Bushra Islam

  • Bushra Islam

    Lecturer (On Leave)

    bushraislam@jidpus.buet.ac.bd

    Research Interest

    • Performance Based Earthquake Engineering, Structural Dynamics, Steel Structures, Soil-Structure interaction, Nondestructive Evaluation of Structures.

Academic Qualification

Ph.D. in Civil Engineering (On Going)
M.Sc.in Civil & Structural Engineering
B.Sc. in Civil Engineering


Publications

Fatmi M. R, Islam B., Rahman M. M, Hasi A. D and Noor M. A., (2011“Optimized Aggregate Gradation for Bangladesh” Applied Mechanics and Materials. Vols 71-78 (2011) pp 4226-4229.


Teaching

Lecturer, BUET-Japan Institute of Disaster Prevention and Urban Safety Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology October 2011 – Present Lecturer, Department of Civil Engineering Military Institute of Science and Technology January 2011-October 2011

Research Works

Research Engineer, Jamuna Multipurpose Bridge Seismic Instrumentation Project Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology April 2010 – January 2011 Research Assistant Project on Willingness-to-Pay for Mass Rapid Transit in Dhaka, Funded by Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Department of Civil Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology October 2009 – January 2010

Miscellaneous

Associate Editor GALAXY, Technical Journal of Military Institute of Science and Technology Traffic Volume Survey in Dhaka City Capital Development Authority (RAJUK) New Road Project, BUET

Proceeding

Islam B., Rahman M. S. and Noor M. A. (2011), “A State of Art Review on Internal Curing of Concrete and its Prospect for Bangladesh”, Proceedings of the 4th Annual Paper Meet and 1st Civil Engineering Congress, Dhaka, Bangladesh, pp 22-28, isbn: 978-984-33-4363-5, December, 2011. Islam B., Ahsan R., Ansary M. A., “Bridge Deck Condition Assessment by Ground Penetrating Radar – A Case Study in Bangladesh”, New Technologies for Urban Safety of Mega Cities in Asia (USMCA) Symposium, Chiang Mai,Thailand, October, 2011. Fatmi M.R., Islam B., Rahman M.M., Hasi A.D., Noor M.A., “Optimized Aggregate Gradation for Bangladesh”, International Conference on Green Building, Materials and Civil Engineering (GBMCE), Shangri-La, China, August, 2011. Hasi A.D., Islam B., Hossain A., Nessa M., “Preparedness for Urban Fire Hazards”, Special Conference on Urbanization, Traffic Jam and Environment, Dhaka, Bangladesh, January, 2011. Rahman M.S., Islam B., Ansary M. A., “Diagnosis of the Seismic Vulnerability of Buildings at Dhaka Using Non-Destructive Testing”, New Technologies for Urban Safety of Mega Cities in Asia (USMCA) Symposium, Kobe, Japan, October, 2010. Islam B., Ahsan R., Reza S.M., “Dynamic Stiffness Parameters of Hollow Steel Piles for Soil-Structure Interaction”, Bangladesh Geotechnical Conference, Dhaka, Bangladesh, December, 2009.

Academic Research

Graduate (M.Sc.) Thesis – Pursuing Undergraduate (B.Sc.) Thesis Conducted study on “Dynamic Stiffness Parameters of Hollow Steel Piles for Soil-Structure Interaction” under supervision of Dr, Raquib Ahsan, Professor, Department of Civil Engineering, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET).

Training and workshop

Lecture course and seminar on “Urban Building Fire Disaster Mitigation and Safety Issues in Asian Mega Cities: Bangladesh Chapter”, Global CEO Program, Tokyo University of Science (TUS), 21-23 November, 2010, Dhaka, Bangladesh. International symposium and workshop on “Sustainable Transport for Developing Countries (STDC 2008)”, Department of Civil Engineering, BUET, 28-29 August, 2008, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Professional Membership

IEB BUET Alumni Association