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Name Dr. Ayub Elahi
Designation Professor
Department Civil Engineering (Taxila)
Highest Qualification
Specialization Structural Engineering
Phone No 0092-51-9047655
Cell No 0092-314-5363995
Fax No 0092-51-9047650
Email [email protected]

EDUCATION

  • B.Sc. Civil Engineering - University of Engineering & Technology, Taxila (1998)
  • M.Sc. Civil Engineering - University of Engineering & Technology, Taxila (2003)
  • Ph.D. Civil Engineering - University of Engineering & Technology, Taxila and Queens University Belfast, UK  (2009) 
  • Post Doctorate Civil Engineering - Queens University Belfast, UK (2013)

RESEARCH WORK

  • Concrete Technology
  • Durability Mechanisms of Structural Materials
  • Sustainable Development
  • Shear Behaviour of Reinforced Concrete Structures
  • Strengthening/Retrofitting of RC Structures
  • Deterioration Mechanisms in Concrete Structures

 

RESEARCH INTEREST

  • Materials for Sustainable Construction
  • Concrete Technology
  • Durability Mechanisms of Structural Materials
  • Sustainable Development
  • Shear Behaviour of Reinforced Concrete Structures
  • Strengthening/Retrofitting of RC Structures
  • Deterioration Mechanisms in Concrete Structures

PUBLICATIONS

BOOK CHAPTERS 

  1. Self-Compacting Composite Containing Mine Tailing and Fortified by Nanocarbon Dot for Manufacturing of Cost-Effective and CO2-Neutral Material in Construction and Infrastructure, Chapter 2 in book: Handbook of Innovative Adhesive Technology, D.O.I 10.1201/9781003598923-2. ISBN 9789815129519, Pp 27-38, published by Jenny Stanford Publishing, 2025.
  2. Properties of Innovative and Eco- friendly Pavement and Structural Materials Using Waste Marble Sludge Dust, Rice Husk Ash, Coir Fiber, Starch- Based Binder, and Carbon Quantum Dots, Chapter 2 in book: Handbook of Innovative Adhesive Technology, Chapter 10 in book: Handbook of Innovative Adhesive Technology, D.O.I 10.1201/9781003598923-2. ISBN 9789815129519, Pp 147-168, published by Jenny Stanford Publishing, 2025.

ISI indexed International Journals 

  1. Mehmet Serkan Kirgiz, Jamal Khatib, Raul D.S.G. Campilh, Ayub Elahi et al., Modification mechanism for silver nanoparticles-functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotube fiber and ground granulated blast furnace slag on the mechanical and resilience properties of structural geopolymer reinforced-composite beams , Scientific Reports, accepted for coming Volume in 2025.
  2. Rana Muhammad Waqas, Ayub Elahi, Mehmet Serkan Kırgız Experimental and finite element analysis of shear deficient of reinforced concrete beam retrofitted externally with carbon fiber reinforced polymer sheet, Structures, Volume 72, Pages 108232, 2025.

  3. Rana Muhammad Waqas, Ayub Elahi, etc, Maintenance of crack with infilling polymer modified mortar for shear deficient of reinforced concrete beam, Scientific Reports, Volume 14, Issue 1, Page 358, 2024.

  4. Muhammad Mahtab Ahmad, Ayub Elahi, Salim Barbhuiya, Comparative Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Beam Behavior: Conventional Model vs. Artificial Neural Network Predictions, Materials, MDPI, Volume 16, Issue 24, Pages 7642, 2024.

  5. Rana Muhammad Waqas, Ayub Elahi, Mehmet Serkan Kırgız, N Nagaprasad, Krishnaraj Ramaswamy, Maintenance of crack with infilling polymer modified mortar for shear deficient of reinforced concrete beam, Scientific Reports, Volume 14, Issue 1, Pages 358, 2024.

  6. Muhammad Saad, Ayub Elahi, Performance of Self Compacting Concrete Using Bentonite, Tehnički vjesnik, Volume 30, Issue 5, Pp: 1567-1575, 2023.

  7. Muhammad Sarmad Mahmood, Ayub Elahi, etc, Enhancing Compressive Strength Prediction in Self-Compacting Concrete Using Machine Learning and Deep Learning Techniques with Incorporation of Rice Husk Ash and Marble Powder, Case Studies in Construction Materials, Volume 19, Pages e02557, 2023.

  8. Atizaz Ali, Zahoor Hussain, Muhammad Akbar,  Ayub Elahi , Samiullah Bhatti, Muhammad Imran, Pu Zhang, and Nembo Leslie Ndam, Influence of Marble Powder and Polypropylene Fibers on the Strength and Durability Properties of Self-Compacting Concrete (SCC), Advances in Materials Science and Engineering Volume 2022, Article ID 9553382, 12 pages https://doi.org/10.1155/2022/9553382.

  9. IU Haq, A Elahi, A Nawaz, SA Qadeer, S Ali, Mechanical and durability performance of concrete mixtures incorporating bentonite, silica fume, and polypropylene fibers, Construction and Building Materials, Volume 345, 2022.

  10. Saeed Ahmad, Ayub Elahi, Rana Faisal Tufail, Muhammad Zahid, Saad Bin Tariq  Experimental investigation and strength model of RC deep beams externally bonded by CFRP Advances in Structural Engineering, Volume 24, Issue 16, pp.3645-3657, 2021.

  11. Bilal Masood, Ayub Elahi, Salim Barbhuiya and Babar Abbasi, Mechanical and durability performance of recycled aggregate concrete incorporating low calcium bentonite. Construction and Building Materials. Volume 237, 2020.

  12. Saeed Ahmad, Arslan Yaqub, Ayub Elahi, “Shear behavior of pile cap strebgthened with carbon fibre reinforced polymers” Proceedings of the ICE- Structures and Buildings. Volume 172, Issue 3, pp. 159-169, 2019.

  13. Saeed Ahmad, Ahmad Butt, Ayub Elahi, “Effect of polymer-strengthened webs on notched concrete beams “ Proceedings of the ICE- Structures and Buildings. Volume 170 Issue 6, pp. 437-450, 2017.

  14. LA Qureshi, M Jawad, A Elahi, A Ajwad, EFFECT OF CFRP ON STRUCTURAL BEHAVIOR OF HOLLOW CORE SLABS, “Proceedings of the ICE – Structures and Buildings”, Volume 169 Issue 4, pp. 278-289, 2015.

  15. S. Ahmad, A. Elahi, H. Pervaiz, A.G.A. Rahman, S. Barbhuiya , “Experimental study of masonry wall exposed to blast loading” , MATERIALES DE CONSTRUCCIÓN Vol. 64, Issue 313, January–March 2014, e007 , ISSN-L: 0465-2746 , http://dx.doi.org/10.389/mc.2014.01513.

  16. Muhammad Usman Arshid, Faisal Shabbir, Jawad Hussain, Ayub Elahi, Afaq Ahmed, Imran Khan Tahir, “Assessment Of Variation In Soil Parameters, For Design Of Lightly Loaded Structural Foundations” Life Science Journal 2013;10(12s).

  17. Saeed Ahmad, Ayub Elahi, Samiullah Kundi , Waseemul Haq, “Investigation of Shear Behaviour of Corbel Beams Strengthened with CFRP” , Life Science Journal 2013; 10 (12s).

  18. Mehwish Asad, Ayub Elahi, Huma Pervaiz, Usman Ali Naeem, Sidra Iftekhar, Muhammad Bilal Asif, Amber Taseer, Ayyaz Tajammal Mirza, Naeem Ejaz, “Role of Supplementary Cementitious Materials in enhancing Concrete Properties” Life Science Journal 2013; 10 (12s).

  19. Saeed Ahmad, Ayub Elahi, Junaid Hafeez, Muhammad Fawad, Zaheer Ahsan, “Evaluation of the Shear Strength of Dapped Ended Beam” Life Science Journal 2013;10(3).

  20. Saeed Ahmad, Ayub Elahi, Salim Barbhuiya, Yaqub Farooqi , “Repair of cracks in simply supported beams using epoxy injection technique” , Materials and Structures (2013) 46:1547–1559

  21. Muhammad Ali SHAMIM, Renji REMESAN, Dawei HAN, Naeem EJAZ, Ayub ELAHI , “An improved technique for global daily sunshine duration estima-tion using satellite imagery” , Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE A (Applied Physics & Engineering) 2012 13(9):717-722.

  22. S. Ahmad, A. Elahi, S.A. Barbhuiya, Y. Farid , “Use of polymer modified mortar in controlling cracks in reinforced concrete beams” , Construction and Building Materials 27 (2012) 91–96.

  23. S Ahmad, A Elahi, J Iqbal, MA Keyani and AGA Rahman, “Impulsive loading on reinforced concrete wall” , Proceedings of the ICE – Structures and Buildings, Volume 166, Issue 3, January 2012 pages 153 –162.

  24. S. Ahmad, A. Elahi, S.A. Barbhuiya, A. Ghaffar, “Shear strengthening of reinforced concrete continuous beams” , Proceedings of the ICE – Structures and Buildings, Volume 166, Issue 5, January 2012 pages 247 –256.

  25. A. Elahi, Q. U. Z. Khan, S. A. Barbhuiya, P. A. M. Basheer, M. I. Russell, “Hydration Characteristics of Cement Paste Containing Supplementary Cementitious Materials” , Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering (2012) 37:535–544.

  26. S. AHMAD, S. A. BARBHUIYA, A. ELAHI AND J. IQBAL, “Effect of Pakistani bentonite on properties of mortar and concrete”, Clay Minerals, (2011) 46, pp 85–92.

  27. A. Elahi , P.A.M. Basheer , S.V. Nanukuttan , Q.U.Z. Khan, Mechanical and durability properties of high performance concretes containing supplementary cementitious materials, Construction and Building Materials, Volume 10, Issue 3, March 2010, pp. 292-299.

NATIONAL JOURNALS 

  1. 28. Aleem Sultan, Ayub Elahi, Role of waste materials in the Development of a Sustainable Concrete, Volume 3, No. ICACEE, Pages 108-117, Technical Journal, UET Taxila, 2024.
  2. Elahi, Ayub, and Atizaz Ali. “EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF FIBRE REINFORCED SELF-COMPACTING CONCRETE CONTAINING MARBLE POWDER.” NED University Journal of Research 14.1 (2017): 27-35.

  3. Naeem Ejaz,Daulat Khan, Usman Ali Naeem, Ayub Elahi, Causes of delay and cost overruns during construction projects in developing countries; a case study of Pakistan, Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Volume 30, issue 1, 2011.

  4. Naeem Ejaz, Muhammad Ali Shahmim, Ayub Elahi, Usman Ghani, Muhammad Yaqub &Usman Ali Naeem, Efficient treatment of dairy effluent containing rich nutrients using Up-flow Multilayer Bio-Reactor (UMBR), Journal of Enineering and Applied Sciences, Volume 30, issue 1, 2011.

  5. Naeem Ejaz,Usman Ali Naeem, Muhammad Ali Shahmim, Ayub Elahi and N.M Khan, Environmental impacts of small dams on agriculture and ground water development: a case study of Khanpur dam. Pakistan Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 10, Jan., 2012, p-45-50.

  6. Saeed ahmad, Attaullah Shah, R. Tabassam, Ayub Elahi , “EVALUATION OF THE STRENGTH OF STRUTS IN PILE CAPS USING STRUT AND TIE MODEL” Journal of Civil, Structural, Environmental, Water resources and Infrastructure Engineering Research (JCSEWIER) , ISSN 2278-3539, Vol.2, Issue 2 Sep 2012 pp 65-83.

PROJECTS

  • Project Director

Strengthening and upgradation of UET Taxila and its sub-campus amounting to Rs 800 million, 18-02-2015 to 14-03-2023. As Project Director, I was responsible for the overall management of the project including liaising with the donor; coordinating and leading partners; supervising members of the project team; and overseeing project implementation, financial and administrative oversight, reporting, monitoring, and evaluation, and submission of PC-IV of the Project.

  • Project Director

PSDP Project entitled as “Sewerage Disposal System at UET Taxila.” amounting to Rs 30 million, 2015-16 with duties same as above.

  • Project Director

Waterworks and distribution at UET Taxila, amounting to Rs 40 million, 2015-16 with duties same as above

  • Chairman (University Transport Committee)

07 July 2023 - Present

  • Project Director

Strengthening and upgradation of UET Taxila and its sub-campus (SAUG) amounting to Rs 800 million, 18-02-2015 to 14-03-2023. 

  • Project Director

PSDP Project entitled as “Sewerage Disposal System at UET Taxila.” amounting to Rs 30 million, 2015-16.

  • Project Director

Waterworks and distribution at UET Taxila, amounting to Rs 40 million, 2015-16.

  • Chairman

Department of Environmental Engineering, UET Taxila,  May 2019 - October 2019.

  • Convener Technical Committee

For the PSDP Project titled as “Four years BSc program in Water Resources and Petroleum Engineering” amounting to Rs: 1000 PKR Million.

  • Chairman Time Table Committee

Worked as Chairman Time Table Committee, Department of Civil Engineering, UET Taxila from 2004 to 2015.

  • University Resident Officer

Worked as University Resident Officer from January 2015 to March 2015.

  • Resident Tutor

Worked as Resident Tutor for Hostels, UET Taxila from 2002 to 2007.

  • Project Director

Strengthening and upgradation of UET Taxila and its sub-campus amounting to Rs 800 million, 18-02-2015 to 14-03-2023.

  • Project Director

PSDP Project entitled as “Sewerage Disposal System at UET Taxila.” amounting to Rs 30 million, 2015-16.

  • Project Director

Waterworks and distribution at UET Taxila, amounting to Rs 40 million, 2015-16.

FIELD EXPERIENCE

  • Worked as Project Director on additional Charge for two PSDP projects and one self-supporting project.
  • Worked as a Site Engineer in the construction industry (contractor as well as consultant) on Form to Market Roads from 1998 to 2000 with responsibilities for setting out roads, supervising work operations, quality control, and quantity estimation.
  • Worked as Assistant Engineer in the Building and Works Department of UET Taxila, from 2000 to 2004.
  • Currently Providing consultancy service as part of the Department of Civil Engineering to a number of departments, organizations of government as well as private sectors. Clients include Capital Development Authority Pakistan, Islamabad Airport, National Highway Authority, Communication and Works Department, and NESPAK.

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

  • Professor, BPS (21)                                    19-03-2015 - Present
  • Associate Professor, BPS (20)                  07-06-2013 to 19-03-2015
  • Assistant Professor, (BPS-19)                  13-11-2008 to 07-06-2013
  • Lecturer, (BPS-18)                                      19-01-2004 to 13-11-2008

Services

  • Honorary member with Small Effort Trust (Registered Charity organization) to run financial aid program by providing financial help for impoverished students/ people at national level to continue/ start their education/ own businesses to break out of the cycle of poverty, 2020 till to-date.
  • Member National Curriculum Revision Committee (NCRC) in (i) Architectural Engineering Technology (BSc), National Technology Council, Pakistan, 2022 and (ii) Disaster Management (BSc), Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan, 2013.
  • Program Evaluators for accreditation of BSc Civil Engineering Programs under Level-1 and Level-II of Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC).
  • Program Evaluators for accreditation for BSc Civil Engineering Technology programs under the National Technology Council (NTC).
  • Principal Organizer, 3rd International Conference on Advances in Civil and Environmental Engineering (ICACEE-2024), UET Taxila, 2024.
  • Chief Organizer, 2nd International Conference on Advances in Civil and Environmental Engineering (ICACEE-2023), UET Taxila, 22-23 February 2023.
  • Focal person/Guest speaker at various CPD activities organized by the Pakistan Engineering Council/ various Universities at the National Level.
  • Advisor/ subject expert for recruitment of various Engineering/ teaching positions in PPSC, KPKPSC/ various universities.
  • Member of various committees for review of research proposals/ journals/ research papers in various programs under Higher Education Commission Pakistan.
  • Keynote speaker at 4th Conference on Sustainability in Civil Engineering, CUST, 31st August 2022, Islamabad.
  • Member Technical committee for various Civil Engineering Conferences at national/ international level, i., ICACEE-2022, CSCE-19, CSCE-20, CSCE-21, CSCE-22.
  • Participated as CPD expert/ resource person for CPD workshops organized by the Pakistan Engineering Council in Gilgit (2014), Islamabad (2016), and Mirpur (2017)
  • Guest Speaker at Institute of Engineers )IOE), Pakistan
  • Member Selection Board, Mirpur University of Science and Technology, Mirpur, Azad Kashmir
  • Member Review Committee for various journals at national and International levels
  • Reviewer for various research proposals programs by the Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan
  • Nominated as a panel member under Thematic Panel for Engineering & Technology to assist HEC in shortlisting NRPU projects received under the call 2021, August 20, 2021.
  • Member of the committee “Engineering and Technology” constituted by HEC to evaluate the applications of research journals for HEC accreditation, May 30, 2022.
  • Member/ Expert, NRPU-Presentation committee nominated by Higher Education Commission, Pakistan, 20th April 2018.
  • Expert, for evaluation panel in HEC for evaluation of Civil Engineering and Allied related proposals under “Technology Development Fund” through Defense Presentation, appointed by Higher Education Commission Pakistan, 10th April 2018.
  • Expert, for evaluation panel in HEC for evaluation of Mechanical Engineering and Allied related proposals under “Technology Development Fund” through Defense Presentation, appointed by Higher Education Commission Pakistan, 29th March 2018.
  • Member review committee appointed by Higher Education Commission Pakistan for shortlisting “Research Proposals of Civil Engineering/Structural Engineering” submitted under National Research Program for Universities (NRPU) annual call 2017, 31-1-2018.
  • Appointed as external examiners a number of times for final year projects at COMSATS Wah, COMSATS Abbottabad, BZU Multan, and Capital University of Sciences and Technology Islamabad.
  • Expert for evaluation/presentations of research projects under “University-Industry Technical Support Program, of Higher Education Commission Pakistan”, 7th October 2016.
  • Expert, nominated by Mehran University of Engineering and Technology, Jamshoro to review the applicant’s Biodata for the suitability of candidates for the Senior posts (2015 to date).
  • Member, committee constituted by UET Taxila, to formulate 1st unfair means policy, 2022.
  • Member of the committee constituted by UET Taxila, to formulate 1st Conflict of Interest (COI) policy, 2022.
  • Member of various inquiry/fact-finding committees constituted by UET Taxila, to investigate the facts related to different issues related to discipline and construction problems at UET Taxila (2014).
  • Review Editor for the Journal of Frontiers in Material, Impact Factor: 3.515 as per JCR.

Member, Following Statutory Bodies of UET, Taxila

  • Board of ASR&TD, 2019 to 2022
  • Academic Council, since 2015.
  • Board of Undergraduate/ Postgraduate Studies (CED)
  • Bard of faculty (FC &EE)

Member, Statutory Bodies of other Universities

  • Board of studies of Civil Engineering Department, Mirpur University of Sciences and Technology Mirpur, Azad Kashmir, 2014-2017.
  • Board of Studies of Civil Engineering Department, Islamia University Bahawalpur, 2020-2023.
  • Member Institute of Civil Engineers (MICE).

  • Member, Institution of Engineers, Pakistan (IEP).

  • Member, Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC).

  • Member, American Concrete Institute (ACI)

 

Undergraduate Courses

  • Properties of Concrete
  • Reinforced Concrete-I
  • Civil Engineering Practice
  • Reinforced Concrete-II
  • Design of Structures

Postgraduate Courses

a) Masters

  • Properties of Concrete and Its Constituents
  • Bridge Engineering
  • Durability of Concrete
  • Matrix Analysis of Structures

b) Ph.D.

  • Deterioration Mechanism in Concrete
  • Advances in Cement Technology
  • Shear Behaviour of RC structure

 

  • ACADEMIC POSITIONS

Professor, BPS (21)                                    19-03- 2015  -   Present

Associate Professor, BPS (20)                  07-06-2013 to 19-03-2015

Assistant Professor, (BPS-19)                  13-11-2008 to 07-06-2013

Lecturer,  (BPS-18)                                     19-01-2004 to 13-11-2008

 

 

Ph.D. supervisor approved by the Higher Education Commission (HEC), Pakistan.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AT INTERNATIONAL LEVEL

  • Review Editor on the Editorial Board of Structural Materials (specialty section of Frontiers in Materials and Frontiers in Built Environment).

  • Members scientific committee for the 2nd International Conference on New Trends in Innovative Construction Materials (NewMat’2024) December 16 – 18, 2024, ENPO-MA, Oran, Algeria.
  • Members scientific committee for the 3rd International Conference on Construction Engineering (ICCE 2024) February 23-24, 2025, Damas, Syria

     

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS AT NATIONAL LEVEL

  • Member National Curriculum Revision Committee (NCRC) in the discipline of Architectural Engineering Technology (BSc), National Technology Council, Pakistan, 2022.
  • Member National Curriculum Revision Committee (NCRC) for Disaster Management bachelor program, Higher Education Commission, Pakistan, 2013.
  • Program Evaluators for accreditation of BSc Civil Engineering Programs under Level-1 and Level-II of Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC).
  • Program Evaluators for accreditation for BSc Civil Engineering Technology programs under National Technology Council (NTC).
  • Focal person/Guest speaker at various CPD activities organized by Pakistan Engineering Council/ various Universities at National Level.
  • Advisor/ subject expert for recruitment of various Engineering/ teaching positions in PPSC, KPKPSC/ various universities.
  • Member at various committees for review of research proposals/ journals/ research papers in various programs under Higher Education Commission Pakistan.
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CERTIFICATES/AWARDS

  • Post-Doctoral scholarship awarded by Higher Education Commission for United Kingdom, 2012-2013.
  • Ph.D. split Program scholarship awarded by Higher Education Commission for the United Kingdom, 2007-2008.
  • Certification for Construction Project Management, an online non-credit course authorized by Columbia University and offered through Coursera, 2023.
  • Certificate of outstanding contribution in reviewing Elsevier ISI indexed journal CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS, April 2018.
  • Certificate of excellent contribution in reviewing Elsevier ISI indexed journal CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING MATERIALS, January 2018.

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE / PROCEEDINGS 

  • Saeed Ahmad, Ayub Elahi, Hafiz Waheed Iqbal, and Faiza Mehmood, (2018) Effects of Incorporating Fiber Cocktail on Mechanical Properties of Concrete, MATEC Web of Conferences 203, 06011, ICCOEE 2018. https://doi.org/10.1051/matecconf/201820306011.
  • A Elahi, Salim Barbhuiya, (2018) Durability Properties of High-Performance Concrete Containing High Volumes of Supplementary Cementitious Materials, Sixth International Conference on the Durability of Concrete Structure, 18-20 July 2018, University of Leeds, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS2 9JT, United Kingdom
  • A Elahi, A Ali (2017), “Effect of Clay on Properties of Concrete”, Paper# M-44 doi: 10.14455/ISEC.res.2017.226, ISBN: 978-0-9960437-4-8, Ninth International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference Valencia, Spain, July 24-July 29, 2017.
  • S Ahmad, A Elai, Z Mehar, Assessment of the effect of recycled coarse “A comparative study on durability design practices aggregates on properties of concrete, 42nd Conference on OUR WORLD IN CONCRETE & STRUCTURES
    23-25 August 2017, Singapore.
  • S Ahmad, M A Babrus and A Elahi (2015), “The Role of Dolomite Powder on the Properties of Self Compacting Concrete”, Proc. Of 40th Conference in Concrete and structures, 27-28 August 2015, Singapore.
  • S Ahmad, SA Barbhuiya and A Elahi (2014), “EFFECTS OF REPLACING NATURAL SAND WITH CRUSHED SAND ON WORKABILITY AND STRENGTH PROPERTIES OF CONCRETE” Proc. Of 39th Conference in Concrete and structures, 20- 22 August 2014, Singapore.
  • International Seminar on “ADVANCED CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY & ITS APPLICATIONS” (ACTA-2014) September 30, 2014, NUST, Islamabad, Pakistan.
  • Ahmad, Elahi, Aslam, Sabir and Hanif, “Properties of self-compacting concrete with mineral admixtures” , 3rd International Conference on the Durability of Concrete Structures, 17-19 September 2012, The Queen’s University of Belfast, UK.
  • Bilal Iftikhar, Ayub Elahi “Effect of Supplementary Cementitious Materials on Properties of Concrete” ,Sixth International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century (CITC- VI) “Construction Challenges in the New Decade” July 5 -7 2011, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
  • Saeed Ahmad, I. A. Bukhari, Ayub Elahi, “Shear Behavior of Pre-Stressed Concrete Beams with Varying Shear Span to Depth Ratio5th International Symposium on NOTEWORTHY DEVELOPMENTS IN PpibsP, Singapore on 25-27 August 2010.
  • Saeed Ahmad, Ayub Elahi, M. Yaqoob Farooqi, “Control of Flexural Cracks in a Simply Supported Beam By Epoxy Injection Technique”. 35th Conference on OUR World in Concrete & Structure, Singapore on 26-27 August 2010.
  • Muhammad Fiaz Tahir, Qaiser-uz Zaman Khan, Naeem Ejaz, Ayub Elahi, “Reasons of Selecting Higher Plinth Levels of Buildings in Pakistan and its adverse effect on Socio economic Domain”, 2nd International conference on Construction in Developing Countries, Cairo, Egypt, August 3-5, 2010, pp. 413-418-.
  • A. Elahi, Q.U.Z. Khan, S.A. Barbhuiya and Z. Mehmood, performance of concretes and cement pastes containing fly ash,  First Makassar International Conference on Civil Engineering (MICCE2010), Indonesia, March 9-10, 2010, ISBN  978-602-95227-0-9, pp. 391-396.
  • S. Ahmad, J. I. Siddiqui, H. Mehmood and A. Elahi, “Emerging Perceptions in Impact Testing: An Experimental Attempt, 6th Asia-Pacific Conference on Shock & Impact Loads on Structures in Perth , Australia December 07-09, 2005, pp. 91-98.
  • S. Ahmad, M. Yousaf and A. Elahi, “Design Comparison between AASHTO & NHA Pakistan Live Loading for Long Span Segmentally Cast Balanced Cantilever Box-Girder Bridge over River Indus at Khairabad, Pakistan”, 4th International Conference on “New Dimensions in Bridges, Flyovers, Overpasses & Elevated Structures”, Fuzhou, China 24-25 October, 2005 pp. 97-104.
  • S. Ahmad, J. Iqbal and A. Elahi, “Analysis and Design Considerations of Underground Structure”, 3rd International Conference on “Conceptual Approach to Structural Design” in Singapore, 25-26 August, 2005 p-33-38.
  • S. Ahmad, M. Nawaz and A. Elahi, “Effect of Super plasticizers on Workability and Strength of Concrete”, 30th Conference on OUR World in Concrete & Structure, Singapore XXIV, 23-24 August, 2005 p-141-152.
  • S. Ahmad and A. Elahi, “Effect of Reinforcement Ratio and Shear Span on Shear Strength of High Strength Concrete”, 28th Conference on OUR World in Concrete & Structure, Singapore XXII, 28-29 August, 2003, pp-179-186.

National Conferences 

  • Hashmatullah, Ayub Elahi, and M. Tausif Arshad, Effect of Indigenous Volcanic Ash as Partial Replacement of Cement on Mechanical Properties of Concrete at Elevated Temperature, (Paper ID: 23-112), 5th Conference on Sustainability in Civil Engineering (CSCE’23) Department of Civil Engineering Capital University of Science and Technology (CUST), Islamabad, 3rd August 2023, Pakistan.
  • Muhammad Mahtab Ahmad, Ayub Elahi, Strength prediction of various Beams Through the Artificial Neural Network, (Paper ID: 23-202), 5th Conference on Sustainability in Civil Engineering (CSCE’23) Department of Civil Engineering Capital University of Science and Technology (CUST), Islamabad, 3rd August 2023, Pakistan.
  • Irfan Munir, Ayub Elahi, Saqib Zubair, Jawad Hussain, Durability of High-Strength Self Compacting Concrete (HSSCC) modified with Supplementary Cementitious Materials (SCMs), 2nd International Conference on Advances in Civil and Environmental Engineering (ICACEE-2023), 22nd and 23rd February 2023, University of Engineering & Technology Taxila, Pakistan.
  • Adil Khan, Ayub Elahi, Climate Resilient Reinforced Concrete Based on Chloride Resistance, 2nd International Conference on Advances in Civil and Environmental Engineering (ICACEE-2023), 22nd and 23rd February 2023, University of Engineering & Technology Taxila, Pakistan.
  • Muhammad Waqas, Ayub Elahi, Effect of Human Hair Fiber on Mechanical Properties of Concrete (Paper ID: 132), 4th Conference on Sustainability in Civil Engineering (CSCE’22) Department of Civil Engineering Capital University of Science and Technology (CUST), Islamabad, 31st August 2022, Pakistan.
  • Iftikhar Younis, Mehwish Asad, Ayub Elahi, FRESH AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF HIGH STRENGTH SELF-COMPACTING CONCRETE MODIFIED WITH FLY ASH AND SILICA, 4th Conference on Sustainability in Civil Engineering (CSCE’22) Department of Civil Engineering Capital University of Science and Technology (CUST), Islamabad, 31st August 2022, Pakistan
  • Mudasar Hassan, Ayub Elahi, Mehwish Asad, Performance of Fibre Reinforced Self Compacting Concrete Against Chloride Attack, 12th International Civil Engineering Conference (ICEC-2022) “Integrating Technology in Civil Engineering” May 13-14, 2022, Karachi, Pakistan.
  • Saqib Zubair, Ayub Elahi, Syed Aamir Qadeer Shah, Muhammad Asif, Effect of bentonite and silica fume on mechanical properties of concrete reinforced with polypropylene fibers, Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Recent Advances in Civil and Earthquake Engineering, 8th October, 2021, Peshawar, Pakistan.
  • N. Shahid, A. Elahi, S. Mahmood (2021), EVALUATION OF PERFORMANCE OF SELF COMPACTING CONCRETE WITH MINERAL ADMIXTURES BY ARTIFICIAL
    NEURAL NETWORKS, 3rd Conference on Sustainability in Civil Engineering (CSCE’21), Paper ID: 150, August 11, 2021, Islamabad Pakistan.
  • I. U. Haq, A. Elahi, S. A. Q. Shah, M. A. Ghaffar (2021), Mechanical and Durability Properties of Polypropylene Concrete Containing Bentonite and Silica fume, 3rd Conference on Sustainability in Civil Engineering (CSCE’21), Paper ID: 151, August 11, 2021, Islamabad Pakistan.
  • S. Mahmood, A Elahi, S. H. A. Shah (2021), Development and Validation of Compressive Strength of Marble Powdered Self-Compacting Concrete Containing Rice Husk Ash Using Artificial Neural Network Technique, 4th International Conference on Emerging Trends in Engineering, Management and (ICETEMS-2021), Ref. No. ICETEMS-21-093, October 13-14 Peshawar, Pakistan.
  • M. U. Anwar, A Elahi (2020), Effect of Heavy Weight Magnetite Aggregate on Mechanical and Radiation Shielding Properties of Concrete, 11th International Civil Engineering Conference (ICEC-2020), March 13-14, 2020, Karachi, Pakistan.
  • International Seminar on “ADVANCED CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY & ITS APPLICATIONS” (ACTA-2014) September 30, 2014, NUST, Islamabad, Pakistan.
  • Shamim, M. A., Ejaz N., Elahi A. and Naeem U.A. (2012), “River Flow Modelling using a Hybrid Wavelet based SVM Scheme”, International Bhurban Conference on Applied Science and Technology (IBCAST), 9-12 January 2012, Islamabad.

 

Reviewed Various Research Papers/Research Proposals for the following Journals/Institutions

  • Construction and Building Materials (Elsevier)
  • Structural Engineering and Mechanics, International Journal of  TECHNO PRESS
  • American Concrete Institute Journals
  • Iranian Journal of Civil Engineering
  • The Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, University of Engineering and Technology Lahore
  • Pakistan-U.S. Science and Technology Cooperative Program, 2009 through HEC
  • Journal of Himalayan Earth Sciences, University of Peshawar
  • Journal of Science and Technology, University of Peshawar

Presented Research Papers at the following International Conferences

  • First Makassar International Conference on Civil Engineering (MICCE2010), Indonesia, March 9-10, 2010.
  • 3rd International Conference on the Durability of Concrete Structures, 17-19 September 2012, Belfast, United Kingdom.
  • International Seminar on “ADVANCED CONCRETE TECHNOLOGY & ITS APPLICATIONS” (ACTA-2014) September 30, 2014, NUST, Islamabad, Pakistan.
  • Ninth International Structural Engineering and Construction Conference Valencia, Spain, July 24-July 29, 2017.
  • Sixth International Conference on Durability of Concrete Structures  Wednesday 18 July – Friday 20 July 2018, The University of Leeds, LEEDS, UK.

 

LIST OF PhD THESIS SUPERVISED

Sr#

Student name

Registration No

Topic

1

Hammad Salahuddin

14-UET/PhD-CE-69

Development and Performance Evaluation of Reactive Powder Concrete, September 2022.

2

Tausif Arshad

 

13-UET/PhD-CE-63

Effect of Externally Bonded Materials on Shear Strength of RC Deep Beams, 2023.

 

LIST OF MSCTHESIS SUPERVISED

Sr#

Student name

Registration No

Topic

1

M. Kashif Akram

2011-PT-UET/MS-STR-08

Performance of self compacting Concrete (SCC) with mineral admixtures

2

Faiza Khalid

2012-PT-UET/MS-STR-04

Strengthening of flexural deficient reinforced concrete beams with polymer modified mortar

3

Tabish Naseer

2012-PT-UET/MS-STR-06

Investigation of flexural behavior of reinforced beam using ANSYS software and validation with experimental results

4

Rana M. Waqas

2013-FT-UET/MS-STR-06

Strengthening of Shear deficient reinforced concrete beam with polymer modified mortar

5

Faiza Mehmood

2013-PT-UET/MS-STR-08

Effect of mixing of fiber cocktail on mechanical properties of concrete

6

Muhammad Zulqarnain

2013-PT-UET/MS-STR-14

Durability properties of concrete with mineral admixtures

7

Ahsan Saeed

2014-PT-UET/MS-STR-07

To study the effect of various Mineral admixtures on self compacting Mortar

8

Bilal Ahmed Khan

2014-PT-UET/MS-STR-09

Behavior of Flexural deficient reinforced concrete beams retrofitted/ strengthened with polymer modified mortar

9

Hafiz Hassan Usman

2015-FT-UET/MS-STR-05

Behavior of concrete exposed to chloride agents

10

Engr. Sadaqat Hussain

2016-PT-UET/MS-STR-05

Zoning of reactive silica present in coarse aggregate for various quarries in all KPK

11

Saad Asif

2016-PT-UET/MS-STR-13

Effect of curing conditions on mechanical properties of bentonite concrete

12

Bilal Masood

2017-FT-UET/MS-STR-04

Performance of recycled aggregate concrete with bentonite as a cement replacement material

13

M. Umair Anwar

2017-PT-UET/MS-STR-22

Mechanical and Microstructural properties of Magnetite concrete

14

Hamza Irshad

2018-FT-UET/MS-STR-04

Development of self compacting concrete modified with marble powder/ rise husk ASH

15

Adil Khan

2018-FT-UET/MS-STR-15

Climate resilient reinforced concrete based on chloride resistance.

16

M. Sarmad Mehmood

2018-PT-UET/MS-STR-20

Development of self-compacting concrete using various cementations material and validate the result by Artificial Neural Networks

17

Nauman Shahid

2018-PT-UET/MS-STR-21

Evaluation Performance of Self Compacting Concrete with Mineral Admixtures by Artificial Neural Networks

18

Saqib Zubair

2019-PT-UET/MS-STR-07

Effect of bentonite fibers on mechanical & durability properties of concrete

19

Inzimam-ul-Haq

2019-PT-UET/MS-STR-25

Effect of bentonite fibers on mechanical and durability properties of silica fume concrete

20

Irfan Munir

2019-PT-UET/MS-STR-39

Durability of high strength self compacting concrete (HSSCC) modified with supplementary cementitious materials (SCM)

21

Mudassar Hassan

2019-PT-UET/MS-STR-40

Performance of fiber reinforced self compacting concrete against chloride attack

22

Muhammad Waqas

2020-PT-UET/MS-STR-10

Effect of human hair fiber on mechanical properties of concrete

23

Munawar Hussain

2020-PT-UET/MS-STR-19

Mechanical and permeation properties of concrete using indigenous volcanic ash as partial replacement of cement

24

Muhammad Awais Amir

2020-PT-UET/MS-STR-35

Effect of Jute Fiber on mechanical properties of concrete

25

Muhammad Iqbal Bashir

2021-UET/MS-STR-16

Micro structural study of concrete with indigenous volcanic ash

26

Hashmatullah

2020-UET/MS-STR-06

Effect of indigenous volcanic ash as partial replacement of cement on mechanical properties of concrete at elevated temperature

27

Muhammad Mahtab Ahmad

2021-UET/MS-STR-04

Strength prediction of various beams through artificial neural network

28

Aleem Sultan

2022-UET/MS-STR-13

Role of Waste Materials in the Development of a Sustainable Concrete

29

Zubair Mehmood

2005-UET/MS-STR-03

Effect of blending of Portland cement on properties of concrete

30

Hammad Hussain Awan

2009-UET/MS-STR-13

Sulphate attack on cement sand mortar with supplementary cementitious material

31

Atizaz Ali

2014-FT-UET/MS-STR-02

Behavior of self compacting fiber reinforced concrete containing marble powder

32

Muhammad Shoaib

2019-PT-UET/MS-STR-36

Performance of self compacting concrete containing mineral admixtures and nano-particles

 

CPD/Technical Lectures delivered to Professional Engineers on Continuous Professional Development

  • Keynote speaker at 4th Conference on Sustainability in Civil Engineering, CUST, 31st August 2022, Islamabad.
  • Performed as CPD expert/ resource person for a one-day CPD workshop organized by Pakistan Engineering CouncilPEC Regional Office Quetta on 30th August 2018.
    • Karakoram International University, Gilgit on 29th April 2014.
    • PEC Headquarters Islamabad on 13th May 2015.
    • Mirpur University of Science and Technology Mirpur, AJK on 22nd February 2017.
  • Performed as CPD expert/ resource person for a one-day CPD workshop organized by the University of Sargodha on 9th May 2022.
  • Performed as CPD expert/ resource person for a one-day CPD workshop organized by COMSATS WAH in COMSATS, Institute of Information Technology Wah on 26 May 2017.
  • Delivered a technical lecture on “Use of waste materials in concrete” organized by IEP in Islamabad auditorium on 31st January 2009.
  • Delivered technical presentation on “Durability properties of High-Performance Concrete” at Queen s’ University Belfast United Kingdom on 13th October 2008.

Management Courses

  • Executive Course on ISO 9000-2000Quality Management System Standards” organized by UET, Taxila, Pakistan 15/09/2001 to 16/09/2001.
  • PUBLIC POLICY: CONCEPTS, ISSUES AND CHALLENGES - ENGINEER’S PERSPECTIVE, organized by Pakistan Engineering Council, 26th July 2022,