NUST INSTITUTE OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
Faculty Muhammad Usman 1

Muhammad Usman

HOD Department of Structural Engineering
  • NUST Institute of Civil Engineering
  • 5190854618
Summary

Dr. Muhammad Usman is a tenured Associate Professor at the NUST Institute of Civil Engineering (NICE-SCEE), where he also serves as the Head of Structures, OBE Coordinator, and Official OBE Trainer at PDC-NUST. He completed his Ph.D. in Civil Engineering from the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST), Republic of Korea. His research interests include 3D Concrete Printing, Machine Learning, Earthquake Engineering, Vibration Control of Structures, Sustainable construction materials, and Impact loading. Dr. Usman has a strong research profile with over 60 journal publications, including 40+ ISI-indexed papers, and 20 international conference papers. His publications have a cumulative impact factor of over 220+ and over 1360+ citations. He has an H-index of 19 and an i10-index of 29. He is an Academic Editor of the journals "PLOS ONE" and "Advances in Civil Engineering," a Managing Editor & Section Editor (Civil Engineering) of the "NUST Journal of Engineering Sciences" published by NUST, a Guest Editor of the "International Journal of Distributed Sensor Networks," and a Topic Editor of "Eng" published by MDPI Switzerland. He is also a Guest Editor of "Smart Cities" published by MDPI Switzerland for a special issue titled "Sustainable Smart Construction Materials." Dr. Usman has been the Principal Investigator of several funded research projects, including "Development of Magneto-Rheological Elastomer Based Seismic Isolation Systems for Seismic Protection of Civil Structures" and "Feasibility study of Smart MRE based base isolation system for large scale application in civil engineering structures." He is currently leading the project "Development of a sustainable 3D concrete printer". Dr. Usman has supervised eight undergraduate final-year projects, 25 Master's research projects, and two ongoing undergraduate final-year projects. He has also supervised one Ph.D. graduate and is currently supervising two Ph.D. students.

Academic Background
PhD (Structural Health Monitoring, Energy Harvesting) Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology September 01, 2012 - August 19, 2016
Honours and Awards
ICE Publising Award ICE Publishing Award (Fredrick Palmer's Prize) October 05, 2020
Publications
Advancing structural health monitoring: A vibration-based IoT approach for remote real-time systems January 01, 2024 Saif Ur Rehman, Muhammad Usman, Muhammad Huzaifa Younus Toor, Qalandar Ali Hussaini, Sensors and Actuators A: Physical - Volume 365, Article Number 114863
Inclusive characterization of 3D printed concrete (3DPC) in additive manufacturing: A detailed review August 29, 2023 Raja Dilawar Riaz, Muhammad Usman, Ammar Ali, Usama Majid, Muhammad Faizan, Umair Jalil Malik, Construction and Building Materials - Volume 394, Article Number 132229
Effect of Different Confinements on High-Strength Steel Fiber-Reinforced Concrete (SFRC) Beams August 10, 2023 Hammad Hafeez, Waqas Ahmad, Muhammad Usman, Asad Hanif, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering - Pages 1-14
Enhanced mechanical properties of surface modified and silica reinforced nomex sandwich composites August 01, 2023 Sana Abbasi, Malik Adeel Umer, Muhammad Irfan, Muhammad Siyar, Muhammad Usman, Muhammad Talha Masood, Materials Today Communications - Volume 36, Article Number 106346
Probabilistic Analysis of Strength of Structural Concrete for Post-Code Buildings in Developing Countries July 16, 2023 Arslan Mushtaq, Muhammad Mubashir Mahmood, Irshad Qureshi, Wajeeh Ahmad, Muhammad Waleed Mushtaq, Muhammad Asif, Muhammad Usman, Sustainable Structures and Materials, An International Journal - Volume 6, No. 3, Pages 1-9
Diagnosis of durability-related problems in concrete structures through comprehensive analysis and non-destructive testing: a case study July 10, 2023 Mati Ullah Shah, Muhammad Usman, Rao Arsalan Khushnood, Asad Hanif, Journal of Structural Integrity and Maintenance - Pages 1-11
Machine Learning-Based Predictive Model for Tensile and Flexural Strength of 3D-Printed Concrete June 02, 2023 Ammar Ali, Raja Dilawar Riaz, Umair Jalil Malik, Syed Baqar Abbas, Muhammad Usman, Mati Ullah Shah, In-Ho Kim, Asad Hanif, Muhammad Faizan, Materials - Volume 16, Issue 11, Article Number 4149
Development of mortar filled honeycomb sandwich panels for resistance against repeated ballistic impacts June 01, 2023 Mehvesh Iqbal, Muhammad Usman, Ghulam Hussain, Malik Adeel Umer, Wasim Khaliq, Asad Hanif, Journal of Materials Research and Technology - Volume 24, Pages 8121-8134
Self-centering passive base isolation system incorporating shape memory alloy wires for reduction in base drift May 05, 2023 Sania Dawood, Muhammad Usman, Mati Ullah Shah, Muhammad Rizwan, Smart Structures and Systems - Volume 31, No.5, Pages 531-543 (13 pages)
Enhancing Seismic Resilience of Existing Reinforced Concrete Building Using Non-Linear Viscous Dampers: A Comparative Study April 17, 2023 Raja Dilawar Riaz, Umair Jalil Malik, Mati Ullah Shah, Muhammad Usman, Fawad Ahmed Najam, Actuators - Volume 12, Issue 4, Article Number 175
Effect of multiwalled carbon nanotubes on compressive behavior of concrete at elevated temperature for mass concreting April 10, 2023 Kashan Nisar, Muhammad Shahid Siddique, Muhammad Rizwan, Syed Hassan Farooq, Muhammad Usman, Asad Hanif, European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering - Pages 1-24
Experimental investigation of tuned liquid column ball damper’s position on vibration control of structure using different fluids March 03, 2023 Mati Ullah Shah, Syed Waiz Shah, Syed Hassan Farooq, Muhammad Usman, Farhan Ullah, Innovative Infrastructure Solutions - Volume 8, Issue 3, Article Number 111
Spring-controlled modified tuned liquid column ball damper for vibration mitigation of structures February 17, 2023 Mati Ullah Shah, Muhammad Usman, Syed Hassan Farooq, Muhammad Rizwan, Journal of Sound and Vibration - Volume 545, Article Number 117443
Axial compressive behavior of concrete incorporating crumb rubber pretreated with waste quarry dust November 01, 2022 Muhammad Ashar ul Aleem, Muhammad Shahid Siddique, Syed Hassan Farooq, Muhammad Usman, Muhammad Hamza Ahsan, Manzoor Hussain, Asad Hanif, Journal of Building Engineering - Volume 59, Article Number 105086
Analytical and experimental investigations on the performance of tuned liquid column ball damper considering a hollow ball September 10, 2022 Mati Ullah Shah, Muhammad Usman, In-Ho, Kim, Sania Dawood, Structural Engineering and Mechanics - Volume 83, Issue 5, Pages 655-669
Machine Learning-Based Fragility Assessment of Reinforced Concrete Buildings August 25, 2022 Abdur Rasheed, Muhammad Usman, Muhammad Zain, Nadeem Iqbal, Computational Intelligence and Neuroscience - Volume 2022, Article ID 5504283, 12 pages
Effect of Volume Fraction on Shear Mode Properties of Fe-Co and Fe-Ni Filled Magneto-Rheological Elastomers July 21, 2022 Shayan Tahir, Muhammad Usman, Malik Adeel Umer, Polymers - Volume:14, Issue:14,
An experimental study of tuned liquid column damper controlled multi-degree of freedom structure subject to harmonic and seismic excitations June 13, 2022 Mati Ullah Shah, Muhammad Usman, PLOS ONE - Volume 17, Issue 6, Article Number e0269910
In-Plane Seismic Strengthening of Brick Masonry Using Steel and Plastic Meshes June 06, 2022 Safi Ullah, Syed Hassan Farooq, Muhammad Usman, Burhan Ullah, Manzoor Hussain, Asad Hanif, Materials - Volume 15, Issue 11, Article Number 4013
Mechanical behavior of high-strength concrete incorporating seashell powder at elevated temperatures June 01, 2022 Muhammad Hamza Ahsan, Muhamad Shahid Siddique, Syed Hassan Farooq, Muhammad Usman, Muhammad Ashar ul Aleem, Manzoor Hussain, Asad Hanif, Journal of Building Engineering - Volume 50, Article Number 104226
Microstructure and Corrosion Behavior of Atmospheric Plasma Sprayed NiCoCrAlFe High Entropy Alloy Coating February 16, 2022 Kashif Mehmood, Malik Adeel Umer, Ahmed Umar Munawar, M. Imran, Muhammad Shahid, Rabeeka Firdous, Humair Kousar, Muhammad Usman, Materials - Volume 15, Issue 4, Article Number 1486
Performance Evaluation of MWCNTs Reinforced Cement Mortar Composites using Natural and Commercial Surfactants February 01, 2022 Qareeb Ullah , Rao Arsalan Khushnood, Sajjad Ahmad, Muhammad Usman, Shad Muhammad, Jean-Marc Tulliani, Journal of Wuhan University of Technology-Mater. Sci. Ed. - Volume 37, Pages47-57
Vibration control of an irregular structure using single and multiple tuned mass dampers January 24, 2022 Imdad Ullah Khan, Muhammad Usman, Muhammad Tanveer, Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Structures and Buildings - Pages 1-13
Effect of Tuned Spring on Vibration Control Performance of Modified Liquid Column Ball Damper December 29, 2021 Mati Ullah Shah, Muhammad Usman, Syed Hassan Farooq, In-Ho, Kim, Applied Sciences - Volume 12(1), Article Number 318
Fly ash cenosphere: characterization, processing, and properties November 04, 2021 Asad Hanif, Muhammad Usman, Handbook of Fly Ash - 1st Edition, Chapter 3, Pages 57-76
Suitability of liquid crystal display (LCD) glass waste as supplementary cementing material (SCM): Assessment based on strength, porosity, and durability October 31, 2021 Hee JunYang, Muhammad Usman, Asad Hanif, Journal of Building Engineering - Volume 42, Article Number 102793
A Framework with reduced computational burden for Seismic Fragility Assessment of Reinforced Concrete Buildings in High-Intensity Seismic Zones October 01, 2021 Muhammad Zain, Muhammad Usman, Syed Hassan Farooq, Structures - Volume 33, Pages 3055-3065
Effect of steel and concrete thickness on shear strength of square concrete filled double skin tubular beams June 01, 2021 Najeeb Ullah, Muhammad Usman, Syed Hassan Farooq, Wahab Ashraf, Asad Hanif, Case Studies in Construction Materials - Volume 14, Article Number e00478
Investigation of the Structural Response of the MRE-Based MDOF Isolated Structure under Historic Near- and Far-Fault Earthquake Loadings March 23, 2021 Muhammad Ahsan Tariq, Muhammad Usman, Syed Hassan Farooq, Imran Ullah, Asad Hanif, Applied Sciences - Volume 11(6), Article Number 2876
Utilization of Solid Waste from Brick Industry and Hydrated Lime in Self-Compacting Cement Pastes February 27, 2021 Mati Ullah Shah, Muhammad Usman, Muhammad Usman Hanif, Iqra Naseem, Sara Farooq, Materials - Volume 14(5), Article Number 1109
Durability of slag waste incorporated steel fiber-reinforced concrete in marine environment January 01, 2021 Seungwon Kim, Yongjae Kim, Muhammad Usman, Cheolwoo Park, Asad Hanif, Journal of Building Engineering - Volume 33, Article Number 101641
Recent Progress in Isotropic Magnetorheological Elastomers and Their Properties: A Review December 17, 2020 Muhammad Arslan Hafeez, Muhammad Usman, Malik Adeel Umar, Asad Hanif, Polymers - Volume 12(12), Article Number 3023
Material Optimization of Tuned Liquid Column Ball Damper (TLCBD) for the Vibration Control of Multi-Storey Structure Using Various Liquid and Ball Densities November 01, 2020 Muhammad Tanveer, Muhammad Usman, Imdad Ullah Khan, Syed Hassan Farooq, Asad Hanif, Journal of Building Engineering - Volume 32, Article Number 101742
Interfacial characteristics of cement mortars containing aggregate derived from industrial slag waste September 17, 2020 Hyongi Lee, Asad Hanif, Muhammad Usman, Yonghwan Kim, Hongseob Oh, Seong Kyum Kim, Journal of Structural Integrity and Maintenance - Volume 5, Issue 4, Page 236-243
Emerging trends in the growth of structural systems for tall buildings July 29, 2020 Shazim Ali Memon, Muhammad Zain, Dichuan Zhang, Sardar Kashif Ur Rehman, Muhammad Usman, Deuckhang Lee, Journal of Structural Integrity and Maintenance - Volume 5, Issue 3, Page 155-170
Development and characterization of a novel hybrid magnetorheological elastomer incorporating micro and nano size iron fillers July 01, 2020 Sadia Umer Khayam, Muhammad Usman, Malik Adeel Umer, Ahmed Rafique, Materials & Design - Volume 192, Article Number 108748
Flexural properties of concrete filled double skin (SHS outer and SHS inner) tubular Beams July 01, 2020 Wahab Ashraf, Muhammad Usman, Syed Hassan Farooq, Najeeb Ullad, Sajid Saleem, Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Structures and Buildings - Pages 1-13
Optimized Corrosion Performance of AISI 1345 Steel in Hydrochloric Acid Through Thermo-Mechanical Cyclic Annealing Processes April 01, 2020 Muhammad Arslan Hafeez, Aqil Inam, Misbah Ul Hassan, Malik Adeel Umer, Muhammad Usman, Asad Hanif, Crystals - Volume 10, Article Number 256
Effect of Coconut Fiber Length and Content on Properties of High Strength Concrete February 28, 2020 Waqas Ahmad, Syed Hassan Farooq, Muhammad Usman, Mehran Khan, Ayaz Ahmed, Fahid Aslam, Rayed Al Yousef, Hisham Al Abduljabbar, Muhammad Sufian, Materials - Volume 13, Issue 5, Article Number 1075
Axial compressive behavior of confined steel fiber reinforced high strength concrete January 10, 2020 Muhammad Usman, Syed Hassan Farooq, Mohammad Umair, Asad Hanif, Construction and Building Materials - Volume 230, Article Number 117043
Improving structural performance of timber wall panels by inexpensive FRP retrofitting techniques January 01, 2020 Muhammad Ammad Hassan, Muhammad Usman, Asad Hanif, Syed Hassan Farooq, Jamil Ahmed, Journal of Building Engineering - Volume 27, Article Number 101004
Application of tuned liquid column ball damper (TLCBD) for improved vibration control performance of multi-storey structure October 24, 2019 Muhammad Tanveer, Muhammad Usman, Imdad Ullah Khan, Shakil Ahmad, Asad Hanif, Syed Hassan Farooq, PLoS ONE - Volume 14(10), Article Number e0224436
Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of School Buildings in Seismic Zone 4 of Pakistan October 03, 2019 Muhammad Zain, Muhammad Usman, Syed Hassan Farooq, Tahir mehmood, Advances in Civil Engineering - Volume: 2019 Article Number: 5808256
Self-Consolidating Lightweight Concrete Incorporating Limestone Powder and Fly Ash as Supplementary Cementing Material September 19, 2019 Muhammad Ilyas khan, Muhammad Usman, Syed Ali Rizwan, Asad Hanif, Materials - Volume: 12 Issue: 18 Article Number: 3050
Blast Loading Response of Reinforced Concrete Panels Externally Reinforced with Steel Strips August 18, 2019 Rizwan Khan, Syed Hassan Farooq, Muhammad Usman, Infrastructures - Volume 4, Issue 3
Influence of bonded mortar of recycled concrete aggregates on interfacial characteristics – Porosity assessment based on pore segmentation from backscattered electron image analysis July 10, 2019 YongJae kim, Asad Hanif, Muhammad Usman, Wonjun Park, Construction and Building Materials - Volume 212, Pages 149-163
Properties enhancement of super absorbent polymer (SAP) incorporated self-compacting cement pastes modified by nano silica (NS) addition April 10, 2019 Hassan Baloch, Muhammad Usman, Syed Ali Rizwan, Asad Hanif, Construction and Building Materials - Volume 203, Pages 18-26
Ambient Vibration Testing of a Pedestrian Bridge Using Low-Cost Accelerometers for SHM Applications January 03, 2019 Azam Ali, Talha Yousaf Sandhu, Muhammad Usman, Smart Cities - Volume 2, Issue 1, Pages 20-30
Optimization of Steam-Curing Regime for Recycled Aggregate Concrete Incorporating High Early Strength Cement-A Parametric Study December 07, 2018 Asad Hanif, Yongjae Kim, Muhammad Usman, Cheolwoo Park, Materials - Volume: 11, Issue: 12, Article Number: 2487
Progressive structural capacity loss assessment-A framework for modern reinforced concrete buildings December 03, 2018 Muhammad Zain, Muhammad Usman, Syed Hassan Farooq, Asad Hanif, PLoS ONE - Volume 13, Issue 12, Article Number e0208149
Effect of Soil-Structure Interaction on a Masonry Structure under Train Induced Vibrations November 26, 2018 Bilal Lal Khan, Syed Hassan Farooq, Muhammad Usman, Faheem Butt, Abdul Qudoos Khan, Asad Hanif, Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Structures and Buildings - -
Structural reliability analysis of superstructure of highway bridges on China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC): a case study August 24, 2018 Abdur Rasheed, Syed Hassan Farooq, muhammad Usman, Asad Hanif, Noman A. Khan, Rao Arsalan Khushnood, Journal of Structural Integrity and Maintenance - Volume:3, Issue: 3, Pages 197-207
Eco-friendly self-compacting cement pastes incorporating wood waste as cement replacement: A feasibility study July 20, 2018 Muhammad Usman, Asfand Yar Khan, Syed Hassan Farooq, Asad Hanif, Shengwen Tang, Rao Arsalan Khushnood, Syed Ali Rizwan , Journal of Cleaner Production - Volume: 190, Pages: 679-688
Electromagnetic Energy Harvesting System based on Wake Galloping Using Circular Cylinders June 28, 2018 In-Ho Kim, Haemin Jeon, Muhammad Usman, Hyung-Jo Jung, Transactions of Korean Society of Noise and Vibration Engineering - Volume 12, No. 3, Pages 137-143
Experimental validation of a novel piezoelectric energy harvesting system employing wake galloping phenomenon for a broad wind spectrum June 15, 2018 Muhammad Usman, Asad Hanif, In-Ho Kim, Hyung-Jo Jung, Energy - Volume 153, Pages 882-889
Effective use of sawdust for the production of eco-friendly and thermal-energy efficient normal weight and lightweight concretes with tailored fracture properties May 20, 2018 Wisal Ahmed, Rao Arsalan Khushnood, Shazim Ali Memon, Sajjad Ahmad, Waqas Latif Baloch, Muhammad Usman, Journal of Cleaner Production - Volume: 184 Pages: 1016-1027
Flexural fatigue behavior of thin laminated cementitious composites incorporating cenosphere fillers February 15, 2018 Asad Hanif, Muhammad Usman , Zeyu Lu, Yu Cheng, Zongjin Li, Materials & Design - Volume 140, Pages 267-277
Slag waste incorporation in high early strength concrete as cement replacement: Environmental impact and influence on hydration & durability attributes January 20, 2018 YongJai Kim, Asad Hanif, Muhammad Usman, Muhammad Junaid Munir, Syed Minhaj Saleem Kazmi, Samsoo Kim, Journal of Cleaner Production - NULL
Applications of Nano Technology in Civil Engineering: A Review January 01, 2018 Arslan Shamim, Sajjad Ahmed, Anwar Khitab, Waqas Anwar, Rao Arsalan Khushnood, Muhammad Usman, International Journal of Strategic Engineering - Vol.01, No.1, Pages 48-64
Performance evaluation of concrete incorporating glass powder and glass sludge wastes as supplementary cementing material January 01, 2018 Hyeongi Lee, Asad Hanif , Muhammad Usman, Jungsung Sim, Hongseob Oh, Journal of Cleaner Production - NULL
Improving thermoelectric energy harvesting efficiency by using graphene May 31, 2016 Muhammad Usman, In-Ho Kim, Hyung-Jo Jung, AIP Advances - Volume: 6, Issue: 5, Article Number: 055027
A feasibility study on smart base isolation systems using magneto-rheological elastomers August 20, 2009 Jeong-Hoi Koo, Dong-Doo Jang, Muhammad Usman, Hyung-Jo Jung, Structural Engineering and Mechanics - Volume 32, Number 6, pages 755-770
Numerical Investigation of Smart Base Isolation System Employing MR Elastomer March 11, 2009 Muhammad Usman, S H Sung, D D Jang, H J Jung, J H Koo, Journal of Physics: Conference Series - Vol.149, Article Number 012099
Feasibility Study of MR Elastomer-based Base Isolation System December 30, 2008 D D Jang, Muhammad Usman, S H Sung, Y J Moon, H J Jung, Journal of the Computational Structural Engineering Institute of Korea - Volume 21, Issue 6, Pages.597-605
Conferences
Effect of near and far Field Earthquakes on performance of various base isolation systems June 12, 2019 - June 14, 2019 Bilal Lal Khan, Muhammad Azeem, Muhammad Usman, Syed Hassan Farooq, Asad Hanif, Muhammad Fawad, 25th International Conference on Fracture and Structural Integrity
Retrofitting of damaged reinforced concrete bridge structure June 12, 2019 - June 14, 2019 Muhammad Fawad, K Kalman, Rao Arsalan Khushnood, Muhammad Usman, 25th International Conference on Fracture and Structural Integrity
SYSTEM IDENTIFICATION OF A PEDESTRIAN BRIDGE FOR STRUCTURAL HEALTH MONITORING APPLICATIONS February 21, 2019 - February 22, 2019 Azam Ali, Talha Yousaf Sandhu, Jawad Ali, Mashood Ur Rahaman, Muhammad Usman, First South Asia Conference on Earthquake Engineering (SACEE’19)
Experimental Investigation of Low Strength Concrete (LSC) Beams Using Carbon Fiber Reinforced Polymers (CFRP) Wrap February 21, 2019 - February 22, 2019 Furqan farooq, Arslan Akbar , Muhammad Usman, Fahad Seemab, First South Asia Conference on Earthquake Engineering (SACEE’19)
Safety Assessment of Dams in Pakistan: A Case Study of Tarbela Dam October 27, 2018 - October 31, 2018 Muhammad Zain, Muhammad Usman, Khawar Munir, Zahid Shehzad, Talat Iqbal, 5th International Dam Safety Symposium, Turkey
Flexural Fatigue Behavior of Lightweight Ferrocement: Experimental Investigation & Numerical Modeling October 07, 2018 - October 11, 2018 Muhammad Usman, Asad Hanif, YongJae kim, P Pavithra, Zongjin Li, 5th International fib Congress (fib 2018 congress)
Enhancing Lateral Load Performance of Traditional Timber Wall (Dhajji-Dewari) by Strengthening of joints August 08, 2018 - August 09, 2018 J Ahmad, M Usman, M A Hassan, S H Farooq, A Hanif, 14th International Conference on Concrete Engineering and Technology (CONCET 2018)
Effect of Super-plasticizer Dosages on Fresh State Properties and Early-Age Strength of Concrete August 08, 2018 - August 09, 2018 Abdul Rasheed, Muhammad Usman, Syed Hassan Farooq, A Hanif, 14th International Conference on Concrete Engineering and Technology (CONCET 2018)
Effect of Steel Confinement on Axially Loaded Short Concrete Columns April 02, 2018 - April 03, 2018 Muhammad Usman, H Farooq, K Mehmood, M S Malik, A Hanif, International Conference on Advances in Engineering and Technology (ICAET-2018)
Research associate Structural Control and Intelligent Systems Lab (KAIST) September 01, 2011 - August 19, 2016
Research Assistant Structural Control and Intelligent Systems Lab (KAIST) January 13, 2008 - January 29, 2010
Junior Engineer NESPAK September 30, 2007 - January 31, 2008
Structural Engineer Pakistan Engineering Services (PES) June 30, 2007 - September 30, 2007
Research Associate NIT (NUST) March 31, 2007 - June 30, 2007