Structural Designer Civil Engineering
Resume:
Naveed Ahmad
Civil/Structural Engineer
California BPELSG Reg. No. EIT/176409
CONTACT
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SKILLS
PROFESSIONAL
• Linear and non-linear modelling of structures
• Static pushover and seismic response history analysis
• Performance-based evaluation and design of
retrofitting schemes
• Experimental quasi-static cyclic and shaking-table testing of structures
• Low-cost and advanced isolation and damping devises COMPUTER PROGRAMS, TOOLS AND PACKAGES
• MS Office, Windows, Apple/Mac OS
• Matlab, Mathcad
• SAP2000, ETABS, SAFE, CSI Bridge, CSI Perform 3D, CSI Programs, AutoCAD
• OpenSees, SeismoStruct, Ruaumoko, SeismoSoft Tools
• OpenSHA, CRISIS, DeepSoil, OpenQuake
CODES AND STANDARDS
• UBC-85, UBC-97, IBC-2016 & 2021, SEI/ASCE-07
• ACI 318, ACI 530, LRFD ANSI/AISC 341, 358, 360, NDS
• ASCE 31, ASCE 41
LANGUAGES
English, Urdu, Pushto, Hindi
COUNTRY EXPERIENCE
USA, Ireland, China, France, Italy, Germany, Macedonia, Thailand, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Maldives
References:
Qaisar Ali, CEO, Qaisar Ali Associates
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Helen Crowley, Seismic Risk Consultant, EUCENTRE
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PROFILE
Naveed has a blend of experience as a full-time faculty in a higher education and research university and as a part-time structural design engineer in a structural design consulting firm. The theoretical understanding acquired through cutting-edge experimental and numerical researches performed on structures motivated him to propose cost-effective innovative solutions that meets the essential requirements of applicable codes and standards, and yet economical.
CAREER
STRUCTURAL DESIGN ENGINEER 2012-2021
Qaisar Ali Associates
Naveed was relied upon for preparing proposals/expressions of interests, modelling, analysis and design of structures (buildings and bridges), supervising and training project employees, top supervision of constructions, report writing/review, project progress meetings and presentations, and research publications. FACULTY-Full Time 2012-2021
Department of Civil Engineering, UET Peshawar
Naveed performed numerous teaching/research and development duties in the Department of Civil Engineering. Such as teaching basic engineering courses like mechanics of materials, structural analysis and design to undergraduate students and advanced courses focusing on seismic design, nonlinear analysis and performance-based assessment to postgraduate students. He has extensive experience in experimental testing of structures for extreme lateral loads like earthquakes and has experience of working on different materials i.e. masonry, concrete, wood, and structural steel, and both engineered and non-engineered constructions. He is fond of writing and has published more than 80 research articles in well-reputed journals and international conferences. He has 03 books to his credit. He is the recipient of HEC outstanding research award for best paper.
ACADEMIC
Postdoc Stanford University, USA 2021-2022
PhD ROSE School, ITALY 2008-2011
MSc ROSE School, ITALY 2006-2008
BSc UET Peshawar, PAKISTAN 2000-2005
MAJORS
Civil Engineering
Structural Engineering
Earthquake Engineering
Engineering Seismology
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REPRESENTATIVE PROJECTS
1. 2014-2014:
I performed numerical modelling, analysis and design of prime apartments Peshawar, Silk Executive apartments Peshawar and ACCN facilities.
Role: Structural Designer
Duties: I performed analysis and design of numerical models. I performed on-site construction supervisions.
2. 2015-2017:
I performed numerical modelling, analysis and design of Emporium Islamabad, Silk Center Peshawar, Lifecare hospital Peshawar, Cadet College Lakki Marwat, Dominion Mall. Role: Structural Designer
Duties: I performed analysis and design of structural models. I performed construction supervisions. 3. 2016-2018:
I did architectural and Structural Design. I performed construction supervision of offices for Union Council in Kheshgi Nowshera and Village Council in Kabul River Nowshera for Local Government. Role: Project Manager
Duties: I did preliminary survey, analysis and design of RC frame structures with masonry infill. I prepared construction drawings. I performed top-supervision of on-site constructions. 4. 2018-2019:
I performed experimental verification of remote School type designs (four schemes) for ADB. I performed analysis and design of numerical models. I supervised constructions of reduced-scale and full-scale models for shake table testing and verification of retrofitting schemes for school reconstructions in Nepal.
Role: Co-Principal Investigator
Duties: I performed analysis and design of school models. I performed top-supervision of constructions. I verified the designs through quasi-static cyclic and shaking-table tests. 5. 2018-2021:
I was engaged in the retrofitting of Schools in KP and Punjab for the IMC Worldwide for providing consultancy services for the assessment of schools, design of retrofitting schemes, preparation of drawings and design reports.
Role: Structural Designer
Duties: I performed numerical modelling. I assessed existing and retrofitted models. I prepared design reports. I conducted capacity buildings of contractors. 6. 2016 -2021:
I was involved in standardization of schools, colleges, BHUs for govt of KP. Role: Structural Designer
Duties: I performed analysis and design of structures for various site soil and seismic zones. 7. 2021-2021:
I performed damage assessment of schools under stabilization and development program SDP-UNDP
(govt. girls primary and secondary schools in Orakzai and Kurram agency). Role: Structural Designer
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REPRESENTATIVE PUBLICATIONS
BOOKS CONTRIBUTION:
1. Akbar, J., Ahmad, N., Alam, B. (2020) Seismic Upgrade of RC Deficient Frames. LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany.
2. Rizwan, M., Ahmad, N., Khan, A.N. (2019) Seismic Performance Assessment of Structures. LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany.
3. Bhatti, A. Q., Ahmad, N., Rodrigues, H. and Brandonisio, G. (2018) Modelling of Structures under Seismic, Impact, and Shock Vibrations. Shock and Vibration, Hindawi Ltd., UK. JOURNAL ARTICLES:
1. Basit, A., Khan, M.S. and Ahmad, N. [2021] “Rehabilitation of reinforced concrete frames with non-seismic details using eccentric steel braces”, Structural Engineering and Mechanics, Vol. 80(4), pp. 401-416. 2. Ahmad, N., Arifullah, Ilyas, B., Hussain, S. [2021] “Recycling of damaged RC frame: replacing crumbled concrete and installing steel haunches below/above the beam at connections”, Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 54 (4), pp. 282-298. 3. Khan, F.A., Khan, S.W., Rashid, M., Rizwan, M., Fahim, M., Shahzada, K., Ahmad, N., Badrashi, Y.I., Samiullah, Q. and Said, I. [2021] “Evaluation of code compliant/non-compliant ECC-RC IMRF Structures”, Structures, Vol. 32, pp. 1634-1645.
4. Ahmad, N. [2021] “Force-based seismic design of steel haunch retrofit for RC frames”, Earthquakes and Structures, Vol. 20(20), pp. 133-148.
5. Ali, Q., Ahmad, N., Ashraf, M., Schacher, T. [2021] “Seismic performance evaluation of two-story Dhajji-Dewari traditional structure”, International Journal of Architectural Heritage. https://doi.org/10.1080/15583058.2021.1875081
6. Ahmad, N., Sheheryar, Ashraf, M. and Ali, Q. [2021] “Numerical modeling for nonlinear static pushover and response history analyses of Dhajji-Dewari structures”, Journal of Earthquake Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1080/13632469.2021.1871680
7. Khan, F. Z., Ahmad, M. E. and Ahmad, N. [2021] “Shake table testing of confined adobe masonry structures”, Earthquakes and Structures, Vol. 20(2), pp. 149-160. 8. Khan, M.S., Basit, A. and Ahmad, N. [2020] “A simplified model for inelastic seismic analysis of RC frame have shear hinge in beam-column joints”, Structures, Vol. 29, pp. 771-784. 9. Ahmad, N., Rizwan, M. and Ashraf, M., Khan, A. N. and Ali, Q. [2020] “Seismic collapse safety of reinforced concrete moment resisting frames with/without beam-column joint detailing”, Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 54(1), pp. 1-20. 10. Ahmad, N., Masoudi, M. and Salawdeh, S. [2021] “Cyclic response and modelling of special moment resisting beams exhibiting fixed-end rotation”, Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, 19(1), pp. 203-240. 11. Adil, M., Khan, M.A., Ahmad, N., Bromhead, E., Arshad, M.A., Fahad, M., Ullah, S. and Shahzada, K. (2020)
“Numerical investigation of the effect of column staggering in flat slabs systems”, Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 39(1), pp. 57-64.
12. Rizwan, M., Ahmad, N. and Khan, A.N. [2020] “Seismic performance assessment of reinforced concrete moment resisting frame with low strength concrete”, Structures, Vol. 30, pp. 1140-1160. 13. Rizwan, M., Ahmad, N. and Khan, A.N. [2020] “Seismic evaluation of deficient reinforced concrete weak beam-column joint frames”, Archives of Civil Engineering, Vol. 66(4), pp. 429-451. 14. Akbar, J., Ahmad, N. and Alam, B. [2020] “Response modification factor of haunch retrofitted reinforced concrete frames”, ASCE Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, Vol. 34(6). 15. Ullah, I., Ahmad, M.E., Ahmad, N., Pervez, S. and Abbas, S.Q. [2021] "Ductility factor of RC frame with weak beam-column joint", NED University Journal of Research-Structural Mechanics, Vol. XVIII(1), pp. 16. Ahmad, N. and Masoudi, M. [2020] “Eccentric steel brace retrofit for seismic upgrading of deficient reinforced concrete frames”, Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 18(6), pp. 2807-2841. 17. Akbar, J., Ahmad, N., Rizwan, M., Javed, S. and Alam, B. [2020] “Response modification factor of RC frames strengthening with RC haunches”, Shock and Vibration, Vol. 2020, Article ID 3835015, pages 18. 18. Khan, M.A., Akhtar, K., Ahmad, N., Shah, F. and Khattak, N. [2020] “Vibration analysis of a damaged and Page 4 of 5
undamaged steel structure systems: cantilever column and frame”, Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration, Vol. 19(3), pp. 725-737.
19. Hanif Ullah, Ahmad, N., Rizwan, M. and Ahmad, I. [2020] “Experimental investigation of seismic response parameters of rubberised aggregate concrete frame structure”, NED University Journal of Research– Structural Mechanics, Vol. XVII(3), pp. 31-43.
20. Rizwan, M., Ahmad, N., Akbar, J., Ilyas, B., Arifullah, Ali, A., Ahmad, M.E., Pervez, S., Rahim, M.E. and Khan, M.A.Z. [2020] “Global seismic fragility functions for low-rise RC frames with construction deficiencies”, Advances in Civil Engineering, Vol. 2020, Article ID 3174738, pages 18. 21. Mahmood, K., Ahmad, N., Khan, U. and Iqbal, Q. [2020] “Seismic hazard maps of Peshawar district for various return periods”, Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, Vol. 20, pp. 1639-1661. 22. Ahmad, N., Rizwan, M., Ali, Q. and Khan, A.N. [2020] “Static force-based seismic analysis of reinforced concrete frames having weaker beam-column joints”, European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering, Vol. 26(5), pp. 1867-1882.
23. Hanif Ullah, Ahmad, N., Rizwan, M. [2020] "Shake table tests on frame built in crumb rubber concrete", Advances in Structural Engineering, Vol. 23(10), pp. 2003-2017. 24. Rizwan, M., Ahmad, N., Khan, A.N., Fahad, M., Qazi, S. and Akbar, J. [2020] "Shake table investigation on code non-compliant reinforced concrete frames", Alexandria Engineering Journal, Vol. 59(1), pp. 349-367. 25. Ahmad, N., Shakeel, H. and Masoudi, M. [2019] “Design and development of low-cost HDRBs seismic isolation of structures”, Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 18(3), pp. 1107-1138. 26. Ahmad, N. [2019] “Fragility functions and loss curves for deficient and haunch-strengthened RC frames”, Journal of Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 26(2), pp. 1010-1039. 27. Ahmad, N., Ullah, S. and Waseem, M. [2019] “Discussion of “Assessment of the seismicity of Peshawar region in line with the historical data and modern building codes (ASCE-07 & IBC3-2006)” by Shah et al, Journal of Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 26(5), pp. 2187-2193. 28. Rizwan, M., Ahmad, N., Khan, A.N. [2019] “Seismic performance of RC frame having low strength concrete: experimental and numerical studies”, Earthquakes and Structures, Vol. 17(1), pp. 75-89. 29. Ahmad, N., Akbar, J., Rizwan, M., Alam, B., Khan, A.N., Lateef, A. [2019] “Haunch retrofitting technique for seismic upgrading deficient RC frames” Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 17(7), pp. 3895-3932. 30. Akbar, J., Ahmad, N., Alam, B. [2019] "Seismic strengthening of deficient RC frames using reinforced concrete haunch", ACI Structural Journal, Vol. 166(1), pp. 225-235. 31. Abbas, A., Adil, M., Ahmad, N., Ahmad, I. [2019] "Behavior of reinforced concrete sandwiched panels (RCSPs) under blast load", Engineering Structures, Vol. 181, pp. 476-490. 32. Ahmad, M.E., Ahmad, N., Pervez, S., Iqbal, A., Khan, A.Z., Raheem, M.E., Hassan, W., Umer, K., Khan, K.
[2019] “Seismic performance evaluation of modern bare and masonry–infilled RC SMRF structures", Advances in Civil Engineering, Vol. 2019 (2019). Article ID 6572465. 33. Ahmad, N., Ali, Q., Javed, M. [2019] "Force reduction factor R for shear dominated low-rise brick masonry structures", Journal of Numerical Methods in Civil Engineering, Vol. 2 (3), pp. 14-29. 34. Ali, U., Ahmad, N., Mahmood, Y., Hamza, M., Meher, M. (2019) "A comparison of seismic behavior of reinforced concrete special moment resisting beam-column joints vs weak beam column joints using SeismoStruct", Journal of Mechanics of Continua and Mathematical Sciences, Vol. 14 (3), pp. 289-314. 35. Ahmad, N., Shahzad, A., Rizwan, M., Khan, A.N., Ali, S.M., Ashraf, M., Naseer, A., Ali, Q. and Alam, B. [2019]
"Seismic performance assessment of non-compliant SMRF reinforced concrete frame: shake-table test study”, Journal of Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 23(3), pp. 444-462. 36. Ahmad, N., Shahzad, A., Ali, Q., Rizwan, M. and Khan, A. N. [2018] "Seismic fragility functions for code compliant and non-compliant RC SMRF structures in Pakistan", Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 16
(10), pp. 4675-4703.
37. Akbar, J., Ahmad, N., Alam, B. [2018] "Seismic performance of RC frames retrofitted with haunch technique", Structural Engineering and Mechanics, Vol. 67(1), pp. 1-8. 38. Ahmad, N., Ali, Q., Adil, M. Khan, A.N. [2018] "Developing seismic risk prediction functions for structures", Shock and Vibration. Vol. 2018, Article ID 4186015, Pages 22. 39. Rizwan, M., Ahmad, N., Khan, A. N. [2018] "Seismic performance of compliant and noncompliant special moment-resisting reinforced concrete frames", ACI Structural Journal, Vol. 115 (4), pp. 1063-1073. 40. Qaisar Ali and Ahmad, N., Ashraf, M., Rashid, M. and Schacher, T. [2017] "Shake table tests on single storey dhajji dewari traditional buildings”, International Journal of Architectural Heritage, Vol. 11(7), pp. 1046- Page 5 of 5
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41. Rashid, M. and Ahmad, N. [2017] "Economic losses due to earthquake-induced structural damages in RC SMRF Structures", Cogent Engineering, Vol. 4(1), pp. 1-15. 42. Alsuwwi, A.H., Hassan, M., Awwad, J. and Ahmad, N. [2015] "Comparative analysis of cement-sand & cement-sand-khaka (stone dust) mortar shear wall brick masonry materials", Masonry International, Vol. 28(01), pp. 1-10.
43. Ahmad, N., Ali, Q., Crowley, H. Pinho, R. [2014] "Earthquake loss estimation of residential buildings in Pakistan", Natural Hazards, Vol. 73(3), pp. 1889-1955. 44. Ali, Q., Naeem, A., Ashraf, M., Ahmed, A., Alam, B., Ahmad, N., Fahim, M., Rahman, S., Umar, M. [2013]
"Seismic performance of stone masonry buildings used in the Himalayan Belt". Earthquake Spectra, Vol. 29(04), pp.1159-1181.
45. Ahmad, N., Ali, Q., Umar, M. [2012] "Simplified engineering tools for seismic analysis and design of traditional Dhajji-Dewari structures", Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 10(05), pp. 1503-1534. 46. Ahmad, N., Ali, Q., Ashraf, M., Alam, B. and Naeem, A. [2012] “Seismic vulnerability of the Himalayan half- dressed rubble stone masonry structures, experimental and analytical studies”. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, Vol. 12(11), pp. 3441 to 3454.
47. Ali, Q., Schacher, T., Ashraf, M., Alam, B., Naeem, A., Ahmad, N. and Umar, M., [2012] "In-plane behavior of Dhajji-Dewari structural system (wooden braced frame with masonry infill)", Earthquake Spectra, Vol. 28(03), pp. 835-858.
48. Ahmad, N., Crowley, H., Pinho, R., Ali, Q., [2010] "Displacement-based earthquake loss assessment of masonry buildings in Mansehra city, Pakistan", Journal of Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 14 (S1), pp. 1-37. INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS:
1. Bothara, J., Ahmad, N., Ingham, J. and Dizhur, D. [2019] "Experimental seismic testing of semi-reinforced stone masonry building in mud mortar", 11PCEE, Aukland, New Zealand. 2. Numan, Z. and Ahmad, N. [2019] "Effect of hysteretic model on the seismic fragility functions of brick masonry buildings", First South Asia Conference on Earthquake Engineering (SACEE’19), Karachi, Pakistan. 3. Ahmad, N., Akbar, J., Alam, B., Rizwan, M. and Khan, A.N. [2018] "Shake table tests on haunch retrofitted reinforced concrete frames", Proceedings of the 11th National Conference on Earthquake Engineering
(11NCEE), Los Angeles, CA, USA.
4. Ahmad, N., Ali, Q., Crowley, H., Pinho, R., [2012] "Earthquake loss estimation of structures in Pakistan", Proceedings of the 9CUEE & 4ACEE, Tokyo, Japan. (Travel Grants awarded by the Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan).
5. Ahmad, N., Ali, Q., Crowley, H., Pinho, R., [2011] "Displacement-based seismic performance evaluation of Dhajji structural systems", 11NAMC, Proceedings of the Masonry Society, Minnesota, USA, Paper No. 089. 6. Ahmad, N., Crowley, H., Pinho, R., Ali, Q., [2011] "Frame-elements constitutive law for nonlinear static and dynamic analyses of masonry buildings", Contribution to Book Chapter "Masonry and Concrete Structures" In Cheung, S. O., Yazdani, S., Ghafoori, N. and Singh, A. (eds.) Modern Methods and Advances in Structural Engineering and Construction, Research Publishing Service, Singapore. 7. Ahmad, N., Crowley, H., Pinho, R., Ali, Q., [2011] "Displacement-based earthquake loss assessment of adobe buildings in Pakistan.", Contribution to Book Chapter "Seismic Performance and Response" In Cheung, S. O., Yazdani, S., Ghafoori, N. and Singh, A. (eds.) Modern Methods and Advances in Structural Engineering and Construction, Research Publishing Service, Singapore. 8. Ahmad, N., Crowley, H., Pinho, R., Ali, Q., [2010] "Simplified formulae for the displacement capacity, energy dissipation, and characteristic vibration period of brick masonry buildings", 8IMC-Dresden Germany, Proceedings of the International Masonry Society 11(2-H), pp. 1385-1394. 9. Ahmad, N., Crowley, H., Pinho, R., Ali, Q., [2010] "Derivation of displacement-based fragility functions for masonry buildings", 14ECEE, Proceedings of the European Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Ohrid, Macedonia. Paper no. 327 CD-ROM (SGAC awarded by Swiss Society for Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics).
10. Ahmad, N., Ali, Q., Crowley, H., Pinho, R., [2010] "Displacement-based seismic risk assessment of stone masonry buildings of Pakistan", ACEE-2010, Proceedings of the Asia Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Bangkok, Thailand, Paper id. ACEE-P-101.
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