Preparation and Characterization Some of the Mechanical Properties of Polymer Nano Composite Material Used in Structural Applications
Preparation and Characterization Some of the Mechanical Properties of Polymer Nano Composite Material Used in Structural Applications

Sihama Issa Salih; Wleed Bdaiwi Salih; Salam Obaid Abdulghani

Volume 34, 13A , December 2016, Page 536-545

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.34.13A.18

Abstract
  Many polymeric materials are weak of direction in the mechanical properties, and which is one of the most important specifications required for structural applications. Therefore in ...  Read More ...
Study the Effect of Addition Different Amount Magnesium Hydroxide and Kaolin on Production of Refractory Magnesite Brick
Study the Effect of Addition Different Amount Magnesium Hydroxide and Kaolin on Production of Refractory Magnesite Brick

Firas Farhan Sayyid; Shukry H. Aghdeab; Ali Mundher Mustafa

Volume 34, 13A , December 2016, Page 546-553

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.34.13A.19

Abstract
  This aim of this research is study the effect of adding different percentages of magnesium hydroxide, kaolin and water on the production of refractory magnesite brick by use transformer ...  Read More ...
Design a System to Estimate the Road Construction Project Preliminary Equipment Requirements in the Design Stage
Design a System to Estimate the Road Construction Project Preliminary Equipment Requirements in the Design Stage

Raid S. Abd Ali; Tareq A. khaleel; Shealan H. Ameen

Volume 34, 13A , December 2016, Page 554-565

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.34.13A.20

Abstract
  Road construction projects in Iraq require a developmental study of the planning process toward building computerized management systems. In this thesis, a management system has been ...  Read More ...
Phytoremediation of Cr and Pb from Soil Irrigated by Wastewater
Phytoremediation of Cr and Pb from Soil Irrigated by Wastewater

Riyad Al-Anbari; Abdul Hameed M.J. Al-Obaidy; Tiba J. Al-Imari

Volume 34, 13A , December 2016, Page 2380-2386

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.34.13A.1

Abstract
  In order to evaluate the effect of agricultural crops, such as kenaf (Hibiscus Cannabinus L.), corn (Zea Mays), and barley (Hordeum vulgare), in the removal of Cr and Pb from soil irrigated ...  Read More ...
Design and Preparation of Stepwise Functionally Graded Materials Used for Internal Combustion Engine Piston Applications
Design and Preparation of Stepwise Functionally Graded Materials Used for Internal Combustion Engine Piston Applications

Alaa Abdulhasan Atiyah; Mohammed H.Hafidh; Ahmed H.Ali

Volume 34, 13A , December 2016, Page 2387-2397

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.34.13A.2

Abstract
  This work includes the design and preparation of a(Low carbon steel / AL2O3) stepwise functionally graded crown part of an internal combustion engine piston. Powder technology technique, ...  Read More ...
Effect of Nano TiO2 Additives on Some Properties of Out Door Building Unites
Effect of Nano TiO2 Additives on Some Properties of Out Door Building Unites

Alaa A. Abdul-Hamead; Shatha R. Ahmed Izzat

Volume 34, 13A , December 2016, Page 2398-2405

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.34.13A.3

Abstract
  In this paper a lower ratio of two powders; nano and micro titanium dioxide (TiO2) powder were used as additive in fabrication of mortar. Particle size of TiO2 powder were (80nm,1.6µm). ...  Read More ...
Motion Control of An Autonomous Mobile Robot using Modified Particle Swarm Optimization Based Fractional Order PID Controller
Motion Control of An Autonomous Mobile Robot using Modified Particle Swarm Optimization Based Fractional Order PID Controller

Ibraheem K. Ibraheem; Ghusn A. Ibraheem

Volume 34, 13A , December 2016, Page 2406-2419

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.34.13A.4

Abstract
  This paper presents a comparison between two nonlinear PID controllers, the first is the Neural based controller and the second is the nonlinear fractional order PID controller (FOPID) ...  Read More ...
Edge Detection and Features Extraction for Dental X-Ray
Edge Detection and Features Extraction for Dental X-Ray

Muayad Sadik Croock; Saja Dheyaa Khudhur; Ali Kamal Taqi

Volume 34, 13A , December 2016, Page 2420-2432

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.34.13A.5

Abstract
  Recently, the dental X-Ray images have been used in different applications, particularly in the forensic field. The researchers focuses on the separation of the underlying teeth individually ...  Read More ...
Thermogravimetric Analysis on PVA / PVP Blend Under Air Atmosphere
Thermogravimetric Analysis on PVA / PVP Blend Under Air Atmosphere

Nadia Azeez Betti

Volume 34, 13A , December 2016, Page 2433-2442

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.34.13A.6

Abstract
  Films of poly vinyl alcohol (PVA) /poly vinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) blends have been prepared by solution casting method with different ratios of each other (100/0 , 80/20 , 60/40 , 50/50 ...  Read More ...
Synthesis of Ag –TiO2 Thin Films by Spin Coating process
Synthesis of Ag –TiO2 Thin Films by Spin Coating process

Sinan Salman Hamdi

Volume 34, 13A , December 2016, Page 2443-2449

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.34.13A.7

Abstract
  In this research, Sol-gel technique prepared Ag–TiO2 nano-composite thin films, which were deposited onto a glass substrate by the spin coating process. The microstructures and ...  Read More ...
Experimental and Numerical Study of Closed Loop Solar Chimney Assisted with PCM and CFM as Thermal Energy Storage Collector
Experimental and Numerical Study of Closed Loop Solar Chimney Assisted with PCM and CFM as Thermal Energy Storage Collector

Talib K. Murtadha; Hussien M. Salih; Ali D. Salman

Volume 34, 13A , December 2016, Page 2450-2463

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.34.13A.8

Abstract
  In this work, a test room was built in Baghdad city, with selective dimensions, while the solar chimneys (SC) where designed with aspect ratio (ar) bigger than 12 and setup to the oriented ...  Read More ...
Preparation of Lead Free Piezoelectric Composite Based on Polyester Resin and (LKNN6-0.5%CeO2) Ceramic Particles
Preparation of Lead Free Piezoelectric Composite Based on Polyester Resin and (LKNN6-0.5%CeO2) Ceramic Particles

Fadhil A. Chyad; Saad B.H. Farid; Hamza M. Kamal

Volume 34, 13A , December 2016, Page 2464-2471

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.34.13A.9

Abstract
  For the sake of guarding the environment from the vital problems that results from the toxic effects of lead components, lead free (LKNN6-0.5%CeO2/polyester) piezoelectric composite ...  Read More ...
Modeling and Simulation for Condensing and Cogeneration Steam Power Plants Operate at Constant and Sliding Live Steam Pressure
Modeling and Simulation for Condensing and Cogeneration Steam Power Plants Operate at Constant and Sliding Live Steam Pressure

Moayed Razoki Hasan; Rahman Abdul Razzaq Talab

Volume 34, 13A , December 2016, Page 2472-2489

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.34.13A.10

Abstract
  The present paper deals with a theoretical study of condensing and cogeneration plants operate at partial load with constant and sliding (variable) live steam pressure controls. In ...  Read More ...
Intelligent Monitoring for DC Motor Performance Based on FPGA
Intelligent Monitoring for DC Motor Performance Based on FPGA

Abbas H. Issa; Bilal Z. Ahmed

Volume 34, 13A , December 2016, Page 2490-2499

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.34.13A.11

Abstract
  This paper presents a fault monitoring of DC motors. A neural network is prepared to processes the inputs parameters “motor speed and current” collected from sensors and ...  Read More ...
Effect of Cycling Wetting and Drying on Suction Variation Under Axial Loading an Experimental Approach
Effect of Cycling Wetting and Drying on Suction Variation Under Axial Loading an Experimental Approach

Suhail A. A. Khattab; Asma Ahmed Ali

Volume 34, 13A , December 2016, Page 2500-2506

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.34.13A.12

Abstract
  Disregarded the unsaturated soil behavior, like changes in volume and soil collapsing has caused a lot of damage to the foundations of the buildings and other structures. These behaviors ...  Read More ...
Design and Implementation of an Interface Unit Communicated by a Laser System Within Wireless Sensor Network
Design and Implementation of an Interface Unit Communicated by a Laser System Within Wireless Sensor Network

Hanan A. R. Akkar; Aied K. AL-Samarrie; Azzad Bader Saeed

Volume 34, 13A , December 2016, Page 2507-2517

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.34.13A.13

Abstract
  In this paper, an interface unit had been designed and implemented for a wireless sensor network, which used for adapting the sensor output with input of the artificial intelligent ...  Read More ...
The Effect of Thermo-Mechanical Treatment on Mechanical Properties & Microstructure for (Cu-Al-Ni )Shape Memory Alloy
The Effect of Thermo-Mechanical Treatment on Mechanical Properties & Microstructure for (Cu-Al-Ni )Shape Memory Alloy

Muna Khethier Abbass; Munther Mohamed Al-Kubaisy; Raad Suhail Ahmed Adnan

Volume 34, 13A , December 2016, Page 2518-2526

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.34.13A.14

Abstract
  This paper aims to study the effect of thermo mechanical treatment in different temperatures of (260 ,280& 300) ◦C on the microstructure and mechanical properties of Cu-14wt%Al-4.5wt%Ni ...  Read More ...
Enhancement Voltage Stability of the Iraqi Power Grid Using Shunt FACTs Devices
Enhancement Voltage Stability of the Iraqi Power Grid Using Shunt FACTs Devices

Inaam Ibrahim Ali; Mohammed Nasser Mohsen

Volume 34, 13A , December 2016, Page 2527-2550

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.34.13A.15

Abstract
  Due to raise in demand, the transmission system becomes more exhausted, which in turn, forces the system to be more susceptible to voltage instability. The aim of this research is to ...  Read More ...
Intelligent Controller for Robot Manipulator
Intelligent Controller for Robot Manipulator

Ivan I. G

Volume 34, 13A , December 2016, Page 2551-2565

https://doi.org/10.30684/etj.34.13A.16

Abstract
  This paper suggests an intelligent controller to control the manipulator movement in an environment of two and three – dimensional. The fuzzy logic controller of planning structure ...  Read More ...
A Framework to Embed Sustainability Concepts into the Design Processof Construction Projects in Iraq
A Framework to Embed Sustainability Concepts into the Design Processof Construction Projects in Iraq

Zeyad S. M. Khaled; Afrah M. H.Kashkool; Azhar M. Mohammed

Volume 34, 13A , December 2016, Page 2566-2584

https://doi.org//10.30684/etj.34.13A.17

Abstract
  Unfortunately, sustainability is overlooked in the Iraqi design practice of construction projects. This is clear for it has led to the prevailing unsustainable built environment in ...  Read More ...