Name

Assistant Professor:Ali Al-Rifaie

Personal Overview

 PhD. in Structural Engineering, University of Liverpool, England, 2018.
Thesis: Lateral Impact Responses of Steel End Plate Beam-to-Column Connections.
 MSc. In Structural Engineering, University of Technology, Iraq, 2005.
Thesis: Flexural Behaviour of Reinforced Concrete Beams Having Horizontal Construction Joints.
 BSc. in Civil Engineering, University of Technology, 2001.

Educational Background

Ph.D:University of Liverpool, England, 2018.

M.Sc:University of Technology, Iraq, 2005.

B.Sc:University of Technology, Iraq, 2001.

Contact Information

Email:ali.alrifaie@mu.edu.iq

Phone:07739066020

Selected Publications

 Al-Rifaie, A., Guan, Z.W., Jones, S.W. and Wang, Q., 2017. Lateral impact response of end-plate
beam-column connections. Engineering Structures, 151, pp.221-234.
 Shubbar, A., Jafer, H.M., Dulaimi, A., Atherton, W. and Al-Rifaie, A., 2017. The Development of a
Low Carbon Cementitious Material Produced from Cement, Ground Granulated Blast Furnace
Slag and High Calcium Fly Ash. International Journal of Civil, Environmental, Structural,
Construction and Architectural Engineering, 11(7), pp.905-908.
 Al-Rifaie, A., Guan, Z.W. and Jones, S.W., 2017. Quasi-Static Analysis of End Plate Beam-toColumn
Connections. World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology, International
Journal of Civil, Environmental, Structural, Construction and Architectural Engineering, 11(7),
pp.936-941.
 Al-Rifaie, A., Jones, S.W., Wang, Q.Y. and Guan, Z.W., 2018. Experimental and numerical study
on lateral impact response of concrete filled steel tube columns with end plate
connections. International Journal of Impact Engineering, 121, pp.20-34.
 Al-Rifaie, A., Guan, Z.W. and Jones, S.W., 2017. A Methodology of Testing Beam to Column
Connection under Lateral Impact Load. World Academy of Science, Engineering and Technology,
International Journal of Civil, Environmental, Structural, Construction and Architectural
Engineering, 11(7), pp.942-945.
 Shanbara, H.K., Ruddock, F., Atherton, W. and Al-Rifaie, A., Design Procedure of Cold Bitumen
Emulsion Mixtures (CBEMs).
 Shubbar, A., Jafer, H.M., Dulaimi, A., Atherton, W. and Al-Rifaie, A., The Development of a New
Low Carbon Cementitious Material Produced from Cement, GGBS and High Calcium Fly Ash.

Research Interests

connections, impact loading, blast loading, finite element analysis

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