Dr. Hanna obtained his Master degree from Cairo University in 1972. He received his Ph.D. degree from the Technical University of Nova Scotia in 1978 and joined Concordia the same year. He worked as a geotechnical engineer in Egypt and Canada. He provided engineering consultation to several projects in Canada and abroad and participated in the developments of foundation design manuals in Canada and USA. He has over 150 technical articles published in Journals and Conference proceedings and completed the supervision of about 100 Master and Ph.D. students.
Achievements
- Fellow, American Society of Civil Engineering
- Member, Order of Engineers of Quebec
- International Society of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering
- International Society of Housing Science
- Canadian Geotechnical Society
- Shallow Foundations Committee of the American Society of Civil Engineers
- Editor, ASCE manual of practice (2006-2007)
- External reviewer for grant Applications, NSERC, FCAR, Ontario Centers of Excellence, Associate Editor, International Journal for Housing Science,
- Member, International Scientific Advisory Committee of Housing Society Reviewer, CGJ, ASCE, ASTM Journals
Research
Experimental, numerical and analytical investigations on:
- Foundation on difficult soils (sensitive clay, collapsible soils etc)
- Bearing capacity of foundations on layered soils
- Battered Piles subjected to compression/uplift loading
- Bearing capacity of shell foundations
- Pullout capacity of Helical and Plate Anchors in sand
- Earth pressures of overconsolidated cohesionless soils
- Compaction of subgrade layer overlying soft deposit
- Drag load on pile foundations
- Liquefaction assessments in seismic areas
- Bearing capacity of contaminated soils
