Academic Staff Details
PERSONAL PROFILE
| Name | Ir. Dr. MOHD ASHA'ARI MASROM |  |
| Email Address (Official) | ashaarimasrom@uitm.edu.my | |
| Designation | Senior Lecturer | |
| Division | Structural & Material Engineering (STRUCM) | |
| Area(s) of Expertise | Structural performance/ Seismic Precast Structural / Bridge Analysis & Design/ Finite Element Analysis/ Structures and Connections/ Functional Recovery/ Low Damage Design/ Seismic Resilience/ Energy dissipation devices and innovative approaches to Earthquake Engineering. | |
| Details of Research/ Publication/ Supervision/ Consultation | Click To View | |
| Latest CV | Click To View |
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
| No. | Qualifications | Areas of Specialization | Universities | Date Obtained |
| 1 | PhD | Resilient Precast Structural Connection under Seismic/ Earthquake | UiTM | May 2024 |
| 2 | M.Sc in Structural Engineering | Structural | UiTM | Oct 2010 |
| 3 | B.Eng (Honours) in Civil Engineering(First Class) | Structural | UiTM | Nov 2008 |
| 4 | Diploma in Civil Engineering | Construction | UiTM | Jun 2006 |
ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE IN UiTM
| No. | Positions | Dept. / Faculty / Campus, etc. | Year | |
| Begin | End | |||
| 1 | Ketua Bidang (Struktur Dan Bahan) | PPKA | Nov 2023 | Dec 2024 |
| 2 | Resource Person (CES427 Statics & Dynamics) | PPKA | Oct 2023 | Oct 2025 |
| 3 | AJK Unit Audit Diploma Civil Engineering (EC110) | PPKA | Jan 2023 | Dec 2024 |
| 4 | Jawatan Kuasa Kurikulum EC221 | PPKA | Jan 2019 | Dec 2019 |
| 5 | Resource Person (Bridge Engineering Design_CES 614) | PPKA | Aug 2018 | Sep 2019 |
| 6 | Jawatan Kuasa Eksekutif PPKA | PPKA | Jan 2018 | Dec 2018 |
| 7 | Ketua Unit Peperiksaan Ijazah | Faculty | Jan 2017 | Dec 2018 |
| 8 | AJK Unit Peperiksaan FKA | Faculty | Jan 2016 | Dec 2016 |
| 9 | Resource Person (Computational Analysis Method For Engineers_CES 512) | PPKA | Sep 2014 | Aug 2017 |
| 10 | Ketua Unit Kurikulum Ijazah EC221 | Faculty | Jun 2013 | Jun 2015 |
WORKING EXPERIENCES
| No. | Positions | Institution(s) / Organisation(s) | Year | |
| Begin | End | |||
| 1 | Senior Lecturer | UiTM Pulau Pinang | Jan 2017 | Present |
| 2 | Structural Engineer | DNP Consult Sdn. Bhd | Jan 2011 | Dec 2011 |
| 3 | Lecturer | UiTM Pulau Pinang | Jul 2010 | Jan 2017 |
| 4 | Research Assistant | UiTM Shah Alam | Jan 2009 | Sep 2009 |
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP (BEM/IEM/MBOT)
| No. | Positions | Areas of Specialization | Institution(s) / Organisation(s) | Date Obtained |
| 1 | Member | CIVIL | BEM | Mar 2019 |
| 2 | Member | CIVIL | IEM | Jan 2018 |
RESEARCH PROFILE LINK
TEACHING PHILOSOPHY
| Teaching Philosophy Statement |
| My philosophy comes from my own personal experience as a student and teacher. I have always been interested in teaching others and in how to teach others optimally. This has guided me to actively consider the methods used by my own teachers as well as to monitor the progress of students I helped or taught My beliefs regarding teaching are constantly evolving and are sure to continue evolving as I have more experience as an academic advisor. However, up to this point in time, my beliefs center around the following general ideas: (i) the teacher should make the importance and use of the subject clear to the students (ii) the teacher should make the class fun and enjoyable for the students (iii) the students should be as involved as possible. The use of technology in modern classrooms is an excellent way to ensure these goals and enhance the experience both for the teacher and the student. I believe that the best way for a motivated individual to pick up a new subject is to have exploration and desired to know something new. However, students are able to take a trip or doing site visit and many of those are explore and learn through experience. They will understand what we had taught to them and knew the function of it. Therefore, the only chance most students have to pick up the new subject they learn in class as the basic to them to apply to the real world. They will be more appreciating the facilities or new technology. Stemming from my belief that formal instruction and immersion is together the key to new subject learning I believe that classroom instruction should focus on creating an environment as similar to immersion as possible. I believe that if a student is forced to learn something that G)he considers useless, the student will not be motivated to learn it and, as a result will be less Iikely to acquire the new knowledge. It is, therefore, the teacher's responsibility to demonstrate to the students that they are learning is indeed used and that learning it will have valuable rewards. Modern technology is ideal achieving such a goal. The use of technology can also facilitate the teacher's job of making the class enjoyable for the students as well as getting all of the students involved. Using videos which shows the new technology related with the subject will be good ways to make the classroom environment enjoyable. This is important, because I believe that if a students bored and disinterested in a class, (s)he is more likely to daydream, not pay attention, and even not care such a student probably less likely to learn and acquire the new knowledge, It is also important for the teacher to create a communicative environment in which all the students can participate and be involved in active communication. This is my philosophy that there are specific goals for the teaching to keep in mind and that using modern technology in the classroom is a superb way to facilitate the achievement of these goals. My beliefs as well as the aspects of teaching that I hold in highest regard are liable to evolve as I gain more teaching experience and discover for myself all of the possibilities of modern technology that are unknown to me at this time. As I learn new things, I expect constantly modify my teaching methods in a- search of the most optimal way to help students acquire something new. My teaching in UiTM will give me the opportunity to start on this, andI will continue this process on into my further career in academia. |
TEACHING GOALS
| Teaching Goals Statement |
| Teaching is a challenging career where patient and wisdom are highly required in order to achieve the goals along the process of teaching and learning. My goals in teaching and learning process are: i) make a student to appreciate a knowledge that they learn in the class. By appreciating it, they will realize the importance of specific knowledge in developing their daily life. By that, they will eager to learn more and indirectly increasing their curiosity in something. ii) help the student to understand in every topic embedded in the course in easy way. Therefore, it is important for me to find the specific approaches for each topic in order to deliver knowledge to student. The different approaches are very important to tackle the different topics that comprise of different level of difficulty each other. |
RESEARCH ACTIVITIES
| No. | Project Title | Grant Funders | Grant Amount | Duration | |
| Begin | End | ||||
| 1 | OPTIMIZING FOUNDATION DESIGN FOR HIGH LOAD BUILDINGS: GEOTECHNICAL PARAMETER EVALUATION AND ANALYSIS | Industry | RM11,250.00 | Feb 2024 | Feb 2027 |
| 2 | Formulation Of Moment-rotation Principle Precast Rocking Wall-hollow Core Slab Connection In Cellular Structures Subjected To Seismic Loading | JVI Inc. USA | RM4,241.00 | Jan 2020 | Dec 2020 |
| 3 | FORMULATION OF MOMENT-ROTATION PRINCIPLE PRECAST ROCKING WALL-HOLLOW CORE SLAB CONNECTION IN CELLULAR STRUCTURES SUBJECTED TO SEISMIC LOADING. | KPT - FRGS | RM86,000.00 | Sep 2019 | May 2022 |
| 4 | SEISMIC PERFORMANCE OF PRECAST HYBRID WALL-FLOOR JOINT IN LOAD BEARING STRUCTURES | Moment Sdn Bhd | RM10,000.00 | Sep 2019 | Aug 2020 |
| 5 | FORMULATION OF COMPATIBILITY PRINCIPLE FOR PRECAST HYBRID WALL-FLOOR CONNECTION IN TUNNEL-FORM BUILDING UNDER SEISMIC LOAD | KPT - FRGS | RM112,800.00 | Jan 2019 | Sep 2022 |
| 6 | FORMULATION OF EQUIVALENT VISCOUS DAMPING USING PRINCIPLE OF CONSERVATION ENERGY | KPT - FRGS | RM129,000.00 | Aug 2016 | Jul 2019 |
| 7 | RESPONSE OF INTERIOR WALL-SLAB JOINTS SUBJECTED TO OUT-OF-PLANE LOADING USING DUCTILITY THEORY | KPT - FRGS | RM75,000.00 | Jan 2012 | May 2017 |
JURNAL PUBLICATIONS
| No. | Jurnal Title | Organizer | Publisher | Indexed By | Date Published |
| 1 | Finite Element Study: Rocking Wall-Floor Connection of Precast Concrete Load-Bearing Structures Subjected to Quasi-Static Lateral Loading | Journal of Earthquake Engineering | WEB OF SCIENCE (Q1) & SCOPUS (Q1) | Jul 2022 | |
| 2 | Review on the rocking wall systems as a self-centering mechanism and its interaction with floor diaphragm in precast concrete structures | Latin American Journal Solid & Structures (LAJSS) | WEB OF SCIENCE (Q3) & SCOPUS (Q2) | Jul 2020 | |
| 3 | Comparative Study of Bridge Traffic Loadings betweenBritish Standards and Eurocodes | AIP Conference Proceedings | SCOPUS | Oct 2018 | |
| 4 | Experimental study on lateral strength of wall-slab joint subjected to lateral cyclic load | AIP Conference Proceedings | SCOPUS | Oct 2017 | |
| 5 | Experimental Study on Shear Behaviour of High Strength Reinforced Recycled Concrete Beam | Pertanika Journal | SCOPUS | Jul 2013 | |
| 6 | Seismic performance of wall-slab joints in Industrialized Building System under out-of-plane reversible cyclic loading | International Journal of Engineering & Technology | EXCELLENCE IN RESEARCH AUSTRALIA (ERA) | Jan 2012 |
AWARDS AND RECOGNITION
| No. | Awards Title | Events | Date Received |
| 1 | Anugerah Cendekiawan EPITOME 2022 (Kategori Penerbitan Jurnal Berimpak Tinggi Q1 & Q2) | Hari Inovasi UiTM Caw. Pulau Pinang 2023 | Dec 2023 |
| 2 | Excellent Achievement on Teaching Effectiveness Index (TEX) | Feb 2023 | |
| 3 | Best Presenter | 10TH AWAM INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CIVIL ENGINEERING (AICCE'22) | Feb 2022 |
| 4 | Anugerah Penerbitan 2018 (Gangsa) | Hari Inovasi 2019 | Dec 2019 |
| 5 | Anugerah Penerbitan 2017 (Platinum) | Hari Inovasi 2018 | Dec 2018 |
| 6 | Anugerah Penerbitan 2016 (Perak) | Hari Inovasi 2017 | Dec 2017 |
| 7 | Anugerah Inovasi Terbaik | Majlis Aspirasi Fakulti Kej. Awam | Dec 2017 |
| 8 | Special Novelty Award from Perbadanan Harta Intelek (MyIPO) | International Penang Invention, Innovation and Research design (PIID 2017) | Apr 2017 |
| 9 | Anugerah Perkhidmatam Cemerlang 2013 | Hari Kualiti UiTM 2014 | Dec 2014 |
INNOVATION AND INVENTION
| No. | Project Title | Events | Participation or Award | Date Received |
| 1 | Self-Centring Joint of Precast Hybrid Wall-Slab Connection For Tunnel-Form Structures | IIDEX 2019 | Silver | Sep 2019 |
| 2 | Seismic Resistant (SR) Joint for Tunnel-Form Structures | IIDEX 2017 | Gold | Sep 2017 |
| 3 | Seismic Resistant (SR) Joint for Tunnel-Form Structures | International Penang Invention, Innovation and Research design (PIID 2017) | Gold | Apr 2017 |
| 4 | Thin Wall-Composite Beam | International Penang Invention, Innovation and Research design (PIID 2014) | Bronze | Jun 2014 |
COMMUNITY SERVICES
| No. | Type of Service | Program | Date |
| 1 | Program Khidmat Masyarakat Kami Prihatin 2020 | May 2020 | |
| 2 | Program Khidmat Masyarakat Kami Prihatin 2018 | May 2018 |
FINAL YEAR PROJECT SUPERVISION (Latest 10 FYP)
| Bil. | Student Name | FYP Topic | FYP Area | Semester Session |
| 1 | MOHAMMAD IZZUDDIN BIN JOAN | FINITE ELEMENT ANALYSIS ON THIN WALL COMPOSITE-FILLED (TWCF) OF CONTINOUS BEAM. | STRUCM | 20182 |