Research Publications

The links for accessing journal papers, book chapters, conference papers, seminar presentations, magazine articles and posters are shown below.

Journal Articles

  • Najam F. A., Warnitchai P., Qureshi M. I., Mehmood T. “Simplified Seismic Demand Estimation for Existing Tall Buildings in Thailand”, Structures and Buildings, ISSN 0965-0911, E-ISSN 1751-7702, Volume 172 Issue 6, June, 2019, pp. 391-406, DOI: 10.1680/jstbu.16.00088. [Impact Factor: 0.877] [Download Link]
  • Najam F. A., Qureshi M. I., Warnitchai P., Mehmood T. “Prediction of Nonlinear Seismic Demands of High-rise Rocking Wall Structures using a Simplified Modal Pushover Analysis Procedure”, The Structural Design of Tall and Special Buildings, ISSN 1541-7808, Volume 27, Issue 15, 25 December 2018, John Wiley & Sons Ltd. DOI: 10.1002/tal.1506. [Impact Factor: 2.204] [Download Link]
  • Najam F. A., Warnitchai P., Qureshi M. I., Mehmood T. “A Modified Response Spectrum Analysis Procedure to Determine Nonlinear Seismic Demands of High-rise Buildings with Shear Walls”, The Structural Design of Tall and Special Buildings, ISSN 1541-7808, Volume 27, Issue 1, January 2018, John Wiley & Sons Ltd. DOI: 10.1002/tal.1409. [Impact Factor: 2.204] [Download Link]
  • Mehmood T, Qureshi M. I., Najam F. A., Maqsoom A., Nawaz A., Salahuddin H., Tufail R. F. “New Nonlinear Modal Decomposition Method for Seismic Analysis of Tall RC Core Wall Buildings”, Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions of Civil Engineering, E-ISSN 2364-1983, Springer Nature. 23 March 2020, DOI: 10.1007/s40996-020-00376-y. [Impact Factor: 0.8] [Download Link]
  • Rahman A., Najam F. A., Zaman S., Rasheed A., Rana I. A. “An Updated Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Analysis of Pakistan”, Bulletin of Earthquake Engineering, Springer. February 2021, DOI: 10.1007/s10518-021-01054-8. [Impact Factor: 2.602] [Download Link]
  • Rahman A., Rasheed A., Najam F. A., Zaman S., Rana I. A., Aslam F., Khan S. “An Updated Earthquake Catalogue and Source Model for Seismic Hazard Analysis of Pakistan”, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, Springer Berlin Heidelberg. February 2021, DOI: 10.1007/s13369-021-05439-4. [Impact Factor: 1.711] [Download Link]
  • Anwar N., Uthayakumar A. and Najam F. A. “Significance of Soil-Structure Interaction in Seismic Response of Buildings”, NED University Journal of Research, Special Issue on First South Asia Conference on Earthquake Engineering (SACEE’19), Vol. 1, 2019. DOI: 10.35453/NEDJR-STMECH-2019-0004. [Download Link]
  • Thilakarathna S. N., Anwar N., Norachan P. and Najam F. A. “The Effect of Wind Loads on the Seismic Performance of Tall Buildings”, Athens Journal of Technology and Engineering – Volume 5, Issue 3 – Pages 251-276, DOI: 10.30958/ajte.5-3-3. [Download Link]
  • Rizwan S. A., Qureshi M. A., Najam F. A. “In-Situ Health Assessment of a Poorly Executed Pre-stressed In-Service Concrete Bridge and Suggesting a Rehabilitation Strategy – A Case Study”, Procedia Engineering, Vol. 54, 2013, PP 636-647, ISSN 1877-7058, DOI: 10.1016/j.proeng.2013.03.058. [Download Link]
  • Najam F. A., Khushnood R. A., Rizwan S. A. “Paradigms for Employing Interactive Computing Tools and GUIs in Structural Engineering Problems”, International Journal of Engineering and Technology. PP 23-31, ISSN: 1793-823, DOI: 10.7763/IJET.2016.V6.853. [Download Link]

Books and Book Chapters

  • Anwar N., and Najam F. A. “Structural Cross-sections: Analysis and Design”, 1st Edition. ISBN: 9780128044438, Publisher: Elsevier, Butterworth-Heinemann, 2016.

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  • Najam F. A. and Warnitchai P. “The Evaluation of Nonlinear Seismic Demands of RC Shear Wall Buildings using a Modified Response Spectrum Analysis Procedure”, Geotechnical, Geological and Earthquake Engineering, Volume 47, 2020, Springer Nature Switzerland. [Download Link]
  • Najam F. A. “Nonlinear Static Analysis Procedures for Seismic Performance Evaluation of Existing Buildings – Evolution and Issues”, Sustainable Civil Infrastructures: Innovative Infrastructure Geotechnology: Facing the Challenges in Structural Engineering, ISBN 978-3-319-61913-2, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-61914-9, July, 2017. [Download Link]
  • Suhail S. A., Najam F. A., Nawaz A. “Modeling and Analysis of Soil-Pile Interaction for Dynamic Loading- A Review”, Sustainable Civil Infrastructures: Innovative Infrastructure Geotechnology: Soil Dynamics and Soil-Structure Interaction, ISBN 978-3-319-63542-2, DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-63543-9, July, 2017. [Download Link]

Conference Papers

  • Suwal N., Warnitchai P. and Najam F. A. “Seismic Base Isolation of High-rise RC Shear Wall Building using Lead Core Rubber Bearings” Paper 19, NZSEE 2020 Annual Conference, New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, April 2020, Wellington, New Zealand. [Download Link]
  • Anwar N., and Najam F. A. “How Latest Technological Advancements are Transforming the Structural Engineering Profession?”, 10th International Civil Engineering Conference (ICEC-2019) on Technological Transformation of Civil Engineering, February 2019, Karachi, Pakistan. [Download Link]
  • Najam F. A., Warnitchai P., Qureshi M. I. and Mehmood T. “A Simplified Modal Pushover Analysis Procedure based on Displacement Modification Approach”, 7th Asia Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 22-25 November 2018, Bangkok, Thailand. [Download Link]
  • Pandey S., Vasanthapragash N., Warnitchai P. and Najam F. A. “Development of Modal Hysteretic Model for the Seismic Response Analysis of Tall Buildings with RC Shear Walls”, 7th Asia Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 22-25 November 2018, Bangkok, Thailand. [Download Link]
  • Rajbhandari A. M., Anwar N., Castilo J. and Najam F. A. ”A Machine Learning-based Approach to the Preliminary Design of High-rise Buildings”, Thirteenth International Conference on Computational Structures Technology, September 2018, Barcelona, Spain. [Download Link]
  • Toe N. N. S., Anwar N., Aung T. H. and Najam F. A. “Seismic Loss Estimation of Nonstructural Components Based on Actual Parameters in High-Rise RC Shear Wall Buildings”, Australasian Structural Engineering Conference, September 2018, Adelaide, Australia. [Download Link]
  • Anwar N., Uthayakumar A. and Najam F. A. “Significance of Soil-Structure Interaction in Seismic Response of Buildings”, 7th Asia Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 22-25 November 2018, Bangkok, Thailand. [Download Link]
  • Anwar N., and Najam F. A. “Composite Concrete Steel Constructions in Tall Buildings”, 1st International Conference on Concrete and Steel Technology Engineering and Design (CASTED), May 24-26, 2018, Manila, Philippines. [Download Link]
  • Hassan W., Anwar N., Norachan P. and Najam F. A. “The Seismic Performance Evaluation of RC High-rise Buildings Designed to Various Building Codes”, IABSE Conference – Engineering the Developing World, April 25-27 2018, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. [Download Link]
  • Anwar N., Muhammad A. I. and Najam F. A. “Construction Monitoring and Reporting using Drones and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)”, The Tenth International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century (CITC-10), July 2nd-4th, 2018, Colombo, Sri Lanka. [Download Link]
  • San H. S., Anwar N. and Najam F. A. “Optimum Span Length for Steel Composite Girder Expressway Bridges”, The Tenth International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century (CITC-10), July 2nd-4th, 2018, Colombo, Sri Lanka. [Download Link]
  • Rajbhandari A. M., Anwar N. and Najam F. A. “The use of Artificial Neural Networks (ANN) for the Preliminary Design of High-rise Buildings”, Eccomas Proceedia, 6th ECCOMAS Thematic Conference on Computational Methods in Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering (COMPDYN 2017), 15-17 June 2017, Pages 3949-3962, Rhodes Island, Greece. [Download Link]
  • Najam F. A. and Warnitchai P. “A Modified Response Spectrum Analysis Procedure to Determine Nonlinear Seismic Demands of High-Rise Buildings with Shear Walls”, 16th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (16WCEE), Santiago Chile, January 9th-13th 2017, Paper No. 1468. [Download Link]
  • Warnitchai P., Mehmood T., Suwansaya P., Najam F. A. “Seismic Performance Evaluation of Tall Buildings using Modal Decomposition Approach”, 6th Asia Conference on Earthquake Engineering (6ACEE), September 22-24, 2016, Cebu City, Philippines. [Download Link]
  • Najam F. A. and Warnitchai P. “The Evaluation of Nonlinear Seismic Demands of RC Shear Wall Buildings using a Modified Response Spectrum Analysis Procedure”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Earthquake Engineering and Structural Dynamics (ICESD), 12-14 June 2017, Reykjavik, Iceland. [Download Link]
  • Zain M., Anwar N., Najam F. A. and Mehmood T. “A Simplified Methodology for Seismic Fragility Assessment of Reinforced Concrete High-rise Buildings”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Earthquake engineering and Structural Dynamics (ICESD), 12-14 June 2017, Reykjavik, Iceland. [Download Link]
  • Zar Oo C. T., Anwar N., Aung T. H., Najam F. A. “The use of Linear Time History Analysis (LTHA) instead of Response Spectrum Analysis (RSA) for the Seismic Design of High-rise RC Shear Wall Buildings”, The 15th East Asia-Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction (EASEC-15), 11-13 October 2017, Xian, China. [Download Link]
  • Najam F. A. and Warnitchai P. “A Modified Response Spectrum Analysis (MRSA) Procedure to Evaluate the Nonlinear Seismic Demands of Tall Buildings”, The 15th East Asia-Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction (EASEC-15), 11-13 October 2017, Xian, China. [Download Link]
  • Nirman S., Anwar N., Norachan P., Najam F. A. “Effect of Wind Loads on the Seismic Performance of Tall Buildings”, 2nd Annual International Conference on Structural Engineering and Mechanics, 9-22 June 2017, Athens, Greece. [Download Link]
  • Anwar N. and Najam F. A. “Progression of Structural Design Approaches: Working Stress Design to Consequence-Based Engineering”, International Conference on Structural Engineering, ISCE – 2015, Society of Structural Engineers, Pages 13-25, Society of Structural Engineers, Sri Lanka, ISBN: 978-955-9347-17-8. [Download Link]
  • Anwar N., Aung T. H. and Najam F. A. “Smart Systems for Structural Response Control – An Overview”, 5th ASEP Convention on Concrete Engineering Practice and Technology (a. concept 16), May 19-20, 2016, Manila, Philippines. [Download Link]
  • Anwar N., Najam F. A., Aung T. H. and Norachan P. “From Performance to Resilience – A Recent Account of Seismic Design Philosophy”, 5th ASEP Convention on Concrete Engineering Practice and Technology (a. concept 16), May 19-20, 2016, Manila, Philippines. [Download Link]
  • Najam F. A., Rizwan S. A. and Khushnood R. A. “Developing knowledge-based computational tools using MATLAB Novel applications in Concrete Materials Technology”, The second International Conference on Advances in Chemically-activated Materials (CAM 2014-China), E-ISBN: 978-2-35158-142-1, Pages 175-183, RILEM Publications, ISBN: 978-2-35158-141, Bagneux, France, 2014. [Download Link]
  • Najam F. A., Rizwan S. A. “Development and Automation of an Empirical Mix Proportioning Method for concretes with Indigenous Aggregates and Cements of Pakistan”, International conference on Advanced Concrete Technology & its Applications (ACTA-2012), Islamabad, Pakistan, 6-7 November 2012. [Download Link]
  • Rao A. K, Giuseppe A. F, Sajjad A. and Najam F. A. “A Comparative Study on Highway Bridge Barriers Reinforced with Steel And GFRP Bars”. 72nd Annual Session of Pakistan Engineering Congress, Paper No. 742, Pages 197-224, 2013. [Download Link]
  • Khushnood R. A, Najam F. A. and Sabir Z. A. “Retrofitting of Existing Columns of Buildings and Bridges Using Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) Sheets”. The 8th Central European Congress on Concrete Engineering and Durability of Concrete Structures, Plitvice Lakes, Croatia, October 4th 6th 2012. [Download Link]

Magazine Articles

  • Najam F. A. “The Science of Earthquakes”, MIT Technology Review (Pakistan), October 8, 2017. [Access Link]
  • Najam F. A. “12 Years After the October Earthquake, Is Pakistan Prepared to Handle Another ‘Big One’?”, MIT Technology Review (Pakistan), October 8, 2017. [Access Link]
  • Najam F. A. “When will the next Big One Come?” Express News (in Urdu Language), October 18, 2017. [Access Link]
  • Anwar N. and Najam F. A. “A Well-kept Secret in Structural Design: Importance of Ductility in Structural Performance Analysis”, Technology – Asian Outlook on Engineering and Technology (M43-1215) published by AIT Solutions, AIT, ISSN 2286-9158, October 2017, Thailand. [Download Link]
  • Anwar N., Najam F. A. “Consequence-based Engineering Approach towards Earthquake Disaster Mitigation”, Technology – Asian Outlook on Engineering and Technology (M43-1215) published by AIT Solutions, AIT, ISSN 2286-9158, December 2015, Thailand. [Download Link]
  • Anwar N., Aung T. H., Najam F. A. “Smart Systems for Smart Structures”, Technology – Asian Outlook on Engineering and Technology (M44-1014-0215) published by AIT Solutions, AIT, December 2016, Thailand. [Download Link]
  • Anwar N., Aung T. H., Najam F. A. “From Prescription to Resilience: Innovations in Seismic Design Philosophy”, Technology – Asian Outlook on Engineering and Technology (M44-1014-0215) published by AIT Solutions, AIT, December 2016, Thailand. [Download Link]

Talks, Seminars and Presentations

  • Najam F. A. “Issues and Challenges in Earthquake Risk Reduction in Pakistan”, PSCE Technical Lecture – 32 (Online), 10th July 2021, Pakistan Society of Civil Engineers (PSCE), Lahore, Pakistan. [Download Link]

  • Najam F. A. “The Scope of Performance-based Seismic Design of Structures in Pakistan”, PSCE Technical Lecture – 25 (Online), 14th November 2020, Pakistan Society of Civil Engineers (PSCE), Lahore, Pakistan. [Download Link]

  • Najam F. A. and Warnitchai P. “A Modified Response Spectrum Analysis Procedure to Determine Nonlinear Seismic Demands of High-Rise Buildings with Shear Walls”, 16th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering (16WCEE), Santiago Chile, January 9th-13th 2017, Paper No. 1468. [Download Link]

  • Najam F. A., Warnitchai P., Qureshi M. I. and Mehmood T. “A Simplified Modal Pushover Analysis Procedure based on Displacement Modification Approach”, 7th Asia Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 22-25 November 2018, Bangkok, Thailand. [Download Link]

  • Rajbhandari A. M., Anwar N., Castilo J. and Najam F. A. ”A Machine Learning-based Approach to the Preliminary Design of High-rise Buildings”, Thirteenth International Conference on Computational Structures Technology, September 2018, Barcelona, Spain. [Download Link]

  • Najam, F. A. and Warnitchai, P. “Estimating the Nonlinear Seismic Demands of High-rise RC Shear Wall Buildings using the MRSA Procedure”, International Seminar and Workshop on “Design of Tall Buildings” 24-25 April 2017, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan. [Download Link]

  • Najam F. A. “Are We Prepared Enough to Handle the Next “Big One”, International Seminar and Hands-on Training Workshop on Seismic Performance and Health Assessment of Structures, 18th September 2018, National University of Sciences and Technology (NUST), Islamabad, Pakistan. [Download Link]

  • Najam, F. A. and Warnitchai, P. “A Modified RSA Procedure to Determine Nonlinear Seismic Demands of Buildings”, International Seminar on “Design of Tall Buildings: Trends and Advancements for Structural Performance”, 7-11 November 2016, Sofitel, Bangkok, Thailand. [Download Link]

  • Najam, F. A. “The Scope of Performance-based Design in Pakistan”, International Seminar and Workshop on Performance-based Seismic Design of Tall Buildings, 20th April 2018, NED University of Engineering and Technology (NEDUET), Karachi, Pakistan. [Download Link]

  • Warnitchai P., Mehmood T., Suwansaya P., Najam F. A. “Seismic Performance Evaluation of Tall Buildings using Modal Decomposition Approach”, 6th Asia Conference on Earthquake Engineering (6ACEE), September 22-24, 2016, Cebu City, Philippines. [Download Link]

  • Najam F. A. “Seismic Design Philosophies – From Prescription to Performance”, CPD Seminar, 11th December 2018, Swedish College of Engineering and Technology (SCET), Wah Cantt, Pakistan. [Download Link]

  • Najam F. A. “An Introduction to Performance-based Design in Pakistan”, CPD Seminar, 11th December 2018, Swedish College of Engineering and Technology (SCET), Wah Cantt, Pakistan. [Download Link]

  • Anwar N., Uthayakumar A. and Najam F. A. “Significance of Soil-Structure Interaction in Seismic Response of Buildings”, 7th Asia Conference on Earthquake Engineering, 22-25 November 2018, Bangkok, Thailand. [Download Link]

  • Anwar N., Najam F. A., Aung T. H. and Norachan P. “From Performance to Resilience – A Recent Account of Seismic Design Philosophy”, 5th ASEP Convention on Concrete Engineering Practice and Technology (a. concept 16), May 19-20, 2016, Manila, Philippines. [Download Link]

  • Anwar N., Muhammad A. I. and Najam F. A. “Construction Monitoring and Reporting using Drones and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)”, The Tenth International Conference on Construction in the 21st Century (CITC-10), July 2nd-4th, 2018, Colombo, Sri Lanka. [Download Link]

  • Najam, F. A. Panel discussions on road and transport infrastructure in Jakarta, Indonesia. International Student Conference 2015 on “Sustainable Urban and Human Settlements: Creating a Smart City for All” 16-25 January, 2015. Bandung, Indonesia. [Access Link]

  • Najam F. A., Rizwan S. A. “Development and Automation of an Empirical Mix Proportioning Method for concretes with Indigenous Aggregates and Cements of Pakistan”, International conference on Advanced Concrete Technology & its Applications (ACTA-2012), Islamabad, Pakistan, 6-7 November 2012. [Download Link]

Posters

  • Najam, F. A. and Warnitchai, P. “A Modified Response Spectrum Analysis Procedure” Research Exhibition by the AIT Student Union at Conference Centre, November 2016, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand. [Download Link]

  • Najam, F. A. and Warnitchai, P. “How safe are our buildings?” Research Exhibition by the AIT Student Union at Conference Centre, August 2015, Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand. [Download Link]

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