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Ehab Hamed

BSc MSc PhD

Research Associate

Contact Details

Office Location:
CE 715 Civil Engineering Building (H20)
Phone: +61 2 9385 9765
Fax: + 61 2 9385 9747
Email: e.hamedroberto@unsw.edujlo.au

Teaching Areas

Structural analysis.

Research Areas

Stability of domes and shells, Long-term behaviour of concrete members, Strengthening of concrete and masonry structures with composite materials (FRP), Nonlinear dynamic analysis of concrete structures, Prestressed concrete, Sandwich panels.

Current Research Funding

Hamed E, Bradford MA. Long-term behaviour of thin-walled concrete curved members strengthened with externally bonded composite materials. ARC Discovery Project, 2009-2011.

Selected Publications

Thesis and Dissertations

Hamed, E. (2007), “Dynamic Behavior of Concrete and Masonry Structures Strengthened with Composite Materials”. Ph.D. Dissertation, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering. (In English) Advisor: Associate Prof. O. Rabinovitch.

Hamed, E. (2003), “Natural Frequencies of Prestressed Bridges with Prestressing, Cracking and Transverse Deformations Effects”. M.Sc. Thesis, Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering, (In Hebrew). Advisor: Prof. Y. Frostig.

Journal Articles

Hamed, E., Bradford, M.A. and Gilbert R.I. (2009), “Time-Dependent and Thermal Behaviour of Spherical Shallow Concrete Domes”. Engineering Structures (Accepted 16 Jan 2009).

Hamed, E. and Rabinovitch, O. (2008), “Nonlinear Dynamic Behavior of Unreinforced Masonry Walls Subjected to Out-of-Plane Loads”. Journal of Structural Engineering - ASCE, 134(11): 1743-1753.

Hamed, E. and Rabinovitch, O. (2008), “Masonry Walls Strengthened with Composite Materials - Dynamic Out-of-Plane Behavior”. European Journal of Mechanics - A/Solids, 27(6): 1037-1059.

Hamed, E. and Rabinovitch O. (2007). “Damping and Viscoelastic Dynamic Response of RC Flexural Members Strengthened with Adhesively Bonded Composite Materials”. Journal of Engineering Mechanics - ASCE, 133(12): 1278-1289.

Hamed, E. and Rabinovitch, O. (2007). “Geometrically Nonlinear Effects in the Flexural Response of Masonry Walls Strengthened with Composite Materials”. Journal of Mechanics of Materials and Structures, 2(5): 829-855.

Hamed, E. and Rabinovitch, O. (2007). "Out-of-Plane Behavior of Unreinforced Masonry Walls Strengthened with FRP Strips”. Composites Science and Technology, 67(3-4): 489-500.

Hamed, E. and Frostig, Y (2006). “Natural Frequencies of Prestressed Beams - Prestress Force Effects”, Journal of Sound and Vibration, 295(1-2): 28-39.

Hamed, E. and Rabinovitch, O. (2005). “Dynamic Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Beams Strengthened with Composite Materials”, Journal of Composites for Construction - ASCE, 9(5): 429-440.

Hamed, E. and Frostig, Y. (2004). “Free Vibrations of Cracked Prestressed Concrete Beams”, Engineering Structures, 26(11): 1611-1621.

Hamed, E. and Frostig, Y. (2004). “Free Vibrations of Multi-Girder and Multi-Cell Box Bridges with Transverse Deformations Effects”, Journal of Sound and Vibration, 279(3-5): 699-722.

Conference Articles

Hamed, E. and Rabinovitch, O., "Dynamic Properties Deterioration in FRP Strengthened Masonry Walls”. Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Reinforcement for Concrete Structure (FRRRCS 7). Oehlers, D., Griffith, M. and Seracino, R. (Eds.), Sydney, NSW, Australia. To be presented at July 13–15, 2009.

Rabinovitch, O., Madah, H. and Hamed, E., "Modelling Issues in the Dynamic Finite Element Analysis of Masonry Walls Strengthened with Composite Materials ”. Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Reinforcement for Concrete Structure (FRRRCS 7). Oehlers, D., Griffith, M. and Seracino, R. (Eds.), Sydney, NSW, Australia. To be presented at July 13–15, 2009.

Hamed, E., Bradford, M.A. and Gilbert R.I. (2008), “Nonlinear Time-Dependent Behaviour of Spherical Shallow Concrete Domes – Shallowness Effect”. 20th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Materials (ACMSM20). December 2-5, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia.

Hamed, E., Bradford, M.A. and Gilbert R.I. (2008), “Effects of Boundary Conditions on the Non-Linear Long-Term Behaviour of Spherical Shallow Concrete Domes”. Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Computation of Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS-IACM 2008): “Spanning Nano to Mega”, John F. ABEL and J. Robert COOKE (Eds.), May 28-31, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, USA (Cd version).

Hamed, E. and Rabinovitch, O. (2008), "Viscoelastic Behavior of Soft Core Sandwich Panels under Dynamic Loading”. Proceedings of the 8th International Conference on Sandwich Structures (ICSS 8). Ferreira, A.J.M. (Ed.), May 6-8, Porto, Portugal, pp. 1109-1120.

Hamed, E. and Rabinovitch, O. (2006) “Supporting Conditions Effects in the Out-of-Plane Behavior of URM Walls Strengthened with Externally Bonded FRP Strips”. Third International IIFC Conference, Composites in Civil Engineering (CICE2006), Mirmiran, A. and Nanni, A., (Eds), Miami, Florida, USA, December 13-15, pp. 519-522.

Rabinovitch, O. and Hamed, E. (2005) "Bending Behavior of Sandwich Panels with a "Soft" Core and Embedded Rigid Inserts". Sandwich Structures 7: Advancing with Sandwich Structures and Materials, 7th International Conference on Sandwich Structures (ICSS 7). Thomsen, O.T., Bozhevolnaya, E. and Lyckegaard, A., (Eds.), Springer Netherlands, Aalborg, Denmark, August 29-31, pp. 261-270.

Hamed, E. and Rabinovitch, O. (2005). “Out-of-Plane Bending of URM Walls Strengthened with FRP Strips – Modeling and Analysis”. Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Reinforcement for Concrete Structure (FRRRCS 7). Shield, C.K., Busel, J.P., Walkup, S.L. and Gremel, D.D., (Eds.), Kansas City, MO, USA. November 6–9, pp. 249-268.

Hamed, E. and Rabinovitch, O. (2005) “Dynamic Effects in Continuous RC Beams Strengthened with Externally Bonded FRP Strips and Subjected to Dynamic Loading”. Third International Conference on Composites in Construction (CCC 2005). Hamelin P., Bigaud D., Ferrier E. and Jacqelin E., (Eds.), University Claude Bernard Lyon1, Lyon, France. July 11-13, pp. 77-84.

Research reports

Hamed, E. and Rabinovitch, O. (2007) “Masonry Walls Strengthened for One-Way Out-of-Plane Bending with Composite Materials – Modes of Failure”. National Building Research Institute (In Hebrew), Israel.

Rabinovitch, O. and Hamed, E. (2004) “Ductility of RC Elements Upgraded with Composite Materials”. National Building Research Institute (In Hebrew), Israel.

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