Volume 5, Issue 2 (2012) | American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Physical Properties of Wheat Straw Varieties Cultivated Under Different Climatic and Soil Conditions in Three Continents

Yaning Zhang — 2012-06-26

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 26 June 2012; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2012.98.106

Over 500 million tonnes of wheat straw are produced annually worldwide, the majority of which are burnt in the field causing significant environmental and health problems as well as serious traffic a...

Bus Bay Performance and its Influence on the Capacity of Road Network in Dar Es Salaam

Nurdin K. Mushule — 2012-08-03

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 3 August 2012; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2012.107.113

One of major problems facing motorists in Dar es Salaam city today is congestion. Bus bays have a significant influence on the capacity of a roadway because they interfere with passing vehicles primar...

Uncertainty and its Impact on the Quality of Measurement

Martin Halaj — 2012-07-04

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 4 July 2012; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2012.114.118

The imposition of practice, the current world, the laboratory measurement, calibration should be approved by points of credit to national or international and should be compatible with the requirement...

Dynamic Behavior of Tyre Tread Block

K. Sridharan — 2012-07-28

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 28 July 2012; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2012.119.127

The Tyre tread pattern is the arrangement of blocks, grooves and voids, sipes and channels designed into the tread to enhance its grip on the road. Tread is the uppermost part of any tyre which contac...

Dry Heating of Palm Fruits: Effect on Selected Parameters

Nu’man Abdul Hadi — 2012-08-01

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 1 August 2012; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2012.128.131

This study reports on the effects of dry heating of oil palm fruits for the purpose of sterilization and solvent extraction with various oil parameters. Steam sterilization of oil palm fresh fruit bun...

Recognition of Hindi (Arabic) Handwritten Numerals

Rawan I. Zaghloul — 2012-08-01

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 1 August 2012; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2012.132.135

Recognition of handwritten numerals has been one of the most challenging topics in image processing. This is due to its contributions in the automation process in several applications. The aim of this...

An Effective Passive Solar Dryer for Thin Layer Drying of Poultry Manure

A. E. Ghaly — 2012-08-04

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 4 August 2012; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2012.136.150

Animal and poultry manures have been recognized for centuries as organic fertilizers providing essential nutrients to crops and improving soil structure due to their large input of organic matter. Inc...

Review of Energy Detection for Spectrum Sensing in Various Channels and its Performance for Cognitive Radio Applications

R. Suresh Babu — 2012-08-04

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 4 August 2012; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2012.151.156

Spectrum sensing is the basic and important operation in Cognitive Radio (CR) to find the unused spectrum. Energy detector is a popular sensing method because it doesn’t require transmitted signal p...

Epoxy Insulators’ Lifetime Prediction Implementing Neural Network Technique

L. S. Nasrat — 2012-08-07

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 7 August 2012; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2012.157.162

Due to wide implementation of Epoxy insulators in industrial applications and its economic implications; development of various Epoxy insulator materials has to be evaluated along with a reliable pred...

Evaluation of Rutting Depth in Flexible Pavements by Using Finite Element Analysis and Local Empirical Model

Alaa H. Abed — 2012-08-17

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 17 August 2012; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2012.163.169

The objective of this research is to predict rut depth in local flexible pavements. Predication model in pavement performance is the process that used to estimate the parameter values which related to...

Mixing Patterns and Residence Time Determination in a Bubbling Fluidized Bed System

A. E. Ghaly — 2012-08-17

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 17 August 2012; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2012.170.183

Fluidized bed gasification can be used to convert the solar energy stored as carboneous compounds in biomass into a carbon neutral fuel with reduced emissions. Canada produces 20.57 million tonnes of ...

Flexural and Tensile Characteristics of Micro Fiber-Reinforced Very High Strength Concrete Thin Panels

Taher M. Abu-Lebdeh — 2012-08-17

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 17 August 2012; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2012.184.197

The purpose of this research was to experimentally characterize the flexural and tensile characteristics of fiber-reinforced Very High-Strength Concrete (VHSC) panels. The panels were made with a uniq...

DEVELOPMENT OF INSPECTION SYSTEM FOR CORROSION CRACK IN R.C. FOR SECOND TUNNEL LINING BY USING KNOWLEDGE-BASED SYSTEM

Yousif Abdulwahid Mansoor — 2012-08-27

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 27 August 2012; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2012.198.204

During the last two or three decades, incidence of failure of reinforced concrete structures has been seen widely for many reasons, such as increasing service loads and/or durability problems and the ...

Comparison Between Niemann’s and Finite Element Method for the Estimation of Maximum Allowable Stress of Meshing Spur Gear Teeth at Highest Point of Single Tooth Contact

Konstandinos G. Raptis — 2012-08-27

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 27 August 2012; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2012.205.216

Purpose of this study is the consideration of loading and contact problems encountered at rotating machine elements and especially at toothed gears. The later are some of the most commonly used mechan...