http://dspace.mist.ac.bd:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/295 Volume 4, Number 1, (2016) Sun, 26 Apr 2026 00:18:41 GMT 2026-04-26T00:18:41Z http://localhost:8080/xmlui/bitstream/id/e2346984-577f-4973-b786-a66d653fc471/ http://dspace.mist.ac.bd:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/295 http://dspace.mist.ac.bd:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/547 BUILDING THE NEXT GENERATION INTEGRATED LIBRARY SYSTEM: PROSPECT AND CHALLENGES OF BANGLADESH Uddin, Md. Moslem; Sultana, Mrs. Nusrat Technological development has brought a radical change in every field, and library management is not the exception to it. Information technology impact positively on library and information system and services they provide for users. Integrated Library System has been the center of attention in the library world for the past several years. Koha and Dspace are the two major open-source integrated library systems (ILS’s), and they continue to grow in maturity and popularity. This paper overviews of prospect and challenges of the integrated library system in Bangladesh. Md. Moslem Uddin(1) and Mrs. Nusrat Sultana(2) 1Military Institute of Science and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Email: moslemuddin75@yahoo.com, librarian@mist.ac.bd 2Military Institute of Science and Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh Email: nusrats-du@yahoo.com Thu, 01 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMT http://dspace.mist.ac.bd:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/547 2016-12-01T00:00:00Z http://dspace.mist.ac.bd:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/530 MEASUREMENT Of UrrRASONIC PULSE VELOCITY IN CONCRETE fOR ASSESSING COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH Johora, Fatema T; M Toufiq Amin, Chowdhury; Ibrahim, S M; Haque, A; Amin, AFM Saiful Evaluating in-place compressive strength of concrete by employing non-destructive testing method is a cardinal approach to assess concrete strength in present condition. But strength cannot be measured because non-destructive tests are relative in nature. So indispensability arises for establishing experimental relation between the property being measured by a given test and the strength of the specimen. Concrete strength increases with time due to curing but when its use being started, environmental exposure may also deteriorate its strength. To assess the concrete strength in present condition of a structure ultrasonic pulse velocity method is used among all other non-destructive methods in order to find a correlation with concrete compressive strength. Therefore. to derive such correlation and evaluating its reliability using local material and local condition is important for judging the concrete. Finally, further observations are made on effect of concrete age and coarse aggregate which are known to be the most important parameters that affect the correlation. Fatema T Johora(1), Chowdhury M Toufiq Amin(1), S M Ibrahim(1), A Haque(1), AFM Saiful Amin(2) 1 Department of Civil Engineering, Military Institute of Science and Technology E-mail: fatema.mist09@gmail.com.toufiq_amin@yahoo.com.ibrahim4uonly@gmail.comandarif6plusl0@yahoo.com 2Department of Civil Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology Email samin@ce.buet.ac.bd Thu, 01 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMT http://dspace.mist.ac.bd:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/530 2016-12-01T00:00:00Z http://dspace.mist.ac.bd:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/529 SEISMIC PERFORMANCE INVES"nGA"nON OF BASE ISOLATION SYSTEM FOR TYPICAL RESIDENTIAL BUILDING IN BANGLADESH Ahmed, Khondaker Sakil; Tasnim, Asfara; Farzana, Afia Base isolation system for building structure is a popular technique to release extensive energy by allowing displacement and hence to protect structures from earthquake excitation. This paper aims to investigate the performance of a base isolated building against seismic hazard compare to typical fixed base building using ETABS 2015. Commonly used isolator like rubber bearing and friction pendulum bearing are used at the base of the building. Parametric studies are conducted to study linear time history analysis and to investigate the performance of different type of isolator. In the parametric study, comparisons are made among fixed base, rubber and friction pendulum isolated based structure on the basis of base shear, story drift, displacement, acceleration and time period. Finally nonlinear static pushover analysis has also been conducted as per FEMA-440. It is observed from the study that a base isolation system in building significantly reduces base shear with the increment of displacement and time period compared to fix based building significantly. Khondaker Sakil Ahmed(1) Asfara Tasnim(2), Afia Farzana(3) 1 .. Military Institute of Science and Technology Mirpur Cantonment, Mirpur, Dhaka-1216, Bangladesh. email: sakilOl04@gmail.com 2,3Military Institute of Science and Technology Mirpur Cantonment, Mirpur, Dhaka-1216, Bangladesh. email: asfaratasnim@yahoo.com.afiasashi@yahoo.com Thu, 01 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMT http://dspace.mist.ac.bd:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/529 2016-12-01T00:00:00Z http://dspace.mist.ac.bd:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/528 MANAGING THE SEDIMENT LOAD IN TIDAL RIVER MANAGEMENT (TRM) Navera, Umme Kulsum; Islam, Md. Monirul Bangladesh has a large number of tidal rivers in the South-West region which are characterized by erosion and sedimentation and all of them discharges into the Bay of Bengal. Tidal River Management (TRM) which is a concept based on indigenous knowledge and sediment management practice is one of the key factors for river basin management in this region. Raising of low lying land inside the beel (depressed area) and maintaining proper drainage capacity of the rivers are the two main objectives of Tidal River Management (TRM) process. It was observed in the previous TRM practices in Beel Kedaria and East Beel Khuksia of South-West regionthat the sedimentation inside the beels were not uniform due to technical and operational problems inthe TRM process. The present practice of TRM operation, a link canal is constructed to connect the beel with the river. This results in sediment deposition at the mouth of the link canal, preventing uniform sedimentation inside the wider area of beel. Technical feasibility of this option has been assessed in this paperby a cohesive sediment transport model namely MIKE21 FM.The option which has been selected for sediment management inside the beel during TRM operation is such that one link has been constructed to connect the beel with the river. Deposition volume in Beel Baruna in Jessore district has been assessed. From the simulation results, it has been found that sedimentation inside the beel is not uniform with the present TRM practice. The deposition volume shows linear variation from 0.68Mm3 to 2.28Mm3 through the four consecutive years but the deposition pattern within the beel is non-uniform. The sediment deposition continues to increase even after four years in all areas. So it is necessary to implementa better functional technique for uniform and effective sedimentation inside the beel areas to overcome the long term drainage congestion and water logging problem from the study. Umme Kulsum Navera(1) and Md. Monirul Islam(2) 1 Department of Water Resources Engineering, BUET, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh. 2 Department of Water Resources Engineering, BUET, Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh. Thu, 01 Dec 2016 00:00:00 GMT http://dspace.mist.ac.bd:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/528 2016-12-01T00:00:00Z