Academic Staff

Oct. 7, 2026, 11:36 a.m.
Jaafar Abdullah Mohammed (PhD)
Assistant Professor
Assistant Professor in Geotechnical Engineering and Underground Structure / Tunnel structure

City Planning
College of City and Regional Planning
University of Duhok

  • PhD: 2020 Department of Geotechnics and Underground Engineering VŠB - Technical University of Ostrava, Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic
  • Master: 2009 Department of Geotechnics and Underground Engineering VŠB - Technical University of Ostrava, Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic
  • Bachelor: 2007 Department of Geotechnics and Underground EngineeringVŠB - Technical University of Ostrava, Ostrava-Poruba, Czech Republic
  • Bachelor: 2000 Irrigation & Drainage Engineering University of Duhok

  • Foundation Engineering, 4th class, College of Engineering-Civil Department, UOD, 2022-2023
  • Engineering Statistics , 2nd class, College of Engineering-Civil Department, UOD, 2022-2023
  • Engineering Geology, 1st class, College of Engineering-Civil Department, UOD, 2022-2023
  • Foundation Engineering, 4th class, College of Engineering-Civil Department, UOD, 2021-2021
  • Engineering Geology, 1st class, College of Engineering-Civil Department, UOD, 2021-2021
  • Strength of Materials, 2nd class, Mechanical Engineering Department, UOD, 2020-2021
  • Mechanics of Materials, 2nd class, Mechanical Engineering Department, UOD, 2020-2021
  • Tutorial of Foundation, 1st class, College of Engineering-Civil Department, UOD VŠB-TUO, Czech Republic, 2013-2014
  • Tutorial of Computer, 1st class, College of Engineering-Civil Department, UOD, 2012-2013
  • Tutorial of Mathematic, 2nd class, College of Engineering-Civil Department, UOD, 2009-2011
  • Tutorial of Steel Structure and Foundation for 4th class , College of Engineering-Civil Department, UOD, 2009-2011

Memberships:

  • Consultant Engineer, Kurdistan Region Engineers Syndicate, Consultant Grade (Membership No. 539).
  • Member, Iraqi Scientific Society of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering (ISSSMFE), Membership ID: DUH10238.
  • Member, International Friendship Organization.

Textbook. Online published

  1. Analysis & Modelling of Tunnel using Midas GTS 2013
  2. Underground Structures Support, Stress & Strain of Tunnel
  3. Engineering Geology & Tunnels Engineering
  4. Soil and Soil Mechanics textbook
  5. Consolidation of Soils - Testing and Evaluation
  6. Ancient civilization and Geotechnical Engineering
  7. Canal Structure at Mesopotamia

Conferences & Workshops

  1. Workshop: Tunnels Engineering, UoD, Duhok-Iraq, 4th t November , 2021
  2. Workshop: Apply E-learning in the Laboratories, UoD, Duhok-Iraq, 1st November , 2020
  3. 3rd Czech-China Scientific Conference 2017
  4. The 6th International Conference on Risk Analysis and Crisis Response, VŠB –TUO, Czech Republic, 7th June, 2017
  5. OVA´16 – New Knowledge and Measurements
  6. in Seismology, Engineering Geophysics and Geotechnical Engineering *, VŠB –TUO, Czech Republic, 12th to 14th April , 2016
  7. OVA´15 – New Knowledge and Measurements
  8. in Seismology, Engineering Geophysics and Geotechnical Engineering *, VŠB –TUO, Czech Republic, 7th to 9th April , 2015
  9. 1st CCSC Czech-China
  10. 2015 Scientific Conference, VŠB –TUO, Czech Republic, 7th October, 2015
  11. The 14th International Conference on Geotechnical Engineering, Hotel Bellevue, Slovakia, 2nd to the 3rd October, 2014
  12. XV Danube-European Conference on Geotechnical Engineering, Vienna U.T., Austria, 9th / 11th September, 2014
  13. First Engineering Education Conference, University of Duhok- Iraq, 17th to the 19th April, 2012
  14. W.S.- Tunnel Engineering Design & Construction, Duhok University-Iraq, 05th - 06th September, 2012
  15. Workshop: التخطيط للمدن التاريخية , University of Duhok- Iraq, 10th to the 11th October, 2012
  16. Training-Workshop for young professionals to apply for scientific visits in Germany, University of Sulaimaniyah -Iraq, 19th to the 21th June, 2011

Presentations

  1. Numerical Analysis and Monitoring of Seismic Design and Behavior for Urban Tunnel Lining PART I , Presentation at VSB-TUO on 03.05.2017
  2. Numerical Analysis and Monitoring of Seismic Design and Behavior for Urban Tunnel Lining PART II, Presentation at VSB-TUO on 01.04.2017
  3. Training Course: Teaching outside the classroom by E-learning @ UoD, 12/9/2020

Research

1. Jaafar Abdullah Mohammed, 2023. Geological and Geotechnical Investigations of Gali Zakho Tunnel, Duhok, Kurdistan Region – Iraq. Journal of University of Duhok., Vol. 26, No.2 (Pure and Engineering Sciences), Pp 119-131, 2023. 4th International Conference on Recent Innovations in Engineering (ICRIE 2023) (Special issue). https://journal.uod.ac/index.php/uodjournal/article/view/3052/1666, https://doi.org/10.26682/csjuod.2023.26.2.13 . 2. J A Mohammed, 2021. Prediction of the Position and Construction Procedures Response of Static and Dynamic Conditions in the Twin Tunnel Construction. The 4th International Conference on Materials Engineering & Science (IConMEAS 2021), which will be held at University of Duhok, Kurdistan Iraq on October 06-07, 2021. 3. J. A. Mohammed, 2022. Prediction of the position and construction procedures response of static and dynamic conditions in the twin tunnel construction, Journal: AIP Conference Proceedings AIP Conference Proceedings 2660, 020003 (2022), Volume 2660, Issue 1, 17 November 2022. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0109828. Published: November 2022 4. Jaafar A Mohammed, 2020. SIMULATION OF TUNNEL LINING AND SURROUNDING ROCK MASS RESPONSE TO CONSTRUCTION LOADS. Journal of University of Duhok, Vol.32, No.2 (Pure and Eng. Sciences), Pp 131-141, 3232 (Special Issue). DOI: https://doi.org/10.26682/csjuod.2020.23.2.11 , https://journal.uod.ac/index.php/uodjournal/article/view/914 5. Jaafar A Mohammed, 2020. SIMULATION OF TUNNEL LINING AND SURROUNDING ROCK MASS RESPONSE TO CONSTRUCTION LOADS. 3rd international conference on recent innovations in engineering (ICRIE) Duhok, September 9-10-2020 6. Jaafar Mohammed, 2019. Numerical Analysis of Static and Dynamic Response of Urban Tunnel Lining. Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Department of Geotechnical and Underground Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, VSB-TUO. ISBN: 978-80-248-4292-9. http://dspace.vsb.cz/handle/10084/139192 7. Mohammed J., Hrubešová E., 2019. Numerical Modelling for Twin Horizontal Circle Tunnels under Static and Dynamic Loads. In: Pradhan B. (eds) GCEC 2017. Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering, Volume 9, 2019, Pages 111-124. Springer, Singapore, ISSN: 23662557, DOI: 10.1007/978-981-10-8016-6_9, ISBN: 978-981-10-8015-9, Part of the Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering book series (LNCE, volume 9), Springer, Singapore, https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-10-8016-6_9

  • Civil Engineering
  • Tunnels
  • Foundation Engineering
  • Geotechnical Engineering