Professor, Structural Engineering
Full Time Faculty

Mohammad Nazmul Islam, Ph.D.

Ph.D., The University of Tokyo, Japan, 2004
M. Sc. Engg., National University of Singapore, Singapore, 2001
B. Sc. in Civil Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET),1998

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Curriculum Vitae :
About

Dr. Mohammad Nazmul Islam has built up his academic and research career in structural engineering since his undergraduate studies in 1998. His Master’s study and research included finite element methods and plate structures, where he worked on computational mechanics of higher-order elastic plate theories. He finished all requirements for the M. Eng. degree within one year and conducted further research on deriving stability criteria for column buckling. His Ph.D. work dealt with the elastic fracture mechanics that he applied on reinforced and fiber-reinforced concrete. He was one of the pioneers in the world to apply the theory of inverse problems to fracture mechanical models of RC beams. He also conducted various experiments on RC beams in the structural engineering laboratory. He has numerous research articles in peer-reviewed, top-ranked international journals and has also presented papers at various conferences.

Dr. Nazmul's teaching expertise includes courses on the design of steel and RC structures, mechanics of solids, and structural analysis. He has lecturing experiences in Singapore, Japan, Taiwan, Malaysia, and New Zealand. Dr. Nazmul served as the Chair of the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at NSU between July 2017 to November 2024. 

Dr. Nazmul served as a staff consultant in three projects of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). He also served Snowy Mountain Engineering Corporation (SMEC) as a consultant on various infrastructure projects. Dr. Nazmul is a fellow of IEB. 

Selected Publications

32)                   Indronil D., Nazmul I.M., “Modified couple-stress framework for stability of nonlocal stress-driven graded material beam.” Archive of Applied Mechanics, Volume 96, article number 196, September 2026.  https://doi.org/10.1007/s00419-026-03188-0

31)       Siddique M.U.M., Nazmul I.M., Devnath I., "Exact analytical solution for static bending of bidirectionally functionally graded Timoshenko nanobeams based on nonlocal strain gradient theory." Acta Mechanica, June 2026
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00707-026-04778-3 

30)                    Indronil D., Nazmul I.M., “Transient dynamics of nonlocal beams with scale-dependent phase fractions.” Forces in Mechanics, Volume 23, June 2026, 100368. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.finmec.2026.100368

29)                  Indronil D., Nazmul I.M., “A novel di-convolution nonlocal elasticity with applications to beam bending.” Applications in Engineering Science, Volume 26, June 2026, 100336. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apples.2026.100336

28)                I.M., Nazmul, D., Indronil, “Analytical buckling analysis of bidirectionally functionally graded nonlocal nanobeams.” International Journal of Computational Materials Science and Engineering, Vol. 15, No. 02, 2450024 (2026). Doi: https://doi.org/10.1142/S2047684124500246

27)                Indronil Devnath, Mohammad Nazmul Islam, “Stability of a Graded nanobeam on a pretensioned membrane using the nonlocal stress-driven integral model.” Applications in Engineering Science, Vol. 25, April 2026, 100323. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apples.2026.100323

26)                  Indronil, D., Nazmul, I.M, “Dynamics of Nonlocal Stress-Driven Rayleigh Nanobeams Under Longitudinal Magnetic Field.” Journal of Vibration Engineering & Technologies, Volume 14, Issue 5, article number 261, April 2026. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42417-026-02462-3.

25)                Indronil Devnath, Mohammad Nazmul Islam, “Statics of Nonlocal Stress Driven Graded Material Beam - Cauchy Distribution Approach.” Applications in Engineering Science, Vol. 25, Mar. 2026, 100306. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apples.2026.100306

24)              Indronil, D., Nazmul, I.M, “A novel hyperbolic shear deformation beam theory for functionally graded nonlocal nanobeams.” Discover applied sciences, Springer, 14 October, 2025. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42452-025-07047-5

23)             D. Indronil, I.M. Nazmul, “Natural dynamics of biaxially graded nonlocal stress-driven beam,” Partial Differential Equations in Applied Mathematics, Volume 15, September 2025, 101268. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.padiff.2025.101268

22)                D. Indronil, I.M. Nazmul, “On the Analytic Longitudinal Magnetic Field Interaction with Natural Vibration of a Biaxially Graded Size Dependable Beam.” Journal of Vibration Engineering & Technologies, Volume 13, July 2025, 412. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42417-025-01952-0

21)                  D. Indronil, Islam M. N., “On the Convolutive Development of Elastic Substrate Media as Nano Foundation.” Applications in Engineering Science, Volume 22, May 2025, 100234. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apples.2025.100234

20)                Indronil Devnath, Mohammad Nazmul Islam, “Axial load induced vibrational changes in nonlocal stress-driven beams.” Applications in Engineering Science, Volume 22, June 2025, 100223. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apples.2025.100223

19)               Siddique, M.U.M., I.M., Nazmul, Static bending analysis of BDFG nanobeams by nonlocal couple stress theory and nonlocal strain gradient theory, Forces in Mechanics, Volume 17, December 2024, 100289. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.finmec.2024.100289.

18)             I.M., Nazmul, S., Nahid, D., Indronil, Analytical solutions for vibration of Bi-directional functionally graded nonlocal nanobeams, Results in Engineering, Volume 18, June 2023, 101046. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rineng.2023.101046

17)             Siddique, M.U.M., Islam, M.N. Devnath, I., “Analytical solutions for bending, buckling and vibration of nanobeams on Winkler-Pasternak foundation” International Journal of Computational Materials Science and Engineering, 2023, 12(2), 2250020. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1142/S2047684122500208

16)              I. Devnath, I. M. Nazmul, Minhaj Uddin Mahmood Siddique, Abdelouahed Tounsi, “Static deflection of nonlocal Euler Bernoulli and Timoshenko beams by Castigliano’s theorem,” Advances in Nano research, 2022, 12(2), pp. 139–150. Doi: https://doi.org/10.12989/anr.2022.12.2.139

15)             I. M. Nazmul and I. Devnath, “Closed-form expressions for bending and buckling of functionally graded nanobeams by the Laplace transform,” International Journal of Computational Materials Science and Engineering, 2021, 10(2), 2150012. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1142/S2047684121500123

14)           I. M. Nazmul and I. Devnath, "Exact analytical solutions for bending of bi-directional functionally graded nanobeams by the nonlocal beam theory using the Laplace transform," Forces in Mechanics, Elsevier, vol. 1, p. 100002, November 2020, doi: 10.1016/j.finmec.2020.100002. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.finmec.2020.100002

13)         M. N. Islam, “Tikhonov Regularization Method to Determine the Shear and Moment Functions of Euler-Bernoulli beams from noisy displacement data.” Journal of Structural Technology, Vol. 3, Issue 1, April 2018. https://matjournals.co.in/index.php/JoST/article/view/7047

12)             M. N. Islam, “Regularization of noisy displacement data to estimate magnitude and distribution of antecedent beam loads.” Journal of Structural Engineering, its Applications and Analysis, Vol. 1, Issue 1, April 2018, pp. 42 -54. http://hbrppublication.com/OJS/index.php/JSEAA/article/view/36

11)               I.M. Nazmul and T. Matsumoto, “Theory of Inverse Problems for Crack Bridging Stress Determination.”  International Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 49, No. 1, January 2012. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2011.09.023

10)             S. Quayyum, I.M., Nazmul, M.M., Iasmin, K.M., Amanat, "Effects Of Randomly Distributed Infill On The Columns Of Reinforced Concrete Frames With Soft Ground Storey," International Journal of Structural Stability and Dynamics, Vol. 10, No. 3, September 2010. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1142/S0219455410003610

9)           I.M. Nazmul and T. Matsumoto, “Regularization of Inverse Problems in Reinforced Concrete Fracture.” Journal of Engineering Mechanics - ASCE, Vol. 134, No.10, pp. 811 – 819, October 2008. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9399(2008)134:10(811)

8)         I.M. Nazmul and T. Matsumoto, “High resolution COD image analysis for health monitoring of reinforced concrete structures through inverse analysis.”  International Journal of Solids and Structures, Vol. 45, No. 1, pp 159-174, January 2008. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2007.07.014

7)         C. M. Wang, I. M. Nazmul, Q. Wang and T. Matsumoto. “Bending Solutions of Sectorial Thick Plates Based on Reissner Plate Theory”, Mechanics Based Design of Structures and Machines, Vol. 33, No. 1, pp. 51 – 77, January 2005. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1081/SME-200045787

6)           I. M. Nazmul and T. Matsumoto. “Inverse Analysis to Determine Re-bars’ Force from External Crack Width Measurements”, Journal of applied mechanics - JSCE, Vol. 7. August, 2004. Doi: https://doi.org/10.2208/journalam.7.1179

5)         C. M. Wang, I. M. Nazmul and Q. Wang. “Exact Bending Solutions of Axisymmetric Reissner Plates in Terms of Classical Thin Plate Solutions”, Advances in Structural Engineering - An International Journal, Vol. 7, no. 2, pp. 129-145, April 2004. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1260/1369433041211075

4)       I. M. Nazmul and T. Matsumoto. “Inverse Analysis to Determine Crack Bridging Stresses in Fiber Composites”, Journal of Applied Mechanics - JSCE Vol. 6, pp. 1097 - 1104, August, 2003. Doi: https://doi.org/10.2208/journalam.6.1097

3)     C. M. Wang, C. Y. Wang and I. M. Nazmul. “Stability Criteria for Euler Columns with Intermediate and End Axial Loads”, Journal of Engineering Mechanics - ASCE, Vol. 129, No.4, pp. 468 - 472, April, 2003. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9399(2003)129:4(468)

2)         C. M. Wang, C. Y. Wang and I. M. Nazmul. “Closure to “Stability Criteria for Euler Columns with Intermediate and End Axial Loads” by C. M. Wang, C. Y. Wang and I. M. Nazmul” Journal of Engineering Mechanics - ASCE, Vol. 130, No.10., October, 2004. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9399(2004)130:10(1256).

1)           C. M. Wang and I. M. Nazmul. “Buckling of Columns with Intermediate Elastic Restraint”, Journal of Engineering Mechanics - ASCE, Vol. 129, No.2, pp. 241 – 244, February, 2003. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9399(2003)129:2(241).

xxxii)         C. M. Wang and I. M. Nazmul. “Closure to “Buckling of Columns with Intermediate Elastic Restraint” by C. M. Wang and I. M. Nazmul”, Journal of Engineering Mechanics - ASCE, Vol. 130, No.2, January, 2004. Doi: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9399(2004)130:2(246)

Awards & Honors
  • Monbukagakusho (MEXT, Government of Japan) Award throughout 2001 – 2004.
  • Research Scholarship, National University of Singapore during 1999 – 2001.
  • Technical Scholarship (First Grade), Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET), throughout 1993 – 1998
  • Dean’s List Award, 1994 – 1998.
  • Dr. Syed Hasan Scholarship for outstanding Civil Engineering Student in BUET, 1998.
  • Bangladesh Scholarship Council Award for outstanding academic performance, 1998.
  • Board Scholarship (First Grade), Comilla Board, Bangladesh for outstanding performance in the public examinations throughout 1989 – 1991 and 1993 – 1998.
Educational Qualifications
  • Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering), the University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan. 2004.
  • M. Eng. in Civil Engineering (Structural Engineering), National University of Singapore, Singapore. 2001.
  • B.Sc. Engg. (Civil), (major: Structural Engineering, minor: Geotechnical Engineering), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh. Ranked 7 among 133 students. 1998.
  • Higher Secondary Certificate, public exam in Secondary Education Board, Comilla, Bangladesh, ranked 6, 1991.
  • Secondary School Certificate, public exam in Secondary Education Board, Comilla, Bangladesh, ranked 11, 1989.
Academic Experience
  • Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. (February 16, 2016—Continuing).
  • Professor and Chair, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. (July 1, 2017–November 15, 2024).
  • Associate Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. (May 30, 2013–February 15, 2016).
  • Associate Professor and head, Department of Civil Engineering, Presidency University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. (May 2007 – May 2013).
  • Assistant Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Presidency University, Dhaka, Bangladesh. (May 2005 - May 2007).
  • Research Fellow, Bridge and Structures Laboratory, Department of Civil Engineering, the University of Tokyo, Japan. (December 2004 – April 2005).
  • PhD Student, Applied Mechanics/Rock Mechanics Laboratory, Department of Civil Engineering, the University of Tokyo, Japan. (October 2001 – September 2004).
  • Research Scholar, Department of Civil Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore. (October 1999 – August 2001).
Corporate Experience
    • ADB Staff Consultant, Bridge Design Review TA-10245 REG: Enhancing Preparedness Through OneADB for Transport Projects in South Asia. November 2025 – October 2026.
    • Consultant, Snowy Mountain Engineering Corporation (SMEC), an Australia based multinational company, attached to its Regional Office –South Asia 2, Dhaka, Bangladesh. April 2011 – May 2013.
    • ADB Staff Consultant, Civil and Structural Specialist, South Asian Tourism Infrastructure Development Project (SATIDP), July 2012 – December 2012.
    • ADB Staff Consultant, Road Safety Expert, Road Safety Improvement Programs, (RSIP), November 2013– June 2014.
    • iv) External Auditor, Bureau Veritas Bangladesh, Structural Engineering Assessment of Garment Industry Buildings, April 2014 – September 2014. 
    • Engineer, Bangladesh Institute of Bank Management, Dhaka, Bangladesh. (April 1999 - August 1999). 
    • Design Engineer, Khalid and Partners Limited, Dhaka, Bangladesh. (November 1998 – March 1999).
Courses Taught

Graduate

  • Design of Steel Railway Bridges
  • Design of Steel Structures
  • Finite Element Method

Undergraduate

  • Mechanics of Solids
  • Reinforced Concrete I & II
  • Structural Analysis II
Membership & Professional Activities
  • Member, International Society for Structural Health Monitoring of Intelligent Infrastructure
  • Fellow, Institute of Engineers, Bangladesh
  • RAJUK enlisted engineer
Research Interests
  • Buckling of steel-plated structures
  • Size-dependent theories for micro- and nanostructures
  • Computational Mechanics
  • Theory of Inverse Problems and Regularization
  • Mechanics and Fracture Mechanics of Reinforced/Fiber-Reinforced Concrete