Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ashraf Tanoli

matanoli@giki.edu.pk
Ext: 2431

Prof. Dr. Muhammad Ashraf Tanoli

HOD

Qualifications:

PhD Civil/Environmental Engineering

Research Interests:

Durability of Concrete, Construction Materials, Solid Waste Management, Industrial Ecology, Sustainable Development

Education, Professional Experience, Affiliation, and Awards

Education

–            Ph. D Civil/Environmental Engineering, Tottori University (Japan)        Sept. 2007

–            MS Civil/Environmental Engineering, Tottori University (Japan)           Sept. 2004

–            B.Sc. Civil Engineering, UET Peshawar (Pakistan)                                   July. 2001

Experience

–            HoD / Professor          Dept. of Civil Engineering, GIK Institute, Topi – Dec. 2017 – Till Date

–            Chairman/Assoc. Professor

Dept. of Civil Engineering CUI -Abbottabad Campus – April 2012 – Dec. 2017

–            Associate Professor    Dept. of Civil Engineering, Sharad University Peshawar – Nov. 2008 – April 2012

–            Assistant Professor     Dept. of Civil Engineering, UET Peshawar – Oct. 2007 – Nov. 2008

Affiliations

–       Member of the Pakistan Engineering Council (PEC)

–       Member of the American Concrete Institute (ACI)

–       Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE)

–       Member of the Japanese Society of Irrigation Drainage and Rural Engineering (JSIDRE)

–       Member MEXT Alumni Association of Pakistan (MAAP)

Awards

–           Received Research Productivity Award (RPA-15) at CIIT 2015

–           Recipient of honorarium and letter of appreciation at CIIT Abbottabad in the year 2015

–           Recipient of honorarium and letter of appreciation at CIIT Abbottabad in the year 2014

–           Received Research Productivity Award (RPA-14) at CIIT 2014

–           Conferred GOLD medal by Tottori University, Japan over successfully completing Ph. D.

–           Young Scientist Award for Best Conference Paper (co-author) in 32nd Conference, ‘Our World of Concrete and Structure’, at Singapore (2007)

–           Best Research Award ‘Japanese Society of Irrigation Drainage & Rural Engineering (2006)

–           Japanese Government Scholarship (MONBUKAGAKUSHO: MEXT) pursuing Ph. D (2004-07)

–           Japanese Government Scholarship (MONBUKAGAKUSHO: MEXT) pursuing MS (2002-04)

–           Merit Scholarships in UET (1998, 1999, 2000)

Publications

Peer Reviewed Journal Publications

  1. M Ashraf, S Nazar, M Iqbal, J Yang, R Ullah, MUL Hasan, ‘Exploring the rheological and mechanical properties of alkali-activated mortar incorporating waste foundry sand: A comprehensive experimental and machine learning investigation’ Results in Engineering, 24, 102973 (2024)
  2. M Iqbal, M Ashraf, L Alkhattabi, S Nazar, J Alam, H Alabduljabbar, ‘Development of sustainable alkali-activated composite incorporated with sugarcane bagasse ash and polyvinyl alcohol fibers’ PLOS ONE, 19 (10), e0307103 (2024) 
  3. M Iqbal, M Ashraf, S Nazar, L Alkhattabi, J Alam, H Alabduljabbar, Z Khan, ‘Development of innovative alkali-activated paste reinforced with polyethylene fibers for concrete crack repair’ PLOS ONE, 19 (7), e0305143 (2024) 
  4. A Husnain, M Iqbal, M Ashraf, MF Javed, H Alabduljabbar, ‘Machine learning approaches for predicting shielding effectiveness of carbon fiber-reinforced mortars’ Case Studies in Construction Materials, 20, e03189 (2024) 
  5. Z Fida, MA Tanoli, Q Mahmood, MS Alamgir, D Sajjad, ‘Evaluation of Plant-Based Natural Extracts as Coagulants for Surface Water Treatment’ Environmental & Engineering Geoscience (Publication details incomplete)
  6. S Nazar, J Yang, MN Amin, K Khan, M Ashraf, F Aslam, MF Javed, ‘Machine learning interpretable-prediction models to evaluate the slump and strength of fly ash-based geopolymer’ Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 24, 100-124 (2023) IF: 2.036
  7. S Nazar, J Yang, M Ashraf, F Aslam, MF Javed, SM Eldin, J Xie, ‘Formulation and characterization of cleaner one-part novel fly ash/lime-based alkali-activated material’, Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 23, 3821-3839 (2023) IF: 2.036
  8. S Nawaz, M Irshad, MAUR Tariq, M Mohiuddin, M Ashraf, S Bibi, ‘Lead Extraction Methods in Roadside Soils and Its Relationship with Soil Properties’, Sustainability, 14 (20), 1320, (2022) IF: 3.889
  9. M Mohiuddin, M Irshad, S Sher, F Hayat, Ashraf, S Masood, S Bibi, J Ali Relationship of selected soil properties with the micronutrients in salt-affected soils, Land 11 (6), 845, (2022) IF: 3.905
  10. Y Pang, I Azim, M Rauf, MF Iqbal, X Ge, M Ashraf, MAUR Tariq, AWM Ng, ‘Prediction of Bidirectional Shear Strength of Rectangular RC Columns Subjected to Multidirectional Earthquake Actions for Collapse Prevention’ Sustainability, 14 (11), 6801, (2022) IF: 3.889
  11. M Ashraf, MF Iqbal, M Rauf, MU Ashraf, A Ulhaq, H Muhammad, Q Liu, ‘Developing a sustainable concrete incorporating bentonite clay and silica fume: Mechanical and durability performance’, Journal of Cleaner Production, 337, 130315, (2022) IF: 11.07
  12. FA Khan, M Rashid, SW Khan, M Rizwan, YI Badrashi, M Fahim, Ashraf, ‘Comparative seismic performance assessment of RC and RC/ECC hybrid frame structures: a shake table study’ ,Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, 7, 1-17 (2022) IF: 0.512
  13. OB Muhammad, K Shahzada, A Gul, EA Khan, M Ashraf, MS Khattak, ‘Assessment of ternary blends based on bentonite in mitigating alkali silica reactivity in waste glass substituted mortars’, International Journal of Structural Engineering 12 (4), 358-373, (2022)
  14. Farjad Iqbal, M Faisal Javed, Momina Rauf, I. Azim, M Ashraf, Jian Yang, Qing-feng Liu, ‘Sustainable utilization of foundry waste: Forecasting mechanical properties of foundry sand-based concrete using multi-expression programming’, Science of the Total Environment, 780, 146524 (2021) IF: 10.75
  15. Israil, M. Ashraf, M. Fahim, R. Rehan, Sajjad W. Khan, S. Hussain, ‘Evaluation of Bentonite Mixed Indigenous Clays for Development of Clay Liners’, Civil Engineering Journal-Tehran, Vol. 6. (2020) DOI: 10.28991/cej-2020-SP(EMCE)-03
  16. Memon S. A., S. Khan, I. Wahid, Y. Shestakova and M Ashraf: ‘Evaluating the effect of calcination and gridding of corn stalk ash on pozzolanic potential for sustainable cement-based materials’, Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, (2020) IF: 2.098
  17. Amin M. N.,  Ashraf, R. Kumar., K. KHAN, D. Saqib, S. S. Ali and S. Khan: ‘Role of Sugarcane Bagasse Ash in Developing Sustainable Engineered Cementitious Composites (ECCs)’ Frontiers in Materials. – Structural Materials | doi: 10.3389/fmats.2020.00065 (2020) IF: 3.984
  18. Ahad Z.,  Ashraf, R. Kumar and Mukhtar Ullah, ‘Thermal, Physio-chemical and Mechanical Behaviour of Mass Concrete with hybrid blends of Bentonite and Fly ash’, Materials, MDPI,12(1):60, DOI: 10.3390/ma12010060 (2018) IF: 3.623
  19. Memon S. A., I. Wahid, M. K. Khan,  Ashraf, ‘Environmentally friendly utilization of Wheat straw ash in cement-based composites’, Sustainability, MDPI,10(5), 1322; (2018) https://doi.org/10.3390/su10051322 IF: 3.889
  20. Khan K., A. S. Khan, M. U. Saleem,  Ashraf: ‘Improvement of Locally Available Raw Bentonite for Use as Drilling Mud’, The Open Construction and Building Technology Journal, Bentham Open11(1):274-284 DOI 10.2174/1874836801711010274 (2017)
  21. Shabab M. E., K. Shahzada, B. Gencturk, Ashraf, M. Fahad: ‘Synergistic Effect of Fly Ash and Bentonite as Partial Replacement of Cement in Mass Concrete’, KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, Springer, 20(5):1987-1995 (2016) IF: 2.115
  22. Mahmood K., Kim J. M., Ashraf ,Ziaurrehman: ‘The Effect of Soil Type on Matric Suction and Stability of Unsaturated Slope under Uniform Rainfall’, KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, Springer, 20(4) 1294-1299, (2016) IF: 2.115
  23. Afzal S., K. Shahzada, M. Fahad, S. Saeed,  Ashraf: ‘Assessment of early-age autogenous shrinkage strains using bentonite clay as internal curing technique’, Construction and Building Materials, ELSEVIER, Vol. 66, pp. 403-409. (2014) IF: 7.693
  24. Irshad, M., G. Shazia, A. E. Eneji, Faridullah,  Ashraf: ‘Extraction of heavy metals from manure and their bioavailability to spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) after composting’, JOURNAL OF PLANT NUTRITION, Taylor & Francis, 37:1661–1675, (2014) IF: 3.6
  25. Shah S. F. A., A. Naseer, A. A. Shah,  Ashraf: ‘Evaluation of thermal and structural behaviour of concrete containing rubber aggregate’, Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering – AJSE, Springer, Volume 39, pp. 6919-6926, (2014) IF: 2.807
  26. Faridullah, A. Pervaiz, M. Irshad, A. Alam, Q. Mahmood,  Ashraf: ‘Trace Elements Characterization in Fresh and Composted Livestock Manures’ Austin Journal of Hydrology, Austin Group, 1(2): 6. (2014)
  27. Tariq M. A. U. R., Olivier Carmilo Hoes,  Ashraf: ‘Risk-based design of dike elevation employing the alternative enumeration’, Journal of Water Resources Planning and Management – ASCE, Vol. 140, No. 8, (2014) IF: 3.405
  28. Irshad, M., Z. Hussain, M. Ashraf, A. E. Eneji: ‘Chemical characterization of fresh and composted livestock manures’, Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, Taylor & Francis, 13 (1), (2013), IF: 3.600
  29. Irshad, M., A. H. Malik, S. Mushtaq, S. Shaukat,  Ashraf: ‘Characterization of trace elements in livestock manure’, Polish Journal of Environmental Studies, 22(4), pp. 1257-1262, (2013) IF: 1.817
  30. Alam B.,  Ashraf, K. Shahzada, S. Afzal, K. Khan: ‘Sulphate attack in high performance concrete- A review’, International journal of Advanced Structures and Geotechnical Engineering, Springer Open, 01(01), (2012)
  31. Afzal S., K. Shahzada,  Ashraf, B. Alam, K. Khan: ‘Autogenous shrinkage in high performance concrete – A review’, International journal of Advanced Structures and Geotechnical Engineering, Springer Open,01(01), (2012)
  32. Zamin B., S. A. Khan, K. Khan, B. Alam,  Ashraf: ‘Grading of Bentonite of various quarries in Pakistan’, Journal of Himalayan Earth Sciences, Vol. 45 Issue 2, p144. (2012), IF: 0.162
  33. Irshad, A. Khan, M. Inoue, M. Ashraf, H. Sher: ‘Identifying factors affecting agroforestry system in Swat, Pakistan’, African Journal of Agricultural Research,6(11) pp. 2586-2593, (2011) IF: 0.615
  34. Ashraf, M., Naeem Khan, Qaisar Ali, J. Mirza, A. Goyal, A. M. Anwar: ‘Physico-Chemical, Morphological and Thermal Analysis for the Combined Pozzolanic Activities of Minerals Additives’, Construction and Building Materials, ELSEVIER, 23(6),  pp. 2207-2213, (2009) IF: 7.693
  35. Goyal A., K. Hattori, H. Ogata,  Ashraf,A. M. Anwar: ‘Comparative Effect of Bio-waste Ashes on Strength Properties of Cement Mortar’, Transactions of the Japanese Society of Irrigation, Drainage and Rural Engineering, JSIDRE, No. 261, pp. 1-10 (2009)
  36. Goyal A., K. Hattori, H. Ogata,  Ashraf: ‘Processing of Sugarcane Bagasse Ash and Reactivity of Ash-Blended Cement Mortar’, Transactions of the Japanese Society of Irrigation, Drainage and Rural Engineering, JSIDRE,No. 261, pp. 11-19 (2009)
  37. Anwar A. M., K. Hattori, H. Ogata, Ashraf, Mandula: ‘Engineering Cementitious Composites for Repair of Initially Cracked Concrete Beams’, Asian Journal of Applied Sciences, Knowledgia Review 2(3), pp.223-231, (2009)
  38. Ashraf, M., Hattori, H. Ogata, A. Goyal: ‘Combined effect of fly ash and GGBS on durability of concrete under freeze-thaw conditions. Indian Concrete Journal, ICI, Vol. 81: 9-14 (2007)
  39. Ashraf, M., Goyal, A. M. Anwar, K. Hattori, H. Ogata, S. Guo: ‘Beneficial Role of the Industrial Wastes to Combat Adiabatic Temperature Rise in Massive Concrete’, Journal of Applied Sciences, 7(4): pp. 494-498, (2007)
  40. Goyal, A., K. Hattori, H. Ogata, M. Garg, A. M. Anwar,  Ashraf, Mandula: ‘Synergic Effect of Wheat Straw Ash and Rice-husk Ash on Strength Properties of Mortar’, Journal of Applied Sciences, 7(21): 3256-3261, (2007)
  41. Goyal, A., K. Hattori, H. Ogata, Ashraf, A. M. Anwar: ‘Evaluation of Various Ashes Obtained from Agricultural and Bio Wastes for Their Likely Potential as Pozzolanic Materials’, Transactions of the Japanese Society of Irrigation, Drainage and Rural Engineering, JSIDRE,No. 251, pp. 1-8 (2007)
  42. Guo, S., K. Hattori, H. Ogata, A. Goyal,  Ashraf: ‘Sulfate Resistance of Concrete with Unclassified Fly Ash from China’, Transaction of Japanese Society of Irrigation, Drainage and Rural Engineering, JSIDRE, 251: 9-14, (2007)
  43. Irshad, M., M. Inoue,  Ashraf, A. Zahoor, Faridullah: ‘The Mitigation Challenge of Salt-Affected Soils in Pakistan’, Journal of Food Agriculture & Environment,WFL, 5(2): 280-283 (2007)
  44. Ashraf, M., Hattori, H. Ogata, K. Hassan: ‘The Influence of Mineral Additives on the Mechanical, Mineralogical and Morphological Properties of Mortars Exposed to Arid Environment’, Transaction of Japanese Society of Irrigation, Drainage and Reclamation Engineering, JSIDRE, 240: 19–25, (2005)
  45. Ashraf, M., K. Hattori, H. Ogata, K. Hassan: ‘An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Shale, Slate, Phyllite and Volcanic Ash as Pozzolana’, Sand Dune Research, Arid Land Research Center, Japan 51 (3): 145–154, (2005)

National and International Conferences

  • M Ashraf, Concrete for Sustainability, 10th South Asia Symposium on ‘Greener – Safer South Asia’ held at FAST-NUCES, 17-18 March 2018
  • –       Zainab Fida, M Ashraf, Plant-Based Natural Extracts as Coagulants – A Review, 5th international conference on Environmentally Sustainable Development (ESDev-2016) held at CIIT Abbottabad, 26-27 February 2016
  • Syed Farasat Ali Shah, Amjad Naseer, M. Ashraf, Muhammad Ibrar, Evaluating the thermal behavior of Concrete containing rubber aggregates using hotbox Technique, International conference on Advanced Concrete Technology, NUST Islamabad, 6-7 November 2012.
  • Nadeem Ilyas, Amjad Naseer, M. Ashraf, Syed Farasat Ali Shah, Effect on the stiffness and compressive strength of cement mortar containing various polymers, International Conference on Advanced Concrete Technology, NUST Islamabad, 6-7 November 2012.
  • Syed Farasat Ali Shah, Amjad Naseer, M. Ashraf, Basheer Alam, Viable Use of Rubber Waste in Concrete to Reduce Environmental Pollution, International Conference of Earth Science, Baragali Abbottabad, 23-24 June 2012.
  • Syed Farasat Ali Shah, Amjad Naseer, M. Ashraf, Evaluating the Structural behavior of Concrete Containing Rubber Aggregate, National Conference on Innovations in Civil Engineering, India, 19-20 April 2012.
  • Ashraf M., K. Hattori, H. Ogata, A. Goyal, A. M. Anwar, Using Pulverized-Fuel Ash in Concrete – Evaluation and Practices, International Conference on “Advances in Cement Based Materials and Application to Civil Infrastructure (ACBM-ACI)” Lahore, Pakistan, pp. 266-277, December10-12, 2007
  • Goyal, A., K. Hattori, H. Ogata, M. Ashraf, A. M. Anwar, Strength Behavior of Mortars Partially Substituted with Incinerated Ashes Obtained from Waste Grass and Dry Dead Leaves, International Conference on “Advances in Cement Based Materials and Application to Civil Infrastructure (ACBM-ACI)” Lahore, Pakistan, pp. 257-266, December 10-12, 2007
  • Anwar, A. M., K. Hattori, H. Ogata, M. Ashraf, A. Goyal, Strut and Tie Model for Evaluation of Arch Structures Strengthened with CFRP, International Conference on “Advances in Cement Based Materials and Application to Civil Infrastructure (ACBM-ACI)” Lahore, Pakistan, pp. 917-924, December 10-12, 2007
  • Irshad, M., M. Inoue, A. Zahoor, M. Ashraf, Water Resources Management as an Option for Sustainable Agriculture in Arid and Semi-Arid Areas, ECO Summit at Beijing-China, May 22-27, 2007
  • Anwar, A. M., K. Hattori, H. Ogata, M. Ashraf, A. Goyal, New Approach Towards Crack Determination in Concrete Using USPV Test, 32nd International Conference on Our World in Concrete and Structures (OW07), Singapore, August 27-29, 2007
  • Ashraf, M., A. Goyal, K. Hattori, Beneficial Effect of Fly Ash and Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag in Concrete – A Review, International Conference and Exhibition on Civil Engineering: Meeting the Challenges of Tomorrow, (CEMCT – 2006) Ludhiana, India, pp. 320-324, Nov. 2006
  • Irshad, M., M. Inoue, M. Ashraf, A comprehensive overview of soil salinization in Pakistan. International Symposium on Drylands Ecology and Human Security (ISDEHS) Dubai-Sharjah, Dec 4-7, 2006
  • Goyal, A., M. Ashraf, K. Hattori, H. Ogata, Amorphous and Pozzolanic Matter from Various Agri and Bio Wastes–A Preliminary study, International Conference and Exhibition on Civil Engineering: Meeting the Challenges of Tomorrow, (CEMCT- 2006) Ludhiana, India,  pp. 232-238, Nov. 2006
  • Ashraf, M., K. Hattori, H. Ogata, A Hiyashi, Evaluating the Mineral Substituted Mortars for Various Curing Regimes Exposed to Hot Climate Condition, 9th International Conference on Concrete Engineering and Technology, (CONCET 2006) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, pp. 117-129, May 2006
  • Hassan, K. Hattori, H. Ogata, M. Ashraf, An Assessment of Incorporating Proportions of Fly Ash and Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag as Cement Substitute, Tenth International Conference of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, Rome, Italy, Paper No.141, July 2005
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