Journal Papers
(1) Alam, M. J., Karim, M. E. and Hoque, M. S.
“Causes of Damage of Rural Road in Coastal Areas of Bangladesh” Accepted for publication in Geotechnical Engineering Journal of the SEAGS & AGSSEA.
(2) Karim, M. E., Alam, M. J., and Hoque, M. S.
“Effect of salinity of water in lime‑fly ash treated sand”, International Journal of Geo-Engineering, Springer. 8:15
(3) Karim, M. E. and Alam, M. J.
"Undrained Monotonic and Cyclic Response of Sand-Silt Mixtures", International Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, Taylor & Francis Group, Vol. 10 No.3, p. 223-235.
(4) Karim, M. E. and Alam, M. J.
“Effect of Nonplastic Silt Content on Undrained Shear Strength of Sand-Silt Mixtures”, International Journal of Geo-Engineering, Springer. 8:14
(5) Taiyab, M. A., Alam, M. J. and Abedin, M. Z.
“Dynamic Soil-Structure Interaction of Gravity Quay Wall and Effect of Densification in Liquefiable Sites”, International Journal of Geomechanics, ASCE, Vol. 14, No. 1, pp. 20-33.
(6) Karim, M. E. and Alam, M. J.
“Effect of Non-Plastic Silt Content on Liquefaction Behavior of Sand-Silt Mixture”, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Elsevier, Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 65, pp. 142–150.
(7) Alam, M. J., and Siddiquee, M. S. A.
“A Parametric Study of Anchored Earth Wall by Finite Element Method”, KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, July 7, 2014, DOI=10.1007/s12205-014-0171-5.
(8) Alam, M. J., Hossain, M. S. and Azad, A. K.
“Correlation between Dynamic Cone Resistance and Relative Density of Sand”, Journal of Civil Engineering, Institute of Engineers Bangladesh, Vol. 42, No. 1, pp. 63-76.
(9) Towhata, I., Alam, M. J, Honda, T. and Tamate, S.
“Model Tests on Behaviour of Gravity-Type Quay Walls Subjected to Strong Shaking”, Bulletin of The New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, Vol. 42, No. 1, March 2009, pp.47-56.
(10) Alam, M. J., Towhata, I., and Wassan, T.H.
“Seismic behavior of a quay wall without and with a damage mitigation measure”, Published in “Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics - GeoFrontiers 2005”, ASCE Geotechnical Special Publication No.133.
Conference Papers
(1) Alam, M. J. and Hosain, M. S.
“Simplified Numerical Modeling of Raft Foundation”, Recent Trends in Geotechnical and Geo-Environmental Engineering and Education, RTGEE International Conference, Online, 10-11 September 2020
(2) Alam, M. J. and Hosain, M. S.
“Numerical Modeling of Cantilever Shore Pile using Linear Soil Spring”, Recent Trends in Geotechnical and Geo-Environmental Engineering and Education, RTGEE International Conference, Online, 10-11 September 2020
(3) Alam, M. J., Islam, M, and Islam, M. S.
“Development of Soft Soil Improvement Scheme for Lateral Stability of Railway Bridge Abutment”, INTERNATIONAL IACMAG SYMPOSIUM, IIT, Gandhinagar, 5 - 7 MARCH 2019.
(4) Alam, M. J., and Islam, M.
“2D Numerical Modeling of Sand Compaction Pile in Soft Soil under Railway Embankment”, 13th Australia New Zealand Conference on Geomechanics-2019, Perth, Australia.
(5) Alam, M. J. Islam, M. S. and Islam, M.
“Effectiveness of Various Retrofitting Options of Footing Under Existing Building”, International Conference on Disaster Risk Management, Dhaka, Bangladesh, January 12-14, 2019.
(6) Alam, M. J., Islam, M. S., Islam, M., and Uddin, M. N.
“Effect of Interaction of Nearby Footings on Settlement of Foundation under Building”, INTERNATIONAL IACMAG SYMPOSIUM, IIT, Gandhinagar, 5 - 7 MARCH, 2019
(7) Karim, M. E., Alam, M. J. and Hoque, M. S.
“Effect of Salt Water in Sand, Lime And Fly Ash Mixture”, CICM 2015, First International Conference on Advances in Civil Infrastructure and Construction Materials MIST, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 14–15 December 2015. p. 746-757.
(8) Karim, M. E. and Alam, M. J.
“Behavior of Padma Sand-Silt Mixtures Under Cyclic and Static Loading”, CICM 2015, First International Conference on Advances in Civil Infrastructure and Construction Materials MIST, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 14–15 December 2015. p. 758-766.
(9) Karim, M. E. and Alam, M. J.
“Response of Sand-Silt Mixture Under Cyclic and Undrained Monotonic Loading”, Proceedings of 8th CUTSE (Curtin University Technology Science and Engineering) International Conference, Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia, 3-4 December, 2013.
(10) Mominul, H. M., Alam, M. J., Ansary, M. A. and Karim, M. E.
“Dynamic Properties and Liquefaction Potential of a Sandy Soil Containing Silt”, Proceedings of 18th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Paris, 2-6 September 2013, pp.1539-1542.
(11) Abdullah, M., Tamim, M. M., Borman, S. K., and Alam, M. J.
“Determination of Shear Strength of Cohesive Soil By Rod Penetration Method”, Proceedings of 1st International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development (ICCESD-2012), 2~3 March 2012, KUET, Khulna, Bangladesh.
(12) Islam, M. K. and Alam, M. J.
“Protection of Harmful Effect of Tsunami by Retaining System at Coastal Area”, Proceedings of 1st International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development (ICCESD-2012), 2~3 March 2012, KUET, Khulna, Bangladesh.
(13) Taiyab, M. A., Alam, M. J. and Abedin, M. Z.
“Numerical Simulation of Level Ground Loose Sand Deposit Subjected to Cyclic Load”, Proceedings of Bangladesh Geotechnical Conference 2010, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 4-5 November, 2010.
(14) Yasin, S. J. M., Alam, M. J., Islam, M. S., & Siddique, A.
“Static load capacity of RCC piles in soft clay – a case study”, Proceedings of 17th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Biblitheca Alexandrina, Alexandria, Egypt, 5-9 October, 2009, pp.1325-1328.
(15) Alam, M. J. and Towhata, I.
“Case Histories and Mitigation Studies on Seismic Liquefaction Induced Embankment Damage”, Proceedings of Bangladesh Geotechnical Conference 2009 (BGC-2009), December 2009, Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp.283-291.
(16) Islam, M. S. and Alam, M. J.
“Geological Aspects of Soil Formation of Bangladesh”, Proceedings of Bangladesh Geotechnical Conference 2009 (BGC-2009), December 2009, Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp.174-183.
(17) Akhtar, S., Alam, M. J. and Siddique, A.
“Comparison of Sample Disturbance between Standard and Traditional Shelby Tube Samples of Bangladesh”, Proceedings of Bangladesh Geotechnical Conference 2009 (BGC-2009), December 2009, Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp.157-162.
(18) Alam, M. J., Yasin, S. J. M. and Rahman, M. M.
“Development of a Liquefaction Potential Analysis Method using DPSH for Soil Deposits of Bangladesh”, Proceedings of the 6th Asian Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference, December 15-16, 2008, Bangalore, India, pp.268-279.
(19) Alam, M. J., Azad, A. K. and Rahman, Z.
“Prediction of Liquefaction Potential of Dredge Fill Sand by DCP and Dynamic Probing”, CP1020, 2008 Seismic Engineering Conference Commemorating the 1908 Messina and Reggio Calabria Earthquake, edited by A. Santini and N. Moraci, pp. 413-418.
(20)Alam, M. J., and Towhata, I.
“Some Important Aspects of Physical Modelling of Liquefaction in 1-g Shaking Table”, CP1020, 2008 Seismic Engineering Conference Commemorating the 1908 Messina and Reggio Calabria Earthquake, edited by A. Santini and N. Moraci, pp. 419-425.
(21)Alam, M. J., Siddiquee, M. S. A. and Taiyab, M. A.
“Effect of Stiffness of Backfill Soil and Anchor Size on the Behavior of Anchored Earth Wall Supporting Soft Backfill”, Proceedings of the 13th Asian Regional Conference of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Kolkata.
(22)Siddique, A., Safiullah, A. M. M. and Alam, M. J.
“Ground Improvement and Construction of Pavements in Stages in Two Soft Sections of a Major Highway in Bangladesh”, Proceedings of the 13th Asian Regional Conference of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Kolkata.
(23)Honda, T., and Alam, M. J.
“A Mitigation Technique against Damages of A River Dike Due To Liquefaction”, Proceedings of the 13th Asian Regional Conference of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, Kolkata.
(24)Siddique, A., Ansary, M. A. and Alam, M. J.
“Remedial Measures for Damaged Slopes due to Landslides in Chittagong Hill Tracts”, Proceedings of the 10th Australia New Zealand Conference on Geomechanics, Brisbane 21-24 October 2007, pp.710-715.
(25) Towhata, I., Alam, M. J, Honda, T. and Tamate, S.
“Model Tests on Behaviour of Gravity-Type Quay Walls Subjected To Strong Shaking”, Proceedings of Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering Workshop, Christchurch, New Zealand.
(26) Alam, M. J., Towhata, I., Honda, T. and Tamate, S.
“Effect of Location of Soil Improvement in Mitigating Seismic Liquefaction Induced Damage of Gravity Quay Wall”, Proceedings of the First Bangladesh Earthquake Symposium, Dhaka, pp. 77-81.
(27) Alam, M. J., Towhata, I., and Wassan, T.H.
“Seismic behavior of a quay wall without and with a damage mitigation measure”, Proceedings of Geo-frontiers 2005, Austin, Texas, USA. Later published in ASCE Geoetechnical Special Publication #133.
(28) Siddiquee, M. S. A. and Alam, M. J.
“Effect of Stiffness of Reinforcing Tendon on The Behavior of Anchored Earth Wall Supporting Soft Backfill”, Proceedings of the Eastern Asia Society for Transportation Studies, Vol. 5, pp. 829 – 844.
(29) Alam, M. J. and Towhata, I.
“Mitigation of Caisson Quay Wall by Sheet Piling in Seaside”, Proceedings of 40th Annual Conference of Japanese Geotechnical Society, Hokkaido, Japan, Vol. 2, pp. 1807-1808.
(30)Alam, M. J., Towhata, I., Honda, T., Fukui, S. and Tamate, S.
“Mechanism of liquefaction process under embankment without and with a mitigation measure studied by dynamic centrifuge testing”, Proc. South East Asian Geotechnical Conference, Bangkok, pp. 905-910.
(31)Alam, M. J., Honda, T., Towhata, I., Tamate, S., Fukui, S., Yasuda, S., and Tanaka, T.
“Behavior of liquefaction mitigative measures of foundation soil under earth embankment”, Proc. IS-Osaka, Engineering Practice and Performance of Soft Deposits, 343-348.
(32)Alam, M. J., Fukui, S., Towhata, I., Honda, T., Tamate, S., Tanaka, T., Uchiyama, J., and Yasuda, A.
“Centrifuge model tests on mitigation effects of underground walls on liquefaction-induced subsidence of embankment”, Proc. 11th Int. Conf on Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering and the 3rd Int. Conf. Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering, Berkeley, Vol.2, 537-544.
(33)Alam, M. J., Towhata, I., and Sato, H.
“Earthquake Damage Mitigation of Existing Gravity Type Caisson Quay Wall by Sand Compaction Piles”, Proceedings of 39th Annual Conference of Japanese Geotechnical Society, Niigata, Japan, Vol. 2, pp. 1943-1944.
(34)Kabir, M. H. and Alam, M. J.
“Use of Geonatural and Geosynthetic Technology In Bangladesh”, Proceedings of the 2nd Asian Geosynthetics conference - Geosynthetics Asia 2000, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, vol. 1, pp. 163-174.
(35)Kabir, M. H., Alam, M. J., Hamid, A. M. and Akhtaruzzaman, A. K. M
“Foundations on Soft Soils for Khulna Medical College Buildings in Bangladesh”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, Melbourne, Australia, 19-24 November 2000.
(36)Kabir, M. H., Alam, M. J., Hamid, A. M. and Akhtaruzzaman, A. K. M.
“Foundations for Tall Buildings in Dhaka City”, Proceedings of the International Conference on Geotechnical and Geological Engineering, Melbourne, Australia, 19-24 November 2000.
Presentations
Challenges of Foundation Design and Construction in Bangladesh
“Challenges of Foundation Design and Construction in Bangladesh” – webinar organized by Freehold Construction and Development (FCD) on November 15, 2024
Ground Improvement in the Context of Bangladesh
“Ground Improvement in the Context of Bangladesh”, organized by Freehold Construction and Development (FCD) at IEB Dhaka in September 2024
Determination and Challenges of Pile Capacity in Liquefiable Soil: A Case Study in Bashundhara R/A
“Determination and Challenges of Pile Capacity in Liquefiable Soil: A Case Study in Bashundhara R/A” – a seminar organized by Bangladesh Association of Structural Engineers’ Association (BASE) on August 18, 2024 at BUET Graduate Club, Dhaka
Climate Resilient Concrete for Coastal Regions
“Climate Resilient Concrete for Coastal Regions” – organized by CCRIP, at LGED headquarter, Dhaka in 2018
Climate Resilient Rural Road Construction in Coastal Districts of Bangladesh
“Climate Resilient Rural Road Construction in Coastal Districts of Bangladesh” - organized by CCRIP, at LGED headquarter, Dhaka in 2018
Sustainable Design and Construction Challenges in Bangladesh
“Sustainable Design and Construction Challenges in Bangladesh” – Seminar organized by Lafarge-Holcim Limited at Mymensingh, Sylhet, Dhaka, Brahmanbaria, Moulavibazar, 2022-2024
Earthquake Resistant Foundation and Structure Design
“Earthquake Resistant Foundation and Structure Design” – Seminar organized by Anwar Group at Kushtia, Jamalpur, Bogura and Faridpur, in 2024
Workshop on Bangladesh National Building Code 2020
Workshop on Bangladesh National Building Code 2020 – 4 days training workshop for profession civil engineers organized by Geotech and Structures Limited in 2018 and 2019
Workshop on Footing and Mat Design
Workshop on Footing and Mat Design – 1-day long training workshop for profession civil engineers organized by Geotech and Structures Limited in 2018 and 2019
Workshop on Pile Design and Construction
Workshop on Pile Design and Construction – 1-day long training workshop for profession civil engineers organized by Geotech and Structures Limited in 2018 and 2019
Workshop on Footing Design and Construction
Workshop on Footing Design and Construction – 1-day long training workshop for profession civil engineers organized by Geotech and Structures Limited in 2018 and 2019
Workshop on Deep Excavation and Shore Pile Design
Workshop on Deep Excavation and Shore Pile Design – 1-day long training workshop for profession civil engineers organized by Geotech and Structures Limited in 2018 and 2019
Workshop on Mat Design and Construction
Workshop on Mat Design and Construction – 1-day long training workshop for profession civil engineers organized by Geotech and Structures Limited in 2018 and 2019
Workshop on Laterally Loaded Pile
Workshop on Laterally Loaded Pile – 1-day long training workshop for profession civil engineers organized by Geotech and Structures Limited in 2018 and 2019
Workshop on Shear Wall Design and Detailing
Workshop on Shear Wall Design and Detailing – 1-day long training workshop for profession civil engineers organized by Geotech and Structures Limited in 2018 and 2019
Quality Control of Concrete
Workshop on “Quality Control of Concrete” – day-long training workshop for profession civil engineers organized by Geotech and Structures Limited in 2018 and 2019
Response of Sand-Silt Mixture Under Cyclic and Undrained Monotonic Loading
Attended the 8th CUTSE International Conference 2013, December 2013, Miri, Sarawak, Malaysia and presented the paper titled “Response of Sand-Silt Mixture Under Cyclic and Undrained Monotonic Loading”
Case Histories and Mitigation Studies on Seismic Liquefaction Induced Embankment Damage
Attended the Bangladesh Geotechnical Conference 2009 (BGC-2009), December 2009, Dhaka, Bangladesh and presented the paper titled “Case Histories and Mitigation Studies on Seismic Liquefaction Induced Embankment Damage”
Some Important Aspects of Physical Modelling of Liquefaction in 1-g Shaking Table
Attended the 2008 Seismic Engineering Conference Commemorating the 1908 Messina and Reggio Calabria Earthquake, Reggio Calabria, Italy 2008 and presented the paper titled "Some Important Aspects of Physical Modelling of Liquefaction in 1-g Shaking Table"
Attended the First Bangladesh Earthquake Symposium (BES-1)
Attended the First Bangladesh Earthquake Symposium (BES-1), December 14-15, 2005, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Attended the 16th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering
Attended the 16th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering, held in September 2005, Osaka, Japan.
BACKFILL-CAISSON QUAY WALL INTERACTION DURING DYNAMIC LOADING
Attended the First International Young Geotechnical Engineers’ Conference, held in September 2005 in Osaka, Japan and presented the abstract titled “BACKFILL-CAISSON QUAY WALL INTERACTION DURING DYNAMIC LOADING”
Earthquake Damage Mitigation of Existing Gravity Type Caisson Quay Wall by Sand Compaction Piles
Attended the 39th Annual Conference of Japanese Geotechnical Society held in July 2004 in Niigata, Japan and presented the paper titled “Earthquake Damage Mitigation of Existing Gravity Type Caisson Quay Wall by Sand Compaction Piles”.
Mitigation of Caisson Quay Wall by Sheet Piling in Seaside
Attended 40th Annual Conference of Japanese Geotechnical Society held at July 2004 in Hokkaido, Japan and presented the paper titled “Mitigation of Caisson Quay Wall by Sheet Piling in Seaside "
Behavior of liquefaction mitigative measures of foundation soil under earth embankment
Attended the IS Osaka 2004 on Engineering Practice and Performance of Soft Deposit, in Osaka, Japan and presented the paper titled "Behavior of liquefaction mitigative measures of foundation soil under earth embankment ".
Mechanism of liquefaction process under embankment without and with a mitigation measure studied by dynamic centrifuge testing
Attended the 15th Southeast Asian Geotechnical Conference, Bangkok 2004 and presented the paper titled "Mechanism of liquefaction process under embankment without and with a mitigation measure studied by dynamic centrifuge testing".
Offered online live courses on following topics for graduate and professional civil engineers through e-learning platform qlearn.com.bd
Course title | Hours | Year |
15 | 2024-2024 | |
65 | 2023-2024 | |
45 | 2020-2021 | |
15 | 2020-2021 | |
15 | 2021-2022 | |
40 | 2022-2023 | |
15 | 2020-2021 | |
Retrofitting of Existing Structures after Structural Condition Assessment | 4 | 2022-2023 |
15 | 2022-2023 | |
8 | 2021-2022 | |
8 | 2021-2022 | |
10 | 2021-2023 | |
25 | 2023-2024 | |
4 | 2021-2022 | |
3 | 2020-2021 | |
6 | 2020-2021 |
Other Publications
Rebar Coupler Manual
Alam, M. J. (2024). “Rebar Coupler Manual”, printed and distributed by Freehold Construction and Development (FCD) and published by FCD in website
Anchor Coupler Manual
Alam, M. J. (2024). “Anchor Coupler Manual”, printed and distributed by Freehold Construction and Development (FCD) and published by FCD in website
Pile Base Grouting Manual
Alam, M. J. (2024). “Pile Base Grouting Manual”, printed and distributed by Freehold Construction and Development (FCD) and published by FCD in website
Climate Resilient Concrete Manual
Alam, M. J. and Hoque, M. S. (2019). “Climate Resilient Concrete Manual”, Coastal Climate Resilient Infrastructure Project (CCRIP), Local Government Engineering Department (LGED), Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh
Life and Time Management
লাইফ এন্ড টাইম ম্যানেজমেন্ট (Life and Time Management), published by Geotech and Structures Limited, ISBN 978-984-97940-1-1
Model Tests on Mitigation Measures Of Ground Distortions Induced By Seismic Liquefaction
Alam, M. J. (2005). Model Tests on Mitigation Measures Of Ground Distortions Induced By Seismic Liquefaction, Doctoral dissertation, Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory, Department of Civil Engineering, the University of Tokyo, Japan.
Analysis Of Anchored Earth Wall Supporting Soft Backfill, Doctoral dissertation
Alam, M. J. (2002). Analysis Of Anchored Earth Wall Supporting Soft Backfill, Doctoral dissertation, Department of Civil Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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