Brief Profile
Dr. Nadeem joined Nazarbayev University (NU) in June 2014. He has more than 20 years experience in the academia and the industry in various countries including Hong Kong, Qatar, Thailand and Pakistan. He complete PhD degree in Civil Engineering from City University of Hong Kong in 2005. In 1998, he completed Masters Degree in Construction Engineering and Management from Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand and in 1994, Bachelors of Science (Honors) Degree in Civil Engineering from University of Engineering and Technology Lahore, Pakistan. He has taught and conducted research at a number of higher education and research institutions namely City University of Hong Kong, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong College of Technology and Qatar University. He has taught a variety of courses in civil engineering and management. He has conducted research in the areas of concrete technology, construction engineering and management. He has published over 24 peer-reviewed journal papers and over 30 peer-reviewed international conference papers. His Google Scholar Profile is available here.
Teaching at NU
Undergraduate courses
Project Management (Fall 2014-2015, 2017)
Engineering Economy (Spring 2015-2018 & Fall 2016)
Capstone Project I and II (Fall 2014-17, Spring 2015-18)
Summer Lab for Civil Engineering (Summer 2014)
Graduate courses
Engineering Economy (Fall 2015)
Sustainable Development (Fall 2016)
Research Interests
Building information modeling
Construction safety
Sustainable construction
Multi-criteria decision methods
Concrete technology
Building energy efficiency
Multi-criteria evaluation of renewable and nuclear resources for electricity generation in KazakhstanAhmad, S., Nadeem, A., Akhanova, G., Houghton, T., Muhammad-Sukki, F.,
2017 In : Energy.
Sorptivity of self-compacting concrete containing fly ash and silica fumeLeung, H., Kim, J., Nadeem, A., Jaganathan, J., Anwar, M.,
2016 In : Construction and Building Materials. 113, p. 369-375
Bill of Quantities with 3D Views Using Building Information ModelingNadeem, A., Wong, A., Wong, F.,
2015 In : Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering. 40, 9, p. 2465-2477
The performance of Fly ash and Metakaolin concrete at elevated temperaturesNadeem, A., Memon, S., Lo, T.,
2014 In : Construction and Building Materials. 62, p. 67-76
Qualitative and quantitative analysis and identification of flaws in the microstructure of fly ash and metakaolin blended high performance concrete after exposure to elevated temperaturesNadeem, A., Memon, S., Lo, T.,
2013 In : Construction and Building Materials. 38, p. 731-741
Mechanical performance, durability, qualitative and quantitative analysis of microstructure of fly ash and Metakaolin mortar at elevated temperaturesNadeem, A., Memon, S., Lo, T.,
2013 In : Construction and Building Materials. 38, p. 338-347
Evaluation of fly ash and Metakaolin concrete at elevated temperatures through stiffness damage testNadeem, A., Memon, S., Lo, T.,
2013 In : Construction and Building Materials. 38, p. 1058-1065
Building information modelling for tertiary construction education in Hong KongWong, K., Wong, K., Nadeem, A.,
2011 In : Electronic Journal of Information Technology in Construction. 16, p. 467-476
Government roles in implementing building information modelling systems: Comparison between Hong Kong and the United StatesWong, A., Wong, F., Nadeem, A.,
2011 In : Construction Innovation. 11, 1, p. 61-76
Attributes of building information modelling implementations in various countriesWong, A., Wong, F., Nadeem, A.,
2010 In : Architectural Engineering and Design Management. 6, SPECIAL ISSUE, p. 288-302
The effect of high temperature curing on the strength and carbonation of pozzolanic structural lightweight concretesLo, T., Nadeem, A., Tang, W., Yu, P.,
2009 In : Construction and Building Materials. 23, 3, p. 1306-1310
Attributes of Building Information Modelling and its development in Hong KongWong, A., Wong, F., Nadeem, A.,
2009 In : HKIE Transactions Hong Kong Institution of Engineers. 16, 2, p. 38-45
Comparison of carbonation of lightweight concrete with normal weight concrete at similar strength levelsLo, T., Tang, W., Nadeem, A.,
2008 In : Construction and Building Materials. 22, 8, p. 1648-1655
Mechanical and drying shrinkage properties of structural-graded polystyrene aggregate concreteTang, W., Lo, Y., Nadeem, A.,
2008 In : Cement and Concrete Composites. 30, 5, p. 403-409
Comparison of workability and mechanical properties of self-compacting lightweight concrete and normal self-compacting concreteLo, T., Tang, P., Cui, H., Nadeem, A.,
2007 In : Materials Research Innovations. 11, 1, p. 16-17
The effects of air content on permeability of lightweight concreteLo, T., Cui, H., Nadeem, A., Li, Z.,
2006 In : Cement and Concrete Research. 36, 10, p. 1874-1878
Improving existing delay analysis techniques for the establishment of delay liabilitiesng, S., Skitmore, M., Deng, M., Nadeem, A.,
2004 In : Construction Innovation. 4, 1, p. 3-17
Fibre reinforced polymer materials for prestressed concrete structuresLeung, H., Balendran, R., Maqsood, T., Nadeem, A., Rana, T., Tang, W.,
2003 In : Structural Survey. 21, 2, p. 95-101
Influence of steel fibres on strength and ductility of normal and lightweight high strength concreteBalendran, R., Zhou, F., Nadeem, A., Leung, A.,
2002 In : Building and Environment. 37, 12, p. 1361-1367
Strengthening of concrete structures with FRP sheets and platesBalendran, R., Rana, T., Nadeem, A.,
2001 In : Structural Survey. 19, 4, p. 185-192
