Biography

Prof. Husain Abbas (also indexed on the web as H. Abbas) is Chair Professor, Specialty Units for Safety and Preservation of Structures, Department of Civil Engineering, King Saud University. He received Ph.D. from Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (Then University of Roorkee), India in 1993. Before joining King Saud University in Jan. 2009, he was professor at the Department of Civil Engineering, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. His research interests include engineering materials, engineering mechanics and extreme loads. Prof. Abbas is also a structural design consultant.

Research Activities

• Strengthening and rehabilitation of structures
• Composite materials
• Extreme loadings (Blast, Impact etc.)
• Engineering materials
• Concrete filled tubular structures
• Bacterial mineral precipitation
• Low cost housing

Citation Metrics

• h-index (Aug. 2017): 18 (Google Scholar); 16 (Scopus, ID: 7102564948)
• i10-index (Aug. 2017): 37 (Google Scholar)