Najif ISMAIL

Published conference papers

Ismail, N. (2007). Strengthening of bridges using CFRP composites, Beijing.

Ismail, N. (2008). Comparative Studies of IMRF and SMRF. AEI 2008: Building Integration Solutions, Denver, Colorado, USA, ASCE.

Ismail, N. and J. M. Ingham (2008). State-of-the-art retrofit interventions for unreinforced masonry walls. AOTULE Postgraduate Conference, Auckland, New Zealand.

Ismail, N. and J. M. Ingham (2009). Reconstruction project after devastating 2005 Pakistan earthquake. NZSEE Annual Conference, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Ismail, N., H. Mahmood, et al. (2009). Case study and development of retrofit application strategy for a heritage building. 11th Canadian Masonry Symposium, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

Ismail, N., P. Laursen, and Ingham J. M. (2009). Out-of-plane testing of seismically retrofitted URM walls using posttensioning. AEES 2009 conference. Newcastle, Australia.

Ismail, N. and J. M. Ingham (2010). Structural testing of unreinforced assemblages retrofitted using twisted steel inserts. 8th International Masonry Conference, Dresden, Germany.

Ismail, N., P. Laursen, and Ingham J. M. (2010). Performance based out-of-plane flexural seismic retrofit design of unreinforced masonry walls. New Zealand Society for Earthquake Engineering Annual Conference 2010, Wellington, New Zealand.

Ismail, N., Oyarzo Vera, C., and Ingham, J. M. (2010). Field testing of URM walls retrofitted using twisted steel inserts. X Chilean Conference on Seismology and Earthquake Engineering, Santiago, Chile.

Expected journal publications

Ismail, N., Clark, W., and Ingham, J. M. (2010). “Performance of unreinforced masonry walls seismically retrofitted using twisted steel inserts.” ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering.

Ismail, N., and Ingham, J. M. (2010). “Performance of unreinforced masonry walls seismically retrofitted using textile reinforced mortars.” ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering.

Ismail, N., Laursen, P., and Ingham, J. M. (2010). “Performance of unreinforced masonry walls seismically retrofitted using un-bonded post-tensioning.” ASCE Journal of Structural Engineering.

Ismail, N., Mahmood, H., Dizhur, D., Lin, Y., and Ingham, J. M. (2011). “Performance based design procedures for seismic retrofitting of unreinforced masonry walls.” SESOC Journal.

Ismail, N., Mahmood, H., Dizhur, D., Lin, Y., and Ingham, J. M. (2011). “Retrofit of existing New Zealand unreinforced masonry building stock using selected seismic retrofit solutions.” NZSEE Bulletin.

Expected conference publications

Ismail, N., and Ingham, J. M. “Textile reinforced mortars versus surface bounded twisted steel inserts as a seismic retrofit solution for unreinforced masonry walls.” 11th North American Masonry conference, Minneapolis, MN, USA.5-8 June, 2011

Ismail, N., Laursen, P., and Ingham, J. M. (2011). “Laboratory and field testing of unreinforced masonry walls retrofitted using pot-tensioning.” 7th International conference on historical construction, Shanghai, China.

Ismail, N., Laursen, P., and Ingham, J. M. (2012). “Seismic retrofit solutions for unreinforced masonry walls: An overview of experimental studies.” 15 IBMAC, Brazil.

Ismail, N., Petersen, R., and Ingham, J. M. “Structural testing and numerical modelling for seismically retrofitted unreinforced masonry walls.” 9th Australasian masonry conference, Queenstown, New Zealand.15-18 February, 2011