The Founder’s Biography

Dr. Amr A. Abdelrahman, Professor of Concrete Structures and Former Chairman of the Structural Engineering Department, Ain Shams University, Cairo, Egypt. Ain Shams University had awarded Dr. Amr Abdelrahman an Appreciation Award in Engineering Sciences in recognition of the milestones achieved and accomplishments resulting from outstanding talent, vision, dedication, and inspiration to the future engineers with the highest level of passion for achieving excellence. Thanks to his experience in the field of reinforced, prestressed concrete structures and strengthening with fiber-reinforced polymers, he has become one of the pioneers of structural engineering in Egypt through his consultancy services.
Over his 39 years of experience, Dr. Amr has gained the trust of prestigious clients, consultants and contractors in Egypt and the Gulf region by becoming knowledgeable about developments in the construction industry and significantly contributing to many projects alongside experts in the field. Amr Abdelrahman Consultant Engineers (AACE) Office was established in 1999 by its founder. The office has emerged as one of the pioneers in structural design, expanding its expertise over a few years to include engineering principles across various disciplines such as reinforced concrete, prestressed concrete, steel structures, masonry structures, foundation design, strengthening and rehabilitation of structures, water structures, bridges and tunnels, and building losses.
Dr. Amr A. Abdelrahman is a member of the “Presidential Consultancy Committee for Egyptian Scientists and Experts.” He received the “Ain Shams Appreciation Award in Engineering Science” in 2022. He is a Fellow of the Egyptian Society of Engineers and a member of the following Egyptian Codes: “Design and Construction of Concrete Structures,” “Design and Application of Fiber Reinforced Polymers in Construction” (Vice President), “Planning, Design and Construction of Bridges and Highways,” “Strengthening of Concrete Structures,” and “Repair and Maintenance of Public Buildings.” He is also a member of the Arab Code for planning and designing bridges. He is the author of the book titled “Strengthening of Concrete Structures: Unified Design Approach, Numerical Examples, and Case Studies,” published by Springer in 2023. He served in the Supreme Committee for Engineering Consultants (Engineering Syndicate Committee) and holds the position of General Secretary of the Egyptian Society of Engineers/Civil.
Dr. Abdelrahman chaired the “Structural Engineering Department at Ain Shams University” from 2014 to 2020. He has published more than 40 journal publications and 75 conference papers and supervised 40 PhD students and 60 MSc students. He also chaired the 14th International Conference on Structural and Geotechnical Engineering, “Sustainable Infrastructure—From Research to Practice,” in 2015 and the 15th International Conference on Structural and Geotechnical Engineering, “Advanced Construction Techniques,” in 2018, organized by the Structural Engineering Department, Ain Shams University. He organized a series of international conferences on the use of fiber-reinforced polymers in civil engineering (MESC 1 to 5) held at different cities in Egypt from 1996 to 2008. He is a jury member for the awards committee given by the Academy of Scientific Research and Technology, Cairo University and Ain Shams University, as well as the editor and reviewer for several civil engineering journals. He also participated in the design of the first Canadian smart highway bridge prestressed with carbon fiber reinforced polymers in 1993.