2018-Present : Associate Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Sharjah.
2014-2018 : Assistant Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, University of Sharjah.
2013-2014 : Assistant Professor, National School of Public Works, Algiers, Algeria.
2011-2013 : Lecturer, Department of Civil and Construction Engineering, School of Engineering and Science, Curtin University, Sarawak Campus, Malaysia, 01/12-30/06/2013.
2009-2011 : Assistant Professor, Post-Graduate Studies and Scientific Research, National School of Public Works, Algiers, Algeria.
Experimental Study on the Shear Strength of Externally Bonded Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (EB-FRP) Reinforced Concrete (RC) Beams, Competitive research grant, University of Sharjah, Amount: 80,000 AED
Restrained Shrinkage and Cracking Behaviour of Ambient Cured Geopolymer Concrete, Competitive research grant, University of Sharjah, Amount: 69,100 AED
Estimation of Earthquake Hazard in Sharjah, Targeted Research Grant, University of Sharjah, Amount: 199,600 AED
Innovative vibration attenuation devices for equipment and structures, University of Sharjah, Amount: 48,000 AED
Journal papers
Reliability-based shear design of corrugated web steel beams for AISC 360 specification and CSA-S16 standard
M Leblouba, S Tabsh W.
Engineering Structures 215 (110617), 1-14
Reliability-based design of corrugated web steel girders in shear as per AASHTO LRFD
M Leblouba, S Tabsh W., S Barakat
Journal of Constructional Steel Research 169 (106013)
Shear strength at the interface of precast bridge concrete decks and girders subjected to cyclic loading with varying speeds
M Leblouba, S Barakat, M SA Ahmed, S Al-Toubat
Engineering Structures 196
Repair and strengthening of shear-deficient reinforced concrete beams using Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer
AS Karzad, M Leblouba, S Al-toubat, M Maalej
Composite Structures 223 (2019)
Shear strength of FRP-Externally strengthened High Strength RC T-Beams
B Ibrahim, M Leblouba, S Al-Toubat, S Barakat
IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering 601 (1), 012018
Behavior of polycal wire rope isolators subjected to large lateral deformations
M Leblouba, M Ekhlas Rahman, S Barakat
Engineering Structures 191 (2019), 117-128
Behavioral Trends of Shear Strengthened Reinforced Concrete Beams with Externally Bonded Fiber-Reinforced Polymer
S Barakat, S Al-Toubat, M Leblouba, E Al Burai
Structural Engineering and Mechanics 69 (5), 579-589
Normalized shear strength of trapezoidal corrugated steel webs: Improved modeling and uncertainty propagation
M Leblouba, S Barakat, M Maalej, S Al-Toubat, AS Karzad
Thin-Walled Structures 137 (April 2019), 67-80
Conference Proceedings
•Samer B., M. Leblouba, 2018, “Shear Strength of Corrugated Web Steel Beams: Experimental and Analytical Investigation”, Transportation Research Board 97th Annual Meeting, Transportation Research Board, 2018-1-7 to 2018-1-11, Washington DC, USA
•PS Balaji, M. Leblouba, Ting Yuk Shyh Noman Khandoker, ME Rahman, Lau Hieng Ho., 2017, “Experimental study on vertical static stiffnesses of polycal wire rope isolators”, IOP Conf. Series: Materials Science and Engineering
•M. Leblouba, S. Barakat, 2017, “Performance of Wire Rope Isolators in the Seismic Protection of Equipment”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Advances in Sustainable Construction Materials & Civil Engineering Systems (ASCMCES-17) Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, April 18–20, 2017
•P.S.Balaji, M. Leblouba, M.E.Rahaman, P. L.. Y. Tiong, Lau Hieng Ho, and A. Adnan, 2016, “Performance Study of Wire Rope Isolators for Vibration Isolation Equipment and Structures”, Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Design, Analysis, Manufacturing and Simulation (ICDAMS-2016), April 07-08, 2016, Chennai, India
•Salah A., M. Leblouba, Deena B., 2015, “Shrinkage Cracking of Self Compacting Concrete (SCC) with Supplementary Cementitious Materials”, Proceedings of the 2nd R.N. Raikar International Conference and Banthia-Basheer International Symposium on Advances in Science and Technology of Concrete, 18-19 December 2015, Mumbai, India
•M. Leblouba, 2015, “Using computer algebra systems in teaching structural analysis and design optimization”, 7th international forum on Engineering Education (IFEE 2015), 17-19 March, 2015, Sharjah
•P.S.Balaji, M.E.Rahaman, M. Leblouba, and Lau Hieng Ho, 2015, “Vibration isolation of structures and equipment using Wire rope isolators”, 4th International Conference on Recent Trends in Engineering & Technology (ICRTET 2015), 2-5 July 2015, Nashik, India
•B. Chikh, M. Leblouba, M. Youcef, and K. Abderrahmane, 2015, “Improved procedure for design and evaluation of structures: multi-degree-of-freedom systems”, International Conference on Innovations in Civil and Structural Engineering (ICICSE'15), June 3-4, 2015, Istanbul, Turkey
•B. Chikh, M. Leblouba, Y. Mehani, A. Zerzour, H. Bechtoula1 and A. Benyoucef, 2013, “Improved Procedure For Design and Evaluation of Structures: Single-degree-of-freedom Bilinear Systems” COMPDYN 2013, Kos Island, Greece, 12–14 June 2013.
•M. Leblouba and Muhammad E. R., 2012, “Computation of Vibration Properties of Base Isolated Structures”, Proceeding of the 2012 CUTSE conference, Miri, Malaysia, 6-7 November 2012.
MSc Experimental Study on the Shear Strength of Reinforced Concrete (RC) Beams Strengthened with Externally U-Bonded Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymer (EB-FRP), Basil Ayman Kamel Ibrahim, (2018), @ University of Sharjah, Joint supervision, ongoing.
MPhil An Analytical and Experimental Investigation of Polycal Wire Rope Vibration Isolators for Industrial Equipment, Ting Yuk Shyh, (2016), @ Curtin University, Joint supervision, completed.
MSc Stability Analysis of Thin-Walled Steel Multi-Column Bundles, Saif Uddin M. Al-Khaled, (2017), @ University of Sharjah, Joint supervision, ongoing.
MSc Dynamic Behavior of the Connection Girder-Shear Connector-Deck of Reinforced Concrete Bridges: An Experimental Study, Mohammed Siraj Aldeen, (2017), @ University of Sharjah, Joint supervision, ongoing.
MSc Control of Wind-Induced Motions in Tall Buildings-Performance and Cost-Efficient Solutions, Anas Mustapha Cherkaoui, (2016), @ University of Sharjah, Joint supervision, completed.
MSc Optimization of the Seismic Performance of Frames with Engineered Cementitious Composites, Abdulrahman Mustafa, (2016), @ University of Sharjah, ongoing.
MSc One-dimensional Dynamic Nonlinear Site Response Analysis: Sharjah City Case Study, Baroud Mohammed (2015), @ University of Sharjah, completed.
PhD An Analytical and Experimental Study on Wire Rope Isolators for Vibration Isolation of Equipment and Structures, Balaji Palani Selvaraj, @ Curtin University (2013-2017), Joint supervision, completed.
PhD Static and Dynamic Behavior of a Class of Shock and Vibration Mounts, Benyoucef Abdelkader (2012), @ ENSTP, Joint supervision, completed.
PhD Performance-Based Seismic Design Procedures and Seismic Isolation Techniques for the Future Algerian Seismic Code, Cheikh Banazouz (2010-2013), @ ENSTP, completed.
MSc Evaluation of the Seismic Performance of Reinforced Concrete bridges, Bentamoune Nacereddine (2011), @ ENSTP, completed.
