Computational Geomechanics Research Group in Cairo University, Faculty of Engineering
For the past two decades, Sherif’s work has been geared towards turning numerical analysis into a useful tool in serving the design community and solving the problems of the practice. Prof. Akl believes that through proper education and a standardized process which reflects engineering common sense, computational geomechanics can become an integral part of any construction project. He founded this research group with dedicated graduate students working in the Soil Mechanics and Foundations Research Laboratory in Cairo University to promote those very ideas.
A member of the group, Eng. Omar Madi worked with Prof. Akl to help with the analysis featured in Prof. Whittle’s 2024 Terzaghi Lecture. The analysis investigated the failure of Sergipe Breakwater in Brazil. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPyojupXtvw&t=4s)
The work of another member of the group, Eng. Mohamed Abdelgaleel was featured in the first seminar of the Egyptian Tunneling Society for the 2024-2025 academic year under the supervision of Prof. Akl (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=65txHeylbfg). The work used advanced programming to create a database comprising results from more than 15,000 finite elements models to predict tunneling induced settlements.
