M. A. Ansary, R. Ahsan (Investigator): Shaking Table Test of Buckling Resistant Bracing, funded by Canada Steel, Sept 2017 to Mar 2018.
R. Ahsan (Sub-Project Manager), M. A. Ansary, M. S. Islam: Supplementary Fund for Seismic Risk Mitigation through Retrofitting of Civil Infrastructure in Bangladesh, funded by World Bank and University Grants Commission (UGC), May 2017 to Sep 2018.
R. Ahsan (Principal Investigator), Tanvir Manzur, Bushra Islam: Frame test under cyclic lateral loading with constant vertical load, under the Project for Capacity Development on natural Disaster Resistant Techniques of Construction and Retrofitting of Public Buildings, funded by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), September 2012 to Mar 2013.
R. Ahsan (Sub-Project Manager), M. A. Ansary: Seismic Risk Mitigation through Retrofitting of Civil Infrastructure in Bangladesh, funded by World Bank and University Grants Commission (UGC), April 2012 to Dec 2015.
R. Ahsan (Project Director), M. A. Ansary, M. Begum; Structural Health Monitoring of RC Bridges in Bangladesh, funded by Ministry of Science, Information and Communication Technology (MOSICT), Government of People’s Republic of Bangladesh, July 2009 to June 2010.
M. H. Ali (Team Leader), R. Ahsan (Coordinator), Departmen of Civil Engineering, BUET (Investigating Team); Updating of Bangladesh National Building Code, funded by Housing and Building Research Institute (HBRI), Ministry of Housing and Public Works, Government of People’s Republic of Bangladesh, December 2009 to November 2010.
M. A. Ansary (Project Director), R. Ahsan (Deputy Project Director); Establishment of BUET-Japan Institute of Disaster Prevention and Urban Safety, funded by Ministry of Education (MOE), Government of People’s Republic of Bangladesh, July 2009 to June 2011.
Asian Disaster Prevention Center (Investigating Team), M. A. Ansary (Advisor), R. Ahsan (Advisor); Earthquake risk reduction in Chittagong Hill Tracts, funded by Chittagong Hill Tract Development Facilities, United Nations Development Program (UNDP), July 2009 to June 2010.
Centre for Environment and Geographic Information System (Investigating Team) and R. Ahsan (Advisor); Updating available information on cyclone shelter management for tsunami preparedness, funded by Comprehensive Disaster Management Program (CDMP), Ministry of Food and Disaster Management, Government of Bangladesh, January 2008 to December 2009.
Institute of Water Modeling (Investigating Team) and R. Ahsan (Advisor); Identification of tsunami-vulnerable schools/hospitals/emergency response and control buildings in the coastal region and evaluation of their adaptation capacity to tsunami and storm surge event, funded by Comprehensive Disaster Management Program (CDMP), Ministry of Food and Disaster Management, Government of Bangladesh, January 2008 to December 2009.
S. Tsukamoto (Coordinator), R. Ahsan (Co-Coordinator), M. M. Rahman and M. S. Islam: Preparation of manuals on better construction practices of rural houses, community buildings and roads/embankments in coastal areas, funded by Japan Platform, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan, February 2008 to April 2008.
R. Ahsan (Project Coordinator); Study of Dynamic Behavior of Steel Frames with Flexible Connections, funded by Committee for Advanced Study and Research (CASR), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 2003 to May 2005.
J. B. Alam (Coordinator), M. S. A. Siddiquee (Co-Coordinator) and R. Ahsan (Co-Coordinator);Integrated micro-zonal environmental, transportation, earthquake and fire hazard assessment for urban settlement, funded by Committee for Advanced Study and Research (CASR), Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh, June 2002 to May 2004.