Introduction In a country of more than 180 million inhabitants, people of Bangladesh are always struggling to fulfill their basic need of shelter, especially the people residing in the cities and towns. With the changing economy, the pattern of movement of the people also changed. At present, people like to …
Read More »Safety first, says AEM as it actively supports National Fall Prevention Stand-Down
Safety is a priority focus for the Association of Equipment Manufacturers (AEM) and its member companies, and AEM is actively supporting the National Fall Prevention Stand-Down being held June 2-6. The campaign promotes greater awareness among construction industry employers and workers about the seriousness of fall hazards. Resources the industry …
Read More »Europe's First Double-Deck Tunnel Reaches End of Excavation Phase
Excavations have now been completed for what will become the first double-deck motorway tunnel in Europe. The tunnel will carry the A2 Motorway through the town of Maastricht, Holland. The excavation process has taken two years, with over 1.4 million cubic metres of earth and stone being shifted altogether. When …
Read More »CONEXPO-CON/AGG & IFPE 2014 surveys confirm attendee, exhibitor value
Results will aid future show planning Results of CONEXPO-CON/AGG and IFPE 2014 attendee and exhibitor surveys confirm the shows’ success delivering positive results for attendees and exhibitors. Show management will use survey data to help fine-tune services and provide even more value at the 2017 expositions. CONEXPO-CON/AGG and IFPE 2014 …
Read More »Earthquake (Seismic) provisions in Bangladesh Building codes
Geologists put Bangladesh in moderate earthquake prone zone. Each year this country experiences thousands of mild to moderate earthquake. Thanks to heaven that the latest severe earthquake happened about a century ago. The great Bengali-Assam earthquake, struck in 1897, almost vanquished the entire Bengal and Assam region. Scientists have alerted …
Read More »Steel construction market in Bangladesh
The history of steel structures in Bangladesh is not very old. A country with limited mineral resources could not afford to construct a lot of steel buildings. However, the scenario is drastically changing, thanks to rapid growth of garments industry which demands faster production output to meet the ever increasing …
Read More »Gas pipeline construction in Bangladesh
Bangladesh is a small country with plenty of natural resources. Among them, the main is natural gas. Approximately 1800 to 2000 million cubic feet of natural gas are produced in a day from all the gas fields in Bangladesh. Gas produced in the gas fields are carried through gas pipelines …
Read More »Valparaiso : The Seaport City – Part 2: Urban, architectural and landscape development
UNESCO states that “…Valparaiso presents an excellent example of late C19 urban and architectural development in Latin America. In its natural amphitheatre-like setting, the city is characterised by a vernacular urban fabric adapted to the hillsides that are dotted with a great variety of church spires. It contrasts with the …
Read More »Bauma 2013
Some pictures taken during our visit to the Bauma 2013 exhibition
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