Dr. Qaisar Ali is Professor at Department of Civil Engineering, University of Engineering & Technology Peshawar, Pakistan. He is member of various professional bodies including a core group worked on the Building Code of Pakistan. Besides his Academic and research services, he also runs a private consultancy named as Dr. Qaisar Ali Associates. Dear Viewer, To know in detail about us, dont forget to visit our websites: www.dqa.com.pk & drqaisarali.com as this allowed space is so less to describe completely ourself.
Dr. Qaisar Ali Associates (DQA) is a structural engineering consulting firm located in Peshawar, KP. The firm has the capability of providing structural & earthquake engineering services through its professional team which is competent enough to undertake any challenging task. Although the Chief Executive of the firm, Dr. Qaisar Ali, has been providing structural and earthquake engineering services for the last twenty five years both at national and international level, he has recently remolded & expanded his consulting firm into DQA in order to cope with the emerging challenges of the construction industry.
A notable trait of DQA design procedure is to maintain a proper coordination with architect over the full course of the development of the project. We at DQA believe that an interdisciplinary coordination between structural and architectural design leads to best possible solutions and a smooth execution of the project. From the initial planning to final structural design, structural and architectural concerns are mutually communicated and a proper balance is sought between the two disciplines.
Safety and soundness together with economy renders a project successful. State-of-the-art rigorous analysis procedures and tools are used to effectively quantify demands on structural members, which are subsequently used in the proportioning of structural members for safe & economical design in line with standard codes and practices.
The quality of drawings produced is one of the distinguished features of this firm. Proper sequence is followed in the preparation of structural drawings. A considerable effort is put into drafting the structural drawings with the intent to make it convenient for field execution & bring economy to the project.
Some of the projects done by Prof. Dr. Qaisar Ali are:
Project: Retrofitting of brick masonry schools in Bam, Iran
Client: Japan International cooperation Agency
Project: Verification of Ferro-cement overlay technique for the retrofit of brick masonry in Nepal
Client: Japan International cooperation Agency
Project: Structural design vetting of steel trusses for 100 schools in AJK
Client: USAID
Project: Reconstruction & Retrofitting of 100 Public Schools & Basic Health Units in Mansehra & Battagram Districts.
Client: Swiss Agency for Development & Cooperation
Project: Third party Quality Control validation & Retrofitting of 100 Schools in AJK
Client: World Bank through P&D Department AJK
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