Dr. Ali Abdul-Razzaq Laftah of the Marine Sciences Center at the University of Basra served as a member of the thesis defense committee for graduate student Heba Ahmed Mahdi of the College of Pure Sciences at the University of Basra regarding her thesis titled

Stability of the Iraqi Coast: A Geotechnical Assessment

The thesis aimed to conduct a physical and geotechnical assessment of the region’s sediments, calculate certain properties such as soil resistance and shear stress, monitor changes in the coastline using bathymetric maps, perform a hydrological assessment of water currents, and design a mathematical model to predict risks in the region .

The study highlighted the importance of the Iraqi coastal region and the factors influencing coastal line changes

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