Mohamed Salah Abdel Aziz Morsy

Associate Professor at Structural Engineering

Career Information

Academic Information

Brief

Dr. Morsy obtained his BSc with honors and M.Sc. at Ain Shams University. He obtained his Ph.D at Queen's University, ON, Canada, and his post-doctoral fellowship at the same university. He obtained certificates at Queen's University in project management by Mitacs, Canada, design thinking, leading with emotional intelligence, and intercultural competence.
Dr. Mohamed S. Morsy is doing research in various topics in geotechnical engineering with a focus on applications of geosynthetics in geotechnical and geoenvironmental engineering. Dr. Morsy is currently studying the performance of geomembranes in mining applications, MSEW walls, and foundation reinforced pads. Additionally, Dr. Morsy is conducting research in the field of environmental geotechnics and the performance of piles in soft soils.

Awards

International Geosynthetics Society- African Local Chapter Achievement Award (2023);
Canadian Geotechnical Journal editorial board choice (2020);
Geosynthetics institute fellowship (2017);
NSERC STEWARD Scholarship (2014, 2015,2016);
Queens graduate award (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018);
Medal of distinguished research and teaching assistants ( Structural engineering department; 2014);
Runner up of the Egyptian geotechnical society, Egyptian ISSMGE conference nominees (2012);
Top presentations (3rd African young geotechnical engineers conference; 2011);
Certificate of excellence, 2nd top student, structural engineering (2009);
Certificate of excellence, 2nd top student, Civil engineering (2008);
Certificate of excellence, 2nd top student, Civil engineering (2007);

Publications

1. Mansour, M.M., Morsi, M.M., Fayed, A.L., " P-y Curves of laterally loaded barrettes ", Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, 2021
2. Eldesouky, H.M., Morsy, M.M., Mansour, M.F., " Fiber-reinforced sand strength and dilation characteristics ", Ain Shams Engineering Journal, 2016
3. Yassa Ghobrial, F.S., Fayed, A.L., Morsy, M.M., Karray, M., " Numerical analysis of the effect of wall roughness in deep excavations in sand ", International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 2011
4. Morsy, M.M., Chan, D.H., Morgenstern, N.R., " An effective stress model for creep of clay ", Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 1995
5. Morsy, M.M., Morgenstern, N.R., Chan, D.H., " Simulation of creep deformation in the foundation of Tar Island Dyke ", Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 1995
6. R. Kerry Rowe, M. Mahmoud Ali, Mohamed S. Morsy, " Long-term Performance of Textured HDPE Geomembranes in Municipal Solid Waste Landfills ", Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 2024
7. M. S. Morsy, M. S. Morsy, M. S. Morsy, M. S. Morsy, M. S. Morsy, M. S. Morsy, M. S. Morsy, " Effect of oxidative ageing on stiffness improvement factor for HDPE and PET geogrids ", Geosynthetics International, 2023
8. M. S. Morsy, " Comparison between the environmental stress-crack resistance of unaged and aged HDPE and LLDPE geomembranes ", THE 12TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON GEOSYNTHETICS (12ICG), 2023
9. M. S. Morsy, Y.M. El-Mossallamy, A. Salah, " Evaluation of passive pile analysis methods using three-dimensional finite element analysis ", Geomechanics and Geoengineering, 2023
10. F.B. Abdelaal, R. Kerry Rowe, M.S. Morsy, R.A. e Silva, " Degradation of HDPE, LLDPE, and blended polyethylene geomembranes in extremely low and high pH mining solutions at 85 °C ", Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 2023
11. Sayed, S., Morsy, M.S., Ahmed, S.M., Elhanafy, A.M., " Comparison between uniaxial and pull-out tests setup for polyester and HDPE geogrids ", E3S Web of Conferences, 2023
12. Maged A. Hussieny, Mohamed S. Morsy, Mostafa Ahmed, Sherien Elagroudy, Mohamed H. Abdelrazik, " Municipal Solid Waste and Leachate Characterization in the Cairo Metropolitan Area ", Resources, 2022
13. A. Abo-Youssef, M. S. Morsy, A. ElAshaal, Y. M. ElMossallamy, " Numerical modelling of passive loaded pile group in multilayered soil ", Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, 2021
14. M. S. Morsy, " Stress Crack-Resistance of Textured Geomembrane ", GeoAmericas 2020, 2020
15. , " Longevity of Twelve Geomembranes in Chlorinated Water ", Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 2020
16. Morsy, M.S., Rowe, R.K., " Effect of texturing on the longevity of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) geomembranes in municipal solid waste landfills ", Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 2020
17. Rowe, R.K., Abdelaal, F.B., Zafari, M., Morsy, M.S., Priyanto, D.G., " An approach to high-density polyethylene (HDPE) geomembrane selection for challenging design requirements ", Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 2019
18. Abdelaal, F.B., Morsy, M.S., Rowe, R.K., " Long-term performance of a HDPE geomembrane stabilized with HALS in chlorinated water ", Geotextiles and Geomembranes, 2019
19. Rowe, R.K., Morsy, M.S., Ewais, A.M.R., " Representative stress crack resistance of polyolefin geomembranes used in waste management ", Waste Management, 2019
20. Morsy, M.S., Rowe, R.K., " Performance of Blended Polyolefin Geomembrane in Various Incubation Media Based on Std-OIT ", Geotechnical Frontiers 2017, 2017
21. Morsy, M., Rowe, R.K., " Effect of texturing on antioxidant depletion rate from HDPE geomembranes ", ICSMGE 2017 - 19th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 2017
22. , " Estimation of Fill properties behind a deep excavation by back analysis ", International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 2015
23. , " Numerical analysis of negative skin friction on piles in soft clay ", HBRC Journal, 2013
24. , " Effect of Downdrag on Floating and End Bearing Piles ", Advances in Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, 2013
25. M. S. Morsy, A. M. Elhanafy, S. S. Fathelbab, S. M. Ahmed, " Effect of oxidative ageing on stiffness improvement factor for HDPE and PET geogrids ", Geosynthetics International, 2023

Research Projects

- Characterization of municipal solid waste in Egypt.