EDUCATION

• PhD (Geotechnical Engineering) Saitama University, Saitama, Japan
• Master of Civil Engineering Saitama University, Saitama, Japan
• Bachelor of Civil Engineering University of Engineering & Technology (UET),
  Taxila, Pakistan

1.   Mahmood, Z., Dhakal, S., Iwashita, K.(2009) Measurement of particle dynamics in rapid granular shear flows, Journal of Engineering Mechanics, ASCE, Vol. 135, No. 4, 285–294 .

2.   Mahmood, Z., Iwashita, K. (2009) Influence of bedding on shear band formation of quasistatic granular media, In M. Nakagawa & S. Luding (Eds.), Powders and Grains 2009: Proceeding of 6th International conference on micromechanics of granular media, pp. 369–372, Colorado, U.S.A.

3.   Mahmood, Z., Iwashita, K. (2009) Influence of particle shape on shear band formation of quasistatic granular media, Journal of Applied Mechanics, JSCE, Vol. 12, 481–488.

4.   Mahmood, Z., Iwashita, K. (2010) Influence of inherent anisotropy on mechanical behavior of granular materials based on DEM simulations, International Journal of Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics, Vol. 34, No. 8, 795–819.

5.   Mahmood, Z., Iwashita, K. (2011) A simulation study of microstructure evolution inside the shear band in biaxial compression test, International Journal of Numerical and Analytical Methods in Geomechanics. , Vol. 35, No. 6, 652–667.

1.   Employer    :     National University of Sciences & Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan
      Address      :     NUST Campus, H-12, Islamabad, Pakistan
      Position       :     Assistant Professor
      Period         :     September 2006 – to date

      Activities: I am involved in teaching courses of civil engineering at undergraduate and graduate level, establishing the program for laboratory testing, and other administrative tasks.

2.   Employer    :     NESPAK Consulting Engineers, Lahore, Pakistan
      Address      :     NESPAK House 1-C, Block-N, Model Town Ext., Lahore 54700, Pakistan
      Position       :     Junior/Senior Geotechnical Engineer
      Period         :     March 2001 – September 2006

      Activities: As Engineer in the Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering Division of NESPAK, participated in various activities as a team member on different projects including dam and embankment projects; transmission lines and grid station projects; Geoenvironmental related projects. The responsibilities included reconnaissance visits to sites; preparation of technical and financial proposals for geotechnical investigations; supervision of field geotechnical investigations; design and preparation of geotechnical investigation reports; slope and seepage analyses of embankment dams; environmental monitoring of industrial facilities, Environmental Impact assessment studies of dam projects.

3.   Employer    :     Bayindir Construction Ltd.
      Address      :     Peshawar-Islamabad Motorway (M-1) Project
      Position       :     Trainee/Site Engineer
      Period         :     September 2000 – March 2001

      Activities: As Trainee/Site Engineer worked on Peshawar-Islamabad Motorway (M-1) Project.  The responsibilities included construction supervision of bridges and culverts.

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