Prof. Dr.

ABDUL GHAFFAR:
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COMSATS Institute of Information Technology Sahiwal.

Father’s Name : Ch. Asadullah

Date of birth : 28-03-1960
Pakistan Engineering Council Reg. # : Civil / 7672
Marital Status : Single
E-mail : abdulpk@ciitsahiwal.edu.pk, ghaffar1960@gmail.com
Cell # : 0300-6308581
Career Objective:
To pursue a challenging and well paid job in an esteemed organization.
Qualificationns:
2012 Ph.D in Civil Engg. Specialization in structures (UET Lahore)
1991 M.Sc in Civil Engg. Specialization in structures (UET Lahore)
1984 B.Sc. Civil Engineering (UET Lahore)
Professional Experience:

From To Assignment Responsibilities

01-01-2018 Till date HOD, CE Deptt. To look after and manage the activities of Civil
COMSATS Sahiwal Engineering Department and works Department.
1-09-2015 31-12-2018Prof. Civl Engg. Dept. Vice Principal of the college. Teaching and
QCET, Sahiwal managing classes and other administrative
activities of Quaid e Azam College.
18-07-2014 31-08-2015Prof. Civl Engg. Dept. Head Civil Engineering Department. Planning and
UOL, Gujrat Campus arranging for PEC zero visit.
1-12-2012 17-07-2014Prof. Civl Engg. Dept. Head Civil Engineering Department. Teaching
QCET, Sahiwal and managing classes and other activities of
Civil Engineering department.
11-01-2004 30-11-2012 Assistant Professor, Civil Teaching classes in Civil, Electrical and
Engg. B.Z.U. Multan. Architectural Engg. Departments, hostel
01-09-1999 10-01-2004 Lecturer in Civil Engg, administration, procurement, boards of studies,
B.Z.U. Multan. dealing student affairs, labs establishment, and
helping in general administration.
09-09-1998 31-08-1999 Area Manager, Telecom Laying of new and expansion of existing cable
Foundation Sahiwal. network.
28-02-1998 Availed Golden Hand Shake Scheme from PTCL.
10-01-1993 28-02-1998 Divisional Engineer, Construction and maintenance of buildings, laying
Pak. Telecom. Corp. Lahore. of PVC, conduits for cable network.
17-03-1986 10-01-1993 Assistant. Engineer, Maintenance and up keeping of railway track /
Pakistan Railways, Lahore. station buildings, inspection of bridges and
construction of multistory buildings.
01-06-1985 16-03-1986 Junior Research Officer, Study regarding lining of canals, with different
Irrigation Research Institute, materials. Supervise subordinate staff and guide
Lahore. them during research.
01-10-1984 28-02-1985 Assistant. Engineer, Construction/ maintenance of office / residential
BZU, Multan. buildings of University Campus.
01-04-1984 30-09-1984 Sub Divisional Officer, Construction of office / residential buildings,
Public Health Engg. Dept. laying and testing of water supply and sewerage
Faisalabad. lines.
 Research Publications:

Journal Papers.
1. Ghaffar A., Chaudhry M. A. and Qureshi K. A. (2005) “A new approach for
measurement of tensile strength of concrete”. BZU Journal of Research(Science) Vol.
16 # 1 June 2005
2. Siddiqui Z. A., Ghaffar A. and Ishaq I. (2005) “Economic sizing of singly reinforced
concrete beams and footing slabs” Journal of Engg. And applied sciences Vol. 24 # 2
July-Dec 2005. UET Peshawar.
3. Farooq H., Ilyas M. and Ghaffar A. (2006)“Technique For Strengthening of Masonry
Wall Panels Using Steel Strips”. Asian Journal of Civil Engineering (Building And
Housing) IRAN. Vol. 7, No. 6 (2006) Pages 625-642
4. Rehman H., Ghaffar A. and Qureshi K. A. (2007) “Evaluating LS-Factor of USLE For
Grid Based Soil Erosion Modeling at Catchment Scales”. UET Taxila Research
Journal 2007
5. Nabi G., Rehman H. And Ghaffar A. (2007) “Hydrodynamic Modeling of River
Chenab For Flood Routing (Marala To Qadirabad Reach)”. UET Taxila Research
Journal 2007
6. Farooq H., Ilyas M. and Ghaffar A. (2008) “Effect of Horizontal Reinforcement In
Strengthening of Masonry Wall Panels Using Steel Strips” Journal of Mehran
University Jan. 2008
7. Ahmed K., Siddiqui Z. A. Ashraf M. and Ghaffar A. (2008) “Effect of Rebar Cover
And Development Length on Bond and Slip in High Strength Concrete” UET Lahore
Research Journal Vol 2 Jan 2008 Pp-79-87
8. Mubin S. and Ghaffar A. (2008) “BOT Contracts: Applicability in Pakistan For
Infrastructure Development” UET Lahore Research Journal Vol 3 July 2008 Pp 33-46
9. Ahmed K., Siddiqui Z. A. and Ghaffar A. (2008) “Comparison of Bond Behavior of
Hot Rolled and Cold Twisted Steel Reinforcement in High Strength Concrete” Journal
ofMehran University Oct. 2008
10. Ghaffar A., Javed A., Rehman H., Ahmed K. and Ilyas M.(2010)“Development of
Shear Capacity Equations For Rectangular Reinforced Concrete Beams” UET Lahore
Research Journal Vol 6 Jan 2010 Pp 1-8
11. Ghaffar A., Siddiqui Z. A. and Ahmed K. (2010) “Assessing Suitability of Margalla
Crush For Ultra High Strength Concrete” UET Lahore Research Journal Vol 7July
2010 pp 36-43
12. Ghaffar A., Siddiqui Z. A. and Ahmed K. (2011) “Role of Aggregates in Production of
Ultra High Strength Concrete” Pakistan Journal of Science vol 63 No. 3 September
2011
13. Ghani U., Ali S. and Ghaffar A. (2014) “Modelling the Flow Structure in Local Scour
Around Bridge Pier” Journal ofMehran University Vol. 33 No. 2, April 2014.
14. Sharif M. B., Mehmood A., Yousaf M., Ghaffar A., and Goraya R. A. (2014)
“Performance of Concrete Containing Waste Powdered Glass as Partial Replacement of
Fine Aggregate” NED University Journal of Research - Applied Sciences, VOL XI,
NO. 4, 2014.
Conference Papers

15. Chaudhry M. A., Rizwan S. A., Riaz M., Chishti M., and Ghaffar A. (1997) “Improving
Performance Of Concrete” Sixth International Colloquium On Concrete In Developing
Countries Jan 4-6 1997 Lahore Pakistan
16. Rehman H., Akhtar N. And Ghaffar A. (2006) “Strategies to model soil erosion and
sediment transport at regional scale” Unesco IHP ISI workshop 24-25 April 2006 AIT
Thailand
17. Rehman H., Herath S. and Ghaffar A. (2006) “Modeling Sediment Yields At Regional
Scale” Proceedings Of The International Symposium On Geo-Informatics For Spatial-
Infrastructure Development In Earth And Allied Sciences, GIS-IDEAS 2006, Ho Chi
Minh City, Vietnam
18. Ahmed K., Siddiqui Z. A. and Ghaffar A. (2006) “Development Of Ultra-High Strength
Concrete In Pakistan” International Conference On Earthquake Engg. Sep 8-9 2006
UET Lahore
19. Ilyas M., Ghaffar A., Hameed S. and Farooq H. (2007) “Brick Masonry, An Alternate
To Concrete: Water Absorption Of Bricks And Its Effect On Strength” ACBM-ACI 12-
14 Dec 2007 UET Lahore Pages 829-838
20. Ahmed K., Siddiqui Z. A., Ghaffar A. and Saleem M. (2007) “Bond Behavior Of Cold
Twisted Steel In High Strength Concrete” ACBM-ACI 12-14 Dec 2007 UET Lahore
Pages 1011-1022
21. Ozturk A. U., Topal A. and Ghaffar A. (2007) “Micro-structural Investigation Of
Cement Mortars With Different Retarders ACBM-ACI 12-14 Dec 2007 UET Lahore
Pages 213-223
22. Chaudhry M. A. and Ghaffar A. (2008) “Environment and Construction Projects”
Proceedings of Seminar on World Environment Day 2008, 5th June 2008 Avari Lahore.
23. Dr. Abdul Ghaffar, Dr. M Burhan Sharif, Dr. Zia urRehman (2017) “Re-
strengthening/retrofitting of concrete columns at small laboratory scale level” National
Conference on Rehabilitation and Strengthening of Structures (NCRSS, 13-14
December 2017)University of Lahore.

Organizing and Edited the ACBM-ACI International Conference.

Organized and Edited the Proceedings of International Conference “Advances in

Cement Based Materials and Applications in Civil Infrastructure-(ACBM-ACI)” Lahore-
Pakistan, December 12-14, 2007. Proceedings comprises of two volumes containing 112
papers from foreign and local contributors.

Research Papers Reviewed

1. “Behavior in Bending of Reinforced Fibrous Concrete Beams: Experiments and

Analytical Modeling” (PJEAS_241).Pakistan Journal of Engineering and Applied
Sciences UET, Lahore.

2. “Performance of Pozzolanic Concrete Using Different Mineral Admixtures”

(PJEAS_233).Pakistan Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences UET, Lahore.
3. “Equivalent Viscous Damping Of Metallic Fiber-Reinforced Concrete (MFRC)” (82-
12) (Pakistan journal of science (PJS), Published by Pakistan Association for the
Advancement of Science (PAAS).
4. “Comparison of Metallic Fibres and Steel Bars as Reinforcement in Improving
Energy Dissipation Capacity Of Concrete” (83-12) (Pakistan journal of science
(PJS), Published by Pakistan Association for the Advancement of Science (PAAS).
5. “Compressive, Shear and Bending Strength Properties of 7 Year Old Hybrid
Eucalypts Grown In Uganda” (AJER-2014-026). African Journal of Engineering
Research (2014).
6. “Progressive Collapse of Reinforced Concrete Frame Structure under Column
Damage Consideration”(PJEAS_376) Pakistan Journal of Engineering and Applied
Sciences UET, Lahore.
7. “EvaluationofLahore BusRapidTransit Based on Bus Operational Key Performance
Indicators” (124-14) (Pakistan journal of science (PJS), Published by Pakistan
Association for the Advancement of Science (PAAS).

8. “Park & Ride Trends and Commuter Behavior Analysis Along Route of Lahore
Metro Bus, A Bus Mass Transit System”(150-14) (Pakistan journal of science
(PJS), Published by Pakistan Association for the Advancement of Science (PAAS).

9. “Comparison of Mechanical Properties of Normal & Polypropylene Fiber

Reinforced Concrete” (Article No. 377-STD-PCST) (Science Technology and
Development, Pakistan Council for Science and Technology
Shahrah-e-Jamhuriat, Sector G-5/2, Islamabad, Pakistan)

10. “Nonlinear Analysis Considering Structural Deterioration” (PJEAS_270-800-3-

RV)Pakistan Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences UET, Lahore.
11. “Field Testing & Strength Evaluation ofKhushhalGarh Rail Cum Road Bridge”
National Conference on Rehabilitation and Strengthening of Structures (NCRSS,
13-14 December 2017)University of Lahore.
12. “Analysis, Field Testing and Evaluation of Fatigue Life of Plate Girder Railway
Bridge at Ravi River”National Conference on Rehabilitation and Strengthening of
Structures (NCRSS, 13-14 December 2017)University of Lahore.

Conferences, Courses and Workshops Attended:

1. Two week course on “Training Program on Railway Management” held from 16-03-
1986 to 31-03-1986 at Directorate of research and Training Pakistan Railways Walton
Lahore.
2. Three days Sixth International Colloquium on Concrete in Developing Countries held
on Jan 4-6 1997 Lahore Pakistan.
3. One Month Course on Staff Development under the scheme National Academy of
Higher Education from May 16 to June 11, 2005 held at BZU, Multan.
4. One Day Seminar on “Bridge Engineering” Held on 09-05-2006 at Civil Engineering
Department UET, Lahore.
5. Two Days International Conference on Earthquake Engineering held on 8-9 Sep. 2006
at UET Lahore.
6. Three days International Conference on “Advances in Cement Based Materials and
Applications in Civil Infrastructure-(ACBM-ACI)” held from 12-14 Dec. 2007 at
UET, Lahore.
7. One day Seminar on “Environment and Construction Projects” held on 5 th June 2008
atAvari Hotel Lahore.
8. One day short course on “High Rise Buildings: Design and Regulations” Held on 23-
05-2011 at NED Karachi, Organized by PEC under Continuing Professional
Development Program.
9. One day short course on “Highway Bridge Design for Beginners” dated 10-05-2016,
jointly organized by PEC and UET Lahore under Continuing Professional
Development Program.
10. National Conference on Rehabilitation and Strengthening of Structures (NCRSS, 13-
14 December 2017) University of Lahore.
11. Workshop on Blue-Chip teaching, organized by Faculty Development Academy,
COMSATS, at Sahiwal Campus, 16-18 January, 2018.
12. 5th Strategic Training Workshop for Head of Departments, organized by Faculty
Development Academy, COMSATS, at Lahore Campus, 30-31 January, 2018.
Curriculum Development:

1. Member Curriculum revision Committee of HECfor B.Tech. Honors.

2. Acted as Secretary Board of Studies of Civil, Mechanical and Architectural Engg.
Departments BZU, Multan
3. Participated in Revision of Curriculum for Civil Engg. Department BZU, Multan,
Related to Term System.
4. Member Board of Studies, COMSATS University, Islamabad.
Social Activities:
1. Elected unopposed as Joint Secretary ASA for year 2001-2002.
2. Elected as Vice President ASA for the year 2002-2003.
Departmental Services:
1. Acted as DSA for Engg. College for two years.
2. Organized student functions and debates.
3. Development of Civil Engg. Deptt. Laboratories as per requirement of PEC.
4. Member Purchase committee of University College of Engg, and Tech. BZU, Multan.
5. Provision of inter-net facility to Faculty rooms of Civil Engg. Deptt.
Administrative Services:
1. Served as Asstt. Superintendent Hamza Hall.
2. Served as Asstt. Superintendent Ali Hall.
3. Served as Superintendent Ali Hall.
4. Chairman Civil Engineering Department Quaid-e-Azam College Sahiwal
5. Head Civil Engineering Department, UOL, Gujrat Campus, Gujrat.
Miscellaneous Services:
1. External Examiner UET Lahore for graduate and under graduate courses.
2. External Examiner UET Taxila under graduate courses.
3. External Examiner B. Tech. honors examinations.
4. Subject expert for Punjab public service commission interviews.

M. Sc Thesis evaluated
1. “Shake table testing of confined and un-confined brick masonry structure” (2012) by
Ahad Johri (2006–MS–C–STRU–19) Supervise Prof. Dr. Asadullah Qazi (UET Lhr).
2. “Performance of concrete containing waste powdered glass as partial replacement of
fine aggregate”(2014) by Asif Mehmood (2009-MS-CES-09) Supervisor Prof. Dr.
Burhan Sharif (UET Lhr).
3. “Numerical Evaluation of Bond Performance in Reinforced Concrete” (2014) by M.
Usman Javed(2008-MS-Stru-12) Supervisor Prof. Dr. Riaz Ahmed Goraya (UET
Lhr).
4. “Experimental Evaluation of Ferro Cement Wall Panels for Low Costing Housing”
(2014) by Junaid Ahmed (2007-MS-Str-14) Supervisor Dr. Azhar Saleem (UET Lhr).
5. “Effects of Incorporating Steel and Glass Fibers on Shear Behavior Of Concrete
Column-Beam Joints”(2015) by Usman Muhammad (2K13-FT-MSc-STR-02),
Supervisor Prof. Dr. Liaqat Ali Qureshi (UET Taxila).
6. “Durability and Mechanical Properties of Burnt Clay Bricks Using Sugarcane
Bagasse and Rice Husk Ash” (2016) by Syed Minhaj Saleem Kazmi(2013-MS-CES-
08)Supervisor Dr. Azhar Saleem (UET Lahore).
7. “Application of Wood Ash in the Production Of Concrete” (2016) by Engr. Mansoor
Elahi (2010-MS-CES-13), Supervisor Prof. Dr. Asadullah Qazi (UET Lahore).
8. “Development of High Performance Concrete (HPC) Using Local Raw Materials”
(2017) by Faizan Liaquat (2013-MS-CES-25), Supervisor Dr. Safeer Abbas (UET
Lahore).
9. “Bond Behavior of Self-Compacting Rubberized Concrete” (2018) by Muhammad
Usman (2013-MS-CES-34), Supervisor Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ilyas (UET Lahore).
10. “Effect of Elevated Temperatures on Binary Blended Self-Compacting Concrete”
(2018) by Kanwal Asghar (2013-MS-CES-22), Supervisor Dr. M. Burhan Sharif
(UET Lahore).
11. “Verification of Live Load Distribution Factors for NHA Pre-stressed Concrete
Bridge Girders” (2018) by Muhammad Naveed (2015-MS-CES-06), Supervisor Prof.
Dr. Asif Hameed (UET Lahore).
B. Sc Projects Evaluated
1. “Study of properties of self-compacting concrete in fresh and hardened state”
(2014)Supervisor, Dr. Nauman Khurram, UET Lahore.
2. “Design of industrial building for crane loading” (2014) Supervisor, Dr. Nauman
Khurram, UET Lahore.
3. “An investigation of the application of standard contracts in Pakistan construction
industry”(2014) Supervisor, Dr. Asif Hameed, UET Lahore.
4. “Comparison of equivalent lateral force and response spectrum analysis method for
reinforced concrete buildings”(2014) Supervisor, Dr. Asif Hameed, UET Lahore.
5. “Investigation of performance of bridge expansion joints in Pakistan” (2014)
Supervisor, Dr. Asif Hameed, UET Lahore.
6. “Computer aided analysis and design of a multistory reinforced concrete building”
(2014) Supervisor, Dr. Azhar Saleem, UET Lahore.
7. “Role of different generations of super plasticizers in the compressive strength of
concrete”(2015) Supervisor, Dr. Burhan Sharif, UET Lahore.
8. “Performance evaluation of flow-ability & passing-ability of concrete as per ASTM &
European (EN) Standards” (2015) Supervisor, Dr. Muhammad Yousaf, UET Lahore.
9. “Effect of using various generation chemical admixtures on the compressive strength
of concrete” (2015) Supervisor, Dr. Muhammad Yousaf, UET Lahore.
10. “Development of spreadsheets for steel connections design” (2015) Supervisor, Dr.
Burhan Sharif, UET Lahore.
11. “Computer aided analysis and design of multistory concrete building” (2015)
Supervisor, Dr. Burhan Sharif, UET Lahore.
12. “A study of modern bridge deck systems and condition rating of concrete defects”
(2015) Supervisor, Dr. Muhammad Azhar Saleem, UET Lahore.
13. “Condition assessment of concrete bridges”(2015) Supervisor, Dr. Muhammad Azhar
Saleem, UET Lahore.
14. “Comparison of manual and computer aided analysis and design of multistory RC
building” (2015) Supervisor, Dr. Riaz Ahmed Goraya, UET Lahore.
15. “Flexural strengthening of RC beams with bamboo strips” (2015) Supervisor, Dr.
Riaz Ahmed Goraya, UET Lahore.
16. “Automated design of various components of steel building using computer software
and spread sheet” (2016) Supervisor, Dr. Burhan Sharif, UET Lahore.
17. “Computer aided design of flat slab multistory building” (2016) Supervisor, Dr.
Burhan Sharif, UET Lahore.
18. “Study of orange line metro train project during its execution” (2016) Supervisor, Dr.
Burhan Sharif, UET Lahore.
19. “Earthquake resistant design of six story RC apartment building” (2016) Supervisor,
Dr. M Ilyas, UET Lahore.
20. “Modeling of single degree of freedom and multi degree of freedom” (2016)
Supervisor, Dr. M Ilyas, UET Lahore.
21. “Preparation of self-compacting concrete using marble powder” (2016) Supervisor,
Dr. Muhammad Yousaf, UET Lahore.
22. “Tensile characteristics of flowing concrete” (2016) Supervisor, Dr. Muhammad
Yousaf, UET Lahore.
23. “Computer modeling of direct tension pull out test” (2016) Supervisor, Dr.
Muhammad Yousaf, UET Lahore.
24. “Effects of superplasticizers on compressive strength of concrete” (2017) Supervisor,
Dr. Burhan Sharif, UET Lahore.
25. “Design of a multistory building using computer soft wares and manual verification”
(2017) Supervisor, Dr. Burhan Sharif, UET Lahore.
26. “Leadership style practices of project managers in construction industry of Pakistan”
(2017) Supervisor, Dr. Asif Hameed, UET Lahore.
27. Design and analysis of a multistory PHA apartment Islamabad” (2017) Supervisor,
Dr. Muhammad Ilyas, UET Lahore.