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A recent study (Ashfaque, 1997) reviews some of the low cost houses being constructed in Bangladesh and finds out the structural deficiencies in them. Also the structural performance of bamboo has...
Although Bangladesh is one of the most hazard -prone areas of the world, few people outside the main cities live in homes that protect them against those hazards. This paper reviews the present...
Design and construction of houses to resist natural hazards in Bangladesh, particularly in relation to the International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction.
Every year thousands of houses are damaged by floods. Bangladesh is located on a delta - as a result, flooding is a common phenomenon in this region. The physical characteristic of the land also...
Introduction to proceedings of the first international Housing & Hazards workshop to explore practical building for safety solutions. Dhaka, Bangladesh, 3-5 December 1996.
Natural disasters, particularly extreme winds and floods, have been causing huge loss of lives and properties every year in Bangladesh. Most of the Bangladeshi population lives in rural areas...
Significant increases in load carrying capacity of brick masonry columns is possible through encasement in ferrocement plaster. This paper presents the test results performed on thirty-two axially...
The floods of 1987-88 and the cyclone of 1991 hammered the backbone of our national economy as well as our development. The 1988 flood alone destroyed about 1. 25 million houses and twice as many...
This document describes the use of bamboo as a flexible and affordable building material for inhabitants living below the poverty line in Bangladesh.
This paper describes the development of a GIS and remote sensing based expert system for disaster management purpose.