كلية الهندسة
Assistant Professor Dr. Mu’ammar Hazem Ali, a lecturer in the Department of Civil Engineering, was selected as a member of the doctoral thesis discussion committee at the Faculty of Engineering, Babylon University. The thesis presented by doctoral student Abdul Karim Khalil Ibrahim, also a lecturer in the Department of Civil Engineering at Babylon University, is titled: “Simulation of the Impact of Rising Groundwater Levels on Infrastructure: Analysis and Remedies”.
The thesis addresses the issue of rising groundwater levels, a challenge affecting many regions globally that causes significant damage to building foundations, roads, bridges, and other structures. To better understand this phenomenon, a laboratory model was constructed using two types of soil to determine the appropriate equations for each.
Additionally, the study examined the impact of rising groundwater on two types of foundations.
The results indicated that high groundwater levels reduce the shear strength of the soil but have a minimal effect on the load-bearing capacity of the foundations. Consequently, a treatment method using bentonite was developed to mitigate the adverse effects on shear strength, offering an effective solution to this problem.
