Dissertations/Theses: Recent submissions

  • Modal choice behavior for rickshaw in Dhaka city 
    Shamsul Alam Mohammad Aminul Hoque (Department of Urban and Regional Planning, 1997-10)
    Rickshaws - thc most common fonn of non-motorized transpon, dominate the urban transport system in Dhaka City. Despite their contributions to thc national economy and apparent advantages, they ure often considered as ...
  • Study of stress distribution in deep reinforced concrete beams 
    Md. Golam Ali (Department of Civil Engineering, 1984-09)
    A total of ten brick aggregate reinforced concrete beamsin two series have been tested in this study in order to investigate the effect of span/depth ratio and variation of web reinforcement on the stress distribution ...
  • Seismic damage scenario for Dhaka city 
    Ferooz Rahman, Md. Gazi (Department of Civil Engineering, 2004-04)
    Earthquake risk at any location depends on the seismic hazard as well as the vulnerability of its structures. The seismic hazards evaluation considers the likelihood of earthquake of a particular magnitude or intensity ...
  • Simplified analysis and design of free standing stairs resting on partially rigid support 
    Farhad Hussain, Md. (Department of Civil Engineering, 2001-10)
    Conventional design of a free standing stair is dependent on some approximate analytical methods. The conventional methods fail to recognize the variation of stress resultants across any cross section of the stair slab. ...
  • Guided land development for private residential areas in Dhaka city : a case study of Senpara Parbata at Mirpur 
    Rafiul Islam, Md. (Department of Urban and Regional Planning, 1987-07)
    Management of urban land and its proper development is a great problem due to rapid urbanization in Bangladesh. The urban problem of the country is caused by two factors, shortage of land and lack of planned ...
  • Local resource mobilisation in selected paurashavas of Bangladesh - prospects and potential 
    Nawshad Ahmed (Department of Urban and Regional Planning, 1986-06)
    Pourashavas in Bangladesh are faced with increasing fiuancial problems. Lack of revenue constraint~ the urban governments to undertake development works of badly needed infrastructure and utility services' and maintain ...
  • Social forestry programme for coastal protection against cyclone surge 
    Shabbir Hossain (Department of Urban and Regional Planning, 1994-11)
    Cyclones and tidal surges are one of the ma.ior calamities that batter the coastal areas of Bangladesh. They cause damage to the infrastructure and loss of lives. Consolidated national and international eff9rts towards ...
  • Parking demand analysis of shopping centres in Dhaka city 
    Mesbahul Tariq, Md. (Department of Urban and Regional Planning, 1991-11)
    In recent years, shopping centres and ribbon like retail developments in Dhaka city have boomed almost continuously beside all the roads of the city in a most unplanned qnd indiscrete way. This unrestricted changing ...
  • Contextuality Louis I. Khan's work in the subcontinent 
    Nurur Rahman Khan (Department of Architecture, BUET, 1998-07)
    Kahn's works in this region is often underestimated and not properly apprised. A very important aspect of his works is its contextuality - even though its architectural manifestation is extremely modern, idealist, and ...
  • Search for conceptual framework in architectural works of Muzharul Islam 
    Foyez Ullah, Mohammad (Department of Architecture, BUET, 1997-08)
    The thesis originated from the intention to examine a key architect of this country and his practical enterprises in the light of investigations whether his philosophies and practical endeavours have any bearing on ...
  • Analysis and identification of the spatial pattern in Rajshahi old town 
    Sajid-Bin-Doza (Department of Architecture, BUET, 2008-11)
    Cities and Settlement arc in a continuous process of change, readjustment and evolution. Rajshahi old town is no exception, which epitomizes a long history of urbanization. Local culture and the way of life had always ...
  • Study of the luminous environment in architecture design studios of Bangladesh 
    Tanzia Sharmin (Department of Architecture, BUET, 2011-05)
    In the architecture design studios of Bangladesh, most of the time studios are experiencing poor lighting state, even though there is an abundant resource of natural light in the tropics. Though the importance of an ...
  • Development of a web application for bus information management system 
    Khaled Hossain Ansary, Md. (Institute of Information and Communication Technology, BUET, 2009-08)
    Online bus ticket and reservation services are effectively increasing in the e-market. In Bangladesh, some local software has been implemented which are basically manual computerized reservation system. There is no ...
  • Development of a back- end tool for loading data into data warehouse using open-source technology 
    Masum Billah, Md. (Institute of Information and Communication Technology, BUET, 2008-08)
    Almost every enterprise uses operational Database Management System (DBMS) for its infonnation management. Many companies have multiple branches in many places, each of which generates significant amount of data. These ...
  • Sediment transport predictor in the Ganges river 
    Shahana Akter (Department of Institute of Water and Flood Management (IWFM), 2004-08)
    The sediment transpol1 charactenstlcs of thc Gange, river have been studied. The peak discharge cloe, nol ncce,sarily al,,,,vs co'nc,dc wilh lhe peak sedim~nt load. Thcre lS a phase lag between th~ pea\.:dlsehwge and the ...
  • Impact of bridges and diversion channels on flow situation in the Titas river loop 
    Abidur Rahman Khan (Department of Institute of Water and Flood Management (IWFM), 2008-08)
    Titas River is either a left bank distributary of the Meglma River or sourced by the Sonai River IUlming down from rripura hills and alter traversing 127 km in the south-east again discharges into the Meghna at River ...
  • Determination of the body burden using a whole-body counter 
    Fatema Nasreen (Department of Physics, BUET, 1988-08)
    A whole-body counter (WBC) of' chair geometry configuration has been developed and calibrated for in-vivo measurement of human radioactive body burdens enabling assessment of internal radiation doses. The counting ...
  • Urban-rural linkage approach for urbanization and agricultural transformation 
    Musleh Uddin Hasan, Md. (Department of Urban and Regional Planning, 2005-06)
    In Bangladesh projected urban population will be 80 million (nearly 40 per cent of total) by 2020. Again economy of Bangladesh is undergoing a vigorous transformation. In one hand, the agro-rurallandscape is shifting ...
  • Recreational facilities in Dhaka city : a study of existing parks and open spaces 
    Mamunur Rashid Siddiqui, Md. (Department of Urban and Regional Planning, 1990-08)
    Existing parks and open spaces in Dhaka city have been examined in this study considering their location,present condition,operation and maintenance.Four communities, ten parks and ten playgrounds were selected and data ...
  • Modernization of solid waste management practices in Dhaka through public and private sector participation 
    Zahir Ahmed, Mohammad (Department of Urban and Regional Planning, 2005-07)
    Dhaka is a densely populated capital city. Increased number of population generates huge volume of solid waste in the city. Major portion of solid waste remains uncollected which degrades the environment. At present total ...

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