World Journal of Engineering: Volume 9 Issue 6

Multiwalled carbon nanotubes-magnetite reinforced thermoplastic polypropylene-natural rubber blends

Ing Kong, Robert Shanks, Sahrim Ahmad, Lih-Jiun Yu

The effect of multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs)-magnetite (Fe₃O₄) hybrid content on the magnetic and dynamic mechanical properties of thermoplastic polypropylene-natural…

Characteristics of nickel tip carbon nanorod growth by pulsed plasma chemical vapor deposition

S. Yooyen, T. Kawamura, S. Kotake, Y. Suzuki

Growth of nickel tip carbon nanorod by means of pulsed plasma chemical vapor deposition (PPCVD) was carried out at different deposition time. Effects of deposition time under the…

Nano-indentation studies and macro-scale mechanical testing of vanadium modified BBN ceramics

M. Adamczyk, A. Lisińska-Czekaj, L. Kozielski, R. Zachariasz, R. Nowak, D. Czekaj

The mechanical properties of the pure as well as vanadium modified BaBi₂Nb₂O₉ ceramics have been studied in macro and nano-scales using three different methods. Specifically for…

Defect characterization in commercial carbon-carbon composites

Tsuchin Chu, Jarlen Don, Yicheng Pan, Anish Poudel

A relatively inexpensive and easy to operate custom built infrared thermography (IRT) system was developed and utilized for the detection and characterization of defects in…

Residual stresses measurement with hole-drilling method on 6,061 aluminum under SMAT treatment

Hao Jiang, Long Liu, L. Zhou, J. Lu

Large compressive residual stress is induced on the aluminum 6,061 sheets by application of typical processing named SMAT (Surface Mechanical Attrition Treatment). The incremental…

Synthesis of au/co hollow microspheres via galvanic replacement reaction in organic solvent

Cheng-Seong Khe, Azizan Aziz, Zainovia Lockman

Cobalt/gold hollow microspheres were successfully prepared through galvanic replacement in an organic solvent. The diameters of these hollow microspheres ranged from 800 nm to 1…

Experimental study of nano-modified lime-based grouts

Ioanna Papayianni, Vasiliki Pachta, Maria Stefanidou

Grouts are fluid mixtures of binders with water, for the filling and strengthening of masonry or the consolidation and preservation of mortar stratification. In this paper…

Utilizing artificial neural network for forecasting groundwater table depths fluctuations

A. Mardookhpour

This study presented the model of predicting the water table fluctuation in flood plain of Sepidroud watershed (North of Iran-Gilan). The model for prediction of water table depth…

Lithofacies characterization of sedimentary succession from Late Cretaceous-Tertiary age in Benin west-1, northern Depobelt, Anambra Basin, Nigeria

F. Lucas, O. Odedede

Lithofacies and their relationships, textural content, sedimentary structures were used to delineate eight facies associations in the Benin west-1. Seven lithofacies are…

Implementing built-in self-test environment for cores-based digital circuits with Verilog HDL

Sunil Das, Liwu Jin, Mansour Assaf, Satyendra Biswas, Emil Petriu

The implementation of fault testing environment for embedded cores-based digital circuits is a challenging endeavor. The subject paper aims developing techniques in design…

Analysis of shear-horizontal waves propagating in a piezoelectric plate in contact with a semi-infinite fluid for liquid sensor application

B. Liu, J. Yang, Q. Jiang

We study the propagation of shear-horizontal waves in a piezoelectric plate of monoclinic crystals in contact with a semi-infinite viscous fluid as an acoustic wave sensor for…

Optimization of dual purpose plant for seawater desalination and electricity production

Mohammed Al. Ansari

In order to reduce distillate production costs of a seawater desalination plant in the Gulf Cooperation Councils Countries (GCC), it is common use to connect the desalination…