Publications

Journal publications

 

    1. Najif Ismail, N. Khattak, T. El-Maaddawy, K. Walsh, and J. Ingham (2020). Out-of-plane testing of masonry infills strengthened using Fibre Reinforced Matrix with prior in-plane damage. International Journal of Masonry Research and Innovation, 5(3):396.
    2. Y. Puranam, O. Filippova, J. Pastor-Paz, M. Stephens, K. Elwood, Dr. Najif Ismail, I. Noy, and E. Opabola. (2019). A detailed inventory of medium- to high-rise buildings in Wellington’s central business district, Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 52(4), pp.172-192.
    3. Najif Ismail and N. Khattak (2019). Observed failure modes of unreinforced masonry buildings during the 2015 Hindu Kush earthquake. Earthquake Engineering and Engineering Vibration, 18(2), pp. 301-314.
    4. Hassan, Y. Rashid, A. I. Murad, Dr. Najif Ismail and M. S. Laghari (2019). Thermal and structural characterization of geopolymer coated polyurethane foam–phase change material capsules/ geopolymer concrete composites, Materials, 12(5), doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/ma12050796
    5. Hassan, A. I. Murad, Y. Rashid, Dr. Najif Ismail, and M. S. Laghari (2019). Thermal and structural performance of geopolymer concrete containing phase change material encapsulated in expanded clay, Energy and Buildings, 191, pp. 72-78, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2019.03.005
    6. Hassan, Dr. Najif Ismail, A. Mourad, Y. Rashid, M. S. Laghari (2018). Preparation and characterization of expanded clay- paraffin wax-geopolymer composite material. Materials, 11(11), 2191, doi: https://doi.org/10.3390/ma11112191
    7. Najif Ismail, T. El-Maaddawy, A. Najmal and N. Khattak (2018). Quasi-static in-plane testing of FRCM strengthened non-ductile reinforced concrete frames with masonry infills. Construction and Building Materials, 186, pp. 1286-1298, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.07.230
    8. Najif Ismail, T. El-Maaddawy, A. Najmal and N. Khattak (2018). Experimental in-plane performance of insulated concrete and brick masonry wall panels retrofitted using polymer composites. Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 51(2), pp. 85-91.
    9. Najif Ismail and H. El-Hassan (2018). Development and characterization of fly ash/slag-blended Geopolymer mortar and lightweight concrete. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 30 (4), 04018029, doi:10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943 5533.0002209
    10. Najif Ismail, T. El-Maaddawy, N. Khattak, and A. Najmal (2018). In-plane shear strength improvement of hollow concrete masonry using fabric reinforced cementitious matrix. Journal of Composites for Construction, 22(2), 04018004, doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)CC.1943-5614.0000835
    11. El-Hassan, and Dr. Najif Ismail (2017). Effect of process parameters on the performance of fly ash/GGBS blended geopolymer composites. Journal of Sustainable Cement-Based Materials, online, doi: 10.1080/21650373.2017.1411296
    12. Awani, T. El-Maaddawy, and N, Ismail (2017). Fabric-reinforced cementitious matrix: A promising strengthening technique for concrete structures. Construction and Building Materials, 132, pp. 94-111. doi: 10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2016.11.125
    13. Najif Ismail and N. Khattak (2016). Building typologies prevalent in Northern Pakistan and their performance during the 2015 Hindu Kush Earthquake. Earthquake Spectra, 32(4), pp. 2473–2493. doi: 10.1193/012116EQS022M
    14. Najif Ismail and J. M. Ingham (2016). In-plane and out-of-plane testing of masonry walls strengthened using polymer textile reinforced mortar. Engineering Structures, 118, pp. 167-177. doi: 10.1016/j.engstruct.2016.03.041
    15. Najif Ismail (2016). Performance of retrofit anchors for use in seismic upgrade of heritage masonry buildings, International Journal of Architectural Heritage, 10 (07), pp. 829-840. doi: 10.1080/15583058.2016.1144115
    16. Najif Ismail and J. M. Ingham (2014). Polymer textiles as a retrofit material for masonry walls. Structures and Buildings, 167(1), 15-25. doi: 10.1680/stbu.11.00084
    17. Najif Ismail, K. McGrannachan and G Hazelton (2013). Characterisation and seismic vulnerability assessment of unreinforced masonry buildings in Dunedin. Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 46(3), 131-140.
    18. Najif Ismail and J. M. Ingham (2013). Time dependent prestress losses in historic clay brick masonry walls seismically strengthened using unbonded posttensioning. Journal of Materials in Civil Engineering, 25(6), 718-725. doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)MT.1943-5533.0000541
    19. Najif Ismail and J. M. Ingham (2012). Cyclic out-of-plane behaviour of slender clay brick masonry walls seismically strengthened using posttensioning. Journal of Structural Engineering, 138(10), 1255-1266. doi: 10.1061/(ASCE)ST.1943- 541X.0000565
    20. Najif Ismail and J. M. Ingham (2012). In-situ and laboratory based out-of-plane testing of unreinforced masonry walls strengthened using near surface mounted twisted steel bars. Construction and Building Materials, 36(1), 119-128. doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2012.04.087
    21. B. Petersen, Dr. Najif Ismail, M. J. Masia and J. M. Ingham (2012). Finite element modelling of unreinforced masonry shear wallettes strengthened using twisted steel bars. Construction and Building Materials, 33(1), 14-24. doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2012.01.016
    22. Najif Ismail, R. B. Petersen, M. J. Masia and J. M. Ingham (2011). Diagonal shear behaviour of unreinforced masonry wallettes strengthened using twisted steel bars. Construction and Building Materials, 25(12), 4386-4393. doi:10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2011.04.063
    23. Najif Ismail, D. L Lazzarini, P. T. Laursen and J. M. Ingham (2011). Seismic performance of face loaded unreinforced masonry walls retrofitted using posttensioning. Australian Journal of Structural Engineering, 11(3), 243-252. doi:10.1080/13287982.2010.11465070
    24. Dizhur, Dr. Najif Ismail, C. Knox and J. M. Ingham (2010). Performance of unreinforced and retrofitted masonry buildings during the 2010 Darfield earthquake. Bulletin of the New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, 43(4), 321-339.

Books/ book chapters

 

    1. Najif Ismail (2012). Strengthening techniques for the seismic retrofit of unreinforced masonry buildings, LAP Lambert Academic Publishing, Berlin, Germany, ISSN: 978365915561-1, pp. 304.
    2. Najif Ismail (2011). Design actions on unreinforced masonry out-of-plane loaded walls, Assessment and Improvement of the Structural Performance of Buildings in Earthquakes, edited by J. M. Ingham, New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, Wellington, New Zealand.
    3. Najif Ismail (2011). Unbonded post-tensioning, Assessment and Improvement of the Structural Performance of Buildings in Earthquakes, edited by J. M. Ingham, New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering, Wellington, New Zealand.

Peer reviewed conference proceedings

 

    1. Najif Ismail, C. Hoddinott, D. Kerite, and C. Stevens (2020). Earthquake prone building policy implementation in Lower Hutt, NZSEE 2020 Annual Conference, Online, Paper 69.
    2. Najif Ismail, and Cary Milkop (2018). The poor performance of non-structural components in seismic events in context, ISCRAM Asia Pacific 2018, Wellington, November 5-7.
    3. Najif Ismail, T. El-Maaddawy, N. Khattak, K.Q. Walsh, and J.M. Ingham (2018). Out-of-plane behaviour of in-plane damaged masonry infills strengthened using fibre reinforced matrix, 10th International Masonry Conference, Milan, July 9-11.
    4. Najif Ismail and C. Harris (2018). Earthquake strengthening of masonry buildings using fibre grid reinforced matrices. NZSEE Annual Conference 2018, Auckland, New Zealand, April 13-15.
    5. Awani, T. El-Maaddawy, A. El Refai, and Dr. Najif Ismail (2017). Flexural behavior of concrete t-beams strengthened with fabric-reinforced cementitious matrix, The 6th Asia-Pacific Conference on FRP in Structures, Singapore, July 19-21.
    6. Najif Ismail, M. Mansour, and H. El-Hassan (2017). Development of a low-cost cement free polymer concrete using industrial by-products and dune sand, MATEC Web of Conferences 120, 03005, doi: 10.1051/matecconf/201712003005
    7. El-Hassan, Dr. Najif Ismail, S. Al Hinaai, A. Alshehhi and N. Al Ashkar (2017). Effect of GGBS and curing temperature on microstructure characteristics of lightweight geopolymer concrete, International Conference on Advances in Sustainable Construction Materials and Civil Engineering Systems (ASCMCES-17), Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, April 18-20. (accepted)
    8. Najif Ismail, T. El-Maaddawy, N. Khattak and A. Najmal (2017). Diagonal tension testing of as-built and polymer fabric reinforced cementitious matrix strengthened masonry infill walls, 16th World Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Santiago, Chile, January 9-13. (accepted)
    9. Najif Ismail, and H. El-Hassan (2016). Pull out testing of self-screwing retrofit wall to diaphragm anchorage system, 16th International Brick and Block Masonry Conference, Padova, Italy, Jun 26-30.
    10. Najif Ismail (2013). Cathodic corrosion protection to enhance the long term performance of concrete bridges, 9th International Concrete Conference, Bahrain, February 11-14.
    11. Najif Ismail, A. E. Schultz, and J. M. Ingham (2012). Out-of-plane seismic performance of unreinforced masonry walls retrofitted using unbonded post-tensioning, 15th International Brick and Block Masonry Conference, Florianópolis, Brazil, June 3-6.
    12. Najif Ismail, J. M. Ingham (2012). Effectiveness of polymer textile reinforced matrix systems for seismic retrofitting of historic clay brick masonry buildings, 9th CUEE and 4th ACEE Joint Conference, Tokyo, Japan, March 6-8.
    13. Najif Ismail, M. Griffith, and J. M. Ingham (2011). Performance of masonry buildings in the 2010 Darfield Earthquake. 12th North American Masonry Conference, Minneapolis, USA, June 5-8.
    14. Najif Ismail, A. E. Schulz, and J. M. Ingham (2011). Cyclic out-of-plane behaviour of posttensioned clay brick masonry. 12th North American Masonry Conference, Minneapolis, USA, June 5-8.
    15. Najif Ismail, J. M. Ingham (2011). Post-tensioning seismic retrofit for slender unreinforced masonry walls, International Conference in Earthquake & Seismology, Islamabad, Pakistan, April 25 26.
    16. Najif Ismail and J. M. Ingham (2010). Structural testing of unreinforced assemblages retrofitted using twisted steel inserts. 8th International Masonry Conference, Dresden, Germany, July 4-7.
    17. Najif Ismail, C. Oyarzo Vera, and J. M. Ingham (2010). Field testing of URM walls retrofitted using twisted steel inserts. X Chilean Conference on Seismology & Earthquake Engineering, Santiago, Chile, May 24-27.
    18. Najif Ismail, P. T. Laursen, and J. M. Ingham (2010). Performance based out-of-plane flexural seismic retrofit design of unreinforced masonry walls. NZSEE Annual Conference 2010, Wellington, New Zealand, March 26-28.
    19. Najif Ismail, P. T. Laursen, and J. M. Ingham (2009). Out-of-plane testing of seismically retrofitted URM walls using posttensioning. AEES 2009 Conference, Newcastle, Australia, December 11-13.
    20. Najif Ismail, H. Mahmood, H. Derakhshan, W. Clark and J. M. Ingham (2009). Case study and development of retrofit application strategy for a heritage building. 11th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Toronto, Canada, May 31-June 3.
    21. Najif Ismail and J. M. Ingham (2009). Reconstruction project after devastating 2005 Pakistan earthquake. NZSEE Annual Conference 2009, Christchurch, New Zealand, April 3-5.
    22. Najif Ismail and J. M. Ingham (2008). State-of-the-art retrofit interventions for unreinforced masonry walls. AOTULE Postgraduate Conference, Auckland, New Zealand, November 26-28.
    23. Najif Ismail (2008). Comparative Studies of IMRF and SMRF. 2008 Architectural Engineering National Conference, Denver, USA, September 24-27.
    24. Najif Ismail (2007). Strengthening of bridges using CFRP composites. 5th International Conference on Current and Future Trends in Bridge Design, Construction & Maintenance, Beijing, China, September 17-18.
Other formats

 

    1. Najif Ismail (2018). Lessons re-learned from the 2015 Hindu Kush Earthquake. NZSEE Annual Conference 2018, Auckland, New Zealand, April 13-15. (Poster presentation only)
    2. Najif Ismail and R. Jayasooriya (2017). Experimental seismic assessment of heritage masonry buildings. W2 Research Symposium 2017, Wellington, New Zealand, November 23-24. (Presentation only)
    3. Najif Ismail, A. Ferguson and R. Foreman (2017). Seismic restraint of non-structural suspended systems. W2 Research Symposium 2017, Wellington, New Zealand, November 23-24. (Presentation only)
    4. Invited lectures at NZQIS Branch Event, Rotary Club Dunedin, and Research Symposiums at Otago Polytechnic, WelTec, and overseas in Pakistan and Sri
    5. Najif Ismail (2016). Development of cement free polymer concrete, The Middle East Conference 2016, Dubai, July 19-21. doi: 10.13140/RG.2.2.32648.01282
    6. Najif Ismail and N. Khattak (2015). Reconnaissance report on the Mw 7.5 Hindu Kush earthquake of 26th October 2015 and the subsequent aftershocks, United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain. Available from: https://www.eeri.org/wp- content/uploads/Final-UAEU-Report.pdf
    7. Najif Ismail and K. McGrannachan (2013). Dunedin’s earthquake prone buildings. BRANZ Build, 134, 59-61.
    8. Dizhur, H. Derakhshan, R. Lumantarna, and Dr. Najif Ismail (2011). In-situ testing of a residential unreinforced masonry (URM) building located in Wellington, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.

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