Dr.-Ing. Abedulgader Baktheer

Dr.-Ing. Abedulgader Baktheer
Address
Appelstraße 9a
30167 Hannover
Building
Room
127
Dr.-Ing. Abedulgader Baktheer
Address
Appelstraße 9a
30167 Hannover
Building
Room
127
  • Research Topics

    Research Topics

    - Material constitutive modeling - Damage and Fracture Mechanics
    - Fatigue modeling - Degradation process in Concrete
    - Phase-field modeling - Multiphysics and multiscale modeling
    - Physics-based data driven modeling - Lattice discrete modeling
    - Experimental characterization and validation - 3D printed concrete
  • Educational Background

    Educational Background

    2022 Promotion
    RWTH Aachen University
    Faculty of Civil Engineering
    Institute of Structural Concrete

    Title of the thesis: Model components and experimental methods for improved characterization of fatigue behavior of plain and reinforced concrete
    Main reviewer: Prof. Rostislav Chudoba, Prof. Josef Hegger, Co-reviewer: Prof. Miroslav Vorechovsky
    2016 M.Sc.
    Ruhr Universität Bochum
    Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering
    Master's Program: “Computational Engineering”
    2012 B.Sc.
    Albaath University, Syria
    Faculty of Civil Engineering
  • Work Experience

    Work Experience

    08.2022 - 12.2024 Postdoctoral researcher
    Institute of Structural Concrete
    RWTH Aachen University, Germany
    10.2016 - 07.2022 Research associate
    Intitute of Structural Concrete
    RWTH Aachen University, Germany

     

  • Teaching Activities

    Teaching Activities

    RWTH Aachen University  
    2017-2024 Brittle-Matrix Composite Structures (Modeling & Design)
    Institute of Structural Concrete
    2019-2020 Basics of Structures
    Institute of Structural Concrete
  • Awards

    Awards

    2023 Friedrich Wilhelm Award 
    of RWTH Aachen University for outstanding scientific achievements during doctoral studies
    (Best PhD thesis at the Faculty of Civil and Environmental Engineering)
    2023 Best paper award (FraMCoS-XI 2023) 
    from International Association of Fracture Mechanics for
    Concrete and Concrete Structures
    2016 Bookprize for Excellence
    from Ruhr Universität Bochum
    2008-2012 Excellence awards
    at the Faculty of Civil Engineering, Albaath University, Syria