World Journal of Engineering: Volume 19 Issue 4

Designing an IoT-based disinfectant gate for reducing the reproductive coefficient of the novel coronavirus COVID-19 in Malaysia

Ghulam E. Mustafa Abro, Nirbhay Mathur, Saiful Azrin B.M. Zulkifli, Malak Gulbadin Khan Gulbadin Khan Kakar, Naga Swetha Pasupuleti, Vijanth Sagayan Sagayan Asirvadam

The novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has almost affected more than two million people and has taken more than one hundred thousand lives around the globe. At this current state…

Source apportionment of SPM by positive matrix factorization and PM2.5 analysis in an urban industrial area

Pallavi Pradeep Khobragade, Ajay Vikram Ahirwar

The purpose of this study is to monitor suspended particulate matter (SPM), PM2.5 and source apportionment study for the identification of possible sources during the year…

Image splicing detection using discriminative robust local binary pattern and support vector machine

Arslan Akram, Saba Ramzan, Akhtar Rasool, Arfan Jaffar, Usama Furqan, Wahab Javed

This paper aims to propose a novel splicing detection method using a discriminative robust local binary pattern (DRLBP) with a support vector machine (SVM). Reliable detection of…

Free fatty acid influenced corrosion inhibition mechanisms of some inedible plants seeds oils on low alloyed medium-carbon steel in H2SO4

Olanrewaju Moses Adesusi, Olayide Rasaq Adetunji, Tunji John Erinle, Iliyasu Kayode Okediran, Olumide Olufunso Akinpelu, Samuel Oluyemi Ipadeola

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the mechanisms of low alloyed medium-carbon steel (LAMCS) corrosion in 0.5 M H₂SO₄ inhibited by seeds oils of rubber (SOR), Neem (SON…

Analysis of pore water pressures in an earth dam under operating conditions (case of Taksebt Dam, Algeria)

Farid Terbouche, Ali Hamza, Smail Gabi

The purpose of this paper is the analysis of the dissipation of pore water pressures in the core of an earth dam, under the effect of water level fluctuations in the reservoir…

Hilbert transform and spectral kurtosis based approach in identifying the health state of retrofitted old steel truss bridge

Anshul Sharma, Pardeep Kumar, Hemant Kumar Vinayak, Suresh Kumar Walia, Raj Kumar Patel

This study aims to include the diagnosis of an old concrete deck steel truss rural road bridge in the damaged and retrofitted state through vibration response signals.

Integrated MOORA-ELECTRE approach for solving multi-criteria decision problem

Ranjith R., S. Nalin Vimalkumar

The most difficult tasks in the design and development of products for diverse engineering applications were the selection of suitable materials. Choice of inappropriate process…

Analysis of Hiemenz flow of Reiner-Rivlin fluid over a stretching/shrinking sheet

Golam Mortuja Sarkar, Suman Sarkar, Bikash Sahoo

This paper aims to theoretically and numerically investigate the steady two-dimensional (2D) Hiemenz flow with heat transfer of Reiner-Rivlin fluid over a linearly…

Mechanical and durability properties of adobe blocks filled with date palm wastes

Amine Zaidi, Ouarda Izemmouren, Bachir Taallah, Abdelhamid Guettala

Earthen construction does not meet today’s requirements due to certain limitations such as low water resistance and its high vulnerability to cracking damage. The purpose of this…

Performance evaluation of newly designed nozzle on abrasive jet machining characteristics of laminated composites

M. Balasubramanian, S. Madhu

The purpose of the study is to machine the composites at lower machining time with higher accuracy without causing delamination.

Early prediction and analysis of corona pandemic outbreak using deep learning technique

Veerraju Gampala, Praful Vijay Nandankar, M. Kathiravan, S. Karunakaran, Arun Reddy Nalla, Ranjith Reddy Gaddam

The purpose of this paper is to analyze and build a deep learning model that can furnish statistics of COVID-19 and is able to forecast pandemic outbreak using Kaggle open…

Strength assessment and durability of self-compacting concrete manufactured with various fine aggregates subjected to acidic curing environment

Taha Hocine Douara, Salim Guettala, Tarek Hadji, Ahmed Attia

The purpose of this study is to contribute with experimental study of the effects of binary and ternary combinations of river sand (RS), crushed sand (CS) and dune sand (DS) on…

Performance evaluation of graphene added nanofluids and self-lubricating tools in machining Inconel 718

Amrita Maddamasetty, Kamesh Bodduru, Siva Bevara, Rukmini Srikant Revuru, Sanjay Kumar

Inconel 718 is difficult to machine due to its high toughness and study hardenability. Though the use of cutting fluids alleviates the problem, it is not sustainable. So, supply…

Effect of structural deformations and bend angle on the collapse load of pipe bends subjected to in-plane closing bending moment

Silambarasan R., Veerappan A.R., Shanmugam S.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of structural deformations and bend angle on plastic collapse load of pipe bends under an in-plane closing bending moment…