Najif Ismail
B.Sc. (Hons.) Civil Engg. (Taxila)
M.Sc. Civil Engg. Structures (Taxila)
University of Auckland
PhD Candidate
2007 – 2010
Supervisor: Associate Professor Jason Ingham
External Funding: Higher Education Commission of Pakistan
Area of interest:
Development of validated retrofit solutions for unreinforced masonry buildings
Publications:
Ismail, N. "Strengthening of bridges using CFRP composites." 5th International Conference on Current and Future Trends in Bridge Design, Construction and Maintenance, Beijing, China, Pages 217-224. 17-18 September, 2007
Ismail, N. "Comparative Studies of IMRF and SMRF." AEI 2008: Building Integration Solutions, Denver, Colorado, USA, Pages 1-10. 24–26 September, 2008
Ismail, N., and Ingham, J. M. (2008) "State-of-the-art retrofit interventions for unreinforced masonry walls." (Poster) AOTULE Postgraduate Conference, Auckland, New Zealand. 26‑27 November, 2008
Ismail, N., and Ingham, J. M. (2009) "Reconstruction project after devastating 2005 Pakistan earthquake." (Presentation only) NZSEE Annual Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand. 3‑5 April, 2009
Ismail, N., Mahmood, H., Derakhashan, H., Clark, W., and Ingham, J. M. (2009) "Case study and development of retrofit application strategy for a heritage building." 11th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. May 31-June 3, 2009
Ismail, N., Laursen, P., and Ingham, J. M. (2009). "Out-of-plane testing of seismically retrofitted URM walls using posttensioning." AEES 2009 conference, Newcastle, Australia. 11-13 December, 2009.
Ismail, N., and Ingham, J. M. (2010) (Abstract accepted) "In-plane behaviour of URM wallettes retrofitted with high strength twisted steel inserts." 8th International Masonry Conference, Dresden, Germany.4-7 July, 2010
Contact details:
Najif Ismail
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
The University of Auckland
Private Bag 92019
Auckland
New Zealand
ph: +64 9 373 7599 x84521
email: nism009@aucklanduni.ac.nz