Contact Information:
Scott Campus (Omaha)
salam.alrubaye@huskers.unl.edu

Degree:
Ph.D. - CEMT

Advisor:
Marc Maguire



About Me:

Education ___________________________________________________

2016 - 2017                             Utah State University, M.Sc.

Major: Structural Engineering

Thesis: Experimental and Simplified Analytical Investigation of Full-Scale Sandwich Panel Walls

Advisor: Marc Maguire, Ph.D.

  

2008 - 2012                             Tikrit University, B.Sc.,

                                                Major: Civil Engineering 

Publications ___________________________________________________

 

Peer-reviewed journal and conference articles

Al-Rubaye, S., Sorensen, T., & Maguire, M. (2021). Iterative and Simplified Sandwich Beam Theory for Partially Composite Concrete Sandwich Wall PanelsJournal of Structural Engineering147(10), 04021143.

Bean, B., Maguire, M., Sun, Y., Wagstaff, J., Al-Rubaye, S. A., Wheeler, J., ... & Rogers, M. (2021). The 2020 National Snow Load Study.

Cox, B., Syndergaard, P., Al-Rubaye, S., Pozo-Lora, F. F., Tawadrous, R., & Maguire, M. (2019). Lumped GFRP star connector system for partial composite action in insulated precast concrete sandwich panelsComposite Structures229, 111465.

Jensen, K., Al-Rubaye, S., Thomas, R. J., & Maguire, M. (2020, February). Mechanics-Based model for elastic Bending, Axial, thermal Deformations, and asymmetry of concrete composite sandwich wall panels. In Structures (Vol. 23, pp. 459-471). Elsevier.

 Al-Rubaye, S., Olsen, J., Sorenson, T., and Maguire, M. (2018). “Evaluating elastic behavior for partially composite precast concrete sandwich wall panels.PCI journal, 63(5), 71–88.

 Al-Rubaye, S; Sorensen, T; Dorafshan, S; Maguire, M. (2018). “Matrix model accuracy of partially composite concrete sandwich panels.PCI Convention and National Bridge Conference, Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute, Denver, CO.

 Al-Rubaye, S., Sorenson, T., and Maguire, M. (2017). “Investigating Composite Action at Ultimate for Commercial Sandwich Panel Composite Connectors.” PCI Convention and National Bridge Conference, Precast/Prestressed Concrete Institute, Cleveland, OH.

 Olsen, J., Al-Rubaye, S., Sorensen, T., and Maguire, M. (2017). Developing a General Methodology for Evaluating Composite Action in Insulation Wall Panels.

Al-Rubaye, S., Sorenson, T., Thomas, R., and Maguire, M. “Generalized Beam–Spring Model for Partially Composite Concrete Sandwich Wall Panels.” j.engstruct.

 

Honors and awards ___________________________________________

 2015                Outstanding Graduate Student of the Year

Awarded by Utah State University, College of Humanities and Social Sciences, USA.      

2012               Outstanding Graduate Student of the Year

Awarded by Tikrit University, College of Engineering, Iraq.

Teaching experience __________________________________________

Assistant lecturer

Spring 2019                Calculus II, Engineering Surveying lab, Tikrit University, Iraq.

Fall 2018                     Calculus II, Engineering Surveying lab, Tikrit University, Iraq.

Teaching assistant

2012-2015                   Engineering Surveying lab, Tikrit University, Iraq