Number of Articles: 20
Determination of Effective Thermal Properties of Open Cell Ceramic Foam
Volume 32, Issue 8 , August 2014, Page 1887-1902
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This work presents an experimental investigation for effective thermal properties of open cell ceramic foam (80.13 Al2O3, 17.79 SiO2, 1.57 MgO, and 0.51 Na2O. % weight),which were measured ... Read More ...Data Transfer of Total Station Traverses
Volume 32, Issue 8 , August 2014, Page 1903-1915
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The major objective of this paper is to transfer field data stored in the total station memory to a computer . Number of stations is established in the study area . The positions of ... Read More ...Application of Taguchi Approache to Study the Effect of Filler Type on Tribological Behavior of Polymer Composite Under Dry Conditions
Volume 32, Issue 8 , August 2014, Page 1916-1930
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The tribological behaviour of a G-P ( glass-polyester ) composite system and G-P composite systems interfaced with graded fillers were tested. The composite materials of G-P and G-P ... Read More ...Support Vector Machines for Predicting Electrical Faults
Volume 32, Issue 8 , August 2014, Page 1931-1941
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Support vector machines (SVMs) are a non-probabilistic binary linear classifier in machine learning techniques and are supervised learning algorithms that classify, predict, recognise ... Read More ...Influence of some Relevant Process Parameters on The Surface Roughness of Surfaces Produced by ISMF Proce
Volume 32, Issue 8 , August 2014, Page 1942-1957
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Incremental Sheet Metal Forming (ISMF) is a novel sheet metal forming technology where the deformation of the thin sheet metal blank occurs locally and progressively by using the CNC ... Read More ...Superplastic Behavior of AZ31B Magnesium Alloy Processed by Equal Channel Angular Pressing (ECAP)
Volume 32, Issue 8 , August 2014, Page 1958-1970
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AZ31B magnesium alloy with initial grain size of 11.2 µm was grain refined using Equal Channel Angular Pressing (ECAP) the alloy was ECAP-processed up to 5-times at 473 K. As ... Read More ...Predicating the Crop Coefficient of Eggplant from Crop Evapotranspiration and Atmometer (ETgage)
Volume 32, Issue 8 , August 2014, Page 1971-1981
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The objectives of the study are to predicate crop coefficient (Kc) for eggplant using watermarks gypsum blocks and atmometer (or ETgage) devices during the growing season and to compare ... Read More ...Effect of Distance between Two Optical Single Mode Fibers on Minimum Splice Losses by Using Arc Fusion Splicer
Volume 32, Issue 8 , August 2014, Page 1982-1991
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Old Researches were worked to find the splice losses between two single mode fibers (SMF-28/SMF-28) by using different arc fusion splicer without taking the effect of distance between ... Read More ...Study on Corrosion Inhibition of Brass in Water Using Horse Tail Herb as Green Inhibitor
Volume 32, Issue 8 , August 2014, Page 1992-2008
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Brass used in heat exchanger is corroded in industrial water. The used inhibitor is extracted from horse tail herb added in different concentrations and temperature to industrial water ... Read More ...Effect of Blank Holder Force on Strains and Thickness Distribution in Deep Drawing Process
Volume 32, Issue 8 , August 2014, Page 2009-2019
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This work aims to study the effect of the blank holder force on strains and thickness distribution along cup wall of drawn part in deep drawing process. 2-D model of cylindrical cup ... Read More ...Updating Urban Cadastral Map and Database Designing by GIS Using Aerial Photos
Volume 32, Issue 8 , August 2014, Page 2020-2029
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For the time being most of the countries around the world trying to update their Urban Cadastral Map with the unified well known system this is the WGS84 UTM system. The coordinates ... Read More ...Properties of High Performance Self Compacting Concrete Continuously Exposed in Oil Products
Volume 32, Issue 8 , August 2014, Page 2030-2055
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Self compacted concrete (SCC) is a new generation of concrete. Its behavior after exposure to oil products is still unknown. This investigation includes producing SCC and investigate ... Read More ...Vibration Based - Crack Detection in Simplified Wind Turbine Blades Using Artificial Neural Networks
Volume 32, Issue 8 , August 2014, Page 2056-2069
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Wind turbine blades are complicated components for inspection by non-destructive techniques because they are multi-layered, have variable thickness and are made of anisotropic materials. ... Read More ...Generation Output Routing and Shares in the Iraqi 400kV Power Gird
Volume 32, Issue 8 , August 2014, Page 2070-2078
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With the power systems deregulation and the introduction of competition in the electricity supply industry, it has become important to answer many questions such questions are; How ... Read More ...Modeling and Force-Position Controller Design of Rehabilitation Robot for Human Arm Movements
Volume 32, Issue 8 , August 2014, Page 2079-2095
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Physical disabilities such as full or partial loss of function in the shoulder, elbow or wrist is a common impairment in the elderly, and can also be a secondary effect due to strokes, ... Read More ...Removal of a Single-Component NAPL under Nonequilibrium Condition: a Zero Mass Flux Moving Boundary
Volume 32, Issue 8 , August 2014, Page 2096-2105
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A new zero flux moving boundary conditions to solve the non-equilibrium single-component dispersion-advection transport problem containing NAPL have been introduced. The resultant model ... Read More ...Thinking Patterns &Cognitive strategies Appropriate for the study of Curriculum in Architectural Departments
Volume 32, Issue 8 , August 2014, Page 222-256
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Due to the inclusion of the study topics in the departments of architecture on the fields of humanities and natural sciences so the study of curriculum for courses in different stages ... Read More ...Effect of Information and Communication Technology In The Local Engineering Project Management
Volume 32, Issue 8 , August 2014, Page 257-274
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Although many of the proposals and studies that dealt with software and planning of engineering projects, varied from each other in the nature of subject discussion, but they have lacked ... Read More ...Using Geoimformation Indicators To Maintain The Iraqi City From Increasing Urban Growth Study of an Urban Area
Volume 32, Issue 8 , August 2014, Page 275-291
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The planning processes are, need information and spatial data are based to achieve the goals of planner. This information and can be summarized in the information regarding studies ... Read More ...Study The Effect of Al-Sugar Factory’s Waste on The Engineering Properties of Gypseous Soil
Volume 32, Issue 8 , August 2014, Page 292-303