This research aims to investigate the presence of four non-linear characteristics (i.e., hysteresis, saturation, creep and vibration) when a piezoelectric patch material is acted as actuator for the AVC of a beam. The parameters such as frequencies and voltages are taken into account for the piezoelectric patch material characterization and the vib...

The aim of this work is to prepare I-NR using a photodegradation method, hence to characterize its physical and chemical properties. In this study, UV light was used to degrade NR in latex state. Reaction parameters such as UV radiation, temperature, hydrogen peroxide, reaction time, DRC and stabilizers showed synergistic effect and influenced the ...

corcumin; collagen; genipin

Tiie versatility of natural clay and their ability to adsorb a variety of environmental contaminants present in the water effluents has attracted aesthetic concem among environmentalist. These practical applications rely primanly on the diversity of natural clay structure to retain to relai harmlul and undesirable substance from the immediate e...

Multiagent system appear in various areas such as cooperative control of unman ned aerial vehicles. autonomous underwater vehiclos, consensus problem of communication networks, formaticn control of mobile robols. Distributed design paradigm is preferred over the centralised approach because the former provides convenient in design, impelementatio...

In this work, the effects of add ing of ined ible Calophyllum lnophyllum biodiescl to diesel fuel on performance, gaseous emissions, pnrticulnte matter (PM) a nd combustion cha racter istics were stud ied in a med i um-du ty, high• pressu re common- ra il turbocharged four-cylinder diesel engine under different speed and torq ue conditions. The k...

Addition of calcium ion in La and Sr co-doped lead zirconate titanate (PLSZT) was investigated to improve the dielectric and piezoelectric properties of PLSZT system. Ca­ doped PLSZT was prepared using high energy planetary ball mill, pelletized and sintered at 1200 °C for 3 hours. XRD results showed that all Ca-doped PLSZT samples present perovsk...

Considerable efforts have been made for the fabrication of up r hydrophobic coating for self-cleaning applications. However,a facile, eco-friendly and cost effective co

In seismic risk mitigation policies, fragility functions of Px1st1ng buildings play a fundamental role. In this study, a procedure to evaluate the analytical flclQihty curves for moment resisting frame of reinforced concrete buildings will be presented The M l!.>rnic capacity of the selected models representing the existing RC buildings will...

Tunneling under high overburden and high in-situ stress can pose a major threat to the tunnel construction due to the phenomenon of rock burst. Rock burst is a typical phenomenon caused by underground excavation due to stress release and rock explosion where the rock masses broken in large or small pieces. Thus, predicting the occurrence of this ph...

Gravity die casting and squeeze casting are the techniques used for the fabrication of hypoeutectic open-cell Al-Si foams which are characterized and studied for their energy absorbing quality in compression tests. The effect of different amounts of sodium chloride (NaCl) (up to 56 vol.%) as a space holder in the casting of aluminum foam on the mor...

Modelling a rock brittle failure around underground openings is used to simulate or contemplate the shape, depth and extent of the failure zone and achieved a suitable ground support system, consequently the underground construction safety increases and the construction cost decreases. This study analyses the critical section of the Pahang Selangor...

Plant phenotyping studies represent a challenge in agriculture application. The studies normally employ CMOS optical and image sensor. One of the most difficult challenges in designing the CMOS sensor is the need to achieve good sensitivity while achieving low noise and low power simultaneously for the sensor. At low power, the CMOS amplifier in th...