Dr. Hamdy M. Afefy is a Professor of Concrete Structures and currently He is the Head of the Construction Engineering and Management Department of the Faculty of Engineering, Pharos University, Alexandria since September 2020.He is on leave from the Structural Engineering Department of the Faculty of Engineering, Tanta University, Tanta, Egypt. Dr. Afefyhad been graduated in June 1996. He ranked the first position among his colleagues with distinction grade. Dr. Afefy appointed as a demonstrator at the Structural Engineering Department and promoted till He became a Professor of Concrete Structures in February 2018. Dr. Afefy is an external peer reviewer for more than50 international journals as well as many international conferences in Egypt, China, Japan, Taiwan and Canada. Besides, He is a reviewer for the Egyptian University Promotion Committee for Professors and Associate Professors (Committee No.113, Structural Engineering and Construction) Supreme Counsel of Universities, Cycle 13.2019-2022 and Cycle 14, 2022-2025He published more than 100 papers in different International/regional journals/conferences.

• Structural analysis
• Finite element simulation of RC structures
• Strut-and-tie model for RC members
• Design of reinforced concrete structures
• Pre-stressed concrete
• Strengthening and rehabilitation of RC structures
• Engineered Cementitious Composites applications for strengthening of RC members
• Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer applications for strengthening and rehabilitation of RC members
• Non-destructive testing of RC structures

• Dervishhasani, G.; Sennah, K.; Afefy, H.M.; Diab, A. (2025) Ultimate Capacity of a GFRP-Reinforced Concrete Bridge Barrier–Deck Anchorage Subjected to Transverse Loading. Applied Sciences, 15(14), 7771.
• Junping Liu, Baochun Chen, Hamdy M. Afefy and Khaled Sennah (2025). Experimental Study on Punching Shear Behavior of Ultra-High-Performance Concrete (UHPC) Slabs. Buildings 2025, 15, 1656. https://doi.org/10.3390/ buildings15101656.
• Michael Rostami, Khaled Sennah, Hossein Azimi, Hamdy Afefy (2025). Behavior and design of GFRP bar adhesive anchors under direct tension for deteriorated concrete bridge barrier replacement. Advances in Structural Engineering. 10.1177/13694332251334830.
• Michael Rostami, Khaled Sennah and Hamdy M. Afefy (2025). Experimental capacity of TL-4 concrete barrier–deck connection using GFRP-bars with reduced-radius 180 hooks and adhesive GFRP anchors. Structural Concrete. 2025. https://doi.org/ 10.1002/suco.202401229.
• Moemen M. Ali, Hamdy M. Afefy, Abdelrahman Harraz. (2025). A sustainable, cost-effective reinforced concrete portal frame for covering a large hall. Academia Materials Science 2025, 2: 1-23. https://doi.org/10.20935/xxx
• Julia Zakharova, Hamdy M. Afefy, Alaa Hamood, Paul Hampton, Mennatallah A. Gowayed, Mohamed Ragab, and Mohamed G. Abouali (2025). Can the degree apprenticeship become the degree of difference in Egypt? Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Management, Procurement and Law, 178(2), pp. 76–82
• Mahmoud Sayed Ahmed, Khaled Sennah, Hamdy M. Afefy. (2024). Structural Behavior of Full-Depth Deck Panels Having Developed Closure Strips Reinforced with GFRP Bars and Filled with UHPFRC. Journal of Composites Science. November, Vol. 8, 468. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs8110468.
• Hamdy M. Afefy, Ashraf M. Heniegal, Ahmed T. Baraghith, Omar M. O. Ibrahim, Mostafa E. A. Eldwiny. (2024). Flexural Behavior of RC Continuous Beams Strengthened by Cementitious Composite Materials. Civil Engineering Journal. October Vol 10, No 9., pp. 2839-2858. 10.28991/CEJ-2024-010-09-05.
• Mahmoud Sayed Ahmed, Khaled Sennah, Hamdy M. Afefy. (2024). Fatigue and Ultimate Strength Evaluation of GFRP-Reinforced, Laterally Restrained, Full-Depth Precast Deck Panels with Developed UHPFRC Filled Transverse Closure Strips. Applied Sciences 30 September, Vol. 14, No. 19. https://doi.org/ 10.3390/app14198806
• Ashraf M. Heniegal, Hamdy M. Afefy, Ahmed T. Baraghith, Mostafa Eldwiny, Omar Mohamed Omar Ibrahim, (2024), “Ultimate Response of Strengthened RC Beams in the Flexural Using Plain Cementitious Composites Layer” Manufacturing Technology, August, Vol. 24, No. 4, pp. 567-577.
• Hamdy M. Afefy, Mohammed Salah El-Sensar, Nesreen M. Kassem, Salah El-Din F. Taher, (2023), “Structural performance of perforated arched self-compacted reinforced concrete beams under concentrated static loading” Structures, December, Vol. 58, 105687.
• Ahmed N. Ali, Hamdy M. Afefy, Nesreen M. Kassem and Salah El-Din F. Taher, (2023), “Behavior of Reinforced Concrete Beams having Recesses in Tension and Compression Sides” Structures and Buildings. DOI: 10.1680/jstbu.19.00239 June, Vol. 176, No. 6, pp. 403-424.
• Abdelaziz Nabil, Hamdy M. Afefy, Nesreen M. Kassem, (2023) “Moment redistribution in RC castellated beams subjected to external pre-stressing” Structures and Buildings. Accepted. DOI: 10.1680/jstbu.20.00206. April, Vol. 176 No. 4, pp. 287–305.
• Tarek Fawzy, Abdel-Hakim Khalil, Ahmed Atta, Hamdy M. Afefy, Mohamed Ellithy, (2023) “Behavior of high-performance concrete beams having tension lap spliced anchor-ended bars under repeated loading” Engineering Structures, January, Vol. 274, 115140.
• Jennifer Lu, Hamdy M. Afefy, Hossein Azimi, Khaled Sennah, and Mahmoud Sayed-Ahmed, (2022) “Bond characteristics of glass fiber reinforced polymer bars in high-strength concrete” Structures and Buildings. Vol. 175 No. 10, pp. 748–764.
• Abdelaziz Nabil, Hamdy M. Afefy, Nesreen M. Kassem, (2022) “Ultimate capacity of reinforced concrete castellated beams subjected to external pre-stressing” Engineering Structures, January, Vol. 250, 113471.
• Jennifer Lu, Hamdy M. Afefy, Hossein Azimi, Khaled Sennah, and Mahmoud Sayed-Ahmed, (2021) “Bond performance of sand-coated and ribbed-surface glass fiber reinforced polymer bars in high-performance concrete” Structures, December, Vol. 34, pp. 10-19.
• Hamdy M. Afefy, Ahmed T. Baraghith, Ali Hassan and Mohamed K. Abouzaid, (2021) “Strengthening of shear-deficient RC beams using near surface embedded precast cement-based composite plates (PCBCPs)” Engineering Structures, October, Vol. 244, 112765.
• Emad E. Etman, Hamdy M. Afefy, Ahmed T. Baraghith, Mohammed Abuelwafa, (2021), “Shear behavior of RC beams reinforced with internal trussed steel strips at shear span zone” Structures, August, Vol. 32, pp. 1734-1751.
• Hamdy M. Afefy, Nesreen M. Kassem and Salah El-Din F. Taher, (2021) Strengthening of defected closure strips for full-depth RC deck slabs using CFRP sheets” Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Structures and Buildings. DOI: 10.1680/jstbu.18.00226, Volume 174 Issue 7, July, 2021, pp. 581-594.
• Tarek Fawzy, Abdel-Hakim Khalil, Ahmed Atta, Hamdy M. Afefy, Mohamed Ellithy,, (2021) “Experimental and analytical study on tension lap splices in non-conventional concrete using different techniques” Structural Concrete. April, Vol. 22, Issue 2, pp. 911-925. DOI: 10.1002/suco.202000403.
• Aladdin Sharkawi, Mohamed Taman, Hamdy M. Afefy, Yasmeen Hegazy, (2020) “Efficiency of geopolymer vs. high-strength grout as repairing material for reinforced cementitious elements” Structures, October, Vol. 27C, pp. 330-342. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2020.06.001
• Hamdy M. Afefy, (2020), “Seismic Retrofitting of Reinforced Concrete Coupled Shear Walls: A Review” Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction. Vol. 25, Issue 3 (August 2020): 03120001. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)SC.1943-5576.0000489
• Hamdy M. Afefy, Ahmed T. Baraghith and Mohamed H. Mahmoud, (2020) “Retrofitting of defected RC cantilever slabs using different techniques” Magazine of Concrete Research, July, 72(14), pp. 703–719. https://doi.org/10.1680/jmacr.18.00340
• Mohamed H. Mahmoud, Hamdy M. Afefy, Ahmed T. Baraghith, and Amira B. Elnagar, (2020) “Impact and static behavior of strain-hardening cemetitious composites-strengthened reinforced concrete slabs" Advances in Structural Engineering, Volume 23 Issue 8, June 2020, pp. 1614–1628.
• Hamdy M. Afefy, Mahmoud A. Abdel-Aziz, Nesreen M. Kassem and Mohamed H. Mahmoud, (2020), “Improving flexural performance of post-tensioned pre-cast pre-stressed RC segmental T-beams” Structures, April, Vol. 24, pp. 304-316. 10.1016/j.istruc.2020.01.027
• Amira B. Elnagar, Hamdy M. Afefy, Ahmed T. Baraghith, and Mohamed H. Mahmoud, (2019), “Experimental and numerical investigations on the impact resistance of SHCC-strengthened RC slabs subjected to drop weight loading” Construction & Building Materials, Vol. 229C, December, 116866.
• Hamdy M. Afefy, Nesreen M. Kassem and Salah El-Din F. Taher, (2019) “Retrofitting of defected closure strips for full-depth precast concrete deck slabs using EB-CFRP sheets” Practice Periodical on Structural Design and Construction. November, 24(4): 04019025. DOI: 10.1061/(ASCE)SC.1943-5576.0000449.
• Hamdy M. Afefy and El-Tony M. El-Tony, (2019) “Punching shear resistance of strengthened reinforced concrete interior slab-column connections using ultra-high- performance strain-hardening cementitious composite material” Advances in Structural Engineering, June 22(8), pp. 1799–1816. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1369433218823841
• Hamdy M. Afefy, Nesreen M. Kassem and Mohamed H. Mahmoud, (2019) “Retrofitting of faulty reinforced concrete frame structures using two strengthening techniques” Magazine of Concrete Research, March, 71(6), pp. 309–324. https://doi.org/10.1680/jmacr.17.00441
• Hamdy M. Afefy and El-Tony M. El-Tony, (2019) “Retrofitting of Interior Slab-to-Column Connections for Punching Shear Using Different Techniques” ASCE Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities. 33(1): 04018088. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CF.1943-5509.0001246
• Emad E. Etman, Hamdy M. Afefy, Ahmed T. Baraghith and Sara A. Khedr, (2018) “Improving the shear performance of reinforced concrete beams made of recycled coarse aggregate” Construction & Building Materials, Vol. 185, October, pp. 310-324. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.07.065
• Michael Rostami, Khaled Sennah and Hamdy M. Afefy (2018) “Ultimate capacity of barrier-deck anchorage in MTQ TL-5 barrier reinforced with headed-end, high-modulus, sand-coated GFRP bars” Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol. 45, April, 263-275. https://doi.org/10.1139/cjce-2017-0002.
• Hamdy M. Afefy, Nesreen M. Kassem and Salah El-Din F. Taher, (2018) "Capacity Magnification by Imposing Composite Action of Precast Concrete Flanged Girders” KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering , Vol. 22, No. 7, pp. 2390-2405. DOI 10.1007/s12205-017-1563-0
• Radek Wodzinowski, Khaled Sennah and Hamdy M. Afefy, (2018) “Free vibration analysis of horizontally curved composite concrete-steel I-girder bridges” Journal of Constructional Steel Research, Vol. 140C, January, pp. 47-61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcsr.2017.10.011
• Samar Gohar, Hamdy M. Afefy, Nesreen M. Kassem and Salah El-Din F. Taher, (2017) “Flexural performance of self-compacted perforated concrete beams under repeated loading” Engineering Structures, Vol. 143C, July, pp. 441-454. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2017.04.031
• Anwar Androus, Hamdy M. Afefy and Khaled Sennah, (2017) “Investigation of free vibration and ultimate behavior of composite twin-box girder bridges” Journal of Constructional Steel Research, Vol. 130, March, pp. 177-192. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcsr.2016.12.017
• Hamdy M. Afefy and El-Tony M. El-Tony, (2016) “Simplified design procedure for reinforced concrete columns based on equivalent column concept” International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials. Vol.10, No.3, pp.393–406, September 2016. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40069-016-0132-0
• Hamdy M. Afefy, Khaled Sennah and Antonio, Cofini (2016) “Retrofitting Actual-Size Precracked Precast Prestressed Concrete Double-Tee Girders using Externally Bonded CFRP Sheets” ASCE Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities. 30(2), 04015020. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CF.1943-5509.0000763
• Hamdy M. Afefy and El-Tony M. El-Tony, (2016) “Bond Behavior of Embedded Reinforcing Steel Bars for Varying Levels of Transversal Pressure” ASCE Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities. 30(2), 04015023 https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CF.1943-5509.0000768
• Hamdy M. Afefy, Khaled Sennah,and Hamid Akhlagh-Nejat (2016) “Experimental and analytical investigations on the flexural behavior of CFRP-strengthened steel-concrete composite girders” Journal of Constructional Steel Research, Vol. 120, April, pp. 94-105. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcsr.2016.01.010
• Hamdy M. Afefy, Nesreen M. Kassem, Mohamed H. Mahmoud and Salah El-Din F. Taher (2016) “Efficient strengthening of opened-joint for reinforced concrete broken slabs” Composite Structures, Vol. 136, February, pp. 602-615. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2015.11.007
• Tarek M Elshafiey, Ahmed M Atta, Hamdy M. Afefy and Mohamed E Ellithy (2016) “Structural performance of reinforced concrete exterior beam–column joint subjected to combined shear and torsion” Advances in Structural Engineering, January, pp. 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1369433215624590
• Khaled Sennah and Hamdy M. Afefy (2015) “Development and study of deck joints in prefabricated concrete bulb-tee bridge girders: Conceptual design” Bridge Structures, Vol. 11, No. 1, 2, pp. 33–53. DOI: 10.3233/BRS-150087
• Hamdy M. Afefy, Khaled Sennah, Siyin Tu, Mohamed Ismail, and Reza Kianoush (2015) “Development and study of deck joints in prefabricated concrete bulb-tee bridge girders: Experimental evaluation” Bridge Structures, Vol. 11, No. 1,2, pp. 55–71. DOI: 10.3233/BRS-150086
• Sirajul Islam, Hamdy M. Afefy, Khaled Sennah and Hossein Azimi (2015) “Bond characteristics of straight- and headed-end ribbed-surface GFRP bars embedded in high-strength concrete” Construction & Building Materials, Vol. 83, May, pp. 283–298. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2015.03.025
• Afefy, H. M., Kassem, N. and Hussein, M., (2015) “Enhancement of flexural behavior of CFRP-strengthened reinforced concrete beams using engineered cementitious composites transition layer” Structure and Infrastructure Engineering, Vol. 11, No. 8, pp. 1042–1053. https://doi.org/10.1080/15732479.2014.930497
• Afefy, H. M., Hussein, M., (2014) “Structural performance of RC slabs provided by pre-cast ECC strips in tension cover zone” Construction & Building Materials, Vol. 65, August, pp. 103–113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2014.04.096
• Afefy, H. M. and Fawzy, T. M., (2013) " Strengthening of RC one-way slabs including cut-out using different techniques " Engineering Structures, Vol. 57C, December, pp. 23- 36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2013.09.013
• Hussein M., Afefy, H. M., and Khalil A. A., (2013)" Innovative repair technique for RC beams predamaged in shear” Journal of Composites for Construction, ASCE, 17(6), 04013005. https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)CC.1943-5614.0000404
• Afefy, H. M., Hussein, M., and Fawzy, T., (2013) "Rehabilitation of defected RC stepped beams using CFRP" Engineering Structures, Vol. 49, pp. 295- 305. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2012.11.013
• Hussein, M., Afefy, H. M., and Khalil A. A., (2012)" Efficient Repair Technique for RC Beams Pre-Damaged in Shear" International Journal of Civil Engineering Research, India, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 257-273.
• Hussein M., and Afefy H. M., (2012) "Moment redistribution and ductility of RC continuous beams strengthened with CFRP strips" International Journal of Civil Engineering Research, India, Vol. 3, No. 3, pp. 241-255.
• Afefy, H. M., (2012) “Ultimate flexural rigidity for stability analysis of RC beam column members, Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Structures and Buildings, Vol. 165, Issue SB6, 299-308. https://doi.org/10.1680/stbu.10.00031
• Afefy, H. M., Atta, A. M., and Taher, S.F., (2012) “Behavior of strengthened composite castellated beams pre-stressed with external bars: Experimental study” Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, KFUPM, KSA, Vol. 37, No. 6, pp. 1521- 1534. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-012-0278-2
• Afefy, H. M., Hussein, M., and Taher, S.F., (2011) “Behavior of a concrete-filled steel tube beam-column T-joint” ICE, Structures and Buildings, Vol. 164, Issue SB4, 229-238. https://doi.org/10.1680/stbu.2011.164.4.229
• Afefy, H. M, Taher, S.F and El-Metwally, S. E., (2009) “A New Design Procedure for Braced Reinforced High Strength Concrete Columns under Uniaxial and Biaxial Compression” Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, KFUPM, KSA, Vol. 34, No. 2B, pp. 349-377.
• Taher, S.F and Afefy, H. M., (2008), “Role of Masonry Infill in Seismic Resistance of RC Structures”, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, KFUPM, KSA, Vol. 33, No. 2B, pp. 291-306. doi=10.1.1.554.1442
• Afefy, H. M., Taher, S.F., Khalil, A. A. and Issa, M. E., (2002), “Statistically Equivalent Nonlinear Finite Element Model for Infilled R. C. Framed Systems”, Engineering Computations, MCB UP Limited, Vol. 19 No. 2, pp. 190-205. https://doi.org/10.1108/02644400210419058
• Salah El-Din F. Taher, Hamdy M. Afefy, Nesreen M. Kassem and Eman Wehdan, (2021), “Shear Behavior of High-Performance Reinforced Concrete Beams”, Journal of Engineering Research (ERJ), Vol. 5, No. 3, pp. 17-22.
• Afefy, H. M., (2018) “Seismic Analysis, Design and Retrofit of Reinforced Concrete Coupled Shear Walls” Article review submitted to Supreme Counsel of Universities, Egyptian University Promotion Committee (50), 101 p.
• Tarek El-shafiey, Ahmed Atta, Hamdy Afefy, Mohamed Ellithy, (2015), “Experimental Study of RC Exterior Beam-Column Joint Subjected to Torsional Moment” Journal of Engineering Research (JER), Faculty of Engineering, Tanta University, Vol. 1, No.1, pp. 48-59.
• Hussein, M., Afefy, H. M., Kassem, N., and Fawzy, T., (2014)" Strengthening of defected beam-column joints using CFRP" Journal of advanced research, Cairo University, (2014) 5, 67–77. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jare.2012.11.007
• Afefy, H. M., (2013) “Progressive Collapse of RC Structures” Article review submitted to Supreme Counsel of Universities, Egyptian University Promotion Committee (50), 79 p.
• Afefy, H. M., Taher, S.F., El-Metwally, S. E., and Etman, E. E., (2007), “Framing Effect on Slenderness Characteristics of High Strength Reinforced Concrete Columns” Ain Shams Scientific Bulletin, Vol. 42, No. 2, June 30, pp 127-149.
• Afefy, H. M., Taher, S.F., Khalil, A. A. and Issa, M. E., (2004), “Damage Evolution and Frequency Attenuation of Infilled Reinforced Concrete Frames”, Ain Shams Scientific Bulletin, Vol. 39, No. 2, June 30, pp 13-29.
• Afefy, H. M., Taher, S.F., Khalil, A. A. and Issa, M. E., (2001),“ Nonlinear Response of Reinforced Concrete Infilled Frames under Lateral Dynamic Excitations”, Journal of Engineering and Applied Science, Cairo University, Vol. 48, No. 6, December, pp 1149-1163.

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