MSc.Eng. Civil Engineering/Water Resources

Nov 10, 2011 - Jun 4, 2015

A master’s degree in Civil Engineering/Water Resources – Focuses on water resources management, hydraulic systems design, and addressing water-related challenges through sustainable solutions.

BSc.Eng. Civil Engineering

Oct 9, 1994 - Jul 1, 2000

A bachelor’s degree focusing on the design, construction, water resources, and management of infrastructure (buildings, bridges, roads, hydraulic structures, etc.) while enhancing technical skills and environmental sustainability.

Civil Technics Dept. [Faculty Member]

Jun 4, 2015 - Present

Specializing in soil mechanics, engineering surveying, and building construction, with a strong focus on integrating theoretical principles with practical applications. Committed to fostering student expertise in geotechnical analysis, precision surveying techniques, and sustainable building design. Skilled in utilizing modern tools (e.g., AutoCAD, GIS, and geotechnical lab equipment) to enhance learning outcomes. Actively contributes to curriculum development, research in soil stabilization, and community infrastructure projects.

Kirkuk Technical Institute - Consultancy Services Office [Civil Eng. Consultant/ Team leader]

Oct 1, 2010 - Oct 1, 2019

Complete management and supervision on all
Civil work related items dealing with all
technical matters.
• Reviewing the submitted Work schedules
using the Primavera6 program.
• Leading all progress meetings on site in
cooperating with Client Representative and
webinar progress meetings .

Integrated approach for assessing suitable location of the subsurface dams in the Al Kur watershed, Iraq

Jan 1, 2025

Journal Ecological Engineering & Environmental Technology

publisher Polish Society of Ecological Engineering (PTIE)

DOI 10.12912/27197050/199325

Issue 2

Volume 26

This study used advanced hydrological models, such as AGWA2 with SWAT and KINEROS2 extensions, to assess the water basins that lack observed field measurements. This approach provides a practical understanding of data systems for ungauged watersheds. Consequently, the research aimed to evaluate and identify suitable sites for subsurface dams in the Al Kur basin in northern Iraq. Additionally, this will contribute to the development of these areas, creating opportunities for the return of residents and sustainable organization of population and agricultural activities after two decades of unstable conditions as a result of conflicts and military operations where local governments are actively working towards achieving this goal. The analytical hierarchy process (AHP) identified Basin No. 20 as the most suitable location based on multiple decision criteria, including evapotranspiration, percolations, water yield, transmission losses, and sediment yield, which were obtained by applying the SWAT model for the study watershed. The evaluated SWAT model results indicate that Basin No. 20 received the highest rating based on these criteria. Using the KINEROS2 model, the response Basin No. 20 to individual rainstorm events was analyzed. Its ability to utilize runoff for groundwater recharging with minimal sediment load was confirmed, with only 0.286% of sediment load volume from the total outflow volume. This makes it a promising site for constructing a subsurface dam and contributes to improving water resource management in the region. © 2025, Polskie Towarzystwo Inzynierii Ekologicznej (PTIE). All rights reserved.

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Utilizing statistical distribution tests to develop rainfall intensity–duration–frequency curves for enhanced hydrological analysis in Kirkuk city, Iraq

Nov 1, 2024

Journal Water Practice & Technology

publisher IWA Publishing

DOI https://doi.org/10.2166/wpt.2024.258

Issue 11

Volume 19

Rainfall intensity is considered one of the basic factors in designing hydrological models based on rainstorm data. The objective of this research is to employ novel intensity–duration–frequency curves and develop empirical equations for rainfall intensity in the city of Kirkuk. The reduction formula adopted by the Indian Meteorological Department was used to divide the maximum daily rainfall for short periods of 0.5, 1, 2, 4, 6, 12, and 24 h. Three key methods of frequency analysis (lognormal distribution, log Pearson type III distribution, and Gumbel extreme value distribution) were utilized to formulate a statistical relationship based on rainfall intensity data from between the years 1981 and 2023 for a gauging station upstream of the Kirkuk city basin to provide the best data set for all periods of 100, 50, 25, 10, 5, and 2 years. Research has shown that the logarithmic distribution is the best fit for modelling the relationship between the annual maximum rainfall at Kirkuk station and duration of the rainfall. The goodness-of-fit results indicate that the lognormal distribution statistically outperforms other distribution models. Hence, the generated rainfall intensity, duration, and frequency curves that were developed led to estimating the intensity of precipitation to build forecasting and hydrological behaviour of the Kirkuk city basin.

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Comprehensive Review of Site Selection Methods for Subsurface Dam Construction in Arid and Semiarid Regions

Apr 17, 2024

Journal International Conference on Geotechnical Engineering Iraq

publisher Springer Nature Singapore

DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-9364-8_26

Volume 1

This study examines the subsurface dam site selection methods and the importance of these structures in preserving groundwater supplies and augmenting the water resources with regulation. The challenge of water scarcity in arid and semi-arid regions is addressed by exploring efficient site selection for subsurface dams. A literature review examined various site selection methods, including Risk-Based Optimization and Multiple Criteria Decision-Making approaches like AHP and ANP. Integrating these methods with geotechnical, hydrogeological, and socio-economic studies is highlighted. This study concludes with an emphasis on the pivotal role subsurface dams play in sustainable water management and the need for the combining of logical models with spatial and field data, integrated with spatial hydrological models to provide the main parameters required for decision-makers and stakeholders to achieve successful site selection for subsurface dams.

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Remediation of antimony from aqueous solutions by adsorption technique: isothermal, kinetic and thermodynamic studies

Nov 16, 2023

Journal Indian Journal of Environmental Protection

publisher Kalpana Corporation

DOI ISSN:0253-7141

Issue 14

Volume 43

Banana peels are natural, efficient, eco-friendly and cost-effective for removal of antimony from water. Adsorption efficiency can be determined by using different adsorption isotherm models, such as Langmuir, Freundlich and Temkin. In this investigation, the above isotherm models, besides kinetic and thermodynamics models, are employed to explain the performance of utilizing banana peels for antimony remediation from polluted solutions. The performance can be detected by matching the correlation coefficients of the linear mathematical relations for all models. Using banana peels, 83.47% antimony ions removal percentage was achieved. Antimony removal exponentially rises with rising pH, contact time, agitation speed, temperature and adsorbent’s media dose; however, it decreases with rising the initial concentration of the metal. The results show that the model of Langmuir gives an R2 of 0.9999, while other models give less correlation coefficient. Furthermore, the kinetic part shows that the adsorption matches the pseudo-second-order kinetic model by a correlation coefficient very close to 1. Finally, according to the thermodynamics study, the adsorption was spontaneous, endothermic enthalpy and of low entropy change.

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Evaluation of some soil characteristics from field SPT values using random number generation technique

Jun 1, 2021

Journal Earth and Environmental Science

publisher IOP Publishing

DOI 10.1088/1755-1315/779/1/012017

Issue 1

Volume 779

Several engineering attributes, such as soil strength and deformability, are very significant and are regarded as the basis of any sort of foundation design. In determining the vibration extent depending on the used soil numerical models, soil characteristics represented by the shear wave velocity, cohesion, angle of internal friction and Poisson's ratio are crucial. Different kinds of parameters are identified in various used manuals in numerical modelling. The outputs of these numerical programs are commonly dependent on the input parameters. Thus, in the analysis of any geotechnical problem, the correct selection of rigorous values of the engineering properties of the soil is extremely serious. In this study, a set of field data for Standard Penetration Test (SPT) values has been collected from more than twenty different places in Kirkuk city. In addition, using the random number generation method, several empirical relationships of various soil properties have been advanced in terms of the spectrum of the collected SPT values. The functional benefit of the relationships developed can be used to validate the observed experimental geotechnical data integrated in the architecture of the different civil engineering ventures. As a result, for the SPT-N values ranged from 4 to 44, the predicted soil cohesion and angle of internal of friction increased from 17 kPa to 281 kPa and 4° to 38° respectively. As an overall evaluation, the shear wave velocity ranged from 72 (m/s) to 367 (m/s) whereas the field and predicted UCS varied from 60 kPa to 320 kPa and 54 kPa to 400 kPa respectively.

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Sediment yield problems in Khassa Chai watershed using hydrologic models

May 13, 2019

Journal Cihan University-Erbil Scientific Journal

publisher Cihan University-Erbil

Issue 1

Volume 3

Upland erosion and sedimentation are one of the severe problems which faces dams as sediments occupy spaces within reservoirs storage, hence, decreasing live water storage which is the main purpose of dam’s construction. Iraq is one of the countries that will face a significant shortage of water income as a result of both the increment in water demand and of the reduction of water shares from the source countries. Thus, the existing dams in Iraq represent a strategic resource to fulfill water demands, and the sedimentation at these dams is studied to assess the quantity of sediments that reach to these reservoirs and decrease available water volume and useful life of reservoir. In the current study, Khassa Chai Dam is located in the Northeast of Iraq and its main watershed basin covers an area of about 412 km2 between Kirkuk and Al Sulaymaniyah Governorates has been selected to estimate and predict the amount of sediment yield based on 30 years of daily climate data and the events of different intensity rainstorms. Automated geospatial watershed assessment (AGWA) tool model has been used to simulate Khassa Chai Dam catchment area. This model utilizes the geographic information system (GIS) application to analyze the required data from GIS layer for digital elevation model, soil type, land use, and land cover by interference with the required climate data. The key components of AGWA model are the soil and water assessment tool model and kinematic runoff and erosion (KINEROS) model which are able to simulate complex watershed behavior to explicitly account for spatial variability of soils, rainfall distribution patterns, and vegetation. The hydrologic characteristics for Khassa Chai catchment area according to the SWAT outputs show that the most erosive sub-basins are not able to deliver the eroded material or sediments to the reservoir due to their transmission losses, percolation, and other minor obstacles. KINEROS model simulation for sediment yield is much closer to the behavior of Khassa Chai watershed in erosion and sediment transport according to the single storm events and for individually selected sub-watersheds which are closed in their location to reservoir inlet.

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Design torrential rainstorm and its impact on water docks response using a form KINEROS well basin in the district of Shirqat-a case study

Oct 1, 2015

Journal Journal of Tikrit University for Humanities

publisher Tikrit University

Issue 8

Volume 22

Streaming Floods consider and what consequent the dangers, from the most important problems of natural environment in arid and semi-arid regions. Therefore, recent studies have focused on the development of programs and models have the ability to design rainstorms varying in intensity, sustainability and frequency and the resulting risks such as floods and sediment response of watershed. Including Kinematic model Erosion Model (KINEROS) and dynamic manner Wave Kinematics, watershed in response to runoff and erosion to a single rain storm. The problem comes in a difficult of predict the water yield for the seasonal valleys and produced sediments The research aim to attempt predict of floods and strong flooding by linking with the heavy rain storms on the region, which can be set up from the water harvesting projects and reduce the severity of the floods in wet seasons as well as reforming and restructuring land use and what suitable to use. The study area represent by Al-Bear Watershed located on left Bank from Sharqat District which is lie coordination between latitudes (35 36 22 ) and (35 31 20) to the north. and Longitudes (43 23 02) and (43 14 31) to the east. and an area of 50.29 km 2. The study relied on multi data and the most important design torrential rainstorm empirical with depth 55 mm and duration of rain 8 hours because of the lack of official data or hydrological station on the watershed, then inputted to KINEROS Model. With land cover data depending on the ETM Landsat 7, Map soils of UNESCO, DEM, and CN Curve Number. The study also relied on the most important software set such as KINEROS model that works in Arc GIS environment 10 and Erdas 9.3 software program and Global Mapper 13. To Run the Model and achieving objectives aims study.Keywords : KINEROS Model, design Storm rainfall , Water yield and Sedmintation , GIS & RS Techniqes .

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Sedimentation Problem in Khassa Chai Reservoir and Methods of Combat

Sep 1, 2014

publisher Tikrit University

Reservoir sedimentation is one of the severe problems which faces dams as sediments occupy spaces within reservoirs storage, hence, decreasing live water storage which is the main purpose of dams construction. Iraq is one of the countries that will face significant shortage in water income as a result of both the increment in water demand and of the reduction of water shares from the source countries. Thus, the existing dams in the Iraq represent a strategic resource to fulfil water demands, and the sedimentation at these dams are studied to assess the quantity of sediments that reach to these reservoirs and decrease available water volume and useful life of reservoir. In the current study, Khassa Chai Dam, which is still under construction, located in the north east of Iraq and its main watershed basin covers an area of about 412 km2 between Kirkuk and Al Sulaymaniyah governorates has been selected to estimate and predict the amount of sediment yield based on 30 years of daily climate data and the events of different intensity rainstorms . AGWA (Automated Geospatial Watershed Assessment tool) model has been used to simulate Khassa Chai Dam catchment area. This model utilizes the GIS (Geographic Information System) application to analyse the required data from GIS layer for DEM (Digital Elevation Model), Soil type, Land use and Land cover by interference with the required climate data. IIIThe results of this study identified the amount of sediment yield and water inflow to the reservoir. They also identified the sub watersheds which have high affinity for soil erosion, sediment yield, and delivery ratio within the main catchment area watershed manage these sub watersheds by applying certain techniques and methods which may decrease the sediment yield that reaches to the reservoir.

Remediation of antimony from aqueous solutions by adsorption technique: isothermal, kinetic and thermodynamic studies

Nov 15, 2023 - Nov 16, 2023

Publisher Kalpana Corporation

DOI ISSN:0253-7141

Country Iraq

Location Anbar

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Evaluation of some soil characteristics from field SPT values using random number generation technique

Jun 1, 2021 - Jun 2, 2021

Publisher IOP Publishing

DOI 10.1088/1755-1315/779/1/012017

Country Iraq & Turkey

Location Baghdad, Iraq & Istanbul, Turkey

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