Earthquake Engineering Research Center (EERC)
Earthquake Engineering Research Center(EERC) is established
in the year of 1999 under the department of Civil Engineering at Chittagong
University of Technology (CUET). The main aim and goal of the center is
to promote and provide facilities for advanced studies and research at
Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels in the field of Earthquake Engineering
and Engineering Seismology and also to conduct training on advanced development
in earthquake engineering and to create awareness activities among engineers,
architects, planners, policy makers and public on earthquake resistive
design & construction in collaboration with local and foreign institutions.
Joint Collaborations:
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A joint collaboration agreement
was signed in 1999 between the department of Civil Engineering.
CUET and Institute of Earthquake Engineering & Engineering Seismology(IZIIS)
of University St. Cyril and Methodius, Skopje, which is situated
in Macedonia of Europe. As a result of this agreement three teachers
of this university attended and received International Post Graduate
Studies Degree on Earthquake Engineering & Engineering Seismology. |
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The Coordinator of Earthquake Engineering
Research Center visited in 2006 to GFZ, Potsdam and University of
KASSEL(UNIKA) of Germany, CEA Saclay of France and JRC, Ispra of
Italy to see different laboratories and research projects on Earthquake
Engineering under DAAD funded project within the frame work of Bangladesh
Earthquake Engineering Network(BEEN), which is coordinated by BUET-CUET-KUET. |
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As the outcome of the above visit
by the Coordinator of EERC, a joint collaboration agreement was
signed between the department of Civil Engineering of Chittagong
University of Engineering & Technology (CUET) and the University
of Kassel (UNIKA), Germany named CUE-UNIKA agreement to create CUET
as Center of Excellence in Disaster and Environmental Engineering. |
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Under the above agreement between
CUET and UNIKA, a project Creating Regional Centers of Excellence
in Disaster and Environmental Engineering Education in Sylhet and
Chittagong was formulated and approved by DAAD and this 4 Years
spanned project have been started from 2008 and will end in the
year of 2011. The expected outcome of this project will be joint
research, teaching staff exchange and joint Master and Doctoral
degree in the field of Disaster and Environmental Engineering. |
Recent Publication of the Center:
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Dr. Md. Jahangir Alam, M. Abdur Rahman
Bhuiyan and M. Roqibul Islam ̋ Seismic Structural Assessment of damaged
Chittagong Public Library Building During 27th July, 2003 Earthquake
̏ 4th International Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Taiwan,
2006. |
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Dr. M. Jahangir Alam, M. Abdur Rahman Bhuiyan and Tuhin Roy and A. K Barua ``Generation of Liquefaction Potential Map for Chittagong City Area`` 4th International Conference on Earthquake Engineering, Taiwan, 2006. |
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Dr. M. Jahangir Alam, Firoza Akter
and Rebeka Ahsan, ``Guidelines for Earthquake Resistant Non-Engineered
Building Construction``, 14th world Conference on Earthquake Engineering,
China-2008. |
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Dr. M. Jahangir Alam and Md. Arifur Rahman Khan, ``Seismic Vulnerability Assessment of RC Building in GIS Environment``, 14th world Conference on Earthquake Engineering, China-2008. |
Ongoing Research Activites:
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Creating Regional Centers of Excellence
in Disaster and Environmental Engineering Education in Sylhet and
Chittagong under the ``CUET-UNIKA Agreement``, German Academic Exchange
Program(DAAD) funded project, Project Period: 2008-2011. Project Team
Leader: Prof. Dr. M. Jahangir Alam (CUET) and Prof. Dr. UWE Dorka
(UNIKA). |
Correspondence
Dr. Md. Abdur Rahman Bhuiyan
Director