Ayman Ahmed Mahmoud Mostafa

Associate Professor at Structural Engineering

Career Information

Academic Information

Brief

A structural researcher with extensive experience in experimental and finite element analysis. Research specialty is related to:
• Seismic resistant segmental columns
• Energy dissipation mechanisms and devices
• Seismic and dynamic analysis of high-rise buildings and bridges
• Rubberized concrete with recycled rubber aggregates
• Shaking table experimental investigation and numerical simulation
• Performance-based design
• Non-linear Finite Element Modeling of Reinforced Concrete Structures using Abaqus and LS Dyna
• Sustainable building materials

Awards

Ain Shams Encouraging Award 2025

Articles

- Protecting smart cities structures from fire hazards: experimental analysis of post-tensioned beams
Talaat, M., Khalil, A., Kohail, M., Moustafa, A.
Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, 2024, 9(8), 303
- Structural, acoustical, and thermal evaluation of an experimental house built with reinforced/hollow interlocking compressed stabilized earth brick-masonry
Abdel Gelil Mohamed, N., Moustafa, A., Darwish, E.A.
Journal of Building Engineering, 2024, 86, 108790
- Nonlinear time history analysis evaluation of optimized design for medium to high rise buildings using performance-based design
AbdelMalek, H., Hassan, T.K., Moustafa, A.
Ain Shams Engineering Journal, 2023, 14(9), 102081
- Experimental investigation of durability properties of rubberized concrete
Yasser, N., Abdelrahman, A., Kohail, M., Moustafa, A.
Ain Shams Engineering Journal, 2023, 14(6), 102111
- ModPalma: Conceptualization of a novel date palm midribs prefabricated enclosure wall panel
Darwish, E.A., Moustafa, A.
Alexandria Engineering Journal, 2023, 67, pp. 565–582
- Behavior of unbonded pre-stressing concrete beams with thermal insulation coating
Talaat, M., Moustafa, A., Kohail, M., Khalil, A.
Hbrc Journal, 2023, 19(1), pp. 409–425
- Stress – Strain behavior of rubberized concrete under compressive and flexural stresses
Walid, M., Abdelrahman, A., Kohail, M., Moustafa, A.
Journal of Building Engineering, 2022, 59, 105026
- Performance of double skin FRP-concrete-steel self-centered segmental bridge piers subjected to forward-directivity near-fault ground motion
Moustafa, A., ElGawady, M.A.
Engineering Structures, 2020, 221, 111065
- Structural performance of arched space trusses using date palm midribs for light and cost-effective construction in Egypt
Darwish, E.A., Mansour, Y., Elmously, H., Abdelrahman, A., Moustafa, A.
Buildings, 2020, 10(6), 106
- Shaking Table Testing of Segmental Hollow-Core FRP-Concrete-Steel Bridge Columns
Moustafa, A., Elgawady, M.A.
Journal of Bridge Engineering, 2018, 23(5), 04018020
- Shaking-Table Testing of High Energy-Dissipating Rubberized Concrete Columns
Moustafa, A., Gheni, A., ElGawady, M.A.
Journal of Bridge Engineering, 2017, 22(8), 04017042
- Strain rate effect on properties of rubberized concrete confined with glass fiber-reinforced polymers
Moustafa, A., ElGawady, M.A.
Journal of Composites for Construction, 2016, 20(5), 04016014
- Seismic-resistant bridge columns with ultrahigh-performance concrete segments
Ichikawa, S., Matsuzaki, H., Moustafa, A., Elgawady, M.A., Kawashima, K.
Journal of Bridge Engineering, 2016, 21(9), 04016049
- Mechanical properties of high strength concrete with scrap tire rubber
Moustafa, A., Elgawady, M.A.
Construction and Building Materials, 2015, 93, pp. 249–256
- Corrosion monitoring of post-tensioned concrete structures using fractal analysis of guided ultrasonic waves
Moustafa, A., Niri, E.D., Farhidzadeh, A., Salamone, S.
Structural Control and Health Monitoring, 2014, 21(3), pp. 438–448
- Damage Assessment of Reinforced Concrete Structures Using Fractal Analysis of Residual Crack Patterns
Farhidzadeh, A., Dehghan-Niri, E., Moustafa, A., Salamone, S., Whittaker, A.
Experimental Mechanics, 2013, 53(9), pp. 1607–1619
- Fractal dimension-based Lamb wave tomography algorithm for damage detection in plate-like structures
Moustafa, A., Salamone, S.
Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 2012, 23(11), pp. 1269–1276

Publications

1. Moustafa, A., ElGawady, M.A., " Performance of double skin FRP-concrete-steel self-centered segmental bridge piers subjected to forward-directivity near-fault ground motion ", Engineering Structures, 2020
2. Darwish, E.A., Mansour, Y., Elmously, H., Abdelrahman, A., Moustafa, A., " Structural performance of arched space trusses using date palm midribs for light and cost-effective construction in Egypt ", Buildings, 2020
3. Moustafa, A., Elgawady, M.A., " Shaking Table Testing of Segmental Hollow-Core FRP-Concrete-Steel Bridge Columns ", Journal of Bridge Engineering, 2018
4. Moustafa, A., ElGawady, M.A., " Dynamic properties of high strength rubberized concrete ", American Concrete Institute, ACI Special Publication, 2017
5. Moustafa, A., Gheni, A., ElGawady, M.A., " Shaking-Table Testing of High Energy-Dissipating Rubberized Concrete Columns ", Journal of Bridge Engineering, 2017
6. Moustafa, A., Elgawady, M.A., " Damage-resistant segmental double-skin bridge column with replaceable energy dissipaters ", Insights and Innovations in Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation - Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Structural Engineering, Mechanics and Computation, SEMC 2016, 2016
7. Ichikawa, S., Matsuzaki, H., Moustafa, A., Elgawady, M.A., Kawashima, K., " Seismic-resistant bridge columns with ultrahigh-performance concrete segments ", Journal of Bridge Engineering, 2016
8. Moustafa, A., ElGawady, M.A., " Strain rate effect on properties of rubberized concrete confined with glass fiber-reinforced polymers ", Journal of Composites for Construction, 2016
9. Moustafa, A., Elgawady, M.A., " Mechanical properties of high strength concrete with scrap tire rubber ", Construction and Building Materials, 2015
10. Moustafa, A., Niri, E.D., Farhidzadeh, A., Salamone, S., " Corrosion monitoring of post-tensioned concrete structures using fractal analysis of guided ultrasonic waves ", Structural Control and Health Monitoring, 2014
11. Farhidzadeh, A., Dehghan-Niri, E., Moustafa, A., Salamone, S., Whittaker, A., " Damage Assessment of Reinforced Concrete Structures Using Fractal Analysis of Residual Crack Patterns ", Experimental Mechanics, 2013
12. Moustafa, A., Salamone, S., " Fractal dimension-based Lamb wave tomography algorithm for damage detection in plate-like structures ", Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 2012