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Academic

Dr.

Waleed Abdullah

Associate Professor

Office Location:
S03E2247

Education

Degree Discipline Institution Year
Ph. D. Geotechnical Engineering University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland, USA 1995
M.S. Structural Engineering George Washington University, Washington DC, USA 1987
B.Sc. Civil Engineering North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina, USA 1982

Research Interests

## Selected Publications
- Kamal H. & Abdullah W., “Sinkholes detection in a residential area in the State of Kuwait”, The Arabian Journal for Science & Engineering, 2012, (accepted - in press)
- Kamal H., Ayyub B. & Abdullah W., “Land subsidence in arid terrain Methodology toward risk analysis”, The Natural Hazards Review Journal, American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012, (accepted - in press)
- Kamal H, Ayyub B and Abdullah W, “A Risk Analysis Methodology of Land Subsidence”, International Journal of Engineering Under Uncertainity:Hazard, Assessment and Mitigation, 2009, _
- Waleed Abdullah, “Stability charts for predicting sinkholes in weakly cemented sand over Karst limestone”, Engineering Geology, 2002, _
- Goodings, D.J., and Abdullah, W.A, “Predicting the Development of Sinkholes in Weakly Cemented Sand”, Geotechnical News, Jun, 1997, _

Selected Publications

  • Kamal H. & Abdullah W., “Sinkholes detection in a residential area in the State of Kuwait”, The Arabian Journal for Science & Engineering, 2012, (accepted - in press)
  • Kamal H., Ayyub B. & Abdullah W., “Land subsidence in arid terrain Methodology toward risk analysis”, The Natural Hazards Review Journal, American Society of Civil Engineers, 2012, (accepted - in press)
  • Kamal H, Ayyub B and Abdullah W, “A Risk Analysis Methodology of Land Subsidence”, International Journal of Engineering Under Uncertainity:Hazard, Assessment and Mitigation, 2009, _
  • Waleed Abdullah, “Stability charts for predicting sinkholes in weakly cemented sand over Karst limestone”, Engineering Geology, 2002, _
  • Goodings, D.J., and Abdullah, W.A, “Predicting the Development of Sinkholes in Weakly Cemented Sand”, Geotechnical News, Jun, 1997, _

Work Experience

Academic Experience
Institution Designation Year/Period
Civil Engineering Department, Kuwait University Part-time Professor 1982 - 2000
Industry Experience
Organization Designation Year/Period
Kuwait National Petroleum Company (KNPC) Civil Engineer Feb, 1982 - Aug, 1982
Kuwait Institute for Scientific Research (KISR) Associate Research Scientist 1982 - 2000