Md Jihad Miah

I am a lecturer in Civil Engineering at the School of Architecture, Technology and Engineering. Before joining the University of Brighton, I worked as a Knowledge Transfer Partnership Associate at Queen’s University Belfast, UK. I served as a postdoctoral researcher at Aarhus University in Denmark and Incheon National University in South Korea. I also spent over four years as an assistant professor at the University of Asia Pacific in Bangladesh. I also worked as a researcher at the Scientific and Technical Centre for Building (CSTB) in France.

I completed my PhD at the University of Pau and Pays de l'Adour in France, my MSc at Politecnico di Milano in Italy, and my BSc at the University of Asia Pacific in Bangladesh. My PhD dissertation focused on the effects of mechanical loading (both biaxial and uniaxial) and the types of cement used on the fire-spalling behaviour of concrete. My PhD thesis received “PhD Student Awards 2018 – Honorable Mention” in the American Concrete Institute (ACI)-Italy Chapter. 

My master's thesis investigated the influence of pore pressure on the fracture behaviour of high-performance concrete made with and without polypropylene fibres at elevated temperatures. My B.Sc. thesis mainly focused on utilising recycled concrete blocks as fine aggregate. 

Membership:

• Member, Institute of Concrete Technology
• TC Member of RILEM TC 256-SPF, Spalling of concrete due to fire: testing and modelling.

My research focuses on the mechanical, durability, and microstructure properties of decarbonising cement and concrete, alkali-activated materials, CO2-cured cement composites, calcined clay cement composites, strengthening mechanisms of cement-based materials, low-carbon concrete, sustainable fibre-reinforced concrete, natural fibres, recycled and waste materials, thermal and mechanical properties of mortar and concrete after exposure to elevated temperatures, concrete structures in fire. 

I published over 70 peer-reviewed journals, including Cement and Concrete Composites,  Construction and Building Materials, Journal of Building Engineering, Structures, Composite Structures, Materials and Structures, Sustainable Materials and Technologies, Chemical Engineering Journal, Science of the Total Environment, Chemosphere, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, Journal of Cleaner Production. In addition, more than 30 peer-reviewed conference proceedings were presented worldwide (USA, UK, Sweden, Germany, Denmark, Italy, France, Portugal, South Korea, Malaysia, China, Indonesia, India, and Bangladesh). 

Dr Miah is interested in supervising PhD students and postdoctoral researchers in the broad fields of sustainable and low-carbon cementitious materials, strengthening of cement-based materials and structures, and the fire behaviour of cementitious materials. His research interests include alkali-activated materials, CO₂-cured cement composites, calcined clay cement, low-carbon and recycled-material-based concrete, fibre-reinforced cement composites, strengthening of cement-based structures, post-fire assessment and strengthening, and the fire behaviour of cementitious materials. He is particularly interested in projects integrating experimental, analytical and numerical approaches to investigate the mechanical, durability and thermo-mechanical performance of cement-based and alkali-activated materials, including their behaviour after exposure to elevated temperatures and the development of sustainable post-fire strengthening strategies. Dr Miah also welcomes prospective researchers interested in other topics within the wider field of concrete technology, where the proposed research aligns with his expertise and research interests. Prospective PhD and postdoctoral researchers are encouraged to discuss potential research projects and opportunities for securing competitive fellowships, including MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships and other international funding programmes.