BRIEF CV Professor Dato Abang Abdullah Abang Ali Department of Civil Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia 43400 UPM-Serdang

MALAYSIA Tel : +60-3-89466380 or 7850 aaaa@eng.upm.edu.my Specialisation: Structural Engineering Academic Qualification: University of Manchester / MSc (Structural Eng) University of Brighton / BSc(Hons) (Civil Eng)

Professional Qualification/ Membership/ Affiliation: FICE, CEng (United Kingdom) FIEM, PEng (Malaysia) FIFS FAAET FASc HonFAFEO Past Honorary Adviser, Master Builders Association, Malaysia (MBAM) Past President, Federation of Engineering Institutions of Islamic Countries (FEIIC) Past President, Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM) President, Malaysian Society for Engineering & Technology (mSET)

Appointments: Apr 2008 Feb. 2008 Aug 2006 Oct 2005 Apr 2003 Apr 2005 Jul 2002 Jan 2003 Feb 2003 July 2002 Aug 2000 Aug 2005 Nov 1999 Aug 2001 Aug 1993 Sept 1999 Dec. 1995 May 1997 Jul 1996 Jan 1990 - Jul 1993 Jun 1989 - Dis 1989 Aug 1988 - Jun 1989 Aug 1987 - Aug 1988 Aug 1987 Sep 1985 Aug 2000 Dec 1982 - Jul 1987 President, Malaysian Society for Engineering & Technology (mSET) Promoted to Senior Professor Special Grade A Adviser, King Abdullah Univ of Science & Technology, Saudi Arabia. Adjunct Professor, Univ Malaysia Sarawak (Unimas). President, Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM) Board & Council Member, Universiti Kuala Lumpur (UniKL) Research Visitor, University of Cambridge, United Kingdom. President, Federation of Engineering Institution of Islamic Countries (FEIIC) Board Member, Board of Engineers, Malaysia (BEM). Director & Professor, Institute of Advanced Technology, Univ Putra Malaysia Dean & Professor, Faculty of Engineering, Univ Putra Malaysia. (Chairman, Malaysian Council of Engineering Deans (MCED)) Promoted to Professor Special Grade B Board Member, National Accreditation Board (LAN) Director, Housing Research Centre, Univ Putra Malaysia. Head & Professor, Dept. of Civil Eng., Univ Putra Malaysia. Professor of Civil Eng., Univ Putra Malaysia. Royal Society Research Fellow, University of Manchester, U.K. Dean & Professor, Faculty of Eng., Univ Putra Malaysia. Promoted to Professor of Civil Engineering Board Member, Malaysian Highway Authority (LLM). Dean & Assoc Professor, Faculty of Eng., Univ Putra Malaysia.

Sep 1981 - Dec 1982 Jul 1981 - Aug 1981 Sep 1980 - Jun 1981 Dec 1978 - Aug 1980 Jun 1978 - Dec 1978 Jan 1976 - Jun 1978

Deputy Dean & Associate Professor, Univ Putra Malaysia. Lecturer in Structural Engineering, Univ Putra Malaysia. Structural Engineer, Malaysian International Consultants Sdn. Bhd. Lecturer in Structural Engineering, Univ Putra Malaysia. Civil Engineer, Perunding Bakti (Engineering Consultants) Sdn. Bhd. Lecturer in Structural Engineering, Univ Putra Malaysia.

Areas of Interest: Structural and Materials Engineering, Affordable Quality Housing, Industrialised Building System and Engineering Education.

Research Topics
Year 1982 1981-1985 1984-1986 1985-1988 1987 1995 1988 - 90 1991- 95 1997-2000 1997 - 2000 2003 2006-2008 2007-2009 2010-2012 Topic/ Sponsor A preliminary survey of farm structures in Malaysia Low cost materials of construction Lightweight concrete using palm oil shell and clinkers Utilization of Malaysian Bamboo as an Engineering Material Road embankment on soft soil at Tangkak, Johor Use of interlocking load-bearing hollow-blocks in housing construction National Science Research Council IRPA thrust area: "Materials & Structures". Low cost settlement, partially prestressed concrete and building systems Development of Industrialised Building System Ministry of Housing and Local Government - Interlocking Load bearing Hollow Block Construction National Research Programme on Affordable Quality Housing Earthquake Resistant Housing Design and Building System, Akademi Sains Malaysia Application of Putra Block in Low-cost Housing Construction, BABENA CORP. Sustainable Housing Design, KESDEC Amount RM2,705 RM24,344 RM2,500 RM11,100 RM1.0 million. RM80,000 RM1,137,000 RM994,250 RM305,000 RM 1.58 million RM26.0 million RM297,000 RM100, 000 RM122,000

Student Supervision
> 20 MS and PhD students > 30 BE projects

Research Products/ patent:

Product Name PUTRA BLOCK Interlocking Load Bearing Hollow Block Building System. Patent Patent No. GB2361254 (2002)

Publications:
More than 200 papers Research Report - 10 Consultancy 8 Fellowships 7

Selected Papers 1. M. A. Algorafi, A. A. A. Ali, I. Othman, M. S. Jaafar, M. P. Anwar, 2010, Experimental Study of Externally Prestressed Segmental Beam Under Torsion, Journal of Engineering Structures, Vol.32:11:pp3528-3538, IF 1.256 Abang Abdullah Abang Ali, Engineering A Disaster-Prone World : A Professional Response, World Engineering Congress 2010, Conference on Building and Infrastructure Technology, Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia, 2-5 Ogos 2010 Algorafi, M.A., A.A.A.Ali, M.S.Jaafar, I.Othman, M.P.Anwar and R.Rashid, 2009, Effect of Torsion on Externally Prestressed Segmental Concrete Bridge with Shear Key, American J. of Engineering and Applied Sciences, V2: pp 54-60, DOAJ Hejazi, F, Noorzaei, J, Abang Abdullah, A.A. & Jaafar, M.S. (2007). Development of a computational algorithm to restrain lateral movement of buildings subjected to strong earthquake. Regional Conf on Engineering and Disaster Management, Lahore, Pakistan, 20-22 March. Abang Abdullah, A.A. (2007). Engineering excellence in a highly competitive world. Keynote Address, International Engineering Convention, 10-14 March, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Republished in Al-Mohandis, March, Saudi Council of Engineers. Benayoune,A, Abdul Samad, A.A. Trikha, D.N., Abang Abdullah, A.A., & Ellinna, S.H.M. (2007). Flexural behaviour of pre-cast concrete sandwich composite panel experimental and theoretical investigations. Construction and Building Materials. Huat, B.B.K, Mohammed, T.A, Abang Abdullah, A.A., & Abdullah, A.A. (2007). Numerical and field study on triangular shell footing for low rise building. International Engineering Convention, 10-14 March, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Thanoon, W.A, Abang Abdullah, A.A, & Abbaker, A.F.E. (2007) Structural behaviour of sandwich panel under combined axial and lateral loading. International Engineering Convention, 10-14 March, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Omar, M.Z., Zaharim,A., Nik Mohamed, N.A, Haris, S.M, Abang Abdullah, A.A, & Basri,H. (2007). Soft skills and engineering graduates in Malaysia: Employers perspective. International Engineering Convention, 10-14 March, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Azlan A.A, Jaafar, M.S, Megat Mohd Nor, M.J, & Abang Abdullah, A.A. (2007). Project based learning in a civil engineering design coursed; A case study of implementation for outcomes. International Engineering Convention, 10-14 March, Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Hejazi,F, Noorzaei, J, Seifi, M, Jaafar, M.S, Abang Abdullah, A.A & Thanoo, W.A. (2007). Protection of buildings in vibration excitation. Proc of 3rd World Engineering Congress, Penang. 5-9 August. Peyman,G, Azmi, I, Jaafar, M.S, & Abang Abdullah, A.A. (2007). Performance-based seismic design philosophy incorporating vertical seismic component in the near field. Proc of 3rd World Engineering Congress, Penang. 5-9 August. Al-Gorafi, M.A, Abang Abdullah, A.A, Jaafar, M.S. & Othman, I. (2007). Performance of

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segmental prestressed concrete bridges under combined stresses: a critical review. Proc of 3rd World Engineering Congress, Penang. 5-9 August. Hejazi, F, Abang Abdullah, A.A, Waleed, A.T, Jaafar, M.S. & Noorzaei, J. (2007). Seismic resistance of frame buildings using effective control system. Proc. of World Housing Congress, 1-5 July, Kuala Trengganu. Hejazi, F, Noorzaei, J, Abang Abdullah, A.A. & Jaafar, M.S. (2007). Optimization of building structures equipped with active variable stiffness system under earthquake excitation. Journal of Structural Engineering, India. Abang Abdullah, A.A. (2007). Frontiers in Engineering: A journey in Creativity, Innovation and Excellence. Keynote Address. 3rd World Engineering Congress., Penang. 5-9 August Abang Abdullah, A.A. (2007). Engineering technology the way forward. Keynote Address. International Conf on Engineering Technology 2007 (ICET2007), Kuala Lumpur, 11-13 December. J. Noorzaei, S.J.S. Hakim, M.S. Jaafar, A.A. Abang Ali & W.A.M. Thanoon, 2007, An optimal architecture of artificial neural network for predicting compressive strength of concrete. The Indian Concrete Journal, v2007: pp 17. Aziz, A., Noor, M.J.M.M., Ali, A.A.A. and Jaafar, M.S. 2006. A Malaysian Outcome-Based Engineering Education Model. International Journal of Engineering and Technology, 1(1):14-21. Benayoune, A., Samad, A.A.A., Trikha, D.N., Abang Ali, A.A. and Ashrabov A.A., 2006. Structural Behaviour of Eccentrically Loaded Precast Sandwich Panels. Construction and Building materials, 20 (2006) 713 724. Benayoune, A., Samad, A.A.A., Abang Ali, A.A. and Trikha, D.N., 2006. Response of Pre-Cast Reinforced Composite Sandwich Panels to Axial Loading, Construction and Building materials, 21 (2007) 677-685. Jaafar, M.S., Thanoon, W.A., Najm, A.M.S., Kadir, M.R.A. and Ali, A.A.A. 2006. Strength Correlation between Individual Block, Prism and Basic Wall Panel for Interlocking Mortarless Hollow Block Masonry. Construction and Building Materials, 20(7):492 Kadir, M.R.A., Lee, W.P., Jaafar, M.S., Sapuan, S.M. and Ali, A.A.A. 2006. Construction Performance Comparison between Conventional and Industrialized Building System in Malaysia. Structural Survey, 1:24. Zahurul Islam, S.M., Ali, A.A.A. and Jaafar, M.S. 2006. An Investigation on Structural Performance of Profiled Steel Sheet to Develop Self-Supporting Roofing System. Advanced Steel Construction, 2(2006):87-108 Kadir, M.R.A., Lee, W.P., Jaafar, M.S., Sapuan, S.M. and Ali, A.A.A. 2005. Factors Affecting Construction Productivity for Malaysian Residential Construction Projects. International Journal of Structural Survey (United Kingdom), 23(1):42-54(13). Kadir, M.R.A., Lee, W.P., Jaafar, M.S., Sapuan, S.M. and Ali, A.A.A. 2005. Performance Comparison between Structural Elements of Building Systems in Malaysia. American Journal of Applied Science, 2(5):1014-1024. Zahrul, S.M., Abang Abdullah, A.A. & Jaafar, M.S.(2005).Structural behaviour of corrugated zincalume thin shell metal elements as a self-supporting roofing element. Fourth International Conference on Advances in Steel structures. pp1463-1470. Abang Abdullah, A.A., (2005). Teachers of engineering and graduate employment: A professional perspective. Regional Conference on Engineering Education 2005. Engineering Education: Meeting the challenges of graduates employability. Keynote Address. 12-13 December, Eden Garden Hotel, Johor Bahru.

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Awards & Recognitions:

National Level Awards/Honors 1. 2. 3. 4. Year 1998 2002 2005 2008

Johan Bintang Kenyalang (JBK), (Sarawak State Award) CIDB R&D Award for Putra Block Building System. MBAM Bronze Medal Dato Paduka Mahkota Selangor (DPMS), (Selangor State Award)

International Level

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Gold Medal for PUTRA BLOCK at the International Exhibition of Inventions and Innovations, Geneva, Switzerland. 4 April. U.S., U.K., Swiss & Malaysian Patent - PUTRA BLOCK Interlocking Load Bearing Hollow Block Building System

Year 2001 2002