Dr. Mohammed Saber Abdul Hassan and Dr. Aqeel Hatem Jakhior, from the Department of Civil Engineering at the College of Engineering, University of Basrah, published a research paper in the international journal Civil Engineering Journal, indexed in Q1 Scopus. The paper, titled "The EFFECT OF INCORPORATING HEMATITE POWDER ON TORSIONAL BEHAVOIR OF HIGH STRENGTH FIBER REINFORCED CONCRETE MEMBERS aimed to study the effect of hematite powder on initial cracking, ultimate torsional strength, crack patterns, and torsional angle of high-strength steel-reinforced concrete beams under pure torsional stress. The results showed that using hematite powder at a concentration of up to 2.5% as a cement substitute, along with a 1.5% steel fiber mixture (50% end-curved and 50% corrugated), increased both initial cracking and ultimate torque, as well as a relative increase in the torsional angle. It also delayed crack development, reduced crack width, and increased the number of cracks upon failure.