Department of Civil Engineering (CE)

Md. Shahjalal

Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering (CE)

CONTACT INFORMATION

Room No: 812, 8th Floor, General Mustafiz Tower, MIST.

Mirpur Cantonment, Dhaka-1216, Bangladesh.

Email: mdshahjalal0036@gmail.com; shahjalal@ce.mist.ac.bd

 

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ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION 

M.Sc. in Structural Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Bangladesh       Oct 2018 – April 2022

Dissertation: Compressive and Free Vibration Response of Fiber Reinforced Rubberized Recycled Concrete Columns

B.Sc. in Civil Engineering, Military Institute of Science & Technology (MIST), Bangladesh                                        Feb 2014 – Jan 2018

Dissertation: Physical and Mechanical Properties of Recycled Aggregate Concrete using Crumb Rubber and Polypropylene Fiber

RESEARCH INTEREST

  • Reinforced Concrete Structures
  • Reinforced Masonry Structures
  • Large-Scale Structural Members Testing
  • Seismic Engineering
  • Recycled Materials
  • Supplementary Cementitious Materials

SUBJECTS TAUGHT

Theory

  • CE 2121: Structure-I (Mechanics)
  • CE 4261: Survey Techniques

Sessional

  • CE 100: Civil Engineering Drawing Sessional
  • CE 102: Computer Aided Drafting
  • CE 200: Details of Construction
  • CE 212: Structural Mechanics & Materials Sessional
  • CE 320: Design of Steel Structure Sessional
  • CE 410: Concrete Structures Design Sessional II
  • CE 412: Computer Aided Analysis and Design of Structures Sessional

AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS                                                                                                            

  • CPCI 2023 Sonia Saari Memorial Scholarship, Canada                                                                                                                             2023
  • Best Student Paper Award, 2nd International Conference on Advances in Civil Infrastructure and Construction Materials        2023
  • Best Engineering Student Award- 2018 by the Weekly Pathak Sangbad Newspaper                                                                                  2018
  • Best Undergraduate Research Project-2017, MIST                                                                                                                                     2017
  • Dean’s Award, Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST)                                                                                               2016, 2017
  • University Merit Scholarship, Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST)                                                                     2014 – 2017
  • Brigadier General Kamal’s Scholarship, Military Institute of Science and Technology (MIST)                                                     2014 – 2017
  • Champion in Bridge Design Contest at MIST                                                                                                                                              2016
  • Education Board Scholarship                                                                                                                                                               2011, 2013

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATION

  • American Concrete Institute (ACI) (Student Members                                                                                                               2018 – Present
  • Institute of Engineers Bangladesh (IEB) (Associate Member)                                                                                                    2019 – Present

PUBLICATIONS

Refereed Journal Articles

  1. Islam, M. J., Ahmed, T., Shahjalal, M., Jihad, A. M., Based, Z. and Hasan, M. M. 2023. Strength, durability, and impact behavior of recycled aggregate concrete with polypropylene aggregate. Construction and Building Materials.
  2. Shahjalal, M., Islam, K., Batool, F., Tiznobaik, M., Hossain, F. M. Z., Ahmed, K. S., Alam, M. S. and Ahsan, R. 2023. Fiber-reinforced rubberized recycled aggregate concrete: a state-of-the-art review. Construction and Building Materials, vol. 404, pp. 133233. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2023.133233
  3. Shahjalal, M., Islam, M. J., Mouri, M. M., Fahim, M. R. A., Shuvo, R. J. S. and Islam, K. 2023. Flexural and bond-slip responses of reinforced concrete beams containing recycled coarse aggregate and polypropylene plastic. Journal of Building Engineering, vol. 79, pp. 107776. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2023.107776
  4. Cakiroglu, C., Shahjalal, M., Islam, K., Mahmood, S. M. F., Billah, M. A. H.M. and Nehdi, M. L. 2023. Data-driven modeling of mechanical properties of fiber reinforced rubberized recycled concrete using explainable ensemble learning methods. Journal of Building Engineering, vol. 76, pp. 107279. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2023.107279
  5. Islam, M. J., Shahjalal, M. and Haque, N. M. A. 2022. Mechanical and Durability Properties of Concrete with Recycled Polypropylene Waste Plastic as a Partial Replacement of Coarse Aggregate. Journal of Building Engineering, vol. 54, pp. 104597. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2022.10459
  6. Islam, M. J., Islam, K., Shahjalal, M., Khatun, E., Islam, S. and Razzaque, A. B. 2022. Influence of different types of fibers on the mechanical properties of recycled waste aggregate concrete. Construction and Building Materials, vol. 337, pp. 127577. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2022.127577
  7. Shahjalal, M., Islam, K., Rahman, J., Ahmed, K. S., Karim, M. R. and Billah, A. H. M. M. 2021. Flexural response of fiber reinforced concrete beams with waste tires rubber and recycled aggregate. Journal of Cleaner Production, vol. 278, pp.123842. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.123842
  8. Islam, M. J., Shahjalal, M. 2021. Effect of polypropylene plastic on concrete properties as a partial replacement of stone and brick aggregate. Case Studies in Construction Materials, vol. 15, pp. e00627. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cscm.2021.e00627
  9. Ahmed, K. S., Shahjalal, M., Siddique, T. A. and Keng, A. K. 2021. Bond strength of post-installed high strength deformed rebar in concrete. Case Studies in Construction Materials, vol. 15, pp. e00581. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cscm.2021.e00581
  10. Islam, M. J., Shahjalal, M., Hasan, M. M., and Chowdhury, Z. T. 2021. Effect of admixture on fresh and hardened properties of recycled brick aggregate concrete. MIST International Journal of Science and Technology, vol. 9, pp. 37-44. https://doi.org/10.47981/j.mijst.09(01)2021.287(37-44)
  11. Hossain, F., M., Z., Shahjalal, M., Islam, K., Tiznobaik, M. and Alam, M.S. 2019. Mechanical properties of recycled aggregate concrete containing crumb rubber and polypropylene fiber. Construction and Building Materials, vol. 225, pp. 983–996. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2019.07.245

Conference Proceedings

  1. Shahjalal, M., Islam, K. and Ahsan, R. 2023. Static and dynamic behavior of fiber reinforced rubberized recycled concrete column. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Advances in Civil Infrastructure and Construction Materials, Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp. 693-700. https://cicm2023.mist.ac.bd/files/CICM%202023%20Proceedings.pdf
  2. Shahjalal, M., Islam, K. and Ahsan, R. 2023. Mechanical properties of fiber reinforced rubberized recycled concrete. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Advances in Civil Infrastructure and Construction Materials, Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp. 1006-1013. https://cicm2023.mist.ac.bd/files/CICM%202023%20Proceedings.pdf
  3. Araf, S. S., Shahjalal, M., Ahmed, T., Juthi, S. I., Rahman, S. M., and Islam, M. J. 2023. Mechanical and durability properties of induction furnace slag and recycled aggregate concrete. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Advances in Civil Infrastructure and Construction Materials, Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp. 1085-1092. https://cicm2023.mist.ac.bd/files/CICM%202023%20Proceedings.pdf
  4. Ahmed, T., Hasan, M., Rabby, F., Shahjalal, M. and Islam, M. J. 2023. Shear behavior of reinforced concrete beam with partially replaced recycled aggregate. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Advances in Civil Infrastructure and Construction Materials, Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp. 1069-1076. https://cicm2023.mist.ac.bd/files/CICM%202023%20Proceedings.pdf
  5. Miah, A., Bachu, H. A. E., Islam, J. M, Muniruzzaman, M., Shahjalal, M., and Ahmed, T. 2023. Axial behavior of new brick and recycled brick aggregate concrete columns. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Advances in Civil Infrastructure and Construction Materials, Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp. 480-489. https://cicm2023.mist.ac.bd/files/CICM%202023%20Proceedings.pdf
  6. Labiba, U. W., Chowdhury, T. F., Islam, M. J., Ahmed, T., and Shahjalal, M. 2023. Effect of galvanized iron fiber on bond strength of recycled aggregate concrete. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Advances in Civil Infrastructure and Construction Materials, Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp. 1061-1068. https://cicm2023.mist.ac.bd/files/CICM%202023%20Proceedings.pdf
  7. Chowdhury, T. F., Labiba, U. W., Ahmed, T., Shahjalal, M., Islam, M. J. and Islam, K. 2023. Influence of galvanized iron fiber on bond behavior of concrete. CSCE Annual Conference, Moncton, NB, Canada.
  8. Shahjalal, M., Rahman, J., Haque, A. F., Habib, L., Jalal, K. B., and Rahman, M. M. 2022. Effect of partial replacement of cement with volcanic ash on mechanical behavior of mortar. Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Sustainable Civil Engineering Structures and Construction Materials, Springer Singapore, vol. 215, pp. 33 –44. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7924-7_3
  9. Shahjalal, M., Rahman, J., Haque, A. F., Habib, L., Jalal, K. B., and Rahman, M. M. 2022. Study on partial replacement of cement with limonite in mechanical strength of mortar. Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Sustainable Civil Engineering Structures and Construction Materials, Springer Singapore, vol. 215, pp. 255–267. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-7924-7_16
  10. Shahjalal, M., Islam, M. A., Prantik, R. A. and Ahmed, K. S. 2021. Mechanical characterization of concrete containing crumb rubber and recycled brick aggregate. AIP Conference Proceedings, vol. 2441, pp. 030012. https://doi.org/10.1063/5.0072546
  11. Shahjalal, M., Karim, M. R., Rahman, J., Ahmed, K. S., Billah, A. H. M. M. and Islam, K. 2020. Flexural behavior of RC beams made with recycled coarse aggregate, crumb rubber and polypropylene fiber. CSCE Annual Conference, Saskatchewan, Canada.
  12. Shahjalal, M., Islam, K., Ahmed, K. S., Tamanna, K., and Alam, M. S. 2020. Mechanical characterization of rubberized fiber reinforced recycled aggregate concrete for bridge barriers. IABSE-JSCE Conference on Advances in Bridge Engineering-IV, Dhaka, Bangladesh. http://iabse-bd.org/2020/pdf/42.pdf
  13. Shahjalal, M., Hossain, F., M., Z., Islam, K., Tiznobaik, M. and Alam, M. S. 2019. Experimental study on the mechanical properties of recycled aggregate concrete using crumb rubber and polypropylene fiber. CSCE Annual Conference, Laval, Greater Montreal Area, Canada. https://www.csce.ca/elf/apps/CONFERENCEVIEWER/conferences/2019/pdfs/PaperPDFVersion_40_0313054319.pdf
  14. Shahjalal, M., and Billah, A. H. M. M. 2019. Seismic performance of base isolated bridges at subfreezing temperature.  12th Canadian Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Quebec, QC, Canada. https://www.caee.ca/12CCEEpdf/192-P3rE-149.pdf

Articles Under Review/In-preparation

  1. Shahjalal, M., Islam, K., Tiznobaik, M., Alam, M. S. and Ahsan, R. 2023. Compressive behavior of fiber reinforced rubberized recycled concrete column under axial load. ACI Structural Journal. (Under Review)
  2. Shahjalal, M., Mahmood, S. M., Islam, K., Alam, M. S. and Ahsan, R. Free vibrational responses of fiber reinforced rubberized recycled concrete. Engineering Structures. (Under Review)
  3. Shahjalal, M., Islam, K., Ahmed, T. and Ahsan, R. Mechanical characterization of fiber reinforced rubberized recycled concrete. Journal of Building Engineering. (Under Review)
  4. Shahjalal, M., Sabrin, R., Bachu, H. A. E., Habib, L., Jerin, T and Billah, M. A. H. M.  2023. A comprehensive study on the potential use of different waste products as partial replacement of cement. Journal of Cleaner Production. (Under Review)
  5. Sabrin, R., Shahjalal, M., Bachu, H. A. E., Habib, L., Mobasharah, N., and Billah, M. A. H. M.  2023. Study on the potential use of different waste products as partial replacement of cement. Cement and Concrete Composites. (Under Review)
  6. Islam, M. J., Shahjalal, M., Muniruzzaman, M., Bachu, H. A. E. and Miah, A. 2023. Effect of carbon fiber reinforced polymer retrofitting on recycled brick aggregate concrete column. In Preparation. 
  7. Islam, M. J., Ahmed, T., Tareq, M., Shahjalal, M., Hasan, M. and Rabby, F. 2023. Shear behavior of galvanized iron fiber reinforced recycled aggregate concrete beams. In Preparation.
  8. Bachu, H. A. E., Miah, A., Muniruzzaman, M., Shahjalal, M. and Islam, M. J. 2023. Axial behavior of new brick and recycled brick aggregate concrete columns. In Preparation.
  9. Islam, M. T., Shahjalal, M., Ahmed, K. S. and Bose, A. 2023. Mechanical and durability properties of waste textile fiber reinforced concrete. In Preparation. 
  10. Labiba, U. W., Chowdhury, T. F., Ahmed, T., Shahjalal, M. and Islam, M. J. 2023. Effect of galvanized iron fiber on bond strength of concrete In Preparation.
  11. Islam, K., Islam, M. J. Bachu, H. A. E. and Shahjalal, M. 2023. Shear behavior of recycled aggregate concrete beam with polypropylene plastic, In Preparation.

ONGOING RESEARCH PROJECTS

  • Shake table testing of reinforced concrete bridge piers
  • Numerical modeling and parametric study of RC columns incorporating recycled coarse aggregate, crumb rubber, and polypropylene fiber

COMPUTING SKILLS

ABAQUS, ETABS, SAP, MATLAB, Midas Civil, SeismoStruct

PRESENTATION IN CONFERENCE

  • 2nd International Conference on Advances in Civil Infrastructure and Construction Materials, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
  • IABSE-JSCE Conference on Advances in Bridge Engineering-IV, Dhaka, Bangladesh
  • 5th International Conference on Sustainable Civil Engineering Structures and Construction Materials: SCESCM 2020, Virtual Conference

WORKSHOP ATTENDED

  • Seismic Design of Steel Structures, CE Department, MIST, 2023
  • Retrofitting of Structures-2017, CE Department, MIST, 2017
  • Preparation for Construction Drawing (Mid-Height Building), CE Department, MIST, 2017
  • Tall Building Design, CE Department, MIST, 2017
  • Performance-Based Seismic Design of Structures, CE Department, MIST, 2017
  • Design of Steel & Concrete Structures for Lateral Loads Using BNBC-2015, MIST, 2016
  • Advance Bridge Design, CE Department, MIST, 2016