In Bangladesh, procurement of goods, works and services using public fund is made following the Public Procurement Act-2006 (PPA-2006) and Public Procurement Rules- 2008 (PPR-2008). In this process a competent bidder is ...

The strength and compressibility properties of soil were determined from the soil collected by using Modified Shelby Tubes. Then these were used to correlate with Standard Penetration Resistance. Generally Standard Penetration ...

In recent times, the rainfall induced landslides have been prominent in the Chattogram Hill Districts of Bangladesh. Excessive rainfall, deforestation and indiscriminate hill cutting have made Chattogram extremely ...

Heavy metal contamination has become a severe problem all over the world due to its adverse impact on the environment and human health. Heavy metal, particularly chromium, is a major contaminant discharged by the tannery ...

Manganese (Mn) and arsenic (As) are common natural groundwater contaminants in Bangladesh. WHO (2004) recommended health-based drinking water guideline values of 0.4 mg/l and 0.01 mg/l for Mn and As, respectively. WHO ...

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Understanding the resilience of the railway network in Bangladesh in response to natural disasters is a major concern in the face of increasing calamities caused by climate change, as it plays a crucial role in mobilizing ...

Flyover bridges have become an essential part of the transport system of modern cities. They are constructed to ease the traffic congestion in mega cities and improve the mobility of the people. Dhaka City, already a ...

Blast incidents in recent years indicate that most of the terrorist attacks target on high occupancy iconic and public building using vehicle borne incendiary devices. Most of these buildings have been built without ...

Punching shear failure is usually the governing failure mode of flat plate structures. Punching failure is brittle in nature which induces more vulnerability to this type of structure. The objective of the present study ...