Personal Data
Name: Mosleh A. Al-Shamrani Nationality: Saudi
Contact Address:
King Saud University
Civil Engineering Department,
P.O. Box 800, Riyadh 11421, Saudi Arabia Telephone (966-11) 4677024 E-mail: [email protected] Website: http://faculty.ksu.edu.sa/shamrani Education
Degree Institution Discipline Year
B.SC. King Saud University Civil Engineering 1984
M.S. University of Colorado at Boulder Geotechnical Engineering 1987 Ph.D. University of Colorado at Boulder Geotechnical Engineering 1991 Academic Experience
Institution Rank Title Years
King Saud University Full Professor 2005-Present
King Saud University Associate Professor 1998-2005
King Saud University Assistant Professor 1992-1998
Non-Academic Experience
Company / Entity Title & Description of Position Years Status
Certifications or Professional Registrations
Current Membership in Professional Organizations
Saudi Council of Engineers Saudi Society of Civil Engineering
Gulf Society for GeoEngineering Honors and Awards
Excellence Researcher Award (3rd Place) for Year 2017, College of Engineering, King Saud University.
Service Activities (within and outside of the institution)
Director of Bugshan Research Chair in Expansive Soils.
Member, Department Development Committee, Department of Civil Engineering, 2020.
Member, Promotion Committee, Department of Civil Engineering, 2020.
Member, Curriculum Committee, Department of Civil Engineering, 2018-2019.
Member, TAs and Scholar Committee, Department of Civil Engineering, 2017-2020.
Member, Graduate Studies Committee, Department of Civil Engineering, 2017-2018.
Member, team to set the framework, rules and guidelines of the Professional Engineers Examination (PE Exam) for the benefit of the Saudi Council of Engineers, 2019-2020.
Most Important Publications and Presentations for the Past Five Years ISI Journals
Al-Mahbashi, A. M. Al-Shamrani, M. A. and Moghal, A. A. B. (2020) Soil–Water Characteristic Curve and One-Dimensional Deformation Characteristics of Fiber- Reinforced Lime-Blended Expansive Soil. Journal of Materials in Civil, Engineering, Vol. 32, No. 6, 04020125-1.
Moghal, A. A. B., Mohammed, S. A., Almajed, A., and Al-Shamrani, M. A. (2020).
Desorption of Heavy Metals from Lime-Stabilized Arid-Soils using Different Extractants, International Journal of Civil Engineering, 18: pp. 449–461.
Moghal, A. A. B., Al-Shamrani, M. A. (2020). Effect of Heavy Metal Contamination on the Compressibility and Strength Characteristics of Chemically Modified Semiarid Soils. Journal of Hazardous Toxic and Radioactive Waste. Vol.24 , Issue:
4 , Article Number: 04020029.
Dafalla, M. A., Shaker, A. A. and Al-Shamrani, M. A. (2019). Influence of Wetting and Drying on Swelling Parameters and Structure Performance. Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, ASCE, Vol. 33, No. 1, 04018101-1.
Dafalla, M., Al-Shamrani, M. A. and Al-Mahbashi, M. (2017). Expansive Soil Foundation Practice in a Semiarid Region. Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, ASCE, Vol. 31 Issue 5, pages 04017084.
Elkady, T. Y., Al-Mahbashi, A. M., and Al-Shamrani, M. A., "Effect of Moisture Hysteresis on the Resilient Modulus of Lime-Treated Expansive Clay," Journal of Testing and Evaluation, Vol. 45, No. 6, November 2017, pp. 2039-2049, https://doi.org/10.1520/JTE20160225. ISSN 0090-3973
El-Sheikhy, R. and Al-Shamrani, M. (2017). Interfacial bond assessment for clay- polyolefin nanocomposite CPNC on view mechanical and fracture properties.
Advanced powder technology. Vol. 28(2017), pp. 983-992. (IF2016: 2.659)
El-Sheikhy, R. and Al-Shamrani, M. (2017). Influences of Crack Growth Rate on Crack Extension, Plasma Application and Hybrid Functionally Materials, Vol.26, (2017) pp. 39-40.
Al-Mahbashi. A. M., Elkady, T.Y. and Alshamrani, M.A. (2016). “Hysteresis soil- water characteristic curves of highly expansive clay”, European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Vol. 22, No. 9, pp. 1041-1059, (IF2016:
0.897).
Elkady, T.Y., Abbas, M.F., Al-Shamrani, A.M. (2016) “Behavior of compacted expansive soil under multi-directional stress and deformation boundary conditions” Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, Volume 75, Issue 4, pp 1741–1759. (IF: 1.901)
Patents
1.El-Sheikhy, R. and Al-Shamrani, M, Patent No. SA 4544, (Saudi Arabia patent office), “composition and system for thermal insulation”, 2015.
2.El-Sheikhy, R. and Al-Shamrani, M., Patent No. SA 5314, (Saudi Arabia patent office), “Nanotechnology double tank for protecting temperature degree of liquids, solids and gases”, 2017.
3.El-Sheikhy, R. and Al-Shamrani, M., Patent No. SA 5315, (Saudi Arabia patent office), “Nanotechnology pipe tank for retaining water temperature degree”, 2017.
4.El-Sheikhy, R. and Al-Shamrani, M, Patent No. SA 5475, (Saudi Arabia patent office), “Filling quad screw machine with injection under pressure”, 2017.
5.El-Sheikhy, R. and Al-Shamrani, M, Patent No. US 9625438 B1, (USA patent and trademark office), “Device for measuring expansive soil shrinkage”, 2017.
6.El-Sheikhy, R. and Al-Shamrani, M, Patent No. US 9643889 B1, (USA patent and trademark office), “Method of storing exfoliated nanoclay particles”, 2017.
7.El-Sheikhy, R. and Al-Shamrani, M, Patent No. US 9803329 B1, (USA patent and trademark office), “Expansive soil resistant foundation system”, 2017.
