Istiakur Rahman

University of Colorado Boulder | CUB · Department of Civil, Environmental and Architectural Engineering (CEAE)

Landslides have been a regular occurrence and an alarming threat to human life and property in the era of anthropogenic global warming. An early prediction of landslide susceptibility using a data-driven approach is a demand of time. In this study, we explored the eloquent features that best describe landslide susceptibility with state-of-the-art m...

Expanded Polystyrene (EPS) geofoam acts like a compressible buffer between the backfill soil and the retaining wall. It absorbs a large portion of both static and dynamic stresses induced by the backfill soil and transfers the remainder to the retaining structure. Geofoam between retaining wall and backfill soil has the ability to control the devel...

The combination of data and digital technologies opens up many opportunities in the geotechnical sector, and Machine Learning is undeniably one of the most innovative applications for predicting soil parameters. Even so, owing to the uncertainty regarding the accuracy of the prediction models, traditional methods of determining soil parameters are...

In recent times, braced excavation is predominantly utilized for construction of underground facilities in all soil types owing to its simple construction technique, cost-effectivity and minimization of the excavation area. The stability of a braced excavation and nearby ground surface is influenced by the soil behaviour, the properties of the reta...

Landslides have been a regular occurrence and an alarming threat to human life and property in the era of anthropogenic global warming. An early prediction of landslide susceptibility using a data-driven approach is a demand of time. In this study, we explored the eloquent features that best describe landslide susceptibility with state-of-the-art m...

Contiguous pile wall has been used widely in Bangladesh as a soil retaining structure because it is relatively economical compared to other available supporting systems such as sheet pile wall, diaphragm wall, etc. In this study, the effect of retained soil, adjacent structures near excavation zone and reduction of bracing components on contiguous...

This study deals with the performance of the Artificial Neural Networks (ANNs) for predicting the ultimate bearing capacity of shallow foundations on cohesion less soil. From cone penetration tests (CPT) footing dimensions and other soil parameters were considered as the input variables which have the most significant impact on bearing capacity pre...

Access to safe drinking water has been a key development concern for the developing countries at national, regional and local level. Bangladesh being one of the most densely populated countries in the world, is struggling to provide safe drinking water facilities to the citizens. This paper focuses on the quality of drinking water available in the...

Dhaka, the capital city of Bangladesh is surrounded by the three major rivers Buriganga, Turag, and Dhaleshwari. A large number of people are dependent on these river's water for their daily use. Many industries have been located along these rivers because these rivers provide transportation and have been a convenient place to discharge waste. Chem...

Walking is a major mode of transportation in developing countries where most road users are pedestrians who spend significant time on roads and using the road system. Walking almost inevitably involves crossing a road, where the chances of conflict between pedestrian and motor vehicle is much higher. In Dhaka, the capital of a developing country Ba...

Walking is a major mode of transportation in developing countries where most road users are pedestrians who spend significant time on roads and using the road system. Walking almost inevitably involves crossing a road, where the chances of conflict between pedestrian and motor vehicle is much higher. In Dhaka, the capital of a developing country Ba...

Leather industry is a prominent industrial sector in Bangladesh which has a massive influence on our economy. The industry has become an area of export thrust with footwear having been identified as an area of extreme focus. Though having massive potential, this overgrowing sector has received much criticism on environmental as well as health issue...

Dismantling of ships in Chittagong, the commercial capital of Bangladesh is a reason for concern in recent years. Failure to provide for environmentally sustainable ship breaking procedure is an alert to the future generation to come. Ship scrapping is an important source of raw materials in South Asia. Bangladesh derives 80-90% of its steel from e...

Dismantling of ships in Chittagong, the commercial capital of Bangladesh is a reason for concern in recent years. Failure to provide for environmentally sustainable ship breaking procedure is an alert to the future generation to come. Ship scrapping is an important source of raw materials in South Asia. Bangladesh derives 80-90% of its steel from e...