2012

 

Recent Submissions

  • Seismic Performance Evaluation of Essential Facilities Building in Dhaka City by Inelastic Time History Analysis 
    Ahmed, Md. Sabbir; Lodi, Farzad Khan (Department of Civil and Environment Engineering, Islamic University of Technology(IUT), Board Bazar, Gazipur, Bangladesh, 2012-11-15)
    Structures suffer significant inelastic deformation under a strong earthquake and dynamic characteristics of the structure change with time, so investigating the performance of a structure requires inelastic analytical ...
  • Study on Water Uses Pattern in an Urban Slum of Dhaka City 
    Rabbi, MD Atai; Parvez, MD. Mamun (2012-11-15)
    Slum population has largely increased in Bangladesh over the last three decades along with growth and expansion of cities and towns. It creates additional pressure on the infrastructure and water resources. Rapid ...
  • Impacts Assessment and Interventions to Overcome the Frequent Natural Calamities: A Case Study of Satkhira District in the Southern Part of Bangladesh 
    Asadujjaman, A. B. M.; Rahman, Md. Tareq; Shourov, Md. Sabbir Ahmed (Department of Civil and Environment Engineering, Islamic University of Technology(IUT), Board Bazar, Gazipur, Bangladesh, 2012-11-15)
    Today, approximately 3 billion people, about half of the world‟s populations live within 200 kilometers of a coastline. By 2025, this figure is likely to double. Up to 50 percent of the population in Bangladesh lives in ...
  • Effectiveness of Driving License in Bangladesh from Road Safety Perspective 
    Wahi, Rabbani Rash-Ha; Ahsan, Nafiz Ul (Department of Civil and Environment Engineering, Islamic University of Technology(IUT), Board Bazar, Gazipur, Bangladesh, 2012-11-15)
    Road traffic accidents and injuries have now emerged as a serious man-made epidemic with an estimated 1.3 million people killed and as many as 50 million injured worldwide each year. It is a rear event that road accidents ...
  • A Statistical study on RC building stocks structural characteristics of Dhaka city for loss assessment application 
    Sajjad, Md. Rafi; Sakib, Zeeshan Yasir; Haque, Fuad Md. Moinul (Department of Civil and Environment Engineering, Islamic University of Technology(IUT), Board Bazar, Gazipur, Bangladesh, 2012-11-15)
    Dhaka is one of the most seismically hazardous cities in the world and several studies indicated Dhaka to have one of the highest values of earthquake disaster risk index (EDRI) mainly due to its inherent vulnerability ...
  • Storage Volume and Reliability of Rainwater Harvesting in the Coastal Areas of Bangladesh Using a Daily Water Balance Model 
    Billah, Md. Solaiman; Islam, Shoaib Rafique Al (Department of Civil and Environment Engineering, Islamic University of Technology(IUT), Board Bazar, Gazipur, Bangladesh, 2012-11-15)
    Scarcity of fresh water has become a thing of concern around the world. Now, in developing countries this necessity has become a priority to be addressed like never before. Having population on the up rise in one hand ...
  • Applicability and Prospects of WEAP Software as a Decision Support System Tool for Water Demand Analysis in Bangladesh: A Case Study of Lakkhya Basin-Demra Catchment 
    Islam, Md. Montasir; Yahya, Sarder Mohammad; Navid, Ehteshamul Haque (Department of Civil and Environment Engineering, Islamic University of Technology(IUT), Board Bazar, Gazipur, Bangladesh, 2012-10-15)
    Bangladesh is a riverine country which is dependent mainly on water for various major purposes such as agriculture, industrialization, urbanization etc. Water demand analysis is an important process to manage water efficiently ...
  • Improving Productivity of Construction Operation Using Simulation Model 
    Ahmed, Tanvir; Hossain, Sayed Mukit (Department of Civil and Environment Engineering, Islamic University of Technology(IUT), Board Bazar, Gazipur, Bangladesh, 2012-11-15)
    Different activities involved in a construction operation are interdependent and some activities require common resources which make it difficult to schedule the construction operation effectively. Eventually it leads to ...
  • Study on the effect of road infrastructure, socio-economic and demographic features on road crashes in Bangladesh 
    Rahman, Md. Hishamur; Mohammed (Department of Civil and Environment Engineering, Islamic University of Technology(IUT), Board Bazar, Gazipur, Bangladesh, 2012-11-15)
    A statistical analysis was conducted for road traffic accidents and associated casualties in Bangladesh. This was undertaken in order to assist the policy-makers to take appropriate steps to reduce the road traffic ...
  • Contingency Planning for Construction Project to Accommodate Delay Caused by Surprised Situations 
    Alam, Tanzim; Ishtiak, Md. Ali; Himon, Shofiul Bashar (Department of Civil and Environment Engineering, Islamic University of Technology(IUT), Board Bazar, Gazipur, Bangladesh, 2012-11-15)
    Construction industry is flourishing in Bangladesh day by day. It is very important to complete a project on time and with limited budget. However, people are having difficulties in the accomplishment of the project. ...
  • Seismic Performance Evaluation of Essential Facilities Building in Dhaka City by Pushover Analysis 
    Uddin, Md. Noyim; Amin, Md. Tanvir Ehsan (Department of Civil and Environment Engineering, Islamic University of Technology(IUT), Board Bazar, Gazipur, Bangladesh, 2012-11-15)
    Bangladesh is situated in moderate earthquake prone region. Major metropolitan cities of our country are under serious threat because of faulty design and construction of structures. Buildings designed without seismic ...
  • A Study on Scouring Around Bridge Piers of Different Shapes 
    Pasha, Md. Mosabbir; Mahmood, Aziz Hasan (Department of Civil and Environment Engineering, Islamic University of Technology(IUT), Board Bazar, Gazipur, Bangladesh, 2012-11-15)
    A series of recent bridge failures due to pier scour, as reported in literature, has rekindled interest in furthering our understanding of the scour process and for developing improved ways of protecting bridges against ...
  • Factors Affecting Mode Choice: A Case Study in Dhaka 
    Khatib, Sudipto; Azom, Md. Rezwan; Sontu, Asifuzzaman (Department of Civil and Environment Engineering, Islamic University of Technology(IUT), Board Bazar, Gazipur, Bangladesh, 2012-11-15)
    Transportation is one of the most important but also hardest-to-solve problems of modern-day cities. In developed countries, the transportation sector contributes a lot to the GDP and its services are a precondition for ...
  • A Study on Waste Water Management in The Dhaka EPZ Area 
    Hashib, Abdullah Al; Zaman, Md. Sabbir (Department of Civil and Environment Engineering, Islamic University of Technology(IUT), Board Bazar, Gazipur, Bangladesh, 2012-11-15)
    DEPZ bear a lion portion of the total economy of Bangladesh. Due to its flourishing industrialization it also poses threat to the environment at the same time. Huge amount of water is consumed and wasted everyday. This ...
  • An Analysis of Health Risk Associated with Urban Water Supply in Bangladesh 
    Rahman, Sadik; Hossain, Md. Asif (Department of Civil and Environment Engineering, Islamic University of Technology(IUT), Board Bazar, Gazipur, Bangladesh, 2012-11-15)
    Water, a vital resource for the survival of human species, has the potential to be a destructive force with if contaminated significantly. The trend of population immigration towards large cities and rapid economic growth ...