Sustainable Tunneling and Underground Use

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Mona Badr El-Din Anwar is the Instructor of the Geotechnical Engineering at The German University in Cairo. Dr. Anwar earned her B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees from Helwan University, Egypt in 1994, 1997 and 2001, respectively. Dr. Anwar taught and conducted research in most fields of Geotechnical Engineering as a university faculty member (Helwan University; 1995 - 2017) and in the (German University in Cairo; 2014 till now). Dr. Anwar is also a Consultant Geotechnical Engineer participating in planning, analyzing, designing and providing follow up for many projects. She joined Dar Al-Handasah Consultants (Shair and Partners) from 2008 to 2014, during this period she has been actively involved in many mega projects in Gulf area and in Africa. Dr. Anwar is also member of the Egyptian Code of Practice for Geotechnical Engineering and Foundations on problematic soil committee; member of the ISSMFE; member of the ASCE and member of the ISRM.¿Assoc. Prof. Ayman Lotfy Fayed is expert in Geotechnical Engineering at Ain Shams University. Main research areas of interest: Soil-Structure interaction, deep foundations, excavation support systems, ground improvement and subsurface characterization. Expert in data analysis and modeling using numerical approaches and artificial intelligence techniques.Extensive experience in teaching and training both undergraduates and graduated engineers. Geotechnical consultant of more than 20 years of professional practice. Broad experience in design and analysis of geotechnical systems including deep and shallow foundations, retaining structures and ground improvement. Considerable experience in Dredging and Reclamation Projects.