Dr. Khan Mahmud Amanat
Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET)
Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh
Email: amanat@ce.buet.ac.bd, kmamanat@gmail.com
Phone: (8802) 9665639, Fax: (8802) 58613046
 
Brief Biography: Dr. Khan Mahmud Amanat is working as a Professor of Department of Civil Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET). He received BSc degree in civil engineering in 1991 from BUET and since then serving as a faculty member. He obtained his MSc in Structural Engineering in 1993 from BUET and PhD in 1997 from Nagoya University, Japan. He also received post-doctoral fellowships from DFID and The British Council as well as from the prestigious Association of Commonwealth Universities to do research in the UK and Canada. As an engineering academician, Dr. Amanat specializes in structural engineering and has been engaged in teaching, research and professional activities in this field since 1991.

In his 3-decade long career as an academician, Dr. Amanat published a text book and several technical research articles on concrete and steel in many international journals, some of which also received best paper awards. He supervised several masters and PhD researches. Dr. Amanat is very active in developing and modernizing the civil engineering curricula of BUET. His current research interests include behavior of steel slit dampers and shear links under cyclic loading, optimized design of post-tensioned PC-girders, controlled rocking self-centering steel braced frames, soft-storied buildings, repair and retrofitting using CFRP laminates, behavior of bolted flanged connection subjected to bending, replaceable steel coupling beam, recycled brick concrete aggregate, estimation of in-situ strength of brick concrete columns, behavior of engineered cementitious composite made of locally available materials, evaluation of the strength of fibre reinforced concrete by core testing etc. Dr. Amanat is also contributing to the development of the nation through consultancy and advisory services. He had been actively involved in updating and developing the Bangladesh National Building Code. He acted as a consultant or expert in a number of important national mega projects like the Padma Bridge Project, repair of Bangabandhu Jamuna Bridge, Meghna Bridge, design of bridges and flyovers etc. As an expert academician he is serving as the Chairman of the Civil Engineering Division of the Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institute (BSTI) as well as a member of various committees formed by the govt. As an experienced academician and professional, he also conducted several seminars and workshops at home and abroad.