Engr. Adnan Rais

Biography

Adnan Rais Ahmed is a Lecturer in the Department of Civil Engineering at NED University of Engineering & Technology, Pakistan. He has a Master’s in Structural Engineering and a PhD in progress. He has developed expertise in Civil, Structural and Earthquake engineering. He has been actively involved in both national and international research projects related to seismic assessment and infrastructure resilience. His research work spans across macro numerical modelling assessments across structural and earthquake engineering disciplines, focused on risk and vulnerability assessments, and mitigation techniques, for buildings and lifeline infrastructures. His professional background also includes practical structural design experience while working the local design industry, where he contributed to a wide range of projects from high-rise buildings to hospitals and academic institutions.

Area of Specialisation

Structural Engineering

Research Interest

Structural Engineering, Earthquake Engineering, Building Designs, Risk Assessment, Lifeline Performance, etc.

Selected Publications

• Rafi, M. M., Mohammed, A. F., Ahmed, M., Khan, M. S., Rais., A., & Baig, M. K. A. (2023). "Tsunami Fragility Functions for Low-Rise Reinforced Concrete Buildings for Enhancing Coastal Resilience." ASCE: Journal of Structural Design and Construction Practice, 30(4): 04025086, DOI: 10.1061/JSDCCC.SCENG-1804.
• Rafi, M. M., Lodhi, H. A., Hasan, H., Rais., A., Ahmed, S., & Khan, S. (2023). "Earthquake Thresholds for Tsunami Early Warning in Pakistan." American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting 2023.
• 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.
• Rais, A., Liu, R., & Palermo, A. G. (2017). “Damage Assessment of Concrete Road Bridges during the Kaikoura Earthquake 2016.” In NZCIC Conference. Wellington.
• Palermo, A., Liu, R., Rais, A., McHaffie, B., Andisheh, K., Pampanin, S., Gentile, R., Nuzzo, I., Granerio, M., Loporcaro, G., McGann, C. R., & Wotherspoon, L. M. (2017). “Performance of road bridges during the 14 November 2016 Kaikoura Earthquake.” Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 50(2), 253-270.
• Rais, A., Giovinazzi, S., Palermo, A. (2015). "Pipelines at Bridge Crossings: Empirical Based Seismic Vulnerability Index." ASCE: Pipelines 2015, 23-26 August.
• Rais, A., Giovinazzi, S., Palermo, A., Lee, P. (2015). "Bridge-Utility Systems: Learnings from the Canterbury Earthquakes (2010-11)." Proceeding of NZSEE Conference 2015, 10-12 April.