Mr. S.Shafeer Ahamed

Teaching

A. Educational Qualification

B. Work Experience

C. Teaching and Learning Process

1. Lecture Courses Taught

• Advanced Concrete Technology
• Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Structures
• Advanced Steel Structures
• Experimental Techniques and Model Analysis
• Corrosion control of Steel in Concrete
• Design of Steel Structures
• Design of Concrete Structures
• Durabililty of concrete structures
• Structural Analysis
• Estimation & Costing
• Construction Materials and Practices
• Environmental Science
• Materials Testing Laboratory
• Strength of Materials Laboratory

2. Project / Thesis Guidance

• Member of curriculum development for M.Tech (Structural Engineering) and B.Tech (Civil Engineering) programs
• Associated with the Controller of Examination office in conducting various examinations for institute and also for external agencies

D. Research and Consultancy

1. Areas of Research Interest

• Development of Cost effective Inhibitor for Corrosion Protection of Steel in Concrete.
• Polymer Modified Mortar / Concrete for Repair and Rehabilitation works.

2. Centre for Prevention and Control of Corrosion in Concrete Structures (PC3S)

• As a supporting member of Centre for Prevention and Control of Corrosion in Concrete Structures (PC3S), established in March 2020 under leadership of Dr M.S.Haji Sheik Mohammed (Director – PC3S).
• This centre is functioning under the ambit of Crescent Innovation and Incubation Council (CIIC), a section 8 company with an objective of carrying out cutting edge research in fields of corrosion related to concrete and offer testing & consultancy services to Industries, Government and Private agencies. So far created facilities worth 20 lakhs exclusively for the centre in addition to common instrumentation facilities worth 2 crore of CIIC.

3. Publications

• Executed Testing / Consultancy / Training programme in Strength of Materials Laboratory; and Construction Materials & Technology Laboratory for various Government / Semi government / Private organizations.
• Issued Testing / Consultancy Reports and generated revenue for the institutesince 2011.
• Clientele includes Southern Railway, Public Works Department, East Coast Construction & Industries Limited, JBM Dakshin, JBM Shelters, Buhari Builders & Contractors, Arun Excello, Tulsyan Steels, Build Pro Constructions, RDS Projects,etc.
• Acted as member of the team headed by Dr. M.S.Haji Sheik Mohammed and executed GFRG Model house (550 sq.ft.) in the B.S. Abdur Rahman Crescent Institute of Science & Technology Campus at a budget cost of 5 Lakhs during 2017.

5. Core Consultancy / Testing Areas

• Condition Assessment of Distressed Buildings
• Repair and Rehabilitation of Buildings
• Mix Design of Concrete for various applications
• Performance Evaluation of Corrosion Inhibitors
• Durability Studies on Concrete
• Analyzing properties of Concrete Constituent Materials
• Testing of Concrete Specimens, Bricks, Hollow Block etc.
• Assessing Mechanical Properties of Steel Rebars

6. Salient Consultancy Works

• Member of team executed the condition Assessment of 35 years old Buhari Buildings, Chennai
• Member of team executed the condition Assessment and Rehabilitation of 30 years old Crescent Girls School, Chennai

E. Extension Activities

1. Major Conference / Workshop Organized

• Member of organizing committee of National Workshop on “Electrochemical Corrosion Techniques : Theory and Hands on Training” –7-8, September, 2018, Chennai.
• Organized National Workshop on Impact of Climate Change on Durability of RCC Structures (ICCDRS’16) –19-24, April, 2016, Chennai.
• Organized a three days workshop “ANSYS” for final year students in collaboration with CADD centre , Tambaram.

Member of the organizing committee in the following National conferences

• National Conference on Sustainable Civil Engineering Techniques & Practices (SCETP’15) – April 2015, Chennai.
• National Conference on Futuristic Innovations and Emerging Trends in Civil Engineering (FIETCE’14) – May 2014, Chennai.
• National Conference on Innovative Solutions for Sustainable Construction (ISSC’13) – May 2013, Chennai.
• National Conference on Technological Advances in Civil Engineering (TACE’11) – May 2011, Chennai.
• National Conference on Trends and Advancements in Civil Engineering (TRACE’10) – April 2010, Chennai.

2. Academic Staff College Orientation/ Refresher Course attended

F. Details of Industry Experience

Served in the Construction Industry for a period of 14 Months as Graduate Engineer Trainee (GET) and Site engineer and executed the following projects.