2014

 

Recent Submissions

  • A study to assess the suitability of using polypropylene in concrete as a partial replacement of coarse aggregate 
    Sayem, A.S.M.; Tousif, Fahmid; Hasnat, Abul (Department of Civil and Environment Engineering, Islamic University of Technology(IUT), Board Bazar, Gazipur, Bangladesh, 2014-11-15)
    AMONG THE WASTE POLYMERIC MATERIALS, WHICH ARE USED IN BANGLADESH, POLYPROPYLENE (PP) IS A NOTABLE ONE DUE TO ITS EXTENSIVE USE IN THE PRODUCTION OF PLASTIC FURNITURES, NECESSARY UTENSILS, TOYS, BUCKETS, DOORS ETC. DUE TO ...
  • A Numerical Study of Vertical Discontinuity of RCC Frame Structures 
    Shahriyar, Rashid; Morshed, Syed Ahnaf; Rahman, Istiakur (Department of Civil and Environment Engineering, Islamic University of Technology(IUT), Board Bazar, Gazipur, Bangladesh, 2014-11-15)
    Irregular Structures are a common phenomenon in modern day urbanization. Structures having significant physical discontinuities in vertical configuration or in their lateral force resisting systems are termed as vertically ...
  • Environmental Pollution on Turag River Due to Kashimpur-Konabari Industrial Area 
    Rahman, MD. Sanjidur; Al Madani, Abdullah; Rafi, Khalidur Rahman (Department of Civil and Environment Engineering, Islamic University of Technology(IUT), Board Bazar, Gazipur, Bangladesh, 2014-11-15)
    Bangladesh observed industrialization since last one hundred years. The process was in small level but the change of time, the appearance of industrialization has changed. Garments industries have taken the place of ...
  • A study of green lightweight concrete using polyethylene terephthalate (PET) as aggregate 
    Mobarok, Abdullah; Dipta, Iftekhar Alam; Rahat, Md. (Department of Civil and Environment Engineering, Islamic University of Technology(IUT), Board Bazar, Gazipur, Bangladesh, 2014-11-15)
    It is the time for development and implementation of sustainable materials in construction and reduce the reliance on non-renewable sources. Uses of Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET), largely used for manufacturing plastic ...
  • Characterization of pan evaporation with related climatological parameters of Bangladesh 
    Ahmed, Syed Tanvir; Sojib, Md. Shafiul Islam (2014-11-15)
    Bangladesh is an agricultural country. Agriculture is the single largest producing sector of the economy since it comprises about 18.6% of the country's GDP and employs around 45% of the total labour force. It has around ...
  • Reliability analysis of urban rainwater harvesting: a case study of Dhaka city 
    Bashar, Md. Zobair Ibne; Nabil, Khondokar Kamrujjaman (Department of Civil and Environment Engineering, Islamic University of Technology(IUT), Board Bazar, Gazipur, Bangladesh, 2014-11-15)
    Rainwater harvesting is a decentralized practice that provides both water supply and runoff reduction benefits that are often difficult to assess. In a city like Dhaka where the water table is falling rapidly & concrete ...
  • Comparision between cost of accidents in construction site and cost of preventive measures through risk assessment 
    Sakib, Md. Mohiuddin; Saad, Md. Abu Sayed; Islam, Monoarul (Department of Civil and Environment Engineering, Islamic University of Technology(IUT), Board Bazar, Gazipur, Bangladesh, 2014-11-15)
    In the era of modern globalization and increased competition, construction project has become one of the most crucial factors for achieving success in business sector. Huge number of construction is going on and it is ...
  • Development and application of accident prediction model for intersections at Dhaka city 
    Labib, Mashrur Ahmed; Mustakim, Rifat; Monwar, Mostofa (Department of Civil and Environment Engineering, Islamic University of Technology(IUT), Board Bazar, Gazipur, Bangladesh, 2014-11-15)
    Road accidents nowadays have become the major cause of deaths for its severity causing injury, fatal causalities, property damage, death of millions of people. Commencing with the data that every year more than 1.3 million ...
  • Optimizing traffic signal design to minimize delay 
    Bhuiyan, M. A. Afrahim; Khan, Md. Rizwane Muztaba; Khan, Irtiza Rafid (Department of Civil and Environment Engineering, Islamic University of Technology(IUT), Board Bazar, Gazipur, Bangladesh, 2014-11-15)
    Every year, millions of dollars are lost in the global economy due to traffic congestion. Long hours spent on congested roadways are draining away valuable time, energy and money from the economy. Thus delay should be ...
  • Productivity Improvement through Minimizing Idle Time of Construction Resource Using Simulation Model 
    Rahim, M Rifat Ibtesham; Solaiman, Md. Sakif Bin; Sarkar, Md. Tanvir Ahmed (Department of Civil and Environment Engineering, Islamic University of Technology(IUT), Board Bazar, Gazipur, Bangladesh, 2014-11-15)
    A series or parallel completion of different independent or dependent activities carries out a construction operation. These activities sometimes require common resources which make it difficult to schedule the construction ...
  • Risk Assessment for Urban water Supply in a developing Country: a case study of Dhaka City 
    Rahman, S.M. Anik; Hasan, Md. Rabiul (Department of Civil and Environment Engineering, Islamic University of Technology(IUT), Board Bazar, Gazipur, Bangladesh, 2014-11-15)
    Water supply access in most developing countries like Bangladesh is complex. Expanding safe drinking water and sanitation services would drastically cut the loss of life from water-related illness and free up scarce ...
  • Development of a Bid Decision Making Model for Road Construction Projects in Bangladesh 
    Iqbal, Rafsan; Islam, Sadekul (Department of Civil and Environment Engineering, Islamic University of Technology(IUT), Board Bazar, Gazipur, Bangladesh, 2014-11-15)
    Two critical decisions faced by bidders in competitive bidding include, firstly, whether or not to submit a bid, and secondly (if the answer to the first is ‘yes’) what markup value should be used on the submitted bid. ...
  • Municipal solid waste management of Gazipur city corporation 
    Khan, Habibur Rahman; Alam, Tanvir; Hasan, Md. Mahadi (Department of Civil and Environment Engineering, Islamic University of Technology(IUT), Board Bazar, Gazipur, Bangladesh, 2014-11-15)
    Municipal solid waste is the waste that is generated from households basically kitchen waste with other household wastes. Municipal solid waste management denotes the process by which the waste of an area being disposed ...
  • Effectiveness of Solar Disinfection (SODIS) in Removing Pathogenic Microorganisms 
    Ferdous, Jahid; Hasan, Md. Mahedi (Department of Civil and Environment Engineering, Islamic University of Technology(IUT), Board Bazar, Gazipur, Bangladesh, 2014-11-15)
    Water is the most important natural resource in the world and availability of safe drinking water is a high priority issue for human existence and quality of life. Unfortunately water resources are coming under increasing ...
  • A study on the relationship between driver’s characteristics and information displayed in variable message sign (VMS) 
    Mahmud, Md. Miraz; Haque, Md. Minhajul; Jishan, Farhan Labib (Department of Civil and Environment Engineering, Islamic University of Technology(IUT), Board Bazar, Gazipur, Bangladesh, 2014-11-15)
    A good communication system is the pre-requisite condition for the development of a country. For the last few years, VMS has become an important part of the communication system of the developed country. VMS is not only ...