ACADEMIC/PROFESSIONAL PARTICULARS
 (a) Field of Specialization:
Major Field of Specialization: Civil engineering
Fine Field Specialization: Materials Science
 
(b) Academic Qualifications Degree,
Major: PhD in Civil Engineering
Year: 2008
University: Sherbrooke
Country: Canada
  
(c) Academic Honors and Awards

• PhD scholarship in Civil Engineering, University of Sherbrooke, Canada; 2002
• Postdoctoral fellowship in Civil Engineering, University of Sherbrooke, Canada; 2008

(d) Membership of Professional Bodies

• Member of  American Society for Testing And Materials International (ASTM) (USA) 
• Member of Réunion Internationale des Laboratoires et Experts des Matériaux (RILEM) (France)  
• Member of  American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) (USA) 
• Member of Canadian Society for Civil Engineering (CSCE) (Canada)  
• Member of American Concrete Institute (ACI) (USA)  
• Member of Engineers Without Borders (USA)   

    
         RESEARCH

1. Research Interests

• Materials science and technology
• Engineering and environment
• Innovation in materials for concrete technology and sustainability,
• Rheology and rheological properties of cementitious materials
• Recycling and utilization of waste materials,
• Formulation and evaluation of cementitious composites,
• Forensic engineering,
• Concrete durability and development of innovative and sustainable materials for “Civil Engineering”.

 

     (b)   Research Grants

Industrial project, project manager (Co-Investigator), Effectiveness of an Optimized EAFD/Accelerator Combination to Overcome the Excessive Set-retardation of Concrete Incorporating EAFD, funded by Saudi Arabia Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC), Saudi Arabia, 1/2015-1/2016.

National research grant, Project manager (Co-Investigator), Development and Utilization of Local Natural Pozzolan as Cost-Effective Alternative to Imported Pozzolanic Materials – Part I, Funded by King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), Riyadh, 11/2012-11/2014. Completed.

National research grant, Project manager, Development of Strain-Hardening Cement-Based Composites with Short Polymer Fibers for Hot-Weather Concreting Utilizing Local Materials, Funded by King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), Riyadh, 04/2013-04/2015. Completed.

National research grant, Project consultant (Consultant), Utilization of Self-Compacting Concrete (SCC) to improve the Quality and Durability of Concrete Construction in the Kingdom, Funded by King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), Riyadh, 06/2010-06/2013. Completed.

National research grant, Project consultant (Consultant), Effects of using Retarding Admixtures on the Performance of Concrete in Hot Weather, Funded by King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), Riyadh, 09/2010-09/2012. Completed.

National research grant, Project consultant (Consultant), Electric Arc Furnace Dust (EAFD): From Waste By-product to Valuable Cementitious Material, Funded by King Abdulaziz City for Science and Technology (KACST), Riyadh, 09/2009-09/2010. Completed.

 

 (c)   Patents

1. Title: “Supplementary Cementitious Material and Method for Disposing of Electric-Arc Furnace Dust (EAFD)”. United States Patent, Patent number: US 9,187,371 B2; November 17, 2015. Inventors: G. Fares, R.Z. Al-Zaid, A.M. Alhozaimy, A.I. Al-Negheimish and M.Iqbal, Khan, King Saud University.

2. Title: “Method for Obtaining Simulated Pore Water”. United States Patent, Patent number: US 9,423,326 B1; August 23, 2016. Inventors: G. Fares and M.I. Khan. King Saud University.

3. Title: “Fire Resistant Cementitious Composite and Method of Making the Same”. United States Patent, Patent number: US 9,290,415 Bl; March 22, 2016. Inventors: M. I. Khan, G. Fares and S. Mourad, King Saud University.

4. Title: “Strain-Hardening Cementitious Composite”. United States Patent, Patent number: US 9,399,599 B1; July 26, 2016. Inventors: M. I. Khan, G. Fares, S. Mourad and W. Abbass. King Saud University.

5. Title: “Supplementary Cementitious Material and Method for Disposing of Electric-Arc Furnace Dust (EAFD)”. United States Patent, Patent number: US 9,481,604 B2, November 1, 2016. Inventors: G. Fares, R.Z. Al-Zaid, A.M. Alhozaimy, A.I. Al-Negheimish and M. Iqbal Khan. King Saud University.

 

        Participation in Regional & International Conferences

4th Annual International Conference on Civil Engineering, Edited by Gregory T. Papanikos by the Athens Institute for Education and Research ATINER, ATINER's Conference Paper Series CIV2014-0974, Athens, Greece, 26-29, May 2014 (I was the chairperson of the material session).

Joint Saudi Arabian-German Workshop on Strain-hardening Cement-based Composites, in the framework of the International RILEM Conference: Application of Superabsorbent Polymers and Other New Admixtures in Concrete Construction, 14–17 September 2014, Dresden, Germany, Editors (Viktor Mechtcherine and M. Iqbal Khan).

The 1st International Technical Committee TC-RSC RILEM - RILEM Technical Committee 225-SAP for “Application of Super Absorbent Polymers in Concrete Construction” meeting was conducted in Dresden, Germany, September 17, 2014.

1st International Conference on Construction Materials and Structures, 24-26 November 2014, Johannesburg, South Africa, pp. 247-252.

The 2nd International Technical Committee TC-RSC RILEM - RILEM Technical Committee 225-SAP for “Application of Super Absorbent Polymers in Concrete Construction” meeting was conducted in Paris, France, March 13, 2015.

the Fifth International Conference on Construction Materials : Performance, Innovations and Structural Implications, Eds. N. Banthia, T. Miyagawa, C. Miao, K. Kobayashi, Whistler, The University of British Columbia, BC, Vancouver, Canada, 19-21, August 2015,

14th International Congress on the Chemistry of Cement, Caijun Shi, Yan Yao (Eds.), ICCC 2015 Beijing, Proceedings CD, Section 2: Hydration of Portland cement, Beijing/China, 13-16, October 2015.

The 8th International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference. Sydney, Australia, 23-28, November 2015.

ProLab 2015 Workshop on “Significant Role of Instrumentation in Civil Engineering & Materials Science” in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 31st August-1st September 2015.

  

     SERVICE

Membership of Conference Committees

Scientific committee member, Reviewer, 1st International Conference on Civil Engineering-ICCE2012, Laghouat University, (Laghouat, Algeria), November 2012.

Conference organization member, Sustainable development of cement, concrete and concrete structures, Proc. three-day International, Symposium, Toronto, Canada, 5–7 Oct., 2005.

 

Service as Reviewer

Journals

- ASTM Journal of Testing and Evaluation, ISSN: 0090-3973, ASTM International;

- Construction and Building Materials, ISSN: 0950-0618, Elsevier;

- Advances in Cement Research, ISSN‎: ‎0951-7197, ICE;

- International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials, ISSN: 2234-1315, Springer;

- Journal of King Saud University: Engineering Sciences, ISSN: 1018-3647,King Saud University;

- Journal of Engineering Research (TJER), ISSN: 1726-6742 College of Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, Sultanate of Oman.

 

 

Invited Presentations at Scientific Meetings/Workshops

Development of Strain-Hardening Cement-Based Composites with Short Polymer Fibers for Hot-Weather Concreting Utilizing Local Materials, Joint Saudi Arabian-German Workshop on Strain-hardening Cement-based Composites, in the framework of the International RILEM Conference: Application of Superabsorbent Polymers and Other New Admixtures in Concrete Construction, (Dresden, Germany), 14–17 September 2014;

Development of Strain-Hardening Cement-Based Composites with Short Polymer Fibers for Hot-Weather Concreting Utilizing Local Materials , The 1st International Technical Committee TC-RSC RILEM - RILEM Technical Committee 225-SAP for “Application of Super Absorbent Polymers in Concrete Construction” (Dresden, Germany), September 17, 2014.

Development of Strain-Hardening Cement-Based Composites with Short Polymer Fibers for Hot-Weather Concreting Utilizing Local Materials, The 2nd International Technical Committee TC-RSC RILEM - RILEM Technical Committee 225-SAP for “Application of Super Absorbent Polymers in Concrete Construction” (Paris, France), March 13, 2015.

Significant Role of Instrumentation in Civil Engineering & Materials Science, ProLab, Workshop, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, 31st August-1st September 2015.

 

    List of Publications 

 (a) International Refereed Journals 

G. Fares, and M.I. Khan, HPC composites formulated to counteract early ASR expansion. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, Vol. 25, No. 12, pp. 1951–1958. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0000790. 2013.

A. Alhozaimy, G. Fares, A. Al-Negheimish, M. S. Jaafar, The autoclaved concrete industry: An easy-to-follow method for optimization and testing. Journal of Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 49, pp. 184–193. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2013.08.024. 2013.

G. Fares, and M.I. Khan, Nanosilica and its Future Prospects in Concrete. Advanced Materials Research, Vol. 658, pp. 50-55, 2013.

M. N. Haral, A. I. Al-Negheimesh, G. Fares, M. I. Khan, and A. M. Alhozaimy, Effects of Paste Content on Flow Characteristics of SCC Containing Local Natural Pozzolan. Journal of World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, Vol. 79, pp. 799-803, 2013.

G. Fares, and M.I. Khan, The effect of curing time on the ASR expansion of different HPC composites. Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 72, pp. 124–132. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2014.08.062. 2014.

G. Fares. Effect of slump cone orientation on the slump flow time (T50) and stability of sustainable self-compacting concrete containing limestone filler. Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 77, pp. 145–153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2014.12.052. 2015.

A. Alhozaimy, G. Fares, A. Al-Negheimish, O.A. Alawad. Heat of hydration of concrete containing scoria rocks as a natural pozzolanic material. Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 81, 113–119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2015.02.011. 2015.

G. Fares, M. I. Khan, S. Mourad, W. Abbass. Evaluation of PVA and PBI-based engineered-cementitious composites under different environments. Construction and Building Materials 85, 109–118. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2015.03.080. 2015.

G. Fares, A. Alhozaimy, O.A. Alawad, A. Al-Negheimish. Evaluation of Powdered Scoria Rocks from Various Volcanic Lava Fields as Cementitious Material. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 28, No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0001428. 2015.

M.I. Khan, G. Fares, S. Mourad and W. Abbass. Optimized fresh and hardened properties of SHCC: Effect of sand size and workability. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, Vol. 28, No. 12. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0001665. 2016.

G. Fares, R.Z. Al-Zaid, A. Fauzi, A.M. Alhozaimy, A. Al-Negheimish, and M.I. Khan, Performance of optimized electric arc furnace dust-based cementitious matrix compared to conventional supplementary cementitious materials, Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 112, pp. 210–221. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2016.02.068. 2016.

G. Fares, A. Alhozaimy, O.A. Alawad, A. Al-Negheimish. Properties of high-performance concrete incorporating high-volume ground scoria rocks as natural pozzolan. Magazine of Concrete Research. Vol.  69, No. 14, pp. 703-715.   http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/jmacr.15.00420. 2017.

M.I. Khan, G. Fares and S. Mourad. Optimized fresh and hardened properties of strain hardening cementitious composites: effect of mineral admixtures, cementitious composition, size, and type of aggregates. . Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, Vol. 29, No. 10. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0002039. 2017.

M. I. Khan, Y.M. Abbas, G. Fares. 2017. Review of high and ultrahigh performance cementitious composites incorporating various combinations of fibers and ultrafines. Journal of King Saud University, Vol. 29, No. 4, pp. 339-347.

A. Al-Negheimish, G. Fares, A. Alhozaimy and M.I. Khan, Visual-based evaluation method for optimizing the Dosage of PCE-based Superplasticizer for SCC paste and concrete mixtures. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering. Vol. 30, No. 8, https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0002374. 2018.

Saleem, M., G. Fares, Ghrefat, H.A., Estimation of pozzolanic activity of scoria rocks using ASTER remote sensing. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering (Accepted). 2019.

 

 (b) International Conference Papers

S. Laldji, A. Tagnit-Hamou, G. Fares, Glass Frit in Concrete as a New Alternative Cementitious Material , RILEM, Conference on the “ Use of Recycled Materials in Building and Structures”, E. Vazquez, Ch. F. Hendricks and G.M.T. Janssen, Barcelona, Spain, RILEM, 9-11, November 2004, ., Vol. 2, "PRO 40", pp.554-562, 2004. (Refereed conference).

G. Fares, A. Tagnit-Hamou, Chemical and Thermal Activation of Sodium-Rich Calcium Alumino-Silicate Binder, 12th International Congress on The Chemistry of Cement, ICCC2007, Montréal, Québec, Canada, July 8-13, 2007 (with refereed presentation) paper No. W3-12.4, pp. 12, 2007.

G. Fares, A. Tagnit-Hamou, New Activated Cementitious System 3rd International Symposium : Non-traditional cement and concrete, CEMENT INDUSTRY; 10-12 June 2008, Brno University of Technology & ZPSV, CZECH REPUBLIC, pp. 217-227.

K. Arroudj, G. Fares, A. Zenati, M.N. Oudjit, A. Tagnit-Hamou, Hydration of cement in presence of dunes sand and slag, 10th ACI International Conference on Recent Advances in Concrete Technology and Sustainability Issues - Seville, Spain, October 15-17, 2009.

G. Fares, Al-Negheimish, A.A., Al-Hozaimy, A.A., Khan, M.I., Al-Zaid, R.C., Optimization of SCC mixtures incorporating a polycarboxylate-based superplasticizer and materials available in Saudi Arabia, 13th International Congress on The Chemistry of Cement, ICCC2011, Madrid, Spain, July 3-8, 2011 (with refereed presentation) paper No. 429, pp. 7, 2011 (Refereed conference).

G. Fares, Al-Negheimish, A.A., Khan, M.I., Al-Hozaimy, A.A., Al-Zaid, R.C., Micro-durability of SCC mixtures containing limestone dust and natural pozzolan, 2nd International Conference on Microstructure Related Durability of Cementitious Composite, Editor(s): Guang Ye, K. van Breugel, Wei Sun and Changwen Miao, RILEM Publications SARL, Amsterdam, , Netherland, April 11-13, 2012 (ISI conference with refereed presentation) Paper No. 27, pp. 309-316, 2012 e-ISBN: 978-2-35158-123-0.

G. Fares, R. Al-Zaid, M.I. Khan, A. Al-Negheimish, A. Alhozaimy, Suwito, Characterization and microstructural deformation during the hydration of EAFD-cement composite, 2nd International Conference on Microstructure Related Durability of Cementitious Composite, Editor(s): Guang Ye, K. van Breugel, Wei Sun and Changwen Miao, RILEM Publications SARL, Amsterdam, Netherland, April 11-13, 2012 (ISI conference with refereed presentation) Paper No. 81, pp. 189-196, 2012 e-ISBN: 978-2-35158-123-0.

R. Al-Zaid, Suwito, G. Fares, A. Al-Negheimish, A. Alhozaimy and M.I. Khan, Microstructural study on the effects of using electric-arc furnace dust (EAFD) as a cementitious material, 2nd International Conference on Microstructure Related Durability of Cementitious Composite, Editor(s): Guang Ye, K. van Breugel, Wei Sun and Changwen Miao, RILEM Publications SARL Amsterdam, Netherland, April 11-13, 2012 (ISI conference with refereed presentation) Paper No. 85, pp. 132-139. 2012 e-ISBN: 978-2-35158-123-0.

G. Fares, and M.I. Khan, Effectiveness of HPC Mix Composition in Suppressing ASR Expansion. Conference 1: High Performance Concrete Using Admixtures Session 2, Technical Session: 2B1, UKIERI Concrete Congress, Innovations in Concrete Construction, Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, (Jalandhar, India), 5-8 March 2013

G. Fares, and M.I. Khan, HPC: How It Performs Under Internal Sulfate Attack and ASR Expansion?. Conference 1: High Performance Concrete Using Admixtures Session 2, Technical Session: 2B1, UKIERI Concrete Congress, Innovations in Concrete Construction, Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, (Jalandhar, India), 5-8 March 2013

G. Fares, A.A., Al-Hozaimy, Al-Negheimish, O.A. Alawad. Effect of Powdered Scoria Rocks on the Fresh and Hardened Properties of High Performance Concrete. 4th Annual International Conference on Civil Engineering Edited by Gregory T. Papanikos by the Athens Institute for Education and Research ATINER, ATINER's Conference Paper Series CIV2014-0974, (Athens, Greece ), 26-29 May 2014.

G. Fares, A.A., Al-Hozaimy, Al-Negheimish, O.A. Alawad. Assessing the Effect of Procurement Source of Scoria Rocks on the Pozzolanic Properties of the Cementitious System. 1st International Conference on Construction Materials and Structures, (Johannesburg, South Africa), pp. 247-252, 24-26 November 2014.

M.I. Khan, G. Fares, S. Mourad, W. Abbas, V. Mechtcherine. Production of sustainable strain-hardening cement-based composites using different natural sands. International RILEM Proceedings (PRO95), Joint Saudi Arabian-German Workshop on Strain-hardening Cement-based Composites, in the framework of the International RILEM Conference: Application of Superabsorbent Polymers and Other New Admixtures in Concrete Construction, Editors (Viktor Mechtcherine and M. Iqbal Khan), pp. 11-21, (Dresden, Germany), 14–17 September 2014.

§   G. Fares, M.I. Khan, S. Mourad, W. Abbas. Fire-resistivity of strain-hardening cement-based composites containing natural sands. International RILEM Proceedings (PRO95), Joint Saudi Arabian-German Workshop on Strain-hardening Cement-based Composites, in the framework of the International RILEM Conference: Application of Superabsorbent Polymers and Other New Admixtures in Concrete Construction, Editors (Viktor Mechtcherine and M. Iqbal Khan), (Dresden, Germany), pp. 23-34, 14–17 September 2014.

M.I. Khan, G. Fares. Rheology as a key factor affecting the properties of engineered cementitious composites. The Twenty-third Annual International Conference on Composites/Nano Engineering (ICCE-23), July 12-18, 2015 Chengdu, China, www.icce-nano.org, 25th Anniversary year of Composites B.

M.I. Khan, G. Fares. Strain Hardening Composites: Rheology of Its Constituents. 5th International Conference on Frontiers of Manufacturing Science and Measuring Technology (ICFMM), Hong Kong, Edited by: Sung, WP; Kao, JCM; Li, J., Chin Yi Univ Technol, SEP 27-28, 2015,   pp. 1108-1112. 

M.I. Khan, S. Mourad, G. Fares. Strain capacity of SHCC using different strain loading rates. Advances in Construction Materials Proceedings of the ConMat’15 Conference, the Fifth International Conference on Construction Materials : Performance, Innovations and Structural Implications, 19-21, August 2015, Eds. N. Banthia, T. Miyagawa, C. Miao, K. Kobayashi, Whistler, The University of British Columbia, BC, Vancouver, Canada, pp. 1605-16014.

M.I. Khan, S. Mourad, G. Fares, “Effect of different natural sands on the tensile behaviour of SHCC under the effect of different strain rates”. The Eighth International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference. Sydney, Australia, November 23-28, 2015.

G. Fares, M.I. Khan, Effect of pore water chemistry on the drying shrinkage of smart concrete, 14th International Congress on the Chemistry of Cement, Beijing/China, Caijun Shi, Yan Yao (Eds.), ICCC 2015 Beijing –, 2015. Fullpaper: Proceedings CD, Section 4: Admixtures.

§  G. Fares, O.A. Alawad, A. Alhozaimy, A. Al-Negheimish, Influence of chemical activators on the properties of autoclaved ground dune sand-cement mixtures, 14th International Congress on the Chemistry of Cement, Beijing/China, 2015, Caijun Shi, Yan Yao (Eds.), ICCC 2015 Beijing – The. Fullpaper: Proceedings CD, Section 2: Hydration of Portland cement.

 

 

 (c) Books/Book Chapters

Assist in the preparation of Chapter 7 in the final RILEM draft report STAR 224-AAM Alkali Activated Materials by Springer in 2014, ISBN 978-94-007-7671-5. The RILEM Committee has acknowledged my assistance in the acknowledgement section of the same chapter (page 245) as in the following link. http://www.rilem.org/docs/2014090109_star-224-aam_final-draft_full.pdf; Editors: John L. Provis, University of Sheffield, UK (Corresponding), Jannie S.J. van Deventer, Zeobond Pty. Ltd./University of Melborne, Australia.

IOS Press Ebooks, Construction Materials and Structures,
Assessing the effect of procurement source of scoria rocks on the pozzolanic properties of the cementitious system, pp. 247 – 252, 2014, DOI 10.3233/978-1-61499-466-4-247.

 

(d) Other Publications

G. Fares and A. Tagnit-Hamou (2007-2008) A. Holcim: Engineering properties of Novolith Concrete, interim report 1, Interim report 2, final report (Research assistant work).

G. Fares and A. Tagnit-Hamou (2007-2008) A Highly confidential project: Dating of concrete slab cracks at Montreal region using different techniques, initial report, mid report, final report (Research assistant work).    

G. Fares and A. Tagnit-Hamou (2005-2008) Hyprescon: Some durability evaluation tests on 5 selected pressure pipe mortar coating mixtures (Evaluating different mineral and chemical admixtures in concrete) Initial report at 28 days, interim report 3, and final report (Research assistant work).

G. Fares and A. Tagnit-Hamou (2005) Algerian Company: Compatibility of different Polyacrylates with different cement supported with writing technical sheets for each chemical admixture (saturation point determination and rheological studies (rheology of cementitious pastes), (2005) (Research assistant work).

G. Fares and A. Tagnit-Hamou (2004-2008) Norsk Hydro: Evaluation des caractéristiques in situ des bétons utilisés pour la fabrication des mini fosses à lisier des porcheries (determination of chloride-ion penetration profiles, diffusion coefficients, service life evaluation and modeling for different combinations of mineral admixtures) 4 reports, second phase (Research assistant work).

G. Fares and A. Tagnit-Hamou (2004-2005) Algerian Company: Evaluation
of  metakaolin  resulting  from  thermally  treated  kaolin  (including  the  optimization  of converting this type of kaolin into metakaolin) final report (Research assistant work).

A. Tagnit-Hamou, G. Fares, (2008) Rapport sur la fissuration de la dalle de béton de le magasin La Baie (Concrete slab cracking of La Baie stores Report) Université de Sherbrooke in Collaboration with Qualitas inc. and the Municipality of Montreal. January, 2008.

A. Tagnit-Hamou, G. Fares, (2009) Rapport sur la caractérisation du béton de la dalle du 135 Deguire (Parking garage collapse of building 135 Report). Université de Sherbrooke in Collaboration with Inspec-sol. and the Municipality of Montreal. July 2009.

G. Fares and A. Tagnit-Hamou (2005) LAB CHRYSOTILE Inc., Black Lake, Quebec (For a private Company in El Salvador) : Corrugated roofing sheets (a technical industrial problem that solved in this research) final report.

A case study: the evaluation of AL-JAZAL facing slab aggregates at the upstream side of the earth-fill dam in Tabuk (KSU) in Collaboration with the Ministry of Public Works and Housing, Saudi Arabia. May 2010. G. Fares, as an investigation consultant.