Dr. Asad-ur-Rehman Khan

Biography

Dr. Asad-ur-Rehman Khan is a Professor in the Department of Civil Engineering at NED University of Engineering & Technology, Karachi, Pakistan. He is also serving as the Dean of Faculty of Civil and Petroleum Engineering in the same University. He did his Bachelors for the same University and completed his Masters and Ph.D. from King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia. His research interests are Repair and Retrofitting of Reinforced Concrete Structures by Externally bonded CFRP and TRM, Behaviour and design of recycled aggregate concrete structures, Concrete Durability, Computational Modelling, Material Modelling using Damage Mechanics. He has authored or co-authored more than Seventy research papers in International Peer-reviewed Journals and Conferences. He is an active member of American Concrete Institute, American Society of Civil Engineers, International Institute of FRP in Construction, RILEM (Senior Member), Earthquake Engineering Research Institute. He is also member of Technical Committees of RILEM, 292-MCC: Mechanical Characterization and Structural design of Textile Reinforced Concrete; 273-RAC: Structural behaviour and innovation of recycled aggregate concrete. He is involved in International Joint Research Projects as a Lead Investigator from the University.

Area of Specialisation

Structural Engineering

Research Interest 

• Repair and Retrofitting of Reinforced Concrete Structures by Externally bonded CFRP and TRM
• Behavior and design of recycled aggregate concrete structures
• Analysis and Design of Reinforced Concrete and Steel Structures
• Concrete Durability
• Computational Modeling, Software Development and Computer Applications in Structural Engineering
• Material Modeling using Damage Mechanics

Selected Publications

• Hasan, S., Asad, R., Arif, F., and Khan, A. R., “Enhancing structural health monitoring: Conditional GAN-based crack detection in concrete and asphalt surfaces”, Advances in Structural Engineering, 2025, Vol. 0(0) 1–23. https://doi.org/10.1177/13694332251381215  
• Khalid, F., Khan, A. R., and Fareed, S., “Pre-and Post-Peak Stress-Strain Response of Recycled Aggregate Concrete: Experimental and Numerical Investigation”, Computers and Concrete, An International Journal, Volume 35, No. 5, May 2025, pp. 483-495. https://doi.org/10.12989/cac.2025.35.5.483
• Khalid, F., Khan, A. R., and Fareed, S., “Estimation of parameters for constitutive modelling of Recycled Aggregate Concrete using Artificial Neural Networks”, Engineering Computations, Vol. 42, Issue 4, pp. 1471-1501, April 2025. https://doi.org/10.1108/EC-07-2024-0679  
• Hussain, S. M. F., Ayub, T., Jamil, T., Khan, A. R., “Durability Performance of OPC and LC3‑50 Concrete Containing Lightweight Aggregates”, Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions of Civil Engineering, March 2025. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40996-025-01784-8 
• Ayub, T., Jamil, T., Ayub, A., Khan, A. R., Mehmood, E., Sheikh, M. D. “Effect of Glass Powder on the Compressive Strength and Drying Shrinkage Behavior of OPC- and LC3-50-Based Cementitious Composites of Various Strengths”, Advances in Material Science and Engineering, Vol. 2024, pp. 1-24, July 2024. https://doi.org/10.1155/2024/8860083
• Fareed, S., Zahid, B., and Khan, A. R., “Mechanical properties of kevlar and jute fiber reinforced concrete”, Journal of Sustainable Construction Materials and Technologies, Vol. 9, Issue 4, pp. 128-137, June 2024. https://doi.org/10.47481/jscmt.1500347
• Khan, A. R., Fareed, S., and Khalid, F., “Simulation of Reinforced Recycled Aggregate Concrete Frames Subjected to Seismic Loading”, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, June 2024. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-024-09172-6
• Fareed, S., Asad, J., and Khan, A. R., “Simulation of Reinforced Concrete Slabs in Residential Buildings under Internal Gas Blast”, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering, May 2024. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13369-024-09100-8
• Khan, A. R., Ayub, A., Qadir, A., and Fareed, S., “Rutting Performance of Cement Treated Base and Hot Mix Asphalt Layer in Flexible Pavements Containing Recycled Concrete Aggregates”, International Journal of Pavement Engineering, Vol. 25, No. 1, 1-16, January 2024. https://doi.org/10.1080/10298436.2023.2297945
• Fareed, S., and Khan, A. R., “Behaviour of Reinforced Recycled Aggregate Concrete Beams and Slabs Strengthened in Flexure and Punching with CFRP Composites”, The Journal of Textile Institute, November 2023. https://doi.org/10.1080/00405000.2023.2281020
• Khan, A. R., Fareed, S., and Aziz, T., “Residual Mechanical Properties of Concrete with 30% Recycled Concrete Aggregates Exposed to Elevated Temperatures”, Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions of Civil Engineering, October 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40996-023-01253-0
• Fareed, S., Ayub, L., and Khan, A. R., “Simulation of Size Effect and Strength Prediction in Normal to Ultra High Strength Concrete Shear Deficient RC Beams”, Advances in Civil Engineering Materials, 2023, Vol. 12, No. 1, 251-270. https:// doi:10.1520/ACEM20230001
• Ayub, A., Ayub, T., Jamil, T., Khan, A. R., “Mechanical and Durability Properties of High‑Strength Limestone Calcined Clay Cement (LC3) Concrete Containing Waste Glass Powder”, Iranian Journal of Science and Technology, Transactions of Civil Engineering, June 2023. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40996-023-01102-0
• Hussain, S. M. F., Sheikh, M. D., Jamil, T., Khan, A. R., Ayub, T., and Hu, C., “Initial search for low grade clay in Pakistan for producing LC3 ecofriendly cement”, Low-carbon Materials and Green Construction, (2023) 1:15. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44242-023-00016-4
• Sheikh, M. D., Jamil, T., Ayub, T., Khan, A. R., Bilal, S. M., and Hu, C., “Comparative Study on LC3-50 with OPC Concrete Using Raw Materials from Pakistan”, Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, Vol. 2023. https://doi.org/10.1155/2023/5503670
• Mahmood, W., Ayub, T., and Khan, A. R., “Mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of recycled aggregate concrete exposed to accelerated and natural marine environment”, Journal of Building Engineering, 66 (2023) 105867. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2023.105867