Conference Papers: Recent submissions
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Behaviour of peat soil in instrumented physical model studies
(Malaysian Technical Universities Network (MTUN), 2012-11-20)The engineering structures are mostly constructed directly in contact with the ground and the response between the soil and the structure is termed as soil-engineering structure interaction. Peat is considered as unsuitable ... -
Study of site's construction waste in Batu Pahat, Johor
(Malaysian Technical Universities Network (MTUN), 2012-11-20)Rapid growth in construction industry has increased the problems of construction waste around the world. In Malaysia, the construction industry plays a significant role both in the infrastructure development and economic ... -
Study on characteristics of sediment and sedimentation rate at Sungai Lembing, Kuantan, Pahang
(Malaysian Technical Universities Network (MTUN), 2012-11-20)Sedimentation rate is quite important for development our country. It also can avoid the problem which related to our human society such as flood and water quality. As example, the depth of river become shallow if the ... -
Shear behaviour of pre-cracked continuous beam repaired using externally bonded CFRP strips
(Malaysian Technical Universities Network (MTUN), 2012-11-20)Shear failure usually occurs suddenly and without any warning Historically, the strengthening and repairs of existing concrete structures have been done by using conventional techniques such as externally bonded steel ... -
Library consortia and resource sharing activities in Korea
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP)Tuanku Syed Faizuddin Putra Library, 2013-10-05) -
Thai higher education library consortium and resource sharing
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Collaborative library networks for a sustainable future
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South East Asia work measurement practices challenges and case study
(Springer Science+Business Media Singapore, 2013-07-18)South-East-Asia has been producing wide range of products since decades ago, and hence it is often dubbed as the world’s manufacturing-hub. In terms of operation, physical size and capital investment, there are ... -
Indoor air quality and sick building syndrome in three selected buildings
(Malaysian Technical Universities Network (MTUN), 2012-11-20)Syndrome (SBS) are apt to have been exposed to inadequate indoor air quality (IAQ). The main objective of this study is to determine the association between IAQ parameters and symptoms of SBS in three selected buildings. ... -
Catalytic dehydrogenation of methylcyclohexane (MCH) to toluene in a palladium/alumina hollow fibre membrane reactor
(Malaysian Technical Universities Network (MTUN), 2012-11-20)A compact multifunctional Pd/alumina hollow fibre membrane reactor (HFMR) has been developed and used for the catalytic dehydrogenation of methylcyclohexane to toluene. The developed HFMR consists of a thin and defect-free ... -
Critical review of innovative soil road stabilization techniques
(Malaysian Technical Universities Network (MTUN), 2012-11-20)New roads are vital socio-economic pathways to a better quality of life for the thirty-five per cent of the Malaysian living in rural areas. However, building of roads in rural areas is always hindered by geographic ... -
Extracts some plants on controlling green mold of orange and on postharvest quality parameters
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2012-06-18)Crude extracts of Neem, Pong-pong, hot Chili, Lemon grass, Tumeric, Clove, Green chirayta, Mahogani, Curry leaf and Ginger against Penicillium digitatum, the causes of green mould disease of orange fruits, was evaluated ... -
Synthesis and characterisation of hydrogel based composites for bone regeneration
(Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP), 2012-06-18)The current gold standard treatment for bone defects are biological grafts. Due to the inherent disadvantages for these biological grafts, a new synthetic alternative are being sought. Tissue ... -
Improving performance-limited interference system with coordinated multipoint transmission
(Malaysian Technical Universities Network (MTUN), 2012-11-20)This paper describes an overview of the key component in coordinated multipoint in the context of LTE-Advanced which includes architectures, approaches, and main challenges. Most ... -
A review on micro-manufacturing, micro-forming and their key issues
(Malaysian Technical Universities Network (MTUN), 2012-11-20)Micro-manufacturing has received good attention globally in terms of its manufacturing methods/processes. One of the most popular micro-manufacturing processes is micro-forming. Many efforts have been focused on micro-forming, ... -
Biodiesel production from rubber seed oil using activated cement clinker as catalyst
(Malaysian Technical Universities Network (MTUN), 2012-11-20)This paper presents the potential of limestone based catalyst for transesterification of high free fatty acid (FFA) rubber seed oil (RSO). Pre-calcinated limestone known as clinker was activated using methanol and ... -
Behaviour of stress corrosion cracking of austenitic stainless steels in sodium chloride solutions
(Malaysian Technical Universities Network (MTUN), 2012-11-20)Click Stress Corrosion Cracking (SCC) is an environmentally well-known as a failure caused by exposure to a corroding while under a sustained tensile stress. SCC is most often rapid, unpredictable. Failure can occur in a ... -
Numerical solution of flow and heat transfer over a stretching sheet with newtonian heating using the keller box method
(Malaysian Technical Universities Network (MTUN), 2012-11-20)In this paper, the steady boundary layer flow and heat transfer over a stretching sheet with Newtonian heating in which the heat transfer from the surface is proportional to the local surface temperature is studied. The ... -
Influence of sample preparation and extraction time on chemical composition of steam distillation derived patchouli oil
(Malaysian Technical Universities Network (MTUN), 2012-11-20)Patchouli or Pogostemon Cablin (Blanco) Benth is one of the species of essential oil plant. In Malaysia, patchouli is commonly known as’nilam’. It is widely appreciated because of its value in medicine, toiletries, perfumery ... -
Effect of roughness of hypo-and hyper-eutectic Al-Si piston alloy on wear characteristics under lubrication
(Malaysian Technical Universities Network (MTUN), 2012-11-20)The tribological behavior of tow AlSi alloys under the influence of surface roughness average was investigated for the present study. The silicon content of these alloys ranged 10 and 16-wt% Si, and includes hypoeutectic ...