Email: nazrulislam@ce.buet.ac.bd
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Room No: 509
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Nazrul Islam, PhD, PE

Professor
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

Specialization: Structural Engineering

Nazrul Islam received Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering with a specialization in structural engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh in 2007. He completed Master of Science degree in Civil (Structural) Engineering from the same institution with a research focus on structural optimization. He joined as a lecturer in the Civil Engineering Department of BUET after completion of the bachelor degree and promoted as an Assistant Professor in 2011. For pursuing higher studies with the commitment to serving the community, Nazrul Islam moved to the USA and started doctoral studies in Structural Mechanics at North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC. His Ph. D. research focused on developing advanced constitutive models for room and high-temperature applications in the fossil and nuclear power industries. As a part of doctoral studies, he worked on the research projects funded by the Department of Energy (DOE), National Science Foundation (NSF) and the Fossil Power division of the Babcock and Wilcox Company, Ohio, USA. Dr. Islam moved back to his home country after completion of his doctoral studies and rejoined as an Assistant Professor at BUET. Now he is serving as a Professor in the same department of BUET. Dr. Islam also holds a PE license to practice Civil Engineering (Structural) in the State of North Carolina, USA.

Education

  • Ph D in Civil Engineering | North Carolina State University, Raleigh, USA | 2018
  • MSc in Civil Engineering | Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology | 2010
  • BSc in Civil Engineering | Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology | 2007

Professional Licensure

  • PE in Civil Engineering (Structural) for the State of North Carolina, USA

Research Interest

  • Computational Mechanics, Continuum Damage Mechanics, Constitutive Modeling, Creep-Fatigue-Ratcheting, Visco-plasticity, High-Temperature Materials, Pressure-Vessel-Piping, Boiler-Header, Structural Analysis, Finite Element Analysis, FE Implementation of Advanced Constitutive Models Using UMAT and USERMAT, Experimental Mechanics, Structural Optimization.

Research Awards

  • Paul Zia Graduate Fellowship, NC State University, September 2015, Raleigh, USA
  • 22nd Rudy Scavuzzo Student Paper Finalist Award, ASME PVP2014, July 2014, Anaheim, CA, USA
  • University Grant Commission Merit Scholarship, 2008, Bangladesh
  • Dean’s List Award (in each academic year of study), 2002-2007, BUET, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • Academic Merit Scholarship (in each academic semester), 2002-2007, BUET, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Professional Work at National and International Levels

  • Basic Research Grant, BUET, 2021
  • Welded Wire Reinforcement (WWR) in RC Slab – Large Scale Experimental Investigation of One Way and Two-Way Slab Panels, Funded by BSRM, 2021-2022

Selected Publications

  1. Islam, D. Dewees, T. Hassan, Development of a Unified Constitutive Model Coupled with a Continuum Damage Model for Design and Evaluation of High-temperature Components, International Journal of Solids and Structures, 257 (2022): 111935, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2022.111935.
  2. J. Barrett, S. Takagi, N. Islam, T. Kuwabara, T. Hassan, B. L. Kinsey, M. Knezevic, Y. P. Korkolis, Material modeling and simulation of continuous-bending-under-tension of AA6022-T4, Journal of Materials Processing Technology. 287 (2021):116658.
  3. Adhikery, S. Rana, J. Tasnim, N. Islam, Dynamic Impact Factor Determination of an Existing Pre-stressed Concrete I-Girder Bridge using Vehicle Bridge Interaction Modelling, Journal of Civil Engineering and Construction. 10(3) (2021):163-176.
  4. Islam, M. Alauddin, Life Prediction of Modified Grad 91 Tube-Sheet Structures Under Creep-Fatigue Loading Condition, Proceedings of the ASME 2021 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference, Materials and Fabrication, Virtual Conference. July 12-16, 2021.
  5. Islam, T. Hassan, Development of a novel constitutive model for improved structural integrity analysis of piping components, International Journal of Pressure Vessels and Piping, 177 (2019): 103989.
  6. Islam, T. Hassan, Damage Evaluation of Grade 91 Thick Cylinder under Variable Thermal Cyclic Loading using Continuum Damage Couple Viscoplastic Models, Proceedings of the ASME 2019 Pressure Vessels and Piping Conference, Materials and Fabrication, Texas, USA. July 14-19, 2019.
  7. Islam, T. Hassan, Uniaxial Fatigue, Creep and Ratcheting Response Simulations of Alloy 617 Using Damage Coupled Viscoplastic Model, Proceedings of the ASME 2018 Pressure Vessels and Piping, Volume 6A: Materials and Fabrication, Prague, Czech Republic, July 15–20, 2018, V06AT06A057, ASME. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2018-84756, ISBN: 978-0-7918-5167-8.
  8. Islam, T. Hassan, Structural Integrity of Grade 91 Steel Components under Creep-Fatigue Loading Conditions, Proceedings of Engineering Structural Integrity Assessment, ESIA14-ISSI2017, Manchester, UK. May 16-17, 2017.
  9. Islam, D. J. Dewees, M. Cooch, T. Hassan, Creep-Fatigue Damage Evaluation of Modified Grade 91 Headers Using Damage Coupled Unified Viscoplastic Model, Proceedings of the ASME 2017 Pressure Vessels and Piping, Volume 3B: Design and Analysis. Hawaii, USA, July 16–20, 2017, V03BT03A049, ASME. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2017-65851, ISBN: 978-0-7918-5795-3.
  10. Islam, D. J. Dewees, T. Hassan, Unified Viscoplastic Model Coupled With Damage for Evaluation of Creep-Fatigue of Grade 91 Steel, Proceedings of the ASME 2017 Pressure Vessels and Piping, Volume 6A: Materials and Fabrication, Hawaii, USA, July 16–20, 2017, V06AT06A069, ASME. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2017-65849, ISBN: 978-0-7918-5799-1.
  11. Islam, T. Hassan, Influence of Initial and Welding Residual Stresses on Low Cycle Fatigue and Ratcheting Response Simulations of Elbows, Proceedings of the ASME 2017 Pressure Vessels and Piping, Volume 8: Seismic Engineering, Hawaii, USA, July 16–20, 2017, V008T08A031, ASME. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1115/PVP2017-65847, ISBN: 978-0-7918-5803-5.