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Surface and Sub-surface Characterization of Purbachal Town, Dhaka for Seismically Hazardous Zone Identification

Goal:
To estimate bedrock/surface ground motion using seismic hazard analysis, etc. To prepare design value curves for seismic design of structures.

Target Area:
Purbachal Town, Dhaka

Team Leader: Syed Nazrul Islam, GSB

Member Organization:

Core members: GSB, BMD, DDM, SoB

Support members: RHD, DESCO, GTCL, DPDC, RAJUK, TITAS, IEDCR, a2i, BCC

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Main Activity

  • Planning and Coordination Meeting
  • Preparation of Inception Report
  • Data Collection
  • Comparison of Past and Current Aerial Images
  • Geological Survey (Borehole drilling and Soil Sample Test)
  • Preparation of Geological Map
  • Preparation of Geomorphological Map
  • Creation of Data Product Specification (DPS)
  • Preparation of Final Report

Project Deliverables
All Data
Geological Map
Subsurface Lithologic Data
Geomorphological Map
LULC Data
Borehole Location Data
Inception
Final Report
Data Product Specification