Nidal Adeeb Yousef Hadadin

@ju.edu.jo

Full professor civil engineering department
JORDAN UNIVERSITY

Nidal Adeeb Yousef Hadadin


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Prof. Hadadin has more than 35 years as qualified experience as hydraulic and hydrologic engineering. His experience covers engineering analysis and design of major water and hydrology infrastructures projects, dams, sedimentations, waste and resources management, integrated water resources management in arid regions, climate change risk and adaptation management in water resources, water policy and reform, wadi theoretical and experimental hydrology, groundwater protection, land fill management and water use ethics. He served as a leading senior design engineer in major international consulting firms in highways/infrastructures engineering and dams projects including hydrologic/hydraulic analysis and design, water distribution systems, rainfall storm drainage and management, flash flood protection and flood mitigation and risk management. These projects were implemented in Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Yemen, Libya, Oman, and United Arab Emirates. He is serving as a member in a high-ran

EDUCATION

1. PhD Civil Engineering Colorado State University (CSU), USA 2003
(GPA 3.65 of a 4.0 scale, Excellent)
2. MS Civil Engineering The University of Jordan 1992
(With an Accumulative Average 87.9 %, First in the Class, Dean's Honor List)
3. BSC Civil Engineering Yarmouk University, Jordan 1984
(With an Accumulative Average 80.2 %, Very Good, Dean's Honor List

RESEARCH, TEACHING, or OTHER INTERESTS

Environmental Science, Earth-Surface Processes, Fluid Flow and Transfer Processes, Ocean Engineering
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Scopus Publications

986

Scholar Citations

11

Scholar h-index

13

Scholar i10-index

Scopus Publications

  • Runoff and sediment dynamics modeling for erosion risk reduction and sustainable watershed management
    Global Journal of Environmental Science and Management, 2026
  • Correlation models for utilising rebound hammer technique in evaluating weathered limestone walls
    Tamer Eljufout, Nidal Hadadin, Assal Haddad, Fadi Alhomaidat
    Australian Journal of Structural Engineering, 2023
  • Effects of climate change on water resources: a case study of the Wadi Al-Arab catchment area in Jordan
    Nidal Hadadin, Zaid Al-Majali, Tamer Eljufout
    Environmental Earth Sciences, 2022
  • Estimation of the sediment yield using hydrological assessment tool model: a case of Wadi Al-Arab Dam at the northern part of Jordan
    Nidal Adeeb Hadadin, Sania Ratib Al-Adwan
    Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2020
    Sedimentation represents a serious threat to the dam and reduces its useable water storage and its life span. Due to erosion and sedimentation problems, a dam gradually loses its ability to store water for the purposes for which it was built. The Soil and Water Assessment Tool model (SWAT) was utilized to estimate the sediment yield in Wadi Al-Arab dam at the northern part of Jordan. In this research, two sediment transport relationships were developed: one for the sediment yield as a function of surface runoff and another for the sediment yield as a function of the slope, area of the watershed, and water discharge by using a statistical regression analysis on a set of hydraulic variables. The results showed that the reservoir storage is reduced with an annual rate of 0.093 MCM, and the accumulated sediment occupies 15% of the total storage capacity during a period of 32 years. The model also identified the location of high sediment yield within the study area, which is located at the western part of the watershed. The result of this study was compared with those of other investigators and with the actual sediment data. The difference in sediment yield between this study and actual sediment deposition was about 7%. Based on the results, it was found that SWAT model could be used to predict catchment soil erosion in watershed and sediment yield trapped behind similar dams.
  • EXTREME FLOODS IN CENTRAL JORDAN: FREQUENCY ANALYSIS
    Italian Journal of Engineering Geology and Environment, 2020
  • Variation in hydraulic geometry for stable versus incised streams in the Yazoo River basin – USA
    Nidal Hadadin
    International Journal of Sediment Research, 2017
    The effects of basin hydrology on hydraulic geometry of channels variability for incised streams were investigated using available field data sets and models of watershed hydrology and channel hydraulics for the Yazoo River basin, USA. The study presents the hydraulic geometry relations of bankfull discharge, channel width, mean depth, cross-sectional area, longitudinal slope, unit stream power, and mean velocity at bankfull discharge as a function of drainage area using simple linear regression. The hydraulic geometry relations were developed for 61 streams, 20 of them are classified as channel evolution model (CEM) Types IV and V and 41 of them are CEM streams Types II and III. These relationships are invaluable to hydraulic and water resources engineers, hydrologists, and geomorphologists involved in stream restoration and protection. These relations can be used to assist in field identification of bankfull stage and stream dimension in un-gauged watersheds as well as estimation of the comparative stability of a stream channel. A set of hydraulic geometry relations are presented in this study, these empirical relations describe physical correlations for stable and incised channels. Cross-sectional area, which combines the effects of channel width and mean channel depth, was found to be highly responsive to changes in drainage area and bankfull discharge. Analyses of cross-sectional area, channel width, mean channel depth, and mean velocity in conjunction with changes in drainage area and bankfull discharge indicated that the channel width is much more responsive to changes in both drainage area and bankfull discharge than are mean channel depth or mean velocity.
  • Modeling of rainfall-runoff relationship in semi-arid watershed in the central region of Jordan
    Nidal Hadadin and
    Jordan Journal of Civil Engineering, 2016
    As a result of quick progression in computer and information technologies, computer modeling has become a vital tool in watershed research and management practices. Stanford Watershed Model (SWM) is an integrated physically based Watershed model that can be used to simulate water flow stream/canal network and overland runoff, interflow and evaporation by considering the interaction between surface water and subsurface water. The objective of this study is to apply the SWM in order to estimate the rainfall-runoff relationship for Wadi Wala streamflow semi arid area with an average annual rainfall of about 300 mm/yr and a catchment area of 1800 km. SWM has been widely accepted as a tool to synthesize a continuous hydrograph of hourly or daily streamflow. Sensitivity analysis, as well as trial and error adjustment techniques were used for the optimization of the number of parameters of the model. Comparing estimated and measured surface runoff for Wala valley indicated that the model is considerably efficient in predicting the total annual surface runoff from rainfall for similar watersheds.
  • Erratum: Rainwater harvesting in Jordan: a case of Royal Pavilion at Amman Airport [Desalination and Water Treatment, DOI 10.1080/19443994.2013.817506]
    Nidal Hadadin, Khaldoun Shatanawi, Radwan Al-Weshah
    Desalination and Water Treatment, 2014
  • Rainwater harvesting in Jordan: a case of Royal Pavilion at Amman Airport
    Nidal Hadadin, Khaldoun Shatanawi, Radwan Al-Weshah
    Desalination and Water Treatment, 2014
    Volumes of rainwater harvested on-site are estimated by short-term storage capacity by two methods: graphical method and analytical method. The first method considers the difference between demand and supply over a specified period of time. The second uses random events to determine analytically, the storage capacity required to guarantee the draft. The comparison between the two methods indicates that there are minor differences. Based on the volume of water harvested after applying these methods, run-off coefficient for impervious surface in arid and semi-arid area was estimated. New analytical approach for long-term storage capacity is utilized to estimate the detention pond capacity off-site for the local natural streams. To apply this method, it is necessary to estimate the overall mean storage capacity in which the soil conservation service method is utilized. This technique is confirmed with graphical method.
  • Evaluation of several techniques for estimating stormwater runoff in arid watersheds
    Nidal Hadadin
    Environmental Earth Sciences, 2013
    Several traditional techniques have been used for estimating storm-water runoff from ungauged watersheds. Some of these techniques were applied to watersheds of Rashadia in south-eastern desert of Jordan. When engineers apply rainfall-runoff models for hydrologic design, there are difficulties in defining and quantifying peak discharges that are required to design different types of hydraulic structures. The lack of data presents major difficulties for rainfall-runoff modeling in arid regions. These regions have characteristically high rainfall intensity and consequent flash floods. The specific objectives of this study are: (1) apply synthetic hydrographs for estimating peak discharges from limited hydrological data. (2) Evaluate the reliability of six techniques to accurately estimate storm-water runoff; and, to evaluate the runoff that is required to design hydraulic structures such as bridges, culverts and dams. (3) Estimate the flood resulting from direct runoff after subtracting all the loses such as: the infiltration, interflow and evaporation. (4) Develop a simple regression relationship between peak flow discharges and catchment areas. The results show that there is uncertainty in determining the accuracy of storm-water volume, this is due to several methods were utilizing the estimation the hydrographs base time, but promising results in predicting the peak flow discharge.
  • Hydrological Analysis for Floodplain Hazard of Jeddah's Drainage Basin, Saudi Arabia
    Nidal Hadadin, Zeyad Tarawneh, Khaldoun Shatanawi, Qais Banihani, Moshrik R. Hamdi
    Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 2013
  • Spatial hydrological analysis for water harvesting potential using ArcGIS model: The case of the north-eastern desert, Jordan
    Nidal Hadadin, Sari Shawash, Zeyad Tarawneh, Qais Banihani, Moshrik R. Hamdi
    Water Policy, 2012
  • Start-up of anaerobic ammonium oxidation (Anammox) from conventional return activated sludge in up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor for autotrophic nitrogen removal from wastewater
    Jordan Journal of Civil Engineering, 2012
  • Theoretical and analytical approaches for investigating the relations between sediment transport and channel shape
    World Academy of Science Engineering and Technology, 2010
  • Water shortage in Jordan - Sustainable solutions
    Nidal Hadadin, Maher Qaqish, Emad Akawwi, Ahmed Bdour
    Desalination, 2010
  • The geological model and the groundwater aspects of the area surrounding the eastern shores of the Dea Sea (DS) - Jordan
    Wseas Transactions on Information Science and Applications, 2009
  • Reconstruction of the rainy season precipitation in central Jordan
    ZEYAD TARAWNEH, NIDAL HADADIN
    Hydrological Sciences Journal, 2009
  • Development new sediment transport equation for flume
    8th International Scientific Conference on Modern Management of Mine Producing Geology and Environmental Protection Sgem 2008, 2008
  • Policies to enhance water sector in Jordan
    Zeyad S. Tarawneh, Nidal A. Hadadin, Ahmad N. Bdour
    American Journal of Applied Sciences, 2008
  • Downstream hydraulic geometry for incised channels
    N. A. Hadadin
    Wit Transactions on the Built Environment, 2007
  • Assessment of medical wastes management practice: A case study of the northern part of Jordan
    A. Bdour, B. Altrabsheh, N. Hadadin, M. Al-Shareif
    Waste Management, 2007
  • Environmental issues in Jordan, solutions and recommendations
    Nidal A. Hadadin, Zeyad S. Tarawneh
    American Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2007
  • Watershed models and their applicability to the simulation of the rainfall-runoff relationship
    Wit Transactions on Engineering Sciences, 2006
  • Investigation in the Brownlie (1981) sediment transport equation in open channels
    European Journal of Scientific Research, 2006

RECENT SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Runoff and sediment dynamics modeling for erosion risk reduction and sustainable watershed management
    WT Aness, NA Hadadin, MM Zoubi, QY Abu-Afifeh, AF Al-Afeshat, ...
    Global Journal of Environmental Science and Management 12 (2), 813-836 , 2026
    2026
    Citations: 1
  • Assessment of construction a hydropower plant in the Kafrein dam in Jordan.
    N. Hadadin, Al-zaghal, A., and Qaqish M.
    International Conference on Renewable Energy Resources and Energy Conversion … , 2024
    2024
  • Correlation models for utilising rebound hammer technique in evaluating weathered limestone walls
    T Eljufout, N Hadadin, A Haddad, F Alhomaidat
    Australian Journal of Structural Engineering 24 (1), 77-87 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 5
  • Effects of climate change on water resources: a case study of the Wadi Al-Arab catchment area in Jordan
    N Hadadin, Z Al-Majali, T Eljufout
    Environmental Earth Sciences 81 (21), 501 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 8
  • Estimation of the sediment yield using hydrological assessment tool model: a case of Wadi Al-Arab Dam at the northern part of Jordan
    NA Hadadin, SR Al-Adwan
    Arabian Journal of Geosciences 13 (10), 380 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 7
  • EXTREME FLOODS IN CENTRAL JORDAN: FREQUENCY ANALYSIS.
    Z Tarawneh, N Hadadin, E Tarawneh
    Italian Journal of Engineering Geology & Environment , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 2
  • New sediment transport approach for stable open channel design at upper and lower regime
    N Hadadin
    Proceedings of 164th ISERD International Conference, Rome, Italy, 25th-26th … , 2019
    2019
  • Variation in hydraulic geometry for stable versus incised streams in the Yazoo River basin – USA
    N Hadadin
    International Journal of Sediment Research 32 (1), 121-126 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 11
  • Modeling of rainfall-runoff relationship in semi-arid watershed in the Central Region of Jordan
    N Hadadin
    Jordan Journal of Civil Engineering 10 (2) , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 7
  • Floodplain Hazard Mitigations, Solutions and Recommendations for Wadi Asla in Jeddah-Saudi Arabia
    N Hadadin
    Journal of Environmental Science and Engineering A 5 (2), 71-81 , 2016
    2016
  • Dams in Jordan current and future perspective
    N Hadadin
    Canadian journal of pure and applied sciences 9 (1), 3279-3290 , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 44
  • The effect of shape factor on the average bed shear stress in open channel flow
    N Hadadin
    Proceedings of the 14 th International Conference on Environmental Science … , 2015
    2015
  • Rainwater harvesting in Jordan: a case of Royal Pavilion at Amman Airport
    N Hadadin, K Shatanawi, R Al-Weshah
    Desalination and Water Treatment 52 (31-33), 6058-6068 , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 11
  • Hydrological analysis for floodplain hazard of Jeddah’s drainage Basin, Saudi Arabia
    N Hadadin, Z Tarawneh, K Shatanawi, Q Banihani, MR Hamdi
    Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering 38 (12), 3275-3287 , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 18
  • Estimating the Landslides magnitudes along the Na'ur-Dead Sea Highway-Jordan by Using Geomatics Techniques.
    A Emad, AR Rami, N Hadadin, Q Khaldon, A Islam, AQ Karam
    Australian Journal of Basic & Applied Sciences 7 (7) , 2013
    2013
  • Evaluation of several techniques for estimating stormwater runoff in arid watersheds
    N Hadadin
    Environmental earth sciences 69 (5), 1773-1782 , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 16
  • Nidal Hadadin, Zeyad Tarawneh, Khaldoun Shatanawi, Qais Banihani &
    MR Hamdi
    Arab J Sci Eng 38, 3275-3287 , 2013
    2013
  • Spatial hydrological analysis for water harvesting potential using ArcGIS model: the case of the north-eastern desert, Jordan
    N Hadadin, S Shawash, Z Tarawneh, Q Banihani, MR Hamdi
    Water Policy 14 (3), 524-538 , 2012
    2012
    Citations: 10
  • Start-up of Anaerobic Ammonium Oxidation (Anammox) from Conventional Return Activated Sludge in Up-Flow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket (UASB) Reactor for Autotrophic Nitrogen Removal …
    Q Banihani, N Hadadin, A Jamrah
    Jordan University of Science and Technology , 2012
    2012
    Citations: 1
  • Start-up of anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) from conventional return activated sludge in up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor for autotrophic nitrogen removal …
    Q Banihani, N Hadadin, A Jamrah
    Jordan J Civ Eng 159, 1-11 , 2012
    2012
    Citations: 15

MOST CITED SCHOLAR PUBLICATIONS

  • Assessment of medical wastes management practice: a case study of the northern part of Jordan
    A Bdour, B Altrabsheh, N Hadadin, M Al-Shareif
    Waste management 27 (6), 746-759 , 2007
    2007
    Citations: 401
  • Water shortage in Jordan—Sustainable solutions
    N Hadadin, M Qaqish, E Akawwi, A Bdour
    Desalination 250 (1), 197-202 , 2010
    2010
    Citations: 270
  • Environmental issues in Jordan, solutions and recommendations
    N Hadadin, ZS Tarawneh
    American journal of environmental sciences 3 (1), 30-36 , 2007
    2007
    Citations: 56
  • Rainfall intensity-duration-frequency relationship in the Mujib Basin in Jordan
    NA Hadadin
    Journal of Applied Sciences 5 (10), 1777-1784 , 2005
    2005
    Citations: 47
  • Dams in Jordan current and future perspective
    N Hadadin
    Canadian journal of pure and applied sciences 9 (1), 3279-3290 , 2015
    2015
    Citations: 44
  • Hydrological analysis for floodplain hazard of Jeddah’s drainage Basin, Saudi Arabia
    N Hadadin, Z Tarawneh, K Shatanawi, Q Banihani, MR Hamdi
    Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering 38 (12), 3275-3287 , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 18
  • Evaluation of several techniques for estimating stormwater runoff in arid watersheds
    N Hadadin
    Environmental earth sciences 69 (5), 1773-1782 , 2013
    2013
    Citations: 16
  • Start-up of anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) from conventional return activated sludge in up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor for autotrophic nitrogen removal …
    Q Banihani, N Hadadin, A Jamrah
    Jordan J Civ Eng 159, 1-11 , 2012
    2012
    Citations: 15
  • Policies to enhance water sector in Jordan
    ZS Tarawneh, NA Hadadin, AN Bdour
    American Journal of Applied Sciences 5 (6), 698-704 , 2008
    2008
    Citations: 13
  • Variation in hydraulic geometry for stable versus incised streams in the Yazoo River basin – USA
    N Hadadin
    International Journal of Sediment Research 32 (1), 121-126 , 2017
    2017
    Citations: 11
  • Rainwater harvesting in Jordan: a case of Royal Pavilion at Amman Airport
    N Hadadin, K Shatanawi, R Al-Weshah
    Desalination and Water Treatment 52 (31-33), 6058-6068 , 2014
    2014
    Citations: 11
  • Spatial hydrological analysis for water harvesting potential using ArcGIS model: the case of the north-eastern desert, Jordan
    N Hadadin, S Shawash, Z Tarawneh, Q Banihani, MR Hamdi
    Water Policy 14 (3), 524-538 , 2012
    2012
    Citations: 10
  • Potential and Limitations of wastewater reuse in rural areas in Jordan: the reuse options in the Jordan Valley
    A Bdour, N Hadadin
    Journal of Agronomy 4 (4), 315-322 , 2005
    2005
    Citations: 10
  • Reconstruction of the rainy season precipitation in central Jordan
    Z Tarawneh, N Hadadin
    Hydrological sciences journal 54 (1), 189-198 , 2009
    2009
    Citations: 9
  • Effects of climate change on water resources: a case study of the Wadi Al-Arab catchment area in Jordan
    N Hadadin, Z Al-Majali, T Eljufout
    Environmental Earth Sciences 81 (21), 501 , 2022
    2022
    Citations: 8
  • Estimation of the sediment yield using hydrological assessment tool model: a case of Wadi Al-Arab Dam at the northern part of Jordan
    NA Hadadin, SR Al-Adwan
    Arabian Journal of Geosciences 13 (10), 380 , 2020
    2020
    Citations: 7
  • Modeling of rainfall-runoff relationship in semi-arid watershed in the Central Region of Jordan
    N Hadadin
    Jordan Journal of Civil Engineering 10 (2) , 2016
    2016
    Citations: 7
  • Fluid structure interaction and moving boundary problems IV
    SK Chakrabarti, Brebbia, Hadadin N. Carlos Alberto
    WIT Press , 2007
    2007
    Citations: 6
  • Watershed models and their applicability to the simulation of the rainfall-runoff relationship
    N Hadadin
    WIT Transactions on Engineering Sciences 52 , 2006
    2006
    Citations: 6
  • Correlation models for utilising rebound hammer technique in evaluating weathered limestone walls
    T Eljufout, N Hadadin, A Haddad, F Alhomaidat
    Australian Journal of Structural Engineering 24 (1), 77-87 , 2023
    2023
    Citations: 5

Publications

1. Eljufout T, Hadadin N., A. haddad, and F. Alhmaidat, (2023). Correlation models for utilising rebound hammer technique in evaluating weathered limestone walls , Australian Journal of Structural Engineering, Volume 24, Issue 1, Pages 77-87, Publisher Taylor & Francis,
2. Hadadin N., Al-Majali Z., , Eljufout T. (2022). Effects of climate change on water resources: a case study of the Wadi Al-Arab catchment area in Jordan, Environmental Earth Sciences, Volume 81, Issue 21, Pages 1-22, Publisher Springer Berlin Heidelberg,
3. Hadadin N. & Sania Al-Adwan (2020).Estimation of the sediment yield using hydrological assessment tool model: a case of Wadi Al-Arab Dam at the northern part of Jordan, Arabian Journal of Geosciences , Article number: 380 (2020) , Issue: 10,
pp 1-16 DOI 10.1007/s12517-020-05418-3 ISI-Web of Science

4. Zeyad Tarawneh, Hadadin, N & Esraa Tarawneh (2020). Extreme floods in central Jordan: frequency analysis, Italian journal of engineering geology and environment Vol.1, pp 17-2 3 DOI: 10.4408/

5. Hadadin N. (2019). New sediment transport approach for stable open channel design at upper and lower regime”. Proceedings of ISERD International Conference, Rome, Italy, 25th-26th, 2019 , Year: 2019, pp 12-17

6. Hadadin N. (2017). “Variation in