KARIM EL-DASH

PHD; PMP; RMP; CCE; EVP; CEP; PSP; AVS; ACIArb

Dean of College of Engineering,
Misr University for Science and Technology
Professor of Construction Management
Curriculum Vitae
TABLE OF CONTENTS

EDUCATION ............................................................................................................................... 3
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE............................................................................................................. 3
CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING & MANAGEMENT .................................................................... 5
RISK MANAGEMENT .................................................................................................................. 8
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT .................................................................................. 9
VALUE ENGINEERING................................................................................................................. 9
TRAINING ................................................................................................................................. 10
AFFILIATIONS ........................................................................................................................... 12
HONORS and AWARDS ............................................................................................................ 13
PUBLICATIONS ......................................................................................................................... 14
THESES ..................................................................................................................................... 18

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 KARIM M. EL-DASH;
PhD; PMP; RMP; CCE; EVP; AVS; ACIArb
Dean of College of Engineering
Misr University for Science and Technology
Professor of Construction Management
(10 / 11 / 1961)
Civil Engineering Department
College of Engineering at Shoubra
Cairo, Egypt
Tel: +20-1008579456
E-mail: k_eldash@hotmail.com

EDUCATION
- Ph.D. (December 1995), College of Engineering, North Carolina State University,
Raleigh, North Carolina, USA.

- M.S. (December 1988), Department of Structural Engineering, Ain Shams University,

Cairo, Egypt.

- B.S. (June 1984), Department of Structural Engineering, Ain Shams University, Cairo,
Egypt.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Misr University for Science and Technology

- Dean of College of Engineering (May 2021 – till now)

Banha University

- Academic Director of Benha University- Obour Campus (July 2019 – May 2021)

- Coordinator of Construction Engineering and Management Program (Credit-Hour)

(February 2016- July 2019)

- Construction Engineering & Management; Graduate Studies Program Coordinator

- Full Professor (September 2008 – till now)

- Associate Professor (March 2003- September 2003)

Teaching and directing graduate and undergraduate courses of:

− Construction Project Management
− Total Quality Management

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 − Construction Technology
− Construction Management
− Construction Cost Control
− Feasibility Studies in Construction Projects
− Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures.

- Assistant Professor (December 1997 – March 2003)

- Assistant Lecturer (March 1989 - August 1991)

- Teaching Assistant (October 1984 - March 1989)

College of Technological Studies, Kuwait (September 2003-August 2013)

Teaching and directing course of:

− Project Management
− Theory of Structures
− Design of Steel Structures
− Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures
− Quality Control
− Quantity Surveying
− Soil Mechanics and Foundations
− Planning of Roads

Misr International University

- Assistant Professor (October 1999 – June 2003)

Arab Academy for Engineering and Technology, Alexandria, Egypt

- Assistant Professor (October 1997 – June 1998)

North Carolina State University, Raleigh, USA (August 1991 - December 1995)

- Teaching Assistant

- Lab Instructor

- Research Assistant

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CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING & MANAGEMENT

➢ Planning & Scheduling Professional; PSP, by by AACEI Association for
Advancement of Cost Engineers - International, USA (January 2014)
➢ Earned Value Professional; EVP, by by AACEI Association for Advancement of Cost
Engineers - International, USA (February 2013)
➢ Associate Member; ACIArb; Chartered Institute of Arbitration, England, 2012.
➢ certified estimating professional, CEP, by AACEI Association for Advancement of
Cost Engineers - International, USA (February 2011)
➢ RISK MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL, PMI-RMP, by Project Management Institute,
USA (November 2010)
➢ CERTIFIED COST PROFESSIONAL, CCP, by AACEI Association for Advancement of
Cost Engineers - International, USA (December 2008)
➢ Certified Associate Value Specialist, AVS, by SAVE International (February 2008)
➢ CERTIFIED CONSULTANT ENGINEER, Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures,
EGYPT (October 2001)
➢ CERTIFIED PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL, PMP, by Project Management
Institute, USA (March 2000)
➢ CERTIFIED E.I.T. from North Carolina Professional Engineers Association
(January 1996)
➢ DESIGN AND MANAGEMENT OF MANY PROJECTS- For example:

- Ministry of Information Complex Studios, Shuwaikh, over 4500 m2 of area. The

complex included a major studio of 20X30 m area and 9 m height. The project included
a smaller studio and all required technical and administrative facilities.
- Future Mall, Rayy, over 12000 m2 of building area. The building included two basement
floors in addition to four upper floors for the parking, administration, and stores.
- BADR DETERGENTS FACTORY with four-story structure spread over 2800 m2 of area.
The structure was of short span slabs supported on heavy beams spaced at 2 meters
with frame action.
- AL-AZHAR SCHOOL AT KALYOUB. The school extends over a 2500 m2 of area of
buildings with a basement for praying, a ground floor, and four upper stories. The
school was of U-shape with two expansion joints.
- HURGHADA COUNTRY HOTEL. The hotel consists of 64 rooms and facilities spread over
2200 m2 of building area with adjacent minor facilities structures. The hotel was of
ground floor plus four upper stories with one expansion-joint near the middle of its
length.

M. S. SOLIMAN CONSULT. (1997 - 2002)

PROJECT ENGINEERING & MANAGEMENT tasks including preparing bid documents,

specifications, planning for time schedule, cost, and resources, and project control for the

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 previous issues. He designed and participated in the management and design of many
construction projects including:
- Fifteen projects for EXXON-MOBIL INTERNATIONAL Company in Egypt. Tasks
include preparing project time schedules, control reports, bidding and contract
documents, value engineering, coordination, staffing, design of reinforced concrete
structures, design and detailing, structures condition assessment, etc.
- Seven projects for TOTAL INTERNATIONAL Company in Egypt. Tasks include preparing
project time schedules, control reports, bidding and contract documents, value
engineering, coordination, staffing, design of reinforced concrete structures, design
and detailing, structures condition assessment, etc.
- POLICE UNION STADIUM with capacity of 5,000 spectators, Cairo, Egypt – steel
structure. The design of the cladding structure was a complex arch-truss steel structure
of 56.00 m span in both directions supported on four points. The structure contains
about 430 tons of steel elements.
- COURT COMPLEX EXPANSION, ALEXANDRIA. The project included adding four courts
to the well-constructed complex. The addition was during the finishing phase of the
main project. The structure consists of composite floors supported on steel trusses
resting on corbels fitted to steel jackets around the pre-constructed concrete columns.
- AL-RAJHY BANK AND ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, Jeddah, KSA – reinforced concrete
structure. This project included a Rajhi Bank branch in the lower three floors and a
multi-story administrative building there above. In the rear area of the main building
there was a parking deck of eight floors. The area of the main building was of 4300 m2
and that of the parking deck was of 2600m2.
- INDUSTRIAL COMPANY FOR AUTOMOBILE BODIES, Sixth of October. The factory was
spread over 5600 m2 of one story structure and many complex foundations to support
the complicated situations of the giant compressing machines.
- SIXTH OF OCTOBER FACTORY FOR MATTRESSES. The factory was of ground floor and
four-story flat slab reinforced concrete structure built over 3600 m2.
- BANK AL-TAAMEER at Nasr City. The assigned task was to design an elevated passage
at the ninth and tenth floors of two high-rise buildings of the project. The passage was
designed as two-story curved truss supporting the composite flooring of the structure.
- TABA FIVE STARS HOTEL, TABA. The assigned task was to design and detail the roof
structure of a patio with 6000 m2 and spanning at 52 m. The steel structure designed
was of trusses with the big spans as long as 52 m supported on end trusses rested on
reinforced concrete cantilever elements.
- PRECAST CONCRETE WALLS OF EL-AIN EL-SOKHNA ELECTRIC PLANT. The project
included the preparation of detailed drawings for about 4,000 precast reinforced
concrete panels for most of the building in the electrical plant. The total number of
sheets produced in the output was 668.

ARAB AMERICAN ENGINEERS, KUWAIT (February 1996 - December 1996)

- Structural consultations and design.

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 Assessed and evaluated structural and material condition and designed strengthening
where needed as well as recommended maintenance of 25 buildings at Kuwait
University, Kuwait.

VSL CORP., RALEIGH, USA (August 1994 - December 1995)

- Involved in the design of pre-stressed bridge and the development of a new

system for the end anchorage of pre-stressed concrete girders for bridges.

ENG. NABIL ABU-EL-NAGA CONSULTATIONS (January 1991 - July 1991)

- Designed the reinforced concrete structure of Aswan Plaza Hotel, Aswan, Egypt. The
project included a 16-floor and 3-basement floors over 2,600 m2. It included three
swimming pools, a staff residency building of three floors, and a parking deck.
SABBOUR P. B. (July 1990 - August 1990)

- Participated in the design of super-structures and foundations of the Electric

Power Plant at North Cairo. The tasks were concerning the capacities and the size
of the piles to be utilized in all of the building considered in the project.
PROF. M. S. SOLIMAN CONSULT. (April 1988 - May 1991)

Participated in the design of many super-structures, as well as foundations, of

bridges, public buildings, gymnastics arena, electric plants, high-rise buildings, and
residential buildings; for example:
- Junction–4 Bridge at El-Zawya, Libya. The project was of R.C. structure with box
section and continuous beams of 30 m spans.
PROF. M. UWEIDAH CONSUL. (March 1987 - December l987)

- Participated in the design of a Parking deck and housing units in a recreational village.

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RISK MANAGEMENT
• Risk Management Professional (PMI-RMP), Project Management Institute, USA -
2010.
• Risk Assessment for structural integrity of KH8 building, Kuwait University – 1997.
• Risk Assessment for the construction method of foundations of Electrical Plant,
Shobra Alkhaima, Egypt, 1999.
• Risk Assessment for manufacturing, shipping, handling, and installation of precast
concrete elements of Ain Sokhna Electrical plant, Egypt – 2001.
• Risk Assessment for installation methodology of fuel tanks in Exxon-Mobile
reservoir, Suez, Egypt -2001.
• Risk Assessment analysis for the construction method of the foundations and
retaining wall of Mishrif Pump Station, Kuwait – 2002.
• Fifteen projects for EXXON-MOBIL INTERNATIONAL Company in Egypt – 1996 to
2003.
• Seven projects for TOTAL INTERNATIONAL Company in Egypt – 2000 to 2003.
• Risk Assessment analysis for the construction method of the foundations and
retaining walls of Future Mall, Kuwait – 2008.
• Risk Assessment for oil pipeline intersections with infrastructure projects, Kuwait
– 2010 – 2012.
• Risk Assessment of new 4-lane highway parallel to oil pipelines, North Ahmady,
KOC, Kuwait, 2011.
• Risk Assessment of 14-Shelter Construction Project through Mina Al-Ahmadi,
Kuwait in coordination with UNETEC and Kuwait National Petroleum Company.
Risk Management Researches
• El-Dash, K. M. and Abdul Monem, M. S., (2004), “Analysis of Potential Risks in Civil
Infrastructure Projects in Egypt”, Proceedings of III IPMA-ICEC International Expert
Seminar, Bilbao, Spain, 6-8 October.
• El-Dash, K. M., Abd_raboh, E, El-Dars, Z., (2006), "Risk Management in the Design
Phase of Large-Scale Construction Projects", Proceeding of IPMA 20th Annual
World Congress, Shanghai, China, 15-17 October.
• El-Dash, K. (2008), “Construction Risk Management: Between Application and
Education”, 12th International Conference on Project Engineering, 9-11, July,
Zaragoza, Spain.

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ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
• EIA study for the construction of a 4-lane highway north Ahmadi, Kuwait. The study
included the impact of sand moving effect and all other common factors.

• EIA study for the development of Al-Bedaa Roundabout, Salmiya, Kuwait.

• EIA study for the development of Al-Ghouss Highway (30 km), Mubarak Al-Kabeer,
Kuwait.

VALUE ENGINEERING
• Certified Associate Value Specialist, AVS, SAVE International, USA – 2008.

• Value Engineering course and workshop, certified program, Manama, Bahrain,

2008.

• Value Engineering study for San Stefano Complex and Four Seasons Hotel,

Alexandria, Egypt – 2001

• Value Engineering study for a 37-floor Steel Structure Building, Egypt – 2002

• Value Engineering study for Fahaheel – Fourth Ring Road Intersection, Kuwait -

2006.

• Value Engineering study for Albeda’ Roundabout, Kuwait – 2007.

• Value Engineering study for 1st ring road, Sheraton Roundabout, Kuwait – 2008.

• Value Engineering study for Al-Jahra Culvert Project, Kuwait – 2011.

• Value Engineering study for Future mall, Al-Ray, Kuwait – 2012.

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TRAINING
- Participated in many Project Management and Construction Engineering training
programs (more than 6000 hours since 1996) for major firms and associations in Egypt
and Gulf countries like:

• PACTIV – Alexandria -Egypt

• RAYA Integration - Egypt
• Arab Contractors - Egypt
• Vodafone telecom - Egypt
• ORASCOM - Egypt
• Alexandria for Real Estate Investment - Egypt
• Alexandria General Organization for Sanitary Delivery - Egypt
• NCR international - Egypt
• Egyptian Company for Cement - Egypt
• Ministry of Public Works – Kuwait
• Ministry of Awqaf – Kuwait
• Ministry of Defense – Kuwait
• Kuwait Engineers Society - Kuwait
• TEXACO - Kuwait
• VIVA – Kuwait
• KNPC – Kuwait
• Ministry of Housing – Libya
• Libyana – Libya
• Qatar Petroleum - Qatar
• Zain – Lebanon
• ORANGE – Jordan
• Municipality – Dubai
• Municipality – Abu Dhabi
• ARAMCO – Saudi Arabia
• Royal Commission – Saudi Arabia

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 Training sessions included but not limited to:

* Preparation course for International Project Management Association

(IPMA) Certification Exams.
* Preparation course for Project Management Professional (PMP)
* Cambridge University Diploma of Project Management at International
Marketing and Management Institute, IMI, Cairo, Egypt.
* Preparation course for Certified Cost Consultant/ Engineer (CCP).
* Preparation course for Planning & Scheduling Professional (PSP)
* Preparation course for Certified Estimating Professional (CEP).
* Preparation course for Earned Value Professional (EVP).
* Introduction to Project Management; Definitions, Scope, Context, Integration,
Contracts, Planning, Control
* Risk Management; Definitions, Uncertainty, Sources, Qualitative analysis,
Quantitative analysis, Response, Control
* Project Planning; What to plan?, Requirements, Scheduling, Control
* Scheduling Tools and Techniques; Gantt, CPM, PERT, LOB, Control
* Cost Management; Estimate, Resources, Budgeting, Cost control
* Value Engineering; Definition, Functions, Phases, Innovation, Applications
* Supervision Skills in Construction Projects; Contracts, Specifications,
Communications, Leadership, Creative thinking, Decision Making
* Design of Reinforced Concrete Structures; Loads, Structural Analysis, Bending
Moment, Shear Force, Reinforcement, Ultimate Strength
* Statistical Methods for Decision Making; Data Collection, Descriptive Analysis,
Probability Theory and Distribution, Threshold and Tolerance in DM.
* Communication Management; Models, Information, Requirements,
Distribution, Archiving.
* Management of Civil Infrastructure Projects; Introduction, Planning, Time,
Cost, Quality, Communication, Risk, Contracts
* Preparing and Writing reports; Types, Contents, Style, Common mistakes,
Presentation

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AFFILIATIONS

- Member of Syndicate of Engineers in Egypt since 1984. (M# 276/11)

- Member of Project Management Institute, USA, since 2000. (PMIM# 195033)

(Certified Project Management Professional; PMP # 23743 - March 2000)

- Member of American Society of Civil Engineers, ASCE, since 2001. (ASCEM# 381864)

- (Board member of ASCE- Egypt section; 2002-2003)

- Member of American Concrete Institute, ACI, since 1993. (ACIM# 133145)

- Member of Association for Advancement of Cost Engineering International, since 2007,

(AACEIM # 41185)

- Director of Education and Training AACEI-Kuwait, since May 2010.

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HONORS AND AWARDS
- Assistantship and Tuition Waiver from North Carolina State University as a Ph.D.
student (January 1993 - December 1995).

- Peace Fellowship from US AID and the Egyptian Government to collect data for
Ph.D. at NCSU (August 1991 - August 1993).

- B.S. with Honors from Ain Shams University Cairo, Egypt.

- Egyptian Government Outstanding Academic Performance Award throughout the

undergraduate study at Ain Shams University, Egypt.

- Chairperson for High-strength Concrete session at the Confined Concrete

Symposium, Changsha, China, 11-13 June, 2004.

- A Mention for the paper titled “Competitive Conception of Large-Scale Projects in

Kuwait” presented and published at the Congress of Project Engineering, Bilbao,
Spain, 6-8 October, 2004.

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PUBLICATIONS
1. Zidan, M. K. and El-Dash, K. M. (1989), “Behavior of Corrugated Steel Shear
Diaphragm Filled with Lightweight Concrete”, Ain Shams University Civil
Engineering Scientific Magazine, March 1989.
2. El-Dash K. M. and Ahmad, S. H. (1994), “A Model for the Stress-Strain Relationship
of Rectangular Confined Normal and High-Strength Concrete Columns”, Rilem,
Materials and Structures, 27, pp. 572-579.
3. El-Dash, K. M. and Ahmad, S. H. (1995), “A Model for the Stress-Strain
Relationship of Spirally Confined Normal and High-Strength Concrete Columns”,
Magazine of Concrete Research, 47, No. 171, pp. 67-74.
4. Ahmad, S. H.; Parks F., and El-Dash, K. M. (1995), “Web Reinforcement Effect on
Shear Capacity of Reinforced High-Strength Concrete Beams”, Magazine of
Concrete Research, 47, No. 172, pp. 227-233.
5. El-Dash, K. M. (1997), “Behavior of Confined High-Strength Lightweight Aggregate
Concrete Columns”, INTERBUILD 97, Cairo.
6. El-Sayyad, H. I. and El-Dash, K. M. (1999), “Concrete Confined Externally by Steel
Straps”, Al-Azhar University, Civil Engineering Research Magazine, Vol. 21, No.(1),
January 1999, pp. 159-175.
7. Khaloo, A. R., El-Dash, K. M., and Ahmad, S. H. (1999), “Model for Lightweight
Concrete Columns Confined by Either Single Hoops or Interlocking Double Spirals”,
ACI Structural Journal, V.96, No. 6, November-December, pp. 883-890.
8. El-Dash, K. M. (2000), “Enhancing Construction Management Retention by
Enhancing Communication Skills”, American Society for Engineering Education,
ASEE Conference 2000, St. Louis, USA, 18-21 June.
9. Khaloo, A. R., Ahmad, S. H., and El-Dash, K. M., (2000), “Behavior of Confined
High-Strength Lightweight Concrete Columns”, Asian Journal of Civil Engineering,
Building and Housing, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp. 13-38.
10. El-Dash, K. M. and El-Mahdy, O. O. (2001), “Towards A Comprehensive Stress-
Strain Model For Confined Concrete Columns”, The ninth Ain Shams International
structural and geotechnical engineering conference, Cairo, Egypt, 10-12 April.
11. El-Dash, K. M. and Soliman, M. S. (2001), “Launching A Collaborative Environment
for the Construction Industry in the Middle East”, Scientific Magazine of Ain
Shams University, Vol. 36, No. 3, pp. 421-435.
12. El-Dash, K. M. (2002), “Reliability-Based Analysis of Precast Concrete Inserts”,
Scientific Magazine of Ain Shams University, Vol. 37, No. 1, pp. 33-50.
13. El-Dash, K. M. (2002), “Value-Based Design of Steel High-Rise Buildings”, The
Third Middle East Regional Civil Engineering Conference, ASCE – Egypt Section,
Cairo, April, 8-10.
14. El-Dash, K. M. (2002), “Assessment of Management Performance for
Infrastructure Construction Projects in Egypt”, Scientific Magazine of Ain Shams
University, Vol. 37, No. 2, pp. 189-204.

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15. El-Dash, K. M. and Ramadan, M. O., (2002), “Contribution of Aggregate Type to
the Behavior of Confined Concrete Columns”, Scientific Magazine of Ain Shams
University, Vol. 37, No. 4, pp. 45-60.
16. El-Dash, K. M. and Attalla M., (2003), “Delivery of Municipal Infrastructure
Projects: Critical Parameters for Efficient Management”, COH-291, Proceedings of
the Annual Conference of the Canadian Society for Civil Engineering¸ Nouveau-
Moncton, Brunswick, Canada, June, 4-7.
17. El-Dash, K. M. and El-Mahdy, O. O., (2004), “Modeling the Stress-Strain Behavior
of Confined Concrete Columns”, Proceeding of the International Symposium on
Confined Concrete, 11-13 June, Changsha, China.
18. El-Dash, K. M. and Abdul Monem, M. S., (2004), “Analysis of Potential Risks in Civil
Infrastructure Projects in Egypt”, Proceedings of NORDNET 2004, International
Conference for Project Management, 29 September – 2 October 2004, Helsinki,
Finland.
19. El-Dash, K. M., Al-Hubail, J. A., Al-Sharrah, R., and Al-Hubail, E. (2004),
“Competitive Conception of Large-Scale Projects in Kuwait”, Proceedings of III
IPMA-ICEC International Expert Seminar, Bilbao, Spain, 6-8 October.
20. El-Dash, K. M. and Abdul Monem, M. S., (2004), “Analysis of Potential Risks in Civil
Infrastructure Projects in Egypt”, Proceedings of III IPMA-ICEC International
Expert Seminar, Bilbao, Spain, 6-8 October.
21. El-Dash, K. M. and Ramadan, M. O., (2006), “Effect of Aggregate on the
Performance of Confined Concrete”, Journal of Cement and Concrete Magazine,
Volume 36, Issue 3, Pages 599-605
22. Al-Hubail, J. A. and El-Dash, K. M., (2006), “Managing Disposal of Water Produced
with Petroleum in Kuwait”, Journal of Environmental Management, Volume 79,
Issue 1, Pages 43-50.
23. El-Dash, K. M. and El-Mahdy, O. O., (2006), “Modeling the Stress-Strain Behavior
of Confined Concrete Columns”, American Concrete Institute, ACI SP-238, pp.
177-192.
24. El-Dash, K. M., (2006), "Assessing the Efficiency of Human Resources
Management In Construction Projects", Proceeding of IPMA 20th Annual World
Congress, Shanghai, China, 15-17 October.
25. El-Dash, K. M., Abd_Raboh, E, El-Dars, Z., (2006), "Risk Management in the Design
Phase of Large-Scale Construction Projects", Proceeding of IPMA 20th Annual
World Congress, Shanghai, China, 15-17 October.
26. El-Dash, K. M., (2007), "Assessing Human Resource Management in Construction
Projects in Kuwait", Journal of Asian Architectural and Building Engineering, Vol.
6, Issue 1, pp. 65-71.
27. El-Dash, K., (2008), “Service Life Prediction of Buildings Exposed to Severe
Weather”, PM-04 - 4th SCPM & 1st IPMA/MedNet Conference, 29-31 May, Chios,
Greece .

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28. El-Dash, K. (2008), “Construction Risk Management: Between Application and
Education”, 12th International Conference on Project Engineering, 9-11, July,
Zaragoza, Spain.
29. El-Dash, K., (2011), “Service Life Prediction of Buildings Exposed to Severe
Weather”, Journal of Asian Architectural and Building Engineering, May 2011, pp.
211-215.
30. Mahfooz, W.; El-Dash, K.; and Ramadan, O.; (2013), “Construction Activities
Duration Patterns in the Middle East”, International Journal of Construction
Engineering and Management, Volume 2, Number 4.
31. Sakr, M. R., El-Mahdy, O. O., and El-Dash, K. M., (2016), “Effect of Different
Factors on the Service Life of Concrete Structures in Chloride Environment: A
Parametric Study”, International Journal of Advanced Engineering Research and
Science, Vol. 3, Issue-8, August 2016, pp 40-48.
32. Sakr, M. R., El-Mahdy, O. O., and El-Dash, K. M., (2016), “A Corrosion Initiation
Prediction Model for Reinforced Concrete Structures in Coastal Areas of the
Arabian Gulf”, IOSR Journal of Mechanical and Civil Engineering (IOSR-JMCE), e-
ISSN: 2278-1684,p-ISSN: 2320-334X, Volume 13, Issue 4 Ver. V (Jul. - Aug. 2016),
PP 07-15, www.iosrjournals.org.
33. Mansour, M. A., Talha, A., El-Dash, K. M and Ahmed, A. E., “Assessing and Analyzing
the Economic Indicators Affecting the Operation for Egyptian National Railways”,
Journal of Faculty of Engineering at Shobra, October 2016.
34. El-Sayed, H. A., El-Banna, A. A., El-Dash, K. M., “Development of a New Model for
Improving Construction Staff Productivity Using Artificial Neural Network in Egypt”
Journal of Faculty of Engineering at Shobra, May 2017.
35. Nabet, A. A., El-Dash, K. M., El-Mohr, M., and Mohamed, M. A., “MANAGING
SCOPE CREEP IN CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS IN EGYPT”, Journal of Faculty of
Engineering at Shobra, May 2017.
36. Karim Mohamed Eldash, Ahmed Abdel Moamen Khalil, Lobna Hane Mostafa ‫و‬
"Effect of Maintenance Methods and Manufacturing of Track Components on the
Profitability Rates in Egyptian National Railways and Comparison with Global
Railway Networks", Mechanics, Materials, Science, and Engineering, Economics &
Management Vol. 12, December 2017.
37. Zuraiq, S.; Abdel Monem. M. S.; Abdel Hameed. M.; El-Dash, K. M.; and El-Hariri,
M. O., “ARTIFICIAL NEURAL NETWORK MODELING OF ELECTRICAL RESISTIVITY
FOR CONCRETE CONTAINING CEMENT REPLACEMENT MATERIALS” Journal of
Faculty of Engineering at Shobra, March 2018.
38. Karim El-Dash, Gehan A. Hamdy, Omar K. Al-Tamimi, “Protection of Public
Buildings against the Effects of Explosions”, Al-Azhar University, Civil Engineering
Research Magazine, Vol. 40, No.(4), July 2018.
39. Nouran A. Gad, Mohamed Shawky, Karim El-Dash, Mohamed Abdel-Hameed,
“Factors Contributing to Construction Financial Risks in Egypt”, 2nd International
Conference “Sustainable Construction and Project Management: Sustainable

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 Infrastructure and Transportation for Future Cities”, December 16-18, 2018,
Aswan, Egypt.
40. Noha Ahmed Mohamed, Karim El-Dash, Mahmoud Mohamed Abd Elrazik,
“IMPACT OF GREEN BUILDINGS ON CLIMATE IN EGYPT”, 2nd International
Conference “Sustainable Construction and Project Management: Sustainable
Infrastructure and Transportation for Future Cities”, December 16-18, 2018,
Aswan, Egypt.
41. Abdallah Ali Kamal Balbaa, Omar Aly Mousa El-Nawawy, Karim Mohamed El-Dash
and Mohamed Badawy Abd El-Megeed Badawy, “Risk Assessment for Causes of
Variation Orders for Residential Projects”, Journal of Engineering and Applied
Sciences, Medwell Journals, Year 2019, Volume 14, Issue 3, pp. 701-708.
42. Karim M. M. El-Dash, Osman M.O. Ramadan, and Waleed M. A. Youssef,
“Duration Prediction Models for Construction Projects in The Middle East”,
Engineering, Technology & Applied Science Research, Vol. 9, No. 2, 2019, pp.
3924-3932.
43. Muwafaq, A.; Abdel Monem. M. S.; and El-Dash, K. M., “Praxis of Rework
Mitigation in Construction” Journal of Faculty of Engineering at Shobra, October
2019.
44. Muwafaq, A.; Abdel Monem. M. S.; and El-Dash, K. M., “FACTORS CAUSING
REWORK AND THEIR IMPACT ON PROJECTS’ PERFORMANCE IN EGYPT”, accepted
for publication in Journal of Civil Engineering and Management, February 2020.
45. Eslam M. Belal, Ahmed A. Khalil, Karim M. El-Dash, “Economic investigation for
building a high-speed rail in developing countries: The case of Egypt”, Ain Shams
Engineering Journal, 11 (2020) 1001–1011.
46. Mohamed Magdy, Mohamed Abdel-Monem and Karim El-Dash, “Float loss
impact on project cost”, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CONSTRUCTION
MANAGEMENT, accepted March 2020.
47. Noha Ahmed, Mohamed Abdel-Hamid, Mahmoud M. Abd El-Razik, Karim M. El-Dash,
“Impact of Sustainable Design in the Construction Sector on Climate Change”, Ain
Shams Engineering Journal, Available online 2 December 2020.
48. Mohamed Sayed, Mohamed Abdel-Hamid, Karim M El-Dash, “Improving cost
estimation in construction projects”, International Journal of Construction
Management, Published online: 04 Dec 2020.
49. Nourhan Sayed, Mohamed Abdel-Hamid, Karim M El-Dash, “Total Sustainable
Evaluation for Road Projects”, International Journal of Engineering Research in
Africa, Published online: 14 January 2021.
50. Mostafa Saqr, Karim El-Dash, and Mohamed Abdel Monem, “Optimization of
Repetitive Scheduling in Construction: Analysis for The-State-of-the-Art Mehods”,
Journal of Al-Azhar University Engineering Sector, JAUES, accepted October 2021.
51. Bader Althaidi, Karim El-Dash, and Mohamed Abdel Monem, “The impact of
stakeholder’s requirements on stumbled project in Kuwait”, INTERNATIONAL

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ISSUE 05 (MAY 2021).
52. El-Sayed Medhat, “Waste minimization and Lean Awareness in the Egyptian
Construction Industry”, Design Engineering (Toronto), accepted October 2021.

THESES
1. El-Dash, K. M., “Corrugated Steel Shear Diaphragm with Lightweight Concrete
Fill”, M.S., Department of Structural Engineering, Ain Shams University, Cairo,
Egypt, October 1988.
2. El-Dash. K. M., “Strength and Ductility of Confined High-Strength Lightweight
Aggregate Concrete Columns”, Ph.D., Department of Civil Engineering, North
Carolina State University, Raleigh, USA, October 1995.
3. Abdel Rahim, M. S., “Risk Effect on Capital Investment Decision for Infrastructure
Projects”, M.S. Thesis was advised by El-Dash, K. M., Zagazig University, August
2004.
4. Sayem, A. A., “Development of Integrated Model for Cost Estimating and
Budgeting for Building Projects”, M.S. Thesis was advised by El-Dash, K. M.,
Helwan University, February 2005.
5. Hamdy, E. A., “Risk Management in the Design of Large Projects”, M.S. Thesis was
advised by El-Dash, K. M., Al-Azhar University, February 2006.
6. Al-Ostath, M. H., “Determination of Critical KPI’s in Construction Projects in
Kuwait”; M.S. Thesis was advised by El-Dash, K. M., Arabian Gulf University,
Bahrain, February 2011.
7. Hamdy, E. A., "Proposed Methodology for Developing Consulting Firms' business
plans" PhD Thesis advised by El-Dash, K. M., Al-Azhar University, October 2013.
8. Mahfouz, W., “RISK-BASED PERCEPTION OF CONSTRUCTION PROJECT SCHEDULE
CONFIGURATION”, PhD Thesis advised by Ramadan, O, and El-Dash, K. M., Cairo,
University, November 2014.
9. Saqr, M. R., "Towards Service Life Prediction of Reinforced Concrete Structures”,
M.S. Thesis was advised by El-Mahdy; O, O and El-Dash, K. M.. November 2015.
10. Atef, A., “Analysis of Scope Creep in Construction Projects”, M.S. Thesis was
advised by El-Dash, K. M and El-Mohr, M., May 2017.
11. El-Sayed, H. A., “Development of a new model for construction Staff Productivity
Using Artificial Neural Network in Egypt”, M.S. Thesis was advised by El-Dash, K.
M and Sayem, A. A., May 2017.

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12. Mansour, M. A., “Assessing and Analyzing the Economic Indicators Affecting the
Operation for Egyptian National Railways”, M.S. Thesis was advised by Talha, A.,
El-Dash, K. M and Ahmed, A. E., May 2017.
13. Zuraiq, S. M., “Study of Life-Cycle Cost of Concrete Elements Containing Different
Cement Replacement Materials”, M.S. Thesis was advised by El-Dash, K. M and
Ramadan, M. O., February 2018.
14. Ibrahim, L. H., “Effect of Maintenance Methods and Manufacturing of Track
Components on The Profitability Rates in Egyptian National Railways and
Comparing it with The Global Railway Networks”, M.S. Thesis was advised by
Talha, M. A.; El-Dash, K. M.; and Khalil, A. A., February 2018.
15. Al-Tamimi, K. O., "Methods of Protecting Public Buildings against the Effects of
Explosions," M.S. Thesis was advised by El-Dash, K. M.; and Abdel Rahman, J. H.
July 2018.
16. Balbaa, A., “Risk Assessment for Variation Orders Causes in Construction Projects”,
M.S. Thesis was advised by Omar El-Nawawy, Karim El-Dash, and Mohamed Badawy,
January 2019.

17. Muwafaq, A., “Impact of Construction Rework on Projects’ Performance in Egypt”,

M.S. Thesis was advised by Karim El-Dash, and Mohamed Shawky Abdel Monem,
October 2019.

18. Nouran A. Gad, “Factors Contributing to Construction Financial Risks in Egypt”,

M.S. Thesis was advised by Karim El-Dash, Mohamed Shawky, and Mohamed
Abdel-Hameed, March 2020.
19. Eslam M. H. M. Belal, “Estimating and Analyzing the Investment Costs for the
Construction of HSR in Developing Countries”, M.S. Thesis was advised by Karim
El-Dash, Ahmed Abdel Momen, May 2020.
20. Noha A. Mohamed, “Impact of Sustainability Design in the Construction Sector on
Climate Change”, M.S. Thesis was advised by Karim El-Dash, Mohamed Abdel-
Hamid, Mahmoud M. Abd El-Razik,, February 2021.
21. Mohamed S. Mostafa, “Improving cost estimation in construction projects”, M.S.
Thesis was advised by Karim El-Dash, Mohamed Abdel-Hamid, April 2021.
22. Nourhan Sayed, “Total Sustainable Evaluation for Road Projects”, M.S. Thesis was
advised by Karim El-Dash, Mohamed Abdel-Hamid, May 2021.
23. Mohamed Madgy, “Modelling of Float Loss Impact on Project Cost”, M.S. Thesis
was advised by Karim El-Dash, Mohamed Abdel Monem, July 2021.

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24. Mostafa Saqr, “Optimization of Repetitive Scheduling in Construction Projects”,
M.S. Thesis was advised by Karim El-Dash, Mohamed Abdel Monem, December
2021.
25. Bader Elthaidy, “The impact of stakeholder’s requirements on stumbled project in Public
Authority for Housing Welfare in Kuwait”, Ph.D. Thesis was advised by Karim El-Dash,
Mohamed Abdel Monem, December 2021.

26. ElSayed Medhat, “Lean Measurement for Repetitive Construction Projects Efficiency”,
M.S. Thesis was advised by Karim El-Dash, Ibrahim mahdy, Mohamed Abdel Monem,
December 2021.

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