Volume 9, Issue 3 (2016) | American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Editorial for the "FRP Structures" Special Issue

Fabio Minghini — 2016-09-27

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 27 September 2016; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2016.439.441

An Overview of Energy Loss Reduction (ELR) Software Used in Pakistan by WAPDA for Calculating Transformer Overloading, Line Losses and Energy Losses

Mohsin Iqbal — 2015-09-16

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 16 September 2015; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2016.442.448

This paper is about the use of ELR software for different analysis on distribution system up-gradation. It can be used in low budget countries in which distribution system is already overload and it i...

Optimization of a Combined Approach for the Treatment of Carbide Slurry and Capture of CO₂

Shereen Hasan — 2015-12-30

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 30 December 2015; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2016.449.457

The aim of this study is to evaluate the potential use of electrocoagulation in the treatment of carbide slurry, a wastewater generated during the production of acetylene, and in the capture of carbon...

Energy Balance for a Diesel Engine Operates on a Pure Biodiesel, Diesel Fuel and Biodiesel-Diesel Blends

M. I. Al-Hasan — 2016-01-29

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 29 January 2016; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2016.458.465

In general, small part of fuel chemical energy transforms to effective power in diesel engines and other parts are going as energy losses, there for many researchers, as well as engine designers, are ...

Field Data Based Method for Predicting Long-Term Settlements

Jianping Jiang — 2016-02-22

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 22 February 2016; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2016.466.476

The estimation of the long-term foundation settlement in soft soil is very complex, which is attributed to a number of uncertainties associated with various factors, such as: (i) The compressibility p...

Outlook of Municipal Solid Waste in Bogota (Colombia)

José Alejandro Martínez Sepúlveda — 2016-03-02

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 2 March 2016; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2016.477.483

The Municipal Solid Waste is a new target of the municipal government because their negative consequences if the management is inadequate (health diseases, pollution, etc.); In Latin America, the most...

Observational Study of Wind Shear in Northeastern Brazil

Fernando R. Martins — 2016-03-12

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 12 March 2016; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2016.484.504

The wind energy share is growing fast in Brazil and a better understanding of wind speed vertical profiles is essential for accurate power density estimates. The wind shear is highly variable in space...

Investigating the Dynamic Thermal Behavior of Building Envelope in Summer Conditions By Means of in-Field Continuous Monitoring

Anna Laura Pisello — 2016-04-25

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 25 April 2016; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2016.505.519

The effect of dynamic properties of building opaque envelope in summer conditions is investigated by means of an extensive continuous monitoring of a dedicated experimental field. Two test-buildings, ...

Probabilistic Seismic Hazard Deaggregation for Karaj City (Iran)

Hadi Jarahi — 2016-06-16

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 16 June 2016; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2016.520.529

In this study the results of PSHA deaggregation for 5%-damped 0.2, 0.5, 2 and 4 s spectral accelerations, corresponding to Mean Return Periods (MRPs) of 50 and 475 yr for Karaj city was presented. The...

Liquid Crystalline Polymers Compatibilization and Adhesion Enhancement by Reactive Blending in Post-Consumers PET’s

Aversa Raffaella — 2016-06-17

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 17 June 2016; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2016.530.539

A method for PET mechanical properties enhancement by reactive blending with HBA/HNA Liquid Crystalline Polymers for in situ highly fibrillar composites preparation is presented. LCP/PET blends were r...

Mixed Nickel Cobalt Manganese Oxide Nanorods for supercapacitor application

Rajat Mondal — 2016-06-22

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 22 June 2016; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2016.540.546

Mixed Nickel Cobalt Manganese oxide (NiCoMn-Oxide) is a new class of excellent material for supercapacitor application. Here, hydrothermal synthesis technique has been employed to prepare mixed NiCoMn...

Developing an Anthropometric Database for Saudi Students and Comparing Saudi Dimensions relative to Turkish and Iranian Peoples

Mohamed A.A. Mansour — 2016-06-24

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 24 June 2016; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2016.547.557

The main objectives are to develop an anthropometric database for Saudi Students and to compare it relative to two other Middle Eastern people. A national anthropometric standard for Saudis does not e...

Effect of Crumb Rubber as Coarse and Fine Aggregates on the Properties of Asphalt Concrete

Arabi N.S. Al Qadi — 2016-06-24

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 24 June 2016; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2016.558.564

This research has used crumb rubber in asphalt mixture as a part of the coarse and fine aggregate. Three sieve sizes of crumb rubbers were used in asphalt mixture No. 4, No. 8 and No. 50, with five pe...

Osmotic Tension, Plasticization and Viscoelastic response of amorphous Poly-Ether-Ether-Ketone (PEEK) equilibrated in humid environments

Aversa Raffaella — 2016-07-14

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 14 July 2016; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2016.565.573

Dynamic-Mechanical Analysis (DMA), Differential scanning Calorimetry (DSC) and water moisture sorption-desorption kinetics and equilibria have been parallely investigated to monitoring the environment...

Graphene Synthesis by Plasma-Enhanced CVD Growth with Ethanol

Teresa Campo — 2016-07-27

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 27 July 2016; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2016.574.583

A modified route to synthesize graphene flakes is proposed using the Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD) technique, by using copper substrates as supports. The carbon source used was ethanol, the synthesi...

Hydrothermal Synthesis of CuWO₄-Reduced Graphene Oxide Hybrids and Supercapacitor Application

Koyal Suman Samantaray — 2016-08-12

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 12 August 2016; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2016.584.590

This study reports a facile hydrothermal synthesis of Copper tungsten oxide (CuWO4) and CuWO4-reduced graphene oxide hybrid nanoparticles and its application as an electrode for supercapacitor applica...

Numerical Study of Natural Convection in a Square Porous Cavity Thermally Modulated on Both Side Walls

Giovani E.B. Malomar — 2016-08-13

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 13 August 2016; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2016.591.598

The numerical study of natural convection in a square porous cavity saturated by a Newtonian fluid is presented in this study. The vertical walls are subjected to temperatures varying sinusoidally in ...

Robustness of XFEM Method for the Simulation of Cracks Propagation in Fracture Mechanics Problems

Aniello Riccio — 2016-08-15

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 15 August 2016; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2016.599.610

In the present paper a numerical sensitivity analysis is presented with the aim to assess the effectiveness of the X-FEM method for fracture mechanics applications. Different test cases have been adop...

Statistical Analysis of Auto Dilution Vs Manual Dilution Process in Inductively Coupled Plasma Spectrometer Tests

Frederick Rich — 2016-08-17

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 17 August 2016; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2016.611.624

Gregory Poole Equipment Company is the Caterpillar Dealer in eastern North Carolina which sells and services anything that Caterpillar Incorporated manufactures. One value added service provided by th...

Evaluation of Interregional Freight Generation Modelling Methods by using Nationwide Commodity Flow Survey Data

Wirach Hirun — 2016-08-18

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 18 August 2016; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2016.625.634

A trip generation model is one of the four parts of the classical transport planning model, which explores the volume of trip or freight at the originating and destination points of a traffic analysis...

RETRACTED: Stochastic Model for Variable Amplitude Fatigue Induced Delamination Growth in Graphite/Epoxy Laminates

Ronald B. Bucinell — 2016-08-29

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 29 August 2016; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2016.635.646

This article has been retracted at the request of the authors.

Study of the Parameters of Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) Method for Enhanced Oil Recovery in a Heavy Oil Fractured Carbonate Reservoir

Arzhang Nabilou — 2016-09-06

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 6 September 2016; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2016.647.658

By increasing in the use of nonrenewable energy and decreasing in discovering hydrocarbonic reservoirs, in near future the world will encounter with a new challenge in the field of energy, so increase...

WLHP Systems in Commercial Buildings: A Case Study Analysis Based on a Dynamic Simulation Approach

Giovanni Barone — 2016-09-26

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 26 September 2016; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2016.659.668

In this study, the results of the performance analysis of a WLHP system applied to a large mall building located close to Naples (South Italy) is presented. The investigation was carried out through a...

Multi-Objective Optimization of FRP Jackets for Improving the Seismic Response of Reinforced Concrete Frames

Corrado Chisari — 2016-09-27

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 27 September 2016; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2016.669.679

In this study, a multi-objective Genetic Algorithm (GA) optimization procedure is proposed for the seismic retrofitting of Reinforced Concrete (RC) building frames via Fiber-Reinforced Polymer (FRP) j...

Finite-Element Numerical Simulation of the Bending Performance of Post-Tensioned Structural Glass Beams with Adhesively Bonded CFRP Tendons

Chiara Bedon — 2016-09-27

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 27 September 2016; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2016.680.691

In this study, a Finite-Element (FE) numerical investigation is carried out on laminated glass beams with Carbon Fibre Reinforced Polymer (CFRP) adhesively bonded post-tensioning tendons. Taking advan...

Preliminary Experimental and Finite-Element Numerical Assessment of the Structural Performance of SMA-Reinforced GFRP Systems

Filipe Amarante dos Santos — 2016-09-27

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 27 September 2016; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2016.692.701

In this study, the feasibility and potentiality of a novel design concept is explored by means of small scale experimental tests and Finite-Element numerical simulation. Taking advantage of the intrin...

Updating Italian Design Guide CNR DT-205/2007 in View of Recent Research Findings: Requirements for Pultruded FRP Profiles

Fabio Minghini — 2016-09-27

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 27 September 2016; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2016.702.712

A discussion on some design rules for pultruded fiber-reinforced plastic (PFRP) profiles reported by guideline CNR DT-205/2007 from National Research Council of Italy is presented in the paper. At eig...

Review on the use of FRP Composites for Facades and Building Skins

Chiara Bedon — 2016-09-29

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 29 September 2016; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2016.713.723

Fiber Reinforced Polymer (FRP) composites represent a class of materials typically able to offer excellent mechanical, thermal and insulation properties, taking advantage of a combination of their con...

Designing a Comprehensive Security Framework for Smartphones and Mobile Devices

Nader Jafari — 2016-10-03

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 3 October 2016; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2016.724.734

This work investigates issues and challenges of cyber security, specifically malware targeting mobile devices. Recent advances in technology have provided high CPU power, large storage, broad bandwidt...

An Adaptive Procedure for the Limit Analysis of FRP Reinforced Masonry Vaults and Applications

Andrea Chiozzi — 2016-10-05

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 5 October 2016; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2016.735.745

The present paper discusses an adaptive procedure for the kinematic limit analysis of FRP reinforced masonry vaults through applications. The approach relies on a new Genetic Algorithm NURBS-based gen...

Advanced XFEM Simulation of Pull-out and Debonding of Steel Bars and FRP-Reinforcements in Concrete Beams

Nicola Orlando — 2016-10-06

American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Published online: 6 October 2016; doi:10.3844/ajeassp.2016.746.754

An innovative three-dimensional model is applied to the pull-out of steel bars and the debonding of FRP plates from concrete specimens. The shearing and opening modes at the interface of debonding is ...