Fawad Ahmed Najam

Assistant Professor
NUST Institute of Civil Engineering
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Dr. Fawad Ahmed Najam is working as Assistant Professor in the NUST Institute of Civil Engineering . Dr. Fawad Ahmed Najam has a PhD in Structural Engineering . Dr. Fawad Ahmed Najam has published 24 research articles & conference papers having a citation count of 246 , carried out 6 projects and filed 0 intellectual property.

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Research Projects

3

Industry Projects

3

Amount Granted

11.5 M

Publications

24

Citations

246

Intellectual Property

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Projects by Year

Research Collaborators

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Irfan Ahmad Rana

NUST Institute of Civil Engineering
12 Collaborations
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Umair Jalil Malik

NUST Institute of Civil Engineering
4 Collaborations
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Ather Ali

NUST Institute of Civil Engineering
4 Collaborations
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Rao Arsalan Khushnood

NUST Institute of Civil Engineering
2 Collaborations
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Raja Dilawar Riaz

NUST Institute of Civil Engineering
2 Collaborations
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Muhammad Usman

NUST Institute of Civil Engineering
2 Collaborations
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Ayman Aslam

Institute of Geographical Information Systems
2 Collaborations
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Shahbaz

NUST Institute of Civil Engineering
1 Collaboration

Education

PhD Structural Engineering 2011- 2017
Asian Institute of Technology , Thailand
MS Structural Engineering 2009- 2011
NUST, Islamabad , Pakistan
BS Civil Engineering 2005- 2009
UET Taxila , Pakistan

Experience

Assistant Professor 2022- Present
NUST Institute of Civil Engineering , NUST
Assistant Professor 2020- 2020
NUST Institute of Civil Engineering , NUST
Assistant Professor 2017- 2017
NUST Institute of Civil Engineering , NUST
Assistant Professor 2017- 2022
NUST Institute of Civil Engineering , NUST
Lab Engineer 2010- 2017
NUST Institute of Civil Engineering , NUST

Awards

Honors and Awards
1. Represented Pakistan in 46th International Mathematical Olympiad (2005) in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico 2. Won Higher Education Commission (HEC) Scholarship for PhD studies at Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand. 4.00/4.00 CGPA. 3. Won NUST Indigenous Scholarship for Masters Degree Program at NUST, Islamabad, Pakistan 4. Selected in top 6 students from all over Pakistan after competing in a series of Camps held in School of Mathematical Sciences (SMS), Government College University (GCU), Lahore, Pakistan 5. Got top position in Design Phase of Humanitarian Shelter Design Contest (HSSDC) organized by American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), in 2008 6. Won P.O.F Merit Scholarship twice for Matriculation (2001-2003) and FSc. (2003-2005) 7. Won University Merit Scholarship thrice in BSc. Civil Engineering (2005-2009) 8. Selected first in top 15 Students from all over Pakistan in Aptitude tests of STEM Careers Project held by Higher Education Commission (HEC) and Pakistan Atomic Energy Commission (PAEC) 9. Have the Honor of Attending the 1st meeting of Nobel Laureates with Pakistani Students/Young Scholars in Islamabad (March 27-31, 2006)

Memberships

PEC Since 2009
3
Research Projects
3
Industrial Projects
6
National Projects
0
International Projects
11.5M
Total Funding (PKR)
Research-based Habitat Planning for a Resilient Ishkoman Valley through Modelling and Assessment of Remote Sensing and In-valley Hazards and Glacial Water Variability under Climate Change 2022
Ejaz Hussain
Javed Iqbal
Salman Atif
Muhammad Azmat
Abdul Waheed
Fawad Ahmed Najam
Project Status: Approved_inprocess Rs: 7.1 M Approval Date: 2022-05-13 Completion Date: 2023-02-28
Funding Agency: Agha Khan Planning and Building Service Pakistan ( AKPBS,P)
Performance-Based Seismic Evaluation of Existing High-Rise Buildings in Pakistan 2018
Fawad Ahmed Najam
Project Status: Completed Rs: 0.5 M Approval Date: 2018-04-06 Completion Date: 2021-04-01
Funding Agency: HEC
Performance based seismic evaluation of existing high-rise buildings in pakistan 2018
Irfan Ahmad Rana
Fawad Ahmed Najam
Project Status: Completed Rs: 0.5 M Approval Date: 2018-04-06 Completion Date: 2021-04-01
Funding Agency: HEC
Provision of Consultancy Services for Rehabilitation Design of 50,000 gallons OHWT at AFOHS (Falcon Complex) - Rawalpindi 2020
Fawad Ahmed Najam
Rao Arsalan Khushnood
Arslan Mushtaq
Project Status: Completed Rs: 1.1 M Approval Date: 2020-09-25 Completion Date: 2021-04-02
Funding Agency: Consultancy Firm
Expert Opinion on the Seismic Hazard Level and its Design Implications at Pakistan Gulpur Hydropower Project, District Kotli, AJK 2020
Rao Arsalan Khushnood
Arslan Mushtaq
Muhammad Usman
Fawad Ahmed Najam
Project Status: Approved_inprocess Rs: 1.3 M Approval Date: 2020-06-08 Completion Date: N/A
Funding Agency: Daelim Lotte
Material and Component-level Structural Evaluation of Baltit Fort, Hunza 2018
Rao Arsalan Khushnood
Fawad Ahmed Najam
Project Status: Completed Rs: 1.1 M Approval Date: 2018-07-24 Completion Date: 2019-03-12
Funding Agency: Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand
23
Research Articles
1
Conference Proceedings
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Books
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Book Chapters
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Editorial Activities
Prediction of Nonlinear Seismic Demands of High-rise Rocking Wall Structures using a Simplified Modal Pushover Analysis Procedure 2018
Fawad Ahmed Najam
MU
Muhammad Irshad Qureshi (University of Engineering and technology, Taxila)
PE
Pennung Warnitchai (Asian Institute of Technology (AIT))
TA
Tahir Mehmood (COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Wah Cantt)
Journal: Structural Design of Tall and Special Buildings, Structural Design of Tall and Special Buildings Volume: 27 Issue: 15
Impact Factor: 2.204 Citations: 21 Quartile: 2
Seismic evaluation of non‑seismically detailed RC buildings in Pakistan: performance and damage accumulation under repeated earthquakes. 2024
SA
Saima Munir
Fawad Ahmed Najam
AS
Asad ur Rahman (University of Houston)
Umair Jalil Malik
Irfan Ahmad Rana
Ather Ali
Journal: Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering , Volume: 22, Pages 4547–4579,
Impact Factor: 4.600 Citations: 0 Quartile: 1
SDG 11
A novel framework to assess multidimensional disaster resilience of children: From conceptualization to quantification 2023
Irfan Ahmad Rana
IH
Ihtisham Ul Haq Khan Niazi
ZA
Zainab Khalid (COMSATS University Islamabad)
AD
Adnan Nawaz (COMSATS University Islamabad)
Fawad Ahmed Najam
Journal: International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, Volume:96, Article Number: 103914
Impact Factor: 4.2 Citations: 4 Quartile: 1
SDG 11
Evacuation decision making and risk perception: flooded rural communities in Pakistan 2023
AB
Abdul Muqeet
Irfan Ahmad Rana
RI
Rida Hameed Lodhi
Fawad Ahmed Najam
Ather Ali
Journal: Environmental Hazards, Vol:23, No. 1, Pages:54-71
Impact Factor: 4.0 Citations: 9 Quartile: 2
SDG 13
Paradigms for Employing Interactive Computing Tools and Graphical User Interfaces (GUIs) in Structural Engineering Problems 2015
Fawad Ahmed Najam
Rao Arsalan Khushnood
SY
Syed Ali Rizwan (-)
Journal: IACSIT International Journal of Engineering and Technology, Volume 8, No. 1, Pages 25-315
Impact Factor: - Citations: 0 Quartile: N/A
Significance of Soil Structure Interaction in Seismic Response of Buildings 2019
Fawad Ahmed Najam
NA
Naveed Anwar ( Asian Institute of Technology)
AB
Abinayaa Uthayakumar (Asian Institute of Technology)
Journal: NED University Journal of Research, Volume 1
Impact Factor: 0 Citations: 0 Quartile: N/A
The impact of risk perception on earthquake preparedness: An empirical study from Rawalakot, Pakistan 2022
US
Usama Bin Naseem Kiani
Fawad Ahmed Najam
Irfan Ahmad Rana
Journal: International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, Volume 76, Article Number 102989
Impact Factor: 4.320 Citations: 19 Quartile: 1
SDG 11
Enhancing Seismic Resilience of Existing Reinforced Concrete Building Using Non-Linear Viscous Dampers: A Comparative Study 2023
Raja Dilawar Riaz
Umair Jalil Malik
MA
Mati Ullah Shah
Muhammad Usman
Fawad Ahmed Najam
Journal: Actuators, Volume 12, Issue 4, Article Number 175
Impact Factor: 2.6 Citations: 16 Quartile: 2
SDG 9 SDG 11
Development of a new base isolation system using the concept of metamaterials 2023
MU
Muhammad Nauman Masoom
QU
Qurat ul Ain Karim
IR
Irtaza Badar
Rao Arsalan Khushnood
Fawad Ahmed Najam
AH
Ahmer Naseer
Journal: Engineering Structures, Volume 286, Article Number 116151
Impact Factor: 5.5 Citations: 11 Quartile: 1
Probabilistic seismic loss estimation for residential buildings in Pakistan 2025
SA
Sajid Mehmood
Fawad Ahmed Najam
Muhammad Usman
ZA
Zain Ul Abidin Ali Khan Ghouri
Journal: Natural Hazards, Volume:121, Issue:12, Page:14443-14486
Impact Factor: 3.700 Citations: 0 Quartile: 1
SDG 9
Multidimensional poverty vis-à-vis climate change vulnerability: Empirical evidence from flood-prone rural communities of Charsadda and Nowshera districts in Pakistan 2023
Irfan Ahmad Rana
MU
Muhammad Mubashir Khan
RI
Rida Hameed Lodhi
Shahbaz
AD
Adnan Nawaz (COMSATS University Islamabad)
Fawad Ahmed Najam
Journal: World Development Sustainability , Volume 2, Article Number 100064
Impact Factor: N/A Citations: 14 Quartile: N/A
SDG 11
An Updated Earthquake Catalogue and Source Model for Seismic Hazard Analysis of Pakistan 2021
AS
Asad ur Rahman (-)
AT
Atif Rasheed (-)
Fawad Ahmed Najam
SA
Saeed Zaman (UET Peshawar)
Irfan Ahmad Rana
FA
Faheem Aslam (-)
SI
Sibghat Ullah Khan (CECOS University of IT and Emerging Sciences)
Journal: Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, Pages 1-23
Impact Factor: 2.807 Citations: 8 Quartile: 2
Advancing seismic resilience: Performance-based assessment of mid-rise and high-rise engineered cementitious composite (ECC) Buildings 2024
Umair Jalil Malik
Fawad Ahmed Najam
S
Sikandar Ali Khokhar
FA
Fazal Rehman
Raja Dilawar Riaz
Journal: Case Studies in Construction Materials , Volume 20, Article Number e02732
Impact Factor: 6.2 Citations: 13 Quartile: 2
SDG 9
ANN-based predictive mimicker for the constitutive model of engineered cementitious composites (ECC) 2024
Umair Jalil Malik
SI
Sikandar Ali Khokhar
MU
Muhammad Hammad
RA
Rao Arsalan Khushnood (Tunneling Institute of Pakistan)
Fawad Ahmed Najam
FA
Faizan Ali
MU
Muhammad Shahid
Journal: Construction and Building Materials, Volume 420, Article Number: 135530
Impact Factor: 7.4 Citations: 8 Quartile: 1
SDG 9 SDG 11
Flood risk perception and communication: The role of hazard proximity 2022
AS
Asher Ali
Irfan Ahmad Rana
Ather Ali
Fawad Ahmed Najam
Journal: Journal of Environmental Management, Volume 316, Article Number 115309
Impact Factor: 6.789 Citations: 32 Quartile: 1
SDG 11 SDG 13
A localized index-based approach to assess heatwave vulnerability and climate change adaptation strategies: A case study of formal and informal settlements of Lahore, Pakistan 2022
Irfan Ahmad Rana
LA
Laila Sikander
ZA
Zainab Khalid (COMSATS University Islamabad)
AD
Adnan Nawaz (COMSATS University Islamabad)
Fawad Ahmed Najam
SI
Sibghat Ullah Khan (CECOS University of IT and Emerging Sciences)
Ayman Aslam
Journal: Environmental Impact Assessment Review, Volume 96, Article Number 106820
Impact Factor: 4.549 Citations: 33 Quartile: 2
SDG 11 SDG 13
Quantifying the role of social capital for enhancing urban resilience against climate crisis: Empirical evidence from formal and informal settlements of Pakistan 2022
MA
Maheen Shahid
Irfan Ahmad Rana
AL
Ali Jamshed (University of Stuttgart)
Fawad Ahmed Najam
Ather Ali
Ayman Aslam
Journal: Cities, Volume 130, Article Number 103851
Impact Factor: 6.077 Citations: 18 Quartile: 1
SDG 11 SDG 13
Psychological resilience of children in a multi-hazard environment: An index-based approach 2022
IH
Ihtisham Ul Haq Khan Niazi
Irfan Ahmad Rana
HA
Hafiz Syed Hamid Arshad (University of Management and Technology)
RI
Rida Hameed Lodhi
Fawad Ahmed Najam
AL
Ali Jamshed (University of Stuttgart)
Journal: International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, Volume 83, Article Number 103397
Impact Factor: 4.842 Citations: 10 Quartile: 1
SDG 11
New Nonlinear Modal Decomposition Method for Seismic Analysis of Tall RC Core Wall Buildings 2020
TA
Tahir Mehmood (COMSATS University Islamabad)
MU
Muhammad Irshad Qureshi (UET Taxila)
Fawad Ahmed Najam
AH
Ahsen Maqsoom (COMSATS University Islamabad)
AD
Adnan Nawaz (COMSATS University Islamabad)
HA
Hammad Salahuddin (COMSATS University Islamabad)
RA
Rana Faisal Tufail (COMSATS University Islamabad)
Journal: Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions of Civil Engineering , Volume 44, Pages 163-177
Impact Factor: 1.465 Citations: 0 Quartile: 4
An updated probabilistic seismic hazard assessment (PSHA) for Pakistan 2021
AS
Asad ur Rahman (-)
Fawad Ahmed Najam
SA
Saeed Zaman (UET Peshawar)
AT
Atif Rasheed (-)
Irfan Ahmad Rana
Journal: Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, Pages 1-38
Impact Factor: 4.556 Citations: 17 Quartile: 1
Simplified Seismic Demand Estimation for Existing Tall Buildings in Thailand 2018
Fawad Ahmed Najam
PE
Pennung Warnitchai (Asian Institute of Technology)
M
Muhammad Irshad Qureshi ( University of Engineering and Technology, Taxila)
TA
Tahir Mehmood (COMSATS Institute of Information Technology)
Journal: PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS-STRUCTURES AND BUILDINGS, NULL
Impact Factor: 0.877 Citations: 3 Quartile: 4
Assessing school safety against natural and human-made hazards: A case study of Gilgit city, Pakistan 2020
AW
Awais AlI Khan (-)
Irfan Ahmad Rana
Fawad Ahmed Najam
Journal: Journal of Geography and Social Sciences, Volume 2(2), Pages 133-147
Impact Factor: 0 Citations: 0 Quartile: N/A
A modified response spectrum analysis procedure to determine nonlinear seismic demands of high-rise buildings with shear walls 2018
Fawad Ahmed Najam
PE
Pennung Warnitchai (Asian Institute of Technology)
Journal: Structural Design of Tall and Special Buildings, Volume 27, Issue 1, Article Number e1409
Impact Factor: 2.204 Citations: 10 Quartile: 2
Seismic base isolation of high-rise RC shear wall building using lead core rubber bearings
NI
Nirmala Suwal (Asian Institute of Technology)
PE
Pennung Warnitchai (Asian Institute of Technology)
Fawad Ahmed Najam
Conference: New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering Annual Technical Conference
Citations: N/A
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