International Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

International Journal of Construction Engineering and Management is a peer-reviewed international journal which offers wide ranging and comprehensive coverage of all facets of construction engineering and project management. It aims to advance the science of construction engineering, harmonize construction practices with design theories, and further education and research in construction engineering and management.

Md. Abdul Mannan

Editorial Board Member of International Journal of Construction Engineering and Management

Associate Professor, Civil Engineering Program, SKTM, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia

Research Areas

Construction Materials and Structure

Education

2001Ph.DCivil Engineering, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS), by research
1994M.ScCivil Engineering, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), by research
1986B.ScCivil Engineering, Rajshahi University (Bangladesh), FIRST CLASS

Experience

2002-presentAssociate Professor, Civil Engineering Program, SKTM, UMS
1999-2002Lecturer, Civil Engineering Program, SKTM, UMS
1994-1998Engineer, AJP (a Civil Engineering Consulting Firm, KL)
1986-1991Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering, Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology, Bangladesh (then BIT Rajshahi)

Academic Achievement

Sijil Perkhidmatan Terpuji 2010' (Best Service Certificate 2010) award, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS)
Commendable Service Award for excellent annual performance appraisal in year 2009, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, UMS, 30 June 2010
Bronze medal at PEREKA-2010, 5-6 April 2010, UMS for Blast effects on underground structures
Research appreciation with cash money, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, 2010
Sijil Perkhidmatan Terpuji 2009' (Best Service Certificate 2009) award, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS)
Bronze medal, Seoul International Inventions Fair (SIIF-2009), 3-7 December 2009, COEX, World Trade Centre, Seoul, South Korea, Precast RC floor
The CIDB Award for Best Invention in Building and Construction for C-channel, 20th International Invention, Innovation and Technology Exhibition (ITEX-07), Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, 15-17 May 2009, KL, Malaysia
Gold Medal award for C-channel, 20th International Invention, Innovation and Technology Exhibition (ITEX-07), Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, 15-17 May 2009, KL, Malaysia
Anugerah Pengiktirafan, Research and Innovation, UMS, 2008 award
Sijil Perkhidmatan Terpuji 2008' (Best Service Certificate 2008) award, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS)
Silver Medal award for GreenStone aggregate using solid wastes, 18th International Invention, Innovation and Technology Exhibition (ITEX-07), Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre, 18-20 May 2007, Malaysia
Gold Medal award for 'GreenStone Aggregate'-using solid wastes, Pertandingan Penyelidikan Rekacipta dan Inovasi-2007, 20-21 April 2007, UMS. In this event, total awards made by jury were 1 gold medal, 5 silver medals and 18 bronze medals from 142 research
Sijil Perkhidmatan Terpuji 2006' (Best Service Certificate 2006) award, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS)
Sijil Perkhidmatan Cemerlang 2005' (Excellence Service Certificate 2005) award, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS)
Research appreciation with cash money, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, 2005
Saintis Cemerlang 2005' (Excellent Scientist 2005) award, Higher Education Ministry, Malaysia
Bronze Medal award, 33rd International Exhibition of Inventions, New Techniques and Products of Geneva, Switzerland, 6-10 April 2005, for modular 'OPS concrete blocks' using solid waste to be used as drain, retaining walls etc. as low cost and also as ant
Gold Medal award, 32nd International Exhibition of Inventions, New Techniques and Products of Geneva, Switzerland, 31st March-4th April 2004, for 'OPS hollow block' using agricultural solid waste to be used in building wall as low cost product. This gold
Saintis Cemerlang 2004' (Excellent Scientist 2004) award, Higher Education Ministry, Malaysia
Sijil Anugerah Kualiti 2003' (Quality Award Certificate 2003) award, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) for Rekacipta (Design): 'OPS hollow block made from agricultural solid waste'
Sijil Anugerah Kualiti 2003' (Quality Award Certificate 2003) award, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS) for Rekacipta Terbaik (Best Design): 'Low cost house using hollow block as load bearing wall'
Sijil Perkhidmatan Cemerlang 2003' (Excellence Service Certificate 2003) award, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS)
Sijil Perkhidmatan Terpuji 2002' (Best Service Certificate 2002) award, Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS)
Marquis Who's Who' award, USA under Science and Engineering (10th Anniversary Edition)
Jessore Education Board Scholarship, Bangladesh for four years in undergraduate study, 1982-1986
Kushtia District Board Scholarship, Bangladesh for four years in undergraduate study, 1982-1986
Khulna Divisional Board Scholarship, Bangladesh for five years in secondary school study, 1973-1978

Membership

Life membership, The Concrete Society of Malaysia (CSM), Malaysia
Member, The Institution of Engineers Bangladesh (IEB), Member no. M10834
Associate Member no. AM-0031, Malaysian Structural Steel Association (MSSA)
Member of R&D committee, SKTM
Member of Students Affairs committee, SKTM
Member of Industrial Training committee, SKTM

Publications: Journals

[1]  AJ Olarewaju, NSV Kameswara Rao and MA Mannan, 2011, Simulation and Verification of Blast Load Duration for Studying the Response of Underground Horizontal and Vertical Pipes Using Finite Element, Electronic Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, EJGE, Vol. 16, Bund. G, pp 785-796.
[2]  AJ Olarewaju, NSV Kameswara Rao and MA Mannan, 2011, Dimensionless response of underground pipes due to blast loads using finite Element Method, Electronic Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, EJGE, Vol. 16, Bund. E, pp 563-574.
[3]  Ng Chee Hiong, NSV Kameswara Rao and MA Mannan, 2011, Precast C-channel floor for rural and estate housings, accepted for publication, Malaysian Construction Research Journal, MCRJ.
[4]  Chee Siang Chong, Hidayati Asrah, Paramasivam Suresh Kumar, Md. Abdul Mannan, 2011, Optimisation of concrete mix design using Sandstone reactive aggregate in Sabah, accepted for publication, Malaysian Construction Research Journal, MCRJ
[5]  AJ Olarewaju, NSV Kameswara Rao and MA Mannan, 2011, Behaviour of buried pipes due to internal explosion, accepted for publication, Malaysian Construction Research Journal, MCRJ.
[6]  Elsa Eka Putri, NSV Kameswara Rao, MA Mannan, 2010, Evaluation of modulus of elasticity and resilient modulus for highway subgrades, Electronic Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, EJGE, Vol. 15, Bund. M, pp 1285-1293.
[7]  AJ Olarewaju, NSV Kameswara Rao and MA Mannan, 2010, Guidelines for the design of buried pipes to resist effects of internal explosion, open trench and underground blasts, Electronic Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, EJGE, Vol. 15, Bund. J, pp 959-971.
[8]  AJ Olarewaju, NSV Kameswara Rao and Md.A Mannan, 2010, Blast effects on underground pipes, Electronic Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, EJGE, Vol. 15, Bund. F, pp 645-658.
[9]  PS Kumar, MA Mannan, VJ Kurian, 2010, Strength and durability of high performance concrete made from sandstone aggregates, Accepted to Arabian Journal of Science and Engineering, Ref. no. AJSE-ENG-D-09-00129R1
[10]  MA Mannan, K Neglo, 2010, Mix design for oil-palm-boiler clinker (OPBC) concrete, Journal of Science and Technology, JUST, Ghana, Vol. 30, No. 1, April 2010.
[11]  H Hamza, H Asrah, PS Kumar, MA Mannan, 2009, Determination of potential alkali silica reactivity of aggregates from Sabah, Malaysia, Malaysian Construction Research Journal, MCRJ Vol. 5, No. 2 2009.
[12]  DCL Teo, MA Mannan, VJ Kurian, 2009, Durability of lightweight OPS concrete under different curing conditions, available online, Materials and Structures (RILEM), Reference no: DOI 10.1617/s11527-008-9466-7
[13]  MA Mannan, NSV Kameswara Rao, Doh Shu Ing, CH Ng, 2009, Lightweight building floors using precast reinforced concrete panels, International Journal of Civil Engineering Research and Practice, Vol. 6, No. 1, 2009
[14]  PS. Kumar, MA Mannan, VJ Kurian, 2008, High performance reinforced concrete beams made with sandstone reactive aggregates, international journal, 'The Open Civil Engineering Journal, 2, 15-24, Bentham Science Publishers Ltd.
[15]  PS Kumar, MA Mannan, VJ Kurian, H Achyutha, 2007, Investigation on the flexural behaviour of high performance reinforced concrete beams using sandstone aggregates, international journal, Building and Environment Vol. 42, pp 2622-2629
[16]  DCL Teo, MA Mannan, VJ Kurian, C Ganapathy, 2007, Lightweight concrete made from oil palm shell (OPS): structural bond and durability properties, international journal, Building and Environment, Vol. 42, pp 2614-2621
[17]  K Neglo, MA Mannan, 2006, Numerical analysis of the rates of displacements to prescribe constant proportional logarithmic strains in stretched sheets, International Journal of Civil Engineering Research and Practice, Vol. 3 No. 2, 2006, pp 15-26
[18]  DCL Teo, MA Mannan, VJ Kurian, 2006, 'Flexural behaviour of reinforced lightweight concrete beams with oil palm shell (OPS), International journal, Advance Concrete Technology, ACT, Vol. 4, No. 3, 2006, pp 459-468
[19]  DCL Teo, MA Mannan, VJ Kurian, 2006, 'Structural concrete using oil palm shell (OPS) as lightweight aggregate', Turkish Journal of Engineering and Environmental Sciences, Vol. 30, pp 251-257
[20]  MA Mannan, J Alexander, C Ganapathy, DCL Teo, 2006, 'Quality improvement of Oil Palm Shell (OPS) as coarse aggregate in lightweight concrete, International journal Building and Environment, Vol. 41, Issue 9, Sep. 2006, pp 1239-1242
[21]  DCL Teo, MA Mannan, VJ Kurian, 2006, Influence of site curing on bond properties of reinforced lightweight concrete, available online, International Journal of Civil Engineering Research and Practice, Vol. 3, No. 1, 2006, pp 9-19
[22]  PS Kumar, MA Mannan, VJ Kurian, H Achyutha, 2005, Effect of crushed sandstone sand on the properties of high performance concrete, International Journal of Civil Engineering Research and Practice, Vol. 2, No. 2, 2005, pp 1-11
[23]  MA Mannan, C Ganapathy, 2004, Concrete from an agricultural wastes-oil palm shell (OPS), International Journal of Building and Environment, Vol. 39, Issue 4, pp 441-448
[24]  MA Mannan, C Ganapthy, 2004, Destructive and non-destructive properties of OPS (Oil Palm Shell) lightweight concrete, International Journal of Civil Engineering Research and Practice, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp 55-66
[25]  MA Mannan, C Ganapathy, 2004, Concrete from an agricultural wastes-oil palm shell (OPS), International Journal of Building and Environment, Vol. 39. Fuel and Energy Abstracts, Vol. 45, Issue 5, September 2004, page 367
[26]  MA Mannan, C Ganapathy, 2002, Engineering properties of concrete with OPS as aggregate, International Journal of Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 16, Issue 1, pp 29-34
[27]  MA Mannan et al. 2002, Effect of curing conditions on the properties of OPS concrete, International Journal of Building and Environment, Vol. 37, Issue 11, pp 1167-1171
[28]  MA Mannan, C Ganapathy, 2001, Mix design for oil palm shell concrete, International Journal of Cement and Concrete Research, Vol. 31, Issue 9, pp 1323-1325
[29]  MA Mannan, C Ganapathy, 2001, Long-term strengths of concrete with oil palm shell as coarse aggregate, International Journal of Cement and Concrete Research, Vol. 31, Issue 9, pp 1319-1321
[30]  MA Mannan et al. 1999, Concrete using waste oil palm shells as aggregate, International Journal of Cement and Concrete Research, Vol. 29, Issue 4, pp 619-622

Publications: Conferences/Workshops/Symposiums

[1]  AJ Olarewaju, NSV Kameswara Rao and MA Mannan, 2011, Blast effects on underground pipes using Finite Element Method, 12th International Conference on Quality in Research (QiR), Faculty of Engineering, University of Indonesia, Bali, Indonesia, 4-7 July 2011.
[2]  AJ Olarewaju, NSV Kameswara Rao and MA Mannan, 2010, Response of underground pipes due to surface blast using Finite Element Method, International Soil Tillage Research Organisation, ISTRO, Proceedings Nigeria-symposium on Tillage for agricultural productivity and Environmental Sustainability, University of Ilrin, Ilorin, Nigeria, 21-23 February 2011, pp 241-251
[3]  AJ Olarewaju, NSV Kameswara Rao and MA Mannan, 2010, Design hints for buried pipes to resist effects of blast, Proceedings Indian Geotechnical Conference, IGC-2010, 16-18 December 2010, Mumbai, India, Organised by Indian Geotechnical Society Mumbai Chapter & Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India
[4]  AJ Olarewaju, NSV Kameswara Rao and MA Mannan, 2010, Behaviour of buried pipes due to surface blast using finite element method, 2010 Universiti Brunei Darussalam 1st graduate science student research conference, 13-15 December 2010, UBD, Brunei Darussalam
[5]  AJ Olarewaju, NSV Kameswara Rao and MA Mannan, 2010, Response of underground pipes due to underground blasts, Proceedings International Agricultural Engineering Conference (IAEC), 2010, Shanghai, China, 18-20 Sep. 2010
[6]  Elsa Eka Putri, NSV Kameswara Rao, MA Mannan, 2010, Evaluation of threshold stress of subgrades for highway formation based on the unconfined cyclic triaxial test, 8th International Conference on Geotechnical and Transportation Engineering, 1-3 December 2010, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
[7]  AJ Olarewaju, NSV Kameswara Rao and MA Mannan, 2010, Blast prediction and characteristics for simulating the response of underground structures, Proceedings 3rd International Conference on Southeast Asian natural Resources and Environmental Management (SANREM), KK, Sabah, Malaysia, 3-5 August 2010
[8]  AJ Olarewaju, NSV Kameswara Rao and MA Mannan, 2010, Response of underground pipes due to blast loads, Proceedings, 3rd International Earthquake Symposium, Bangladesh, 5-6 March 2010
[9]  MA Mannan, NSV Kameswara Rao, Doh Shu Ing, CH Ng, 2008, Keynote paper on 'Lightweight building floors using precast reinforced concrete panels', Proceedings of the 2nd international Civil Engineering conference on Civil Engineering and sustainable development, 23-25 September 2008, Mombasa, Kenya, ISBN 9966-923-42-X
[10]  DCL Teo, MA Mannan, VJ Kurian, 2008, Durability properties of structural lightweight concrete made from Oil Palm Shell (OPS), Australian Structural Engineering Conference (ASEC), 26-27 June 2008, Melbourne, Australia, ISBN 978 1 877040 70 2
[11]  CH Ng, Z Ideris, SP Narayanan, MA Mannan, VJ Kurian, 2008, Behaviour of oil palm shell (OPS) hybrid concrete flooring slab under lifting and transporting load, 7th International Congress-Concrete: Construction's Sustainable Option, 8-10 July 2008, Dundee, Scotland.
[12]  CH Ng, Z Ideris, SP Narayanan, MA Mannan, VJ Kurian, 2007, Flexural behaviour of oil palm shell (OPS) hybrid precast concrete flooring slab, World Engineering Congress 2007-Frontiers of Engineering: Global Challenges and Issues, 5-7 August 2007, Penang, Malaysia.
[13]  CH Ng, Z Ideris, SP Narayanan, MA Mannan, VJ Kurian, 2007, Engineering properties of oil palm shell (OPS) hybrid concrete for lightweight precast floor slab, Conventry University and UWM Center for By-products Utilisation International Conference on Sustainable Construction materials and Technologies, 11-13 June 2007, UK.
[14]  CH Ng, SP Narayanan, MA Mannan, VJ Kurian, 2007, Lightweight precast floor slab made of oil palm shell (OPS) hybrid concrete, Construction Industry Research Archievement International Conference, 13-14 March 2007, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
[15]  PS Kumar, MA Mannan, VJ Kurian, H Achyutha, 2006, Ductility of high performance concrete beams using sandstone aggregates, 6th Asia Pacific Structural Engineering and Construction Conference, APSEC-2006, 5-6 September 2006, KL, Malaysia
[16]  DCL Teo, MA Mannan, VJ Kurian, 2006, Structural behaviour of singly reinforced OPS beams, 6th Asia Pacific Structural Engineering and Construction Conference, APSEC-2006, 5-6 September 2006, KL, Malaysia
[17]  DCL Teo, MA Mannan, VJ Kurian, I Zakaria, 2006, Flexural behaviour of lightweight OPS concrete beams, 9th International conference on concrete engineering and technology, CONCET-2006, 9-11 May 2006, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
[18]  PS Kumar, MA Mannan, VJ Kurian, H Achyutha, H Asrah, 2006, Flexural behaviour of high performance concrete beams using crushed sandstone sand as fine aggregate, 9th International conference on concrete engineering and technology, CONCET-2006, 9-11 May 2006, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, pp 300-309.
[19]  DCL Teo, MA Mannan, VJ Kurian, 2006, Short-term investigation of bond strength on lightweight concrete using oil palm shell (OPS), Proceedings of 10th East Asia-Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction, 3-5 August 2006, Bangkok, Thailand.
[20]  PS Kumar, MA Mannan, VJ Kurian, 2006, Durability of high performance concrete using crushed sandstone sand as fine aggregate, Proceedings of 10th East Asia-Pacific Conference on Structural Engineering and Construction, 3-5 August 2006, Bangkok, Thailand.
[21]  MA Mannan, AEB Daryl, C Ganapathy, VJ Kurian, H Achyutha, PS Kumar and H Asrah, 2005, 'Behaviour of high strength concrete subjected to elevated temperature', Proceedings international conference on advances in concrete composites and structures (ICACS-2005), Chennai, India, 6-8 January 2005
[22]  DCL Teo, MA Mannan, VJ Kurian, 2005, Structural bond performance of lightweight concrete, Proceedings Conference on sustainable building in South East Asia, 11-13 April 2005, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
[23]  DCL Teo, MA Mannan, VJ Kurian, 2005, 'Utilisation of solid waste oil palm shell (OPS) in concrete production', Proceedings of the International Conference on Natural Resources and Environmental Management, pp. 135-140, 28-30 Nov. 2005, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
[24]  PS Kumar, MA Mannan, VJ Kurian, H Achyutha, 2005, Engineering properties of high performance concrete using crushed sandstone sand as fine aggregate, Proceedings of the International Conference on Natural Resources and Environmental Management, pp. 148-158, 28-30 Nov. 2005, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
[25]  MA Mannan, C Ganapthy, H Achyutha, VJ Kurian, H Asrah, I Zakaria & N Bolong, 2004, A study on high performance concrete using sandstone dust as fine aggregate, Proceedings of international conference on ICFRC, Chennai, India, 8-10 January 2004.
[26]  MA Mannan, C Ganapathy & H Asrah, 2003, Performance of lightweight concrete made of OPS, Proceedings of the international civil engineering conference on sustainable development in the 21st century, Nairobi, Kenya, 12-16 Auguat 2003
[27]  H Asrah, L Gungat, MA Mannan & C Ganapathy, 2003, A study on compressive strength of concrete made of OPS, Proceedings 2nd International conference on construction technology, CONTEC-2003, 13-15 October 2003, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
[28]  MA Mannan, MA Zakaria & C Ganapathy, 2001, High performance concrete made with quarry dust and river sand as fine aggregate, Proceedings of International Construction Technology Conference, CONTEC-2001, Sabah, Malaysia, 11-13 October 2001
[29]  MA Mannan & C Ganapathy, 2001, Behaviour of lightweight concrete in marine environment, Proceedings International Conference in Ocean Engineering-2001 (ICOE-2001), Madras, India 11-14 December 2001
[30]  Chua Wyiteh, MA Mannan & C Ganapathy, 2001, Bond strength of OPS concrete, Proceedings of International Construction Technology Conference, CONTEC-2001, Sabah, Malaysia, 11-13 October 2001
[31]  A Whyte, MA Mannan & C Ganapathy, 2001, Towards a sustainable future for the construction industry in Sabah, Malaysia, Proceedings of International Construction Technology Conference, CONTEC-2001, Sabah, Malaysia, 11-13 October 2001
[32]  MA Mannan, SY Ng & C Ganapathy, 2001, Engineering properties of OPS concrete with superplasticizer, Proceedings of International Construction Technology Conference, CONTEC-2001, Sabah, Malaysia, 11-13 October 2001
[33]  MA Mannan et al., 1998, Reuse of waste oil palm shell for concrete infill in bonded/cemboard panels, Proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on waste management problems in Agro Industries. International Association for water quality (IAWQ), Istanbul, Turkey
[34]  Elsa Eka Putri, NSV Kameswara Rao, MA Mannan, 2009, Stabilisation of subgrade and subbbase with Oil palm Shell ash and Oil palm Shell aggregate, Proceedings of 2nd Seminar on Engineering and Information Technology, 8-9 July 2009, UMS, Malaysia
[35]  Elsa Eka Putri, NSV Kameswara Rao, MA Mannan, 2009, Determination of modulus of elasticity, Resilient modulus from California bearing ratio test from unconfined cycle triaxial test, Proceedings of Seminar on Science and Technology, 18-19 December 2009, UMS, Malaysia
[36]  Elsa Eka Putri, NSV Kameswara Rao, MA Mannan, 2008, Studies on improved sub-grades for highway formation, Proceedings of the seminar on Science and Technology, 29-30 October 2008, Labuan, Malaysia ISBN 978-983-2641-30-8
[37]  P. Ramasamy, H. Asrah, M.A. Mannan, D.C.L. Teo, and K. Neglo, 2008, Performance of Oil Palm Shell (OPS) and OPS Concrete under Aggressive Conditions, Proceedings of EnCon2008, 2nd Engineering Conference on Sustainable Engineering Infrastructures Development & Management, December 18-19, 2008, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
[38]  Doh Shu Ing, M.A Mannan, N.V.S.Kameswara Rao, 2008, Comparative Performance of Different Precast Slabs, Proceedings of EnCon2008, 2nd Engineering Conference on Sustainable Engineering Infrastructures Development & Management, December 18-19, 2008, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
[39]  C.H. Ng, M. A. Mannan, and N.S.V. Kameswara Rao, 2008, Effect of Toppings on Reinforced Concrete Slab made of lightweight concrete, Proceedings of EnCon2008, 2nd Engineering Conference on Sustainable Engineering Infrastructures Development & Management, December 18-19, 2008, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
[40]  CH Ng, VJ Kurian, SP Narayanan, MA Mannan, 2006, Mix design of precast concrete slab using oil palm shell (OPS) as coarse aggregate, 2nd South East Asian natural Resources and Environmental management Conference, 21-23 Nov. 2006, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia.
[41]  D.C.L. Teo, M.A. Mannan, V.J. Kurian, 2006, Waste oil palm shell (OPS) as renewable resource for structural concrete, Proceedings of the Conference on Natural Resources in the Tropics: Development and Commercialisation of Tropical Natural Resources, 6-8 June 2006, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, pp. 295-299.
[42]  MA Mannan & C Ganapathy, 2002, Use of OPS in concrete as aggregate, Seminar proceedings on 2002 National seminar on Palm oil miling, refining technology, quality and environment, held at Magellan Sutera Hotel, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, organised by Malaysian Palm Oil Board, Ministry of Primary Industries, Malaysia, 19-20 August 2002
[43]  MA Mannan, 2000, Performance of OPS concrete for low cost housing, Proceeding on conference on Engineering in Sarawak: In the last century and for the next decade, Sarawak, Malaysia, 16-17 May 2000
[44]  DCL Teo, MA Mannan, VJ Kurian, 2005, Flexural behaviour of reinforced lightweight concrete beams using OPS, Workshop on Performance of Concrete Made from Agricultural and Industrial Solid Wastes and By-products, 15 September 2005, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia
[45]  DCL Teo, MA Mannan, VJ Kurian, 2005, Bond properties of structural lightweight concrete using oil palm shell (OPS), Workshop on Performance of Concrete Made from Agricultural and Industrial Solid Wastes and By-products, 15 September 2005, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia
[46]  PS Kumar, MA Mannan, VJ Kurian, H Achyutha, 2005, Mix design of high performance concrete (HPC) using sandstone, Workshop on Performance of Concrete Made from Agricultural and Industrial Solid Wastes and By-products, 15 September 2005, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia
[47]  PS Kumar, MA Mannan, VJ Kurian, H Achyutha, 2005, Flexural behaviour of reinforced HPC beam, Workshop on Performance of Concrete Made from Agricultural and Industrial Solid Wastes and By-products, 15 September 2005, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia
[48]  NS Zaini, MA Mannan, 2005, Use of oil palm boiler clinker (OPBC) as aggregate in lightweight concrete, Workshop on Performance of Concrete Made from Agricultural and Industrial Solid Wastes and By-products, 15 September 2005, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Malaysia
[49]  MA Mannan, 1999, Deterioration of concrete structures in the marine environment, Proceedings on workshop on coastal, port and offshore structures, 19-20 October 1999, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia
[50]  MA Mannan, 1999, Concrete for marine environment, Proceedings on workshop on coastal, port and offshore structures, 19-20 October 1999, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia

Publications: Books/Book Chapters

[1]  Deterioration of concrete structure in the marine environment & Concrete for marine environment, Proceedings workshop on coastal, port and offshore structures, Edited by Prof. C. Ganapathy, SKTM, UMS 2nd convocation [contents used for undergraduate teaching]
[2]  Olarewaju, A. J., Kameswara Rao, N.S.V and Mannan, M.A., 2011. Chapter Title: Response of Underground Pipes Due to Blast loads, Book Title: 'Earthquake Research and Analysis/Book 4', ISBN 979-953-307-680-4, In-Tech, Open Access Publisher, University Campus STeP Ri, Slavka Krautzeka 83/A 51000 Rijeka, Croatia, Europe, (Accepted).