KEY QUALIFICATIONS
26+ Years of Experience (Consulting and Academic)
Professional Engineering License
Onshore & Offshore Experience
40+ Journal and Conference Papers

AREAS of EXPERTISE
Dr. Ali has broad experience in design and analysis of geotechnical systems including: 

•  deep and shallow foundations in soil and rock formations.
•  ground improvement, dredging and reclamation works.
•  geo-synthetic materials.
•  earth dams.
•  earth-supporting systems.
•  ground water modelling.
•  non-destructive testing for deep foundations.
•  tunnels & underground excavation.
•  maritime rehabilitation works.
• lab and in-situ soil testing.

With more than 26 years of practical and academic work, Dr. Abdul possesses wide experience in the following: 

•  design of reinforced concrete structures using various international codes (particularly ACI-2005 UBC-97, IBC 2009, and Euro-Codes 7 & 8).
•  construction supervision, QC and QA.
•  lab and in-situ testing (soil and concrete) as well as planning, supervising and reviewing geotechnical investigation works.
•  data analysis and modelling using advanced AI systems in addition to numerical and statistical based approaches
•  conducting, disseminating and presenting engineering/scientific research and studies

Additional Marine Structures exprience includes:

•  Design and Construction of Civil, Maritime, Highways and Industrial Structures
•  Design of block work, sheet piled and open piled quay wall facilities.
•  Design of LNG berthing terminals
•  Design of container, aggregate, general cargo, and bulk carrier berthing facilities
•  Design of supporting structure for container cranes, Aggregate, and cement unloaders
•  Design of marinas, ship lifts, boat slipway, and Ro-Ro ramps
•  Design of ports heavy duty pavement
•  Seismic design of marine structures
•  Supervising design and construction of civil and maritime projects
•  Inspection assessment and upgrade of existing port structures
•  Design of building structures
•  Project management and Quality Assurance