PROF ALAA YASSIN PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

E.C.O المكتب االستشاري الهندسي Prof. Dr. Alaa Yassin األستاذ الدكتور عالء يس

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PROF ALAA YASSIN PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

PROFESSOR OF HYDRAULICS

IRRIGATION ENGINEERING AND HYDRAULICS DEPARTMENT FACULTY OF ENGINEERING ALEXANDRIA UNIVERSITY

ALEXANDRIA - EGYPT

TEL NO: +20-3-5841808 FAX NO: +20-3-5844270 Mobile : +20-122-3116817

EMAIL: [email protected]




SUMMARY

Prof. Alaa Yassin is the professor of Hydraulics at the faculty of

engineering, Alexandria University, in Egypt. He was the chairman of the

irrigation engineering and hydraulics department for two terms from 1994 to

1997 and from 2006 to 2008. He is the author and co-author of tens of

papers in the field of hydraulics and hydraulic structures. He supervised and

is referee of tens of M.Sc. and Ph.D. thesis in his field. In 1988 he actively

started his professional consultation activities through his consulting office.

During the past years he was involved in the complete design of tens of

projects in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Libya, Oman and Ethiopia. His consultancy

works are in the field of irrigation canals and drains networks, modern

irrigation networks, hydraulic structures, pressure pipelines and pipelines

networks, gravity pipelines systems and sewage networks, and pump

stations. In addition to conducting hydrological studies and design of

protection works against rainfall and flash floods including rockfill dams,

storm water channels, and design of urban storm water drainage systems.

He was appointed as the Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation

Advisor for dams and River Nile since July 2014 till March 2016. He was

deeply involved in the negotiations between Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan

regarding the impact of the Ethiopian Dam (GERDP) on downstream

countries.

In the following pages, the professional and academic background are

outlined.




MINISTR OF WATER RESOURCES AND IRRIGATION ADVISOR FOR

DAMS AND RIVER NILE - from 1st of July 2014 till 23 March 2016.

Responsibilities include:

Advising HE the Minister of Water Recourses and Irrigation on

different issues, subjects and projects related to the River Nile,

development of the Egyptian water resources, and cooperation with

Nile Basin Countries.

Chairman of the technical negotiation committee of the Ministry of

Water Resources and Irrigation for the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance

dam.

Chairman of the national committee for planning future actions and

positions regarding the Ethiopian dam.

Involvement and participating in all negotiations meetings between

Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan regarding the impact of the Ethiopian Dam

(GERDP) on downstream countries Egypt and Sudan.

Member of the Egyptian negotiation team for preparing the

Agreement on Declaration of Principles between Egypt, Ethiopia and

Sudan on the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam signed by the

leaders of the three countries in March 2015.

Official spokesman for the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation

for the Ethiopian dam.

Chairman of the committee for selecting an international consultant to

study alternatives for the rules of first filling and operation of the

Grand Ethiopian Renaissance dam.




Chairman of the committee for studying rainfall harvesting and

protection against flood water.

Chairman of the committee for studying the proposed idea of linking

the Congo River and the Nile River.

Member of the committee for the selection of ministry key personnel.

Member of the committee for the future action regarding Diroute and

Zefta main regulators in Egypt.

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

CURRICULUM VITAE

FOR

ENGINEERING CONSULTING OFFICE PROF. DR. ALAA YASSIN

26 Fahmy Wessa Street Loran, Alexandria, Egypt

TEL NO: +20-3-5841808 FAX NO: +20-3-5844270

Mobile : +20-122-3116817

EMAIL: [email protected]

CONSULTING SERVICES

The services submitted to different countries from our consulting office are in the field of

preparing complete design and tender documents for:

Hydraulic structures including rockfill dams, pump stations, culverts, bridges,

weirs, stilling basins…etc.

Protection of canals and hydraulic structures against scouring and deposition.

Canals and drains networks for agricultural areas.

Modern irrigation networks including drip, sprinkler, and central pivot systems.




Storm water channels.

Hydrological studies and protection works against rainfall and flash floods.

Hydrological and hydraulic design of urban storm water drainage systems.

Pressure pipelines and pipelines networks for both domestic water supply

and irrigation purposes.

Gravity pipelines systems and sewage networks.

Protection of pipelines and pump stations against water hammer.

SUMMARY OF SELECTED PROJECTS UNDERTAKEN

A. PROJECTS IN EGYPT

DESIGN OF HYDRAULIC STRUCTURES

1. CLIENT : EL-AAMA COMPANY FOR LAND RECLAMATION

Complete hydraulic and structural design for the following structures:

37 Reinforced concrete bridges

22 Reinforced concrete box culverts

6 Reinforced concrete siphons

35 Reinforced concrete Weirs

The above list of hydraulic structures was constructed in West Nobaria – El-Bustan and

Banger El Sokar areas in northern Egypt.

2. CLIENT : AKARIA EGYPTIAN COMPANY

Complete design of three intakes, each includes a pipe culvert 1.0 m diameter, along

with a booster pump station building and piping works, to lift water from Mesqa 1 –

Branch 2 of Toshka project. Four pumps are erected in each station; the head of each

pump is 50 meter to deliver a discharge of 220 m3/hour. Each pump station shall irrigate

an area of 300 feddans through two PVC pipelines of diameter 400 mm using central

pivot system. The system is protected against water hammer.

3. CLIENT : AKARIA COMPANY

Reviewing the design of three regulators on El-Safe canal, south of Cairo.

4. CLIENT : MINISTRY OF WATER RESOURCES AND IRRIGATION

Complete design of Denshal regulator, Near Damnhour. The regulator design discharge

is 58 m3/sec and consists of 6 openings each of 5.0 m span with radial gates.




5. CLIENT : WADI EL NIL CONTRACTORS & REAL ESTATE COMPANY

Design of culvert intake at Km 60, on sub- branch 1&2, along with two water distribution

basins, lined canal of length 2 Km to irrigate an area of 32000 feddan, and an irrigation

basin with three culvert intakes feeding three canals. The project also includes a culvert

intake for a spillway channel. The Cost is 29 million L.E.

6. CLIENT: EL-AAMA COMPANY FOR LAND RECLAMATION

Hydraulic and structural design of the following structures:

Water distribution basin at km 1.4 on branch 2,

Three spillway channels of total length 14 km,

Twelve drop structures, and

One 60 ton bridge.

7. CLIENT: WADI KOM-OMBO COMPANY FOR LAND RECLAMATION

Hydraulic and structural design of the following structures:

Spillway channels of length 6 km,

Thirteen drop structures.

Nine takes at different locations.

Structural design of three sixty ton bridges.

DESIGN OF PUMP STATI0NS

CLIENT : BEHERA COMPANY

Complete hydraulic, architecture, structural, mechanical and electrical design of two

pump stations in Kostol area in southern Egypt. Two types of pumps are used. The first

consists of 3 units each of head 35 m and discharge 650 lit/sec, while the second type

consists of 4 units each of head 65 m and discharge 950 l/sec. The pump station will be

used to irrigate an area of 5000 feddans. The cost is 47 million Egyptian pounds and is

currently under construction.

CLIENT : AKARIA EGYPTIAN COMPANY

Complete hydraulic, architecture, structural, mechanical and electrical design of three

pump stations in West of Suez.

Pump Station 1 : To irrigate an area of 2050 feddan, discharge 0.820 m3/sec, head =

12.0 m , No of pumps =3. Diameter of delivery pipeline = 1200 mm of length 450

meters.

Pump Station 2 : To irrigate an area of 3500 feddan, discharge 1.350 m3/sec, head =


meters.




Pump Station 1 : To irrigate an area of 2700 feddan, Discharge 1.040 m3/sec, Head =


meters.


Complete design of two floating pump stations to pump water from Khor Toshka

through two floating pipelines, then through two different pipe networks to supply water

needed for the concrete plants and locations where compaction works are required

along different reaches of the main Sheikh Zayed canal constructed in fill areas. Four

pumps were erected in each station.

CLIENT : SOUTHERN VALLEY DEVELOPMENT COMPANY

Design of pumping station and pressure pipeline of diameter 400 mm, to deliver

irrigation water from Sub branch 1&2 to irrigate the company experimental farm. Three

pumps shall be used, the discharge of each is 200 m3/Hr and head 70 meters.


Complete hydraulic, architecture, structural, mechanical and electrical design of two

pump stations in New Bani-Sweif city:

Pump Station 1 : To convey treated drinking water to the city ground tank, discharge

0.50 m3/sec, head = 35.0 m , No of pumps =3. Diameter of delivery pipeline = 350 mm

of length 6000 meters.

Pump Station 2 : To convey treated drinking water from the city ground tank, to the

city pipe network and elevated tank. Discharge 0.150 m3/sec, head = 55.0 m , No of

pumps =3.

DESIGN WORKS FOR THE TOSHKA MEGA PROJEC IN SOUTHERN EGYPT

Toshka project is located in southern Egypt. The objective of the project is to reclaim an

area of 540000 feddans. The implementation of this mega project started in January 1997.

1. CLIENT : EGYPTIAN COMPANY FOR LAND RECLAMATION AND DEVELOPMENT

IN THE SOUTHERN VALLEY

This company has signed a contract with the Ministry of Water Resources and Irrigation to

implement branch four of Toshka project along with all required hydraulic structures.

Branch 4 is the largest branch within the Toshka project; it is designed to irrigate an area of

200000 feddans. The rate of flow is 116 m3/sec. This branch is lined with concrete and of

total length 80 kilometers. Three large pump stations of total static head of 60 meters shall

be implemented.

Our contract with this company includes the following assignments:




Reviewing the alignment of the branch, designing longitudinal profile and cross-

sections.

Proposing locations and type of hydraulic structures needed, these include : head

and control regulators, pump stations , off takes, weirs, spillways and bridges.

Complete design of all control and head regulators, off takes, bridges and spillways.

Complete design of earth works, canal lining, roads, trees for wind breakers … etc.

Advising and submitting proposals to solve any technical problems during

construction.

The company contract for constructing branch 4 is 540 million Egyptian pounds, while the

contract for the construction of the hydraulic structures is 100 million Egyptian pounds.

2. CLIENT : AKARIA EGYPTIAN COMPANY

This company has signed a contract with the Ministry of water resources and irrigation to

implement branch 1 of Toshka project which will irrigate an area of 120000 feddans. The

rate of flow is 70 m3/sec. This branch is lined with concrete and of length 28 kilometers.

My contract with the Akaria company includes the main following assignments:

Reviewing the alignment of the branch, designing longitudinal profile and cross-

sections.

Proposing locations and type of hydraulic structures needed, these include: head and

control regulators, pump stations, off takes, weirs, and bridges.

Complete design of earth works, canal lining, roads, trees for wind breakers … etc.

Advising and submitting proposals to solve any technical problems during

construction.

DESIGN OF PRESSURE PIPELINES & PIPELINES NETWORKS

CLIENT FOR THE NEXT FIVE PROJECTS: BEHERA COMPANY

1. EL – RAYAN PRESSURE PIPELINE

Complete hydraulic and structural design of a steel pressure pipeline including all required

valves, valves chambers, and anti water hammer protection system. The pipeline is of

length 15 Km , diameter 1650 mm to convey irrigation water from El- Rayan lake to a new

agricultural area of an area 5000 feddans. The project includes a floating pump station, and

floating pipeline.

2. KOSTOL AND ADENDAN LAND RECLAMATION PROJECT IN SOUTHERN EGYP.

Complete hydraulic and structural design of:

Floating pumping station and floating pipelines to lift water from Lake Nasser.

Steel pressure pipeline, of length 3 Km, diameter 1600 mm.




Pumping station to convey water to a pressurized pipe networks.

Two pressurized steel pipeline networks to irrigate an area of 5000 feddan. The

pipeline networks include all required valves, valve chambers, accessories and

protection against water hammer.

The area served by the first network is 1540 feddan, the discharge is 1232 liter/sec

and the required head is 40 meters. Meanwhile, the area served by the second

network is 3460 feddan, the discharge is 2768 liter/sec and the required head is 66

meters. The total length of pipelines for the networks is 52 kilometers of diameters

from 150 mm to 1650 mm.

The area is divided into 250 farms, each of area 20 feddans, and shall be irrigated by

drip irrigation where a booster pump is used.

The project includes also road and drainage network.

The project is located on Lake Nasser, 30 Km south of Abo Sembel City in

southern Egypt.

3. EL-SALAM LAND RECLAMATION PROJECT – ABO SEMBEL – SOUTHERN

EGYPT

Complete hydraulic and structural design of a floating pumping station and floating

pipeline to lift water from Lake Nasser to a steel pressure pipeline, of length 1.2 Km,

diameter 1000 mm to irrigate an area of 2500 feddans.

Complete hydraulic and structural design of a steel pipe siphon of diameter 1800 mm,

thickness 12 mm, and length 1500 meters.

Complete hydraulic and structural design of a steel pressure pipeline of 200 mm

diameter and length 6 Km to convey drinking water to the project village.

4. NEW BANI-SWEIF CITY DRINKING WATER PIPELINE

Complete hydraulic and structural design of a steel pressure pipeline. The project

includes all required valves, valve chambers, accessories and protection against

water hammer.

The pipeline is of length 6 Km, of diameter 350 mm to convey treated drinking water

to the New Bani-sweif city, 125 Km south of Cairo.

5 . RAMSIS AREA PIPELINES

Four pipelines of different diameters ranging from 900 mm to 1200 mm. Total length is 8

km. Pipelines conveys irrigation water to a newly reclaimed agricultural land in Ramsis

area, El-Sharkeia Governorate.




IN THE FIELD OF ON- FARM DESIGN

1. CLIENT : BEHERA COMPANY

Complete planning and detailed design of an experimental farm of an area of 1000 feddans

on the command area of branch 4 – Toshka project.

The farm shall be irrigated by water lifted from Toshka Depression. Three different

methods of irrigation shall be applied: drip, sprinkler, and central pivots.

My contract includes complete hydraulic and structural design of the following main works:

Floating pump station to lift water from Toshka Depression.

Floating steel pipeline of length 550 meters and diameter 600 mm.

Conveyance channel of length 2 kilometers

Architectural, structural, mechanical and electrical design of pump stations where 7

pumps are erected to supply irrigation water to the PVC irrigation pipe network.

Five different PVC pipe networks to feed different areas to be irrigated by drip,

sprinkler, and central pivots.

On Farm design for different crops, fruit trees including grapes, citrus, vegetables

…etc considering drip and sprinkler irrigation systems.

Design of vegetative windbreaks.

Suitability, salinity, and soil maps were produced. The estimated cost of the

project is 15 Million Egyptian pounds.

2. CLIENT: SOUTHERN VALLEY DEVELOPMENT COMPANY

Complete planning and detailed design to reclaim and irrigate an area of 15000 feddan.

Irrigation water shall be taken from two off takes located at Km 60 on Sub branch 1-2, and

from Km 7.200 on branch 2.

My contract includes complete hydraulic, structural and architectural design of the following

main works:

Planning the area considering small farms each of area 40 feddans (410 m x 410 m).

Each farm shall be divided into four equal areas. Each 10 feddan shall be owned and

operated by an individual university graduate. Drip irrigation shall be used to irrigate

half the area and sprinkler irrigation shall be applied to irrigate the other half.

Complete design of the irrigation and drainage channels networks.

Complete design of all required water structures including control structures, pump

stations, weirs, off takes, tail escapes and bridges.

Design of the drip and sprinkler irrigation networks and the booster pumping facilities.

Design of vegetative windbreaks.




Design of the road network.

Complete design of the villages required including housing, market place, clinics,

mosques, compact water and sewage treatment facilities, drinking water network,

sewage networks, electrical networks..etc.

The estimated cost of the project is 225 million Egyptian pounds.

IN THE FIELD OF DESIGN OF HOUSING FACILITIES

1. CLIENT : BEHERA COMPANY

Complete planning and design of the housing compound for the Ministry of Water

Recourses and Irrigation engineers working in Toshka Project. The area of the compound

is 300 feddans (120 hectare) and is located at the intersection of the Aswan – Abo Sembel

road with the road to the main Toshka pumping station. The project includes:

Site planning and landscape considering future expansion.

Complete architecture and structural design of 44 Vilas of three different modules, the

area of each ranging from 120 to 400 square meters, in addition to two administrative

buildings the area of each is 1000 square meters.

Design of water and sewage treatment plants

Design of drinking water network, Sewage network, road network, Electrical and

telephone networks irrigation network for the green areas.

B. PROJECT IN ETHIOPIA

Consultancy services submitted to “Water Works Design & Supervision Works

Enterprise”, Ministry of Water Resources, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Responsibilities includes the design review of two major irrigation projects,

1. Tendaho Dam Irrigation Project (to irrigate an area of 60000 hectare) and,

2. Kessem Dam Irrigation Project (to irrigate an area of 30000 hectare).

The contract agreement included:

Review the design of different elements of the dams, the main, primary, secondary, and

tertiary canals and drainage networks. The revision work included proposing modifications

to obtain sound and economical design, minimizing fill quantities, and at the same time

satisfying the required water levels at the off takes of all primary canals in the irrigation

network. This process required modifications of the irrigation and drainage networks in

several areas and introducing other alternative designs. The design of longitudinal profiles

and cross sections of all canals and drains, type of canal lining, hydraulic structures

including regulators, bridges, weirs, falls, channel crossings, and off takes were also

reviewed and checked.




C. PROJECTS IN THE KINGDOM OF SAUDI ARABIA

1. FLOOD CONTROL AT WADI QAWS AND THE PROTECTION WORKS FOR EAST

JEDDAH

The project include the construction of:

Three rockfill dams,

Two lined storm water channels of total length 4750 m, and

Pipe culvert 2000 mm diameter of length 4470 m to drain storm water from dam

reservoir and streets to the sea.

Our responsibilities include reviewing the project specifications, hydrological,

hydraulic, geotechnical, and structural designs for all elements of the project. The

project cost is 179 million SR.

2. FLOOD CONTROL AT WADI METHWAB AND WADI GULAIL AND THE

PROTECTION WORKS FOR EAST JEDDAH

The project includes the construction of:

Three rockfill dams,

Seven lined storm water channels of total length 12500 m,

Earthen channel of length 825 m, and

Pipe culvert 1300 mm diameter of length 2880 m to drain storm water from dam

reservoir and streets to the sea.

Our responsibilities include reviewing the project specifications, hydrological,

hydraulic, geotechnical, and structural designs for all elements of the project. The

project cost is 204 million SR.

3. PROTECTION OF TWO GOVERNOARTES AGAINST RAINFALL AND FLOODING

IN SAUDI ARABIA

The protection works cover two governorates of El-Zulfy and El- Ghat, both in Riyadh

sector, located 240 km north of the capital city of Riyadh. The protected areas

include 110 km of urban areas, rural areas, and 85 villages. The design works

include rainfall, topographical studies and preparation of digital elevation model for

the area. Comprehensive Hydrological studies are carried out for all catchment areas

and hydrographs at key locations are determined. Modern softwares are used such

as Watershed Modeling System – WMS, Global Mapper, ArcGIS Desktop.

Hydraulic and structural design is conducted for the required protection works

including dams, weirs, storm water channels, drop structures..etc. Also hydrological

and hydraulic design of urban storm water drainage system for two cities is also




carried out. Preparation of complete tender documents is part of the contract.

4. DESIGN OF PRESSURE PIPELINE OF LENGTH 14 KM TO CONVEY TREATED

WATER.

The project includes the complete design of a pressure pipeline of length 14 km to

convey treated water from Khomra sewage treated plant to Breman sewage

treatment plant. The new pipeline is connected to an existing pipeline of length 23

km. The project includes the design of two pump stations of head 82 and 132 meters

respectively. Water hammer analysis is carried out to protect the pump stations and

pipelines.

5. DESIGN OF ROCKFILL DAM AT THE ENTRANCE OF STORM WATER

CHANNEL NO. (6) IN EASTERN JEDDAH.

Our responsibilities include complete hydrological, hydraulic, geotechnical, and

structural designs for all elements of the project and preparing BOQ and project

specifications. The project cost is 21 million SR.

D. PROTECTION OF ROADS AGAINIST RAINFALL AND FLOODS IN

THE SULTANATE OF OMAN

Responsibilities include design review of roads and highway projects and the design of

hydraulic structures required for the protection against rainfall and flash floods including

bridges, culverts, Irish crossings and bridges, and storm water channels. Total cost of

projects 500 million US $.

E. PROJECTS IN LIBYA

1. Hydraulic & structural design and preparation of BOQ and technical specifications for

the construction of pipeline network including main, secondary and distributor pipelines

of total length of 60 km to feed 346 farms located near Sirt city with irrigation water. The

source of water is the Great man made river. Design works include 15000 m3 RC

pressure breaking above ground tank, storage RC tank at each farm, valve chambers,

and accessories and roads. Cost of project is 29 million Libyan Dinar. The project is

under construction by Egyptian Akaria Company.

2. Hydraulic & structural design and preparation of BOQ and technical specifications for

the construction of pipeline network including main, secondary and distributor pipelines

of total length of 24 km to feed 100 farms located near Sirt city with irrigation water. The

source of water is the Great man made river. Design works include 3000 m3 RC

pressure breaking above ground tank, storage RC tank at each farm, valve chambers,




and accessories and roads. Cost of project is 14 million Libyan Dinar. The project is

under construction by El-Aama for Land Reclamation Company.

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