•  Egyptian Engineers Syndicate
• American Concrete Institute (ACI)
• Egyptian Society of Engineers
• Egyptian Committee for Preparing General Code for Repairing-Strengthening and Protection of reinforced concrete structures
• Egyptian Committee for Preparing General Code of practice for Paintings

• ·        Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, Cairo University, Egypt, 2000.

  Thesis title: “Nonlinear Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Beams Strengthened by Fiber Reinforced Polymers: An Experimental and Analytical Study”.

  ·        M.Sc. in Civil Engineering, Cairo University, Egypt, 1991.

  Thesis title: “An Elastic Three Dimensional Finite Element Procedure for the Flexure Design of Pile Caps”

  ·        B.Sc. in Civil Engineering with Honors, Cairo University, Egypt, 1985

  Graduation project: “Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures”.

• Two Licenses as Consultant Engineer, certified by the Egyptian Supreme Consulting Engineering Committee-Egyptian Engineers Syndicate, in the following Structural Engineering fields:

– Quality Control and Testing Structures

– Structural Repair and Strengthening

• Real Estate Appraising Certification according to Egyptian Financial Supervisory Authorit

• Structural assessment/inspection/case- related forensic investigation for defects/distresses/deterioration signs of different structures (e.g. residential, commercial, industrial) and infrastructures (e.g. marine ports, dams, bridges, power stations, sewage/water treatment plants) as well as historic/ancient structures built of different common materials (e.g. concrete, masonry, steel, lime -stones).
• Strengthening/repair/rehabilitation design for various structures (age & materials).
• Provision of durable solutions (design and specifications) for structures under different sever conditions.
  • The followings are some examples for inspection, rehabilitation and conservation projects;
    • Old Aswan dam and corresponding navigation/power stations components, Egypt. (120 yearsold, masonry)
    • Selected ancient tombs in the Valley of the Queens, Egypt. in cooperation with the GettyInstitute, USA
    • Residential buildings and villas of Madinaty (fully integrated community)
    • East Port Said, Damietta & North Al-Sokhna Ports, Egypt
    • Rosetta Shore protection revetment, Egypt (2500m length)
    • Manufactures selling “Bea El Masnoaat” Company- Egypt (exposed to fire).
• Supervising construction material testing/QC for more than 50 concrete batch plants(e.g. CEMEX)) and 30 main concreters (e.g. Van Ord, Bechtel, Jan De Nul). Such as;
  • Zohr project Gas Treatment Plant, Port Said, Egypt (Site lab for Construction Material testingof the mega facility)
• Sharing in technical specifications preparation & construction supervision.

The followings are examples:

• • Zamil New Shipyard, Saudi Arabia, Bibliotheca Alexandrina, Egypt
  • Senior Structural Engineer, structural design; design -revision/modification and construction supervision;
  • 2 main hospitals, 4 administrative /student/ faculty buildings, Egypt
  • Communication Towers, USA

Research

Principle investigator & team member for multidiscipline research programs inthe developmentand application of many research areas, such as:

• Innovative structural solutions for special exposure conditions (e.g. corrosion).
• Efficient repairing/strengthening techniques/materials for traditional & ancient structures (g. Fiber Reinforced Polymers for reinforced concrete & lime based materials for ancient structures).
• Recycling agricultural/industrial residuals for sustainable and affordable constructionApplications (e.g. flax/palm tree fibers, construction demolished materials and concrete plantsludge).
• Durability application of sustainable innovative cementious material (e.g. corrosion andsulfate protective influences of cementious materials modified on Nano/Micro scales and Geopolymer)
• Development of binding materials for historical buildings rehabilitation (e.g. binding mortarsand plastering for Queen’s valley tombs).

Examples of collaborative research projects:

• Recycling of domestic agricultural and industrial residual materials in sustainable constructionapplications
• Durability application of sustainable innovative cementious material (PCW GRANCRETE)
• Innovative fiber reinforced polymers for various structural applications.

• Lab director, supervising/directing construction material/earth – work testing/QC services for;
  • “Hamza Associates” material testing/QC department, Egypt (Head for 13 years)
  • Material Testing Laboratory, Tanta University, Egypt (Director for 10 years & sharing in ISO 17025 accreditation)

The following topics are examples of my main research areas of interest:

• Durability and structural performance of traditional/ innovative construction materials
• Restoration/strengthening/conservation of modern/ancient structures
• Development of innovative composites for construction applications
• Recycling domestic wastes for promising sustainable affordable construction applications
• Corrosion assessment /protection of steel reinforcing cementious materials

1. Sharkawi, A, Taman M.,Afefy H and Hegazy Y., “Efficiency of Geopolymer vs. high – strengthgrout as repairing material for reinforced cementitious elements”, Structures Journal, Volume 27,Pages 330 -342, October 2020.
2. Sharkawi, A. and Seyam, A., “Efficiency of accelerated techniques for assessing corrosionprotection of blended cements”, Magazine of Concrete Research, Volume 71 Issue 12, June, 2019.
3. Ibrahim M., Sharkawi A., El- Attar, M., and Hodhod, O, “Assessing the corrosionperformance for concrete mixtures made of blended cements” Construction and BuildingMaterials Journal, Volume 168, April 2018.
4. Sharkawi A, Abbas S., El Mofty S., and Showaib E. “Feasible Construction Applications forDifferent Sizes of Recycled Construction Demolition Wastes”, Alexandria Engineering Journal57, 3351 – 3366, 2018.
5. Ibrahim M., Sharkawi A., El- Attar, M., and Hodhod, O, “Assessing the corrosionperformance for concrete mixtures made of blended cements” Construction and BuildingMaterials Journal, Volume 168, April 2018.
6. Sharkawi, A., Khalifa, O., and Abd-Elaty, M., “Synergistic Influence of Micro- nano Silica Mixture on Durability Performance of Cementious Materials”, Construction & Building Materials, Journal V. 164, March 2018.
7. Sharkawi, A., Mehriz, E., Showaib, A., and Hassanin, A., “Performance of Sustainable Natural Yarn Reinforced Polymer Bars for Construction Applications”, Construction & Building Materials Journal V. 158, Jan. 2018
8. Sharkawi, A., Wong, L., Rickerby, S., and Rava, A., “Developing Approaches for Conserving Painted Plasters in the Royal Tombs of the Valley of the Queens” ;11th International Conference on the Study and Conservation of Earthen Architectural Heritage, Terra, Peru, 2012.
9. Sharkawi, A., Rizkalla, S., and Zia, P., “Corrosion Activity of Steel Bars Embedded inMagnesium Phosphate Fiber Reinforced Material “PCW GRANCRETE”, American Societyof Civil Engineers, 6th International Engineering and Construction Conference (IECC’6), Cairo,Egypt, 2010.
10. Sharkawi, A. and Etman, E., “Effect of Shear Strengthening Flexural Behavior of R.C.Simple Beams Strengthened Externally with FRP Laminates” , The 12th International Colloquium on Structural and Geotechnical Engineering, Ain Shams University, Faculty ofEngineering, Cairo, 2007.