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IJERD : Volume 14 - Issue 9

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Bhausaheb D Bhosle

Science of Time and the Theory of Everything
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"Science Of Time And The Theory Of Everything" by author BhausahebBhosle does not fit into Big Bang theory.
Theory Of Everything, heart beats, speed of light, revolutions, recreation.

[1]. Ancient book Surya-Siddhanta, Rig Veda.
[2]. Articles with title science of time and the theory of everything by author BhausahebBhosle.
[3]. Book titled "science of time and the theory of everything"by author BhausahebBhosle.

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Bhausaheb D Bhosle "Science of Time and the Theory of Everything" published at International Journal of Engineering Research and Development, Volume 14, Issue 9 (September 2018)
MID 1409.067X.0001. India
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Dr.R.Sundari

Leisure Management Services- A Study to Analyse the Market Potential among the Middle Class Consumers in Chennai
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Pursuing happy and meaningful life is the expectation of every individual. Recreation and leisure has multiple meanings based on individual's experiences and perceptions. Recreation is viewed from individual's perspective. This paper is an attempt to understand the leisure time available, willingness to spend on the leisure activities, to identify the most preferred Leisure activity, to analyse the factors influencing leisure services and the expectations of respondents from the leisure service providers.The Paper aims at identifying the expectations of respondents and suggests that as a business opportunity.Reviews shows that the abundant leisure time is not spent properly in pursuit of happiness............
Leisure Management, Meeting Expectations, Service Providers, Basic Services, Factors Influencing Leisure Services, Hobby

[1]. Yoshitaka Iwasaki (2016): Contributions of leisure to ―meaning-making‖ and its implications for leisure studies and services, Annals of Leisure Research, DOI: 10.1080/11745398.2016.1178591
[2]. Baud-Bovy, M. 2002. Tourism and recreation handbook of planning and design. Oxford: Architectural Press
[3]. Torkildsen, G. 1999. Leisure and Recreation Management. London, New York: Routledge
[4]. Martin Seligman, Authentic Happiness: Using the New Positive Psychology to Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment (New York: Free Press, 2002).
[5]. Jay B. Nash, Philosophy of Recreation and Leisure (Dubuque, Iowa: W.C. Brown Co., 1960).

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Dr.R.Sundari "Leisure Management Services- A Study to Analyse the Market Potential among the Middle Class Consumers in Chennai" published at International Journal of Engineering Research and Development, Volume 14, Issue 9 (September 2018)
MID 1409.067X.0002. India
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Prathebha P, Jane Helena H

Corrugated web steel girders-A state of the art review
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Plate girders are widely used in bridges as well as industrial buildings. As we know, plate girders have maximum moment carrying capacity than any other hot rolled sections used. To carry these moments economically, normally webs with larger depth to thickness ratio are used resulting in slender sections which are susceptible to web buckling. Hence to avoid web buckling and to gain maximum strength, corrugations are provided in the web region. The corrugated steel plate can be used in many fields of applications because of its favorable properties. This new achievement has helped engineers to design more optimal structures. In this paper, a review of the research carried out on corrugated web steel girders both experimentally and analytically is presented.
Corrugated web, different loading, geometric parameters

[1]. Luo R and Edlnd B (1994) ―Buckling analysis of trapezoidally corrugated web panels using spline finite strip method‖, Thin walled structures, vol.18, pp. 209-224.
[2]. Luo R and Edlnd B (1996) ―Shear capacity of the plate girder with trapezoidally corrugated webs‖, Thin walled structures vol.26, pp. 19-44.
[3]. Luo R and Edlnd B (1996) ―Ultimate strength of girders with corrugated web under patch loading‖, Thin walled structures, vol.24, pp. 135-156.
[4]. Hassam Abbas, Wagdy G Wassef, Robert G. Driver and Mohamed Elgaaly (2003) "Corrugated Web Girder Shape and Strength Criteria", ATLSS Reports, Paper 245.
[5]. Ezzeldin Yazeed Sayed-Ahmed (2007) ―Design aspects of steel I-girders with corrugated steel webs‖, Electronic Journal of Structural Engineering, Vol.7.

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Prathebha P, Jane Helena H "Corrugated web steel girders-A state of the art review" published at International Journal of Engineering Research and Development, Volume 14, Issue 9 (September 2018)
MID 1409.067X.0003. India
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Hala N. Elia, Amin K. Akhnoukh

Using Supplementary Cement Materials To reduce CO2 Emissions From Cement Manufacturing
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The cement industry is a significant CO2 emitter, contributing approximately 6% of all global CO2 emissions. These emissions primarily result from the fuel combustion and calcination of raw materials. However, it is possible that using fly ash and silica fume—recycled byproducts from other industries—in the concrete mix will help the environment. In this study, effects of adding fly ash and silica fume on the compressive strength of concrete containing supplementary cement materials (SCM) were experimentally investigated. By using SCM, we will be able to obtain high-performance concrete (HPC) which lead to reduce the cross-section area of the concrete structure and that will reduce the amount of cement which means reduce the amount of CO2 emission from cement manufacturing to the atmosphere. By comparing traditional concrete mix with our new concrete mix containing SCM, we were able to see the difference between the amount of cement consumed by each. We prepared and tested 12 mixes of concrete with different compressive strengths, which had varying effects on reducing cement amount and CO2 emission.
Supplementary Cementitious Materials, Fly Ash, Silica Fume, CO2 Emission, Cement Manufacturing

[1]. Benhelal, E.; Zahedi, G.; Haslenda, H. ―A Novel Design for Green and Economical Cement Manufacturing‖; J.Clean. Prod., 22(1), PP. 60-66(2012).
[2]. Mikulcic, H.; Vujanovic, M.; Duic, N. ―Reducing the CO2 Emissions in Croatian Cement Industry‖; Appl. Energy 101,41-48.

[3]. Benhelal, E.;Rafiei, A.;Shamsaei, E. ―Green Cement Production: Potentials and Achievements‖. Int J Chem Eng Appl. 407-409. 10.7763/IJCEA.2012.V3.229(2012).
[4]. IEA (International Energy Agency) Statistics, ―CO2 Emissions from Fuel Combustion Highlights‖. (2010) Online http://www.iea.org/CO2highlights
[5]. Ishak, S.A. and Hashim, H. ―Low carbon measures for cement plant–a review‖. J. Clean. Prod.,103,PP. 260-274 (2015).

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Hala N. Elia, Amin K. Akhnoukh "Using Supplementary Cement Materials To reduce CO2 Emissions From Cement Manufacturing" published at International Journal of Engineering Research and Development, Volume 14, Issue 9 (September 2018)
MID 1409.067X.0004. United States of America
Page 20-25
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Saba, A. M., Tsado, D.G., Adamu M.

Effects Of Some Selected Processing Conditions On The Yield And Quality Of Shea Butter Produced From Sun Dried Shea Kernels
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The focus of this study was to investigate the effects of some selected processing conditions on the yield and quality of shea butter produced from sun dried shea kernels. Fresh shea fruit werecollected depulped, boiled, sun dried, cooked, ground, kneaded and oil collected. Thefresh shea nuts were subjected to boiling times of 0,15,30,45 and 60 minutes. The nuts were then sun dried. The drying stage was preceded by milling, kneading and curd boiling to obtain shea oil. Physicochemical properties of the shea oil such as density, yield, iodine value, free fatty acid, peroxide value, melting point, percentage impurities, refractive index, and moisture content, absorbance at 600 nm, saponification value and unsaponifiable fractions were determined. The results obtained for some of these parameters..........
Physicochemical properties, shea butter, sun drying, shea butterquality

[1]. AAK Global (2012) Lipex® Shea butter family.Technical bulletin AarhusKarlshamn Lipids care. AarhusKarlshamn. Retrieved from http://www.integrityingredientscorp.com/resources/Shea+Butter+family.pdf
[2]. Alander, J. (2004). Shea butter- a multifunctional ingredient for food and cosmetics. Lipid Technology. 16(9), 202-205
[3]. Esiegbuya, D. O., Osagie, J. I., & Okungbowa, F. I. (2014). Fungi Associated With the Post harvest Fungal Deterioration of Shea nuts and Kernels. Internatoinal Journal of Agriculture and Forestry, 4(5), 373-379.
[4]. Hamilton, R., & Rosell, J. (1986). Analysis of Oil and Fats. Elsevier Applied Science New York, 1-5.
[5]. Harris, R. (1999). Market and Technical survey: Shea nuts. Fintrac Inc. Washington DC.

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Saba, A. M., Tsado, D.G., Adamu M. "Effects Of Some Selected Processing Conditions On The Yield And Quality Of Shea Butter Produced From Sun Dried Shea Kernels" published at International Journal of Engineering Research and Development, Volume 14, Issue 9 (September 2018)
MID 1409.067X.0005. Nigeria
Page 26-33
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Tsado, G.T, Adamu, M, Alkali, A. A.

Estimation Of Technical Performance Of Bioenergy Production From Algae For Future Economic Analysis
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Integrated systems of algae cultivation and biofuels production is one of the technological strategies adopted in the area of algae biofuels Research and Development (R&D) in order to overcome feasibility and techno-economic barriers linked with large scale production of algae biofuels. Therefore this study seeks to assess the integrated process system in order to evaluate or estimate its technical performance, which will provide a solid basis for future economic analysis. In doing this, a study of system integrating biomethane production and biodiesel production using a harvested alga biomass was conducted. Four different scenarios were modelled: methane production, biodiesel production, biodiesel and methane (using residue from biodiesel production), and combined methane and biodiesel production, with each case generating electricity. These scenarios were analyzed and evaluated with respect to products.........
Algae, Methane, Biodiesel, Anaerobic Digestion, integrated systems, waste paper

[1]. Andersson, V., Brogerg, S., and Hackl, R. (2011) Integrated Algea Cultivation for Biofuels Production in Industrial Clusters [online]. Program Energisystem. Available from:http://www.liu.se/energi/publikationer/tvarprojekt/1.465340/Arbetsnotat_47.pdf
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[2]. Angelidaki, I., Karakashev, D., Batstone, D.J., Plugge, M.C. and Stams, A.J.M. (2011) Biomethanation and its Potential. Methods in Enzymology, 494, 327-351.
[3]. Brune, D., Lundguist, T. and Benemann, J. (2009) Microalgae Biomass for Greenhouse GasReductions: Potential for Replacement of Fossil Fuels and Animal Feeds. Journal ofEnvironmental Engineering, 135(11), 1136 – 1144.
[4]. Chisti, Y. (2007) Biodiesel from Microalgae. Biotechnology Advances, 25(3), 294-306.
[5]. Clarens , A.F., Eleazer P. R., Mark A. W. and Lisa M. C.(2010) Environmental Life Cycle Comparison of Algae to Other Bioenergy Feedstocks. Environmental Science &Technology, 44(5), 1813-1819.

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Tsado, G.T, Adamu, M, Alkali, A. A. "Estimation Of Technical Performance Of Bioenergy Production From Algae For Future Economic Analysis" published at International Journal of Engineering Research and Development, Volume 14, Issue 9 (September 2018)
MID 1409.067X.0006. UK
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K. M. Álvarez, J. J. Alvarado, B. S. Soto, M. A. Hernandez

Structural and optical properties of TiO2 and TiO2-Zeolites composites films
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Thin films of TiO2 and TiO2-Zeolite were deposited with different concentrations on glass substrates using the spin-coating technique. X-ray diffraction (XRD), UV-vis, Raman spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) characterizations were used in order to determine the influence of this variation on the structural, optical and morphological properties of the films. As a result, it was found that the films are polycrystals, an exhibit high transmittance in the visible and near infrared regions. Furthermore, the narrow optical bands are in the range of 4.03 eV-4.46eV, and the morphology of the samples shows conglomerates with sizes less than 10 μm.
Titanium oxide, Zeolite, Optical properties, Sol-gel and Thin Film.

[1]. T. K. Tseng, Y. S. Lin, Y. J. Chen and H. Chu., A Reviem of Photocatalysts Prepares by Sol-Gel Method for VOCs Removal. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 11 (2010), p.p. 2336-2361. doi:10.3390/ijms11062336
[2]. G. Zhang, A. Song, Y. Duan and S. Zheng., Enhanced photocatalytic activity of TiO2_zeolite composite for abatement of pollutants. Microporous and Mesoporous Materials. 255 (2018), p.p. 61-68.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.micromeso.2017.07.028
[3]. S. M. Hosseini, S. H. Amini, A. R. Khodabakhshi, E. Bagheripour and B. Van der Bruggen., Activated carbon nanoparticles entrapped mixed matrix polyethersulfone based nanofiltration membrane for sulfate and copper removal from water. Journal of the Taiwan Institute of Chemical Engineers. 82 (2018), p.p. 169-178.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtice.2017.11.017
[4]. A. Zielinska, M. Klein and J. Hupka., Enhanced visible light photocatalytic activity of Pt/I-TiO2 in a slurry system and supported on glass packing. Separation and Purification Technology.189 (2017) p.p. 246-252. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seppur.2017.08.018.
[5]. K. Deepak Kumar, G. Praveen Kumar and K. Srinivasulu Reddy., Rapid Microwave Synthesis of Reduced Graphene Oxidesupported TiO2 Nanostructures as High Performance Photocatalyst. Materials Today Proceedings. 2 (2015) p.p. 3736- 3742.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2015.07.204.

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K. M. Álvarez, J. J. Alvarado, B. S. Soto, M. A. Hernandez "Structural and optical properties of TiO2 and TiO2-Zeolites composites films" published at International Journal of Engineering Research and Development, Volume 14, Issue 9 (September 2018)
MID 1409.067X.0007. Nigeria
Page 43-49
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Oria-Usifo, E. E., Mohammed, A.O., Aho, M. I., Iyeke S. D.

Quality Assessment of Rainwater Harvested From Corrugated Zinc Roofs Stored In Ferro-Cement Reservoirs
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Rain water harvesting is an important source of water supply for places that experience low rainfall. This study focuses on the quality of rain water harvested from corrugated zinc roof and stored in ferrocement reservoirs fromresidential locations in Ovia North-East Local Government of Edo State. Standard laboratory procedures were used to determine the microbiological and physicochemical parameters of the rain water collected from ferro-cement reservoirs. These parameters were compared with the recommended limits prescribed by the Nigerian Standard for Drinking Water Quality (NSDWQ) and World Health Organization (WHO). All the physicochemical parameters were within the permissible water quality standards recommended by (NSDWQ) and (WHO) except pH which were slightly alkaline. The microbiological parameters such as Ecoli and total coliform were above the prescribed limits of NSDWQ and WHO. This implies that the rain water should be treated to make it safe for drinking.
Ovia North-East, Nigeria, Water Quality, Physicochemical, Microbiological

[1]. Achadu, O.J., Ako, F.E. and Dalla, C.L., (2013). Quality assessment of stored harvested rainwater in Wukari, North-Eastern Nigeria: Impact of storage media. Journal of Environmental Science, Toxicology and Food Technology,vol. 7, Issue 5, pp. 25-32.
[2]. Adeboye, O.B. and Alatise, M. O., (2008). Surface water potential of River Osun at Apoje Sub-Basin, Nigeria. Soil Water Res 3(2):74–79.
[3]. Ahmed, W., Gardner, T., and Toze, S., (2011). Microbiological quality of roof-harvested rainwater and health risks: a review. Journal of Environmental Quality, 40(1), 13–21.
[4]. Ahmed, W., Huygens, F., Goonetilleke, A., and Gardner, T. (2008). Real-time PCR detection of pathogenic microorganisms in roof-harvested rainwater in Southeast Queensland, Australia. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 74(17), 5490–5496.
[5]. Ahmed, W., Staley, C., Hamilton, K. A., Beale, D. J., Sadowsky,M. J., Toze, S., and Haas, C. N. (2017). Amplicon-basedtaxonomic characterization of bacteria in urban and periurbanroof-harvested rainwater stored in tanks. Science ofthe Total Environment, 576, 326–334.

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Oria-Usifo, E. E., Mohammed, A.O., Aho, M. I., Iyeke S. D. "Quality Assessment of Rainwater Harvested From Corrugated Zinc Roofs Stored In Ferro-Cement Reservoirs" published at International Journal of Engineering Research and Development, Volume 14, Issue 9 (September 2018)
MID 1409.067X.0008. Nigeria
Page 50-56
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Guy F. Mongelli

An Overview and Exploration of Mathematical Approaches in Carbon Nanotubes and their Derivatives
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Carbon nanotubes1, nano-ribbons2, graphene3,fullerenes4,polyacetalenes and their derivatives have obtained much attention recently due to their unique chemical, mechanical, thermal, optical, electronic and magnetic properties5. These carbon materials are lightweight and can support a large strain for their crosssection. Additionally, their ability to conduct electricity increases their potential and usefulness.Their ability to conduct electricity emerges from the π-π conjugation effect and alternating single and double bonds affecting the structure of the HOMO-LUMO levels.
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[3]. 3.Novoselov, K.S. "Electric field effect in atomically thin carbon films" Science, 316, 5696, 666-669
[4]. 4.Iijima, S. "Helical microtubules of graphitic carbon"Nature, 354, 6348, 56-58.
[5]. 5. Dai, L. (ed.) "Carbon Nanotechnology", Elsavier: New York, 2006.

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Guy F. Mongelli "An Overview and Exploration of Mathematical Approaches in Carbon Nanotubes and their Derivatives" published at International Journal of Engineering Research and Development, Volume 14, Issue 9 (September 2018)
MID 1409.067X.0009. USA
Page 57-62
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Aliyu Rufai Yauri, S B. A Mohammed

Nigerian Geography Ontology for Semantic Web Applications
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Semantic Web was introduced to overcome the challenges of the current Search engines where retrieval process is based on traditional keyword search. Retrieval based on traditional keyword search lacks semantics and as a result a lot of irrelevant results are returned. In Semantic Web, retrieval process is based on semantic which returned a more precise and relevant results. The main building block of Semantic Web is ontology. Therefore ontology is needed to build Semantic Web retrieval application. There are various ontologies developed on different domains in recent years. However in Ontology development process, each domain has its own peculiar challenges. In this paper,Nigerian Geography Ontology was developed. The developed ontology is used to build a Nigerian Geography knowledge-base which can be used for the developmentvarious Semantic Web applications related to Nigerian Geography.
Ontology, Semantic Web, Geography, Nigeria, Retrieval

[1]. Ahmed, Z., & Gerhard, D. (2007). Web to Semantic Web & Role of Ontology. In the proceedings of National Conference on Information and Communication Technologies, (NCICT-2007), Pakistan, 9th May 2007.
[2]. Andrew Perez-Lopez, Ryan Blace, Matthew Fisher, John Hebeler. "Semantic Web Programming" Wiley Publishing, Inc. 2009 (Olawande Daramola, Mathew Adigunb, Charles Ayo,2009)
[3]. Balakrishna, M., & Srikanth, M. (2008). Automatic Ontology Creation from Text for National Intelligence Priorities Framework (NIPF).In Proceeding of 3rd International conference for Ontology for the Intelligent Community (OIC), Fairfax, VA, USA, Dec 3-4.
[4]. Balakrishna, M., Moldovan, D., Tatu, M., & Olteanu, M. (2013). Semi-Automatic Domain Ontology Creation from Text Resources. Proceedings of the Twenty-Sixth International Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society Conference, 3187–3194.
[5]. Hu, Y. (2004). The Semantic Web : Current Status and Future Directions. [Power Point slides]. Retrieved from http://www.cs.nccu.edu.tw/~jong/pub/mis0601talk.pdf

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Aliyu Rufai Yauri, S B. A Mohammed "Nigerian Geography Ontology for Semantic Web Applications" published at International Journal of Engineering Research and Development, Volume 14, Issue 9 (September 2018)
MID 1409.067X.0010. Nigeria
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Ahmed Awad, Ahmed Deifalla, Hosam Seleem, Amr Abdelrahman

Experimental Study For The Behavior Of Flanged Lightweight Concrete Beams Under Combined Stresses
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This paper presents an experimental investigation for the behavior of flanged reinforced lightweight concrete (LWC) under combined stresses. LWC was obtained through the use of polystyrene foam as a partial aggregate's replacement to reduce the concrete dry unit weight from 23.0 kN/m3 to 18.1 kN/m3. The experimental work was consisted from two phases; The first phase quantified the mechanical properties of lightweight concrete; namely the compressive and tensile strengths as well as the tension stiffening capability of the concrete mix and The second phase was concerned with testing specimens of LWC beams (L and T-shaped) under combined stresses for determination of the ultimate resistance, mode of failure, ultimate angle of twist, and load-deflection curve for all tested beams..............
Light-weight concrete; Beams; Combined Stresses; T and L-beams; (a/d) ratio; Load Eccentricity.

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[2]. Aurelio Muttoni, Miguel Fernández Ruiz. Shear Strength of Members without Transverse Reinforcement as Function of Critical Shear Crack Width , ACI STRUCT J Title no. 105-S17 ,2008,163-172
[3]. ] C. H. Huang, L. H. Chen, Y. C. Kan, C. H. Wu , T. Yen. Shear behavior of full size reinforced lightweight concrete beam. Dahan Institute of Technology, Hualien, Taiwan. 2011.
[4]. Danile F. Jensen. Reliability Analysis for Shear in Lightweight Reinforced Concrete Bridges Using Shear Beam Database, Utah State University, 2014
[5]. Hussein O. Okail"flexural behavior of reinforced self-compacting lightweight concrete beams ", Faculty of engineering, ain shams university, 2008.

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Ahmed Awad, Ahmed Deifalla, Hosam Seleem, Amr Abdelrahman "Experimental Study For The Behavior Of Flanged Lightweight Concrete Beams Under Combined Stresses" published at International Journal of Engineering Research and Development, Volume 14, Issue 9 (September 2018)
MID 1409.067X.0001. EGYPT
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Mostafa Ahmed Alksher, Entesar M.eljali

Web-Based Youth Forum Application(WBYFA)
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Web-based forum is an application through the internet to facilitate the process of discussions and exchange of ideas. It is also referred to as online forums, message boards, discussion groups, and discussion forums. Youth can play a role in shaping their societies of immense diversity through the means of communication and participation, and sharing ideas. Therefore, this study leads to develop a web-based forum application to help young people express themselves and their needs, and desires. The requirements of the webbased application were identified from the students in UUM who are in the similar age group, design the application, and a prototype to implement the design.
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[3]. Bodzin, A. M. & Park, J. C. (2000). A Study of Preservice Science Teachers' Interactions with a Web-Based Forum.

[4]. Dennis & Wixon, (2003). Evaluating usability methods: why the current literature fails the practitioner. In Interactions, 10 (4) ACM. pp. 28-34
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Mostafa Ahmed Alksher, Entesar M.eljali "Web-Based Youth Forum Application(WBYFA)" published at International Journal of Engineering Research and Development, Volume 14, Issue 9 (September 2018)
MID 1409.067X.0002. Zliten
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nasr Z. Hassan, noran H. Gaber

Study Of The Effect Of Reinforcement Ratio And Height To Width Ratio On Behaviour Of High Strength R.C. Shear Walls
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The high-strength concrete shear wall is widely used because shear wall increased the lateral strength of a structure and have a great effect on stiffness. The using of Fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) in the strengthening is one of the effective method for shear wall strengthening. In this paper Finite Element Method is used to simulate the reinforced concrete Shear wall using 3-D elements. Confined and unconfined shear wall are investigated in the analysis by using ANSYS 12...........
Shear wall, FRP, High strength, Crack Pattern and Finite element.

[1]. Ahmed Abdel Gaber Abdel Mawgood," Effect of Steel and Height -to-Width Ratio On the Behavior of High - Strength R.C. Shear Walls" "M.Sc. Thesis, Faculty of Engineering, Helwan University, Egypt ,2005.
[2]. S. Qazi, L. Michel & E. Ferrier "Mechanical behaviour of slender RC walls under seismic loading strengthened with externally bonded CFRP", European Journal of Environmental and Civil Engineering, 17:6, 2013, pp.496-506.
[3]. David T. Lau, Carlos A. Cruz-N "Developments on Seismic Retrofit of RC Shear Walls with FRP", 5th International Conference on Advances in Experimental Structural Engineering, Taipei, Taiwan, November 8-9, 2013.
[4]. H. El-Sokkary1 and K. Galal2 "seismic Behavior of FRP-Strengthened RC Shear Walls" Journal of Composites for Construction, Submitted July 15, 2012; accepted January 16, 2013; posted ahead of print January 18, 2013.
[5]. S. Qazi, L. Michel & E. Ferrier "Impact of CFRP partial bonding on the behavior of short reinforced concrete wall under monotonic lateral loading", Composite Structures 128 ,2015, pp. 251–259.

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nasr Z. Hassan, noran H. Gaber "Study Of The Effect Of Reinforcement Ratio And Height To Width Ratio On Behaviour Of High Strength R.C. Shear Walls" published at International Journal of Engineering Research and Development, Volume 14, Issue 9 (September 2018)
MID 1409.067X.0003. Egypt
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Qing-Ming ZHANG, Koichi HIROSE, Qiang-Sheng WANG

Basic Study on Thermo physical Properties Measurement of Layered Anisotropic Materials
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A method for measuring the thermal properties of anisotropic materials is proposed. In this study, we use wood with significant anisotropic characteristics as a research object, and combine the experimental data to simulate an effective analytical method. The purpose of obtaining the thermal conductivity and thermal diffusivity of the material in the orthogonal direction quickly and automatically has been achieved. According to the characteristics of wood, the variation law of the thermal conductivity at the significant angle of the wood grain change is obtained. Based on the measurement data and the characteristics of the molar stress circle, the maximum thermal conductivity and the minimum thermal conductivity distribution direction of the unknown internal structure are found.
Anisotropy, Thermal conductivity, Thermal diffusivity, Numerical simulation, Thermophysical Property

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Qing-Ming ZHANG, Koichi HIROSE, Qiang-Sheng WANG "Basic Study on Thermo physical Properties Measurement of Layered Anisotropic Materials" published at International Journal of Engineering Research and Development, Volume 14, Issue 9 (September 2018)
MID 1409.067X.0004. Japan
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Rahul Panchal, Zheng (Jeremy) Li

Design and Development of Tangential Cyclone Dust Collector
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Cyclone dust collector is a stationary mechanical device that is used to filter solid particles from a carrier gas. Performance of cyclone is affected by two vital parameters, namely collection efficiency and pressure drop. Both parameters are strongly influenced by the geometry of the device. The geometric parameters that affect its performance are mainly height of conical section and cylinder, vortex finder length, vortex diameter, cone dip diameter, barrel diameter etc. This paper mainly focuses on the geometric parameters of a cyclone and analyzing its effect on the collection efficiency. In this paper, three different size cyclone dust collector models were used. The effect of cyclone size on performance parameters such as cut off diameter, pressure drop, and collection efficiency was investigated. The CFD analysis of three cyclone dust collectors was performed. Collection efficiency obtained from the analysis was then used to select the best model.
Cyclone dust collector, Collection efficiency, pressure drop, Cut point diameter, Solidworks Flow Simulation

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Rahul Panchal, Zheng (Jeremy) Li "Design and Development of Tangential Cyclone Dust Collector" published at International Journal of Engineering Research and Development, Volume 14, Issue 9 (September 2018)
MID 1409.067X.0005. USA
Page 53-57
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Mr. K. Sriram, Dr. S.P. Mangaiyakarasi

Short Term Load forecasting of a power System Using Plant Growth Algorithm
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In power system energy management system Load forecasting is the major part of the system. The exact load forecasting helps the electric utility to make unit commitment decisions, reduce spinning reserve capacity and schedule device maintenance plan properly. Apart from its plays a key role in reducing the generation cost, it is also essential to the reliability of power systems. In current scenario Load forecasting plays an important role in power system planning, operation and control. But for the proper Planning and precise operational applications of load forecasting requires a certain 'lead time' which is calledas forecasting intervals. On the basis of lead time, load forecasting types fall into four different categories: very short-term forecasts, short-term forecasts, medium-term forecasts and long-term forecasts..............
PGOA, STLF, Load Forecasting.

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[5]. M. EL-Naggar, and A. AL-Rumaih (2005)"Electric Load Forecasting using Genetic Based Algorithm, Optimal Filter Estimator and least error squares Technique", Comparative study, PWASET, pp. 138 -142.

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Mr. K. Sriram, Dr. S.P. Mangaiyakarasi "Short Term Load forecasting of a power System Using Plant Growth Algorithm" published at International Journal of Engineering Research and Development, Volume 14, Issue 9 (September 2018)
MID 1409.067X.0006. India
Page 58-60
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Nivedita Chandrakar, Ajay Kumar Singh

Utilization of Waste Paper Pulp in Construction
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Nowadays concrete plays a major role in the development of any country. It has become in such a way that the usage of concrete became second only to water around the world. In the last two decades environmental issues in the concrete industry have been paid a lot of attention, aiming at reducing the total environmental impact of concrete structures to a minimum, without compromising on their performance. A lot of different tools have been developed in order to reduce the environmental impact of concrete. Over 300 million tons of industrial wastes are being produced per annum by chemical and agricultural process in India. These materials possess problems of disposal problem. Paper fibers can be recycled only a limited number of times because the fibers become too short to make high quality paper............
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Nivedita Chandrakar, Ajay Kumar Singh "Utilization of Waste Paper Pulp in Construction" published at International Journal of Engineering Research and Development, Volume 14, Issue 9 (September 2018)
MID 1409.067X.0007. India
Page 61-67
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E Çoşkun, L Balas

Sea Level Changes in Izmir Bay
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The semi-diurnal tidal range is small along the Turkish coastline, being in the order of 30 cm. Therefore, sea level changes, are largely influenced by changes in air pressure and wind parameters. In this study, meteorological changes are related to seawater level changes. İzmir Bay located in the Aegean Sea of Turkey is chosen as the application area. Sea level, wind speed and direction, and pressure data of 1999-2016 measured at Menteş Station in the Bay have been analyzed. Hourly wind speed and direction measurements at nearby meteorological station have been used as well in the long term wind analyses. The twenty-five-hour moving average filter is applied to eliminate the tidal effects on the sea level measurements............
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E Çoşkun, L Balas "Sea Level Changes in Izmir Bay" published at International Journal of Engineering Research and Development, Volume 14, Issue 9 (September 2018)
MID 1409.067X.0008. Turkey
Page 68-73
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Sumathi S, Krishnaveni. V, Thamizhmani. M, Manimaran. M

An Experimental Study on Bubble Deck Slab in Reinforced Concrete Structures
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For decades, several attempts have been made to create biaxial slabs with hollow cavities in order to reduce the weight. Bubble deck slab is a method of virtually eliminating all concrete from the tension zone of a slab, which is not performing any structural function, thereby dramatically reducing structural dead weight. Polypropylene hollow spheres replace the in-effective concrete in the centre of the slab, thus decreasing the dead weight and increasing the efficiency of the floor. By introducing the gaps, it leads to 30 to 50% lighter slab which reduces the loads on the columns, walls and foundations, and of course of the entire building. This paper is to discuss about the various properties of Bubble deck slab.
Polypropylene hollow spheres, concrete, Deflection, Flexural Strength

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[2]. AmerM. Ibrahim, Nazar K Ali, Wissam D Salman, "Flexural capacities of reinforced concrete two-way bubble deck slabs of plastic spherical voids", Diyala Journal of Engineering Sciences, Vol. 06,Pp 9-20, June 2013.
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[5]. Martina Schnellenbach-Held and Karsten Pfeffer, "Punching behaviour of biaxial hollow slabs" Cement and Concrete Composites, Volume 24, Issue 6, Pages 551-556, December 2011.

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Sumathi S, Krishnaveni. V, Thamizhmani. M, Manimaran. M "An Experimental Study on Bubble Deck Slab in Reinforced Concrete Structures" published at International Journal of Engineering Research and Development, Volume 14, Issue 9 (September 2018)
MID 1409.067X.0009. India
Page 74-79
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