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Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science

Research Centre for Structural Safety and Resilience (CSSR)

PUBLICATIONS

Refereed journal papers

Refereed conference papers and presentations

  • Hamzeh, L., Ashour, A., and Galal, K. (2017) “Effect of changing vertical reinforcement ratio and level of axial stress on the lateral response of reinforced masonry shear walls with boundary elements.” 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Halifax, Canada, 11 pages.
  • Aly, N., Ashour, A., and Galal, K. (2017) “Seismic performance and height limits of ductile reinforced masonry shear wall buildings with boundary elements.” 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Halifax, Canada, 11 pages.
  • Hosseinzadeh, S., Ashour, A., Aly, N., and Galal, K. (2017) “Seismic collapse evaluation of reinforced masonry core wall systems.” 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Halifax, Canada, 11 pages.
  • Albutainy, M., Ashour, A., and Galal, K. (2017) “Effect of boundary elements confinement level on the behaviour of reinforced masonry structural walls with boundary elements.” 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Halifax, Canada, 11 pages.
  • Ashour, A., and Galal, K. (2017) “Load-displacement backbone model for flexure-dominated reinforced masonry shear walls.” 13th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Halifax, Canada, 11 pages.
  • Galal, K. (2017). “New generation of sustainable and resilient reinforced masonry buildings.” Press Conference, The l'Association des entrepreneurs en maçonnerie du Québec (AEMQ), Montréal, Québec, Canada.
  • Video-1: Construction of reinforced masonry shear walls with boundary elements.
  • Video-2: Concept of tall buildings constructed with reinforced masonry walls and concrete slabs.
  • Video-3: Testing reinforced masonry shear walls subjected to earthquake effects.
  • Ahmed, S., and Galal, K. (2016). “Energy dissipation capacity of FRP sandwich panels subjected to blast loads”. The 7th International Conference on Advanced Composite Materials in Bridges and Structures (ACMBS-VI), Vancouver, Canada, 6 pages.
  • Alotaibi, K., Abo ElEzz, A., and Galal, K. (2016). “Strengthening of concrete block masonry columns with FRP”. The 7th International Conference on Advanced Composite Materials in Bridges and Structures (ACMBS-VI), Vancouver, Canada, 6 pages.
  • Galal, K. (2016). “FRP Retrofitting of Bridges.” Keynote Speaker. The Second International Conference on Infrastructure Management, Assessment and Rehabilitation Techniques, Sharjah, UAE.
  • Seif ElDin, M., and Galal, K. (2015). “Influence of axial compression stress on the in-plane shear performance of reinforced masonry shear walls.” 11th  Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Victoria, BC, Canada.
  • Hamzeh, L., Abo ElEzz, A., and Galal, K. (2015). “Numerical simulation of the seismic behavior of reinforced concrete masonry structural walls.” 11th  Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Victoria, BC, Canada.
  • Obaidat, A., Abo ElEzz, A., and Galal, K. (2015). “Evaluation of the compression behaviour of confined boundary elements in ductile reinforced concrete block masonry structural walls”. 11th  Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Victoria, BC, Canada.
  • El-Sokkary, H., and Galal, K. (2015). “Seismic performance evaluation of RC shear walls with various ductility levels”. 11th Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Victoria, BC, Canada.
  • Arabzadeh, H., and Galal, K. (2015). “Effectiveness of FRP wraps for retrofitting of existing RC shear walls”. 11th Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Victoria, BC, Canada.
  • Seif ElDin, M., and Galal, K. (2015). “In-plane shear behavior of fully grouted reinforced masonry shear walls”. 12th North American Masonry Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA.
  • Seif ElDin, M., AlButainy, M., and Galal, K. (2015). “Parametric study to investigate the shear behavior of reinforced masonry shear walls”. 12th North American Masonry Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA.
  • Abo ElEzz, A., Seif ElDin, H., and Galal, K. (2015). “Experimental investigation on confined concrete block masonry boundary element columns”. 12th North American Masonry Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA.
  • Seif ElDin, M., and Galal, K. (2015). “Survey of the design equations for in-plane shear capacity of reinforced masonry shear walls”. 12th North American Masonry Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA.
  • Ali, A., Abdalla, J., Hawileh, R., and Galal, K. (2014). “CFRP mechanical anchorage for externally strengthened RC beams under flexure,” Physics Procedia, 55, 10-16.
  • Abo ElEzz, A., Seif ElDin, H., and Galal, K. (2014). “Stress-strain relationship for concrete block masonry boundary element columns”. 9th International Masonry Conference, Guimarães, Portugal, 10p,
  • Rezaiefar, A., ElAghoury, I., and Galal, K. (2014). “Vibration of rectangular sectioned industrial duct walls”. 4th International Structural Specialty Conference, Halifax, Canada, 10p.
  • Seif ElDin, H., ElAghoury, I., and Galal, K. (2014). “Experimental and parametric study to investigate the flexural capacity of deteriorated steel girders”. 4th International Structural Specialty Conference, Halifax, Canada, 10p.
  • Elsharawy, M., Stathopoulos, T., and Galal, K. (2013). “Wind tunnel study on load combinations including torsion for design of medium-rise buildings,” The Eighth Asia-Pacific Conference on Wind Engineering APCWE, Chennai, India, 10p.
  • Elsharawy, M., Stathopoulos, T., and Galal, K. (2013). “Wind load combinations including torsion for medium-rise buildings,” European-African Conference on Wind Engineering EACWE, Cambridge, England, 10p.
  • Mirvalad, S.J. and Galal, K. (2013). “Effect of retrofit method on mitigating progressive collapse of tall steel frame structure,” 3rd Specialty Conference on Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, Montréal, Canada, 10p.
  • ElSharawy, M., Galal, K., and Stathopoulos, T. (2013). “Comparison of wind tunnel results with Canadian wind-induced torsion provisions for low- and medium-rise buildings,” 3rd Specialty Conference on Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, Montréal, Canada, 10p. Second Best Student Paper Award.
  • Rezaiefar, A. and Galal, K. (2013). “Numerical modeling of the cyclically loaded FRP-retrofitted RC shear walls,” 3rd Specialty Conference on Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, Montréal, Canada, 10p.
  • Elsharawy, M., Stathopoulos, T., and Galal, K. (2013), “Wind load combinations including torsion for medium-rise buildings,” European-African Conference on Wind Engineering EACWE, Cambridge, England, 10p.
  • Mirvalad, S.J. and Galal, K. (2013). “Effect of retrofit method on mitigating progressive collapse of tall steel frame structure,” 3rd Specialty Conference on Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, Montréal, Canada, 10p.
  • ElSharawy, M., Galal, K., and Stathopoulos, T. (2013). “Comparison of wind tunnel results with Canadian wind-induced torsion provisions for low- and medium-rise buildings,” 3rd Specialty Conference on Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, Montréal, Canada, 10p. Second Best Student Paper Award.
  • Rezaiefar, A. and Galal, K. (2013). “Numerical modeling of the cyclically loaded FRP-retrofitted RC shear walls,” 3rd Specialty Conference on Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, Montréal, Canada, 10p.
  • ElSokkary, H. and Galal, K. (2013). “Cyclic Loading Tests on FRP-Retrofitted RC Shear Walls,” 3rd Specialty Conference on Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, Montréal, Canada, 10p.
  • ElSawy, T. and Galal, K. (2013). “Increasing the progressive collapse resistance of steel moment resisting frame buildings,” 3rd Specialty Conference on Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, Montréal, Canada, 10p.
  • Yagoub, O., Galal, K., and Naumoski, N. (2013). “Mitigating progressive collapse of RC buildings with shear walls and flat slab system,” 3rd Specialty Conference on Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, Montréal, Canada, 10p.
  • Yagoub, O., Galal, K., and Naumoski, N. (2013). “Effect of building bay span on the vulnerability of RC shear wall buildings to progressive collapse,” 3rd Specialty Conference on Disaster Prevention and Mitigation, Montréal, Canada, 10p.
  • ElAghoury, I., Galal, K., and ElAghoury, M. (2013). “Towards a corrosion-fatigue strain-life model for steel beams in corrosive environments,” 3rd Specialty Conference on Material Engineering & Applied Mechanics, Montréal, Canada, 10p.
  • Elshamrany, O., Alkass, S., and Galal, K. (2013). “Development of Initial Costs Forecasting Models for School Buildings using Multiple Linear Regression,” 4th Construction Specialty Conference, Montréal, Canada, 10p.
  • Elshamrany, O., Galal, K., and Alkass, S. (2013). “Evaluation of Selection Criteria for School Buildings in Canada using AHP and MAU,” 4th Construction Specialty Conference, Montréal, Canada, 10p.
  • Chen, Y., Athienitis, A.K., Galal, K. (2012). “Thermal modeling for ventilated structural components using frequency response and finite difference methods and comparison with experimental data,” eSim conference, Halifax, Canada, 10p.
  • ElSharawy, M., Stathopoulos, T., and Galal, K. (2012). “Wind-induced torsional aerodynamic loads on low- and medium-height buildings,” Seventh International Colloquium on Bluff Body Aerodynamics & Applications, Shanghai, China, 10p.
  • Mirvalad, S.J. and Galal, K. (2012). “Effect of seismic design level and building height on the robustness of steel frame structures prone to progressive collapse,” 3rd International Structural Specialty Conference, Edmonton, Canada, 11 pages.
  • Yagob, O., Galal, K., and Naumoski, N. (2012). “Estimation of progressive collapse potential for shear wall buildings,” 3rd International Structural Specialty Conf., Edmonton, Canada, 11 pages.
  • Rezaiefar, A., and Galal, K. (2012). “Numerical modelling of reinforced concrete structural walls rehabilitated with FRP composites” The 6th International Conference on Advanced Composite Materials in Bridges and Structures (ACMBS-VI), Kingston, Canada, 11 pages.
  • Farnia, N., and Galal, K. (2012). “Upgrading the seismic performance of reinforced concrete masonry columns using CFRP and GFRP wraps,” The 6th Int. Conference on Advanced Composite Materials in Bridges and Structures (ACMBS-VI), Kingston, Canada, 11 pages.
  • El-Sokkary, H., Galal, K., Ghorbanirenani, I, Tremblay, R., Léger, P, and Leclerc, M. (2012). “Shake table tests on FRP rehabilitated RC shear walls,” The 6th Int. Conference on Advanced Composite Materials in Bridges and Structures (ACMBS-VI), Kingston, Canada, 11 pages.
  • ElSharawy, M., Galal, K and Stathopoulos, T., (2011). “Wind-Induced Torsional Loads on Low-Rise Buildings: Effect of Geometrical Variables.” Canadian Society of Civil Engineering (CSCE) Annual Conference, Ottawa, Canada, 10 pages.
  • ElSharawy, M., Stathopoulos, T., and Galal, K. (2011). “Wind-Induced Torsional Loads on Low Buildings,” 13th International Conference on Wind Engineering, Amsterdam, Netherlands.
  • Yagoub, O., Galal, K., and Naumoski, N. (2011). “Progressive collapse analysis of RC shear wall buildings,” Canadian Society for Civil Engineering Conference, Ottawa, Canada, 10 pages.
  • Azimi H., Galal, K., and Pekau, O.A. (2011). “Effect of Shear Deformations on the Bridge Response in the Vehicle-Bridge Interaction Dynamic Analysis”, Canadian Society for Civil Engineering Conference, Ottawa, Canada, 10 pages.
  • ElSharawy, M., Stathopoulos, T., Galal, K. (2011). “Evaluation of wind-induced torsional loads on buildings by North American and European codes and standards.” The 2011 ASCE/SEI Structures Congress, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 10 pages.
  • ElSharawy, M., Galal, K., and Stathopoulos, T., (2011). “Wind-induced torsional loads on low-rise buildings.” The 2011 ASCE/SEI Structures Congress, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, 10 pages.
  • AlShamrani, O., Galal, K., and Alkass, S. (2011). “Evaluation of School Buildings Using Sustainability Measures and Life-Cycle Costing Technique”, The International Conference on Sustainable Systems and the Environment ISSE 2011, AUS, Sharjah, UAE. 10 pages.
  • AlShamrani, O., Alkass, S., Galal, K. (2011). “Incorporating LCA into LEED® in Evaluation of Structures and Building Envelopes”, The International Conference on Sustainable Systems and the Environment ISSE 2011, AUS, Sharjah, UAE. 10 pages.
  • ElTahan, M., Hoa, S.V., and Galal, K. (2010). “Mechanical characteristics of new thermoplastic CFRP rebars for reinforcing concrete elements”, 8th International Conference on Short and Medium Span Bridges, Niagara Falls, Canada, 10 pages.
  • ElAghoury, I., and Galal, K. (2010). “Towards a Numerical Tool for Fatigue Life Prediction of Corroded Steel Members”, 8th Int. Conf. on Short and Medium Span Bridges, Niagara, Canada.
  • Azimi, H., Galal, K., and Pekau, O.A. (2010). “A Modified 2-d Element for Vehicle-Bridge Interaction Analysis for Vehicles with Constant Velocity”, 8th International Conference on Short and Medium Span Bridges, Niagara Falls, Canada, 10 pages.
  • Naimi, M., and Galal, K. (2010). “3-D seismic analysis of bridge including soil-structure interaction when subjected to near fault earthquakes”, 8th International Conference on Short and Medium Span Bridges, Niagara Falls, Canada, 10 pages.
  • Seif ElDin, H., Galal, K., and Tirca, L. (2010). “Applications of CFRP in retrofitting existing steel girders in flexural behaviour”, 8th Intl. Conf. on Short and Medium Span Bridges, Canada.
  • Farnia, N., Galal, K., and Pekau, O.A. (2010). “Seismic rehabilitation of reinforced masonry columns using CFRP sheets”, 9th US National and 10th Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Toronto, Canada, 10 pages.
  • Ghorbanirenani, I., Tremblay, R., El-Sokkary, H., Galal, K., Léger, P., and Leclerc, M. (2010). “Shake table tests and repair of ductile slender reinforced concrete shear walls”, 9th US National and 10th Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Toronto, Canada, 10 pages.
  • Alshamrani, O., Alkass, S., and Galal, K. (2010). “Energy consumption reduction in school buildings in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia”, International Engineering Conference on Hot Arid Regions (IECHAR 2010), Al-Ahsa, KSA, 6 pages.
  • Farnia, N., and Galal, K. (2009). “Upgrading the seismic performance of reinforced masonry columns using CFRP wraps.” 11th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Toronto, Canada, 10 pages. First Honorable Mention “M.A. Hatzinikolas Best Paper Award”.
  • Sasanian, N., and Galal, K. (2009). “Flexural performance of FRP-reinforced masonry walls.” 11th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Toronto, Canada, 10 pages.
  • El-Sokkary, H., and Galal, K. (2009). “A survey on masonry lateral force resisting systems: codes vs. Research perspective,” 11th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Toronto, Canada, 8 pages.
  • El-Sokkary, H., and Galal, K. (2008). “Recent advancement in modeling of RC shear walls.” 14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Beijing, China, 12 pages.
  • El-Sokkary, H., and Galal, K. (2008). “Recent advancement in rehabilitation of RC walls.” 14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Beijing, China, 13 pages.
  • Tremblay, R., Ghorbanirenani, I., Velev, N., Leger, P., Leclerc, M., Koboevic, S., Bouaanani, N., Galal, K., and Palermo, D. (2008). “Seismic response of multi-storey reinforced concrete walls subjected to eastern North America high frequency ground motions,” 14th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Beijing, China, 8 pages.
  • Mofidi, A., and Galal, K. (2008). “Strengthening RC T-Beams in Flexure and Shear using new Mechanically-Anchored FRP and dry Fibre Systems.” 2nd Canadian Conference on Effective Design of Structures, Hamilton, Canada, 10 pages.
  • Chen, Y., Athienitis, A.K., and Galal, K. (2008). “Modelling and performance of a solar demonstration house with integrated storage and BIPV/T System,” Eurosun Conference, Lisbon, Portugal, 10p.
  • Chen, Y., Athienitis, A.K., Park, K-W, and Galal, K. (2008). “Design, thermal performance and modeling of a ventilated concrete slab coupled with BIPV/T system,” The 33rd  Annual Conference of the Solar Energy Society of Canada and 3rd Canadian Solar Research Network Conference, Fredericton, Canada, 8p.
  • Chen, Y., Athienitis, A.K., O’Neill, B., and Galal, K. (2008). “Design & Thermal Performance of a Solar House with BIPV/T System, Thermal Storage & Passive Solar Heating”, American Solar Energy Society (ASES), San Diego, USA.
  • Chen, Y., Athienitis, A., Galal, K., and Poissant, Y. (2007). “Design and simulation for a solar house with building integrated photovoltaic-thermal system and thermal storage.” ISES Solar World Congress, Beijing, China, 4 pages.
  • El-Sokkary, H., and Galal, K. (2007). “Effect of FRP-confinement rehabilitation pattern on the seismic performance of nominally ductile existing RC frame structures.” 9th Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Ottawa, 10 pp.
  • El-Sokkary, H., and Galal, K. (2007). “Upgrading the seismic performance of existing masonry-infilled RC frames using FRP bracing.” 9th Cadian Conf. on Earthquake Engineering, Ottawa, 10 pages.
  • Naimi, M., and Galal, K. (2007). “Nonlinear dynamic behaviour of RC tall structures subjected to near-fault earthquakes including soil structure interaction.” 9th Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Ottawa, 10 pages.
  • Galal, K. and Sekar, M. (2006). “Effect of design variables on the failure mechanisms of FRP-rehabilitated RC inverted T-beam bridge bentcaps.” 7th International Conference on Short & Medium Span Bridges, Montréal, 10 pages.
  • Galal, K. and Sekar, M. (2006). “Strengthening of RC inverted T bentcap girders using anchored CFRP sheets.” 7th Int. Conf. on Short & Medium Span Bridges, Montréal, 10 pages.
  • Galal, K., Ghobarah, A., and Elgohary, M. (2006). “Comparison of North-American codes' requirements for near-fault earthquakes effects on nuclear structures.” 8th US National Conference on Earthquake Engineering, NCEE, San Francisco, 10 pages.
  • Galal, K. (2006). “Influence of design variables on the displacement ductility of FRP-rehabilitated RC rectangular short columns.” 8th US NCEE, San Francisco, 10 pages.
  • Galal, K., and Ghobarah, A. (2004). “Shear capacity of retrofitted rectangular RC short columns.” 13th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Vancouver, 11 pages.
  • Ghobarah, A., Galal, K., and Elgohary, M. (2004). “Dynamic response of lightly reinforced concrete walls.” 13th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Vancouver, 13 pages.
  • Galal, K., Ghobarah, A., Drysdale R.G., and Mosallam, A. (2003). “Strengthening unreinforced masonry walls with openings for extreme load.” Response of Structures to Extreme Loading Conference, Toronto, 8 pages.
  • Ghobarah, A., and Galal, K. (2003). “Seismic rehabilitation of square short columns.” Response of Structures to Extreme Loading Conference, Toronto, 8 pages.
  • Soliman, M.I., Fayad, A.S., Wahed, O.H., and Galal, K. (1998). “Response of continuous haunched RC girder type bridges with and without bottom slab under coupled vertical loads,” The Eighth International Colloquium on Structural and Geotechnical Engineering, ICSGE, Cairo, Egypt, Vol. 1, pp. 1-12.
  • Soliman, M.I., Fayad, A.S., Wahed, O.H., and Galal, K. (1997). “Effect of eccentric loading on R.C. haunched girder bridges with and without bottom slab,” The Seventh International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering, APCOM’97, Seoul, Korea Advanced Institute of Science, pp. 479-484.
  • Soliman, M.I., Fayad, A.S., Wahed, O.H., and Galal, K. (1996). “Effect of bottom slab on the torsional behaviour of girder and box-girder R.C. bridges,” 7th  ICSGE, Vol. 2, pp. 297-312.

 

Technical reports

  • Galal, K., and ElAghoury, I. (2017). “Cost-based cross-section optimization of U-Tub and Multi-cellular box precast pre- and post-tensioned concrete single track railway bridges, Schokbeton, Canada.
  • Galal, K., and Ashour, A. (2017). “Testing of thermal break connections,” L & K Thermal Break Corp., Canada.
  • Galal, K., and Ashour, A. (2016). “Seismic assessment and collapse evaluation of reinforced masonry core wall systems,” SBSA, Canada.
  • Galal, K., and El-Sokkary, H. (2015). “Effective seismic design of RC shear wall buildings with different ductility levels,” Stantec Canada.
  • Galal, K., and Abo El Ezz, A. (2015). “Strengthening of concrete block masonry columns with fiber reinforced polymer composites,” Sika Canada.
  • Galal, K., and Rezaiefar, A. (2014). “Vibration analysis of steel thin-walled industrial ducts,” CADes Structures, Canada.
  • Galal, K., and Abo El Ezz, A. (2014). “Curvature ductility of reinforced masonry shear walls' confined boundary elements,” Canadian Concrete Masonry Producers Associations CCMPA, Canada.
  • Galal, K., and El-Aghoury, I. (2013). “Structural design of large industrial ducts considering large deformations and membrane actions,” BAH Inc., Canada.
  • Galal, K., and El-Sokkary, H. (2012). “Dynamic performance of two FRP-rehabilitated 8-storey RC shear walls tested on shake table," Fyfe Co, California, USA.
  • Galal, K., and El-Sokkary, H. (2012). “Cyclic performance of three FRP-rehabilitated RC shear wall panels,” Fyfe Co, California, USA.
  • Ghobarah, A., and Galal, K. (2004). “Safety implications of near-fault earthquakes on nuclear power plant structures,” International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), contribution of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) and McMaster University.
  • Ghobarah, A., and Galal, K. (2003) “Seismic behaviour of RC walls: Benchmark CAMUS test,” International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), contribution of Atomic Energy of Canada Limited (AECL) and McMaster University.
  • Ghobarah, A., and Galal, K. (2002) “Dynamic behaviour of Welland ship canal bridge 6W,” St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation, Ontario, Canada.
  • Galal, K. (2001) “Dynamic analysis of the pipes secondary system at the Mountainview power station manufactured by Foster Wheeler Ltd.,” JNE Consulting Ltd., Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.
  • Ghobarah, A., and Galal, K. (2001) “Seismic analysis of Brickyard Landing masonry chimney,” Brickyard Landing Owners Association, Point Richmond, California, USA.
  • Ghobarah, A., and Galal, K. (2000) “Design and detailing of the 2D strong reaction wall at the Applied Dynamics Laboratory of McMaster University,” Internal report, Department of Civil Engineering, McMaster University, Ontario, Canada.
 
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