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Name: SYED RAZI KAZIM MAHDI

Nationality: Pakistani

Date of Birth: January 23, 1957

Educational Qualification: MSc (Geophysics)

Quaid e Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan.

Related Training: i) Diploma in Seismic Instrumentation

& Data Processing from M/S GeoSIG, Switzerland.
ii) Short course on offline Data Processing through SEISAN &
ANTELOPE Software with M/S Kinemetrics, Switzerland.
iii) Short course on ONLINE Data Processing through
ANTELOPE Software with M/S Kinemetrics, Switzerland.
iv) Training in Seismic analysis with M/S LDGO, NY, USA.
v) Training in Seismic Instrumentation Strong
Motion Data analysis with M/S Kinemetrics at Pasadena,
USA.
vi) Short courses FORTRAN Language and
computer packages like M/S Windows & M/S Office

Work Experience: i) Junior Seismologist from 11.01.1983 to 31.12.1985 with

Tarbela Dam Project, Pakistan, Consultants M/S TAMS,
USA.
ii) Junior Seismologist from 01.01.1986 to 13.10.1995 with
Tarbela Dam Project owners M/S WAPDA, Pakistan.
iii) Senior Seismologist from 14.10.1995 to 21.08.1999 with
Tarbela Dam Project owners M/S WAPDA, Pakistan.
iv) Senior Seismologist from 31.08. 1999 to 05.06.2007 with
Mangla Dam Project owners M/S WAPDA, Pakistan.
v) Director Seismic Studies, WAPDA Pakistan. From
06.06.2007 till Present with The owners of various small and
large Hydropower Projects in Pakistan.
Present Responsibilities:

Pakistan Water And Power Development Authority (WAPDA) is constructing many

Hydropower Projects in Pakistan. On most of the Projects especially in the Northern
Areas of Pakistan (which is seismically very active), VSAT telemetry based seismic
instrumentation has been carried out (Microseismic & Strong Motion). All the stations
are recorded at Central Recording Station (CRS) located at Tarbela Dam. At the CRS
seismic data is processed/analyzed through Antelope Software. Antelope is a system of
software modules that implement acquisition, transport, buffering, processing, archiving
and distribution of seismic monitoring informations. Both real-time automated data
processing and non real-time batch mode and interactive data processing are provided by
Antelope Software.

Job Description of Director Seismic Studies

i. Technical/Administrative head of the Seismic Studies Directorate which has

been recently established at Tarbela Dam Project for the seismic safety
monitoring of large Dams and Hydropower Structures, under planning or
construction by WAPDA in the seismically active Northern Areas of Pakistan. In
this connection WAPDA has planned to install 35 microseismic stations in the
Northern Areas. Under the supervision of Director Seismic Studies a network of
ten microseismic stations has been installed around the Diamer Basha Dam
Project (DBDP), while another ten microseismic stations are in the process of
installation at various locations of the Northern Areas, such as Dasu, Bunji,
Gilgit, Skardu, Pattan, Chitral and Muzaffarabad. Seismic data from all the
stations will be recorded through the VSAT system at Tarbela Dam Central
Recording Station (CRS). Here the seismic data will be processed and analyzed
through the latest state of art Antelope Software.

ii. Review seismic parameters for existing WAPDA Projects and propose evaluation
of seismic risk studies if required. Seismic Hazard analysis for large Dams and
Hydropower Projects.

iii. Analysis and Interpretation of Strong Motion Accelerographs (SMA) installed in

and around Tarbela Dam for safety monitoring purpose.

iv. Planning for the installation of Micro Seismic Monitoring Systems (MSMS)
around large Dams and Hydropower Projects in the seismically active regions of
Northern Areas.

v. Signal/Noise survey for the location of microseismic stations in the seismically

active Northern Areas of Pakistan.

vi. Establishment of microseismic stations around large Dams and Hydropower

Structures for safety monitoring purpose.
 vii. Determination of subsurface velocity for accurate location of microseismic
events. Processing, analysis and interpretation of microseismic data through
latest state of art software.

viii. Review Periodic/Annual seismic inspection reports related to different WAPDA

Projects and implementation.

ix. Review of Seismic and Geophysical reports written by Consultants of large Dams
and Hydropower Projects.

x. Supervision of the liaison between WAPDA and Foreign Consultants related to

seismic studies in the Northern Areas of Pakistan.

xi. Implementation of Earthquake Drill during felt earthquakes for seismic safety of
Tarbela Dam Project.

xii. Meetings with Consultants for planning and survey to install seismic
instrumentations required for the seismic safety monitoring of WAPDA large
Dams and Hydropower Structures.

International Research Papers Published

i) Tarbela Reservoir A Question of Induced Seismicity, Second International

Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineer, June 1-5, 1988, St.
Louis, MO, USA.
ii) Characteristics of Reservoir Induced Seismicity At Tarbela & Mangla Dams,
73rd ICOLD Meeting, May 1-6, 2005, Tehran, Iran.
iii) The Kashmir Hazara Earthquake & Its Implications on Jhelum Thrust Zone,
International Conference on Earthquake engineering at UET, Lahore,
Pakistan. September8 & 9, 2006.
iv) Focal Mechanism Studies of Earthquakes Along Main Mantle Thrust (MMT)
in Part of The Hinterland Zone of Himalayan Fold Belt, Pakistan, Islamabad
Journal of Sciences, Vol. 15 No.1 (2005-2006).
v) October 08, 2005 Rupture Along Jhelum Thrust And Post Earthquake
Scenario Along Jhelum Fault, International Conference on Post Muzaffarabad
Earthquake Scenario, November 05-05, 2007, Islamabad, Pakistan.
vi) Pakistan Kashmir Hazara Zone and The October 08, 2005 Earthquake, 6 th
International Conference on Case Histories in Geotechnical Engineer,
Arlington, VA, USA.
vii) Some Seismological Characteristics of Mw 6.5 Pishin-Ziarat October 29,
2008 Double Earthquake, 5th International Conference on Recent Advances in
Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics & Symposium in
Honor of Professor I. M. Idriss, May 24-29, 2010 San Diego, California,
USA.
viii) Seismotectonic Contours of Kashmir Hazara Region And Seismic Aspects of
October 08, 2005 Earthquake, 5th International Conference on Recent
Advances in Geotechnical Earthquake Engineering and Soil Dynamics &
 Symposium in Honor of Professor I. M. Idriss, May 24-29, 2010 San Diego,
California, USA.

Referees

1) Dr. Monalisa A. Assistant Professor Quaid e Azam University, Islamabad,

Pakistan. [email protected]

2) Dr. Muhammad Idrissi, Manager M/S Kinemetrics Zl Le Tresi 6B CH-1028

Preverenges, Switzerland. [email protected]