Dr Rwayda Al Hamd

Lecturer

School Faculty of Social and Applied Sciences

Department Department of Built Environment and Life Sciences

Biography

Teaching

Module Lead:

  • EEM524: Advanced Structural and Geotechnical Engineering
  • EEM409: Finite element analysis and application
  • EEM207: Engineering Science 3
  • EEM206: Structural Engineering 1

In the teaching team of:

  • EEM400: Structural Design and Geotechnical Engineering
  • EEM305: Structural Engineering 2
  • EEM303: Placement
  • EEM403: Integrating Group Project
  • EEM502: MEng Integrating Group Project
  • EEM516: : Innovation in Design

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Structural engineering

  • Structural health monitoring applications 
  • Numerical modelling of reinforced concrete, timber and asphalt pavement.
  • Fire safety and risk analysis.
  • Machine learning applications in structures 

Civil and Environmental engineering 

  • Using sustainable material to enhance pavement characteristics.
  • Human behaviour in fire and the effect of that on designing the buildings to maximising its safety.
  • Artificial neural network uses in civil engineering.

Public Engagement

Organises annual International Women in Engineering Day (INWED), promoting diversity and accessibility in STEM subjects, with a focus on engineering and a volunteer as part of the podcast team of Technically Speaking | a science and engineering discussion.

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Meet the rest of the team

Professor Alberto Fiore

Professor Alberto Fiore

Department of Built Environment and Life Sciences | Professor of Food Chemistry & Technology

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Dr Ehsan Jorat

Dr Ehsan Jorat

Department of Built Environment and Life Sciences | Reader in Geo-environmental Engineering

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