Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology: Volume 19 Issue 4

Modelling of mechanical properties of Pa6 based reinforced graphite and graphite nano platelets composites using different aspect ratio

Muneer Umar, Michael Ikpi Ofem, Auwal Sani Anwar, Abubakar Garba Salisu

This study aims to fabricate and study the effect of five cumulative graphite (G) and graphite nanoplatelets (GNP) filler loading composites by polymerising PA6 precursor; monomer…

Investigating the suitability and cost-benefit of copper tailings as partial replacement of sand in concrete in Zambia: an exploratory study

Franco Muleya, Bodwin Mulenga, Sambo Lyson Zulu, Sunday Nwaubani, Chipozya Kosta Tembo, Henry Mushota

This study aimed to investigate the suitability and cost-benefit of using copper tailings as partial replacement of sand in concrete production. The study was motivated by the…

Investigation of an IEC 61850 standard-based process bus implementation of a protection and control scheme for parallelly connected transformers

Willem D. Pieters, Raynitchka Tzoneva

This paper aims to focus on the implementation of the International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) 61850–9-2 standard based process bus with merging units (MUs) and sampled…

Effective heat conductivity of Honeycomb (porous) composite panel

Cletus Matthew Magoda, Jasson Gryzagoridis, Kant Kanyarusoke

The purpose of this paper is to validate an assumption of what to use as an effective (steady state) heat transfer coefficient of thermal conductivity for the honeycomb core…

Clusters of key barriers to life cycle assessment adoption in the South African construction industry: perspectives of stakeholders

Titus Ebenezer Kwofie, Clinton Ohis Aigbavboa, Wellington Didibhuku Thwala

The South African Construction Industry (SACI) in recent times has been characterized by a strong emphasis towards achieving sustainable building practices in infrastructural…

A multi-criteria decision-making model for selecting curtain wall systems in office buildings

Hamza Hamida, Adel Alshibani

The purpose of this paper is to develop a model that facilitates the evaluation and selection processes of curtain wall systems used in office buildings.

Effect of the transversal-spacing of stirrup-legs on the behavior and strength of shallow concealed RC beams

Ayed Eid Alluqmani

Shallow concealed reinforced concrete (RC) beams (wide beams) make parts of a structure and are used in the construction industry, especially in ribbed and waffle slab systems…

Safety climate of UAE petroleum industry: a cross-validation using confirmatory factor analytic approach

Mohmaed Almazrouei, Khalizani Khalid, Ross Davidson

The purpose of this paper is to develop and validate a safety climate scale for measuring the safety climate in the oil and gas industry.

Turnaround project risk assessment using hybrid fuzzy SWARA and EDAS method: case of upstream oil process industries in Iran

Mohammad Reza Moniri, Akbar Alem Tabriz, Ashkan Ayough, Mostafa Zandieh

The purpose of this paper is to propose a new framework for assessing the risks of turnaround projects in upstream oil process plants.

Economic optimization of heat exchanger networks based on geometric parameters using hybrid genetic-particle swarm algorithm technique

Amin Farzin, Mehrangiz Ghazi, Amir Farhang Sotoodeh, Mohammad Nikian

The purpose of this study is to provide a method for designing the shell and tube heat exchangers and examine the total annual cost of heat exchanger networks from the economic…