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Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordA Comparative Study of the Thermal Comfort of Different Building Materials in Sana’aMousa Ahmed Alhaddad, Zhou Tie JunThis study describes the impact of alternative building material envelope systems on the overall thermal performance of four selected materials used in Sana’a, Yemen. These systems included adobe, brick, stone and concrete block. After thorough on-site investigation and data collection, the information, along with regional weather data were input into the Ecotect energy simulation software for thermal performance evaluation. The … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 1 · 25 Jan 2013 · 8,575 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordEnvironmental Modeling for Traffic Noise in Urban AreaFrancis Cirianni, Giovanni LeonardiTraffic noise can be classified among the worst factors in terms of damage to people’s health and well-being. The trend of noise pollution modeling variable from the smart result of classic regressive models in the performance of many assessment models based on mathematical expressions, genetic algorithms and neural networks (of GRNN type, General Regression Neural Network). A methodological approach for … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 4 · 18 Jun 2012 · 7,438 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordSuitability of Data Intensive Application in a Bandwidth Constrained Global Grid NetworkT.R. Srinivasan, R. ShanmugalakshmiProblem statement: To check the suitability of real time data intensive applications in a global grid network. Approach: With improved bandwidth availability, taking the grid to the internet is becoming a reality. However issues’ regarding the security and bandwidth utilization needs to be understood as these factors become crucial to the success of the grid as a commercial model. Results: … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 5 · 17 May 2011 · 6,770 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordUsing a Simulation Tool to Model the Ground Level Concentrations of Green House Gases Emitted by Flaring in Petroleum Production in Kuwait OilfieldsKhaireyah Kh. AL-Hamad, V. Nassehi, A.R. KhanAir pollution and its effects on the ecosystem has been a source of concern for many environmental pollution organizations in the world. In particular climatologists who are not directly involved in petroleum industry sometimes express concerns about the environmental impacts of gas emissions from flaring at well heads. For environmental and resource conservation reasons, flaring should always be minimized as … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 5 · 31 Oct 2008 · 6,667 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordRAM 1.0 Software for Gaussian-Plume Multiple Source Air Quality SimulationLiren Yu, Paulo I.F. de AlmeidaThis study presents a developed software in environmental engineering, namely RAM 1.0 (RAM: Regulatory Air Model), adopted completely Graphical User Interface (GUI) technique, for operating in various Windows-based microcomputers. RAM 1.0 software consists of the improved RAM Model and RAM Algorithm as well as developed RAM 1.0 Graphical User Interface, respectively. RAM Model takes into account different ambient characteristics, meteorological … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 2, Issue 2 · 28 Feb 2005 · 7,458 accessesView PDF Cite