DrSalam Al-Sabah

Dr Salam Al-Sabah is a structural engineer with a PhD from UCD in 2012. He joined UCD as an Assistant Professor in Structural Engineering in 2024. Prior to that he worked at UCD as a Research Scientist and Research Fellow since 2013. Parallel to his work at UCD, he is continuing to work as a structural engineer with Arup since 2006, where he is involved in the design and review of many significant projects around the world.

He is a Fellow of Engineers Ireland and a Member of the Institution of Structural Engineers. He is a member of NSAI Committee “NSAI/TC 015/SC2 – Concrete” which is currently working on developing the Irish National Annex to the Second Generation of Eurocode.

He is teaching modules related to structural design (Design of Structures 2, Design of Structures 3, and Case Studies).

His research interests are in developing more efficient steel and concrete structures to resist static and dynamic actions with minimum embodied carbon. His lines of research are on developing efficient and quick steel moment connections using advanced 3D steel cutting technologies, developing demountable shear studs for composite construction, and developing efficient reinforcement detailing to minimise reinforcement use in reinforced concrete structures.