Dr. Muhammad Saad Khan

Biography

Saad graduated from Department of Civil Engineering at NED University in 2015. After serving as an Irrigation Design Engineer at Jaffer Agro Services he joined NED University as a Lecturer due to his interest in teaching. His area of specialization is Structural Engineering. In his masters thesis, saad worked on shear and flexural behavior of recycled aggregate concrete beams where comparison with conventional concrete and adequacy of code formulation on recycled concrete was assessed. In his doctoral study, he conducted full-scale testing of reinforced concrete column made with locally available steel bars under reversed cyclic loading. The results of the tested columns provided adequacy check of currently applied design process. Saad has keen interest in writing MATLAB programs for different areas in structural engineering. He also developed the graphical user interface for 'Tsunami Load Calculation Program' as part of work in a funded project from UNDP.

Area of Specialization

Structural Engineering

Research Interests

Coding, Image processing, Numerical modeling, Experimental testing

Selected Publications

• Khan, A. U. R., Khan, M. S., Fareed, S., & Xiao, J. (2020). Structural behaviour and strength prediction of recycled aggregate concrete beams. Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, 45, 3611-3622. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-019-04195-w
• Batool, F., Khan, M. S., & Bindiganavile, V. (2021). Characterization of 3D microstructure, thermal conductivity, and heat flow of cement-based foam using imaging technique. Frontiers of Structural and Civil Engineering, 15(3), 643-651. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11709-021-0709-9
• Rafi, M. M., Khan, M. S., Ahmed, S., & Rais, A. (2022). Study of experimental behaviour of seismically retrofitted earthen structures. International Journal of Masonry Research and Innovation, 7(5), 549-568. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJMRI.2022.125357
• Rafi, M. M., Khan, M. S., Rais, A., & Ahmed, S. (2022). Experimental assessment of proposed seismic strengthening scheme for adobe structures. Advances in Structural Engineering, 25(15), 3044-3058. https://doi.org/10.1177/13694332221114072
• Batool, F., Sangi, A. J., Khan, M. S., & Islam, K. (2022, December). Material characterization of a historical wall by using destructive and non-destructive techniques. In Structures (Vol. 46, pp. 1669-1678). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2022.11.006
• Rafi, M. M., & Khan, M. S. (2024). Comparison of Seismic Performance of Adobe Structures Strengthened with Two Different Schemes. Journal of Earthquake Engineering, 28(13), 3797–3819. https://doi.org/10.1080/13632469.2024.2354862
• Rafi, M. M., & Khan, M. S. (2024). Assessment of Use of Steel Bars with Unintended High Strength in Tied Columns. ACI Structural Journal, 121(5), 65-76. https://doi.org/10.14359/51740852
• Khan, M. S., Rafi, M. M., Farid, M. D., & Humberto, V. (2024). Seismic Performance of Concrete Columns Reinforced with Hot-Rolled Thermo-mechanically Treated Steel Bars. Journal of Earthquake Engineering, 29(2), 396–420. https://doi.org/10.1080/13632469.2024.2427679
• Khan, M. S., Rafi, M. M., Humberto, V. (2025). Experimental Behavior of Concrete Columns Reinforced with Thermomechanically Treated and Cold-Twisted Ribbed Steel Bars. ACI Structural Journal, 122(3), 57–70. https://doi.org/10.14359/51744392
• Khan, M. S., Rafi, M. M., & Varum, H. (2025). Effects of Lateral Confinement on Concrete Columns Reinforced with Steel Bars with Uncertain Yield Strength. Journal of Structural Design and Construction Practice, 30(4), 04025097. https://doi.org/10.1061/JSDCCC.SCENG-1695
• Rafi, M. M., Mohammad, A. F., Ahmed, M., Khan, M. S., Rais, A., & Baig, M. K. A. (2025). Tsunami Fragility Functions for Low-Rise Reinforced Concrete Buildings for Enhancing Coastal Resilience. Journal of Structural Design and Construction Practice, 30(4), 04025086. https://doi.org/10.1061/JSDCCC.SCENG-1804