award, 2006.
    • Invited Speaker, Concrete Structures group, NRC-IRC, Ottawa, 2007.
    • Invited Speaker, American University of Beirut, Beirut, 2009.


    RESEARCH INTERESTS
    • Intrusive and non-intrusive methods applied to geotechnical site investigation,
    • Analysis of soil/rock slopes and stabilization,
    • Design and deployment of full scale field test setups for soil infrastructures and mass concrete,
    • Geophysical methods, Nondestructive Evaluation and Instrumentation of civil infrastructures (dams, bridges, hydraulic structures),
    • Smart monitoring systems,
    • Concrete repair and durability.


    PUBLICATIONS
    • Al Wardany, R., Ballivy, G., Rivard, P., “Condition Assessment of Concrete Hydraulic Structures by Surface Wave Nondestructive Testing,” Materials and Structures, pp. 29, 2008.
    • Al Wardany, R., Ballivy, G., Gallias, J-L., Saleh, K., Rhazi, J., “Assessment of Concrete Slab Quality and Layering by Guided and Surface Wave Testing,” ACI Materials Journal, 104, (3), pp. 268-275, 2007.
    • Ismail, S., Al Wardany, R., Hajj-Chehade, F., “A Finite Difference Study on the Use of Inclined Micropiles for Soil Slope Stabilization under Seismic Loading,” Proceedings of the 70th Canadian Geotechnical Conference of the Canadian Geotechnical Society (CGS), GeoOttawa 2017, Ottawa, Canada, September 2017.
    • Younes, D., Meshaymesh, A., Al Wardany, R., “Effect of BASALT & LIMESTONE Powders on the Workability of SCC”, 10th ACI/RILEM International Conference on Cementitious Materials and Alternative Binders for Sustainable Concrete, Montreal, Canada, September 2017.
    • Condition Assessment of Large Diameter Seawater Concrete Pipes, Mediterranean Gas and Oil International Conference (IEEE Conference), Beirut, Lebanon, April 2015.
    • Younes, D., Meshaymesh, A., Al Wardany, R., “Effect of Basalt and Limestone on SCC Properties,” Proceedings of the 21st LAAS (Lebanese Association for the Advancement of Science) International Science Conference, Beirut, Lebanon, April 2015.
    • Toghlby, R., Jbara, B., Kammouni, R., Meshaymech, A., Al Wardany, R., “Effectiveness of Epoxy Resin and Latex bonding agents in Concrete Repair,” Proceedings of the 21st LAAS (Lebanese Association for the Advancement of Science) International Science Conference, Beirut, Lebanon, April 2015.
    • Ismail, S., Al Wardany, R., Hajj-Chehade, F., “Stability Analysis of Silty-Sandy Earth Slopes Subjected to Earthquake Loading,” Proceedings of the 67th Canadian Geotechnical Conference of the Canadian Geotechnical Society (CGS), GeoRegina 2014, Regina, Canada, September 2014.
    • Ismail, S., Hajj-Chehade, F., Al Wardany, R., “Slope Stability Analysis under Seismic Loading,” Proceedings of the 2nd European Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Seismology, Istanbul, Turkey, August 2014.
    • Ismail, S., Hajj-Chehade, F., Al Wardany, R., “Non Linear Numerical Modeling of Earth Slopes under Seismic Loading,” Proceedings of the 20th LAAS (Lebanese Association for the Advancement of Science) International Science Conference, Beirut, Lebanon, March 2014.
    • Al Wardany, R., Gallias, J-L., “ Évaluation de la qualité du béton en fonction de la profondeur par des méthodes acoustiques,” Colloque semaine de la recherche et d’innovation en Val-d’Oise : Bâtiments et ouvrages en béton, Application en sécurité incendie, control non destructif, 2011.
    • Al Wardany, R., Ballivy, G., Gallias, J-L., Saleh, K., “Nondestructive Evaluation of Bonding Quality Between Concrete Layers Using Surface Waves,” Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Nondestructive Testing in Civil Engineering, Nantes, France, 2009.
    • Al Wardany, R., “Condition Assessment of Prestressed Concrete Cylindrical Water Pipes,” WCWWA 60th Anniversary Conference, Regina, Canada, 2008.
    • Rivard, P., Saint-Pierre, F., Al-Wardany, R., Kodjo, S., Ballivy, G., “The Use of Nondestructive Techniques for the Evaluation of Concrete Deterioration Due to Alkalis-Aggregate Reaction in Hydraulic Structures,” Proceedings of Diagnobeton 2007, Aix-en-Provence, France, 2007.
    • Al Wardany, R., “Nondestructive Characterization of Concrete Structures,” Conference of the Centre for Research on Concrete Infrastructures (CRIB), Université de Laval, Canada, 2005.
    • Al Wardany, R., “Condition Assessment of In-Service Hydraulic Structure by the FK Multi-channel Method,” Proceedings of the 10th Annual Urban Infrastructure Week INFRA2004, Montreal, Canada, 2004.
    • Al Wardany, R., Rhazi, J., Ballivy, G., Gallias, J.L., Saleh, K., “Use of Rayleigh Wave Methods to Detect Near-Surface Concrete Damage,” Proceedings of the 16th World Conference on Non-Destructive Testing, Montreal, Canada, 2004.
    • Al Wardany, R., Ballivy, G., Saleh, K., Rhazi, J., Gallias, J.L., “Near-Surface Characterization of Concrete Structures Using Rayleigh Waves,” Proceedings of the 2004 Joint Assembly, American Geophysical Union, Montreal, Canada, 2004.
    • Al Wardany, R., Gallias, J.L., Rhazi, J., Ballivy, G., “Evaluation of Concrete Young’s Modulus by Spectral Analysis of Surface Waves,” Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Concrete Repair, St-Malo, France, pp. 373-380, 2003.
    • Rhazi, J., Dous, O., Al Wardany, R., Ballivy, G., Saleh, K., “Detection of Near-Surface Damage and Cracks in Mass Concrete by Acoustical and Electromagnetic NDT Techniques,” Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on Non-Destructive Testing in Civil Engineering, Berlin, Germany, 2003.
    • Rivard, P., Ballivy, G., Rhazi, J., Al Wardany, R., Guissi, G., Dous, O., “Monitoring and Characterization of Alkalis-Aggregate Reaction by Nondestructive Evaluation Methods,” Proceedings of the 10ème Colloque sur la Progression de la Recherche Québécoise Portant sur les Ouvrages d'art, Laval, Canada, 2003.
    • Ballivy, G., Rhazi, J., Al Wardany, R., Guissi, G., Dous, O., Rivard, P. “Correlation between Physical and Mechanical Properties of Concrete,” 4th Edition of French Scientific Days on Research and Education in Concrete, Sherbrooke, 2003.