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Prof. Dr. Engr. Md. Rafizul Islam

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Welcome to my personal webpage. This is Dr. Engr. Md. Rafizul Islam, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, KUET. Since 2004, Dr. Rafizul has been involved in research related to organic soil characterization, solid waste management and landfill lysimeter technology. In his research he worked as a Research Associate (June 2008 to December 2009) in the “WasteSafe II†project. The European Commission (EC) under the Asia Pro Eco-II Programme was funding the project. The project was a collaborative research program lead by BUW, Germany; AIT, Thailand; LUT, Poland and BIREC, Germany. Moreover, He also worked as a Research Associate (April 2006 to January 2007) in the project of “SoilTech†funded by the EC Under Asia Pro Eco-II Programme. It was a collaborative program with ACLIMA (Cluster Association of Environment Industry of the Basque Country), Spain as well as VITO (Flemish Institute for Technological Research), Belgium. Dr. Rafizul also worked as a Research Assistant (May 2004 to November 2004) in the “WasteSafe†project co-financed by Asia Pro Eco Programme of the EC which was jointly conducted by the Dept. of Civil Engg., KUET, Tribhuban University (Nepal), AIT (Thailand), Karlsruhe University (Germany) and University of Leeds (UK). In his PhD, he was involved in research on design and construction of landfill lysimeter, leachate characterization and evaluation of landfill contamination potential. He is an author of more than 110 publications in peer-reviewed journals and national/international conferences.

Publication

Books

(2021) , "Impact of Drying-Wetting Cycles and Geometrical Parameters on the Cracking and Shrinkage Behaviour of Composite Liners made of Fly Ash" ,Accepted in the Springer Nature, (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering as Book series.

(2019) , "Assessment of Heavy Metal Contamination in Soil of Waste Disposal Site in Bangladesh: Implication of Spatial, Seasonal Variation and Indices" , ISBN:978-981-10-8016-6 (eBook),Springer Nature (Lecture Notes in Civil Engineering as a Book Chapter), Singapore, vol9, pp.957-983

Alamgir,M. , Rafizul,I. M. , Islam,S. T. and Datta(Eds),M. H. H. a. P. D. (2019) , Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Solid Waste Management in Developing Countries entitled “WasteSafe 2019†, ISBN:978-984-34-6151-3,KUET, Khulna, Bangladesh

Alamgir,M. ,Rafizul,I. R. and (Eds),S. T. I. a. M. H. H. ). (2017) , Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Solid Waste Management in Developing Countries entitled “WasteSafe 2017†, ISBN:978-984-34-2306-1 ,KUET, Khulna, Bangladesh

Alamgir,M. , Rafizul,I. M. , Islam,S. T. and (Eds),M. I. N. a. S. R. S. ). (2013) , Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Solid Waste Management in Developing Countries entitled “WasteSafe 2013†, ISBN:978-984-33-7045-7,KUET, Khulna, Bangladesh

Alamgir,M. , Bari,Q. H. , Rafizul,I. M. , Islam,S. T. and (Eds),G. S. a. M. K. H. ). (2011) , Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on Solid Waste Management in Developing Countries entitled “WasteSafe 2011†, ISBN:978-984-33-2705-5,KUET, Khulna, Bangladesh

Alamgir,M. , Hossain,Q. S. , Bari,Q. H. , Rafizul,I. M. , Hasan,K. M. and (Eds),G. S. a. M. K. H. ). (2009) , Proceedings of the International Conference on Solid Waste Management-Technical, Environmental and Socio-economical entitled “WasteSafe 2009†, ISBN:978-984-33-0761-3,KUET, Khulna, Bangladesh

Alamgir,M. , Hossain,Q. S. , Rafizul,I. M. and (Eds),K. A. M. a. Q. H. B. ). (2008) , Proceedings of the National Seminar on Solid Waste Management entitled “WasteSafe 2008†, ISBN:984-300-001500-8,KUET, Khulna, Bangladesh
Journal
48. (2021) , " Zero waste approach towards a sustainable waste management," Paper accepted in the Journal of Resources, Environment and Sustainability, ScienceDirect, ELSEVIER
47. (2021) , " Experimental Analysis of Desiccation Cracks in Composite Landfill Liners with Fly ash and Brick Dust.," Accepted for the International Journal of Advances in Mechanical and Civil Engineering, vol7, no.5
46. (2021) , " Selection of Best Soft Computing Systems for the Analysis of Heavy Metal Concentration in Soils of a Waste Disposal Site in Khulna," Paper accepted in the International Journal on Solid Waste Technology and Management, USA
45. (2020) , " Application of Image Processing Technique for the Analysis of Cracking Behaviour of Composite Landfill Liners with Brick Dust," International Journal of Electrical, Electronics and Data Communication , vol8, no.9, pp.24-29
44. Rafi,M. N. F. and Rahman,I. M. R. a. S. A. (2020) , " Evaluating Fugacity Model for Organic Contaminants in Waste Deposited in Khulna Landfill," International Journal of Engineering Science (JES), vol11, no.1, pp.67-82
43. (2019) , " Spatiality, Seasonality and Index Analysis of Heavy Metals in Soil of Waste Disposal Site in Khulna of Bangladesh," Journal of Solid Waste Technology and Management, vol45, no.2, pp.234-256
42. (2020) , " Prediction of California Bearing Ratio of Fine Grained Soil Stabilized with Admixtures using Soft Computing Systems," Journal of Civil Engineering, Science and Technology; DOI: 10.33736/jcest.2035.2020 , UNIMAS, vol11, no.1, pp.28-44
40. (2019) , " Human Health Risk Assessment due to the Presence of Heavy Metals in Soil of Waste Disposal Site at Khulna in Bangladesh," International Journal of Engineering Science (JES), vol10, no.1, pp.1-12
39. (2018) , " Quantification of Geometrical and Morphological Characteristics of Desiccation Crack and Shrinkage Behavior of Composite Clay Liner ," Iranian Journal of Energy and Environment, vol9, no.4, pp.284-294
38. (2018) , " Assessment on Metal Elements in Soil of Waste Landfill at Khulna: A Study based on Multivariate Statistics, GIS and BP-ANN," International Journal of Engineering Science (JES), vol09, no.1, pp.59-69
37. (2018) , " Application of Multivariate Statistics for the Identification of Possible Sources of Metal Elements in Soil of Waste Disposal Site in Khulna," Iranian Journal of Energy & Environment, vol9, no.1, pp.64-70
34. Rafizul,I. M. and Alamgir,S. S. a. M. (2017) , " Appropriate Aggregation Function for Estimating of Pollution Index of a Selected River in Bangladesh," International Journal of Engineering Science (JES), vol8, no.1, pp.1-10
33. Fahmida,F. and Rafizul,K. a. I. M. (2017) , " An Investigation on Soil Quality and Heavy Metal Levels in Soil of Rajbandh Waste Disposal Site at Khulna, Bangladesh," Iranica Journal of Energy & Environment, vol8, no.2, pp.102-112
31. (2017) , " Leachate Characteristics of Waste Disposal Sites in Bangladesh and Their Treatment: Temporal Variation and Leachate Pollution Index," International Journal on Solid Waste Technology and Management, USA, vol43, no.3, pp.177-194
30. Hasan,M. H. and Alamgir,I. M. R. a. M. (2015) , " Application of Software for Assessing Cracking Behavior of Composite Clay used as Cap Liner in Waste Disposal Sites," International Journal of Engineering Science (JES), vol6, no.1, pp.39-48
29. (2016) , " Assessment of Treatment Efficiency of Lysimeter Leachate using Leachate Pollution Index," Iranica Journal of Energy & Environment , vol7, pp.72-83
28. Rafizul,I. M. and Alamgir,M. K. H. a. M. (2012) , " Construction and Evaluation of Simulated Pilot Scale Landfill Lysimeter in Bangladesh," Waste Management, ScienceDirect, ELSEVIER, vol32, no.11, pp.2068-2079
27. (2012) , " Characterization and Tropical Seasonal Variation of Leachate: Results from Landfill Lysimeter Studied," Waste Management, ScienceDirect, ELSEVIER, vol32, no.11, pp.2080-2095
26. (2013) , " Assessment of an Urban Contaminated Site from Tannery Industries in Dhaka City, Bangladesh," Journal of Hazardous, Toxic and Radioactive Waste, ASCE, vol17, no.1, pp.52-61
25. (2013) , " Assessment of Parameters Involved in Leachate Pollution Index and Evaluation of Contamination Potential of Pilot Scale Landfill Lysimeter using LPI," Journal of Solid Waste Technology and Management, vol39, no.1, pp.51-70
24. Rafizul,I. M. and Alamgir,Y. S. a. M. (2013) , " Lysimeter Studies for Leachate Characterization Generated from MSW in Pilot Scale Landfill of Bangladesh," Journal of Solid Waste Technology and Management, vol40, no.4, pp.311-326
23. Rafizul,I. M. ,Minhaz,M. and Alamgir,M. a. M. (2012) , " Analysis of Errors Involved in the Estimation of Leachate Pollution Index Due to Nonavailability of Leachate Parameter," Iranica Journal of Energy & Environment , vol3, no.3, pp.270-279
22. Rafizul,I. M. and Alamgir,N. H. C. a. M. (2012) , " Evaluating Contamination Potential of Selected Solid Waste Disposal Site in Bangladesh using LPI," International Journal of Engineering Science (JES), vol3, no.1, pp.180-192
20. Rafizul,I. M. and Sharif,M. A. a. S. S. (2012) , " Analysis and Selection of Appropriate Function for Calculating of Leachate Pollution Index of Landfill Lysimeter," Iranica Journal of Energy & Environment , vol3, no.4, pp.370-379
19. (2012) , " Influence of Landfill Operation and Tropical Seasonal Variation on Leachate Characteristics: Results from Lysimeter Experiment," Iranica Journal of Energy & Environment , vol3, no.special , pp.50-59
17. (2013) , " Evaluating Cracking Behavior of Composite Clay as Liner in Landfill using Extensive Software," International Journal of Engineering Research,, vol1, no.1, pp.35-43
16. Rafizul,I. M. and Bashar,M. A. a. M. A. (2013) , " Assessment and Verification of Geotechnical Parameters of Reconstituted Organic Soil at South Western Region in Bangladesh," International Journal of Engineering Science (JES), vol4, no.1, pp.67-83
13. Rabbee,T. ,Rafizul,I. M. and Alamgir,M. A. a. M. (2012) , " Strength and Compressibility Characteristics of Reconstituted Organic Soil at Khulna Region of Bangladesh," Int. Journal of Engineering & Technology, vol2, no.10, pp.1672-1680
12. Ahsan,M. K. ,Shaikh,M. and Alamgir,I. M. R. a. M. (2014) , " Statistical Analysis of Leachate Characteristics in Pilot Scale Landfill Lysimeter," International Journal of Advanced Structures and Geotechnical Engineering, vol3, no.3, pp.283-292
11. Hasan,M. H. and Moin,I. M. R. a. K. E. (2013) , " Selection of Suitable Composite Clay as Cap Liner in Landfill: Extensive Software," International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research, vol4, no.10, pp.1365-1376
10. Rafizul,I. M. and Islam,M. A. R. a. M. S. (2013) , " Enhancement of Clinical Waste Management in Khulna city using GIS," International Journal of Engineering Research,, vol1, no.1, pp.116124
9. Rafizul,I. M. and Alamgir,M. A. a. M. (2012) , " The Effect of Chemical Admixtures on the Geotechnical Parameters of Organic Soil: A New Statistical Model," International Journal of Applied Science and Engineering Research, vol1, no.4, pp.623-634
8. Rafizul,I. M. and Rahman,R. K. a. M. A. (2013) , " Secondary Disposal Sites for Solid Waste Management in Khulna City and Optimizing Routes for Final Disposal using GIS," International Journal of Engineering Research,, vol1, no.1, pp.102-115
7. Riyad,A. M. , Rafizul,I. M. , Kabir,M. , Chowdhury,M. and Uddin,M. S. a. M. (2013) , " Conventional Open Truck and Hauled Container Systems of Waste Collection in Khulna City: A Comparative Analysis," International Journal of Scientific & Engineering Research, vol4, no.11, pp.12-17
6. (2013) , " GIS Application for Suitable Location of Waste Bin for Solid Waste Management in Khulna City," International Journal of Engineering Research,, vol1, no.1, pp.26-34
5. (2013) , " Engineering Behavior of Cement Stabilized Soil: New Statistical Model," International Journal of Engineering Research,, vol1, no.1, pp.69-79
Conference
87. Anowara,A. ,Rafizul,I. a. and I.M.,I. , "The Effect of Stone Dust and Polypropylene Fiber in the Geotechnical Properties of Fine-grained Soil," Paper accepted in the 5th International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering 2020 (ICACE 2020), March 2021, CUET, Chittagong, Bangladesh
86. Rafizul,H. N. a. and I.M.,I. , "Spatial Variability of Metal Elements in Soils of a Waste Disposal Site in Khulna: A Geostatistical Study," Paper accepted in the 5th International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering 2020 (ICACE 2020), March 2021, CUET, Chittagong
85. Ahnaf,M. M. and Shuvo,I. M. R. a. M. B. (2020) , "Weighted Arithmetic Index Method-A Complementary Tool for Generating Water Quality Indices," 10th International Conference on Sustainable Waste Management towards Circular Economy , Jadavpur University, India, pp.188
84. , "Prediction of Solid Waste Generation with ANFIS and Its Comparison with System Dynamic Modeling: A Case Study of Khulna City ," 5th International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development (ICCESD 2020), 7~9 February 2020 , KUET, Khulna, Bangladesh, pp.133
83. , "Modelling of ANFIS for Predicting Water Quality Index of Surface Water Adjacent to the Waste Disposal Site in Khulna," 5th International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development (ICCESD 2020), 7~9 February 2020 , KUET, Khulna, Bangladesh, pp.124
82. Rafi,M. N. F. and Rafizul,S. A. R. a. I. M. , "Assessment of the Behaviour of Contaminants of a Waste Disposal Site at Khulna in Bangladesh using Fugacity Model," 5th International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development (ICCESD 2020), 7~9 February 2020 , KUET, Khulna, Bangladesh, pp.96
81. , "Analysis of Surface Water Quality Adjacent to the Waste Disposal Site in Khulna," 5th International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development (ICCESD 2020), 7~9 February 2020 , KUET, Khulna, Bangladesh, pp.88
80. , "Analysis of Heavy Metal Concentration in Soils of a Waste Disposal Site in Khulna Using Artificial Intelligence Technique ," 5th International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development (ICCESD 2020), 7~9 February 2020 , KUET, Khulna, Bangladesh, pp.87
79. , "Quantification of Ckacking Behavior of Composite Clay liners," 5th International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development (ICCESD 2020) , KUET, Khulna, Bangladesh, pp.50
78. , "Assessment of the Potential Health Risk of a Waste Disposal Site in Khulna of Bangladesh," Sardinia Symposium 2019 – Seventeenth International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium , CISA Publisher, pp.1-13
77. , "Application of Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference System for the Prediction of Heavy Metals in Soil of a Waste Disposal Site in Khulna," â€“ 6th International Conference on Integrated Solid Waste & Faecal Sludge Management in South-Asian Countries (WasteSafe 2019), KUET, (ISBN: 978-984-34-6151-3), pp.99-100
76. Animesh,A. and Rafizul,C. a. I. M. (2019) , "Modelling of Support Vector Machine for the Prediction of California Bearing Ratio of Stabilized Soil," 2nd International Conference on Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering, (ICPACE 2019) , RUET, pp.81
75. Shyamol,S. and Rafizul,K. a. I. M. (2019) , "Analysis of Heavy Metal Concentrations in Soil of Waste Disposal Site in Khulna using Soft Computing Systems," 2nd International Conference on Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering, (ICPACE 2019) , RUET, pp.78
74. Afrin,A. ,Islam,S. a. and Rafizul,M. (2019) , "Study on Compressibility and Strength Behavior of Cement Stabilized Soil at High Water Content," 2nd International Conference on Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering, (ICPACE 2019) , RUET, pp.77
73. Kamal,M. M. ,Rafizul,I. M. and Mondol,P. K. M. a. M. S. , "Evaluation and Spatial Distribution of Human Health Risk Associated with Heavy Metals in Surface and Ground Water from Waste Disposal Site at Khulna," 4th International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development (ICCESD 2018), 9~11 February 2018, KUET, Khulna, Bangladesh, , (ISBN:978-984-34-3501-9), pp. 157-158
72. Abid,K. M. M. ,Rafizul,I. M. and Jahin,D. B. P. a. T. , "Assessment of Contamination Potential of Groundwater Adjacent to the Waste Disposal Site at Khulna: Contamination Indices, Multivariate Statistics and Geostatistical Approach,"  4th International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development (ICCESD 2018), 9~11 February 2018, KUET, Khulna, Bangladesh , (ISBN:978-984-34-3501-9), pp. 159-160.
71. , "Application of Multivariate and Geostatistical Approaches in Analysis and Assessment on Heavy Metal Sources in Soil of Waste Disposal Site at Khulna ,"  4th International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development (ICCESD 2018), 9~11 February 2018, KUET, Khulna, Bangladesh
70. Pangkaj,P. and M.Rafizul,K. a. I. M. , "Risk-based Assessment of Heavy Metal Contaminated Site at Khulna Region of Bangladesh,"  4th International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development (ICCESD 2018), 9~11 February 2018, KUET, Khulna, Bangladesh , (ISBN:978-984-34-3501-9), pp. 153-154
69. Sanjida,S. and Rafizul,K. a. I. M. ( March 2018) , "Multivariate Statistics and Spatial Distribution of Heavy Metals in Soil of Waste Disposal Site in South Western Region of Bangladesh," The 33rd International Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management (ICSW 2018) , (ISSN: 1091-8043) , pp.716-728
68. Pangkaj,P. and Rafizul,K. a. I. M. (2017) , "Probable Risk Assessment of Surface and Groundwater in the Surrounding Areas of Waste Landfill," International Conference on Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering, ICPACE 2017 , pp.24
67. Fahmida,F. and Rafizul,K. a. I. M. (2017) , "Geo-accumulation Index and Enrichment Factor of Trace Metals in Soils of Waste Disposal Site in Bangladesh," International Conference on Planning, Architecture and Civil Engineering, ICPACE 2017 , RUET, pp.37
66. Fahmida,F. and Rafizul,K. a. I. M. (2017) , "Assessment of Heavy Metal Contamination in Soil of Waste Disposal Site in Bangladesh: Implication of Spatial, Seasonal Variation and Indices,"  International Conference on Global Civil Engineering Conference, GCEC 2017 , pp.957-983
65. Ujjwal,U. , M.,M. , Bari,B. and Rafizul,Q. a. I. M. , "Simultaneous Chemical Coagulation and Physical Treatments of Leachate Generated from Waste Landfill in Bangladesh ," 5th International Conference on Solid Waste Management in South Asian Countries – WasteSafe 2017, pp. 137-138, 2017
64. Sanjida,S. and Rafizul,K. a. I. M. , "Spatial Distribution of Heavy Metals in Soil of Waste Landfill: Application of GIS and Multivariate Statistics," 5th International Conference on Solid Waste Management in South Asian Countries – WasteSafe 2017, pp. 132-134, 2017
63. Datta,D. , D.,D. , Samiul,S. and Hasan,M. I. M. R. a. M. H. , "Application of Software for Investigating Descication Crack and Shrinkage Behavior of Composite Clay used in Waste Landfill," 5th International Conference on Solid Waste Management in South Asian Countries – WasteSafe 2017, pp.122-123, 2017
62. , "Enrichment and Ecological Risk Assessment of Soil from Waste Disposal Site in Bangladesh: A Spatial Appraisal using GIS," 5th International Conference on Solid Waste Management in South Asian Countries – WasteSafe 2017, pp.27-28, 2017
61. Ahmed,M. A. and Hasan,I. M. R. a. M. N. , "Prediction of Solid Waste Generation Rate and Determination of Future Waste Characteristics of South-western Region using Artificial Neural Network,"  5th International Conference on Solid Waste Management in South Asian Countries – WasteSafe 2017, pp.24-25, 2017
60. Islam,M. R. and Assaduzzaman,S. S. a. M. (2015) , " Developed Strength and Engineering Properties of Stabilized Organic Soil Using Chemical Admixture: A Linear Regression Model ," 68th Canadian Geotechnical Conference and 7th Canadian Permafrost Conference (Geoquebec2015), Quebec, Canada , pp.238
59. Alamgir,M. and Bashar,I. M. a. M. (2006) , "Physical Properties of Reconstituted Organic Soils at Khulna Region of Bangladesh," 59th Canadian Geotechnical Conference (Sea to Sky Geotechnique), Canada , pp.1-6
58. Rafizul,I. M. and Mahamud,M. A. a. M. A. (2007) , "Effect of Pre-consolidation Pressure on the Geotechnical Properties of Reconstituted Organic Soils of Khulna Region," International Symposium on Geotechnical Engineering, Ground Improvement and Geosynthetics for Security and Environmental Preservation, Thailand , pp.541-549
57. Rafizul,I. M. and Bashar,M. A. a. M. (2006) , "Compressibility Properties of Reconstituted Organic Soils at Khulna Region of Bangladesh," 4th International Conference on Soft Soil Engineering (ICSSE), Vancouver, Canada , pp.367-372
56. M..Alamgir,M. , Ahsan,A. , McDonald,M. , Upreti,C. a. and Rafizul,B. a. I. M. (2005) , "Present Status of Solid Wastes Management in Bangladesh ," Waste-The Social Context, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada , pp.16:1-10
55. Mahamud,M. A. , Alamgir,M. , Gazi,I. M. R. a. and H.,M. A. (2007) , "Behaviour of Soft Ground Improved by Geotextile Reinforced Compacted Sand Bed," International Symposium on Geotechnical Engineering, Ground Improvement and Geosynthetics for Security and Env. Preservation, Thailand , pp.457-467
54. Akter,J. , Alamgir,M. , Haedrich,G. and Rafizul,E. K. a. I. M. (2008) , "Evaluation of the Initiatives Taken in an Urban Area of Bangladesh to Increase the Level of MSW Collection and Public Awareness," International Conference of Moving Organic Waste Recycling towards Resurce Mangement and for Biobased Economy-ORBIT 2008 , pp.106
53. Rafizul,I. M. , Alamgir,M. , Islam,M. and Haedrich,E. K. a. G. (2009) , "Quantification of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Municipal Solid Waste in Sanitary Landfill Lysimeter ," International Conference on Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Strategies for Bangladesh , pp.81-89
52. Rafizul,I. M. and Bashar,M. A. a. M. A. (2009) , "Strength and Compaction Properties of Reconstituted Organic Soils of A Selected Site in Khulna Region ," Bangladesh Geotechnical Conference (BGS-2009) , pp.109-115
51. M.R.,I. M. and Bashar,M. A. a. M. (2010) , "Characterization and Verification of Engineering Properties of Organic Soil with the Emphasis on Reconstituted Soil," Bangladesh Geotechnical Conference (BGS-2010) , pp.138-147
50. Rafizul,I. M. and Islam,M. A. a. M. M. (2011) , "Evaluation of Contamination Potential of Sanitary Landfill Lysimeter using Leachate Pollution Index," International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium, SARDINIA 2011, Italy , pp.485-486
49. (2011) , "Assessment of a Contaminated Site by Tannery Industries in Dhaka City, Bangladesh," International Perspective Water Resources and the Environment, IPWE 2011, Singapore , pp.1-11
48. Rafizul,I. M. ,Alamgir,M. and Haedrich,E. K. a. G. (2009) , "Characterization of Leachate Generated from Municipal Solid Waste in Sanitary Landfill Lysimeter," International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium, SARDINIA 2009, Italy , pp.441-442
47. (2009) , "Design and Construction of Pilot Scale Sanitary Landfill in Bangladesh," Int. Waste Management and Landfill Symposium, SARDINIA 2009, Italy , pp.515-516
46. (2012) , "Assessment and Influence of Seasonal Variation of Leachate Characteristics: Lysimeter Experiments under Tropical Conditions," International Conference on Environmental Research and Technology (ICERT 2012), Malaysia , pp.358-363
45. Ali,B. and Rafizul,M. A. R. a. I. M. (2016) , "Prediction of California Bearing Ratio of Stabilized Soil using Artificial Neural Network ," 3rd International Conference on Civil Engg. for Sustainable Development
44. (2016) , "Engineering Behaviour of Cement Treated Soft Soil at High Water Content," Paper accepted in the 3rd International Conference on Civil Engg. for Sustainable Development
43. (2016) , "Application of Coagulation Process in Treating of Landfill Contaminated Leachate," Paper accepted in the 3rd International Conference on Civil Engg. for Sustainable Development
42. Islam,K. T. , Hossain,E. , Rafizul,I. M. and Bashar,a. M. M. (2015) , "Performance Study of Solid Waste Management of Non-Government Organization in Khulna city of Bangladesh: a Comparative Analysis," 4th International Conference on Solid Waste Management in Developing Countries – WasteSafe 2015 , pp.28-29
41. Riyad,A. ,Kabir,H. P. and Rafizul,M. A. a. I. M. (2015) , "Influence of Base Liner on Leachate Characteristics: Results from Landfill Lysimeter Studied in Bangladesh," 4th International Conference on Solid Waste Management in Developing Countries – WasteSafe 2015 , pp.147-149
40. Bashar,M. M. ,Rafizul,I. M. and Hassain,K. T. I. a. E. (2015) , "Household Involvement of Solid Waste Management in Khulna city: A Case Study," 4th International Conference on Solid Waste Management in Developing Countries – WasteSafe 2015 , pp.26-27
39. Islam,M. and Alamgir,I. M. R. a. M. (2015) , "Treatment of Landfill Leachate through Coagulation Process," 4th International Conference on Solid Waste Management in Developing Countries – WasteSafe 2015 , pp.168-170
38. Iqbal,M. J. ,Rahim,M. A. and Rafizul,D. S. a. I. M. (2015) , "Seasonal Variation and Water Quality Assessment of Bhairab River in Khulna, Bangladesh," 4th International Conference on Solid Waste Management in Developing Countries – WasteSafe 2015 , pp.214-215
36. (2015) , "Temporal Variation and Leachate Contamination Potential of Solid Waste Disposal Sites in Bangladesh," 4th International Conference on Solid Waste Management in Developing Countries – WasteSafe 2015 , pp.155-157
34. (2011) , "Assessment of Groundwater from the Contaminated Site by Tannery Effluent at Hazaribagh Area in Dhaka City," Proceedings of 3rd International Conference on Water & Flood management (ICWFM-2011) , pp.461-468
33. Ahsan,A. ,Alamgir,M. and Chowdhury,I. M. R. a. K. H. (2005) , "Initiatives of Nongovernmental Organization in Solid wastes Management at Khulna City ," Annual Paper Meet and Int. Conf. on Civil Engineering, IEB , pp.185-195
32. Rafizul,I. M. , Kiser,R. , Azam,S. and Alamgir,a. M. (2012) , "Present Scenario of Secondary Disposal Sites for Municipal Solid Waste Management in Khulna City and Optimizing Routes for Final disposal using GIS," International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development , pp.69-70
31. (2013) , "Heavy Metal Leaching in Leachate Generated from MSW of Landfill Lysimeter," International Conference on Solid Waste Management, WasteSafe 2013 , pp.146-147
30. Rafizul,I. M. and Alamgir,Y. S. a. M. (2013) , "Influence of Cap Liner on Leachate Characteristics: Results from Pilot Scale Landfill Lysimeter," International Conference on Solid Waste Management, WasteSafe 2013 , pp.150-152
29. Rafizul,I. M. , Sakib,S. , Choudhury,K. A. a. and T.M.,T. (2012) , "Selection of Appropriate Aggregation Function for Estimation of Aggregation Pollution Index of a Selected River in Developing Country," International Conference on Industrial Waste managnt and Process Efficiency , pp.409-422
27. Afrin,N. and Alamgir,I. M. R. a. M. (2009) , "Commercial Opportunity of Composting, Recycling and Landfill of Municipal Solid Waste: Bangladesh Perspectives," International Conference on Solid Waste Management, WasteSafe 2009 , pp.607-616
26. Rafizul,I. M. ,Alamgir,M. and Haedrich,E. K. a. G. (2011) , "Bio-treatment of Leachate Generated from Municipal Solid Waste in Sanitary Landfill Lysimeter," International Conference on Solid Waste Management, WasteSafe 2011 , pp.191-193
25. Rafizul,I. M. ,Chowdhury,N. H. and Mahmud,M. A. a. M. (2012) , "Analysis of Leachate Pollution Index and Formulation of Sub-leachate Pollution Indices of Solid Waste Landfill In Bangladesh," International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development , pp.71-72
24. Rafizul,I. M. ,Islam,M. S. and Alamgir,S. A. a. M. (2012) , "Development of GIS Based Decision Support Database for Improved Healthcare Waste Management in Khulna City," International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development , pp.43-44
23. Rafizul,I. M. ,Alamgir,M. and Haedrich,E. K. a. G. (2011) , "Monitoring of Leachate Characteristics of Sanitary Landfill Lysimeter under Tropical Conditions," International Conference on Solid Waste Management, WasteSafe 2011 , pp.201-203
22. Rafizul,I. M. ,Alamgir,M. and Haedrich,E. K. a. G. (2011) , "Metals Concentration in Leachate of Sanitary Landfill Lysimeter," International Conference on Solid Waste Management, WasteSafe 2011 , pp.166-167
21. Rafizul,I. M. and Howlader,M. A. a. M. K. (2009) , "Laboratory Investigations and Small Scale Biological Treatment of Leachate," International Conference on Solid Waste Management, WasteSafe 2009 , pp.485-493
20. K.H.Chowdhury,K. ,R.,I. M. and Alamgir,J. A. a. M. (2008) , "Present Status of Municipal Solid Waste Management in Barisal City Corporation ," National Seminar on Solid Waste Management, WasteSafe 2008 , pp.95-102
19. Akter,J. and Rafizul,M. A. a. I. M. (2008) , "Practical Application of WasteSafe Proposal in a Selected Location of Khulna City," National Seminar on Solid Waste Management, WasteSafe 2008 , pp.13-24
18. Islam,M. R. , Alamgir,M. , Rafizul,I. M. and G.Haedrich,E. K. a. G. (2009) , "Field Performance of Compacted Clay Liner Used in a Pilot Scale Sanitary Landfill at Bangladesh," International Conference on Solid Waste Management, WasteSafe 2009 , pp.485-493
17. Rafizul,I. M. , Alamgir,M. , Howlader,M. K. and Haedrich,E. K. a. G. (2009) , "Construction and Evaluation of Sanitary Landfill Lysimeter in Bangladesh," International Conference on Solid Waste Management, WasteSafe 2009 , pp.475-484
16. Rahaman,I. and Alamgir,I. M. R. a. M. (2011) , "Pollutants Removal from Leachate in Sanitary Landfill Lysimeter using Chemical Coagulations," International Conference on Solid Waste Management, WasteSafe 2011 , pp.183-184
15. Sarkar,B. ,Rafizul,I. M. and Alamgir,L. Y. a. M. (2013) , "Investigation of Leachate Concentration In Landfill and Reduction by Different Coagulants," International Conference on Solid Waste Management, WasteSafe 2013 , pp.153-154
14. Rafizul,I. M. and Alamgir,M. A. a. M. (2012) , "Characterization and Statistical Analysis of Geotechnical Parameters of Stabilized Organic Soil at Khulna Region," International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development , pp.301-302
13. Rafizul,I. M. and Shams,M. A. a. S. S. (2013) , "Analysis and Selection of the Appropriate Aggregation Function for Calculating of Leachate Pollution Index," International Conference on Solid Waste Management, WasteSafe 2013 , pp.117-118
12. (2013) , "Analysis of Errors Involved in the Estimation of Leachate Pollution Index of Landfill Lysimeter," International Conference on Solid Waste Management, WasteSafe 2013 , pp.119-120
11. (2013) , "Assessment of Parameters Involved in LPI and Evaluation of Contamination Potential of Landfill Lysimeter using Delphi Technique," International Conference on Solid Waste Management, WasteSafe 2013 , pp.125-126
10. Rafizul,I. M. ,Khanam,S. and Alamgir,D. N. A. a. M. (2012) , "Characterization and Removal of Pollutant in Lysimeter Leachate through the Small Scale Biological Treatment Techniques," International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development , pp.75-76
9. Rafizul,I. M. and Alamgir,T. R. a. M. (2012) , "The Effect of Pre-Consolidation Pressure and Organic Content on the Shear Strength and Compressibility Parameters of Reconstituted Soil," International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development , pp.311-312
8. (2013) , "Formulation of Sub-Pollution Indices and Evaluation of Leachate Pollution Index of Landfill Lysimeter," International Conference on Solid Waste Management, WasteSafe 2013 , pp.142-143
7. Rafizul,I. M. , Kamrul,M. , Ahsan,A. and Alamgir,S. A. a. M. (2012) , "Analysis of Leachate Characteristics in Pilot Scale Landfill Lysimeter through Statistical Approach," International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development , pp.65-66
6. Rafizul,I. M. and Howlader,M. A. a. M. K. (2009) , "Laboratory Investigations and Small Scale Biological Treatment of Leachate," International Conference on Solid Waste Management, WasteSafe 2009 , pp.485-493
5. Yasmin,L. ,Rafizul,I. M. and Alamgir,B. S. a. M. (2012) , "Performance and Comparison of Different Chemical Coagulants for Treatment of Landfill Leachate," International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development , pp.162-163
4. Rafizul,I. M. ,Mahmud,M. M. and Chowdhury,M. A. a. N. H. (2012) , "Errors Involved in the Estimation of Leachate Pollution Index of Solid Waste Landfill in Bangladesh," International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development , pp.61-62
3. Rafizul,I. R. and Alamgir,I. R. a. M. (2012) , "Characterization and Chemical Treatment of Landfill Lysimeter Leachate: Coagulation Process using Ferric Chloride and Poly-Aluminum Chloride," International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development , pp.101-102
2. Rafizul,I. M. ,Chowdhury,N. H. and Mahmud,M. A. a. M. M. (2012) , "Analysis of Leachate Pollution Index and Formulation of Sub-Leachate Pollution Indices of Solid Waste Landfill in Bangladesh ," International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development , pp.71-72
1. Rafizul,I. M. ,Kiser,R. and Alamgir,S. A. a. M. (2012) , "Present Scenario of Secondary Disposal Site for Municipal Solid Waste Management in Khulna City and Optimizing Routes for Final Disposal using GIS," International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development , pp.69-70

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (Geoenvironmental Engineering)
Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET),Bangladesh (2014)
M.Sc. Engineering (Geotechnical Engineering)
Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET),Bangladesh (2006)
B.Sc. Engineering (Civil Engineering)
Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET),Bangladesh (2003) Group: Civil Engineering,
Higher Secondary Certificate
Satkhira Govt. College,Bangladesh (1997) Group: Science,
Secondary School Certificate
Fulbari High School,Bangladesh (1995) Group: Science,

Scholarship and Award

  • Best Paper Award at the 13th SARDINIA 2011 International Conference on Waste Management at Cagliari, Italy

    Best Paper award in landfill category for the paper "Evaluation of contamination potential of sanitary landfill lysimeter using leachate pollution index". More than 800 papers were published in the conference, while 750 people from 63 countries were attended.

  • UBC Entrance Scholarship

    Scholarship support from the University of British Columbia, Okanagan, Canada

  • Best Paper Award at the WasteSafe 2017, 5th International Conference on Solid Waste Management in South Asian Countries, Khulna, Bangladesh

    Title of the paper" Prediction of Solid Waste Generation Rate and Determination of Future Waste Characteristics of South-western Region using Artificial Neural Network. The author(s) were M. Ashik Ahmed, Islam M. Rafizul and M. Nazmul Hassan

Research

  • CRTS (Civil), KUET
    • Worked as a member of the consultancy team as an expert of Geotechnical Engineering field in the following local projects: Directly engaged to field survey and conducting sub-soil exploration program, analysis of soil samples and prepare soil report, preparation of inception report, review report on the supporting design data/parameters regards to code conformation, final checking of the design review, final checking of inspection and progress reports as needed under the contract, collection of related materials for report from different groups, finalized the draft and final report, etc.. Project 1: Feasibility Study for the Construction of Mongla Container Terminal with two new Jetties at Mongla Port, Bagerhat. Project 2: Feasibility Study for the Construction of Container Delivery Yard at Mongla Port, Khulna. Project 3: Design of Several RCC Jetties and Renovation of Existing Jetty at the Bank of Rupsha River for Khulna Shipyard, Khulna. Project 4: Feasibility Study for the Construction of Multi-level Car Parking Yard at Mongla Port, Khulna. Project 5: Feasibility Study for the Construction of 4- layer Container Storage Yard at Mongla Port, Khulna. Project 6: Feasibility Study for the Construction of RCC Road Network at Mongla Port, Khulna. Project 7: Feasibility Study for the Up-gradation of Mongla Port, Mongla Project 8: The Feasibility Study on the Project of Construction of Mongla Custom House with Necessary Facilities at the Proposed Site of Mongla Port Area Project 9: Monitoring the Behavior of Instrumented Embankment for the Construction of Khulna-Mongla Port Rail Line Project 10: Consultancy Services on Development of Jashore Airport, Jashore Project 11: Dredging at the Inner Bar of Mongla Port Channel
  • Research Project
    • Worked as Research Associate (June 2008 to December 2009) in a 36 months (2007 to 2009) partnership project entitled as “Safe and Sustainable Management of Municipal Solid Waste in Bangladesh through the Practical Application of WasteSafe Proposal” co-financed by European Union’s Asia Pro Eco II Programme with the partners of Thailand, Germany and Poland. As a member of organizing committee arranged a National Seminar on Solid Waste Management in 9-10 February 2008 and Stakeholders’ Dialogue on July 2007, November 2007 and July 2008. Also attended a day-long Awareness Campaign on MSW management in Khulna City in 05 January 2008 and 22 November 2008.
  • Research Project
    • Worked as Research Associate (April 2006 to January 2007) of a 36 months demonstrate study project entitled as ‘Application of Innovative Technologies for the Reclamation and Environmental Improvement of Derelict Urban Areas in Dhaka City (Bangladesh)’- Funded by the European Commission Under Asia Pro Eco-II Programme. The project was leading by the Department of Civil Engineering, KUET, Bangladesh in close cooperation with the following European organizations: (i) ACLIMA (Cluster Association of Environment Industry of the Basque Country), Spain (ii) VITO (Flemish Institute for Technological Research), Belgium. Worked successfully in Dhaka City; Dhaka to identify the all-relevant aspects of the Hazaribagh and Tejgaon contaminated sites based on the potential environmental and soils pollution through the industrial wastes and in final report preparation.
  • Research Project
    • Served as Research Assistant (May 2004 to November 2004) of a 12 month feasibility study project entitled as “Integrated management and safe disposal of municipal solid wastes in least developed Asian countries” co-financed by European Union’s Asia Pro Eco Programme with the partners of Thailand, Nepal, Germany and UK. Visited two city corporation and different pourashava of Bangladesh, different NGOs and Private sectors working on MSW management to get field experiences on MSW management and ultimate disposal situation. Discussed the matter with the concerned stakeholders in Khulna city. Attended a day-long seminar ‘WasteSafe Stakeholders Dialogue on the MSW management and Safe Disposal’ at Dhaka, in the month of March 2005.
  • Research/Study Project
    • As a Project Director, a 12 months study project funded by University Grants Commission of Bangladesh is gong to complete
    “Modelling of Desiccation Crack in Composite Clay Liners of Solid Waste Landfill”. The project details was meeting No. CASR/19/37(25):51/3, 18.06.2019.
    One of the post-graduate students will be completed his M.Sc. in Civil engineering degree based on the outcomes of this project
  • Research/Study Project
    • As a Project Director successfully completed of a 12 months study project funded by University Grants Commission of Bangladesh
    “Prediction of California Bearing Ratio of Stabilized Soils using Soft Computing Systems”. The project details was meeting no. 47th, Serial No.08, 14/03/2018
    One post-graduate student has been completed his M.Sc. in Civil Engineering degree based on the outcomes of this project.
  • Research/Study Project
    • Successfully completed of a 12 months study project as a Project Director funded by University Grants Commission of Bangladesh
    “Environmental and Health Risk Assessments Related to the Disposal of Municipal Solid Waste in Landfill of Bangladesh” The Project details was Meeting no. 41th, Res. No. 41/05 no.-18, 23/08/2016
    One post-graduate student obtained M.Sc. in Civil Engineering degree based on the outcomes of this project.
  • Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
    • Soil Mechanics Soil Improvement Stochastic System Modelling and Ecological Risk of Contaminated Soil Geostatistical Analysis and Interpolation of GIS Mapping Environmental Geotechnology Solid Waste Management Contamination and Sensitivity Analysis of Landfill Lysimeter Technology Environmental and Health Risk Analysis Multimedia Environmental Models (the Fugacity Approach) Uncertainty and Sensitivity in Risk Analysis Probabilistic Risk Assessment and Simulations

Experience

Service Records
  • Professor
    Department/Section: Civil Engineering
    Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET) 01-Sep-2024 to 01-Sep-2024
    Responsibility: Teaching and Research in Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
  • Associate Professor
    Department/Section: Civil Engineering
    Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET) 01-Sep-2024 to 01-Sep-2024
    Responsibility: Teaching and research in Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
  • Research Assistant
    Department/Section: Civil Engineering (WasteSafe project)
    Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET) 01-Sep-2024 to 01-Sep-2024
    Working Area: Khulna
  • Research Associate
    Department/Section: Civil Engineering (SoilTech project)
    Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET) 01-Sep-2024 to 01-Sep-2024
    Working Area: Dhaka
    Responsibility: Field Survey and data Collection, Regular Programme setup with city authorities, DWASA, DoE, RAJUK, BAPA, Land owners and Dhaka Citizens, Industries and SMEs, Data Analysis, Report Preparation etc
  • Research Associate
    Department/Section: Civil Engineering (WasteSafe II project)
    Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET) 01-Sep-2024 to 01-Sep-2024
    Responsibility: Arranged several meetings with foreign delegate’s and discussed about relevant aspects of WasteSafe II project, Design, construction and evaluation of landfill contamination potential, Drafting and report writing
  • Teaching Assistant
    Department/Section: Civil Engineering
    Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET) 01-Sep-2024 to 12-Dec-2000
    Responsibility: Conducting several practical classes in the undergraduate level
  • Contact Lecturer
    Department/Section: Architecture Discipline
    Khulna University 01-Sep-2024 to 01-Sep-2024
    Responsibility: Teaching several Civil Engineering subjects in the undergraduate level
  • Lecturer
    Department/Section: Civil Engineering
    Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET) 01-Sep-2024 to 01-Sep-2024
    Responsibility: Teaching and research in Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
  • Assistant Professor
    Department/Section: Civil Engineering
    Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET) 01-Sep-2024 to 01-Sep-2024
    Responsibility: Teaching and research in Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Professional Body Membership
  • Institute of Engineers Bangladesh (IEB)

    Member Type: Life Fellow
    Member ID: F-13174

Teaching and Supervision

Course Conduction

Supervised Postgraduate Research (M.Sc. in Civil Engineering)

Sl. No.

Year

Tentative Thesis Title

8

2020

Groundwater Contamination due to Waste Landfill Site in Khulna: Implication of Mathematical Models (in progress)

7

2020

Modeling of Municipal Solid Waste Prediction and Management: A Case Study of Khulna City (in progress)

6

2020

Experimental Study on the Cracking Behavior of Composite Landfill Liners

5

2019

Analysis of Heavy Metal Concentrations in Soils of a Waste Disposal Site in Khulna using Artificial Intelligence Techniques

4

2018

Prediction of California Bearing Ratio of Fine-grained Soil Stabilized with Admixtures

3

2018

Assessment of the Potential Human Health Risk of a Waste Disposal Site in Khulna

2

2017

Multivariate Statistics and Geostatistical Analyses of Metal Elements in Soil of Waste Disposal Site in Khulna

1

2017

Assessment of Potential Ecological Risks Associated with Heavy Metals in Soil of Waste Disposal Site at Khulna: A Spatial and Temporal Appraisal

Last Update: 10-Mar-2024