Summary
Dr. Zain Maqsood specializes in advance geotechnical testing, and he owns a rich experience of laboratory and model testing on bounded and unbounded geomaterials. Dr. Zain earned his bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering from NICE, NUST, and he was awarded with the President Gold Medal. Dr. Zain secured MEXT scholarship in 2014 for his Masters and PhD degree programs from the University of Tokyo, Japan. He is the recipient of Furuichi Award (2016) for his outstanding research performance, and later he served as a project researcher (postdoctoral fellow) in the Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory of The University of Tokyo, Japan. Dr. Zain also gained valuable experience of handling consultancy project while his stay in NESPAK as a geotechnical engineer. Dr. Zain Maqsood is currently serving as an Assistant Professor and OIC of Geotechnical Engineering Laboratory of NUST Institute of Civil Engineering (NICE).
Academic Background
PhD
(Geotechnical) The University of Tokyo
September 23, 2016 - September 13, 2019
Honours and Awards
Publications
Experimental Evaluation and Prediction of the Dynamic Modulus of Crumb Rubber-Modified Stone Mastic Asphalt Mixtures
May 20, 2026
Polymers - Volume: 18, Issue: 10, Pages:25
Effect of initial grading on shear behavior and particle crushing of dry calcareous sands
May 01, 2026
Applied Ocean Research - Volume:170, Article Number 105052
Influences of stress on time-dependent behaviors and failure estimation: insights from creep tests and dynamic loading tests
January 01, 2026
Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment - Volume:85, Issue:1, Article Number 7
Acoustic emission characterization of mechanical behavior during pile penetration in dry calcareous sands
November 10, 2025
Acta Geotechnica - Pages 1-20
Sustainable fill solutions: recycling EPS waste in shredded EPS-clayed soil composites for improved mechanical and compaction behaviour
September 01, 2025
Transportation Geotechnics - Volume:54, ID:101614
Data-Driven Approach to Enhance Deep Foundation Safety: Reliable Methods for Predicting Bored Pile Capacity
August 12, 2025
International Journal of Geo-Engineering - Volume 16, Article Number 16
Application of multiple machine learning algorithms for intelligent prediction of the strength of fine‑grained natural soils
April 26, 2025
Arabian Journal of Geosciences - Volume 18, Article Number 115
Optimized machine learning-based enhanced modeling of pile bearing capacity in layered soils using random and grid search techniques
March 19, 2025
Earth Science Informatics - Volume:18, Issue:4, Article Number 332
Predictive Modeling of Atterberg's Limits of Soil passing through Sieve #40 and #200 using Artificial Neural Networks and Multivariate Regression: Advancing Sustainable Construction Practices
August 03, 2024
Multiscale and Multidisciplinary Modeling, Experiments and Design - Pages 1-19
Macro-micro mechanical behavior of saturated cemented sands during drained triaxial shearing
July 05, 2024
Construction and Building Materials - Volume 434, Article Number 136787
Predictive Modelling of Cohesion and Friction Angle of Soil using Gene Expression Programming: A Step Towards Smart and Sustainable Construction
March 18, 2024
Neural Computing and Applications - Pages 1-22
An innovative application of fine marble dust for the construction industry to mitigate the piping, internal erosion and dispersion problems of sodium-rich clays
December 08, 2023
Construction and Building materials - Volume 408, Article Number 133834
A novel technique for the construction industry to mitigate dispersibility and internal erosion problems of Sodium rich clays by using Water-Soluble Potassium Rich Ions Material
October 12, 2023
Construction and Building Materials - Volume 400, Article Number 132780
Incorporating potassium-rich waste material in a sustainable way to stabilize dispersive clay: A novel practical approach for the construction industry
October 12, 2023
Construction and Building Materials - Volume 400, Article Number 132717
PET Waste Management in Pakistan Through use of PET Shreds as Additive in Backfill Soil
September 22, 2023
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment - Volume 195, Article Number 1239
Sustainable incorporation of Plaster of Paris kiln dust for stabilization of dispersive soil: A potential solution for construction industry
September 15, 2023
Construction and Building Materials - Volume 397, Article Number 132459
Mechanical Behaviour and Stress-Strain Recovery Characteristics of Expanded Polypropylene
October 12, 2022
Geosynthetics International - Volume 31 Issue 1, Pages: 18-30
Swelling and strength characteristics of sand treated with paper sludge ash-based stabilizer
July 25, 2022
Construction and Building Materials - Volume 341, Article Number 127849
Verification of 3D AE Source Location Technique in Triaxial Compression Tests Using Pencil Lead Break Sources on a Cylindrical Metal Specimen
February 02, 2022
Applied Sciences - Volume 12, Issue 3, Article Number 1603
Micromechanical Behavior of Granular Soils Characterized by Acoustic Emission
October 23, 2021
Lithosphere - Volume 2021, Article ID 4061808, 14 pages
Mechanical behaviour and loading rate dependency of gypsum-mixed fine-grained soils
September 27, 2021
Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Geotechnical Engineering - Pages 1-12
Experimental Study on the Relationship between the Velocity of Surface Movements and Tilting Rate in Pre-Failure Stage of Rainfall-Induced Landslides
September 07, 2021
Sensors - Volume 21(18), Article Number 5988
Experimental study on hardening characteristics and loading rate dependent mechanical behaviour of gypsum mixed sand
November 30, 2020
Construction and Building Materials - Volume 262, Article Number 119992
Experimental study on the mechanical behaviour of bounded geomaterials under creep and cyclic loading considering effects of instantaneous strain rates
October 01, 2020
Engineering Geology - Volume 276, Article Number 105774
Influence of salinity exposure on the mechanical properties of cement-treated sand
September 21, 2020
Geotechnical Research - Volume 7, Issue 3, Pages 161-172
Predicting the sliding behavior of rotational landslides based on the tilting measurement of the slope surface
May 01, 2020
Engineering Geology - Volume 269, Article Number 105554
A new prediction method for the occurrence of landslides based on the time history of tilting of the slope surface
February 01, 2020
Landsldies - Volume 17, Pages 301-312
Conferences
SUSTAINABLE SYNTHETIC LIGHTWEIGHT GRANULAR GEOMATERIALS (SLGGs) Innovations in Production, Mechanical Behavior & Future Applications
December 09, 2024 - December 10, 2024
Zain Maqsood,
2nd International Conference on New Trends in Civil Engineering
Characterization of weathering cycle for laboratory reproduced accelerated weathering of soft indigenous rocks
December 15, 2022 - December 16, 2022
Haseeb Yaqoob, Maryem Naeem, Muhammad Junaid Riaz, Naveed Ahmad, Zain Maqsood,
2nd International Conference on Recent Advances in Civil Engineering and Disaster Management
Strength evaluation of Cement-Treated Sand-Expanded Polystyrene Bead Lightweight Fill
November 03, 2021 - November 05, 2021
Khola Iqbal, Hammad Siddique, Waleed Iqbal, Taro Uchimura, Zain Maqsood,
11th International Conference on Geotechnique, Construction Materials & Environment, GEOMATE 2021
Project Researcher
The University of Tokyo
October 01, 2019 - December 31, 2020
Junior Engineer
NESPAK
June 14, 2013 - September 30, 2014
Junior Engineer
NESPAK Foundation
August 27, 2012 - June 13, 2013