Amr Helal

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Civil engineering

Personal

Dynamic

Smart

Geotechnical
Foundation design
Dams and levees
Risk assessment
Reliability-based design
Structural Design

Hard working
Team work
Committed
Focused
Motivated

Technical competence
Inspirational
Ambitious
High energy

Data management
Finite element
Programming
Open to feedback
Detail orientated
Innovative

Academic/work Qualifications

Ph.D. Candidate, Civil Engineering (Geotechnical)

North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

Masters Degree, Civil Engineering (Geotechnical)

University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH)

612 General Jos Martin Cir, Apt 102, Raleigh, NC 27606

E: aahelal@ncsu.edu
T: 919-802-8065

Work Experience
Graduate Research / Teaching Assistant
- Soil mechanics lab instructor
Graduate Research / Teaching Assistant

2011- 2012

- Soil mechanics lab instructor

Structural Engineer (Part-Time), Egypt

Structural design, Soil reports, Soil testing

Engineering consultant firm

Pile Integrity Tester (PTI) using PDI device

Bachelors Degree, Civil Engineering (Geotechnical project)

Graduate Research / Teaching Assistant

Mansoura University, Mansoura, Egypt

2013- 2016

2008- 2011

2003- 2008

- Teaching soil mechanics and foundations courses

Software

Languages

Civil: AutoCAD, SAP, ETABS, SAFE

English(working proficiency)

Geotechnical: PLAXIS 2D, 3D, Geo-Studio, Slope/W, SHAKE, STRATA

Arabic (Native language proficiency)

Programming: MATLAB, FORTRAN, Neural Networks, MATLAB GUI

French (Elementary proficiency)

General: Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, ACCESS, Prezi, CorelDraw, MINITAB

Skills

Finite element modeling and analysis for civil/geotechnical applications

Performing of lab soil testing (Sieve analysis, Atterberg limits, Consolidation, Compaction, Direct Shear, etc.)

Familiar with the design of geotechnical problems (Slope stability, Geosynthetics and soil reinforcement design, Foundation
design, Dams, levees, Retaining wall design, Unsaturated soils, Soil dynamics and Earthquake, Probabilistic methods, Groundwater
hydrology, Numerical analysis, Statistical methods, Pile foundations, Soil liquefaction)

Experience with geotechnical field testing (Pile load test, Pile Integrity tester (PTI) from PDI, Sand cone test, Soil boring)

Projects / Publications

Graduate research assistant, project Establishment of Remote-Sensing Based Monitoring Program for Performance Limit State
Assessment of the Sacramento Delta Levees, Department of Homeland Security Coastal Hazards Center of Excellence. Under
supervision of PI. Prof Mo Gabr, North Carolina State University. January 2016-Current
Graduate research assistant, project NCDOT RP 2014-10: Retaining Wall Inventory and Assessment System Under supervision of
PI. Prof Mo Gabr, North Carolina State University. June-August 2015
Graduate research Assistant, project Innovative Component Design and Retrofit of Critical Civil Infrastructure, Department of
Homeland Security Coastal Hazards Center of Excellence. Under supervision of PI. Prof Mo Gabr, North Carolina State University.
January 2013-June 2015
Mohamed Ashour, Amr Helal. Contribution of Vertical Skin Friction to the Lateral Resistance of Large Diameter Shafts Journal of
Bridge Engineering (ASCE), Volume 19, Issue 2, February 2014
Mohamed Ashour, Hamed Ardalan and Amr Helal. Upgrade of Axially Loaded Pile-Soil Modeling with the Implementation of LRFD
Design Procedure Alabama Department of Transportation, February 2012
Mohamed Ashour, Amr Helal Response of Axially Loaded Piles in Sands with and without Seismically Induced Porewater
Pressures International Journal of Geomechanics (ASCE) December 1, 2012