MCE: Recent submissions

  • Retrofitting of Existing Buildings and Bridges Columns Using FRP (Fiber Reinforced Polymer) Sheets 
    Muhammad Faheem; Rameez Bin Ahsan; Kewan Gilani; Ahsan Shoaib; Sikandar Kamal; Supervisor Dr Muhammad Naseem Baig (MCE-NUST Risalpur Campus, 2009)
    The old RCC buildings and bridges have outlived their durability due to continuous environmental effects or these are being used other than those for which these were originally designed. Moreover, the existence of old ...
  • Retrofitting of Rcc Beams Using Ferrocement 
    Rana Afzaal Ahmad (Syndicate Leader), Supervisor: Lecturer Muhammad Ali Shaikh Muhammad Usman, Amjad Iqbal, Nauman Adeel (MCE-NUST Risalpur campus, 2008)
  • Retrofitting of Columns of Existing Bridges and Buildings Using Steel Jacketing 
    Saad Azam Shah; Shahid Quershi; Sibghat Ullah; Abdul Muneeb; Supervisor Dr Muhammad Naseeb Baig (MCE-NUST Risalpur Campus, 2009)
    Technological development in civil engineering is a very slow process and introduction of new materials and production methods often takes decades.Pakistan,being a developing country needs to concentrate on saving resources, ...
  • Analytical Study of Mega Project (Ghazi Barotha Hydropower Project 
    GC Mustafa Arshad (LDR), Supervisor: Dr Muhammad Salik Javaid GC Haris Amar, GC Usman Arif GC Mansoor Butt (MCE-NUST Risalpur campus, 2008)
  • Reinforcing Subgrade of GT Road Kamra Using Jute Fibers Optimally 
    Waseem Hiader Farooqi; Muhammad Javed; Umair Tariq; Saqib Jameel; Supervisor Dr Javed Iqbal (MCE-NUST Risalpur Campus, 2014)
    The concept of earth reinforcement is an ancient technique and demonstrated abundantly in nature by animals, birds and the action of tree roots. Constructions using these techniques are known to have existed in the fifth ...
  • Web-Based Construction Project Management Software (MGMT) 
    Bilal Sharif; Junaid Ahmed Awan; Muhammad Faizan; Supervisor Lecturer Shahnila Gul (MCE-NUST Risalpur Campus, 2014)
    Today’s construction organizations face many collaboration challenges including how to bring extended project teams together across geographical locations, in online and offline environments, and across different technology ...
  • Study And Comparison of Ferrocement Dome with Normal Roof Slab 
    Shahid Iqbal; Usman Hasan Jalali; Zeeshan Gul Khalique; Waqar Zafar; Mian Muneeb-ud-din (MCE-NUST Risalpur Campus, 2006)
    Ferrocement is a kind of composite material where the filler material, usually brittle in nature, called matrix is reinforced with fibers dispersed throughout the composite resulting in better structural performances ...
  • Strength and Cost comparison of Ferrocement Door and Window Shutters with that of Wood and Steel 
    Mohsin Hassan; Khawar Abbas Rizvi; Ahsan Ali; Junaid Bin Jaffar; Supervisor Marwat Khan (MCE-NUST Risalpur Campus, 2006)
    With rapid advancement in construction industry the need has been felt to come up with cheaper & stronger alternatives of various housing components. Keeping in view this door and window shutters have been selected to ...
  • Analytical Assessment of Seepage Control Measures for Water Channels 
    TC Amin Ullah TC Rizwan Ullah TC Hamid Farooq TC Naveed Ahmed (LDR), Supervisor: Dr. Muhammad Salik (MCE-NUST Risalpur campus, 2008)
  • Ferrocement Boat design, analysis and development 
    Wasif Bashir; Furrakh Zubair; Naeem Usman lmran Afzal ; Supervisor Lec Sardar Khan (MCE-NUST Risalpur Campus, 2006)
    In general , Ferro cement is considered as a highly versatile form of composite material made of cement mortar and layers of wire mesh or similar small diameter steel mesh closely bound together to create a stiff structural ...
  • Construction of Portable Ferro Cement Panels for the Protection Against Small Arms Fire 
    FARHAN , Supervisor: LEC SARDAR NAVEED (MCE-NUST Risalpur campus, 2008)
  • Evaluation of Seepage Control Measures at Tarbela Dam 
    , Supervisor: MOHAMMAD SALIK LEC MOHAMMAD ARSHAD ABDUS SAMI , LUTUFULLAH MUZAMMIL KASHIF EHSAN ,IMRAN NAWAZ SATTI (MCE-NUST Risalpur campus, 2011)
  • Development of Design Methodology and Procedure for the Construction of a Reinforced Brick Concrete Slab 
    Ghias Arif; Sardar Ali; Ahsan Hafeez; Sabeeh Shahid; Supervisor Instructor Sohail Safdar (MCE-NUST Risalpur Campus, 2007)
    Reinforced brick (RB slabs) are commonly used for residential and other buildings in the areas where bricks are available at a lower cost as compared to stone aggregates. The method of design for such slabs is not fully ...
  • The Effects of Steel Fibers on the Mechanical Properties of Concrete 
    Syed Kumail Abbas; Yasir Altaf; Mehtab Ahmed; Rizwan Saleem; Muhammad Ali Mehboob; Supervisor Shahzad ul Hassan Aamir (MCE-NUST Risalpur Campus, 2007)
    Civil Engineering and concrete has the same monolithic relationship as that of body and soul. Without concrete, civil engineering seems to be meaningless. For normal construction, concrete of 3000 - 4000 Psi is being ...
  • The Feasibility of Use of Stone Mastic Asphalt 
    Farhan Azad; Manan Mansoor; Atif Rasheed; Fahad Usman; Supervisor Kamran Mushtaq (MCE-NUST Risalpur Campus, 2007)
    Flexible pavements are typically designed to provide a good ride quality and to resist rutting and other distresses. The structural design of flexible pavements has been an evolutionary process based primarily on ...
  • Rehabilitation of Cracked RCC Beams by Pre-stressing Technique 
    Ubaid Waqar; M Ali Aslam; Asad Shabaz; Supervisor Lec Sardar Khan (MCE-NUST Risalpur Campus, 2007)
    Structural members especially RCC beams experience cracking due to over loading or if not designed for the load these are supposed to carry safely. As development of cracking continues, deflection of the beams increases ...
  • Retrofitting of Brick Masonry Column with Ferrocement 
    Muhammad Ali; Azhar Bashir; Usman Rasheed; Ismail Ibraheem Akram; Soud Khan; Supervisor Marwat Khan (MCE-NUST Risalpur Campus, 2007)
    Technological development in Civil engineering as a rule is a very slow process and introduction of new material and production methods often take decades. Pakistan, being an under developed country needs to concentrate ...
  • Evaluation of Liquefaction potential of Kamra Soils 
    Ali Azhar Butt; Jazib Minhas; Syed Bilal Tirmizi; Umair Hamid; Supervisor Dr Farhat javed (MCE-NUST Risalpur Campus, 2007)
    In the Dictionary of Soil Mechanics and Foundation Engineering (2) liquefaction is defined as follows: ‘The state existing when saturated sandy soil loses shearing strength and effective stresses are reduced as a result ...
  • Utilization of Polyethylene in Bituminous Mixes in Pakistan 
    Israr Munir , Supervisor: Dr.Muhammad Bilal KhurshiedShab Bashir ,Jawad Amjid ,Anees Ur Rehman (MCE-NUST Risalpur campus, 2011)
  • Stress Concentration in Masonry Walls Due to Earthquake 
    m Tayyab; Bilal Riasat; Awais Imtiaz; Adeel Khalid; Umer Hanif; Supervisor Sohail Safdar (MCE-NUST Risalpur Campus, 2007)
    Rubble stonework is found in all regions but shales and sandstones are the most suitable. Both these types of stone can be split along the bedding planes giving shapes that can be knit tightly together. The quality of ...

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