نبذة تعريفية / مختصر السيرة الذاتية
Dr. Wagdi M. Hamid is a Researcher in the Department of Civil Engineering at King Saud University (KSU), where he earned his PhD (2024) and MSc (2018) in Civil Engineering. With over seven years of teaching experience at KSU, his research focuses on sustainable geotechnical engineering—specifically the stabilization of sabkha and expansive soils using geopolymers, mining waste, bio-mediated methods, and thermal treatment, alongside deep foundation mechanics. He has authored over 20 peer-reviewed publications, holds an issued patent on sabkha soil stabilization (SA14592), and is a recipient of the 2025 KSU Research Excellence Award in Environmental Sustainability and the 2023 Al-Kasabi Award for Excellence in Scientific Research.
مجالات الخبره
Sustainable soil stabilization and ground improvement of problematic soils (sabkha and expansive clays); geopolymer and alkali-activated materials utilizing industrial by-products and mine tailings; bio-mediated soil stabilization (Enzyme-Induced Carbonate Precipitation [EICP] and biopolymers); thermal and thermo-mechanical soil treatment; deep foundation and rock-socketed pile mechanics; microstructural and mineralogical characterization of geomaterials (SEM/FESEM–EDX, XRD, XRF, FTIR); and 3D finite element geotechnical modeling (PLAXIS 3D).
المنشورات
المزيد ...
Expansive soils pose persistent challenges to geotechnical design due to their high swelling potential and sensitivity to moisture variations. Thermal stabilization has recently emerged as a…