Faculty

Brig Gen HABIBUR RAHMAN KAMAL,ndc, psc (retd)

Dean and Head

Brig Gen HABIBUR RAHMAN KAMAL,ndc, psc (retd)

Head of Department (HOD)

Department of Civil Engineering

Address

147/I, Green Road, Panthapath, Tejgaon, Dhaka

dean.su@gmail.com

SU ID

SU2303014679

Personal Information

Joining Date: 2023-03-01

Academic Qualification

Doctor of Philosophy (Development Management), Preston University, California, USA
Master of Science (Resource Planning and Management), Naval Post Graduate School, USA
Master of Science (Civil Engineering) 1988-1990, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Masters of Strategy and Development Science, Bangladesh University of professionals, Mirpur Cantt., Dhaka 1216
Defence Service Command and Staff Course, Defence Service Command and Staff College, Mirpur Cantt, Dhaka-1206, Bangladesh
National Defence Course (Development Management), National Defence College, Mirpur Cantt., Mirpur, Dhaka 1216
Bachelor of Science (Civil Engineering), Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology, Chittagong, Bangladesh
HSC (Science group), Dhaka College, Dhaka, Bangladesh
SSC (Science group), Cantt Board High School, Gazipur, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Training Experience

Short Courses / Certificate Courses / Trainings

Engineer Officers' Basic Field Engineering Course, Engineer Center and School of Military Engineering, Qadirabad Cantt, Natore, Bangladesh (1984)
Officers' MT Course, ASC Center, Jahanbad Cantt, Khulna, Bangladesh (1985)
Combined Officers' Bomb Disposal Course, College of Military Engineering, Pune, India (1987)
Construction Management Course, Institute of Engineers, Dhaka, Bangladesh (1991)
Effective Office Communication, Institute of Engineers, Dhaka, Bangladesh (2001)
Military Science Course, EME Centre and School, Saidpur Cantt, Saidpur, Bangladesh (1995)
Course on Governance of National Security and Defence Course (Honored as Defence Diplomacy Scholar) (Feb 2015)
Course on Strategic Leadership Program, Cranfield University, UK (March 2015)
Web Engineering and Development (HTML, DHTML, Java Script, ASP, Java Application), Aptech Computer Education (April 2002)

Training & Workshops (Outcome Based Education)

Complex Engineering Problems in Geotechnical Engineering Courses — Dr. Sarah Tahsin Noor Kakoli, Assistant Professor, University of Asia Pacific
Complex Engineering Problems in Structural Engineering Courses — Dr. Abdur Rahman Bhuiyan, Professor, Chittagong University of Engineering and Technology (CUET)
Experience Sharing on Complex Engineering Problems and Activities in Outcome Based Education — Dr. Anisul Haque, Professor, EEE, East West University (March 2021)
CQI in Outcomes Based Engineering Education — Dr. Anisul Haque, Professor, EEE, East West University (July 2021)
Addressed Sonargaon University faculties and senior non-academic officers on OBE implementation and its challenges

Teaching Area

Engineering Mechanics
Solid Mechanics
Determinate Structure
Reinforced Concrete Design – I and II
Prestressed Concrete
Engineering Materials
Construction Engineering
Survey
Managerial Communication
(Architecture) Structure – I and II

Publication

Numerical seismic performance evaluation of concrete beam-column joint reinforced with different super elastic shape memory alloy rebars — M Nahar, AHMM Billah, HR Kamal, K Islam, Engineering Structures 194, 161-172
Experimental Investigation on Mechanical Properties of Lightweight Foamed Concrete — Washi Binte Wohab Onnesha, Mohammad Ashik Rahman, Sudarshan Sarkar and Habibur Rahman Kamal, MIST, Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering and Construction Materials, MIST, Dhaka, Dec 2015; pages 1-5
http://103.99.128.19:8080/xmlui/bitstream/handle/123456789/230/02.%20Initial%20Pages.pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=y
Bonding between old and new concrete in concrete jacketing — International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering and Construction Materials, MIST, Dhaka, Dec 2015
http://103.99.128.19:8080/xmlui/bitstream/handle/123456789/230/02.%20Initial%20Pages.pdf?sequence=2&isAllowed=y
Performance Assessment of RC Beam-Column Joint Reinforced with Different Super Elastic Shape Memory Alloy Types — M Nahar, A Billah, HR Kamal, K Islam
Analysis of the Deflection Ratio of a Real-Life RCC Beam and Its' Half Scale Model — Habibur Rahman Kamal, Mahbub Karim, 4th International Conference on Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering (ICPACE'2023), RUET, Rajshahi, pages 328-333
Redefining the Paradigm: How ChatGPT and Generative AI Are Transforming Scientific Publishing and Knowledge Dissemination — co-authored by researchers associated with Sonargaon University including Habibur Rahman Kamal, Abhijit Pathak, and Hasanul Banna Muhammad Zukaul Islam

Research

Development

Development of Torsion stress measuring Equipment with local materials
Development of Translucent Concrete with indigenous materials
Development of Hydraulic Bending Machine with locally available materials using local tradesmanship (2005)
Development of light weight concrete (2015)
Development of Light Reflecting Concrete with indigenous material (2016)
Thesis on comparative deflection pattern of small scale concrete beam (2021)

Mentoring Research Students

A Study on Smart Concrete: A New Architectural Material and Performances in Construction Sector (2013)
A Study on Prestressed Concrete Bridge in Context of Detail Construction Procedure of a Bridge Project (2010)
Sustainable Building Construction: An Easy Guideline Related Problems and Probable Solutions (2009)
Behavior and Effectiveness of Shear Wall Frame Structure under Lateral Load (2008)
Comparative Analysis of Different Types of Slab from Structural and Economic Standpoint (2006)

Paper Presentations

International Conference on Military Environmental Protection, Beijing, China (12-14 Oct 2004)
International Conference on New Development of Construction Materials, MIST (2015)

Award & Scholarship

United Nations Force Commander's Recommendation and Plaque of Honor
United Nations' Chief of Staffs' Recommendation
Force Commander's Commendation, East Timor (2001)
Chief of Staff's Commendation, East Timor (2001)
United Nations Medal for Service, East Timor (2000)

Membership

Academic Council of BUP
The Syndicate of BUP
Council of MIST
Governing Body of MIST
Academic Council of MIST
Syllabus Committees of 10 (ten) departments of MIST
Bangladesh Bridge Engineering Society
Fellow, Institute of Engineers (Bangladesh) (Life)
Thesis Dissertation Committee / Defense Committee, BUET (External Member)
National Steering Committee, Bangladesh National Building Code 2020 (Ex Member)
UN Habitat – United Nations Human Settlements Programme (Member)
Member, RAOWA

Previous Employment

Assistant Professor, Engineers' Central School, Qadirabad Cant.
Assistant Professor, MIST
Associate Professor, MIST
Professor and Dean, MIST
Professor and Founder Registrar, BUP
Acting Commandant(V.C.), MIST
Professor, North South University
Professor and Head, Dept. of CE and Dean, Faculty of Science & Engineering, SU
Chairman, Khulna Development Authority
Chief Engineer Operation, UNTAET, Timor Leste

Brig Gen HABIBUR RAHMAN KAMAL,ndc, psc (retd)

Brig Gen HABIBUR RAHMAN KAMAL,ndc, psc (retd)

Academic Qualification

Short Courses / Certificate Courses / Trainings

Training & Workshops (Outcome Based Education)

Development

Mentoring Research Students

Paper Presentations

Shape Your Future with Excellence

Brig Gen HABIBUR RAHMAN KAMAL,ndc, psc (retd)

Brig Gen HABIBUR RAHMAN KAMAL,ndc, psc (retd)

Academic Qualification

Short Courses / Certificate Courses / Trainings

Training & Workshops (Outcome Based Education)

Development

Mentoring Research Students

Paper Presentations