Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology: Volume 15 Issue 2

Estimation of drying time of fresh concrete slabs: a comparative study

Osama A.B. Hassan, Rasmus Anderstedt

The purpose of this study is to attempt to compare experimental results for a number of models for the prediction of the drying time of new concrete floors. The investigated…

Intuitive design: framing a software test system as a status reporting tool for business

Chaehan So

This paper aims to present a conceptual framework of how software teams can leverage the implicit information of implemented acceptance tests to cater to the needs of decision…

The impact of socio-political and economic environments on private sector participation in energy infrastructure delivery in Ghana

De-Graft Owusu-Manu, David John Edwards, E.K. Kutin-Mensah, Angela Kilby, Erika Parn, Peter Edward Love

Investment in power and electricity generation for replacing aging infrastructure with new represents a major challenge for developing countries. This paper therefore aims to…

Major causes of construction time and cost overruns: A case of selected educational sector projects in Ghana

Samuel Famiyeh, Charles Teye Amoatey, Ebenezer Adaku, Collins Sena Agbenohevi

In Ghana, the duration of construction projects from inception to completion is becoming a great concern, recently, especially among clients and beneficiaries, because of the…

Women’s career development in the construction industry across 15 years: main barriers

Elena Navarro-Astor, Marisa Román-Onsalo, Margarita Infante-Perea

Through a systematic literature review covering 15 years, this paper aims to identify and annotate the barriers that hinder the career development of women working in the…

Client requirement representations and transformations in construction project design

William Henry Collinge

This paper aims to examine how client requirements undergo representational and transformational shifts and changes in the design process and explore the consequence of such…

Optimization of design parameters in a cylindrical heat sink with branched fins under natural convection

Krishna Kumar Singh, Mrityunjay K. Sinha

The purpose of this paper is to present a way to determine the optimum values of design parameters in a cylindrical heat sink with branched fins. Investigations into the effect of…

Investigation on influence of speed on rolling resistance of belt conveyor based on viscoelastic property of rubber

Lu Yan, Lin Fu-Yan

As indentation rolling resistance accounts for the major part of the total resistance of belt conveyors, the purpose of this paper is to compute it using a proper method.