Eng. Farah Homsi, PhD Assistant Professor Beirut Arab University

Eng. Farah Homsi, PhD
Assistant Professor
Beirut Arab University – Tripoli Campus
Faculty of Engineering - Department of Civil Engineering
30 years old, Lebanese
[email protected], Tel: (+961) 6 218400 (Ext. 4310)
Education
2008-20011: PhD degree in Civil Engineering - Pavement design
Ecole Centrale de Nantes (France)
2007-2008: Master degree - Geological Engineering, Civil Engineering and
Environmental Engineering
University Bordeaux I (France)
2002-2007: Civil Engineering Diploma - Structures
Lebanese University - Faculty of Engineering I
Academic Experience
Fall 2012 - Present: Full-time Assistant Professor
Beirut Arab University, Tripoli Campus, Lebanon
Faculty of Engineering – Department of Civil Engineering
2011-2012:
Full-time Assistant Professor - ATER
University Bordeaux I - Mechanics and Engineering Institute, I2M
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
Professional registrations
Civil Engineer - Member of the Order of Engineers & Architects of Tripoli
Honors and Awards
Young Researchers’ prize: René Houpert, AUGC 2011
Service activities
At Beirut Arab University (2012 - Present):
- Teaching: Transportation, Highway Engineering, Surveying I and II, Mechanics of
Materials, Construction materials, Surveying for Architects, Soil Mechanics, Construction
Materials and Foundations for Architects.
- Administration: student advising, course offering, Construction Materials lab
development, …
At University Bordeaux I (2011-2012):
- Teaching: Pavement Design, Computer Aided Design, Soil Mechanics and Construction
materials tutorial and lab.
At IFSTTAR (2008 - 2011):
- Signal processing, defining and carrying on a experimental plan of laboratory fatigue tests
on bituminous mixtures, computation of a multi-linear fatigue model of bituminous
mixtures under multiple axle loadings, application in pavement's design.
At Lafarge Research Center (April 2008 - August 2008):
- Evaluation of the technical and ecological advantages of concrete recycling,
characterization of recycled aggregates, characterization of concrete with different
substitution rates of recycled aggregates.
At GHyMaC, University Bordeaux I (April 2007 - June 2007):
- Evaluation of the mechanical properties of recycled concrete by experimental and
numerical means.
Publications
- Homsi, F., Bodin, D., Balay J.-M., Yotte, S. et Breysse D., "Mesure de la réponse de
chaussées bitumineuses sous chargements multi-essieux", 27èmes rencontres
universitaires de Génie Civil, Saint-Malo, 2009.
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Homsi F., Bodin D., Balay J.-M., Yotte S., Breysse D. (2010), "Effet des chargements
complexes sur la durée de vie en fatigue des enrobes bitumineux", Poster, Entretiens
du RGC&U Paris, 9 mars 2010.
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Homsi, F., Bodin, D., Balay, J.-M., Yotte, S., and Breysse, D., " Multiple axle loading
effect on fatigue damage of asphalt mixes: a statistical analysis of field and laboratory
data", International Conference on Accelerated Life Testing, Reliability-based
Analysis and Design, Clermont-Ferrand May 2010.
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Homsi, F., Bodin, D., Breysse, D., Yotte, S. et Balay J.-M., "Sollicitations induites
dans la chaussée par des essieux multiples: analyse des facteurs influents", 28èmes
rencontres universitaires de Génie Civil, La Bourboule, juin 2010.
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Homsi, F., Bodin, D., Yotte, S., Breysse D., Balay, J.-M. et Matheus, J., " Effet de la
forme du signal de chargement sur la durée de vie en fatigue des enrobes bitumineux",
Congrès Matériaux, Nantes, octobre 2010.
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Homsi, F., Bodin, D., Yotte, S., Breysse D. and Balay, J.-M., 2011, "Multiple axle
loadings: shape parameters and their effect on the fatigue life", European Journal of
Environmental and Civil Engineering EJECE, pp.743-758, may 2011.
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Homsi, F., 2011, " Modèle pour la détermination de la durée de vie en fatigue des
enrobés bitumineux sous chargements complexes", 29èmes rencontres universitaires
de Génie Civil, AUGC, Tlemcen 2011.
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Homsi, F., Bodin, D., Breysse, D., Yotte, S. and Balay J.-M., 2012, "A multi-linear
fatigue life model of flexible pavements under multiple axle loadings", 7th RILEM
International Conference on Cracking in Pavements, Delft, june 2012.
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Homsi, F., Balay, J.-M., Bodin, D., Yotte, S. et Breysse, D., 2012 "Application d’un
modèle de fatigue multilinéaire au calcul de l’agressivité du trafic routier", 30èmes
rencontres universitaires de Génie Civil, AUGC, Chambéry 2012.
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Homsi, F., Bodin, Yotte, S., Breysse, D and Balay J.-M., "Fatigue life modeling of
asphalt pavements under multiple axle loadings", Road Materials and Pavement
Design, RMPD, pp 749-768, september 2012.