Engineering and Applied Sciences

Volume 1, Issue 4, December 2016

  • Numerical Investigation: Unsteady Flow of an Incompressible Elastico-Viscous Fluid in a Tube of Spherical Cross Section on a Porous Boundary

    Sanjay B. Kulkarni, Hasim Chikte, Murali Mohan

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 4, December 2016
    Pages: 66-73
    Received: 25 October 2016
    Accepted: 22 November 2016
    Published: 04 January 2017
    DOI: 10.11648/j.eas.20160104.11
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    Abstract: Exact solution of an unsteady flow of elastico-viscous fluid through a porous media in a tube of spherical cross section under constant pressure gradient has been obtained in this paper. Initially, the flow is generated by a constant pressure gradient. After attaining the steady state, the pressure gradient is suddenly withdrawn and the resulting f... Show More
  • Detailed Investigation of Index Properties and Rate of Consolidations of Nguzu Edda Lateritic Soils (South-Eastern Nigeria) Used for Road Construction

    Nwadike Henry Onyebuchi, Nweke Obisi Mathias

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 4, December 2016
    Pages: 74-86
    Received: 24 July 2016
    Accepted: 08 August 2016
    Published: 13 January 2017
    DOI: 10.11648/j.eas.20160104.12
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    Abstract: This research project involves detailed investigation of index properties and rate of consolidations of Nguzu Edda lateritic soil used for road construction so as to give details of soil behaviour in solving engineering and environmental issues. Nguzu Edda lies within the Afikpo Syncline of the Southern Benue Trough, Nigeria. It is located within l... Show More
  • On the Performance of a Novel Bio-photovoltaic Hydrogen Cell from Green Leaves

    Osayed S. M. Abu-Elyazeed, Mohamed A. El-Sayed, Youssef A. Attai, Mohamed A. Nawar, Hatem M. Sadek

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 4, December 2016
    Pages: 87-98
    Received: 12 December 2016
    Accepted: 30 December 2016
    Published: 23 January 2017
    DOI: 10.11648/j.eas.20160104.13
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    Abstract: The main objective of this work was the design and construction of a bio-based novel photovoltaic. For this purpose, two prototypes were designed and constructed. The first was an efficient extraction prototype of active pigments, and then the validation of the pureness of the extracted pigments took place by using the Ultra Violet Visible region (... Show More
  • Recent Results on Sliding Collapse for Masonry Structures Under Static Load Test

    Fernando Magdalena, Antonio Aznar, Juan F. de la Torre, José I. Hernando

    Issue: Volume 1, Issue 4, December 2016
    Pages: 99-106
    Received: 21 October 2016
    Accepted: 08 November 2016
    Published: 24 January 2017
    DOI: 10.11648/j.eas.20160104.14
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    Abstract: This paper presents experimental test on sliding collapse. An array of up to fifty three tests on dry masonry specimens has been performed. Each specimen is subjected only to self-weight and to a horizontal load, whose position is chosen from a predefined set of three different locations. For the rest of properties, all specimens are totally equal.... Show More