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ISBN: 978-984-34-0265-3

Organized by Department of Civil Engineering Khulna University of Engineering & Technology (KUET) Khulna-9203, Bangladesh

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Editorial Committee

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Prof. Dr. Quazi Hamidul Bari
Prof. Dr. Kh. Shafiul Islam
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Harunur Rashid
Prof. Dr. Kh. Mahbub Hassan
Prof. Dr. Md. Rokonuzzaman
Prof. Dr. Abu Zakir Morshed
Dr. Kazi ABM Mohiuddin

Scientific & Technical Committee

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Prof. Dr. Md. Keramat Ali Molla, KUET (Bangladesh)
Prof. Dr. Md. Abul Bashar, KUET (Bangladesh)
Prof. Dr. Quazi Sazzad Hossain, KUET (Bangladesh)
Prof. Dr. Kh. Md. Shafiul Islam, KUET (Bangladesh)
Prof. Dr. Md. Saiful Islam, KUET (Bangladesh)
Prof. Dr. Muhammad Harunur Rashid, KUET (Bangladesh)
Prof. Dr. Kh. Mahbub Hassan, KUET (Bangladesh)
Prof. Dr. Md. Shahjahan Ali, KUET (Bangladesh)
Prof. Dr. S.M. Moniruzzaman, KUET (Bangladesh)
Prof. Dr. Md. Rokonuzzaman, KUET (Bangladesh)
Prof. Dr. Abu Zakir Morshed, KUET (Bangladesh)
Dr. Rukhsana Liza, KUET (Bangladesh)
Dr. Kazi ABM Mohiuddin, KUET (Bangladesh)
Dr. Md. Jahir Uddin, KUET (Bangladesh)
Prof. Dr. Md. Monjur Hossain, AUST (Bangladesh)
Prof. Dr. Quazi Hamidul Bari, AUST (Bangladesh)
Prof. Dr. Md. Rezaul Karim, IUT (Bangladesh)
Prof. Dr. Jun Nakajima, Ritsumeiken University (Japan)
Prof. Dr. Pere Roca Fabregat, UPC(Spain)
Prof. Dr. Raquib Ahsan, BUET (Bangladesh)
Prof. Dr. Md. Saiful Islam, CUET (Bangladesh)
Prof. Dr. Abul Kalam Azad, KU (Bangladesh)
Prof. Dr. Ali Gul Qureshi, Kyoto University (Japan)
Prof. Dr. Md. Niamul Bari, RUET (Bangladesh)
Prof. Dr. S. Onda, Kyoto University (Japan)

Paper Title & Author(s)	Page
Generation of rainfall intensity-duration-frequency relationship for central region in Bangladesh Munshi Md. Rasel, Md. Tashfique Uddin Chowdhury and Md. Mazharul Islam	1
Analysis of the trends in temperature and precipitation variables for Sylhet city of Bangladesh using RCLIMDEX toolkit M A Hashnat Badsha, M A H Kafi, M Z Islam and Tanaz Islam	8
Local adaptation practices in response to a super cyclone in the coastal region of Bangladesh Md. Gulam Kibria, M. Shah Alam Khan and Debanjali Saha	15
Applicability of water sensitive urban design (WSUD) in Dhaka city S. T. Wahab, R. Mamtaz and M. M. Islam	24
Recovery of electric energy from municipal solid waste of Jessore town in Bangladesh Ujjwal Mondol, M. S. Hossain and Ratnadip Saha	34
Estimation of production cost of a triangular solar still for remote area of Bangladesh Hiroaki Terasaki, Tomohiro Umemura, Masaki Ito, Takuya Akao, Teruyuki Fukuhara and Kh. Md. Shafiul Islam	43
Characterization of sugar industry wastes for solid state bioconversion Tasrif Ahmed and Md. Niamul Bari	50
Potential of phytoremediation approaches in regeneration of Hazaribagh brownfield area Preyanka Dey, Matiur Rahman Raju, Mahbuboor Rahman Choudhury	53
Thermal performance of solar thermal collector using metal reinforced polyethylene tube Takuya Akao, Hiroaki Terasaki, Akira Okuda, Teruyuki Fukuhara	62
Application of coagulation process in treating of landfill contaminated leachate Rabindra Chakrabarty and Islam M. Rafizul	68
Estimation of soluble sulphide discharged in hair burning liming operation from tanneries, Bangladesh Md. Abul Hashem, Md. Shahruk Nur-A-Tomal, Aziza Ahsan and Syeda Anika Bushra	77
Performance evaluation of drinking water treatment plant in Gopalganj town of Bangladesh M. S. Hossain, M. A. Halim and Habibur Reza	82
Evaluation of existing composting process at waste management plant situated in kuet campus M. K. Sutradhar, M. R. Sarder and M. Alamgir	90
Environmental assessment of wastewater disposal on Mouri river at Khulna: an application of GIS Sakibul Hasan, Kh. Mahbub Hassan and Showmitra Kumar Sarkar	96
Assessment of contaminated soil near Hatirjheel lake at Dhaka city of Bangladesh Md. Abul Hashem, Md. Shahruk Nur-A-Tomal and Syeda Anika Bushra	104
Bench scale composting of organic waste Sudipta Chakraborty, Q. Hamidul Bari, Md. Alamin and Avishek Ghosh	108
Tube in tube technique for solar desalination Q. H. Bari, Asif Raihan, Md. Shakhawat Hossain and Subarna Akhter Tanny	117
Water quality and simple EIA of Hatirjheel lake S. M. Tariquzzaman, Susmita Nishu, Tanveer Ferdous Saeed and Rifat Ahmed Reday	125
Structural safety assessment of Banghabandhu multipurpose bridge for train accident and its socio-economic impact in Bangladesh Shahab Uddin and Md. Kobir Hossain	139
Treatment of butcher's shop wastewater by electro-coagulation using aluminum and iron electrodes Shad Al Masud and Khondoker Mahbub Hassan	146
Constructed floating wetlands for reducing waterborne diseases Mashrekur Rahman, S M Tariquzzaman, and Susmita Das Nishu	152
An investigation into grey water quality and reuse Sayma Akter, H.M. Raihan Habib and Md. Shahidul Islam	157
Scenario of water pollution by retting of jute and its impact on aquatic lives Swapneel Roy and Khondoker Mahbub Hassan	164
Facing climate change by securing water and food in Dacope Upazila of Khulna in Bangladesh M.A. Hossain and K.M. Hassan	170
Plate in Tube Solar Desalination Technique: Review and Practice Md. Ajwad Anwar, Tasnia Tarannum and Quazi Hamidul Bari	177
Efficacy analysis of water distribution network at a university campus in Bangladesh M. S. Hossain and K. M. Hassan	186
Scenario-based simulation of existing water distribution network for KUET campus in Bangladesh M. S. Hossain and K. M. Hassan	197
Installation of a simple water treatment unit at Kaligonj region and assessment of dalys lost due to diarrheoa Md. Farid Munnaf and Kh. Mahbub Hassan	205
A study on groundwater quality and its effect on human health in Jogipole union Parishad, Khulna S. M. Abdul Baten, S. M. Moniruzzaman, S. M. Nur-E- Alam and Ripon Kumar Kundo	214
Characterization of selected industrial effluent and their effects on Narod river of Natore, Bangladesh S. M. Nur-E-Alam, S. M. Moniruzzaman and Md. Rasheduzzaman	221
Reasons and remidies of heat island phenomena for Dhaka city: a review Jeba Tashnim and Md. Ajwad Anwar	228
Assessment of rooftop rainwater harvesting system in Khulna city and proposal for modification Quazi Faisal Bari Purno and Kh. Mahbub Hassan	235
A study on indoor air pollution by kitchen fuels in Khalishpur, Khulna S. M. Monniruzzaman and Damayontee Roy	243
Effects of using organic compost on water holding capacity of Dhaka soil Nusrat Nayeema, Quazi H Bari, Nawsheen Shafique and Farhana Hossain	252
Socio-economic aspects of adopting the rooftop rainwater harvesting system and its quality assessment at Mongla region Kh. Mahbub Hassan, Md. A. Razzaque, and Q. Faisal Bari	258
The impact of climate change in Sundarban and its catastrophic effect Faria Alam, Kh. Mahbub Hassan, Swarna Bhowmick and Piash Saha	266
Assessment of energy recovery potential of municipal solid waste in Khulna city Md. Rasheduzzaman, Kazi ABM Mohiuddin and S.M.Nur-E-Alam	273
Development of a groundwater arsenic removal filter using brick chips and sand Pangkaj Kumar Mahanta and Khondoker Mahbub Hassan	278
An application of water hyacinth for enhancing the quality of pond water in Sylhet city T.D. Chowdhury, A.A. Masrur Ahmed, Adnan Shahriar and R.C. Biswas	288
Performance of existing water supply system in khulna city Shams Jerin Khan, Md. Saiful Islam and Ripon Kumar Kundo	296
Treatment of greywater generated at KUET campus in Bangladesh Samonty Das, Kazi ABM Mohiuddin and Easin Arafat	306
Removal of color from textile wastewater by adsorption process Nazia Zerin and Kazi ABM Mohiuddin	313
Study on arsenic in cigarette smoke Md. Rejaul Karim and Kazi ABM Mohiuddin	323
Development of a pilot-scale treatment plant for market wastewater Azrina Karima and Kh. Mahbub Hassan	328
Climate change induced sea level rise impact on agriculture and food security in south-west coastal region of Bangladesh Hillol Chakma and Kh. Mahbub Hassan	336
Characteristics of KCC drainage water of existing outlets over Mayur river and its treatment for safe disposal Sharmin Zaman and Md. Saiful Islam	347
Management of solid wastes of air transport: a case study on Jessore airport, Khulna city region, Bangladesh T.K. Roy, S. S. Misty and F.Hadia	357
Development of a suitable treatment option for potential reuse of domestic grey water Mostaruhi Sultana and Muhammed Alamgir	364
Emission estimation of air pollutants & its control techniques at cement manufacturing factory in Khulna Zerin Binte Alam and Kazi ABM Mohiuddin	373
Assessment of potential environmental benefits of using solar power for irrigation pump: a case study in Bangladesh S T Wahab, L Noor, A M Redwan, J K Dev and S M Shamim Reza	380
Dispersion of air pollutants from Khulna power plant Salma Alam and Kazi ABM Mohiuddin	386
Performance evaluation of natural coagulants (cicer arietinum and abelmoschus esculentus) comparing with alum in coagulation process M M Rahman, A A Masrur Ahmed, M S A Khan and S S Joy	393
Effect of salinity on brick clay & its reduction by leaching process Easin Arafat, Ashraful Alam, Md. Saiful Islam and Samonty Das	401
Solid waste management system at PSTU campus Protiva Adhikary, Md. Hamidul Islam, Susmita Howlader Muna, Milton Saha and Musrat Emon	407
Communities strength and weakness for responding cyclone and frequently flood on southern part of Bangladesh Md. Mozahidul Islam, Md. Hamidul Islam and Md. Shahin	413
Temporal and spatial variation of water quality parameters of Modhumoti river in Bangladesh Md. Kamal Hossain, Md. Shariful Islam and Md. Shahjahan Ali	423
Design, fabrication and performance evaluation of continuous operating autoclave Istiaque Iqbal Hemel and Md. Niamul Bari	436
Selection of potential absorbent from locally available material for the removal of color from industrial wastewater Md. Niamul Bari and Afima Sultana	441
Storm surge damages in a coastal polder: a case study on cyclone Aila Md. Gulam Kibria, M. Shah Alam Khan and Tamanna Kabir	447
Assessing the impact of climate change on sunflower yield using the AQUACROP model Debanjali Saha and M. Shahjahan Mondal	457
Assessment of water supply facilities for urban poor in Chittagong city Muhammad Rashidul Hasan and Md. Kausar Uddin	469
An experimental study on wave overtopping of rubble mound breakwater armoured with a new concrete armour unit M. Salauddin and J.W. Van der Meer	480
Intense storm-runoff routing of Hatirjheel-Begunbari lake of Dhaka city M. A. Matin, M. Moniruzzaman, M.S. Rowsan and S. Toushif	491
Hydraulic analysis of flow over a coastal embankment Anika Nowshin Mowrin and Md. Abdul Matin	498
Impacts of post-disaster slow rehabilitation of a coastal polder on coastal livelihoods: a case study on Aila Tamanna Kabir, Mashfiqus Salehin and Md. Gulam Kibria	506
Climate change impacts on agricultural water demand and resilience for sustainable agriculture in Bangladesh Sanjida Alam Sharna and Aminul Islam Sohan	513
Characterization of open channel flow parameters of the river Gorai Rijwana Ishat Esha and Md. Sabbir Mostafa Khan	520
Performance study on redesigned tubular solar still Md. Midul Hossain and Kh. Md. Shafiul Islam	531
Study on sediment load due to rainfall Md. Alamin, Md. Jahir Uddin and S. A. A. Mamun Hossain	542
Barbs position induced channel bank stability: a numerical simulation S. A. A. Mamun Hossain, Md. Jahir Uddin and Wang Lixue	547
A study on ground water contamination by saline water along the coastline of Patenga in Chittagong S. A. Mohit, M. Ashrafuzzaman, T. Ahmed and H. M. Shoaib	552
A study on hydrodynamic and morphological behaviour of Padma river using delft3d model Binata Roy, Muhammad Rezaul Haider and Anika Yunus	561
Coastal livelihood and uniformity of cyclone infrastructure: a case study of Dacope, Bangladesh Arindam Saha and Md. Shahjahan Ali	573
A study on hydrodynamic and morphological behavior of Gorai river using delft 3d Afeefa Rahman and Anika Yunus	583
Laboratory study on performance of horizontal slotted submerged breakwater Md. Sadiul Alam Chyon and Md. Ataur Rahman	594
Hydrodynamic flood modelling of Poshur river using HEC-RAS and sources of its uncertainty Faria Alam and Atiqul Islam	604
Developing a semi-distributed hydrological model and rainfall frequency analysis of Bangshi river basin Anmol Haque, Muhammad Rezaul Haider and Umme Kulsum Navera	612
Planning intervention for flood control and risk management in Chilmari Upazila, Kurigram, Bangladesh T. K. Roy, K. Hasan and S. Hossain	620
A study on hydrodynamic and short term flash flood analysis of Surma river using DELFT3D model Probal Saha and Umme Kulsum Navera	634
Hydrodynamic & morphological analysis of Gorai river using delft3d mathematical model Mariam Khanam and Umme Kulsum Navera	647
Assessment of groundwater depletion by lithological study and mapping with GIS: in the context of Mahadevpur Upazila R. M. Chowdhury, M. S. Kabir and A. B. M. I. Hossain	659
Renewable water resources and an overall water demand-availability analysis for Bangladesh Shovit Barua, Md. Reaz Akter Mullick and Ayan Barua	669
An experimental investigation on reducing heat flow of profiled steel sheet using heat insulating materials in roof S. M. Zahurul Islam and Dalia Khatun	679
Effect of salinity level on early-age electrical properties of cement paste Bappa Kumar Paul, and Milon Kanti Howlader	690
Consequence of Nepal earthquake 2015 and effects in Bangladesh A S M Fahad Hossain, Mehedi Ahmed Ansary, Quazi Hamidul Bari and Tuk Lal Adhikari	696
Testing of RCC beams exposed to various burning temperatures M. M. Hossain, N Apu, U. H Sumaiya, and Y Mahmood	703
Context based strategic approach of densification: a case study of Nirala and Religate Maria Binte Edrish, Rabeya Shahid Shamanta, Shamima Yeasmin, Irin Jahan Mitu	707
Influence of inspection rails on aerodynamics of a long-span bridge deck: a numerical study Md. N. Haque and Hiroshi Katsuchi	715
Lessons learned from Nepal earthquake (m 7.8): damage behaviour of buildings in Bangladesh M.R. Awall, M.A. Rahman, K.M.S. Uddin	721
Free vibration characteristics of horizontally curved continuous multi I-girder bridge M.R. Awall, T. Hayashikawa, T. Humyra and M.B. Zisan	730
Application of paper sludge ash in construction industry - a review Shishir Kumar Sikder Amit and Mohammad Rafiqul Islam	737
Study the behavior of standard steel structure through Static and Dynamic Analysis Navila Tabassum, S M Shafi, Bishu Deb Nath and Shovona Khusru	747
Contribution of frame bay of a building against lateral load M. Monjur Hossain, M.K. Mahfuz, Imran Uddin Mahmud, Zobaer Saleheen	754
Future prospect of coal combustion products: Bangladesh perspective Md. M Islam and Md. S Islam	765
A study on the quality of brick and sand from different locations of Chittagong Oli Afaz Chowdhury, Sristi Das Gupta and Fahmida Parvin	773
A numerical study on the rate of burning of PMMA H M Iqbal Mahmud, KAM Moinuddin and GR Thorpe	780
Microstructural analysis of blended cement concrete in marine environment Md. Ibrahim Mostazid, Mohammad Morshedul Hoque, Md. Abul Hasan and Md. Raihan Mukhlis	784
A study on optimum fly ash content for yielding a particular high strength concrete M R Karim & R M Faysal	790
An assessment of safety of a real six storied RCC frame structure by non linear static pushover analysis R M Faysal and D Barman	795
Properties of self compacting concrete made with boiler burnt husk ash Md. Mainul Bashar and Abu Zakir Morshed	802
Experimental and numerical analysis of shear deficient rc beam retrofitted with ferrocement Harun U Rashid, Sajibananda Dev , Tafsirojjaman and Md. R Alam	809
Spatial variation of physical and micro-structural characteristics of coarse aggregates in Bangladesh Tafsirojjaman, Mohammad R Mia, Kazi R Islam, Mostaque A Bulbul, M H Shamim, Md. R Alam, Md. S Rana and Md. Jahidul	816
Numerical simulation of circular hollow steel columns confined with fiber reinforced polymer under axial compression Nusrat Khanum Zinia, Faiza Ahsan Reza and Wasi Uddin Ahmed	822
Investigation of mechanical behaviour of concrete by replacing cement with coconut shell ash & stone dust Shoaib Ibn Hasan, Abid Hasan Manon , Mir Abdul Kuddus, and Md. Midul Hossain	828
Study on salinity content of bricks and sands in Khulna region Abu Zakir Morshed, S. M. Wasi Uddin, Anonna Ahmed Linda and Md. Robiul Islam	836
Performance study on no fines concrete Md. Asif Bin Kabir and Kh. Md. Shafiul Islam	848
Effect of rebar corrosion on bond stress-slip behaviour in reinforced concrete Md. Rakib and Abu Zakir Morshed	855
Study on prevention of rebar corrosion through cathodic protection by using sacrificial anode Sheikh Shakib and Abu Zakir Morshed	865
Comparison of CEM I and CEM II cement concretes in terms of water permeability R. Rumman, M. R. Kamal, T. Manzur and M. A. Noor	872
Design and financial analysis of 20" dn x 1000 psig x 25 km parallel line from Monohordi to Narsingdi-valve station 12 Md Ashraful Islam Khan, A. B. M. Hedayatul Islam, Khaled Mohammad Jahid Hossen and Mir Raisul Islam	879
Strength enhancement of austenitic steel sections due to cold-forming Milon Kanti Howlader and Michal Jandera	891
Influence of salt efflorescence on rendering mortar of brick masonry walls M. R. Karim, M. H. Islam and S. Y. Morshed	899
Strength gain in concrete by membrane curing method Belal Hossen, Afiya Narzis and Rowshon Jadid	906
Effect of horizontal irregularity on the behavior of multi- storey R/C buildings due to horizontal loads (BNBC/2006) Sagar Ghos, Rafid-Al-Zahur Khandker and Md. Rokonuzzaman	910
Effect of skew angle on live load distribution of skew composite girder bridge Md Basir Zisan, M. Z. Mousumi and Md Naimul Haque	916
Bearing Characteristics of Concrete in Composite Structure Md. Khasro Miah and A. S. M. Morshed	924
Properties of concrete modified with sugarcane baggage ash and stone dust Abid Hasan Manon, Mir Abdul Kuddus, Shoaib Ibn Hasan	931
Effect of Time Period and Damping Coefficient on seismic Performances of OGS RC Buildings Md. Nazrul Islam, Tapan Kumar Nath and Md. Khasro Miah	937
Weathering steel and composite structure : Bangladesh perspective A.K.M. Ruhul Amin, Md. Khasro Miah and Md. Nazrul Islam	942
Extent of salinity movement in multiple and single brick samples Q Hamidul Bari, M Ashfaqur Rahman, S M Minarul Islam and Wakeel Alam	948
Effects of water-level variation on the stability of slope by LEM and FEM Md. M Sazzad, Faysal I Rahman and Md. A A Mamun	953
Engineering behavior of cement treated soft soil at high water content Fatema Hoque Farzana and Islam M. Rafizul	960
Study on stabilization of organic soil with fly ash M.A. Bashar and T. Biswas	970
Prediction of california bearing ratio of stabilized soil using artificial neural network Belal Ali, Md. Azizur Rahman and Islam M. Rafizul	978
Numerical investigation on structural behavior of mat foundation: a parametric study Tanisa Tasmim Sinthia, Md. Moniruzzaman Shuvo and Md. Rokonuzzaman	988
Study on some geotechnical properties of organic soil stabilized with fly ash Bayshakhi Deb Nath and Md. Keramat Ali Molla	998
Accident rate analysis in Sylhet district using SPSS method for highway safety evaluation Zubair-Ul-Mulk, Azharul Islam and Md. Rokib Hasan	1006
Traffic accidents information exploration to identify the causes of traffic accident: a study on Joydebpur-Jamuna bridge corridor Dilip Goswami and Md. Manjur Morshed	1015
Provision for adequate headroom for footbridges and flyovers R. Rahman and M. S. Hoque	1020
Estimation of trip attraction rate of mega shopping mall and school in Dhaka city F. Akter, M. S. Chowdhury, A. Alam and M. M. Rahman	1029
Trip generation in Khulna city: a household based analysis Mehedee Hassan, Showmitra Kumar Sarkar, Muhammad Salaha Uddin and Md. Mokhlesur Rahman	1038
Assessment of transportation planning for central Dhaka T. Humyra and K. Kishi	1047
Vehicular emission inventory analysis of a residential and a commercial area of Dhaka city M.Alam and M. S. Hoque	1053
Problems and challenges in introducing bicycle as a potential mode of transport in Dhaka city L.Barua and M.S. Hoque	1063
Investigation of problems associated with usage of private car and possible measures to minimize its use T.Saha and M.M. Rahman	1069
Development of calibrating microscopic simulation model for non-lane based heterogenious traffic operation S. M. Mashrur and M. S. Hoque	1075
Parking demand and supply analysis of different three wheeler vehicles in Khulna Sunzid Hassan and Mohaimin Azmain	1086
Cycle-rickshaw as a sustainable mode of public transport in Dhaka city R. Roy and M. S. Hoque	1097
Motorists' and pedestrians' understanding of traffic signals and road markings in Dhaka city Syed Ahnaf Morshed, Ahadul Islam and Tahmina Rahman Chowdhury	1105
Accident prone locations (black spots) identification at Bhanga-Mawa-Dhaka highway by using GIS Sojib Kumar Sinha and Md. Ashiqur Rahman	1112
Eggshell powder utilization as CBR modifying agent to improve the sub-grade soil B. Ahmed, A. Rahman and J. Das	1121
Evaluation the capacity of a roundabout in Jessore municipality by using SIDRA Nishat Nyla Zaman and Quazi Sazzad Hossain	1127
Development of a delay model for roundabouts in Khulna metropolitan city, Bangladesh Emran Hossain and Quazi Sazzad Hossain	1133
Impact assessment of rail induced noise in Dhaka city N. Anwari and M. S. Hoque	1140
An Evaluation of Airfield Pavements in Bangladesh Hasib Mohammed Ahsan and Md. Emrul Hasan	1151
Estimation of passenger car equivalents for easy bike at mid block in Khulna metropolitan city Ankan Mohajan and Quazi Sazzad Hossain	1160
Prospects of inland waterways for freight traffic movement along Dhaka-Chittagong corridor and constraint analysis of full operation of the Pangaon Inland Container Terminal (PICT) Md Z Habib and Albab U Noor	1167
Urban road network management policy in Khulna metropolitan city and its improvement Md. Sayed Rahman, Quazi Sazzad Hossain, Md. Esraz-Ul-Zannat	1176
Current road accident situation in Khulna metropolitan city Junayed Pasha and Quazi S Hossain	1182
Development of accident prediction models for Khulna metropolitan city Junayed Pasha and Quazi S Hossain	1191
Analyzing trip distribution scenarios and its consequences in Khulna city: a case study of ward 10, 11 and 12 Ahmed Samiel Ahsan, Jawata Afnan, Muhammad Salaha Uddin and Md. Mokhlesur Rahman	1200
Effect of vehicle size on the capacity of Khulna Jessore highway Mohammed Shahjalal and Quazi Sazzad Hossain	1211
Assessing the level of traffic congestion at Ferighat intersection in Khulna metropolitan city Sabok Mondal and Sazzad Hossain	1217
Traffic congestion at road intersection due to absence of efficient traffic management and planning: a case study on Fulbarigate, Khulna Redwan Kabir, Farhana Kabir Zisha and Moniruzzaman	1229
Service area analysis of transit stations for public bus services: a case study of Khulna city Chandan Datta, Mushfiqur Rahman and Md. Esraz-Ul-Zannat	1241
Evaluation of buses and cars as transportation mode to workplace Sunzid Hassan, K.M. Nabiul Haque and Tasnima Fahmin	1247
Demand forecasting for a domestic airport-a case study Md. Salahuddin Sohag and Md. Rokonuzzaman	1255
In search of an optimum track structure: indispensability of ballast economic for suitable and sustainable development A H Buhiyan	1264
Designing a roundabout having centripetal motion with provision for pedestrian and bicycle facilities: a case study for 5 legged intersection N. Haque, S. M. Mashrur, T. Saha, N. R. Khan, A. Mahmud, M. M. Hoque and M. Hadiuzzaman	1272