Hello! I'm Haris Rafiq.
A young, energetic, and skilled engineer specialized in building information modelling with a strong background in analysis and design of engineering structures.
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My Story
Haris, belonging from a beautiful valley of Jammu and Kashmir, began his journey in Islamabad, where he pursued civil and structural engineering. Intrigued by BIM, he transitioned to become a Structural BIM Engineer at DesignEco. With a master's degree in Building Information Modeling, Haris developed expertise in BIM tools and joined the esteemed DS Gruppen that later became a part of Goldbeck. Now residing in Milano, he leverages his skills in structural design and BIM to excel in the field of engineering and construction.
Completed Projects
"Haris's modeling of our steel structure using Tekla was exemplary. As the team lead, I was impressed by Haris's expertise, attention to detail, and ability to meet project deadlines. The detailed and accurate Tekla models provided by Haris greatly contributed to the project's success. I highly recommend Haris for steel structure modeling projects. It was a pleasure collaborating with Haris, and I look forward to future opportunities."
Marko Staresinic - Team Leader, DS Gruppen - Part of Goldbeck
Recent Publications
Using metaverse to improve BIM processes
The technological rigidity that characterizes the Architecture, Engineering, Construction, and Facility Management (AECO/FM) industry is the starting point for this academic work. Although Building Information Modeling/Management (BIM) is the start of something new, it should not be regarded as the end. There is a need for BIM to adapt, develop, and mature through integration with emerging technologies. Therefore, this research aims to investigate and identify the potential applications of the metaverse to improve BIM processes for design, information management and collaboration. Metaverse is a three-dimensional virtual world that combines digital technologies to produce data that is reliable, transparent, and traceable. To fully embrace connected construction, which is one of the main goals of Construction 4.0, it is thought that AEC/FM professionals should start communicating and collaborating in the metaverse, making it a new normal. Therefore, this study highlights the importance of metaverse and its use cases in various industries, particularly in the AEC/FM sector.
Axial Behavior of Concrete-Filled Double-Skin Tubular Stub Columns Incorporating PVC Pipes
This experimental study presents concrete-filled double-skin tubular columns and demonstrates their expected advantages. These columns consist of an outer steel tube, an inner steel tube, and concrete sandwiched between two tubes. The influence of the outer-to-inner tube dimension ratio, outer tube to thickness ratio, and type of inner tube material (steel, PVC pipe) on the ultimate axial capacity of concrete-filled double-skin tubular columns is studied. It is found that the yield strength of the inner tube does not significantly affect the ultimate axial capacity of concrete-filled double-skin tubular composites. With the replacement of the inner tube of steel with a PVC pipe, on average, less than 10% strength is reduced, irrespective of size and dimensions of the steel tube. Hence, the cost of a project can be reduced by replacing inner steel tubes with a PVC pipes. Finally, the experimental results are compared with the existing design methods presented in AISC 360-16 (2016), GB51367 (2019), and EC4 (2004). It is found from the comparison that GB51367 (2019) gives better results, followed by AISC (2016) and EC4 (2004).