2 publications

• Published Subscription 5 Feb 2020

  Soil Parameters Analysis of Al-Najaf City in Iraq: Case Study

  By Tawfek Sheer Ali

  Abstract: The soil properties are an important parameter for architectural and structural design of structures. Al-Najaf city in Iraq is a famous tourist destination, so in the last one decade a number of multistory buildings, bridges, highways, schools, hospitals, etc. have been constructed. This study investigates the properties of the soil to give a base data, which can be used for the future construction design. The physical and chemical soil properties …

  Published in Journal of Geotechnical Engineering · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2016 · pp. 56–62 Read article →

• Published Subscription 5 Apr 2017

  Effect of Ground Water Sodium Chloride Attack on Reinforced Concrete Footings

  By Tawfek Sheer Ali

  Abstract: In footings construction, it is very important to protect the reinforced concrete in direct contact with the soil from the ground water attack, especially if it is consisting of risky salt such as NaCl. One of the main objectives of this paper is to study the effect of ground water NaCl attack on the compressive strength and on steel reinforcement of footings, which is usually subjected to ground water. The …

  Published in Journal of Geotechnical Engineering · Vol. 4, Issue 1, 2017 · pp. 1–7 Read article →