MCE: Recent submissions

  • Design of prestressed concrete Girder bridge 
    Waseem Abbas; Shoaib Akhtar; Hammad Hussain; Asif ALi Alvi; Supervisor Dr Intikhab Ahmed Qureshi (MCE-NUST Risalpur Campus, 2010)
    Various factors in recent decades have caused concrete bridges to become most prevalent type of highway structures throughout the world. Pre-stressed concrete has become more competitive in many span ranges because of ...
  • Study Investigation and Documentation Regarding Collapse of Margalla Towers 
    Wajeeeh ul Hassan; Muhammad Shoaib Khan; Muhammad Awais; Danial Raheem; Supervisor Asst. Proff. Zahid Tauqir Ahmed (MCE-NUST Risalpur Campus, 2010)
    At 8:52 am on 8th October 2005, Margalla Towers, the plush, high rise apartment complex in the heart of Islamabad came down within seconds due to a catastrophic earthquake, killing 74 people, rendering 148 homeless and ...
  • Development of Optical Aspect Ratios for Multy Story Building for Various Sesmic Zone of Pakistan 
    Sohaib Anwar; M.Armughan Bilal; Imran Anwar; Ishfaq Jamal; Supervisor Mansoor Khalid (MCE-NUST Risalpur Campus, 2010)
  • Lack of Quality Control Measures on Construction Sites by Staff and Site Engineers 
    Zeeshan Afzal; Masood Kamal; Agha Hassan; Abdul Qadeer; Supervisor; Zeeshan Afzal; Masood Kamal; Agha Hassan; Abdul Qadeer; Supervisor (MCE-NUST Risalpur Campus, 2010)
    Quality may mean different to different people. Some take it to represent customer satisfaction, others interpret it as compliance with contractual requirements, yet others equate it to attainment of prescribed standards. ...
  • Effect of Polypropylene Fibers and Silica Fumes on Blast Resistance of Concrete 
    Husain Masood; Shahzib Ali; Kanzan Hayat; Moen Afzal; Supervisor Faisal Mubarak Shabbir (MCE-NUST Risalpur Campus, 2010)
    After the incident of 9/11 terrorist activities started taking a toll all over the world including our own country Pakistan. That is where scientists and Civil engineers gained pace in working on the subject in producing ...
  • Analysis traffic congestion Problems on Rawalpindi Mall Road and Suggesting its Suitable Remedial Measures 
    Ammar Aziz; Mohsin Aziz; Shahzad Hussain; Asad ur Rehman; Supervisor Tahir Bashir (MCE-NUST Risalpur Campus, 2010)
    Traffic engineering covers a broad range of engineering applications with a common focus: the nations’ system of highways and streets. Often defined as nation’s “life blood circulation system”, this important part of ...
  • Blast Simulation 
    Rizwan Qayyum; Jamshed Iqbal; Sajjad Hussain; Azeem Zafar; Supervisor Faisal Mubarak Shabbir (MCE-NUST Risalpur Campus, 2010)
    The events of 9/11 continue to have a lasting effect on the US and the world. Everyone on the planet has been affected in some way or another. The implications of the vulnerability of the nation’s infrastructure to ...
  • Perform Study of Water reducer and Super Plasticizer on the Properties of Concrete 
    Imran Afzal; Waqar Ilyas; Ali Nawab; Kashif Irshad; Supervisor Muhammad Iqabal (MCE-NUST Risalpur Campus, 2010)
    Admixtures have been used in the concrete industry for many decades. They are usually by-products of particular primary material that eventually finds an application as a concrete admixture. Specific requests from the ...
  • Evaluation of Cellulose Based Stone Mastic Asphalt on a Test Section in Pakistan 
    Asad Ali Raza Khan; Muhammad Amir Hamza Khan; Abid Hussain; Kashif Shahzad; Supervisor Kashif Ahmad Khan (MCE-NUST Risalpur Campus, 2010)
    After decades of experience in road construction, the highway experts have concluded that the major failures on our road network are rutting and fatigue cracking. These failures are due to the high temperatures and the ...
  • Manufacture of Low Cost Foam Concrete Using Detergents 
    Saad Khan Bettani; Muhammad Adil; Salman Pervaiz; Waqas Mehmood; Supervisor Assistant Professor Shahzad Ul Hassan (MCE-NUST Risalpur Campus, 2009)
    When it comes to construction industry, the methods employed for the purpose of insulation of different structures is of great importance. While there are some orthodox methods for this purpose such as use of mud or ...
  • Economic Analysis of Roads Maintenance and Rehabilitation Strategies Feasible for Roads in Pakistan Using H.D.M. 
    Ather Ali; Danish Sheikh; Umer Khan Niazi; Asad Jeved; Sami Ullah; Supervisor Lec Rabia Haroon (MCE-NUST Risalpur Campus, 2009)
  • Study and Design of Multi Storey Car Park 
    Mehar Ayoub; Rana Waseem;Yasir Saleem; Ahmed Zeshan; Hafiz M. Nauman Yousaf; Supervisor Assistant Professor Dr Touqeer Ahmed (MCE-NUST Risalpur Campus, 2009)
    The number of cars on roads has increased dramatically over the last few years. This phenomenon has brought with it, associated problems of traffic congestion, parking, accidents and crime. Therefore the availability of ...
  • Challenges in Construction Industry of Pakistan 
    Kashif Fayyaz; M Saad Awan; Rizwan Waheed; M Irshad; Hafiz Ali Sufian; Supervisor Dr Muhammad Naseem Baig (MCE-NUST Risalpur Campus, 2009)
    The construction industry is the second largest industry of the country. It makes a significant contribution to the national economy and provides employment to large number of people. The use of various new technologies ...
  • Materials Required in Structures for Protection Against Nuclear Radiation 
    Atif Afridi; Salis Nadeem; Umair Mushtaq; Saad Ahmed; Supervisor Faisal Mubarak (MCE-NUST Risalpur Campus, 2009)
    To build a concrete nuclear shielding structure for an environment having 300-600 rads/sec of nuclear radiation intensity and reduce the radiation intensity to permissible limits, i.e. To 150 rads/sec at which there is ...
  • Influence of Seepage on Dam Stability & Hydropower Production for Satpara Dam Hydropower Project 
    Zarak Farooq;Haris Akhtar; Zia ul Islam; Rafay Gulraiz; Supervisor Lec Zulfiqar Ali Khan (MCE-NUST Risalpur Campus, 2009)
    Satpara Dam Hydro Power Project (13.2 MW) was the chosen case study. It is a zoned earthen embankment with an upstream impervious blanket and a relatively pervious foundation conditions. The study aims at quantifying ...
  • Case Study of Sustainable Transportation in Pakistan 
    Salman Zaheer; Mohsin Raza; Khurram Riaz; Yasir Yousuf; Supervisor Lec. Rabia Haroon (MCE-NUST Risalpur Campus, 2009)
    The economic growth and increasing urbanization is resulting in the urban sprawl, encouraging private vehicle oriented developments. This rapid and ever growing motorization is causing number of externalities such as air ...
  • Improvement of Certain Properties of Concrete by Utilizing Jehangira Bentonite As Partial Replacement of cement 
    Rao Arsalan; Ahmed Zeb; Zeeshan Fawad; Umer Zafar; Supervisor Asst Prof Sardar Khan (MCE-NUST Risalpur Campus, 2009)
    Jehangira bentonite deposits occur at 33o59’56” latitude and 72o12’47” longitude . These deposits are spread over an area of 26 Sq. km and average depth of the bed is almost 3.5m. Chemical analysis shows that Jehangira ...
  • Study of Stone Mastic Asphalt Using polymer and Mineral Filler 
    Ahmed Nader Khurshid; Farrukh Salim Khan; Naik Muhammad; Ahmed Bilal: Supervisor Kashif Ahmed Khan (MCE-NUST Risalpur Campus, 2009)
    The objective of this study is to investigate the effect of Elvaloy polymer as modifier and Fly Ash as mineral filler on mechanical properties of Stone Mastic Asphalt. Elvaloy Modified Asphalt effects on properties of ...
  • Production Lightweight Concrete and its comparison with normal density concrete 
    Irfan Ahmed; Abdul Waheed; Ali Raza; Adal Imtiaz; Supervisor Muhammad Ali Sheikh (MCE-NUST Risalpur Campus, 2009)
    For reducing the weight of concrete, while maintaining its strength, Lightweight concrete is increasingly finding its use in construction industry worldwide. However, its use in Pakistan is limited due to lesser production ...
  • Risk Assessment and Management Study of Mangla Dam Raising Project 
    Sajjad Ahmed ; Waqas Javed; Aziz Rehman; Hammad Shah; Supervisor Lec Zulfiqar Ali Khan (MCE-NUST Risalpur Campus, 2009)
    Risk assessment and management study for dams is a very complex problem. Because dams constitute the biggest construction projects and have long term effects. A large number of issues ranging from social to environmental, ...

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