Technology Hall S244

Huntsville, AL 35899

Phone: (256)824-5029

Fax: (256) 824-6724
email: ashour@eng.uah.edu

Education:

B.S.C.E. Civil Engineering Mansoura University, Egypt 1986

M.S. Civil Engineering Mansoura University, Egypt 1991

Ph.D. Civil Engineering University of Nevada, Reno 1998

Research Interests:

Soil-Structure-Interaction; Laterally and Axially Loaded Piles/Large Diameter Shafts; Soil Modeling; Soil Liquefaction and

Lateral Spread, Slope Stabilization; Seismic Behavior of Deep Foundations and Bridge Abutments; Experimental Testing.

Some Research Projects

Analysis of Laterally Loaded Intermediate and Long Drilled Shafts, California Department of

Transportation (CALTRANS)

Large Diameter Short Shaft and Bridge Foundation Stiffness, Washington Department of

Transportation (WSDOT).

Large Diameter Intermediate/Long Shafts and Shaft Group in Liquefiable Soils (WSDOT)

Land Slide and Slope Stabilization Using Driven Piles, West Virginia Department of Transportation (WV-DOT).

Incorporation of the LRFD Procedures in the Design of Bridge Pile Foundations, Nevada

Department of Transportation (NDOT)

Teaching Activities

Statics

Mechanics of Materials

Soil Mechanics

Foundation Design

Geotechnical Engineering and Foundations

Seepage and Slope Stability

Professional and Scientific Organizations

Licensed Professional Engineer, P.E., California and Nevada

Member of American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

Member of the Deep Foundation Institute (DFI)

Member of the California Universities for Research in Earthquake Engineering (CUREe)

Selected Publications

Ashour, M., and Norris, G. M. “Analysis of Pile Group under Lateral Loads Using the

LRFD Guidelines.” 6th National Seismic Conference on Bridges and Highways, July 27-30, 2008, Charleston, SC.

Ashour, M., Norris, G. M., and Singh, J. P. “Lateral Response of Isolated Piles in Liquefied

with Lateral Soil Spreading.” Fifth National Seismic Conference on Bridges & Highways, Sept. 18-20, 2006, San Francisco,

CA, Paper No, B-19.

Ashour, M., and Norris, G. M. “Lateral Loaded Pile/Shaft Response in Liquefied Soil

and Anticipated Lateral Soil Spreading.” Bridge Research Conference 2005, California Dept. of Transportation, Sacramento,

CA, Oct. 31 – Nov. 1, 2005, pp. 6-504.

Shamsabadi, A., Ashour, M. and Norris G. “Bridge Abutment Nonlinear Force

Displacement-Capacity Prediction for Seismic Design.” Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE,

Vol. 131, No. 2, 2005, pp. 151-161.

Ashour, M., Pilling, P., and Norris, G. M. “Lateral Behavior of Pile Group in Layered

Soils.” Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 130, No. 6, 2004, pp. 580-592.

Ashour, M., and Norris, G. M. “Lateral Load Pile Response in liquefied Soil.” Journal of

Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 129, No. 5, 2003, pp. 404-414.

Ashour, M., Pilling, P. and Norris, G. M. “Strain Wedge Model Capability of Analyzing the

Behavior of Laterally Loaded Piles, Drilled Shafts, and Pile Groups.” Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 7, No. 4,

2002.

Ashour, M., and Norris, G. M. “Modeling Lateral Soil-Pile Response Based on Soil-Pile Interaction.” Journal of Geotechnical

and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 126, No. 5, May, 2000, pp. 420-428.

Ashour, M. and Norris, G. M. “Liquefaction and Undrained Response Evaluation of Sands from Drained Formulation.”

Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 125, No. 8, August, 1999, pp. 649-658.

Ashour, M., Norris, G. M., and Pilling, P. “Lateral Loading of a Pile in Layered Soil Using the Strain Wedge Model.” Journal

of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 124, No. 4, April, 1998, pp. 303-315.