Faculty Profile

Mohammad Rafiqul Islam

Assistant Professor

Contact Information

  • Office Address: Assistant Professor Institute of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology, Sylhet-3114, Bangladesh
  • Phone: +8801816829582
  • Email: rafiqul-cee@sust.edu

Biography

Mohammad Rafiqul Islam was born November 30, 1985 in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He is Assistant Professor of Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), Sylhet, Bangladesh.
Mohammad Rafiqul Islam did his B. Sc. in Civil Engineering from Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET) and has completed his Masters in Civil Engineering (Structural) from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). He has professional experience for 2 months as a research assistant in the field of Earthquake Engineering and five years teaching experience in private University of Bangladesh. Now, he is doing his PhD in the Laboratory of Structural Engineering under the Division of Architectural and Structural Design (ASD), Graduate School of Engineering of Hokkaido University, Japan. He is MEXT scholarship recipient in October 2020 to pursue his PhD study.

Education

  • Ph.D. (Pursuing) in Structural & Earthquake Engineering in the Laboratory of Structural Engineering, Division of Architectural and Structural Design (ASD), Graduate School of Engineering, Hokkaido University, Japan.
  • M.Sc (2014) in Civil Engineering (Structural), Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • B.Sc (2007) in Civil Engineering, Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology, Chittagong, Bangladesh.

Research Interests

  • Numerical Modelling of Structures
  • Nonlinear Finite Element Analysis
  • Concrete Structures
  • Steel Structures
  • Earthquake Engineering
  • Analysis and Design of Building

Journal Publish

  • 1. Mohammad Rafiqul Islam & Tahsin Reza Hossain, "Modified punching shear equation of RC flat plate structure considering material and geometric parameters". International Journal of Sustainable Materials and Structural Systems. Accepted 2022, "in press".
  • 2. Wahid, C. M. S., Dorka, U. E., Alam, M. J. ., & Islam, M. R. . (2022). APPLICATION OF HYDE SEISMIC PROTECTION SYSTEM IN MEDIUM RISE RC BUILDINGS WITH SOFT STOREY IN BANGLADESH . Malaysian Journal of Civil Engineering, 34(2), 29-36. https://doi.org/10.11113/mjce.v34.18372
  • 3. Rafiqul Islam, M., Ali, A., Jahir Bin Alam, M., Ahmad, T., & Sakib, S. (2021). Analysis of damage-plasticity model of concrete under uniaxial compression loading. International Journal of Engineering & Technology, 10(1), 29-34. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v10i1.30878
  • 4. Chowdhury Mohammad Shams Wahid, Md. Jahir Alam, Mohammad Rafiqul Islam. Seismic Assessment of Existing Building in Bangladesh using Japanese Index Method. Malaysian Journal of Civil Engineering. Vol. 32, No. 1, 2020, pp. 3-11. DOI: https://doi.org/10.11113/mjce.v32n1.616
  • 5. Mohammad Rafiqul Islam, Abbas Ali, Fahmida Jahan, Sajia Afrin. "A Study on Elastic Behavior of RC Regular Rectangular Building for Different Slab Systems under lateral loads." The International Journal of Engineering and Science (IJES), 9(6), (2020): pp. 50-56. DOI:10.9790/1813-0906015056
  • 6. Mohammad Rafiqul Islam, Rakib Ahmed Chowdhury, Prithvi Dutta, Dr. Mohammod Aktarul Islam Chowdhury, “Seismic Performance Comparison of Different Mid-Rise Building Models by Using Linear Static Analysis”. International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research. Volume 9, Issue 2, February-2018.
  • 7. Sh. Ahmed, M.TulUrmi, M. Rafiqul Islam, Md. Jahir Bin Alam, Gulam Md. Munna, “Earthquake Vulnerability Assessment of Roads at Sylhet City in Bangladesh”. Asian Journal of Civil Engineering (BHRC) Vol. 16, No. 6 (2015). PAGES 891-897. Technical Note.
  • 8. Md. Moinul Islam, Dr. Md.Saiful Islam, Bipul Chandra Mondal and Mohammad Rafiqul Islam, “Strength Behavior of Concrete Using Slag with Cement in Sea Water Environment”. Journal of Civil Engineering (IEB), 38 (2) (2010) 129-140.

External Affiliations

  • Member (M/26294) of The Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB), Ramna, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Awards & Recognition

  • Academic Scholarship, Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology (CUET), Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho:MEXT) Scholarship, Hokkaido University, Japan.

Conference

  • 1. Mohammad Rafiqul ISLAM, Taichiro OKAZAKI, Ilanildo DIAS, Ryota MATSUI, NUMERICAL MODELING ON FRACTURE OF SQUAT BRACE TO ANALYZE STEEL BRACED FRAME, presented at Japan Association for Earthquake Engineering (JAEE) Conference, December 15-16, 2022, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Japan.
  • 2. Tanmoy, Bibhas B. and Islam, Mohammad Rafiqul., An Energy Audit on an Academic Building Using a Self Developed Simulator, presented at the 6th International Conference on Engineering Research, Innovation and Education, February 26-28, 2021, School of Applied sciences & Technology, SUST, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
  • 3. Mohammad Rafiqul Islam, Abbas Ali, Monirul Dewan, Kamrul Hasan Shovon, Pushover Analysis of Ten-Storied RC Buildings with Different Slabs Systems with and without Shear Walls under Lateral Loads, presented at the 6th International Conference on Engineering Research, Innovation and Education, February 26-28, 2021, School of Applied sciences & Technology, SUST, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
  • 4. Mohammad Rafiqul Islam and Khairul Hasan, Seismic performance evaluation of RCC buildings under different slab systems and soil profiles, presented at the Fifth International Conference on Engineering Research Innovation & Education, January 25-27, 2019, SUST, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
  • 5. Mitu Das*, Md. Jahir Bin Alam and Mohammad Rafiqul Islam, VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT OF AN EXISTING BUILDING BY DAMAGE PROBABILITY MATRIX BASED ON PUSHOVER ANALYSIS, presented at the 4th International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development (ICCESD 2018), 9-11 February, 2018, KUET, Khulna, Bangladesh.
  • 6. Md. Mostafizur Rahman, Md. Shoaib Hossain, Md. Sadaf Hossain and Md. Rafiqul Islam, Utilization of waste expanded polystyrene (EPS) in the development of lightweight concrete with thermal insulation property, presented at the 1st International Conference on Energy and Environment, September 28-29, 2018, SUST, Sylhet, Bangladesh.
  • 7. J. B. Alam; M. R. Islam; Sh. Ahmed* and M. TulUrmi, Potential Losses of Major Roads and Bridges of Sylhet City in case of Recurrence of Srimangal Earthquake based on RADIUS Method, presented at International Conference on Recent Innovation in Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development(IICSD-2015), 11-13 December, 2015, Dhaka University of Engineering & Technology (DUET), Gazipur, Bangladesh.
  • 8. Mohammad R. ISLAM and Tahsin R. Hossain, Assessment on Moment Concentration at Slab-Column Joint of RC Flat Plates due to Gravity and Lateral Loads, presented at the First International Conference onAdvances in Civil Infrastructure and Construction Materials (CICM 2015), 14–15 December 2015, MIST, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • 9. M R Islam and T R Hossain, Seismic Performance of Flat Plate Structures Designed Only for Gravity Loads, presented at the 2nd International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering 2014 (ICACE-2014), 26 –28 December, 2014, CUET, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • 10. Md. Moinul Islam, Mohammad Rafiqul Islam, Amrita Das and Md. Saiful Islam, The UPV Study of Slag Concrete in Saline Environment, presented at the International Conference on Mechanical Engineering and Renewable Energy 2011 (ICMERE2011) 22- 24 December 2011, Chittagong, Bangladesh.
  • 11. Md. Moinul Islam and Mohammad Rafiqul Islam, Strength Characteristics of Slag Blended Concrete in Marine Environment, presented at the 2nd International Conference on ‘Engineering Education for Sustainable Development’ arranged by World University of Bangladesh, Dhaka on December 2009.

Teaching

  • Engineering Mechanics
  • Solid Mechanics
  • Engineering Materials
  • Structural Analysis & Design
  • Design of Concrete Structures
  • Prestressed Concrete
  • Introduction to Finite Element Method.
  • Earthquake Engineering
  • Wind Engineering
  • Advanced Mechanics
  • Advanced Numerical Modeling.

Graduate Supervision

  • Co-Supervision of the Masters thesis titled "Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of a Residential Building by Japanese Index Method and Its Control by Hyde System"