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Peer-reviewed journal and conference papers by Dr. Bahira Abdulsalam, PhD, P.Eng., on fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) reinforcement, recycled and self-compacting concrete, and infrastructure durability. Earlier papers appear under the names Bahira Abdul Rahman and Bahira Abdul-Salam.

Research profiles: Google Scholar | ResearchGate | ORCID 0000-0002-9741-7210

Journal articles

  1. Boudali, S., Soliman, A. M., Abdulsalam, B., Poncet, S., and ElSafty, A. (2026). Sulfate attack and microstructural study of self-compacting sand concrete incorporating recycled concrete. HBRC Journal, 22(1). doi.org/10.65800/2090-9934.1038
  2. Boudali, S., Abdulsalam, B., Rafiean, A. H., Poncet, S., Soliman, A., and ElSafty, A. (2021). Influence of fine recycled concrete powder on the compressive strength of self-compacting concrete (SCC) using artificial neural network. Sustainability, 13(6), 3111. doi.org/10.3390/su13063111
  3. Abdulsalam, B., Ali, A. H., ElSafty, A., and Elshafey, N. (2021). Behavior of GFRP strengthening masonry walls using glass fiber composite anchors. Structures, 29, 1352–1361. doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2020.12.025
  4. Abdul-Salam, B., Farghaly, A. S., and Benmokrane, B. (2016). Mechanisms of shear resistance of one-way concrete slabs reinforced with FRP bars. Construction and Building Materials, 127, 959–970. doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2016.10.015
  5. Boudali, S., Kerdal, D. E., Ayed, K., Abdulsalam, B., and Soliman, A. M. (2016). Performance of self-compacting concrete incorporating recycled concrete fines and aggregate exposed to sulphate attack. Construction and Building Materials, 124, 705–713. doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2016.06.058
  6. Ali, A. H., Afifi, M. Z., Abdulsalam, B., Haggag, H., El Hashimy, A., El-Sayed, T., and Mohamed, H. M. (2015). Performance evaluation of one-way concrete slabs reinforced with new developed GFRP bars. Materials Sciences and Applications, 6(5), 420–435. doi.org/10.4236/msa.2015.65046
  7. Ali, A. H., Abdulsalam, B., Mohamed, H. M., and Afifi, M. Z. (2015). Enhancing the behaviour of FRP RC slabs using square FRP bars and fiber concrete. International Journal of Civil and Structural Engineering, 6(1), 70–90. ipublishing.co.in (PDF)

Conference papers

  1. El-Gamal, S., Abdul Rahman, B., and Benmokrane, B. (2011). Deflection behaviour of concrete beams reinforced with different types of GFRP bars. Advances in FRP Composites in Civil Engineering: Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on FRP Composites in Civil Engineering (CICE 2010), Beijing, Springer, 279–282. doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-17487-2_59

Other publications

  1. Boudali, S., Abdulsalam, B., Soliman, A., Poncet, S., Godbout, S., Palacios, J., and ElSafty, A. (2022). Implementation of agricultural crop wastes toward green construction materials. In Handbook of Sustainable Concrete and Industrial Waste Management (book chapter), Elsevier, 305–332. doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-821730-6.00022-x
  2. Boudali, S., Soliman, A. M., Abdulsalam, B., Ayed, K., Kerdal, D. E., and Poncet, S. (2017). Microstructural properties of the interfacial transition zone and strength development of concrete incorporating recycled concrete aggregate. Zenodo. doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1131632
    Reached 800 reads on ResearchGate (August 2026).
  3. Ehsani, M., and Abdulsalam, B. (2016). InfinitPipe®: A breakthrough for the pipeline infrastructure construction and repair industry. Association of Equipment Manufacturers, Infrastructure Vision 2050 challenge submission. aem.org (PDF)
  4. Abdul-Salam, B. (2014). Behaviour of shear critical FRP reinforced concrete one-way slabs. PhD dissertation, Université de Sherbrooke. Université de Sherbrooke repository

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