Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractVariability of Hydraulic Conductivity Due to Multiple FactorsSanjit K. Deb, Manoj K. ShuklaSoil properties are greatly influenced by intrinsic factors of soil formation as well as extrinsic factors associated with land use and management and vary both in time and space. Intrinsic variability is caused by the pedogenesis and usually takes place at large time scales. The variability caused by extrinsic factors could take effect relatively quickly and could not be treated … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 8, Issue 5 · 13 Aug 2012 · 10,228 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAcoustic Properties of Innovative Material from Date Palm FibreLamyaa Abd AL-Rahman, Raja Ishak Raja, Roslan Abdul Rahman, Zawawi IbrahimProblem statement: An organic material is one of the major requirements to improve living environment and the invention of materials need to consider for the best solution. This study presents an experimental investigation on pure porous from Date Palm Fibre (DPF). The effectiveness of sound absorbers depends on structural architecture of this material. This study was conducted to examine the … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 9, Issue 9 · 17 Jul 2012 · 8,099 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractProperties of Fly Ash Based Coconut Fiber CompositeK. Saravana Raja Mohan, P. Jayabalan, A. RajaramanThe present paper reports the results of a study undertaken in enhancing properties of fly ash concrete composites-FMCC with locally available natural fiber. In this context a composite with fly ash, concrete and treated coconut fibers-available in plenty in rural areas of India-can be a good proposition and with this background, experimental investigation to study the effects of replacement of … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 1 · 20 Feb 2012 · 9,176 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractAnalysis of the Transport Properties of Tyre Fiber Modified ConcreteG. Senthil Kumaran, M. Lakshmipathy, Nurdin MushuleProblem statement: Nowadays, the use of waste tyre in concrete has become technically feasible and the tyre mixed concrete is light weight and called as rubberized concrete. Still the research is going on to explore basic engineering properties such as transport properties viz, acid absorption test, water absorption tests, impact resistance, modulus of elasticity, dynamic modulus and so on. In … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2011 · 7,438 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractStudy of Electronic Properties of Metal-Insulator-Metal Structures for Fabrication of Cold CathodesHossein Ghaforyan, Majid EbrahimzadehProblem statement: The electrical properties of thin film structures consisting of metalinsulator- metal sandwiches are important in electronic devices. Approach: The electrical properties of thin film structures consisting of metal-insulator-metal sandwiches are investigated in this experimental work. Results: We are discussed of the electroformed metal-insulator-metal structures Au-MgF2-Au and comparison with other Au-SiO/CeF3-Au, Cu-CeF3-Cu, Cu-SiO-Cu, Au-CeF3-Au specimens. There explains various properties … …Physics International, Vol. 1, Issue 2 · 12 Aug 2011 · 7,757 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractDifferences in Soil Physical and Chemical Properties of Rehabilitated and Secondary ForestsM. H. Akbar, O. H. Ahmed, A. S. Jamaluddin et al.Problem statement: The soil properties of tropical rain forest in Southeast Asia have been characterized by several researchers; however empirical data on soil characteristics under rehabilitation program are still limited or even lacking. This research is important to determine the soil physical and chemical properties of a rehabilitated degraded forest land 19 years after planting with various indigenous species in … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 9 · 30 Sep 2010 · 12,550 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEffects of Palm Fiber on the Mechanical Properties of Lightweight Concrete Crushed BrickMahyuddin Ramli, Eethar Thanoon DawoodProblem statement: Researches has been conducted worldwide on a large number of natural or artificial lightweight aggregates. In spite of many of the researches of using natural fibers show considerable promise, the use of natural fibers to improve the properties of lightweight concrete still required to be a subject of further research and investigation. Approach: This experimental investigation was carried … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 2 · 30 Jun 2010 · 8,525 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSessile Drop Evaporation and Leidenfrost PhenomenonA. K. Mozumder, M. R. Ullah, A. Hossain, M. A. IslamProblem statement: Quenching and cooling are important process in manufacturing industry for controlling the mechanical properties of materials, where evaporation is a vital mode of heat transfer. Approach: This study experimentally investigated the evaporation of sessile drop for four different heated surfaces of Aluminum, Brass, Copper and Mild steel with a combination of four different liquids as Methanol, Ethanol, Water … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 6 · 30 Jun 2010 · 7,956 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractSorption of Phenols: Influence of Groundwater pH and of Soil Organic Carbon ContentSilvia Fiore, Maria Chiara ZanettiProblem statement: Physical and chemical properties of soil, groundwater and pollutants deeply influenced the type and the strength of sorption phenomena involving hydrophobic organic contaminants: Soil fraction of organic carbon (foc) and cation exchange capacity, groundwater pH and pollutants hydrophobicity were with undoubtedly the predominant issues. Approach: In this study an experimental study of the sorption of phenol and 2-nitrophenol … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 4 · 31 Aug 2009 · 7,010 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPhysical Properties of Phenol Compound: Semi-empirical Calculation of Substituent Effects [Part One]Ammar A. Ibrahim, Eid A. AbdalrazaqProblem statement: Physical properties of phenol compound such as steric energy, charge of oxygen, ionization potential, dipole moment, LUMO and bond length have been calculated. Approach: All molecular geometries were minimized by quantum mechanic especially at (AM1) method was used to investigate the effect of a variety of substituents on the phenol (H, o-Cl, p-Cl, m-Cl, o-CH3, m-CH3, p-CH3, o-NH2, … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 6, Issue 7 · 31 Jul 2009 · 7,368 accessesView PDFCite