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Volume 2, Issue 1, June 2018

  • Mechanical Characterization of Composite Material as an Alternative for Partition Wall of Ethiopian Housing

    Samueal Tadesse Ashagrie, Fissaha Alem Aregawi

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 1, June 2018
    Pages: 1-11
    Received: 19 September 2017
    Accepted: 23 January 2018
    Published: 15 March 2018
    DOI: 10.11648/j.cm.20180201.11
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    Abstract: The present study, has been used both banana and Enset (Enset eventricosum) fiber for manufacturing the composite material used for partition wall. Enset is an indigenous natural fiber abundantly available in Ethiopia. Samples made of Enset and banana fibers for the test were collected from Jimma region and prepared by taking different fiber orient... Show More
  • Preparation and Properties of Electro-Spun PVP / Silver Nanowire Composite Nanofibers

    Shaowei Pang, Liyan Ding, Xiangyang Chen, Mingjie Xing, Zhihao Sun, Jihao Tao

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 1, June 2018
    Pages: 12-18
    Received: 4 July 2018
    Accepted: 24 July 2018
    Published: 30 October 2018
    DOI: 10.11648/j.cm.20180201.12
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    Abstract: The silver nanowires were produced by the hydrothermal reaction, and the influences of different reaction conditions on morphologies of silver nanowires were researched. Then the PVP/silver nanowire composite nanofibers with different concentrations of silver nanowires were produced by the way of electrospinning in order to research the morphologie... Show More
  • High Performance Bricks from Straw and Asphalt

    Sitpalan Ahilan, Dharani Sandunika Abeysinghe, Kolitha Fernando, Thilini Priyadarshi Herath

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 1, June 2018
    Pages: 26-31
    Received: 28 November 2018
    Accepted: 21 December 2018
    Published: 22 January 2019
    DOI: 10.11648/j.cm.20180201.14
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    Abstract: This study investigated a partial replacement of clay by additives for bricks. The purified clay mixed with different volume percentage of additives (Asphalt and Straw from agricultural waste) as separate and both to cast as bricks with the standard dimensions of 18.5 × 8.5 × 6.5 cm3. Cylindrical pellets casted with the dimensions of average diamet... Show More
  • Aldehydes, Acids and Esters Analysis of Brandy Aged in Oak Barrels Treated by Electric Field

    Bin Zhang

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 1, June 2018
    Pages: 32-42
    Received: 28 November 2018
    Accepted: 25 December 2018
    Published: 22 January 2019
    DOI: 10.11648/j.cm.20180201.15
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    Abstract: In natural brandy aging, it normally takes many years, resulting in low production efficiency and high cost. For shortening the aging time, electric field (EF) treatment was used to test and verify the effectiveness of accelerating the brandy aging process. In this paper, the effects of using an EF treatment on brandy stored in 5-L and 2-L oak barr... Show More