Dr. Afif Rahma
A professor in structural engineering and soil mechanics, with an academic and professional career spanning over four decades in civil engineering, scientific research, and university education. He earned his Doctorate and a Postgraduate Diploma (DEA) in Structural and Soil Mechanics from the École Centrale Paris (Central School of Arts and Manufactures in Paris), in addition to a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering from the University of Damascus. He is one of the leading researchers specializing in granular media behavior, numerical modeling, material plasticity, and the development of concrete mixtures.
He has held several prestigious academic positions, most notably as a Professor in the Department of Structural Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, University of Damascus (1995–2023), and as a Professor at the Arab International University since 2023, in addition to serving as a faculty member at Al-Ahliyya Amman University between 2015 and 2019. He has taught a wide range of undergraduate and postgraduate courses, including: Engineering Mechanics, Strength of Materials, Structural Engineering, Concrete Technology, Theory of Elasticity and Plasticity, Structural Dynamics, and Earthquake Engineering.
He has supervised numerous master's and doctoral theses, and his research has focused on pioneering topics such as enhancing concrete properties using recycled materials (e.g., steel fibers from scrap tires and crushed glass), and mathematical modeling of granular material behavior under high stresses. He has a large number of research papers published in prestigious peer-reviewed scientific journals in both Arabic and English, and serves as a scientific reviewer for international journals such as the ACI (American Concrete Institute). His name is associated with several global research identifiers including Google Scholar, ORCID, ResearchGate, and ScholarGPS. He has actively participated in dozens of international conferences and symposia in France, Europe, and the Arab world.
He possesses extensive professional experience as an expert consulting engineer in structural engineering and soil mechanics for the Syrian Engineers Syndicate, and has worked with a number of national companies on preparing studies, designing, and executing structural projects.
Email-address: info@aiu.edu.sy
