MURAD ABU-FARSAKH

Affiliation

Louisiana State University

Biography

Dr. Abu-Farsakh received his Ph.D. degree in Civil Engineering in 1997 from Louisiana State University (LSU). Currently he is working as a Research Professor and Director of Geotechnical Engineering Research Laboratory at Louisiana Transportation Research Center (LTRC) / College of Engineering, LSU. Dr. Abu-Farsakh has a vast knowledge and experience on research related to geotechnical and geomechanical engineering, deep foundation, geosynthetic reinforcement, field instrumentations, testing and monitoring, soil-structure interaction, advanced laboratory and in-situ testing, and finite element numerical modeling. Dr. Abu-Farsakh’s research is highly appreciated by the professional community, which resulted in 170+ publications including 120 journal papers and geotechnical special publications. He gave more than 100 presentation to national and international conferences. Dr.  Abu-Farsakh supervised 12 Ph.D. and 18 M.S. students, and is currently advising an additional 4 Ph.D. and 2 M.S. students.