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Innovative Use of Earth in Construction – Study of Auroville
Abstract: An increase in the cost of construction has been observed in the past consecutive years because of the increasing cost of labour and building materials such as cement, bricks, steel, timber, etc. Use of local resources with varying materials is the need of today, keeping in view the affordability of housing for majority of people. The use of recyclable materials and bringing earth which is available in abundance in nature, …
Published in International Journal of Housing and Human Settlement Planning · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2017 · pp. 31–38 Read article
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Community Resilience and Adaptability on Built Environment: A Study with reference to post-tsunami resettlement at Ambalangoda, Sri Lanka
Abstract: This study investigates the community resilience with reference to a tsunami resettlement at Ambalangoda in Sri Lanka. The theoretical framework used in the research is based on the “Adaptive Cycle of Resilience” developed by Holling and Gunderson. This cycle consists of four different phases; exploitation, conservation, release and reorganization. Any social system which is adapting to the changing external conditions would go through these stages of the cycle. The study …
Published in International Journal of Housing and Human Settlement Planning · Vol. 4, Issue 2, 2018 · pp. 27–36 Read article
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“Ensuring mass scale up and success of low cost/ mass housing projects by implementation of approved new technologies and by integrating national and state highways with the housing projects”
Abstract: The Indian economy needs to control rapidly the rising housing costs which are fuelled by rising building material prices and escalating land prices. Without these things in control, housing could be a dream undelivered for millions of Indians, despite massive efforts by the Government on this front.This paper presents the way forward considering the developments taking place in technology for mass housing, the developments in other infrastructure areas such as …
Published in International Journal of Housing and Human Settlement Planning · Vol. 9, Issue 1, 2023 · pp. 1–5 Read article
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Reducing Operational Energy Consumption in Traditional Buildings through Retrofitting
Abstract: Buildings consume a major chunk of total energy. Operational and Embodied energy are two components through which energy is consumed in a building. For a typical building its operational energy has to be controlled because it is consumed throughout the building’s life. In traditional buildings, energy saving measures were more passive but now days, increasing energy consumption in building requires active measures to be incorporated. Therefore, to prevent buildings from …
Published in International Journal of Landscape Planning and Architecture · Vol. 2, Issue 2, 2016 · pp. 18–27 Read article
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The COVID-19 Pandemic and Changes in Urban Dynamics: Planning for Future Urban Resilience for Healthier and Safer Life
Abstract: The novel coronavirus (SARS-COV-2) has spread in cities and communities around the world and the story of COVID-19 pandemic in many global cities has so far been very different. Cities and urban areas are on the frontline of the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic across the world. Historically pandemics and diseases shape cities and urban forms. Emerging from Hubei Province in the city of Wuhan-China, the COVID-19 disease has affected not only …
Published in International Journal of Town Planning and Management · Vol. 6, Issue 2, 2020 · pp. 16–28 Read article
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On-farm evaluation and demonstration of fungicides to control wheat (Triticum aestivum) yellow rust disease in South Omo zone, Ethiopia
Abstract: The trial was conducted in 2018 and 2019 Ayka-selmi and Zofna-dawa Kebeles in Semen Ari woreda to evaluate and demonstrate fungicides against wheat yellow rust disease. Variety Danda’a, with application of two fungicides namely Rex®Duo and Tilt (propiconazole) were used. Totally 3 treatments were used including unsprayed check. Treatments were laid down in a single plot design. Tested fungicides revealed better level of efficacy against yellow rust disease compared to …
Published in International Journal of Plant Biotechnology · Vol. 8, Issue 2, 2022 · pp. 6–11 Read article
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Rearing of the Mussels (freshwater bivalves) for Commercial Pearl.
Abstract: The concretion consisted of the material of molluscan shell and highly valued gemstone is the pearl. The pearl is perfectly round, hard and glistening objects synthesized by the mantle of the oyster, the molluscan animal. In a minute and crystalline form, the calcium carbonate has deposited by soft tissue of mantle in the concentric layers. Pearl mussel, Margaritifera margaritifera (L) is one of fresh water molluscan animals used for the …
Published in International Journal of Animal Biotechnology and Applications · Vol. 8, Issue 2, 2022 · pp. 13–20 Read article
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Comparative Study of Dextrose Production from Locally Sourced Cassava, Tigernut and Yam
Abstract: Starch was extracted after sedimentation from seven samples, TME 419, TMS 30572, Provitamin, Tigernut, Boko, Mumuyi and Onitsha. The first three samples were cassava varieties while the last three samples were species of yam variety Dioscorea rotundata. The extracted starch were gelatinized and hydrolyzed enzymatically to produce 250ml of dextrose from each sample. From spectrometer analysis it showed that Mumuyi dextrose has the highest glucose concentration of 0.72mg/ml when compared …
Published in International Journal of Agrochemistry · Vol. 6, Issue 1, 2020 · pp. 1–24 Read article
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Studies on Interaction of SDS with HPMC Using Central Composite Design
Abstract: The conductivity measurements were used to study the interaction between non-ionic biopolymers, hydroxypropyl methyl cellulose (HPMC) and the anionic surfactant- sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) in aqueous solutions of different concentrations and at temperatures along with the use of Response Surface Methodology (RSM). Calculations were made of the free energies of aggregation ΔGagg, micellization (Gmic), and transfer (Gt), all of which are connected to the bonding interaction between the surfactant and …
Published in International Journal of Green Chemistry · Vol. 8, Issue 2, 2022 · pp. 20–33 Read article
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Macro-compounds and Macro-cycles with Their Applications
Abstract: Macro-compounds represent an ancient class of compounds that enter into coordination chemistry as a ligands such as (crown ethers, aza, thia and others), or in the field of organic chemistry through large cyclic compounds such as porphyrins, vitamins and others, where corona ethers are strongly linked with specific cations forming coordination complexes, In which the oxygen atoms occupy positions suitable for coordination with a cation located inside the ring, and …
Published in International Journal of Analytical and Applied Chemistry · Vol. 7, Issue 2, 2021 · pp. 1–12 Read article
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Comparison study on effect of ethanol and HOME biodiesel blends on the Performance and emission characteristics of CI engine with and without Preheat
Abstract: The internal combustion engines used in Propulsion, Transportation and marine applications, will leads to socio economical growth of any country. The emissions from the fossil fuels leads too several environmental issues like inexperienced homes impact, gas depletion etc. This paper depicts the use of biodiesel as an alternative source of energy for an IC engine. The experimental investigation were carried out on single cylinder 4-stroke compression Ignition (CI) engine operating …
Published in International Journal of Chemical Separation Technology · Vol. 4, Issue 2, 2018 · pp. 19–26 Read article
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A Customized Wireless Supervisory Infrastructure for Integration and Explicit Multiparametric MPC-Based Control of Laboratory Processes
Abstract: In this study, a custom, embedded wireless (Zigbee) supervisory infrastructure aimed at integration of laboratory processes is reported. A microcontroller based field control unit (FCU) implements closed loop control on experiments via ADAM 5000/485 data acquisition module. Data from the process (sensor/manipulation) are broadcasted from FCU using a wireless access point (WAP). A MATLAB graphic user interface (GUI) updates the data (obtained using a remote monitoring unit (RMU)) graphically. Multiparametric …
Published in International Journal of Chemical Engineering and Processing · Vol. 2, Issue 2, 2016 · pp. 10–18 Read article
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Nuclear Cogeneration Projects in India : An Assessment of the Current Scenario and Future Prospects
Abstract: Desalination of sea water through thermal and membrane based techniques and production of hydrogen through low temperature water electrolysis at facilities co-located with nuclear power plants are two areas identified for deploying co-generation projects in India in the near term. Nuclear desalination meets the requirements of clean drinking water in and around the nuclear facility, as well as to the in-house demand for high purity water for steam generation and …
Published in International Journal of Chemical Engineering and Processing · Vol. 5, Issue 2, 2019 · pp. 69–89 Read article
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Effect of Particle Size Distribution (PSD) on the Rheology of Coal Water Slurry (CWS)
Abstract: A new type of complex fluid, which was prepared using Sodium Lignosulfonate as a polymeric additive, has been investigated for its properties as a multifunctional coal water slurry system with respect to particle size distribution and rheological properties. Coal water slurry is a double-phase system consists of fine coal particles suspended in water. The properties mainly depend on the physical and chemical characteristics of coal, additives and flocculation tendency. This …
Published in International Journal of Chemical Engineering and Processing · Vol. 7, Issue 1, 2021 · pp. 45–57 Read article
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Removal of Methyl Orange from Wastewater Using Composite Material
Abstract: The textile industry is one of the pollute activities that most consume water. Industrial dyes are dangerous pollutants, resulting from the textile industry. The textile dyes significantly increase inhibit plant growth, enter the food chain, promote toxicity, and carcinogenicity. The removal of textiles dyes is usually proposed via adsorption represents a sustainable solution. A composite material was prepared by polystyrene in combination with commercial activated carbon. A series of experiments …
Published in International Journal of Environmental Chemistry · Vol. 6, Issue 1, 2020 · pp. 42–46 Read article
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Review on Azomethine-Compounds with Their Applications
Abstract: Azomethine derivatives are very important and the initiating compound for most synthetic chemistrycompounds in all their fields. Since R, R1 is an alkyl or aryl group, the first to prepare and isolate itwas the German scientist Hugo Schiff in 1864 from the condensation of the carbonyl group (aldehyde,ketone) with a primary amine compound (aliphatic, aromatic). During the past few decades there hasbeen great interest in Schiff base compounds. The rules …
Published in International Journal of Chemical Synthesis and Chemical Reactions · Vol. 7, Issue 2, 2021 · pp. 1–10 Read article
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Environmental implications of stubble and their usages as soil and concrete reinforcement
Abstract: Stubble burning has been reckoned among the major contributors to air pollution, especially in North India. It is a significant source of gaseous pollutants causing serious damage to human health and the environment. The situation is more hazardous due to the intensive rice-wheat rotation system which generates a large amount of stubble with no significant use as good as burning due to poor knowledge of the management of stubble. It …
Published in International Journal of Renewable Energy and its Commercialization · Vol. 8, Issue 1, 2022 · pp. 1–7 Read article
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Examination of Root Cause of Fuel Tanker Truck Accident in Nigeria: The Concept of Reliability of Non-Human Factor
Abstract: The non-human factor in terms of fuel tanker truck accident in some area of Nigeria was investigated to know the root cause as well the contributing factors and to project the way forward to mitigate the menace, because at the end human life are lost. This investigation was addressed by applying the concepts of reliability, probability and relative accident consequence, in which the mean time between accident, accident rate and …
Published in International Journal of Renewable Energy and its Commercialization · Vol. 9, Issue 1, 2023 · pp. 1–10 Read article
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Determination Of Soil Bearing Capacity for a Proposed 3-Storey Agricultural Engineering Complex
Abstract: At the course of the research work, bore- holes were dug at the proposed site and soil samples were collected at depth 1m, 2m, and 3m for geotechnical analysis to determine the suitability of the site for 3-storey Agricultural Engineering complex construction. The laboratory analysis performed yielded the results listed below; It was discovered that the soil's natural moisture content ranged from 11.69% to 13.01%. All samples had an exact …
Published in International Journal of Renewable Energy and its Commercialization · Vol. 9, Issue 2, 2023 · pp. 35–41 Read article
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Evaluation of Manpower Training and Development in Nigeria Construction Industry
Abstract: Abstract Lack of technical and managerial skill is often identified as one of the major problem facing construction industry in developing countries resulting in poor competitiveness with their developed and industrialized counterparts. Research had shown that building failure is not only caused as result of inefficient design, lack of standard materials, but also due to lack of skilled labour in the construction project. This research evaluate manpower training and development …
Published in International Journal of Construction Engineering and Planning · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2016 · pp. 13–26 Read article