Zasiah Tafheem
Ph.D. Student
Tohoku University
6-6 Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8579, Japan Email:
Nationality: Bangladeshi
Educational Qualification:
M.Sc. in Civil & Structural Engineering
Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET)
Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
B.Sc. in Civil Engineering
Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET)
Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
About Me:
I am awarded the MEXT Scholarship from the Japanese Government to pursue Ph.D. study from Oct 2018- Sept 2021. My Ph.D. research work is being guided under the supervision of Dr. Masaki Maeda, Professor, Department of Architecture & Building Science, Tohoku University, JAPAN. My research work will be a collaborative research between Bangladesh and Japan under SATREPS-TSUIB Project of JST-JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency).
Academic Awards
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MEXT Scholarship from the JAPANESE Government for pursuing Ph.D. study in Tohoku University, Japan (2018-2021)
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BUET Academic Merit Scholarship for five semesters and General Scholarship for one semester in undergraduate level (out of eight).
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Dean’s List Award ( for obtaining 75% marks or higher in an academic year) for three academic years in undergraduate level (out of four).
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Education Board Scholarship for good performance in Higher Secondary School Certificate Examination (H.S.C), Dhaka Board, Bangladesh.
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Merit Scholarship (Talentpool -first place) in Junior Scholarship Examination (class-VIII) from the Outside of Bangladesh Zone.
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Merit Scholarship (Talentpool - first place) in Primary Scholarship Examination (class-V) from the outside of Bangladesh zone.
Membership:
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Member, Laboratory of Performance Control System, Department of Architecture & Building Science,Tohoku University, Japan
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Member, AIJ (Architecture Institute of Japan), Membership no. #19295165
Research Experience
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My Involvement in SATREPS-TSUIB Project (Please Click here)
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Master’s Thesis:
“Investigation on bolt tension of flanged pipe joint subjected to bending”, M.Sc. Engineering Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering,Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
****Supervisor: Dr. Khan Mahmud Amanat, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, BUET, Bangladesh.
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Undergraduate Thesis:
"Seismic Analysis of a three span Deck Girder Bridge", B.Sc. Engineering Thesis, Department of Civil Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
****Supervisor: Dr. Khan Mahmud Amanat, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, BUET, Bangladesh.
Publications (2019-date)
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Article published in a webpage regarding an Interview with the official of National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation, Tokyo, JAPAN, about the activities of SATREPS project. Please click here to know the detail.
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Zasiah Tafheem，Md. Shafiul Islam，Debasish Sen，Hamood Alwashali，Matsutaro Seki，Masaki Maeda, Evaluation of Seismic Capacity and Expected Damage of RC Buildings in Bangladesh Part 2: Correlation between Seismic capacity and Damage level, Proceedings of Architecture Institute of Japan Annual meeting, 289-290, 3-6 Sep, 2019.
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Md. Shafiul Islam，Zasiah Tafheem，Debasish Sen，Hamood Alwashali，Matsutaro Seki，Masaki Maeda, Evaluation of Seismic Capacity and Expected Damage of RC Buildings in Bangladesh Part 1: Study on characteristics of existing RC buildings in Bangladesh, Proceedings of Architecture institute of Japan annual meeting, 287-288, 3-6 Sep,2019.
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Hamood Alwashali，Debasish Sen，Zasiah Tafheem，Md. Shafiul Islam，Matsutaro Seki，Masaki Maeda, Experimental investigation of Ferro-cement laminated masonry infilled in RC frame Part 1: Experimental program, Proceedings of Architecture institute of Japan annual meeting, 915-916, 3-6 Sep 2019.
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Debasish Sen，Zasiah Tafheem，Md. Shafiul Islam，Hamood Alwashali，Matsutaro Seki，Masaki Maeda, Experimental investigation of Ferro-cement laminated masonry infilled in RC frame part 2: Evaluation of Failure Mode and Seismic Capacity under Lateral Load, Proceedings of Architecture institute of Japan annual meeting, 917-918, 3-6 Sep 2019.
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D. Sen, Y. Torihata, H. Alwashali, S. Islam, Z. Tafheem & M. Maeda, Investigation of the Ferro-cement laminated infilled masonry wall under cyclic lateral load, Pacific Conference on Earthquake Engineering (PCEE 237), Auckland, New Zealand, 3-6 April 2019.
Professional Exposures (in Japan)
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Participant, AIJ Annual Meeting*, Kanazawa Institute of Technology, Ogigaoka Campus, Japan, 3-6 Sept, 2019.
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Participant, JCI Annual Convention*, Sapporo Convention Centre, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, 10-12 July, 2019.
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Participant, Seminar of 20th Earthquake Engineering Research Society of Japan, Tohoku University Aoba Memorial Hall, Sendai, Japan, 12 Jan, 2019.
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Visited Kumagai Gumi Construction Company with Technical Research & Development Institute, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki-ken, Japan, 31 Aug 2018. (Observed Research facilities relating to Base isolator, Tuned mass damper, Wind tunnel, Sound Engg.: Special Sound Absorbing Materials etc.)
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Participant, Seminar* on 'Case Study of Advanced Wooden Construction in Europe', CLT Seminar Room, Tohoku University, Aoba-yama Campus, Sendai, Japan, 27 August, 2018.
Courses / Training during PhD study
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Attended classes on Safety instructions for the use of Experimental laboratory, 2019.
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Taken Course on Structural Performance Control System, 2019.
Activities in MAEDA Lab
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Conducted Lecture on Pushover Analysis using software SAP for disseminating knowledge among MAEDA lab members, 20 June, 2019.
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Prepared POSTER on SATREPS-TSUIB Project Activities during Open Campus held in CLT Building,Tohoku University, 31st July, 2019.
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Coordinator for organizing Farewell Party of a Master's student held on 24 Sept, 2019.
Study Tour Attended (arranged by MAEDA LAb)
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Visited Six wooden architecture CLT Buildings of Fukushima Prefecture, 10 Sept, 2019. Please click here for the detail.
Photo Album
Japan
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Japan Visit on May 2018 (Photos)
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Narita-san Shinsoji Temple (Photos)
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Tohoku University (Photos)
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Sendai (Photos)
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Yamadera (Photos)
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Japanese Food (Photos)
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Sapporo, Hokkaido (Photos) - RECENT
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Yagiyama Zoological Park (Photos) - RECENT
Bangladesh
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BUET (Photos)
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Jamuna Multipurpose Bridge (Photos)
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National Martyrs' Memorial (Photos)
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Safari Park (Photos)
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Jamuna Future Park (Photos)
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Jahangirnagar University (Photos)
Videos