Engineer Engineering

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Molla Mohammad Ali

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Norwalk, CA 90650

Tel: 562-***-**** (Msg.); +673-***-**** (Cell)

E-mail: **********@*******.***, ***********@*****.***

OBJECTIVE A Challenging Professional and Administrative Career in Civil Engineering.

EDUCATION

REGISTRATION

CITIZENSHIP

SPECIALITY

Ph.D. - Civil Engineering

The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, 1987.

Dissertation: A Probabilistic Analysis of the Distribution of Collapsing Soil in Tucson

Using Kriging Method.

M.Eng. - Soil Engineering.

Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand, 1981.

Thesis: Statistical Evaluation of Effective Strength Parameters for Soft Clay.

B.Sc. Engg. - Civil Engineering, (First Class)

Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology, Dhaka, 1978.

a) P.E., (Civil-24964), Board of Technical Registration, State of Arizona.

b) P.E., (Civil-C59936) Board of Prof. Engrs. & Land Surveyors, California.

United States of America (USA)

Construction Management, Structural Design of residential and commercial buildings,

and earth and earth supported Structures. Sustainable Construction, Risk Assessment

and Sustainability in Construction for Development, Transportation Engineering, Design

of Pavements,

EMPLOYMENT

Oct. 2011

To Present

HAHD Engineering & Associates, Kg. Kiulap, Brunei

Chief, Project Management

As chief of PM Division, serves as project manager for complex professional

engineering activities, projects, and other programs; manage and facilitate the

development and administration of engineering projects from inception through

completion of construction contract; ensure that projects and programs meet all

applicable laws, regulations, and policies. supervises a team of design

engineers, site engineers & supervisors and other technical staff for completion

of project within the contract period and budget, attend progress meetings,

resolve issues and serve as advisors to clients, contractors & sub-contractors on

technical aspects of the projects.

2

Aug. 2008

To

Sept. 2011

2007- 2008

March 1998

To

July 2008

Associate Professor, School of Civil Engineering, University Science Malaysia

(USM), Nibong Tebal, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia, & JUC Jubail, KSA.

The primary responsibility for this position is to teach the theory and practice of civil

engineering to both undergraduate and graduate students and engage in state of the art

research activity, supervising MS and Ph.D students, writing research proposal, pursue

and sustain scholarly research and publications, perform administrative task to maintain

quality education, evaluating students records for admission to undergraduate and

graduate programs, supervising Senior, MS and PhD students on research projects,

advising students, serving on department, college, and university committees, lead

graduate students on local research projects, arranging seminars and short courses,

providing community services, enhancing laboratory facilities, evaluating and formulating

students learning/teaching outcome and preparing documents for accreditation,

participating in the collective responsibilities of the faculty including curriculum design

and implementation, continuous improvement and assessment, faculty governance

appropriate to the department mission and consistent with the department values,

generating external funding, and other assigned duties.

Courses taught at USM and JUC, Jubail, KSA (As Teaching Faculty Sept. 2010-Sept

2011): Soil Mechanics (EAG 245/3), Geotechnical Design (EAG 346/2), Advanced

Geotechnical Engineering (EAG 442/4), Strength of Materials (EAS 152), Geomatic

(Surveying) Engineering (EAK 263/4), Geotechnical Analysis (EAG 345/3), Engineering

Mathematics (EUM 111/4). Supervisor-Geotechnical, Highway and Traffic Engineering

Laboratory, (EAA304/2), Design of Pavements, Structural Materials.

Adjunct Faculty, Department of Civil Engineering, University of Southern California

(USC), Los Angeles, California.

Taught CE - 583 Design of Transportation Facilities, Served on PhD committees for

research on Geostatistical analysis of bore hole data for estimating probability of

earthquakes.

Transportation Engineer (Civil)

California Department of Transportation, Los Angeles, California.

- Review improvements of transportation facilities proposed by the District office that

affects pavements, bridges and other structures. Review plans and other supporting

design for design of roadways, bridges, and other transportation structures for

encroachment permits, air space usage, channel improvements, retaining structures,

bore and jack, culverts, gas, sewer and water pipe installation through state bridges

and right of ways.

- Perform traffic analysis, traffic investigation, structural analysis and geotechnical

evaluation for the design of flexible and rigid pavements, earth and earth-supported

structures for approving permit request. This includes but not limited to structural

design foundation, freeway pavements embankments, tieback systems, stability of

slopes and shallow and deep foundations. Confer with clients, consultants and

contractor to find reasonable solution based on and conforming to Caltrans policies.

3

May 1994

to

July 1997

Sept. 1992

To

April 1994

Resident Engineer

Public Works Department, Negara Brunei Darussalam

As Resident Engineer in the Project Development Section of the Ministry of Development,

besides serving as Geotechnical Consultant, was responsible for project management

and co-ordination for implementation of the National Development Projects in general

particularly the National Sports Complex ($150 m) that comprises various packages.

Major activities in various project include the following:

Co-ordination with clients and consultants towards obtaining design brief and planning of

various development projects. Checking drawings and contract documents prior to

tendering of projects by consultants. Participating in the administration of contracts, day

to day management, negotiation of variation and other contractual maters, viz.,

reprogramming construction schedule, approving extension of time, substitution of

materials, commissioning and handing over of projects. Review design of vertical drains

for soil improvement for Lambak Kanan Industrial State project. Site reconnaissance and

recommend procedure for subsoil investigation, analyze preliminary bore hole

information, assign laboratory tests, analyze test results, design and recommend

alternative solution for the improvement of 25 m of soft clay deposit for housing project.

Senior Geotechnical Engineer

Development Design Consultants Ltd.

Dhaka, Bangladesh.

As Senior Engineer, responsible for project development, preparation of specification for

subsurface exploration, analysis and design of foundation for earth and earth supported

structures, review of design and design alternate foundation system, Major activities in

various projects include the following:- Analysis, design and preparation of detailed

drawing for construction of foundation for the 20 story DDC Bhaban building, Alternate

solution as raft foundation was also designed and detailed drawing prepared. Design of

foundation for the passenger boarding bridge at the Zia International Airport, Dhaka,

Bangladesh. Analysis and design of bored cast -in-situ piles in a difficult subsoil condition

with the estimation of negative skin friction for Fenchugong Power Plant, Sylhet,

Bangladesh. Analysis and design of shallow foundation in a very poor subsoil condition

for the construction of vault room for Bangladesh Bank at Barishal. Preparation of

technical proposal for Dhaka Integrated Flood Control project.

Worked as co-author and editor in the project, “Preparation of the National Building Code

of Bangladesh”, and performed the following tasks:- Co-authored chapters on

Foundation, Masonry Structures and Sign & Outdoor Display. Edited various chapters of

the Building Code including chapters on General Building Requirements, Control and

Regulation, Administration and enforcement, General Design Requirements, Foundation,

Load, Structural Design, and Construction Practices and Safety.

Dec. 1991

To

August 1992

Project Engineer

Applied Geotechnical Engineering Inc.,Tustin, California.

Responsible for field exploration, assigning laboratory tests for foundation

recommendation and hazardous waste evaluation and preparation of final reports. Major

tasks in various projects include the following: Analysis and design of foundation system

for gasoline reservoir and accessories, supervision of foundation construction; hill site

development - stability analysis of natural and manmade slopes for earthquake loading

and design of buttress, where required; conduct field permeability test and design

seepage well; preparation of specification for field compaction. Installation of

inclinometers and monitoring of the lateral movement of 1/2 mile reach city water main

under a 20 ft. high escarpment and subsequent evaluation of its effect on the pipe

alignment. Field exploration with test pits for the evaluation of upstream & downstream

4

Nov. 1989

To

Oct. 1991

Sept. 1987

To

Oct. 1989

Aug. 1983

To

Jul. 1987

channel deposited material, investigation of its suitability as dam construction materials

and evaluation of density and filterability of core and filter blanket for the renovation &

upgrading of four Los Angeles Debris Dams. Geotechnical and Geological investigation

by test pits and auger boring for warehouse building in Long Beach, California. The

investigation included field exploration, collecting disturbed and undisturbed samples,

assigning laboratory tests for foundation design parameters, liquefaction analysis,

recommendation of foundation and slope protection systems including procedure for land

development with cuts and fill.

Assistant Professor

Department of Civil Engineering

Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology (DUET)

Taught the following courses- Mechanics of soils, Foundation Engineering, Construction

Management, Engineering Geology: improved soil laboratory, served on committees for

curriculum development, student dormitories etc.

Staff Geotechnical Engineer

Western Technologies Inc.

Phoenix, Arizona.

As staff engineer was responsible for field exploration and testing of soils and rocks for

foundation and hazardous waste evaluation. Supervision of test pits and auger boring,

collecting of disturbed and undisturbed soil samples, assigning tests, analyze test results

and recommend foundation system. Perform laboratory tests viz., consolidation, triaxial

shear, permeability etc. Supervise field investigation including coring of rocks for the

foundation of microwave towers, perform field permeability test for the design of seepage

well. Analyze tests results and prepare final reports.

Teaching Associate, Department of Civil Engineering

University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona.

Taught undergraduate courses on Soil Mechanics Laboratory, Materials Laboratory,

Statics, Dynamics and Computer Graphics.

Dec. 1981

To

July 1983

March 1981

To

Nov. 1981

Project Geotechnical Engineer

Moh & Associates Ltd., Singapore

As project engineer was responsible for overall management, instrumentation and

monitoring of the construction of highway embankment on soft clay approaching the fly-over

on the Braddell Road, Singapore. Lateral movement, settlement and pore pressure was

monitored and comparison made with the calculated settlement and time factors. Design

sheet piles foe excavation for the construction of basement for multistoried office building.

Instrumentation and monitoring of lateral movement of sheet piles with inclinometers. Design

of sheet piles and lateral bracing. Analysis and design of foundation system, Supervise field

investigation including rock coring for Sea View Apartment Complex in Penang, Malaysia. As

laboratory in-charge supervised laboratory tests viz., triaxial shear, permeability,

consolidation etc. on undisturbed and recompacted soils, analyze test results and prepare

final reports.

Research Associate

Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand.

Analyzed settlement records of multistoried office building in Penang, Malaysia and

recommended remedial procedures. Investigated the compaction characteristics by

performing triaxial (CK0U) tests on reconstituted samples of borrow materials for the

construction of clay core for Chiew Larn Dam project in Thailand.

5

Feb. 1978

To

Aug. 1979

Structural Engineer, Associated Consulting Engineers Ltd. Dhaka, Bangladesh

As structural engineer was responsible for the structural design of reinforced concrete structures for

commercial and residential buildings, and supervises construction of structures including foundation

and pile load tests.

1. Prof. Jean-Pierre Bardet, Chair

Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA 90089-2531

Tel: 213-***-**** (Office), e-mail: ******@***.***

2.

Prof. James E. Moore II, Chair

Daniel J. Epstein Department of Industrial and System Engineering

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA 90089-0193

Tel: 213-***-**** (Office), e-mail: ******@***.***

3. Prof. Mohammad Nurul Amin,

Department of Computer Science

National University,

La Jolla, CA 92037

Tel: 858-***-**** (Residence), e-mail: ********@*****.***

4. Dr. Jalaluddin Khandoker,

California Department of Transportation – Los Angeles

11639 Dornes Street

Artesia, CA 90701

Tel: 213-***-**** (Office), e-mail: **********@*****.***

5.

Dr. Md. Arifuzzaman

Assistant Professor

Department of Civil Engineering

King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals

Dhahran, Saudi Arabia

Tel:+966-*-***-****, e-mail: *****@*****.***.**

References

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LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

Text Books:

1. Ali, M. Mohammad, Fundamentals of Soil Mechanics and Foundations (2008-)

2. Text Book: Ali, M. Mohammad, Foundation Fundamentals.(2010-)

3. Book Chapter: Aziz HA, Haque AAM, Ali MM, Huing YT, Land Treatment of

Wastewater, In. Huang YT, Wang LK, Shammas NK, Handbook of

Environmental and Waste Management, World Scientific Publishing Co.

Singapore, (In press)

Book Chapters

Publication (Books)

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4. Ali MM, Ahmad F, Yahya AS, , Farooqi MA (2011) Characterization and Hazard

Study of Two Areas of Penang Island, International Journal of Human Ecology and

Risk Assessment, HERA BHER#58856, Vol. 17, ISS 4.

5. Ali MM, MR Selamat, Yii SS, Ng WK (2011) On the study of pile driving formula

based on blow counts,(P-17), Intl. J. of Geotec & Geol Eng. Vol. 29, # 3, pp 351-

361,DOI: 10.1007/s10706-010-9381-x. Springer, Netherland.

6. Ahmad F,Yahya AS, Ali MM, Hussain WNAM (2010) Environmental Risk

Assessment on Hill Site Development in Penang, Malaysia: Recommendation on

Management System, European J. of Sc. Res., Vol. 40(3)pp. 318-340.

7. Ali MM, F Ahmad, AS Yahya (2010) On the analysis of collapsing soil. Under review,

International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, IJGE, Sacramento,

California.

8. Ahmad F,Yahya AS, Ali MM, MAZmi, MHRamly,, HY Hooi (2010) Development of an

erosion risk map for Penang island, using the USLE and GIS 2nd review- Annals of

GIS, Taylor & Francis

9. Ali MM,(2010) Geostatistics: An Estimation Technique of Geotechnical and other

Regionalized Variables, Under 2nd review - Intl. J GGE, Springer.

10. Ali MM (2010) Identifying and analyzing problematic soils, International Journal of

Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, Springer, Netherland(P-13) Vol. 29,

#3, pp343-350, DOI: 10.1007/s10706-010-9380-y

11. F Ahmad, AS Yahaya, MM Ali, SHA Hairy (2010). Qualitative Risk Assessment

Schemes Using SelectedParameters For Hillslope Developments: A Case Study of

Penang Island, Under 2nd review - Journal, International Consortium of

Landslides, ICL-Springer. (P-26)

12. Ahmad F, Yahya AS, Ali MM, SHA Hairy (2010) ,Evaluation for Environmental Risk

Assessment Parameters Due to the Hillslope Developments in Penang Island.

International Journal of Human and Ecological Risk Assessment,(HERA) Taylor

& Francis.VOL 16, ISS 5 (P-3)

13. Ali MM,HM Ramly, P Mastura, (2010) Comparison of skin resistance based on static

formula andDPA , Under 2nd review- Journal of Geotechnic and Geo Engineering,

Taylor & F. (P-21)

14. Ali MM, F. Ahmad, AS Yahaya, EA Nowatzki, DE Myers (2009) Statistical Evaluation

of Collapse and Collapse-related Soil Parameters, ScienceAsia, 35(4):372-380.(P-6)

15. Ali MM, EA Nowatzki, DE Myers (1990), “Probabilistic Analysis of Collapsing Soil by

Indicator Kriging”. International Journal of Mathematical Geology, Vol. 22, No. 1,

January, pp. 15-38.

16. Ali MM (1990) Statistical Evaluation of Bangkok Clay Shear Strength Parameters,

Geotechnical Testing Journal, ASTM, GTJODJ Vol. 13, September, pp. 250-256.

Refereed Journals

Papers in Refereed Journals and in International Conferences

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17. Ali A.O.A, Ali M. M.(2011).Probabilistic Distribution of Collapsing Geotechnical

Parameters, Accepted for the forthcoming Ninth AES-ATEMA'2011 International

Conference Montreal, Canada: August 01 - 01, 2011.(P-30)

18. Ali MM,(2010). Spatial Analysis of collapse-related parameters, accepted for 8th Saudi

Engineering Conference, Buraidah, Saudi Arabia, Nov. 2011.(P-7)

19. Ali MM, F Ahmad, AS Yahaya(2010).Analysis of geotechnical parameters from Pima

County Basin, Arizona, Proceedings, 6th Intl. Engg. & Construction Conf. ASCE,

Cairo, June 28-30, 2010. pp1011-1018(P-28)

20. Ali MM, AS Yahaya, F Ahmad (2010). Thickness prediction of soil deposit by ordinary

kriging, Third Intl. Conf. on Tech. & Innov. for Sustainable Dev. (TISD2010), 4-6

March, 2010., Nong Khai, Thailand. pp. 122-125. (P-25)

21. Ali MM, EA Nowatzki, DE Myers (1989) “Geostatistical Techniques to Estimate

Collapse-related Soil Parameters”, Proc. 25th Symposium on Engineering

Geology and Geotechnical Engineering, Reno, Nevada, March, pp. 289-296.

22. Nowatzki EA, MM Ali, DE Myers (1989) A Use of Geostatistics to Predict the

Occurrence of Collapsing Soil, , FE Congress, ASCE, Vol. 1, June, pp176-190.

23. Ali MM, EA Nowatzki, DE Myers (1989) “Geostatistical Methods to Predict Collapsing

Soil”, Proc. XII

ICSMFE, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Vol. VII, No.2, August, pp. 567-5

24. J Prasetijo, CY Wai MM Ali, (2010), Study on Motorcycle Behavior in Malaysia, ,6th

Intl. Engg & Const. Conf, IECC’6-ASCE, June 28-30, Cairo, Egypt.(P-27)

25. MR Selamat, Ali MM, SS Yii (2009) “A study of pile driving formula using hammer

blow counts. Proceedings, 5th National Conference-AWAM-09, USM, Kuala

Lumpur, Malaysia. Oct. 27-29, 2009, p. 511-524 (P-10)

26. HR Ramly, M Azmi, F Ahmad, Ali MM (2009) Effect of municipal solid waste

composition on permeability, Proc. Internl. Symp. on Geo-envi Engg,, Hangzhou,

China, Sept. 8-10, Springer. Pp.596 – 601. ISBN 978–3–642–04459–5 (P-12)

27. AS Yahaya, F Ahmad, MM Ali, LY Tiing (2009) Predicting sand thickness using

ordinary kriging in Batu Ferringhi, Penang. Proc. 5th National Conference, USM,

Kuala Lumpur, Oct. 27-29, 2009, pp.731-736. (P-20)

28. J Prasetijo, MM Ali, N Wu (2009) Critical Speed Prediction at Un-signalized

Intersection Under Mixed Traffic Condition. Proceedings, 7th International

Conference on Traffic and Transportation Studies, ICTT-2010, Beijing Jiaotong

University, Beijing, China.(P-22)

29. J Prasetijo, MM Ali, N Wu (2009) Conflict technique:The second method of capacity

analysis

of un-signalized intersections under mixed traffic conditions. Proceedings, 5th

National Conference-USM.

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