Volume 4, Issue 1 (2011) | American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences

High Rate-Dependent Interaction Diagrams for Reinforced Concrete Columns

Taher Abu-Lebdeh — 2011-01-27

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 27 January 2011; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2011.1.9

Problem statement: There is a need to better understand the rate dependence behavior of reinforced concrete structures in order to improve their response to impact and blast loads. Analysis and design...

Evaluation of Global Positioning System Data for Offshore Platform Deformation

Abdul Nasir Matori — 2011-01-27

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 27 January 2011; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2011.10.16

Problem statement: Reservoir compaction and shallow gas migration phenomena may cause offshore platform to experience deformation which if happens excessively will affect their structural integrity. A...

Seismic Performance Evaluation of Reinforced Concrete Moment Resisting Frames with Various Ductility in Low Seismic Zone

N. Choopool — 2011-01-27

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 27 January 2011; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2011.17.36

Problem statement: Bangkok, the capital of Thailand, is at moderate risk for distant earthquake due to the ability of soft soil to amplify ground motion about 3-4 times although it locates in low seis...

Weighted Centroid Correction Localization in Cellular Systems

Rong-Zheng Li — 2011-01-27

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 27 January 2011; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2011.37.41

Problem statement: There is a large demand for wireless Location-Based Service (LBS) and it is provided by many wireless cellular systems. In process of positioning a Mobile Station (MS), the computin...

Freezing and Thawing Durability of Very High Strength Concrete

Sameer Hamoush — 2011-01-28

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 28 January 2011; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2011.42.51

Problem statement: The newly developed Very High Strength Concrete (VHSC), having compressive strengths of 29 ksi and flexural strengths of 6 ksi, represents a breakthrough in concrete technology. Stu...

Measuring Satisfaction with Student Housing Facilities

Nurul Ulyani Mohd Najib — 2011-01-28

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 28 January 2011; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2011.52.60

Problem statement: In the past decade, resident satisfaction has been used as an important indicator in evaluating student housing quality and services. This study investigates the level of resident s...

Optical Properties of Crosslinked Chitosan Thin Film with Glutaraldehyde Using Surface Plasmon Resonance Technique

Yap Wing Fen — 2011-01-28

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 28 January 2011; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2011.61.65

Problem statement: The aim of this research is to study the optical properties of crosslinked chitosan thin film with glutaraldehyde using Surface Plasmon Resonance (SPR) technique. Approach: The cros...

Effect of Ethanol Addition in the Combustion Process During Warm-UPS and Half Open Throttle on Port-Injection Gasoline Engine

Beny Cahyono — 2011-01-28

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 28 January 2011; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2011.66.69

Problem statement: Ethanol is an alternative fuel with huge potential that can be used in gasoline engines. Addition of ethanol in fuel will affect the fuel properties, fuel properties change will aff...

Applications of Conditional Value at Risk to Full Truckload Pricing Under Demand and Service Time Uncertainties

Thitima Wonginta — 2011-01-28

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 28 January 2011; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2011.70.76

Problem statement: Pricing is one of the fundamental management decisions required by a truckload carrier. Traditional pricing based on an average all relevant costs including fixed and variable costs...

An Estimation of Rainfall using Fuzzy Set-Genetic Algorithms Model

Teerawat Thongwan — 2011-01-28

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 28 January 2011; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2011.77.81

Problem statement: Damaged by floods are natural disasters that have violence cause significant damage and economic and social. If we can prevent disasters that may occur in advance is important. So a...

Roughness Effect on an Unsteady Flow in Pipelines by Profilometry and Imaging Techniques

Mabrouk Benkhedimallah — 2011-01-29

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 29 January 2011; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2011.82.88

Problem statement: Currently the aero dynamical calculation in gas pipes is carried out under the assumption of steady state conditions. However real steady in a network is scarcely quasisteady. Appro...

Elastic-Plastic Non Linear Behaviors of Suddenly Loaded Structures

Assal Tehseen Hussein — 2011-01-31

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 January 2011; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2011.89.92

Problem statement: The adaptively shifted integration technique was applied to the elasticplastic analysis of framed structures under dynamic loading. Approach: This study used analysis of linear be...

Performance of IBS Precast Concrete Beam-Column Connections Under Earthquake Effects: A Literature Review

Patrick Tiong Liq Yee — 2011-01-31

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 January 2011; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2011.93.101

Problem statement: Despite demonstrating rather much benefits comparing to the conventional cast-in-place construction, the acceptance level of precast concrete building is still reportedly low in M...

A Fast Hybrid Algorithm for the Exact String Matching Problem

Abdulwahab Ali Al-mazroi — 2011-01-31

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 January 2011; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2011.102.107

Problem statement: Due to huge amount and complicated nature of data being generated recently, the usage of one algorithm for string searching was not sufficient to ensure faster search and matching...

Shear Strength of Reinforced Concrete Beam Strengthened by Transverse External Post-tension

Sayan Sirimontree — 2011-01-31

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 31 January 2011; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2011.108.115

Problem statement: Shear failure of concrete beam is brittle manner without warning so inadequate design for shear of beam and/or material deterioration lead to the possibility of sudden failure of ...

Simultaneous Thermodynamic and Kinetic Parameters Determination Using Differential Scanning Calorimetry

Nader Frikha — 2011-03-12

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 12 March 2011; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2011.116.123

Problem statement: The determination of reaction kinetics is of major importance, as for industrial reactors optimization as for environmental reasons or energy limitations. Although calorimetry is ...

Bonding Property of Bituminous Crack Sealants in the Presence of Water

Ellie Fini — 2011-03-12

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 12 March 2011; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2011.124.129

Problem statement: Crack sealing and filling is the most widely used maintenance activity for in-service pavements. If an appropriate sealant material is selected and properly installed at the appro...

The Biodiesel Production from Roast Thai Sausage Oil by Transesterification Reaction

Wasan Theansuwan — 2011-03-12

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 12 March 2011; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2011.130.132

Problem statement: This research is to study the feasibility of biodiesel production from roast Thai sausage oil by transesterification process. Approach: The objective of this study was to investig...

Fractional Quantum Field Theory on Multifractals Sets

El-Nabulsi Ahmad Rami — 2011-03-15

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 15 March 2011; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2011.133.141

Problem statement: This study is a contribution to the general program of describing complex dynamical systems using the tool of fractional calculus of variations. Approach: Following our previous w...

Evaluating Agility in Extended Enterprise Systems: A Transportation Network case

Mo Mansouri — 2011-03-15

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 15 March 2011; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2011.142.152

Problem statement: Agility of an enterprise system is considered as its ability to adapt successfully and efficiently to unexpected changes of the environment. Agility is key in effectiveness of ent...

Measuring the Resiliency of the Manhattan Points of Entry in the Face of Severe Disruption

Mayada Omer — 2011-03-15

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 15 March 2011; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2011.153.161

Problem statement: Resilient infrastructure systems are able to continue to provide the expected service levels following disruptive events. Implementing resiliency in infrastructure systems require...

Low Cost Smart Sensor Design

Takialddin A. Al Smadi — 2016-02-11

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 11 February 2016; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2011.162.168

Problem statement: Sensor with local processing power that enables it to react to local conditions without having to refer back to the central controller. The size and the cost of smart sensor circuit...

Design and Manufacturing of a Custom Skull Implant

Juan Felipe Isaza Saldarriaga — 2011-03-17

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 17 March 2011; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2011.169.174

Problem statement: Cranioplasty is defined as a neurosurgical procedure to cover an injured bone in the skull. This procedure is carried out in order to protect and restore intracranial structures a...

Computation of Irregular Boundary Area by Lacunary Interpolation Technique

Jamal Muhamad Amen — 2011-03-26

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 26 March 2011; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2011.175.178

Problem statement: Rising up land value and a rapid extension in large town in the world, this in addition to appearance a new technique in applied mathematics especially in interpolation felid durin...

Testing and Performance Evaluation of Tractor Mounted Hydraulic Elevator for Mango Orchard

Kishor P. Kolhe — 2011-03-26

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 26 March 2011; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2011.179.186

Problem statement: The harvesting and pruning of horticultural crops is quite difficult due to their tallness. There are small hand tools available for harvesting and pruning. But these tools of har...