Abbas H. Mohammed is a Lecturer in the Department of Civil Engineering, Engineering College, Diyala University, Diyala, Iraq. He has more than 13 years of teaching and research experience. His major research interest includes structural analysis, optimization, post-tensioned structures, concrete design and finite element analysis program (ANSYS). He has published more than 12 research papers in the refereed international/national journals and conferences. He received B. Sc. in Civil Engineering from University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq (1998). He received M. Sc. in Civil Engineering from University of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq (2001). He also received his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from Gaziantep University, Turkey, Gaziant