http://dspace.mist.ac.bd:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/487 Volume 7, Number 1, (2019) Fri, 24 Apr 2026 23:06:53 GMT 2026-04-24T23:06:53Z http://localhost:8080/xmlui/bitstream/id/dc8e7cdf-cfed-49d2-9533-a262cbd0e655/ http://dspace.mist.ac.bd:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/487 http://dspace.mist.ac.bd:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/501 EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION ON THE IMPACT OF CONCRETE STRENGTH ON THE DUCTILITY OF REINFORCED CONCRETE FRAME STRUCTURES Golam Kibria, Lieutenant Colonel Bhuiyan Mohammad This experiment was undertaken to study the impact of concrete strength on the ductility of reinforced concrete frame structure. Two half scale interior joint with monolithic transverse beams and slab from a six storied residential building were selected for the experiment. The joints were constructed without any shear reinforcement within the joint region to evaluate the contribution of concrete strength in bond stress between the longitudinal reinforcement and concrete. Bond stress has important specific roles on the ductility of the joint in particular and on the ductility of the global structure in general. The models were subjected to incremental static cyclic lateral loading provided by hydraulic jacks under constant axial loading. Deflections and rotations were measured by dial gauges and a video extensometer. It is found from the study that ductility of the structural members i.e. beams, columns and joints increased remarkably with increased concrete strength. Sun, 01 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT http://dspace.mist.ac.bd:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/501 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z http://dspace.mist.ac.bd:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/500 SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF THE INTEGRATION CORE OF COMILLA CITY CORPORATION AREA AND THE IMPACT OF THE BY-PASS ROAD - A SPACE SYNTAX ANALYSIS Hossain Mou, Ishrat Zerin Urban area changes according to different uses of space and movement with the passage of time, as seen in land use, road network etc. Urban morphological transformation constantly remains under succession. The urbanization process substantially increases the demand for urban services such as transport, on whose efficiency and availability, the successful and continued existence of urban society depends. Transportation has a strong influence on the spatial structure at the local, regional and global levels. Historically, both social and economic growth within civilizations, have been structured by routes of travel. Thus, it is not surprising that a city’s circulation system has become an important facet in today’s communication-oriented urban life. Adequate transportation facilities are vital to promote growth, manage the effects of development and protect and improve city’s quality of life. The paper is intended to analyze the present land uses of Comilla city (area under the newly formed City Corporation) by drawing axial lines over the collected base map and identify the integration core of the city, in relation to the introduction of the Dhaka – Chittagong by-pass road. The town though facing tremendous pressure of haphazard development, has the scope for suggested and designed development through rigorous surveys and analytical methods using space syntax analysis. This study helps to assess the spatial impact of introducing a by-pass road on the existing physical city in relation to its functional organization. Sun, 01 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT http://dspace.mist.ac.bd:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/500 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z http://dspace.mist.ac.bd:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/499 ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT PRACTICES OF UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES IN BANGLADESH: AN EVALUATION Sanaullah, Lieutenant Colonel Muhammad; Uddin, Md. Moslem This article provides an overview of the university libraries and explains in detail their various organizations, management, collections, functions, systems, and services as a whole. It also profiles careers in library work, the education of librarians, and several professional organizations for librarians. Academic libraries function almost as the hearts in the academic activities of the University. The libraries perform their functions properly, a body of knowledge has been developed and incorporated within the scope of the training programs in library management. That’s why a qualified librarian is needed to meet up such requirements. It is quite impossible to control the entire library in pen and paper where there are a huge amount of books for the librarian. A librarian (he/she) has to serve not only a single job, but also multiple jobs simultaneously. That’s why it is difficult to keep track of those jobs. Library management is the theoretical concepts of managing such a library efficiently. Finally, the article describes contemporary library management in various university libraries in Bangladesh. Sun, 01 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT http://dspace.mist.ac.bd:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/499 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z http://dspace.mist.ac.bd:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/498 APPLICATION OF SPACE SYNTAX ANALYSIS IN LALBAGH Exploring The Links Between Spatial Analysis And Drug Crime Pattern In Selected Streets Of Lalbagh, Dhaka Ahmed, Sabbir Drug crime is an urban problem, and in Lalbagh, its occurrence is fairly common. It can nevertheless be prevented with surveillance, a feature of urban design. Spatial studies and criminology enable us to know significantly about where and why crime occurs. Criminals are rational individuals and they weigh risks and opportunities. A direct correlation can thus be found between the following variables: 1. Risk & Opportunity and 2. Physical Implications of Urban Design which includes spatial attributes. The aim of this paper is to identify the spatial attributes of a major drug crime location (Lalbagh) for helping urban planners, designers and crime control authorities to identify crime zones easily for acting “proactively” rather than “reactively” to the crime. While designing or examining neighbourhoods, for high values of Integration, Integration R=3 and Integration R=10 and Connectivity of an area, we can predict that area to be less crime-prone; because with higher levels of movement, levels of co-presence and co-awareness are expected to be higher. Based on this principle, selected streets of Lalbagh have been studied. Out of the other smaller streets of Lalbagh, Road 10, Shahidnagar was found to be particularly prone to criminal activities and this paper is focused on finding out the reasons behind it, on the basis of space syntax analysis. Depthmap software has been used as a tool to analyze and explain this pattern of drug crime. Sun, 01 Dec 2019 00:00:00 GMT http://dspace.mist.ac.bd:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/498 2019-12-01T00:00:00Z