Issue 12/2014
Engineering
Content (69 Articles)
Adaptive Decentralized PI Controller for Two Conical Tank Interacting Level System
V. R. Ravi, T. Thyagarajan
Performance Evaluation of a Bubble Column Photobioreactor for Carbon Dioxide Sequestration by Chlorella vulgaris
Yahia A. Alhamed, Gaber M. Edris, Yasser M. GadelHak
Biosorption Modeling with Multilayer Perceptron for Removal of Lead and Zinc Ions Using Crab Shell Particles
Senthilkumar Ramalingam, Latha Parthiban, Parthiban Rangasamy
Production of Hydrogen, Methanol and Benzene Simultaneously in an Industrial Scale Reactor by Considering Effect of Flow Type Regimes
Mehdi Farniaei, Mohsen Abbasi, Sedigheh Kabiri
LDPE Filled with LLDPE/Starch Masterbatch: Rheology, Morphology and Thermal Analysis
P. A. Sreekumar, M. Elanamugilan, N. K. Singha, Mamdouh A. Al-Harthi, Sadhan Kumar De, Abdulhadi Al-Juhani
Application of the Maximum Undamaged Defect Size (d max) Concept in Fiber-Reinforced Concrete Pavements
Hossam El-Din M. Sallam, Muhammad Mubaraki, Nur Izzi Md. Yusoff
Palm Oil Fuel Ash as a Partial Cement Replacement for Producing Durable Self-consolidating High-Strength Concrete
Belal Alsubari, Payam Shafigh, Mohd Zamin Jumaat, U. Johnson Alengaram
Effect of Rice Husk Ash on the Thaumasite Form of Sulfate Attack of Cement-Based Materials
Baoguo Ma, Yingbin Wang, Haobing Fu
Effect of Inelastic Behavior on the Code-Based Seismic Lateral Force Pattern of Buckling Restrained Braced Frames
Rouzbeh Zahiri-Hashemi, Ali Kheyroddin, Mohsen Ali Shayanfar
Cyclic Pull-Out Push-In Shear-Lag Model for Post-installed Anchor-Infill Assembly
Muhammad Saleem
Development of Equivalent Stress Block Parameters for Fly-Ash-Based Geopolymer Concrete
Woraphot Prachasaree, Suchart Limkatanyu, Abideng Hawa, Agarat Samakrattakit
New Insight into Interaction of Buckling Modes with Stable Post-buckling Response
Charis J. Gantes, Maria A. Livanou, Tassos P. Avraam
Finite Element Modeling of RC Beams Strengthened in Flexure Using FRP Material
Affifa Akram, Rashid Hameed, Zahid Ahmad Siddiqi, M. Rizwan Riaz, Muhammad Ilyas
Influences of Metakaolin on the Durability and Mechanical Properties of Mortars
Şemsi Yazıcı, Hasan Şahan Arel, Didem Anuk
Cracks in Continuously Reinforced Concrete Pavement
Kheira Ouzaa, Mohammed Benali Benmansour
Arching Action Contribution to Punching Failure of GFRP-Reinforced Concrete Bridge Deck Slabs
Y. Zheng, C. Sun, T. Deng, J. B. Yang, Z. Y. Lu
Effect of Using Vertical Plates on Vertical Intake on Discharge Coefficient
Vadoud Naderi, Davood Farsadizadeh, Ali Hosseinzadeh Dalir, Hadi Arvanaghi
Study of Nonlinear Fluid Viscous Dampers Behaviour in Seismic Steel Structures Design
Abdelouahab Ras, Nadir Boumechra
The Microstructure Characters of Saline Soil in Qarhan Salt Lake Area and Its Behaviors of Mechanics and Compressive Strength
Junyong Liu, Liujun Zhang
Synthesis and Characterization of Belite Cement with High Hydraulic Reactivity and Low Environmental Impact
M. A. Bouzidi, A. Tahakourt, N. Bouzidi, D. Merabet
Exploring Seismic Response of Bridges with Bidirectional Coupled Modelling of Base Isolation Bearings System
Shehata E. Abdel Raheem
An Experimental-Based Approach to Predict Asphalt Mixtures Permanent Deformation Behavior
I. Hafeez, M. A. Kamal
Analysis of Tapered Thin Plates Using Basic Displacement Functions
Zahra Pachenari, Reza Attarnejad
VLSI Circuit Partitioning Using Ant Colony Optimisation to Yield Fault Tolerant Testable Systems
Deepa Jose, P. Nirmal Kumar, Arfath Hussain, Prabhu Shanker
Improving Resource Utilization, Scalability, and Availability in Replication Systems Using Object Ownership Distribution
Almetwally M. Mostafa, Ahmed E. Youssef
NASEEB: An Escrow-Based Approach for Ensuring Data Correctness Over Global Clouds
Islam Elgedawy
Mining Positive Relevance Feedback to Determine User Information Needs
Abdulmohsen Algarni
Fault Tolerant Task Scheduling on Computational Grid Using Checkpointing Under Transient Faults
Ritu Garg, Awadhesh Kumar Singh
Developing an Open Architecture and Intelligent System for Speed and Direction Controlling (PC-SDC) of DC Motors
Mokhtar A. A. Mohamed, Ahmed M. Elmahalawy, Hani M. Harb
Geo-Link: Correlations of Heterogeneous Geo-Spatial Entities
Ye Wu, Zhinong Zhong, Wei Xiong, Ning Jing
Development of Kinematic Path-Tracking Controller Design for Real Mobile Robot via Back-Stepping Slice Genetic Robust Algorithm Technique
Ahmed Sabah Al-Araji
A New Handover Authentication Method for WiMAX Architecture
Younes El Hajjaji El Idrissi, Noureddine Zahid, Mohamed Jedra
A Customizable Approach to Design Patterns Recognition Based on Feature Types
Ghulam Rasool, Patrick Mäder
A Hybrid Clustering Algorithm Based on Fuzzy c-Means and Improved Particle Swarm Optimization
Shouwen Chen, Zhuoming Xu, Yan Tang
A Modified Differential Evolution Algorithm for the Solution of a Large-Scale Unit Commitment Problem
Nisma Saleem, Aftab Ahmad, Salman Zafar
On the Performance of Multiuser Switched Diversity Systems with Co-channel Interference
Anas M. Salhab, Salam A. Zummo
Large Consumer Electricity Acquisition Considering Time-of-Use Rates Demand Response Programs
Sayyad Nojavan, Hadi Qesmati, Kazem Zare, Heresh Seyyedi
Maximizing Throughput of Free Space Communication Systems Using Puncturing Technique
Muhammad N. Khan, Mohsin Jamil
Design Optimization Methodology Based on Inversion Coefficient Parameter for CMOS RF Circuits
Abdellah Idrissi Ouali, Ahmed El Oualkadi, Mohamed Moussaoui, Yassin Laaziz
An Efficient Method for Anti-jamming in CS-MIMO Chaotic Radar Direction Finding
Meng Yang, Gong Zhang
Radiation of Open-Ended Rectangular Waveguide into Terminating Rectangular Cavity: Application to the Measurement of the Complex Dielectric Constant of Substances
Essam E. Hassan, Hassan A. Ragheb
Speech Enhancement Using Modified Modulation Magnitude Estimation-Based Spectral Subtraction Algorithm
M. Kalamani, S. Valarmathy, M. Krishnamoorthi
Multiuser Cognitive Networks with Nth-Best User Selection and Imperfect Channel Estimation
Anas M. Salhab, Salam A. Zummo
Cognitive Opportunistic DF Relay Networks with Interference and Multiple Primary Receivers Using Orthogonal Spectrums
Anas M. Salhab, Salam A. Zummo
Nonlinear Transient Heat Conduction Analysis for a Thick Hollow 2D-FGM Cylinder with Finite Length
Mohammad Hassan Shojaeefard, Amir Najibi
Solar Radiation Effects on Cu–Water Nanofluid Flow over a Stretching Sheet with Surface Slip and Temperature Jump
Kalidas Das, Pinaki Ranjan Duari, Prabir Kumar Kundu
Laminar Natural Convection for Thermally Active Partial Side Walls in a Right-Angled Triangular Cavity
Manoj K. Triveni, Dipak Sen, Rajsekhar Panua
Characteristics of Al–Zn–Mg–Cu Alloys with Nickel Additives Synthesized via Mechanical Alloying, Cold Compaction, and Heat Treatment
Haider T. Naeem, Kahtan S. Mohammad, Khairel R. Ahmad, Azmi Rahmat
Investigation of the Effect of Glass Fiber Content on the Mechanical Properties of Cast Polyamide
Hamdullah Çuvalci, Kadir Erbay, Hüseyin İpek
CNTRC Cylinder Under Non-axisymmetric Thermo-Mechanical Loads and Uniform Electromagnetic Fields
A. Ghorbanpour Arani, E. Haghparast, Z. Khoddami Maraghi, S. Amir
Stability of the Synchronous Response of a System of Multiple Translational Vibration Absorbers
Abdullah S. Alsuwaiyan
Experimental Study of FSW T-joints of EN-AW 6082-T6 and Their Behaviour Under Static Loads
K. Krasnowski
Flow Behavior of Lead-Free Machinable Brass During Hot Compression Deformation
Gan Chunlei, Zheng Kaihong, Wang Haiyan, Qi Wenjun, Zhou Nan
Implications of Adjustable Fountain Wave in Pin Through Hole Soldering Process
M. S. Abdul Aziz, M. Z. Abdullah, C. Y. Khor, A. Jalar, M. A. Bakar, W. Y. W. Yusoff, F. Che Ani, N. Yan, M. Zhou, C. Cheok
Reliability Defects Identification of Serial Production Systems: Application to a Piston Production Line
Ding Zhang, Yingjie Zhang, Mingrang Yu, Yun Chen
Natural Convection Between a Vertical Wall Exposed to Solar Energy and a Shaded Wall
A. A. Mohamad, H. Alansary, J. Orfi
Coupled Dynamics for an Electromechanical Integrated Harmonic Piezodrive System
Lizhong Xu, Chong Li
Investigating the Surface Roughness of SLS Fabricated Glass-Filled Polyamide Parts Using Response Surface Methodology
Sushant Negi, Suresh Dhiman, Rajesh Kumar Sharma
Simple Correlation to Evaluate Efficiency of Annular Elliptical Fin Circumscribing Circular Tube
Hossain Nemati, Sina Samivand
Numerical Investigation of Mixed Convection Heat Transfer from Block Mounted on a Cavity
P. Rajesh Kanna, V. Anbumalar, M. Krishnakumar, A. Ramakrishnan, S. Allwyn Pushparaj, A. V. Santhosh Kumar
Non-synchronous and Localized Responses of Systems of Identical Centrifugal Pendulum Vibration Absorbers
Abdullah S. Alsuwaiyan, Steven W. Shaw
Design and Fabrication of a Road Roller with Double-Frequency Composed Vibration and Its Compaction Performance
Yunshi Yao, Zhongxu Feng, Shibin Chen, Zhifeng Zhang, Lijun Zhao, Wu Zhao
A New Completion Methodology to Improve Oil Recovery for Horizontal Wells Completed in Highly Heterogeneous Reservoirs
Wei Luo, Hai-tao Li, Yong-qing Wang, Jun-chao Wang, Shi-yan Zhu
Modeling Flow of Chelating Agents During Stimulation of Carbonate Reservoirs
M. A. Mahmoud, H. A. Nasr-El-Din
Rock Pore Structure Damage Due to Freeze During Liquid Nitrogen Fracturing
Chengzheng Cai, Gensheng Li, Zhongwei Huang, Zhonghou Shen, Shouceng Tian
Adomian Decomposition Method (ADM) Versus Nonlinear Solution of Natural Gas Compressibility Factor Correlations
Hassan S. Naji
Volatile Fluid Recombination: A Case Study
Mahmood Moayyedi, Mohammad Ahmadi, Mohammad Izadi, Mohammad Sharifi
A Study on Integration of Lot Sizing and Flow Shop Lot Streaming Problems
Navid Mortezaei, Norzima Zulkifli
Robust Adaptive Fuzzy Control of Compressor Surge Using Backstepping
Hanlin Sheng, Wei Huang, Tianhong Zhang, Xianghua Huang