Structural Engineering: Recent submissions

  • Use of Marble Slurry as Filler Material and Crushed Stone Waste as Replacement of Sand in Concrete Properties 
    Shakir Khan; Muhammad Faisal; Furqan Farooq; Tahir Abbas; Supervisor Asst. Prof. DR. Arshad (MCE-NUST Risalpur Campus, 2013)
    Green concrete is generally composed of recycling materials as complete or partial replacement for aggregate, cement, and admixture. Crushed stone is obtained as a by-product during the production of aggregates through ...
  • Utilization of Hospital Waste Ash as Partial Replacement of Cement 
    SGT Muhammad Bilal Paracha | Syed Jibran Hashmi | Muhammad Saleh Izhar | SGT Muhammad Tahir, Supervisor: Muhammad Ali Sheikh (MCE-NUST Risalpur campus, 2008)
    Waste management from both hospitals and municipalities is a gigantic problem in Pakistan. In Pakistan, around 250,000 tons of medical waste is annually produced from all sorts of health care facilities, which possess great ...
  • 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, ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • 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 ...
  • Earthquake Resistance design of commercial buildings 
    Muhammad Usman; Asad Hanif; Arshad Virk; Adnan Ali Khan; Nasir Jahan; Supervisor Muhammad Iqbal (MCE-NUST Risalpur Campus, 2007)
    Most of the loss of life in past earthquakes has occurred due to the collapse of buildings, constructed in traditional materials like stone, brick, adobe and wood, which were not particularly engineered to be earthquake ...
  • Comparison Between Destructive ,Non Destructive Testing of Concrete 
    Naveed Khan; Mubeen Cheema; Raja Muddasar Munaf; Sabeeh ul Hassan; Supervisor Marwat Khan (MCE-NUST Risalpur Campus, 2007)
    Concrete differs from other construction materials in that it can be made from an infinite combination of suitable materials and that its final properties are dependent on the treatment after it arrives at the job site. ...
  • Development of High Strength Concrete Using Silica Funnies 
    M. Rehan Mansha; Muhammad Tayyab; Abu; Muneeb Iqbal baker Usman; Supervisor Muhammad Iqbal (MCE-NUST Risalpur Campus, 2007)
    In view of the rapidly developing technology and owing to the exploration of new fields in civil engineering, the construction works are subjected to continuous developments through out the world. In the field of civil ...
  • Ferrocement roofing panels for cold and hot regions 
    Muhammad Ali Khan; Muhammad Zafar ul Haq; Muhammad Ali Zafar; Muhammad Tahir; Supervisor Lec Sardar Khan (MCE-NUST Risalpur Campus, 2007)
    A composite material consists of a matrix and a reinforcement which act together to form a new material with superior characteristics alone. Ferrocement, a homogeneous composite material, which contains a high percentage ...
  • To Develop a Computer Program for Cooling Load Calculation 
    Syed Kashif Hussain; Jawad Nasar; Ali Imran; Tahir Saeed; Supervisor Dr Sajjad Haider (MCE-NUST Risalpur Campus, 2007)
  • To Develop a Computer Program for Cooling Load Calculation 
    Hasnain Raza; Bilal Hayat; Muhammad Rafique; Inam Haider; Supervisor Lec Hafeez Ahmed (MCE-NUST Risalpur Campus, 2007)
    The software for calculation of cooling load for a residential building is a tool which eases the tedious and time consuming job of calculating the heat gains and other calculations for cooling load. The project required ...
  • High Quality Concrete Using Polymers 
    Xaheer ul Islam; Tanveer ul Islam; Sheraz Ahmed; Tehseen Ali; Supervisor Sohail Safdar (MCE-NUST Risalpur Campus, 2007)
    Natural polymers are in use as a building material from ancient times. As early as the second century B.C., polymers were used for important masonry constructions such as the great wall, prominent pagodas, palaces and ...

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