Dr. Shady Gomaa
Assistant Professor
Contact
- 2021 H.M. Comer
- phone (205) 348-6850
- fax (205) 348-0783
Education
- Ph.D., Civil Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 2020.
- M.S., Structural Engineering, Zagazig University, 2014.
- B.S., Civil Engineering, Zagazig University, 2007.
Shady Gomaa is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering at The University of Alabama. His research primarily focuses on the additive manufacturing of cementitious materials, with particular emphasis on understanding the behavior of 3D-printed cementitious materials in both their fresh and hardened states.
Prior to joining The University of Alabama, Dr. Gomaa conducted postdoctoral research at Northwestern University, where he studied nanomodification techniques to develop printable ultra-high-performance concrete and examined the performance of printed elements across various scales, from small to large structures. During his doctoral studies at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, he investigated deterioration mechanisms in infrastructure and introduced novel rehabilitation techniques aimed at restoring structural performance to its original design state. Dr. Gomaa is actively involved in several committees within the American Concrete Institute (ACI), including ACI Committee 564 (3D Printing with Cementitious Materials), ACI Committee 239 (Ultra-High-Performance Concrete), and ACI Committee 209 (Creep and Shrinkage).
Affiliated Areas
Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering
Selected Publications
- Gomaa, S., Irizarry, E.M., Ahmed, A., Rosa, R.M., Ahmed, H., Burroughs, J., Kreiger, E., Liu, J., Troemner, M. and Cusatis, G., 2024. 3D printing of ultra-high-performance concrete: Shape stability for various printing systems. Construction and Building Materials, 456, p.139039.
- Gomaa, S., El-Hossieny, O. and Alnaggar, M., 2025. Effect of corrosion morphology on the mechanical strength and ductility of structural steel: Experiments and simulations. Construction and Building Materials, 472, p.140713.
- Bhaduri, T., Gomaa, S. and Alnaggar, M., 2025. Prediction of flow-induced fiber orientation and its effects on hardened behavior of ultra-high performance concrete: An experimental and numerical study. Journal of Building Engineering, p.112738.
- Gomaa, S., Bhaduri, T. and Alnaggar, M., 2021. Coupled experimental and computational investigation of the interplay between discrete and continuous reinforcement in ultrahigh performance concrete beams. I: Experimental testing. Journal of Engineering Mechanics, 147(9), p.04021049.
- Gomaa, S., El-Hossieny, O. and Alnaggar, M., 2024. Effects of mill scale and varying exposure conditions on corrosion behavior of A572 structural steel. Construction and Building Materials, 440, p.136995.