At present, I am working as an Research Assistant in the project “Living Deltas Research Hub” which is funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and conducted by Institute of Water and Flood Management (IWFM), BUET, in collaboration with other universities across the world. Lately, I am working on drafting a paper on microbial analysis of water.
Publications:
T. Bhattacharjee, S. Tarannum, M. A. Ali, “Water Treatment and Scaling in Distribution Pipes – The Impact of Silica and Phosphate on Calcium Carbonate Precipitation”, 6th International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering (ICACE-2022), Chittagong, Bangladesh, 2022 (page 224-231) (Full Paper)
Details: The study was aimed at solving scaling issue in pipes of Meherpur Paurasava. It required conducting batch experiments where effectiveness of: (a) Silica (SiO2), (b) Phosphate (PO43-), and (c) Silica and Phosphate - on the precipitation of calcium carbonate was assessed in 0.1M NaCl solution in deionized water. The effect of silica on precipitation of Calcium Carbonate (CaCO3) was evaluated under a range of conditions, including with and without pH balancing, using different filter media, varying the concentration of Silica (SiO2) and varying the concentration of Phosphate (PO43-) with and without Silica. The results of the study where compiled and will be presented in the paper, “Water Treatment and Scaling in Distribution Pipes – The Impact of Silica and Phosphate on Calcium Carbonate Precipitation” whose abstract has been accepted at the upcoming 6th International Conference on Advances in Civil Engineering (ICACE-2022).
T. Bhattacharjee, S. R. Nowmi, M.H. Bhuiyan and S. Ahmed, “A Comparison Study on Characteristic Behavior of Hot Rolled Beams of Carbon Steel and Stainless Steel Under Standard Fire”, 6th International Conference on Civil Engineering for Sustainable Development, Khulna. Bangladesh, 2022. Reference: http://iccesd.com/proc_2022/Papers/FSE-4179.pdf
Details: The paper was based on simulating a beam model with different material properties of stainless steel, under standard fire conditions. The study is conducted based on two factors- change in load capacity and change in the beam section. To augment this study, three hot-rolled beams HEB 200, HEB 300, HEB 400 of carbon steel and stainless steels (austenitic: grade 1.4301, grade 1.4401, and grade 1.4571; duplex: grade 1.4462 and ferritic: grade 1.4003) were exposed under standard fire for the convenient period were simulated using Abaqus 6.14-1. Each beam was analyzed at 30%, 50% and 70% load of their maximum capacity.
Other research experiences:
Assisted in data collection (traffic survey) for the paper, Hoque M.S and Akter N., (2019), “Importance of a dedicated lane non-motorized vehicles in Chittagong”, Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Engineering, Research, Innovation and Education (ICERIE 2019), SUST, Sylhet, 25-27 January 2019, pp 181-187.
Details: I was selected to work in a team of ten people to conduct traffic survey for the paper, “Importance of a dedicated lane non-motorized vehicles in Chittagong”. The survey included quantifying the traffic generated at intersections during traffic signals and interviewing people to get the public opinion on the idea, which was later used to calculate saturation flow and assess the feasibility of the proposed solution.