Profile

Prof. Dr. Md. Robiul Awall

অধ্যাপক ড. মোঃ রবিউল আওয়াল

Professor

  •   Director of Students' Welfare
  •   Head of BECM
  •  Room No:  Administration Building 1, Room no-145, Kazla-6204, Rajshahi, Bangladesh.
  •  Phone:   880-1711302330 , 880-1711302330
  •  PABX:   (+88) 0721 750742-3 Ext. 321 (Office)
  •  Email:   robi95@ce.ruet.ac.bd
  • robi95@gmail.com

Dr. Md. Robiul Awall belongs to the Department of Civil Engineering, Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology (RUET), Bangladesh. He graduated from RUET in 2002 as a Civil Engineer. After graduating he joined as a Lecturer in the Department of Civil Engineering, RUET. He awarded an Asian Development Bank (ADB) Scholarship to take him to Japan in 2006 to undertake MSc studies. He was finished his MSc Engineering degree from Saitama University, Japan under the supervision of Professor Hiroki Yamaguchi in the year 2008 for the dissertation titled “Gust response analysis of transmission lines for interpretation of wind-induced vibrations measured in the field”. Also, an award of a Japanese Government Scholarship (MEXT) took him to Japan in 2009 to undertake doctoral studies. The Hokkaido University, Japan awarded him with a PhD degree in 2012 for the dissertation titled “Dynamic behavior of horizontally curved twin I-girder bridges under moving vehicles” under the supervision of Professor Toshiro Hayashikawa.

Coming originally from civil engineering discipline, Dr. Awall specialized himself in the fields of structural engineering; now more specifically in structural mechanics, structural dynamics & control, earthquake engineering, Structural Strengthening and Rehabilitation, bridge engineering and wind engineering. In recent years, his works appear/ being cited in different International Journals.

Also, Dr. Awall maintains close collaboration with various professional bodies and strives to contribute towards improvement of professional qualities of individual and professional bodies as well.

Dr. Awall was born in Rajshahi, Bangladesh. He visited 7 countries either as a researcher or as a tourist. He is married and father of two handsome sons.

Field of Research
  •  Structural Dynamics & Control
  •  Earthquake Engineering
  •  Wind Engineering
  •  Cable Supported Structures ( Cable-stayed Bridge, Suspension Bridge, Transmission Line, etc.)
  •  Horizontally Curved Bridge
  •  Bridge-vehicle interaction
  •  Structural Strengthening and Rehabilitation

  •  First Joined: 18th Dec, 2002
  •      Dept. of Civil Engineering

Position

Education

Book / Book Chapter
1
Journal Articles
15
Conference Papers
30
SL Authors Title Publisher Details Publication Year Type
1 A. J. Urmi, M. R. Awall and S. Nawar PARTIAL REPLACEMENT OF EGGSHELL AND RICE HUSK POWDER AS CEMENT IN CONCRETE 7th International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development (ICCESD 2024) 2024 Conference
2 S. A. Islam, M. T. Hassan & M. R. Awall BIM and CFD Based Simulation Approach in Reducing Thermal Energy Demands of a Residential Building: A Case Study in Bangladesh Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering, Vol. 368, pp. 297-309, Springer 2024 Book Chapter
3 R. Hasan, M. H. R. Sobuz, A. S. M. Akid, M. R. Awall, M. Houda, A. Saha, M. M. Meraz, M. S. Islam, N. M. Sutan Eco-friendly self-consolidating concrete production with reinforcing jute fiber Journal of Building Engineering, 63(2023), elsevier, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2022.105519 2023 Journal
4 F.R. Anika, T. Sarker, M. Ahmed, M.R. Awall Seismic Retrofitting of an Existing structure & its cost effectiveness 4th International Conference on Planning, Architecture & Civil Engineering, Paper ID: CE 0290, 12-14 October, 2023, RUET, Bangladesh 2023 Conference
5 S. Sadik, M. R. Awall, M. Hasan and S. A. Chowdhury Natural vibration characteristics of horizontally curved steel twin I girder bridge Proceedings of the 6thInternational Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development (ICCESD2022), 10~12 February 2022, KUET, Khulna, Bangladesh 2022 Conference
6 P. Bosh, M. R. Awall and M. Hasan Comparative study on seismic analysis of a multi-storied building with and without floating column Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development (ICCESD 2022), 10~12 February 2022, KUET, Khulna, Bangladesh 2022 Conference
7 Habib, M.A., Awall, M.R., Chowdhury, S.A. Analysis of Reinforced Concrete Building under Blast Loading Proceedings of 3rd International Conference on Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering, RUET-Rajshahi, Bangladesh, ID:CE-149, CD-ROM, 9-11 September, 2021 Conference
8 Awall, M.R., Azad, M.S., Rahaman, M.O.U., Sarker, S., Azad, G.M.S.I. Strengthening of Traditional Mud Houses on Response to Earthquake International Journal of Engineering Materials and Manufacture, 4:4, pp. 154-163, 2019 Journal
9 Siddika, A., Awall, M.R., Mamun, M.A.A., Humyra, T. Study on Natural Frequency of Frame Structures Journal of Computational Engineering and Physical Modeling, 2:2, pp. 38-49, DOI: 10.22115/CEPM.2019.183201.1062. 2019 Journal
10 Siddika, A., Awall, M.R., Mamun, M.A.A., Humyra, T. Free vibration analysis of steel framed structures Journal of Rehabilitation in Civil Engineering, 7:2, pp. 129-137, DOI: 10.22075/JRCE.2018.12830.1224. 2019 Journal
11 Awall, M.R., Amin, MR. Effect of Compressive Strength on Concrete in Hot Weather Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering, RUET-Rajshahi, Bangladesh, ID:CE-28, CD-ROM, 7-9 February, 2019 Conference
12 Awall, M.R., Rahman, M.A., Hasan, M.M., Hossain, M.A.S. and Uddin, K.M.S. Performance of the effect of fractured member of an old steel truss railway bridge: A case study of hardinge bridge Journal of Bridge Structures, Vol. 14, pp. 35-45, DOI:10.3233/BRS-180130. 2018 Journal
13 Awall, M.R., Minhaz, S.M., Biswas, G., Anar, J. & Parves, M.N. Performance of Waste Plastic Bottles as Substitute of Brick on Masonry Wall Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering, CUET- Chittagong, Bangladesh, ID: 398, pp. 590-595, 19-21 December, 2018 Conference
14 Awall, M.R., Rahaman, M.O.U., Azad, M.S., Rabbi, S.F. Compressive Strength Behavior of Concrete by Partial Replacement of Regular Brick with Over-burnt Brick Aggregate Journal of Innovative Infrastructure Solution, Vol. 2:11, pp. 1-7, DOI: 10.1007/s41062-017-0059-6. 2017 Journal
15 Awall, M.R., Azad, M.S., Rahman, M.O., Samadder, N., Hasan, M. Effect of Using Timber Reinforcements in Mud Houses on Response to Earthquake Proceedings of International Conference on Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering, RUET-Rajshahi, Bangladesh, pp. 83-88, 9-11 February, 2017 Conference
16 Awall, M.R., Hayashikawa, T., Humyra, T. Improved Twin I-girder Curved Bridge-Vehicle Interaction Analysis and Human Sensitivity to Vibration Journal of Civil Engineering and Architecture, Vol. 10, No. 2, pp. 192-202, February, DOI: 10. 17265/1934-7359/2016.02.008. 2016 Journal
17 Awall, M.R., Ali, M.H., Rahman, M.A., Hossain, M.A., Khan S.U. Performance Evaluation of Bamboo as Reinforcement in Concrete Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering, CUET- Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh, ID: 201, pp. 435-440, 21-23 December 2016. 2016 Conference
18 Awall, M.R., Hayashikawa, T., Humyra, T, Zisan, M.B. Free Vibration Characteristics of Horizontally Curved Continuous Multi I-Girder Bridge Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development, KUET- Khulna, Bangladesh, ID: 202, pp. 730-736, 12-14 February, 2016 Conference
19 Awall, M.R., Rahman, M.A., Uddin, K.M.S. Lessons Learned from Nepal Earthquake (M 7.8): Damage Behaviour of Buildings in Bangladesh Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development, KUET- Khulna, Bangladesh, ID: 200, pp. 721-729, 12-14 February, 2016 Conference
20 Awall, M.R., Yamaguchi, H., Humyra, T Gust Response Analysis of Overhead Transmission Lines for Interpretation of Wind-Induced Vibrations Measured in the Field Malaysian Journal of Civil Engineering, Vol. 27, No. 3, pp. 337-355, December, 2015 Journal
21 Awall, M.R., Yamaguchi, H., Humyra, T. Identification of Wind-Induced Vibrations of Electric Transmission Line International Conference on Recent Innovation in Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development, DUET- Gazipur, Bangladesh, ID: SE-040, pp. 610-615, 11-13 December, 2015 Conference
22 Awall, M.R., Hasan, M.M., Hossain, M.A.S., Firozi, M.M.I. Redundancy Analysis of an Old Steel Railway Bridge: a Case Study of Hardinge Bridge IBASE-JSCE Joint Conference on Advances in Bridge Engineering-III, Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp. 92-98, 21-22 August, 2015 Conference
23 Zisan, Basir, Hayashikawa, T., Matsumoto, T., He, X. Awall, M.R. Dynamic behavior of horizontally curved multi-girder express highway bridge under moving vehicle Proceedings of Hokkaido Chapter of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Vol.70, CD-ROM, A-50, February 1-2, 2014 Conference
24 Zisan, M.B; Ohta, T.; Hayashikawa, T.; Awall, M.R. Dynamic Behavior of Curved Multi-girder Express Highway Bridge under Moving Vehicle Journal of Constructional Steel, JSSC, Vol. 22, pp. 206-213, November. 2014 Journal
25 Awall, M.R., Yamaguchi, H., Humyra, T., Serker, N.H.M.K. Numerical Approach to Frequency Domain Gust Response Analysis of Structures 2nd International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering, Chittagong, Bangladesh, ID: SEE 038, pp. 494-501, December 26-28, 2014 Conference
26 Awall, M.R., Hayashikawa, T., He, X., Matsumoto, T. Improvement Effects of Bottom Bracings on Dynamic Performance of Curved Steel Twin I-girder Bridges under Running Vehicle Journal of Steel Structures, Vol. 13, No. 2, pp. 275-290, June, DOI: 10. 1007/s13296-013-2007-4. 2013 Journal
27 Sobhan, M.A., Mofiz, S.A., Humyra, T, and Awall, M.R. Effect of water on the strength of bituminous mixes with waste concrete aggregates 2nd International Conference on Transportation Geotechnics, Hokkaido, Japan, pp. 394-399, September 10-12, 2012 Conference
28 Awall, M.R., Hayashikawa, T., Matsumoto, T., He, X. Effects of Bottom Bracings on Torsional Dynamic Characteristics of Horizontally Curved Twin I-girder Bridges with different curvatures Journal of Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration, Vol. 11, No. 2, pp. 149-162, June, DOI: 10. 1007/s11803-012-0106-4. 2012 Journal
29 Humyra, T, Awall, M.R., Mofiz, S.A. and Sobhan, M.A. Preparation of SPT Contour Map of Rajshahi City Area and its Application to Foundation Design International Journal of Civil & Environmental Engineering, Vol: 12 No: 02, pp. 11-16, 2012 Journal
30 Awall, M.R., Hayashikawa, T. Effects of curvature and bottom bracings on free vibration characteristics of two-span horizontally curved twin I-girder bridges First International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering, Chittagong, Bangladesh, CD-ROM, December 12-14, 2012 Conference
31 Awall, M.R., Hayashikawa, T., Matsumoto, T., He, X. Development of a curved bridge-vehicle interaction model and human perception to traffic-induced vibration The First Australasia and South-East Asia Structural Engineering and Construction Conference ASEC-SEC-1, Perth, Australia, pp. 371-376, Nov. 28 – Dec. 2, 2012 Conference
32 Awall, M.R., Hayashikawa, T., Matsumoto, T., He, X. Human response to traffic-induced vibration of horizontally curved twin I-girder bridges 25th edition of the International ISMA Noise and Vibration Engineering Conference - ISMA2012, Leuven, Belgium, pp. 1045-1056, September 17-19, 2012 Conference
33 Awall, M.R., Hayashikawa, T., Matsumoto, T., He, X. Parametric Study on Bridge-vehicle Interaction Dynamics of Horizontally Curved Twin I-girder Bridge 8th International Conference on Structural Dynamics, EURODYN 2011, Leuven, Belgium, pp.1517-1524, 4-6 July, 2011 Conference
34 Awall, M.R., Hayashikawa, T., Matsumoto, T., He, X. Improving Natural Vibration Characteristics of Horizontally Curved Two-girder Steel Bridges by using Bottom Bracing Proceedings of Hokkaido Chapter of the Japan Society of Civil Engineers, Vol.67, CD-ROM, A-01, February 5-6, 2011 Conference
35 Awall, M.R., Hayashikawa, T. Parametric Study on Dynamic Interaction of Horizontally Curved Twin I-girder Bridges and a Moving Vehicle Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol.57A, pp. 242-251, JSCE, March 2011 Journal
36 Awall, M.R., Hayashikawa, T. Dynamic Behavior of Horizontally Curved Twin I-Girder Bridges under a Moving Vehicle The 5th Civil Engineering Conference in the Asian Region and Australasian Structural Engineering Conference (CECAR5 & ASEC), Sydney, Australia, CD-ROM, August 8-12, 2010 Conference
37 Awall, M.R., Hayashikawa, T., Matsumoto, T., He, X. Dynamic Interaction Analysis between Horizontally Curved Twin I-girder Bridge and Moving Vehicle Journal of Constructional Steel, JSSC, Vol. 18, pp. 401-406, November 2010 Journal
38 Awall, M.R., Yamaguchi, H., Humyra, T. Fully Coupled Time Domain Buffeting Analysis of Cable-Stayed Bridge Journal of Engineering and Applied Science, Vol. 1, No. 1, pp.30-39, January 2009 Journal
39 Yamaguchi, H., Ishi, T., Awall, M.R., Haji, H., Isozaki, M. Characteristics and possible mechanisms of wind-induced vibrations measured in the transmission lines Cooperative research of Saitama University (Report of Cooperative Research Center, Saitama University), Vol.8, ISSN 13474758, P.98-101. 2008 Conference
40 Bari, M.W., Alim, M.A., Ali, M.M.Y. and Awall, M.R. Effect of reversed loading on shear behavior of reinforced concrete beam Fifth Asian Regional Conference on Engineering Geology for Major Infrastructure Development and Natural Hazards Mitigation, Kathmandu, Nepal, September 28-30, 2005 Conference
41 Bari, M.N., Bari, M.W., Awall, M.R. and Ali, M.M.Y. Characteristics of decomposed waste in landfill Fifth Asian Regional Conference on Engineering Geology for Major Infrastructure Development and Natural Hazards Mitigation, Kathmandu, Nepal, September 28-30, 2005 Conference
42 Mofiz, S.A., Sarker, D.C., Sobhan, M.A., Rahman, M.M., Awall, M.R., Taha, M. R. and Hossain, M.K. Instrumentation and matric suction measurement in a decomposed granite soil slope Advanced Experimental Unsaturated Soil Mechanics-Experus 2005, Trento, Italy, pp. 527-532, June 27-29, 2005 Conference
43 Mofiz, S. A., Sobhan, M. A., Sarker, D. C., Rahman, M.M. and Awall, M. R. Effective Stress Nonlinear Model Parameters and Simulation of Stress-strain for Expansive Soil Proceedings of International Conference on Problematic Soils, Eastern Mediterranean University, Famagusta, N. Cyprus, pp. 603-612, May 25-27, 2005 Conference
44 Ahmed, T.U., Awall, M.R., Miah, M.S. Behaviour of Aluminium Channel Beam Subject to Impact Load 3rd International Conference on Institute of Engineers Bangladesh, IEB, Dhaka, Bangladesh, March 9-11, 2005 Conference
45 Bari, M.N., Miah, M.S., Awall, M.R., Hossain, M.A., Rashid, M.H., Serker, D.C. Availability of Water for Domestic Purposes in Dhaka Division IABSE Conference, New Delhi, India, pp. 567-574, February 19-22, 2005 Conference
46 Bari, M.W., Rahman, M.M., Ali, M.M.Y. and Awall, M.R. An Approach of Slab Analysis by Finite Element Method 7th International Conference on Concrete Technology in Developing Countries, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, pp.265-272, October 5-8, 2004 Conference
  •  2009-2012: Monbukagakusho: MEXT Scholarship, for PhD Program, Hokkaido University, Japan.
  •  2006-2008: ADB Scholarship for Masters Program, Saitama University, Japan.
  •  1997-2002: Bangladesh Institute of Technology, Rajshahi (BITR) Merit Scholarship for outstanding academic results in B.Sc. in Civil Engineering, BITR, Bangladesh.
  •  Present: Syndicate Member, Rajshahi University of Engineering & Technology, May 2021- Till now.
  •  Present: Member of Rajshahi Divisional Sports Association, August 2021- Till now.
  •  Present: Member of Inter University Sports Competition, January 2019-Till Now.
  •  Present: Member of Inter University Cultural Competition, January 2019-Till Now.
  •  Present: Member of Selection Committee of Associate Professor and Professor of Hajee Mohammad Danesh Science and Technology University (HSTU).
  •  Present: Member of Selection Committee of 1st class and 2nd class officers, RUET.
  •  Present: Member of Tender Evaluation committee, RUET, April 2013 – Till now.
  •  Present: Member of Board of Trusties, RUET, October 2016 – Till now.
  •  Present: Member of Accommodation committee, RUET, April 2017 – Till now.
  •  Present: Member, Academic Council, RUET.
  •  Present: Secretary, Disciplinary Action Committee, RUET.
  •  Present: Elected "Council Member" of The Institution of Engineers, Bangladesh (IEB), February 2020-Till now.
  •  Present: Elected "Vice Chairman" of Teachers Association of RUET, January 2020 - Till now.
  •  Past: Elected "Joint Secretary" of Teachers Association of RUET, January 2018 - 2019.
  •  Past: Elected "Member" of Teachers Association of RUET, January 2016 - 2017.
  •  Past: Member, Disciplinary Action Committee, RUET.
  •  Past: Member of Ezara committee, RUET, April 2015 – December 2018.
  •  Past: Member of Ezara committee, RUET, March 2009 – September 2009.
  •  Past: Store in charge in Civil Engineering Department, RUET, June 2008 – September 2009.
  •  Organizing "Vice-Chairmen" of ICPACE 2021 Conference, RUET.
  •  Organizing "Joint Secretary" of ICPACE 2019 Conference, RUET.
  •  Organizing "Joint Secretary" of ICPACE 2017 Conference, RUET.
  •  Reviewer of the Journal of Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration (EEEV)
  •  Reviewer of the Journal of Steel Structures
  •  Reviewer of the Journal of Bridge Structures
  •  Reviewer of the Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering
  •  Reviewer of various International Conferences
  •  Member of Examination Committees, Committee of Courses & Studies.
  •  Member, PGAC, CE Department, RUET
  •  Selection Committee Member, Lecturer & Assistant Professor Post for various Engineering, Science and Technology Universities/Private Universities of Bangladesh.
  •  Expert of External Examiner, at different public University such as CUET, HSTU, PUST, and so on.
  •  Examiner- Bangladesh Public Service Commission.
  •  Past: Guest Teacher, Bangladesh Army University of Engineering & Technology, Kadirabad, Natore.
  •  Past: Guest Teacher, Rajshahi Science & Technology University (RSTU), Natore.
  •  Past: Guest Teacher, Ahsanullah University of Science & Technology, Bangladesh.
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Activity Description
Consultancy Services and Laboratory Testing: • Doing consultancy work of Shahmukhdum Airport, Rajshahi under the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh.
• Doing consultancy and laboratory testing works of Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant.
• Testing of construction materials.
• Sub-soil exploration and recommendation of suitable foundation.
• Field survey for various civil works and preparation of technical reports.
• Involve in planning and design of various infrastructures, such as building, bridge, water tank etc.
• Undertaking and supervising of government and non-government civil engineering critical structures.
Organizing Seminar/Conferences:

Title: Assam Earthquake and Our Buildings, Speaker: Dr. Ali Akbar Mollick, Earthquake Specialist (Structural Engineer) and Technical Adviser, JICA Expert Team, Date: August 24, 2013.

Title: One day training program for masons and discussion on some highlighting features of Civil Engineering, Speaker: Dr. Md. Robiul Awall and others, Date: September 18, 2014.

Title: Sustainable Infrastructure: Needs and Intricacies, Speaker: Dr. AFM Saiful Amin, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, BUET, Date: May 18, 2016.

Title: Inauguration Ceremony of Earthquake Society of RUET, Speaker: VC, RUET, Pro-VC, Rajshahi University, and Dr. Md. Robiul Awall, Date: 5th December, 2016.

Title: Online Seminar on “Concept of Tubular Systems for the Design of Supertall Building”, Speaker: Akhtar M Zaman, M. Eng., P. Eng. (Canada), P.E. (USA), Chairman: Prof. Dr. Md. Robiul Awall, Head, BECM Department. Date: August 28, 2021.

Organizing "Joint Secretary" of ICPACE 2017 Conference, RUET.

Organizing "Joint Secretary" of ICPACE 2019 Conference, RUET.

Organizing "Vice-Chairman" of ICPACE 2021 Conference, RUET.

Technical Committee Member of IABSE-JSCE Conference on Advances in Bridge Engineering-IV, 26-27 August 2020.  https://iabse-bd.org/2020/techcom.php

Associations: Member, Japan Society of Civil Engineers (JSCE)
Fellow Member, Institution of Engineers Bangladesh (IEB)
Member, Saitama Muslim Students Association (SMSA)
President, Earthquake Society of RUET (ESR)