7th International Conference on Civil, Structural and Transportation Engineering (ICCSTE'22)
June 5, 2022 - June 7, 2022 | Niagara Falls, Canada
The 7th International Conference on Civil, Structural and Transportation Engineering (ICCSTE'22) held in Niagara Falls, Canada on June 5, 2022 - June 7, 2022. ICCSTE'22 has been completed with great success and this would not have been possible without the dedication and help of the organizers, the chairs and keynote speakers, scientific committee members, and all participants. Many thanks for their continuous support.
Submissions
Submissions were in the form of extended abstracts, short papers, and full manuscripts.
- all submitted papers were peer-reviewed
- the conference proceedings were published under an ISSN and ISBN number
- each paper were assigned a unique DOI number by Crossref
- the conference proceedings were indexed by Scopus and Google Scholar
- the proceedings were permanently archived in Portico (one of the largest community-supported digital archives in the world).
Congress Chair

Keynote Speakers




Scientific Committee Members
Dr. Francis Au, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Dr. Bruno Briseghella, Fuzhou University, China
Dr. João Paulo Correia Rodrigues, University of Coimbra, Portugal
Dr. Said Easa, Ryerson University, Canada
Dr. Massimo Fragiacomo, University of L'Aquila, Italy
Dr. Johann Facciorusso, University of Florence, Italy
Dr. Rajeshwar Goodary, Université des Mascareignes, Mauritius
Dr. Jasmin Jelovica, University of British Columbia, Canada
Dr. Nizar Lajnef, Michigan State University, USA
Dr. Hosein Naderpour, Semnan University, Iran
Dr. Elżbieta Macioszek, Silesian University of Technology, Poland
Dr. Iraj H.P. Mamaghani, University of North Dakota, USA
Dr. Ayman M. OKEIL, Louisiana State University, USA
Dr. Luigi Di Sarno, University of Liverpool, UK
Dr. Mohamed Shahin, Curtin University, Australia
Dr. Yongze Song, Curtin University, Australia
Dr. Maged A. Youssef, University of Western Ontario, Canada
Venue
We are pleased to announce that ICCSTE 2022 took place at the Americana Conference Resort, Spa & Waterpark.
The Americana Conference Resort, Spa & Waterpark, located in world renowned Niagara Falls, Canada, is a welcoming retreat. With over 300,000 square feet, the resort features amazing attractions such the Waves Indoor Waterpark, Conference Centre and Recreation grounds, as well as the finest accommodations. Additionally, the resort provides easy highway access from either direction coming from Toronto, Ontario or from Buffalo, USA.
For more information on The Americana Resort, please visit:

Americana Conference Resort, Spa & Waterpark
O 8444 Lundys Lane Niagara FallsON L2H 1H4, Canada
www.americananiagara.com
The City of Niagara Falls is a small vibrant city located in the heart of the Niagara Region. Where else can you enjoy all the amenities of a large urban centre in a comfortable, lively community? Whatever you are looking for, you can find it in Niagara Falls – Arts, culture, recreation, commerce and peaceful quiet moments – they’re all in Niagara Falls.
For more information on Niagara Falls, please visit: www.niagarafallstourism.com, the city's tourist portal.
Best Paper Award Winners
We would like to congratulate the following authors for winning the Best Paper Award:
- Safdar Naveed Amini for the paper entitled: "Effect of Corrosion and Transverse Reinforcement on Flexural Response of 3D Finite Element Reinforced Concrete Beams"
- Dr. Tamer El-Maaddawy for the paper entitled: "Shear Strengthening of Concrete Deep Beams with Geopolymer-Based Fabric-Reinforced Matrix Composites"
- Ibukunoluwa Olubusola Erunkulu for the paper entitled: "Influence of Blend Ratio on Compressive Strength of Soda Ash Activated Fly Ash and Copper Slag Pastes"
- Dr. Mohamed Bassuoni for the paper entitled: "Bond Strength of Nano-Modified Concrete under Freezing Temperature using Hybrid Protection "
- Dr. Sayed Mohamad Soleimani for the paper entitled: "Detecting Cracks in Isotropic Plates Using Contact Acoustic Nonlinearity"
- Mr. Zaher Alkurdi for the paper entitled: "Evaluation of Pre-tensioned Prestressed Concrete Beam Behavior by Finite Element Analysis Using ATENA 3D"
- Dr. Mizan Ahmed for the paper entitled: "Experimental Investigations Of Axially Loaded Square Concrete-Filled Double Steel Tubular Slender Columns With Inner Circular Tube"
- Dr. Mohammad Hany Yassin for the paper entitled: "Preliminary Study on the Effect of Adding Palm Tree Fronds to Concrete"
- Dr. Abdelgadir Abbas for the paper entitled: "Impedance of Vertically Oscillating Circular Rigid Grillage Foundation on Half-Space"