Instructor Profile: Ahmad A. Hamid
Ahmad A. Hamid
Ph.D., P.E.
Emeritus Professor of Civil Engineering,
Drexel University
Dr. Ahmad A. Hamid has over 50 years of experience in education, research and consulting in the design and seismic retrofit of reinforced concrete structures and ancient and contemporary masonry structures. He is also an expert in green and sustainable building structures and in the design and retrofit of building envelopes under structural and environmental loads. Dr. Hamid has published 7 books on the design and retrofit of masonry structures and 4 ebooks on the design and retrofit of building envelopes. He is the author of “ Masonry Structures: Behavior and Design,” 4th Edition, published by The Masonry Society in 2017 and co-author of “ Assessment and Retrofit of Masonry Structures,” published by The Masonry Society in 2019.
Dr. Hamid is a professional engineer in the US, Canada and Egypt. He has assessed and retrofitted ancient and modern masonry structures worldwide, including USA, Canada, Egypt, Turkey, Iran, Italy, Brazil and Portugal.
