Journal of Civil Engineering Research

Journal of Civil Engineering Research is an open access scientific journal intended to bring together the information in different areas of civil engineering around the world. The aim of this journal is to combine theory and practice in civil engineering and thus advancement of civil engineering sciences. It will provide a platform for academicians, researchers and engineers to share their experience and solution to problems in different areas of civil engineering.


Mohammed Ahmad Syed

Editorial Board Member of Journal of Civil Engineering Research

Assistant Professor, University of Manchester, UK

Research Areas

Geotechnical Engineering, Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering, Numerical and Analytical, Modelling of Geomechanics Problems, Finite Element Method, Smoothed Particle Hydrodynamics

Education

2009Ph.DGeotechnical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India
2003MasterGeotechnical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur, India
2001BachelorCivil Engineering, Aligarh Muslim University Aligarh, India

Publications: Journals

[1]  Choudhury D, Ahmad S M. In Press. "Pseudo-static design factors for stability of waterfront retaining walls during earthquake". Journal of Earthquake and Tsunami.
[2]  Ahmad S M, Choudhury D. 2010. "Seismic rotational stability of waterfront retaining wall using pseudodynamic method". International Journal of Geomechanics. Vol. 10. No. 1. pp 45-52.
[3]  Ahmad S M, Choudhury D. 2009. "Seismic design factors for sliding of waterfront retaining wall". Proceedings of ICE, Geotechnical Engineering. Vol. 162. pp 269-276.
[4]  Choudhury D, Ahmad S M. 2009. "External stability of waterfront reinforced soil-structure under seismic conditions using pseudo-static approach". Geosynthetics International. Vol. 16. No. 1. pp 1-10.
[5]  Choudhury D, Ahmad S M. 2008. "Reply to discussion on 'Stability of waterfront retaining wall subjected to pseudo-static earthquake forces'". Ocean Engineering. Vol. 35. No. 14. pp 1567-1568.
[6]  Choudhury D, Ahmad S M. 2008. "Stability of waterfront retaining wall subjected to pseudodynamic earthquake forces". Journal of Waterway, Port, Coastal, and Ocean Engineering. Vol. 134. No. 4. pp 252-260.
[7]  Ahmad S M, Choudhury D. 2008. "Stability of waterfront retaining wall subjected to pseudo-dynamic earthquake forces and tsunami". Journal of Earthquake and Tsunami. Vol. 2. No. 2. pp 107-131.
[8]  Ahmad S M, Choudhury D. 2008. "Pseudo-dynamic approach of seismic design for waterfront reinforced soil-wall". Geotextiles and Geomembranes. Vol. 26. No. 4. pp 291-301.
[9]  Choudhury D, Ahmad S M. 2007. "Stability of waterfront retaining wall subjected to pseudo-static earthquake forces". Ocean Engineering. Vol. 34. No. 14. pp 1947-1954.
[10]  Choudhury D, Ahmad S M. 2007. "Design of waterfront retaining wall for the passive case under earthquake and tsunami". Applied Ocean Research. Vol. 29. No. 1. pp 37-44.

Publications: Conferences/Workshops/Symposiums

[1]  Ahmad S M. "Effect of wall movement on seismic earth pressure". Second International Conference on Performance Based Design in Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering 2012, Taormina, Italy, (abstract accepted). 28-30 May, 2012.
[2]  Ahmad S M, Basudhar PK. "Behaviour of reinforced soil retaining wall under static loading using Finite Element Method". Proceedings of 12th International Conference of the International Association of Computer Methods and Advances in Geomechanics-2008 (12th IACMAG), Goa, India. pp in CD. 1-6 October 2008.
[3]  Ahmad S M, Choudhury D. "Latest design approaches for waterfront retaining structures subjected to earthquake and tsunami". Proceedings of 1st World Congress on Disaster Management-2008 (WCDM 2008), Hyderabad, India. pp in CD. 21-24 October 2008.
[4]  Ahmad S M, Choudhury D. "Behaviour of waterfront retaining structures under earthquake and tsunami: An overview". Proceedings of Seminar on Impact of Earthquake and Tsunami on Architecture, Structural Design and Coastal Protection Works, Port Blair, India. pp 165-175. 3-4 March 2006.