Civil Engineering

Academic Staff

Nov. 6, 2025, 1:08 p.m.
Sherwan M.Z. Izzaddin ALBRIFKANI
Sherwan M.Z. Izzaddin ALBRIFKANI (PhD) Director of the Engineering Consultant Bureau
Lecturer
Lecturer in Structural Engineering

Civil Engineering
College of Engineering
University of Duhok
[email protected]
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  • Ph.D. Civil Engineering, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK, 2017.  
  • M.Sc. Structural Engineering, Salahaddin University, Erbil, Iraq, 2010.  
  • B.Sc. Civil Engineering, University of Duhok, Duhok, Iraq, 2005. 

Demonstrator (Teacher Assistant)

December 2005 – February 2007

College of Engineering, University of Duhok, Duhok, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.

Courses: Concrete Technology Laboratory, Highway Laboratory, Soil Laboratory, Engineering Drawing, Civil Engineering Drawing.

Assistant Lecturer

March 2010 – April 2012

College of Engineering, University of Duhok, Duhok, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.

Courses: Strength of Materials, Theory of Structures, Concrete Technology Laboratory, Design of Concrete Structures.

September 2010 – April 2012

Zakho Technical Institute, Surveying Department, Zakho, Duhok, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.

Courses: Surveying for second year students.

Lecturer

November 2017 – Present

College of Engineering, University of Duhok, Duhok, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.

Courses: Mathematics, Engineering Mechanics, Strength of Materials, Theory of Structures, Design of Concrete Structures.

September 2019 – July 2020

College of Engineering, Nawroz University, Duhok, Kurdistan Region, Iraq.

Courses: Theory of Structures I & II, Concrete and Steel Design.

Research

  1. ALBRIFKANI, S. & WANG, Y. C. (2020), “Behaviour of axially and rotationally restrained reinforced concrete beams in fire”, Engineering Structures Journal, Vol. 213, 110572.
  2. ALBRIFKANI, S. & WANG, Y. C. (2016), “Explicit modelling of large deflection behaviour of restrained reinforced concrete beams in fire”, Engineering Structures Journal, Vol. 121, pp. 97-119.
  3. ALBRIFKANI, S. & WANG, Y. C. (2016), “Investigation of progressive collapse mechanisms of reinforced concrete frames in fire”, 18th Young Researchers Conference, The Institution of Structural Engineers, April 2016, London. (Poster)
  4. WANG, Y. C. & ALBRIFKANI, S. (2017), “Effects of rotational and axial restraints on bending fire resistance of reinforced concrete beams”, ASCE EMI conference (American Society of Civil Engineers, Engineering Mechanics Institute), June 2017, University of California, San Diego.
  5. ALBRIFKANI, S. (2017), “Whole Range Behaviour of Restrained Reinforced Concrete Beams and Frames in Fire”, PhD thesis, The University of Manchester.
  6. ALBRIFKANI, S. (2012), “Punching Shear Strength of High Strength Reinforced Concrete Flat plate slabs with Eccentric Loading”, MSc thesis, Salahaddin University-Erbil.

  • Structural Engineering
  • Fire Engineering
  • Structural behaviour
  • Fire risk assessment
  • Robustness of framed buildings
  • Numerical modelling