Jawdat Mustafa Tashan, PhD, PEng
Civil Engineering Programme Director
Overview
Dr. Jawdat Tashan completed his PhD at Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia. He worked as an Associate Professor of Structural Engineering in the Faculty of Civil Engineering at Metro College of Technology, Toronto, Canada. At the same time, he served as the Dean of Academic Affairs of the college. In 2022, Dr. Tashan joined the UKH Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering.
Dr. Tashan held teaching and research roles at the universities of Monash and Swinburne in Australia. His research focuses on structural strength evaluation, nanotechnology, and retrofitting using innovative composite materials. Dr. Tashan has published many technical papers in international journals and conferences. During his academic career, he has received numerous performance awards.
Dr. Tashan has vast experience in engineering construction, consultation, and design. He designed and managed over twenty technical megaprojects with success. Notable award for executing projects (US$ 1 Billion) on budget, on time, and having satisfied the objectives of all stakeholders
Education
- - PhD Civil Engineering - Swinburne University of Technology
- - MSc Civil Engineering (Structures) - Al-Mustansiriya University
- - BSc Civil Engineering - Al-Mustansiriya University
Publications
| Jawdat Tashan, Flexural behavior evaluation of repaired high strength geopolymer concrete, Composite Structures, Volume 300, 2022 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2022.116144 |
| Ahmad Mohammadnezhad, Shahab Azizi, Hossein Sousanabadi Farahani, Jawdat Tashan, Asghar Habibnejad Korayem, Understanding the magnetizing process of water and its effects on cementitious materials: A critical review, Construction and Building Materials, Volume 356, 2022 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.129076 |
| Jawdat Tashan, Repaired high strength geopolymer concrete, ICCS25 - 25th International Conference on Composite Structures (Porto, Portugal), 2022 |
| Tashan, J., Al-Mahaidi, R., and Ava Mamkak, Defect size measurement and far distance infrared detection in CFRP-concrete and CFRP-steel systems, Australian Journal of Structural Engineering, Pg 1-12. 2016 |
| Tashan, J. and Al-Mahaidi, R., Detection of cracks in concrete strengthened with CFRP systems using infra-red thermography. Journal of Composites Part B. Vol. 64, Pg 116-125, 2014 |
| Tashan, J. and Al-Mahaidi, R., Bond defect detection using PTT infra-red thermography in concrete structures strengthened with different CFRP systems, Composite Structures Journal, Vol.111, Pg 13–19, 2014 |
| Sadiq, H., Wong, M., Tashan, J., Al-Mahaidi, R., and Zhao, X., Determination of steel emissivity for the temperature prediction of structural steel members in fire, ASCE Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, Vol. 25, Issue 2, Pg 167-173, 2013 |
| Tashan, J. and Al-Mahaidi, R., Investigation of the parameters that influence the accuracy of bond defect detection in CFRP bonded specimens using IR thermography, Composite Structures Journal, Vol. 94, Issue 2, Pg 519–531, 2012 |
| Tashan, J., Load-deflection for epoxy repaired high strength reinforced concrete beams, Journal of Engineering and Development (Iraq), Vol.12, No.1, Pg 30-43, 2008 |
| Tashan, J., Construction of interaction diagrams for high strength concrete rectangular columns, Journal of Engineering and Development, 2004 |
| Al-Abbasi, J., Tashan, J., and Al-Safi, A., Behavior of bond strength of reinforced concrete beams exposed to high temperatures, Journal of Engineering and Development, 2003 |
| Tashan, J. and Al-Numan, B., Rational deflection-controlling span/depth ratio of two-way slabs with design charts, Journal of Engineering and Development, Vol.6, No.5, 2002 |
| Tashan, J. and Al-Numan, B., Analysis of reinforced concrete frames subjected to rehabilitation processes, Iraqi Journal of Civil Engineering (IJCE), Issue 2, 2001 |
| Tashan, J. and Al-Mahaidi, R., Investigation of the parameters that influence the accuracy of bond defect detection in CFRP bonded specimens using IR thermography, 16th International Conference on Composite Structures ICCS16 (Porto, Portugal), 2011 |
| Tashan, J. and Al-Mahaidi, R., Detection of bond defects in CFRP laminates bonded to concrete using infrared thermal imaging, First Scientific Conference on Nanotechnology, Advanced Materials and their applications SCNAMA (Baghdad, Iraq), 2009 |
| Tashan, J. and Al-Mahaidi, R., Detection of bond defects in CFRP sheets bonded to concrete using infrared thermography, 9th International Symposium on Fiber Reinforced Polymer Reinforcement for Concrete Structures FRPRCS-9 (Sydney, Australia), 2009 |
| Tashan, J., Development of infra-red thermography NDT detection of defects in concrete and steel structures externally bonded with CFRP systems, Swinburne University of Technology, 2012 |