Dr. Mohammad Shariful Islam

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Professor

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)

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Brief Biography

Dr. Mohammad Shariful Islam is currently working as a Professor at the Department of Civil Engineering, BUET. He has developed nature-based, climate resilient and cost-effective methods for slope protection using vetiver grass. These have been implemented in different projects of Bangladesh by Government Agencies (LGED, RHD), NGOs/INGOs (IFAD, IOM, UNDP), and other private entities for the protection of road slope, canal bank, flood embankment, char land and hill slope. He has also developed disaster resilient affordable rural house designs. He has published more than 140 research articles and received 23 awards in recognition of his excellence in academic achievements

Field of Interests

Dr. Islam’s research interests include bioengineering, climate resilient infrastructure, disaster resilient rural housing, land reclamation, constitutive modeling of soils, earthquake resistant foundation and liquefaction. He has made significant contributions in the field of vetiver based Bioengineering and Green Bricks.

Fields of Expertise

  • Biotechnology
  • Climate Change
  • Disaster Management
  • Disaster Risk Reduction
  • Ecology
  • Engineering
  • Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
  • Integrated Rural Development
  • Rural Development
  • Other

Current Research Projects

  1. Vetiver Based Bio-engineered Slope Protection and Liquid Soil Catalyst Agents to Improve Soil Bearing Capacity [ADB Project Preparation: Southeast Asia Transport Project Preparatory Facility-CAMBODIA]

  2. Sustainable Solution for Operation and Maintenance (O&M) of Multi-Purpose Disaster Shelter (MPDS) (Funded by CRS and CARITAS)

  3. Eco-Slope Protection and Intervention at North-West Flood Prone Region (Funded by UNDP)

  4. Assessment of Road Design and Pavement Standards of LGED (Package No. RD-S12, under Second Rural Transport Improvement Project)

  5. Training of Trainers (ToT) on Vetiver Based Slope Protection for LGED Engineers under Haor Infrastructure and Livelihood Improvement Project (HILIP)

  6. Development and Application of Potentially Important Jute Geo-textiles (Funded by CFC, The Netherlands)

  7. Development of Affordable House Design and Construction in Different Geographic Regions of Bangladesh (Funded by CARITAS France and CARITAS Luxemburg)

  8. Performance of Village Protection, Model Village, Upazila/Union Road Slope Protection under Haor Infrastructure and Livelihood Improvement Project (HILIP) (Funded by IFAD-UN) http://oldweb.lged.gov.bd/UploadedDocument/ProjectLibraryGallery/1392/3.DraftFinalReport_monitoringtheprotection.pdf

  9. Investigation of Climate Resilient Slope Protection of Embankments under Coastal Climate Resilient Infrastructure Project (CCRIP) (Funded by IFAD)

  10. Earthquake Resistant Reinforcement for Adobe Structure (Funded by Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS), Japan)

 

Key Publications

  1. Islam, M.A., Islam, M.S. and Jeet, A.A. (2021). A geotechnical investigation of 2017 Chattogram landslides. Geosciences 2021, Vol.11 (337), doi.org/10.3390/geosciences 11080337.

 

  1. Hoque, I.L., Islam, M.S. and Hoque, E. (2021). Effect of vetiver root on triaxial shear strength of a cohesionless soil. Geomechanics and Geoengineering, doi: 10.1080/17486025.2021.1903089.

 

  1. Elahi, T.E., Shahriar, A.R. and Islam, M.S. (2021). Engineering characteristics of compressed earth blocks stabilized with cement and fly ash. Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 277, Paper No. 122367, doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.122367.

 

  1. Islam, M.A., Islam, M.S., Chowdhury, M.E., Badhon, F.F. (2021). Influence of vetiver grass (Chrysopogon zizanioides) on infiltration and erosion control of hill slopes under simulated extreme rainfall condition in Bangladesh. Arabian Journal of Geosciences, Vol. 14 (119), doi: 10.1007/s12517-020-06338-y.

 

  1. Badhon, F.F., Islam, M.S., Islam, M.A. and Arif, M.Z.U. (2021). A simple approach for estimating contribution of vetiver roots in shear strength of a soil-root system. Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, Vol. 6 (96), doi: 10.1007/s41062-021-00469-1.

 

  1. Islam, M.S., Elahi, T.E., Shahriar, A.R. and Mumtaz, N. (2020). Effectiveness of fly ash and cement for compressed stabilized earth block construction. Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 255, Paper No. 119392, doi: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.119392.

 

  1. Elahi, T.E., Shahriar, A.R., Islam, M.S., Mehzabin, F. and Mumtaz, N. (2020). Suitability of fly ash and cement for fabrication of compressed stabilized earth blocks. Construction and Building Materials, Vol. 263: Paper No. 120935, doi: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.120935.

 

  1. Islam, M.S., Elahi, T.E., Shahriar, A.R. Nahar, K., and Hossain, T.R. (2020). Strength and durability characteristics of cement-sand stabilized earth blocks. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, ASCE, Vol. 32 (5), doi:10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0003176.

 

  1. Choudhury, M.R., Islam, M.S., Ahmed, Z. and Parshi, F.N. (2016). Phytoremediation of heavy metal contaminated Buriganga riverbed sediments using Indian Mustard and Marigold plants, Environmental Progress & Sustainable Energy, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), Vol. 35 (1), pp 117-124, doi:

  2. 1002/ep.12213. 10. ko’O, C.B., Cauderay, E., Hosta, J., Moles, O., Rakotomamonjy, B., Munoz, Gutiérrez, E.S., Islam, M.S., Hossain, T.R. and Podder, K. (2020), Disaster Resilient Low cost Houses: Capitalization of Methods, Activities and Results, 2007-2018, CRAterre Editions, France [ISBN (print): 979-10-96446-32-2 (English), ISBN (version imprimée): 979-10-96446-30-8 (French)].

Postal Address

Zahir Raihan Road, Department of Civil Engineering, BUET, Dhaka-1000

Phone Number

Phone +88 01713301392, Fax +880 2-9665639

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