Abdul-Hamid Zureick is Professor of Structural Engineering, Mechanics, and Materials at the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Georgia Tech. He earned his BCE from Tishreen University, Syria in 1978 and his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1982 and 1985, respectively Professor Zureick is an authority on the use of innovative materials in civil engineering applications. His research career has been dedicated to formulating structural engineering criteria and specifications governing the design, testing, and construction of polymer composite structural systems.
Professor Zureick serves as a member of the ASCE/SEI Fiber Composites and Standards Committee (FCAPS) and lends his expertise to the editorial boards of scholarly journals such as the ASCE Journal of Composites for Construction and Structural Engineering and Mechanics, International. Additionally, he holds the distinction of being the visionary founder and inaugural Chair of the ASTM International Technical Subcommittee on Composites for Civil Engineering and Marine Applications.
In 2007, Professor Zureick guided the National Cooperative Highway Research Program (NCHRP) Project 10-73. This pivotal effort culminated in the development of the inaugural AASHTO Guide Specifications for Design of Bonded FRP Systems for Repair and Strengthening of Concrete Bridge Elements, a milestone publication that emerged in 2012.
Professor Zureick received numerous teaching, research and professional service awards and recognitions, notable among them is the 1989 ASCE Norman Medal, the highest honor granted by the American Society of Civil Engineers for a technical paper judged worthy of special commendation for its merit as a contribution to the Engineering Science.
Beyond his research and academic pursuits, Professor Zureick has been a sought-after consultant, an invited speaker, and a panelist offering his expertise to various Federal, State, and private organizations in the United States and across the globe.
Professor Zureick’s research advances state-of-the-art experimental and analytical knowledge to improve the understanding, behavior, and design of structural systems. His work supports the development of testing protocols and specifications that enable the use of innovative materials in both new construction and infrastructure rehabilitation.
- Ph.D. Civil Engineering University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 1985
- MS Civil Engineering University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign 1982
- BS Civil Engineering Tishreen University-Latakia, Syria. 1978
Professor Zureick teaches undergraduate and graduate courses focused on the design of steel structures and fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composite structures, as well as the rehabilitation of structures using innovative materials and methods.
- Zureick, A. (2026). “Strengthening Reinforced Concrete Structures with Externally Bonded Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composite Systems.” ASM Handbook, Volume 21: Composites, edited by N.J. Gianaris and J. D. Russell. ASM International, Materials Park, OH.
- National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) Committee (2025). Innovative Materials in Water Resources Infrastructure: Opportunities for the Corps of Engineers, The National Academies Press, Washington, DC. https://doi.org/10.17226/29328. Zureick, A. H. (2025). Discussion of “Assessment of Resistance Factors for LRFD of Steel Bolted Connections in Pultruded FRP Frames”. Journal of Composites for Construction, 29(1), 07024001.
- Zureick, A. H., & Nassar, C. (2024). Influence of Bolt Threads on the Net Section Tensile Rupture Strength of Single-Bolt Connections in Pultruded Structures. Journal of Composites for Construction, 28(4), 04024017.
- Zureick, A. H. (2023). The historical basis and critical appraisal of the shear buckling formulae for unstiffened orthotropic plates with recommended design equations for pultruded girder webs and plates. Thin-Walled Structures, 184, 110436, pp.1-11.
- Zureick, A. H., & Weinmann, B. (2022). “Revisiting the Net-Section Tensile Rupture Strength Limit State of Single-Bolt Connections in Pultruded Structures.” Journal of Composites for Construction, 26(5), 04022050, pp.1-9.
- Zureick, Abdul-Hamid (2018). “On the buckling of an isotropic rectangular plate uniformly compressed on two simply supported edges and with two free unloaded edges,” Thin-Walled Structures, Vol. 124, pp. 180–183.
- Zureick, A.-H. and Bechtel, A. J. (2018). Structural Engineering Test for Determining the Circumferential Modulus of Circular Pipes and Tubes, Materials Performance and Characterization, Vol. 7, No. 1, pp. 259-274.
- Zureick, Abdul-Hamid (2014) Discussion of “Web Buckling in Pultruded Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Deep Beams subjected to Concentrated Loads” by David T. Borowicz and Lawrence C. Bank, Journal of Composites for Construction, June, A4013014. DOI: 10.1061/ (ASCE) CC.1943-5614.0000360.
- Zureick (2012). Discussion of “LRFD Factors for Pultruded Wide Flange Columns,” ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering, May, pp. 658-659.
- Wang, N., O’Malley, C., Ellingwood, B. R., & Zureick, A. H. (2011). Bridge rating using system reliability assessment. I: Assessment and verification by load testing. Journal of Bridge Engineering, 16(6), 854-862.
- Wang, N., Ellingwood, B. R., & Zureick, A. H. (2011). Bridge rating using system reliability assessment. II: Improvements to bridge rating practices. Journal of Bridge Engineering, 16(6), 863-871.