Basil Abu Al Sha'r

Academic Degrees

· M.S., Civil Engineering (Geotechnical and Materials Engineering), University of Nebraska Lincoln, USA, 2022

· B.Sc., Civil Engineering, Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST), Jordan, 2019

Employment History

· University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Position GRA, August 2020-present

· University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Position GTA, August 2020-present

Area of Research and Professional Interest

· Standard Geotechnical Laboratory Testing

· In-Situ Soil Testing (CPT, SPT)

· Soil Erosion

· Sediment Transport Modeling

Research Experience

· Erosion Resistant Rock Shoulder, Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT) , July 2021-Present.

· Data-Driven Prioritization and Empirical Predictions for Bridge Scour in Nebraska, Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT), July 2021- June 2022

· Biopolymerized Slope and Subgrade Stabilization and Advanced Field Monitoring, Nebraska Department of Transportation (NDOT), August 2020-April 2021

Teaching Experience

· GTA for CIVE 334, Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering, Spring 2023

· GTA for CIVE 334, Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering (Laboratory), Spring 2023

· GTA for CIVE 436, Foundation Engineering, Fall 2022

· GTA for CIVE 334, Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering, Spring 2022

· GTA for CIVE 334, Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering (Laboratory), Spring 2022

· GTA for CIVE 436, Foundation Engineering, Fall 2021

· GTA for CIVE 334, Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering, Spring 2021

· GTA for CIVE 334, Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering (Laboratory), Spring 2021

· GTA for CIVE 436, Foundation Engineering, Fall 2020

Publications and Presentations

· Basil Abualshar, Parametric Study to Determine Hydrodynamics Input Parameters in FLOW-3D-Hydro for Gravels in Nebraska, Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference, Atlanta, Georgia, USA (06/09/2023).

· Basil Abualshar, Evaluation of Equivalent D50 to Predict the Erodibility of Fine Riverbed Soils in Nebraska, Engineering Mechanics Institute Conference, Baltimore, Maryland, USA (06/01/2022).

· Abualshar, B. 2022, Evaluation of an Equivalent Mean Grain Size Diameter to Rationally Predict the Erodibility of Fine Riverbed Soils in Nebraska.

· Wood, R. L., Bolhasan, A., Abualshar, B., Wittich, C. E., Song, C. R., Guo, J., Mohammadi, M. E., Nasimi, M., & Liao, Y. (2022). Data-Driven Prioritization and Empirical Predictions for Bridge Scour in Nebraska Scour in Nebraska.

· Song, C. R., Bitar, L., Wood, R. L., Kim, Y. R., Eun, J., Bekele, B., and Abualshar, B. (2021). Biopolymarized Slope and Subgrade Stabilization and Advanced Field Monitoring