Advances in materials and systems technologies II : selected, peer reviewed papers from the International Conference on Engineering Research and Development: innovations (ICERD2008) held at the University of of Benin, Nigeria, during April 15-17 2008 /
This work comprises a selection of 109, peer-reviewed papers on Engineering Research and Development: Innovations. It addresses a number of the scientific issues underlying innovations in Materials and Systems research at the global level, while paying particular attention to possible processes that...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico Congresos, conferencias eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Stafa-Zurich, Switzerland ; U.K. ; Enfield, NH :
Trans Tech,
©2009.
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Colección: | Advanced materials research ;
v. 62/64. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Advances in Materials and Systems Technologies II; Preface; Committee; Table of Contents; Construction and Structures; Lime Stabilization of Black Cotton Soil Using Bagasse Ash as Admixture; Durability-Based Appropriateness of Sawdust Concrete for Rigid Pavement; The Quality of Concrete Made with Typical Benin City Silty Sand; The Influence of Vibration Time and Sand Type on the Compressive Strength of Sandcrete Hollow Blocks; Accuracy of Static Differential GPS Techniques; Implications for Structural Deformation Monitoring
- The Potential Use of Periwinkle Shell as Coarse Aggregate for ConcreteAn Assessment of Torsional Parameters of Steel Reinforcement Used in the Nigerian Construction Industry; Electrical and Electronic Technology; Power Quality Assessment in a Distribution Network; Application of Particle Swarm Optimization Approach to Optimal Tuning of Load Frequency Controller; An Electronic Patient Record Management System Using Smart Cards; Application of Pareto Analysis to Faults Identification in Electrical Distribution Network: A Case Study of Ugbowo 11kV Feeder, Benin City, Nigeria
- Differential Evolution Based Optimal Tuning of Load Frequency ControllerDesign and Implementation of a GSM Activated Automobile Demobilizer with Identification Capability; Performance of Binary Phase Shift Keying (BPSK) and Quartenary Phase Shift Keying (QPSK) Signalling Schemes in Fast and Frequency Non-Selective Rayleigh Fading Channel with a Decision Feedback Equalizer (DFE) at the Receiver; Reduction of Fire Incidents due to Electrical Faults in Buildings; Analysis of Generating Capacity Dynamics of the Nigerian Power System between 1963 and 2020
- Dielectric Strength, Breakdown Voltage and Acidity Test with Respect to Transformer Insulating OilDesign and Parameter Estimation of a Three Phase Induction Motor Using a User-Interactive Computer Programme; Design, Construction and Performance Evaluation of a Low Cost Electric Arc Welding Machine; Comparative Analysis of Electric Field Measurement in Zaria; An Impact Assessment of the Nigerian Power Sector Reforms; Human Body Resistance and Temperature Measurement Device
- An Investigation of Microwave Link Degradation due to Atmospheric Conditions (A Case Study of Akure-Owo Digital Microwave Link)Investigation of the Characteristics of Radio Signal Propagation in Indoor Environment; Electricity Network Planning: The Key to Efficient and Reliable Power Supply to Consumers; An Experimental Autonomous Path Tracking Mobile Robot; Automatic Transfer and Controller System for Standby Power Generator; Food and Agricultural Technology; Leaching of Trace Metals from Two Different Size Soils; Dehydrated Cassava Chips Utilization in Starch and ""Garri"" Production