Arifa Akther has been working as a lecturer at UAP in the Department of Civil Engineering since August 2021. Before joining at UAP, she worked as a lecturer in the Department of Civil Engineering at Daffodil International University (DIU) for 2.5 years.

She has completed her B.Sc. in Civil Engineering from Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) in October 2018 with a major in Structural Engineering. She is currently pursuing her M.Sc. in Structural Engineering, BUET. She has completed her theory courses and currently working on her thesis.

Undergraduate Thesis
Her undergraduate thesis topic was “Comparative Analysis of BNBC (Bangladesh National Building Code) 1993 and BNBC 2017 Provisions for the Design of RCC and Steel Buildings on High wind and Low Seismic Zone of Bangladesh” under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Khan Mahmud Amanat.

Research Interest
Her research interest includes Lateral load analysis, Vibration due to human activity, Experimental behavior & analytical modeling of connections & joints for reinforced concrete, Data science, Sustainable development, Life cycle assessment, Air quality modeling.

Journal

Hasan, M. A., Debnath, S., & Akther, A., “COMPARATIVE STUDY OF LATERAL LOADS AND ITS COST EFFECT ON RC MOMENT FRAME AND WALL-FRAME BUILDING ACCORDING TO BNBC 2020 IN DIFFERENT ZONES OF BANGLADESH”, DIU Journal of Science and Technology, Volume 17, Issue 1, January 2022

Conference Proceedings

1. Sakib, M. S., Sarothi, S. Z., Hasan, M. A., Akther, A., Rabbi, T., & Amanat, D. K. M., “A Comparative Study OF BNBC 1993 and 2017 Provisions for the Design of Multistoried Steel Buildings in High Wind and High Seismic Zone”, Proceedings on 2nd International Conference on Structural Engineering Research (iCSER 2019), Sydney, Number:31, Page: 161-166, ISBN: 978-0-6482681-2-3.

2.  Sarothi, S. Z., Sakib, M. S., Hasan, M. A., Akther, A., Rabbi, T., & Amanat, D. K. M., “COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF RC FRAME STRUCTURES FOLLOWING BNBC 1993 AND 2017 VERSIONS OF CODE FOR HIGH SEISMIC AND HIGH WIND ZONE”, Proceedings on International Conference on Disaster Risk Management (ICDRM 2019), APM121, Page: 84-88.

Attended Workshop/Seminar

1. Seminar of International Code Council (ICC) & Smart Development Engineering (SDE) as a part of “Education & Outreach Campaign” of the project (S-09) “Bangladesh National Building Code (BNBC) Implementation & Enforcement Strategy” on 2nd to 4th February 2020 at BUET-JIDPUS.

2. Workshop titled: "Qualitative Research Methods: Problem Identification and Critical Literature Review" held on 14 July 2020, organized by the Division of Research, DIU.

3. Workshop titled: "Qualitative Paradigm: Data Collection Methods and Data Analysis" held on 28 July 2020, organized by the Division of Research, DIU.