ENGR. SARFRAZ ALI
(ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR / DEPUTY DIRECTOR)
RESEARCH INTRESTS
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Geotechnical Site Investigation.
- Landslide Hazard Assessment and Mitigation.
- Improvement of Problematic Soils.
- Liquefaction; Analysis and Mitigation.
- Municipal Solid Waste Management.
- GIS Based Geotechnical Solutions such as Slope Stability, Erosion Assessment, Inundation Hazard Assessment, etc.
RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS
Paper Title |
Conference Title |
Reference |
Improvement of Closed MSW sites Using Deep Dynamic Compaction Technique |
2nd International Conference on Environmentally Sustainable Development-2007, Abbottabad, Pakistan |
16, Waste Management |
Enhancement of Bearing Capacity using Deep Dynamic Compaction Technique |
6th International Conference on Case Histories in Practical Geotechnical Engineering, Washington DC, USA |
7.25a |
From Case Histories to Conceptual Models |
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11.10a |
Use of Case Histories to Enhance Practical Geotechnical Engineering |
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11.06b |
Remediation of Liquefaction Potential using Deep Dynamic Compaction Technique |
GeoHunan International Conference on Challenges and Recent Advances in Pavement Technologies and Transportation Geotechnics, 2009 |
Special Geotechnical Publication
ID#11 |
Large Direct Shear Apparatus for In-situ Testing of Municipal Sold Waste Landfill Sites |
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Special Geotechnical Publication
ID#26 |
Geotechnical Aspects of Recent Pakistan Earthquakes |
Fifth International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics” in May 23-29, 2010, San Diego, California, USA. |
Session 4a |
Mitigation of Ground Vibrations in Built Environment – A Case History |
3rd International Conference on Environmentally Sustainable Development-2007, Abbotabad, Pakistan
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Built Environment |
Innovative Designs of Cast in Place RCC Piles |
Built Environment |
| Field Evaluation of Hot In-Place Recycling Experience in Pakistan - A Case Study |
2nd International Conference on Sustainable Construction Material, 28-30 Jun 2010, Italy |
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| Formulation of Road Asset Management System of Pakistan |
The 2011 International conference on Remote Sensing, Environment and Transportation Engineering (RSETE 2011) |
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| Geotechnical Aspects of Recent Pakistan Floods |
Under Process |
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| Consolidation Behaviour of Ormara Soils |
Under Process |
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PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP
- Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC), Registration Number – CIVIL/16784.
- Associate Member, Institute of Engineers, Pakistan (AMIE-Pak).
INVITED AUTHOR
Book Title: Earthquake Research And Analysis – ISBN: 978-953-307-656-0.
INVITED EDITOR
Special Geotechnical Publication 2011
INVITED SPEAKER & CHAIR PERSON - INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES
- Invited to deliver a lecture in "Fifth International Conference on Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics” in May 23-29, 2010, San Diego, California, USA.
- Invited to deliver a lecture in Seventh International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering Chicago, USA April/May, 2013.
- Chairperson, Sixth International Conference on "Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering, 11-16 August, 2008. Virginia, USA."
- Chairperson for Session 16, Soils and Rock Instrumentation, Behavior and Modeling, GeoHunan International Conference on Challenges and Recent Advances in Pavement Technologies and Transportation Geotechnics, 2009, 3-7 August, 2009, Hunan, China
INTERNATIONAL REVIEWER - JOURNAL AND INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES
- ASCE Journal of “Performance of Constructed Facilities”.
- Review Committee, Sixth International Conference on "Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineering, 11-16 August, 2008. Virginia, USA."
- Review Committee, GeoHunan International Conference on "Challenges and Recent Advances in Pavement Technologies and Transportation Geotechnics, 3-7 August, 2009, Hunan, China."
- Review Committee, Fifth International Conference on "Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics, May 23-29, 2010. San Diego, California, USA."
- Review Committee GeoHunan International Conference II, August 6-8 June 2011, Hunan, China.
- Seventh International Conference on Case Histories In Geotechnical Engineering Chicago, USA April/May, 2013.
PRESENTATIONS - INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES
Presented research papers in following international conferences:
- 2nd International Conference on “Environmentally Sustainable Development ESDev-2007”
Held from 26th to 27th August, in Abbottabad, Pakistan
- Sixth International Conference on geotechnical Case Histories, Arlington, Virginia USA
11-17 August 2008.
- GeoHunan International Conference on "Challenges and Recent Advances in Pavement Technologies and Transportation Geotechnics, 3-7 August, 2009, Hunan, China."
- Fifth International Conference on "Recent Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics, May 23-29, 2010. San Diego, California, USA."
RESEARCH PROJECTS
Serial |
Research Project |
Remarks |
1 |
GIS Based Evaluation, Analysis and Remediation of Slope Stability along KKH |
Proposal sent to HQ NUST for approval of funds. |
2 |
Geotechnical Evaluation of Slope Stability and Remediation at Battagram |
75% data collected analysis/remediation options under considerations. |
3 |
Geotechnical Evaluation of Slope Stability and Remediation at Malakandi (Balakot) |
50% data collected analysis/remediation options under considerations. |
4 |
Sediment Control for Tarbela Dam |
Under process |
Co-Advised MS Thesis / Projects |
5 |
Geotechnical Mapping of Selected Areas Using Geophysical Methods (Engr Ejaz Gul) |
6 |
Lab Study to Evaluate Engineering Properties of Problematic Soils in Hyderabad and their Improvement Techniques (Engr Usman) |
7 |
Assessment of Engineering and Material Properties of Coarse Aggregates from Different Quarry Sites of Pakistan (Engr Faisal) |
8 |
Evaluation of Engineering Behavior of Various Sand Deposits of Pakistan (Engr Gauhar) |
9 |
Geotechnical Evaluation of Seepage Remedial Measures at Khanpur Dam (Engr Nawab) |
10 |
Geotechnical Investigation and Evaluation of Collapsed Margallah Tower, Islamabad (Engr Shamas) |
11 |
Study of Plate Size Effects and Soil Structure Interactions in Soils (Engr Zeeshan) |
12 |
GIS Based Assessment of Erosion Potential of Tarbela Watershed using RUSLE (Ms Misbah) Under Process |
13 |
Evaluation of Inundation Hazard Potential of Landslide Dam at Attabad, Hunza (Ms Hafsa) Under Process |
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
| Duration |
Designation |
Institution |
Jun 2009 Till Date |
Associate Professor / Dy Director |
NUST Institute of Civil Engineering (NICE), NUST, Islamabad. |
2001 & 2007 |
Instructor / Chief Instructor |
Academics Wing, Military College of Engineering (MCE), Risalpur |
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