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    • 2-cycle moment distribution for the analysis of continuous beams and multi-storey framed structures 

      Chan, Kam Leong (The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2007-03)
      In the 2-Cycle Moment Distribution, moments are distributed twice regardless of the number of spans. Moments are carried over first and are included with fixed-end moments before the distribution is made. Both dead load ...

    • Acomparative study of machine learning allgorithms for sentiment analysis of game reviews 

      Tan, Jie Ying; Chow, Andy Sai Kit; Tan, Chi Wee (The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM), 2022)
      Sentiment analysis, also known as opinion mining, is the process of analysing a body of text to determine the sentiment expressed by it. In this study, Natural Language Processing techniques and Machine Learning algorithms ...

    • Aerodynamic design and aircraft family concept for an advanced technology regional aircraft (ATRA) 

      Prasetyo, Edi; Arora, Prithvi Raj; Mohammad Saleem (The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2004-03)
      The aim of this work is to make a feasibility study of the application of combined Hybrid Laminar Flow Control (HLFC) - Variable Camber Wing (VCW) to the ATRA aircraft family. The VCW can be used as a lift control during ...

    • Aerodynamic performance of a remotely piloted vehicle 

      Mohd Zulkifly, Abdullah, Assoc. Prof. Dr.; Zurriati, Mohd Ali; Zoeb, Husain (The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2005-12)
      An experimental investigation and computer simulation have been made to obtain the aerodynamic characteristics of a remotely piloted vehicle (RPV), USM eFA-1. In the present study, the aerodynamic investigations are carried ...

    • Agriculture drainage affects river water quality 

      Ayob, Katimon; Azraai, Kassim; Fadil, Othman; Johan, Sohaili; Zulkifli, Yusop; Normala, Hashim (The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2004-03)
      The acidic level of the freshwater is a major concern to water treatment plant operators. Extremely acidic freshwater could affect the operation of the treatment plant in many ways. The cost to neutralisation the water ...

    • An agrolink economic system through an information toolbox approach 

      Voo, Nyuk Mee; Low, Ying Chiang; Lim, Yee Mei; Tan, Hui Yin; Lee, Wah Pheng (The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM), 2022)
      Malaysia agricultural sector has been severely affected by the pandemic, as a result, the Agri-food supply chain has been disrupted since early 2020.The agri-food supply chain needs to be strengthened through a tighten ...

    • Alternative methods on added resistance of ships in regular head waves 

      N. M., Golam Zakaria, Dr.; M. S., Baree, Dr. (The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2008-12)
      Some selected methods for predicting added resistance of ships in regular head waves have been taken for examination. They are: Maruo’s method, Maruo-Ishii’s method, Gerritsma-Beukelman’s method and Strip method. Three ...

    • Analysis and design of jobs for control of cumulative trauma disorders: Plastic forks/spoons packing job 

      Law, Puong Ling, Dr.; Ng, Chee Khoon, Ir.; Ha, How Ung; Lau, Hieng Ho (The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2005-09)
      Cumulative trauma disorders caused by repetitive hand and arm movements were studied in this paper for a plastic forks/spoons packing job. The job was categorised into several work elements associated with the trunk, hand ...

    • Analysis of design parameter effects on vibration modes of a motorcycle drum brake and brake shoe using the finite element method 

      Zahrul, Fuadi; Zaidi, Mohd Ripin (The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2005-03)
      The natural frequencies and vibration modes of the particular motorcycle drum brake and brake shoe have been determined using the finite element method. The results show that the drum brake has 42 mode shapes in the ...

    • Analysis of potential flow around two-dimensional hydrofoil by source based lower and higher order panel methods 

      Md. Shahjada, Tarafder, Dr.; Gazi, Md. Khalil, Dr.; Muhammad, Rabiul Islam (The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2009-06)
      This paper deals with the computation of potential flow problem around the two-dimensional hydrofoil without considering the effect of free surface by the source based lower and higher order panel methods. Using Green’s ...

    • Analytical base transit time model of uniformly doped base bipolar transistors considering Kirk effect 

      Md. Anwarul, Abedin; M. M., Shahidul Hassan (The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2005-09)
      In this paper analytical expressions of effective base width and base transit time for uniformly doped base of bipolar junction transistors (BJT) are developed taking Kirk effect into consideration. Modern bipolar junction ...

    • An analytical study of fluid tank system for reducing the rolling of a ship 

      Gazi, Md. Khalil, Prof.; Md. Shahjada, Tarafder, Dr.; Md.Shahidul, Islam, Dr. (The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM), 2012-09)
      There have long been attempts to reduce the rolling of ships, prompted by a desire to increase comfort of travel, improve weapon control measures, extend the operation of aircraft, and so on. In many passenger and naval ...

    • Ann based prediction of blast furnace parameters 

      Bag, Sujit Kumar, Prof. Dr. (The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2007-03)
      The paper presents a method to predict blast furnace parameters based on artificial neural network (ANN). The prediction is important as the parameters cause the degradation of the production process. The productivity as ...

    • Application of boundary element method for the analysis of potential flow field and wave resistance in finite depth of water 

      Md. Shahjada, Tarafder; Gazi, Md. Khalil (The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2004-03)
      A boundary element method is presented for solving a nonlinear free surface flow problem for a ship moving with a uniform speed in shallow water. The free surface boundary condition is linearized by the systematic method ...

    • Application of decoupling networks in deadbeat controller for high-frequency link inverter 

      Zainal, Salam, Dr.; Toh, Leong Soon; Mohd. Zulkifli, Ramli (The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2006-09)
      Deadbeat is a control method that results in very fast dynamic response. However its application in power electronics converters is somewhat hindered because it is very sensitive towards parameter variations. In an attempt ...

    • Applications of GIS and remote sensing in the hydrological study of the Upper Bernam River Basin, Malaysia 

      Lai, Sai Hin, Dr.; Mohd Amin, Mohd Soom, Prof. Dr.; Law, Puong Ling, Assoc. Prof. Dr.; Mah, Darrien Yau Seng (The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2008-03)
      Rising concern over the degradation of the environment, such as erosion and sediment loads, warrants the integration of the complex and dispersed geographical data sets. This paper describes the use of Geographic Information ...

    • Applications of remote sensing in the monitoring of rice crops 

      Tan, Chue Poh; Koay, Jun Yi; Lim, Ka Sing; Saiful Bahari, Abu Bakar; Ewe, Hong Tat, Dr.; Chuah, Hean Teik, Dato' Prof. Dr. (The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2006-12)
      Remote sensing, which is the science of acquiring information re g a rding the earth's surface without physical contact, is becoming i n c reasingly important in many fields today. Recently, remote sensing is finding its ...

    • ARIMA models for bus travel time prediction 

      Suwardo; Madzlan, Napiah; Ibrahim, Kamaruddin (The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2010-06)
      In this paper, the time series model, Autoregressive Integrated Moving Average (ARIMA) is used to predict bus travel time. ARIMA model is simpler used for predicting bus travel time based on travel time series data (historic ...

    • Artificial intelligence and computer vision - a match made in heaven 

      Koay, Mei Yuan; Loh, Selina X.C.; Lim, Xiu Kai; Lai, Weng Kin.; Goh, Kam Meng; Leong, Kar Wey; Maul, Tomas; Liao, Iman Yi; Hermawan, Eric Savero (The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM), 2021)
      After becoming independent in 1957, Malaysia continued as an agricultural country but quickly grew into a manufacturing nation in a relatively short time. Literally from nowhere, the manufacturing sector now commands more ...

    • Artificial neural networks (ANNS) for daily rainfall runoff modelling 

      Kuok, King Kuok; Nabil, Bessaih (The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2007-09)
      Rainfall-runoff relationships are among the most complex hydrologic phenomena. Hydrologists have developed conceptual models to simulate runoff but these are composed of a large number of parameters and the interaction is ...