Ubagaram Johnson Alengaram
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
University of Malaya
Malaysia
Biography
Dr. U. Johnson Alengaram obtained his Bachelor of Civil Engineering from University of Madras, India. In his Masters in Structural Engineering, as part of his MEng thesis, he utilized jute as replacement for wood. His project was acclaimed as one of the best innovative works and the specimens of his research project-Jute Sandwiched Plywood were displayed at the International Exhibition held in Delhi, India. Dr. Manmohan Singh, former Prime Minister of India (then Union Finance Minister) who inaugurated the exhibition had special word for his work on jute; his current research work includes development of sustainable concrete using local waste materials. He is recipient of outstanding achievement awards in most of the Institutions he served. Dr. Johnson has been in teaching, research and administration for over eighteen years and contributed to the society in different capacities in India, Bahrain and Malaysia. His current research involves material properties, utilization of waste materials in concrete, geopolymer concrete, structural behaviour of lightweight concrete, development of concrete for impact and blast load, functional behaviour etc. He has about 70 articles published in international journals and conferences. He is also Chartered Civil Engineer of world renowned Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE, UK) and the Engineering Council (UK); he is also member of American Concrete Society (ACI-Kuala Lumpur Chapter) and Concrete Society of Malaysia.
Research Interest
Structural Engineering (Concrete Materials from Local Waste Materials, Sustainable Materials, Lightweight Concrete, Geopolymer Concrete, Structural Behaviour, Thermal Insulating Characteristics, Impact resistance)
Publications
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Sharmin, A., Alengaram, U. J., Jumaat, M. Z., Yusuf, M. O., Kabir, S. A., & Bashar, I. I. (2017). Influence of source materials and the role of oxide composition on the performance of ternary blended sustainable geopolymer mortar. Construction and Building Materials, 144, 608-623. (ISI-Indexed)
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Mo, K. H., Yeoh, K. H., Bashar, I. I., Alengaram, U. J., & Jumaat, M. Z. (2017). Shear behaviour and mechanical properties of steel fibre-reinforced cement-based and geopolymer oil palm shell lightweight aggregate concrete. Construction and Building Materials, 148, 369-375. (ISI-Indexed)
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Yap, S. P., Alengaram, U. J., Mo, K. H., & Jumaat, M. Z. (2017). Ductility behaviours of oil palm shell steel fibre-reinforced concrete beams under flexural loading. European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering, 1-13. (ISI-Indexed)
