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"10th International Civil Engineering Conference"
on 23 & 24 February, 2019

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The Institution of Engineers Pakistan, Karachi Centre and NED University of Engineering and Technology jointly organized the 10th International Civil Engineering Conference on 23rd and 24th February-2019, in collaboration with The Asian Civil Engineering Coordinating Council (ACECC), Federation of Engineering Institutions of Islamic Countries (FEIIC), Federation of Engineering Institutions of South & Central Asia (FEISCA), Association of Consulting Engineers of Pakistan (ACEP), Balochistan University of Information Technology, Engineering & Management Sciences (BUITEMS)-Quetta, Balochistan University of Engineering & Technology – Khuzdar, Sir Syed University of Engineering & Technology – Karachi and DHA Suffa University. It is one of the series of the International Conferences on different important topics / themes, held at regular intervals at IEP Karachi Centre. IEP Karachi Centre had earlier successfully organized Nine International Civil Engineering Conferences. This year the theme of the 10th ICEC-2019 is “Technological Transformation of Civil Engineering”.

Inaugural Session:
Saturday the 23rd February, 2019

The Inaugural Session of the Conference was held on Saturday the 23rd February,2019 at IEP Convention Center, Karachi.

The Conference started with recitation of Holy Quran by Engr. Muzammil followed by The National Anthem.

Mr. Saeed Ghani, Minister for Local Government, Public Health Engineering, Rural Development & Katchi Abadies, Government of Sindh was the Chief Guest at the Inaugural Session, while Mr. Muhammad Hassan Bakshi, Chairman, Association of Builders and Developers of Pakistan (ABAD) was the Guest of Honour

Engr. Prof. Dr. Asad-ur-Rehman Khan, Chairman, Civil Engineering Department, NEDUET presented the Conference briefing.
Engr. Sohail Bashir, Chairman IEP Karachi Centre and Chief Organizer of 10th ICEC-2019 presented the welcome address.

The keynote address was presented by Dr. Naveed Anwar, Vice-President, Knowledge Transfer Asia Institute of Technology, Bangkok, Thailand on “How Latest Technological Advancements are Transforming the Civil and Structural Engineering Profession” which was very well appreciated by the participants.

Engr. Prof. Dr. Sarosh Hashmat Lodi, Vice-Chancellor, NED University of Engineering and Technology and Convener 10th International Civil Engineering Conference-2019 presented his address.

Engr. Sohail Bashir, Chairman, IEP Karachi Centre presented the Conference shield to the Chief Guest. Engr. Prof. Abdul Jabbar Sangi Co-Convener, 10th ICEC-2019 presented the vote of thanks and Engr. Faiza Saeed, Council Member, IEP Karachi Centre, conducted the Inaugural Session.

The Conference was spread over 09 technical sessions which were held on Saturday the 23rd February, 2019 and Sunday the 24th February, 2019 as per following details.

Saturday the 23rd February, 2019
1st Technical Session
Theme: Structural Engineering
Venue: IEP Convention Center

Chaired by :
* Engr. Dr. Asad-Ur-Rehman

The Keynote Address in the 1st Technical Session was presented by Prof. Said Kenai on “Mechanical Performance and Durability of Recycled Aggregates in Ordinary and Self-Compacting Concrete” and the following papers were also presented”

1. Effect of methylcellulose on different properties of fresh and hardened concrete
- Zeeshan Ullah, Husnain Tariq But, Muhammad Saad, Muhammad Salman, Mustansar Hussain

2. Utilization of rubber powder of waste tyres in foam concrete
- Imtiaz Ali Bhatti, Zahid Hussain Khaskhelli, Mouzzam Ali Lohar, Seengar Ali Mehrani

3. Investigation on selected properties of concrete blended with maize COB ash
- Zubair Hussain Shaikh, Aneel Kumar, Manthar Ali Kerio, Naraindas Bheel, Ali Aizaz Dayo, Abdul Wahab Abro

2nd Technical Session
Theme: Construction Engineering and Management
Venue: Engr. Asfia Aleem Hall.

Chaired by :
* Engr. Bushra Nadeem Mufti
* Engr. Junaid Hamid

Following papers were presented:

4. Invited Talk: Halcrow on SD BI M and its Industry Application
- Engr. Ghulam Mujtaba Shaikh

5. Comparison of physical attributes of real time project using BIM - A case study
- Abdul Hannan Qureshi, Syed Wajhi U. H. Naqvi, Abdul Qadeer, Muhammad Kamran, Talha Bin Tahir

6. Hazard identification in construction safety: A visualization-based approach
- Ramsha Akram, Jamaluddin Thaheem, Shamraiza Khan

7. Challenges in wide-spread adoption & implementation of infrastructure building information modelling (BIM) during infrastructure asset(s) lifecycle management
- Syed Wajhi U. H. Naqvi, Abdul Hannan Qureshi, Muhammad Kamran, Abdul Qadeer, Talha Bin Tahir

8. Quantifying the Factor for Quality of Pavement Rehabilitation
- Umair Imran, Muhammad Bilal Khurshid,, Muhammad Jawed Iqbal

3rd Technical Session
Theme: Transportation Engineering
Venue: Engr. Dr. S.A.Hasan Hall.

Chaired by :
* Engr. Khalid Zaheer Mirza
* Engr. Mukesh Kumar
* Engr. Prof. Dr. Adnan Qadir

Following papers were presented:

9. Invited Talk: Transport Scenario and Mass Transit Implementation in Karachi
- Engr. Ashar H. Lodi, Director Transportation, Exponent Engineers

10. Multi-criteria Decision Making in Urban System Traffic Evaluation
- Malik Kamran Shakir, Dr Muhammad Bilal, Dr Nadeem Anwar Qureshi, Dr Arshad Hussain, Muhammad Adeel

11 Potential of Intergrated Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) System in Motorcycle Dominant Cities
- Syed Fazal Abbas Baqueri, Muhammad Adnan,Engr. Prof. Dr. Mir Shabbr Ali

12 International Drivers’ Comprehension of Traffic Control Devices-A Case Study for Foreign Drivers living in South Korea
- Sarang Jukhio, Jin-Tae kim

4th Technical Session
Theme: Structural Engineering
Venue: Engr. Dr. S.A. Hasan Hall

Chaired by :
* Engr. Arif Kassam
* Engr. Tehmina Ayub

Following papers were presented:

13. Invited Talk: Earthquake Engineering Design Practice in Pakistan
- Engr. Abul Khair Masroor, EA Counsultant Pvt Limited

14. Codes comparison for the seismic response of SMRF A case study of Quetta Balochistan
- Naik Muhammad, Muddassir Ahmed Khan, Nisar Ahmed, Muhammad Idress, Shafiullah, Aimal khan, Danish Haider, Muhammad Habib, Zafar Baloch, Saeed Ullah Jan Mandokhail

15. Seismic performance analysis of an irregular existing building using the future seismic code RPA 2018 and nonlinear dynamic analysis
- Youcef Mehani, Abderrahmane Kibboua, Benazouz Chikh, Mustapha Remki

16. Dynamic response analysis of submerged floating tunnel under waves and earthquakes
- Naik Muhammad, Zafar Baloch, Muhammad Habib, Saeed Ullah Jan, Azamatulla Khan

5th Technical Session
Theme: Construction Engineering and Management
Venue: IEP Convention Centre

Chaired by :
* Engr. S. Asim Ali Tirmizi
* Engr. Ashkar Dawar
* Egnr. Asif Abbasi


Following papers were presented

17. Invited Talk : Reasons And Remedies For Time And Cost Overruns On Construction Projects - A Live Case Study
- Engr. Rehan Ul Ambia Riaz, Consultant

18. A study on the impact of leadership styles on employee motivation in construction projects of Lahore
- Muhammad Saad, Zeeshan Ullah, Shahid Iqbal, Mustansar Hussain, Muhammad Salman

19. Impact of China Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) on supply and demand of construction materials
- Zeeshan Ullah, Muhammad Salman, Husnain Tariq But, Muhammad Saad, Mustansar Hussain

20. Analysis of key factors affecting labor productivity in general construction projects in Pakistan
- Muhammad Taha Jawed, Syed Rafay Ali Bukhari

6th Technical Session
Theme: Geotechnical Engineering
Venue: Engr. Dr. S.A. Hasan Hall.

Chaired by :
* Engr. Farooq Razzak Fazal
* Engr. Dr. Saeedullah Khan Mandokhail
* Engr. Prof. Dr. Abdul Samad Khan

Following papers were presented

21. Invited Talk: The State of the Art of Geotechnical Engineering Practice in Pakistan
- Engr. Al Kzaim Mansoor, CEO, Soilmate Engineering

22. The effect of soil reinforcement with crumb tyre rubber on the strength of Silty Sand
- Khawar Khalid, Zaheer Ahmed Almani, Aneel Kumar, Sarfraz Ali Abro

23. Geotechnical properties of marble slurry waste
- Shaukat Ali Khan , Mohammad Tufail

24. Effect of Lime and Wheat Straw on the Shear Strength Characteristics of Clays Soils
- Ammanullah Marri, Mirwais, Sadia Moin, Gul Muhammad

7th Technical Session
Theme: Water Resource Engineering
Venue: IEP Convention Center

Chaired by :
* Engr. Nooruddin Ahmed
* Engr. Prof. Dr. Syed Imran Ahmed

Following papers were presented

25. Invited Talk: Water Issues of Karachi
- Engr. Dr. Bashir Lakhani, Techno Consultant

26. River flow forecasting using artificial neural network and distributed hydrological modeling
- Rayyan Arif Ahmed, Moid Zaffar

27. Comparison of narrow bed and wide bed irrigation systems in perspective of water saving and crop yield for cotton crop
- Muhammad Saleem Raza, Danish Kumar, Shafqat Majeed, Munsif-ul-Haq, Adeel Murtaza

28. Satellite Based Rain Application in Hydrological Modelling
- Haris Akram, Bhatti

29. Evaluating Water Quality of Malir River for Detrimental Effects on Vegetables and Ground Water
- Dr. Imran Ahmed, Saina Siddiqui, San Wjid, Komal Abdullah, Roha Tariq, Nageen Yusuf, Shanza Sattaar.

8th Technical Session
Theme: Structural Engineering
Venue: Dr. S.A. Hasan Hall

Chaired by :
* Engr. Sartaj Ahmed Khan
* Engr. S. Jawed Ali Rizvi
* Engr. Prof. Dr. Shaoib Haroon Ahmad

Following papers were presented

30. Invited Talk: Use of Chemicals/Admixtures in Construction
- Engr. Mir Salman Ahmed – BASF

31. Artificial lightweight aggregate production through cold bonded pelletization using industrial by-products
- Munib Ul Rehman, Khuram Rashid

32. Seismic characterization of Peshawar region using Ambient Noise
- Syed Waqar Younas, Shahid Ullah, Tawqeer Alam

33. Compressive membrane action (CMA) and its application to structures
- Nabeel Anis Khan

34. Analysis of settlement-induced building damage using damage surveys: A case study in Islamabad, Pakistan
- Muhammad Abdus Salaam, Shaukat Ali Khan, Adhban Omar Ahmed Farea

9th TECHNICAL SESSION
Theme: Construction Engineering and Management
Venue: IEP Convention Center

Chaired by :
* Engr. Payamul Haq Siddiqi
* Engr. Farhat Adil
* Engr. Prof. Dr. Muhammad Mehboob

Following papers were presented

35. Invited Talk:
- Engr. Arif Sattar, NED Alumni, Network, USA

36 Invited Talk:
- Engr. Ariful Islam, A A Associates

37. Potential drivers for adoption of green procurement in construction industry
- Ali Arsal, Aftab Hameed Memon, Nafees Ahmed Memon, Muhammad Akram Akhund, Ali Raza Khoso

38. Factors affecting selection of procurement method in public sector construction projects
- Izhar Hussain Bhutto, Nafees Ahmed Memon, Ali Raza Khoso, Muhammad Aslam Leghari, Shabir Hussain Khahro

39. Adaptation and perception of unmanned aerial vehicle in the construction industry
- Syed Abdullah Shah Hashmi, Shakeel Ahmed, Ehsanullah Kakar, Salah Uddin, Abdul Majeed

International Workshop on ”Role of Youth & Young Professionals in Science Engineering, Technology & Innovation for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR)

The Institution of Engineers Pakistan, Karachi Centre and NED University of Engineering & Technology also jointly organized An International Workshop on “Role of Youth & Young Professionals in Science Engineering, Technology & Innovation for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) on Sunday the 24th February, 2019 parallel of 10th International Civil Engineering Conference (ICEC-2019).

On 1st November 2018,an Asia Pacific Workshop, aimed to stimulate and inspire youth professionals in Asia and Pacific to use their science, engineering, technology, and innovation (SETI) capacity to contribute to Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) in their respective country was organized by UNESCO Office Jakarta, ICIAR LIPI, and U-INSPIRE Indonesia. At this workshop U-INSPIRE Indonesia was also officially launched. U-INSPIRE is a platform of Youth and Young Professional to work together, networking, and collaborate to use their SETI for DRR and to build resiliency. UNESCO Regional Science Bureau for Asia and Pacific encourages and motivates all participants to establish U-INSPIRE national platform in their country.

IEP Karachi Centre and NEDUET has taken the initiative of formulating similar platform to inspire the Pakistani youth and young professional called U-INSPIRE Pakistan. The session aims to learn from the International Speakers, including from U-INSPIRE Indonesia on the lessons learned, good practice as well as the process of the formulation of U-INSPIRE, understanding the targets of the Sendai Framework for DRR 2015-2030 (SFDRR) and the Young Scientist Roadmap for implementation of SFDRR.

The following sessions were held including the opening session and the following were addressed in the opening session.

• Engr. Prof. Dr. Sarosh Hashmat Lodi, Vice-Chancellor, NEDUET
• Engr. Sohail Bashir, Chairman, IEP Karachi Centre
• Engr. Prof. Dr. Abdul Jabbar Sangi, NEDUET
• Mr. Raza Shah, Representative of UNESCO
• Engr. Shoaib Ahmed, UNESCO-NEDUET
Technical Session-1
“Global Setting, Platforms and Networks on Youth and Young Professionals in DRR.

Conducted by:
Ms. Irina Raflians, Indonesian Institute of Science (LIPI), Member Science and Technolgoy Advisory Group United Nations Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction (STAG UXISDR)

Technical Session-2
“Youth and Young Professional in SETI for DRR: Challenges, Gaps, Needs, Expectations, and Initiatives”

Conducted by:
Engr. Shoaib Ahmed, Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, NEDUET

Technical Session-3
“Lessons Sharing from U-INSPIRE Indonesia: Good Practices, management and organizational framework of U-INSPIRE Indonesia

Conducted by:
Mr. Hilmar Arioaji,Vidographer, Vido Editor & Programmer as well as the Founder of Guerrilla Collective Indonesia. U-INSPIRE -Indonesia

Technical Session-4
“Role of Pakistani Youth in DRR”

Conducted by:
Ms. Ghazala Naeem, Consultant. ICG/IOTWMS

A Young Scientist Roadmap for Implementation of SFDRR and Breakout were also discussed in the workshop The U-INSPIRE Indonesia & Pakistan’s Team were participated.

A follow-up (Group presentations) were also held, Ms. Irina Raflians, Indonesian Institute of Science (LIPI), Member Science and Technology Advisory Group United Nations Strategy for Disaster Risk Reduction (STAG UXISDR) was leader of this group presentations.

CLOSING SESSION
The closing session was held after the 9th technical session of the Conference. Engr. Dr. Shamsoon Fareed, Programme Secretary,ICEC-2019 presented the Conference Highlights.

Engr. Sohail Bashir, Chairman, IEP Karachi Centre presented the closing address.

A Keynote Address was presented by Mr. Randolph Langenbach, Conservationtech Consulting, Okland, California, USA on “Recovering the Lost “Moment”: How Timber-Laced Masonry May Hold the Secret to Stopping Pancake Collapse of Concrete Moment Frames (Part-2).

Engr. Prof. Dr. Sarosh Hashmat Lodi, Vice-Chancellor, NED University of Engineering and Technology and Convener 10th International Civil Engineering Conference-2019 presented his address.

IEP Karachi Centre awarded “Chairman IEP Karachi Centre Medal” to the best paper of the Conference.

Selection Committee comprising of Session Chairs decided best paper of the 10th ICEC-2019.

The best paper award was given to the paper “Evaluating Water of Malir River for Detrimental Effects on Vegetables & Ground Water” presented by Dr. Imran Ahmed, Sania Siddiqui, Sara Wajid, Komal Abdullah, Roha Tariq, Nageen Yuuf, Shanza Sattar.

Engr. Prof. Dr. Mir. Shabbar Ali, Dean, Civil Engineering Department, NED University of Engineering and Technology, Karachi presented concluding remarks.

Mr. Rajor Belam, Geologist, also spoke on the occasion.

Engr. M. Farooq Arbi, Vice-Chairman (Civil & Structural), and Secretary, IEP Karachi Centre presented the vote of thanks.

OTHER KEY INFORMATION
150 delegates registered from various organizations.
200 participants/Guest were participated in the inaugural session
Certificates were distributed to ICEC-2019 participants and U-INSPIRE workshop’s participants.

A souvenir was published on the occasion consisting of abstracts of technical papers presented. Messages from the following dignitaries were received on this occasion and were published in the souvenir.
• Mr. Muhammad Sarwar, Governor of Punjab
• Engr. Syed Murad Ali Shah, Chief Minister Sindh
• Jam Kamal Khan, Chief Minister, Balochistan
• Engr. Dr. Saad Al Shahrani, President, FEIIC
• Engr. Jayavilal Meegoda, President, FEISCA
• Engr. Sohail Bashir, Chairman, IEP Karachi Centre
• Engr. Prof. Dr. Sarosh Hashmat Lodi, Vice-Chancellor, NEDUET and Convener ICEC-2019
• Engr. Ahmed Farooq Bazai (SI), Vice-Chancellor, Balochistan University of IT Engineering and Management Sciences (BUITEMS)
• Engr. Prof. Dr. Ehsanullah Khan, Vice-Chancellor, Balochisan University of Engineering and Technology, Khuzdar
• Engr. M. Farooq Arbi, Secretary, IEP Karachi Centre
• Engr. Prof. Dr. Abdul Jabbar Sangi, Co-Convener, ICEC-2019

Following Leading Organizations sponsored the Conference
- AMCORP Engineering & Construction (Pvt) Limited, Karachi
- SAITA Pakistan (PTE) Limited, Karachi.

Leading newspapers gave a large coverage of this Conference in their newspaper. The Conference was a success and well attended. The Conference was live telecast on IEP Karachi Centre website and also on Face book.