A Study on the Accidents of Inland Water Transport in Bangladesh: The Transportation System and Contact Type Accidents

Authors

  • Zobair Awal
  • Mohammad Tanvir Hossain
  • Subir Das

Abstract

This paper presents a study on contact type accidents of water transport in Bangladesh using fault tree analysis as a tool. Based on the unique characteristics of the inland water transportation system in Bangladesh, a fault tree is developed to represent the chain of events resulting in collision and grounding. The factors triggering the mishaps are enumerated in a structured form, after scrutinizing the accident information. The chains of faults are elucidated here with the intention of executing groundwork for future database development. Thus, the developed database on the derived fault tree will help as a tool to trace top-level system failure back to initial reasons or faults. The paper further discusses the unique safety characteristics of the inland water transportation system in Bangladesh. Keywords : Inland waterways, fault tree analysis, accident database system

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Published

2014-09-01

How to Cite

Awal, Z., Hossain, M. T., & Das, S. (2014). A Study on the Accidents of Inland Water Transport in Bangladesh: The Transportation System and Contact Type Accidents. Journal of Transport System Engineering, 1(1), 23–32. Retrieved from https://jtse.utm.my/index.php/jtse/article/view/21

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 1 (2014): Volume 1 Issue 1 (September)

Section

Transport System Engineering

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