Dr. AKM Islam

Professor
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Dr. AKM Islam

Professor

Rayen School of Engineering

Moser Hall 2415

phone: (330) 941-2421

aaislam@ysu.edu

ysu.edu/directory/people/anwarul-islam

Bio

Licensed professional civil engineer.

Research Interests

Bridge health monitoring using wireless sensor networks and deep neural networks.

Teaching Interests

Civil and Structural Engineering.

  • Education
    • 2005

      Ph D, Civil Engineering

      The Florida State University

      Dissertation/Thesis Title — "Performance of AASHTO girder bridges under blast loading"

    • 2000

      MS, Civil Engineering

      The Florida State University

      Dissertation/Thesis Title — "The post-storm model for the reconstruction of habitable coastal structures"

    • 1992

      BS, Civil Engineering

      BUET

      Dissertation/Thesis Title — "The design of a tall guyed tower."

  • Awards and Honors
    • 2014

      YSU

      Distinguished Professor

    • 2010

      YSU

      Distinguished Professor

  • Professional Positions
    • 2014 -

      NASA

      Summer Faculty Fellow

    • 2013 -

      NASA

      Summer Faculty Fellow

  • Administrative Assignments
    • 2024 - 2025

      Associate Dean

    • 2024 - 2024

      Director

    • 2014 - 2018

      Department Chairperson

  • Intellectual Contributions
    • 2023

      "Effects of Circular Holes Drilled in Wood Joists"

      A. Islam, J. Thomas

      ISEC Press, volume 10, issue 1

    • 2023

      "Damage Detection in a Steel Beam using Vibration Response"

      A. Islam, U. Sharma

      ISEC Press, volume 10, issue 1

    • 2023

      "Assessment of Corrosion in a Parking Deck using GPR"

      A. Islam, G. Neupane

      ISEC Press, volume 10, issue 1

    • 2019

      "Quantification of the Effect of Bridge Pier Encasement on Headwater Elevation Using HEC-RAS"

      A. Subedi, S. Sharma, A. Islam

      Hydrology, volume 6, issue 1

    • 2018

      "Corrosion in the Substructure of a Pedestrian Bridge at YSU: A Case Study"

      A. Islam, B. Poudel

      Structures Congress 2018, p. 111-124

    • 2016

      "An Experimental Analysis of a Timber Howe Truss"

      A. Islam, D. Phillips

      Structures, Elsevier, volume 10, p. 39-48

    • 2015

      "Urban highway bridge structure health assessments using wireless sensor network"

      F. Li, A. Islam, A. Jaroo, H. Hamid, J. Jalali, M. Sammartino

      , p. 75--77

    • 2015

      "Bridge load rating using dynamic response"

      A. Islam, A. Jaroo, F. Li

      Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, volume 29, issue 4, p. 04014120

    • 2014

      "Characterization and Comparison of Vibration Transfer Paths in a Helicopter Gearbox and a Fixture Mounted Gearbox"

      A. Islam, P. Dempsey, J. Feldman, C. Larsen

      NASA

    • 2014

      "Characterization of vibration transfer paths in nose gearboxes of an AH-64 Apache"

      A. Islam, P. Dempsey, J. Feldman, C. Larsen

      SPIE

    • 2014

      "Bridge condition assessment from dynamic response collected using wireless sensor networks"

      A. Islam, H. Hamid, F. Li

      SPIE

    • 2014

      "Bridge load rating from dynamic response collected using wireless sensor networks"

      A. Islam, A. Jaroo, F. Li

      , volume 9064, p. 92--105

    • 2014

      "Bridge Condition Assessment and Load Rating using Dynamic Response"

      A. Islam, F. Li, H. Hamid, A. Jaroo

      Transportation Research Board

    • 2013

      "Investigation of Gearbox Vibration Transmission Paths on Gear Condition Indicator Performance"

      P. Dempsey, A. Islam, J. Feldman, C. Larsen

      NASA

    • 2013

      "Service Life Assessment of a Bridge from Dynamic Response Collected using Wireless Sensors"

      A. Islam, A. Rahman

      ISEC 7

    • 2013

      "Reducing Bumps at Pavement-Bridge Interface"

      A. Islam, A. Shukla

      ISEC 7, volume 1, p. 511-516

    • 2011

      "Structural health monitoring of bridges using wireless sensor network"

      A. Islam, F. Li, P. Kolli

      Applied Mechanics and Materials, volume 82, p. 796--803

    • 2010

      "Monitoring Structural Health of a Bridge Using Wireless Sensor Network"

      A. Islam, F. Li, P. Kolli

      , p. 3634--3644

    • 2009

      "Effective Methods of using CFRP Bars in Shear Strengthening of Concrete Girders"

      A. Islam

      Engineering Structures, Elsevier, volume 31, issue 3, p. 709-714

    • 2009

      "Effects of NSM CFRP Bars in Shear Strengthening of Concrete Members"

      A. Islam

      Structures Congress 2009

    • 2008

      "Performance of AASHTO Girder Bridges under Blast Loading"

      A. Islam, N. Yazdani

      Engineering Structures, Elsevier, volume 30, issue 7, p. 1922-1937

    • 2008

      "Hurricane Damage Assessment for Residential Coastal Structures"

      A. Islam, N. Yazdani

      International Journal of Ecology and Development, volume 11, issue F08, p. 51-70

    • 2006

      "Blast Capacity and Protection of AASHTO Girder Bridges"

      A. Islam, N. Yazdani

      ASCE Forensic Engineering

    • 2002

      "Post-Storm Model for Reconstruction of Habitable Coastal Structures"

      A. Islam, N. Yazdani

      ASCE Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities, volume 16, issue 3, p. 129-138

  • Professional Service
    • 2014 - present

      Other
      ABET Program Evaluator

    • 2012 - 2012

      Reviewer, Grant Proposal
      National Science Foundation

Anwarul Islam received his BS (1992) in civil engineering from BUET, MS (2000) and PhD (2005) in civil engineering from The Florida State University. The $1 billion Jamuna Multipurpose Bridge project in Bangladesh, and expressway bridges and buildings projects for Public Works Department in Singapore are notable projects where he worked in various capacities. After graduating from The Florida State University, he worked as a Senior Structural Engineer for PBS&J (currently Atkins) and designed several bridges, retaining walls and other structures. In Fall 2005, he joined Youngstown State University as an assistant professor and started his research in health monitoring of bridges and structures using wireless sensor networks. One of his notable research achievements is a software to instantly determine load and condition ratings of a bridge using its dynamic response collected through wireless sensor networks. He is an ASCE ExCEEd teaching fellow from the West Point Military Academy, and involved in many technical and professional organizations at various capacities. He received the NASA Glenn Summer Faculty Fellowship in 2013 and 2014, and performed research on the health and safety monitoring of military aircrafts