Engineering

OPTIMUM IRRIGATION SCHEDULES FOR TOMATO PRODUCTION UNDER FADAMA CONDITIONS IN THE GUINEA SAVANNAH REGION OF NIGERIA

ABSTRACTAn experiment was conducted to determine the optimum irrigation schedules for tomato production under fadama conditions in Guinea Savannah region. The experiment consisted of five (5) levels of soil moisture replacement (100%, 80%, 60%, 50% and 40%) and three (3) levels of irrigation inte...

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📄 87 pages | 🧠 12715 words | 📚 5 chapters

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APPLICATION OF FUZZY C-MEANS CLUSTERING AND PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATIONTO IMPROVE VOICE TRAFFIC FORECASTINGIN FUZZY TIME SERIES

ABSTRACTForecasting of voice traffic using an accurate model is important to the telecommunication service provider in planning a sustainable Quality of Service (QoS) for their mobile networks. This work is aimed at forecasting Erlang C - based voice traffic using a hybrid forecasting model that ...

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📄 91 pages | 🧠 12580 words | 📚 5 chapters

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CHARACTERISATION OF SOME NIGERIAN COALS FOR POWER GENERATION

ABSTRACTFive coal samples from Odagbo (Kogi State), Owukpa (Benue State), Ezimo (Enugu State), Amansiodo (Enugu State) and Inyi (Enugu State) weresubjected to proximate analysis, ultimate analysis, calorific value determination, petrographic and thermogravimetric analysis to determine their suita...

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📄 100 pages | 🧠 6111 words | 📚 5 chapters

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TECHNO-ECONOMIC EVALUATION OF SELEXOL-BASED CO2 CAPTURE PROCESS FOR ASHAKA CEMENT PLANT

ABSTRACTThis research work assessed the technology used for cement plant by employing an old cement plant with post-combustion CO2 capture using a novel physical solvent (Selexol) commonly known as dimethyl ether polyethylene glycol. The CO2 capture plant was simulated using Aspen Hysys software ...

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📄 84 pages | 🧠 11961 words | 📚 5 chapters

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SYNCHRONOUS MACHINE PARAMETER EXTRACTION FROM REAL TIME OPERATING DATA

ABSTRACTA method is proposed for extracting the parameters of a round rotor synchronous machine using real time operating data. The machine is modelled mathematically as a set of differential equations. These equations are linearized into algebraic equations from where the unknown parameters - st...

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📄 90 pages | 🧠 11972 words | 📚 5 chapters

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SUITABILITY OF SOME COMMON NIGERIAN TIMBER SPECIES FOR USE AS SIMPLY SUPPORTED BRIDGE BEAMS USING EUROCODESSUITABILITY OF SOME COMMON NIGERIAN TIMBER SPECIES FOR USE AS SIMPLY SUPPORTED BRIDGE BEAMS USING EUROCODES

ABSTRACTThe work presented EN338 (2009) strength classification for some common Nigerian timber species namely: Antiaris africana, Guarea cedrata, Piptadeniastrum africanum, and Isoberlinia tomentosa. The work also assessed the suitability of the Nigerian timber species for use as simply supporte...

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📄 83 pages | 🧠 6128 words | 📚 5 chapters

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SUITABILITY OF ORANGE PEELS, BANANA PEELS AND RECYCLED LOW DENSITY POLYETHYLENE (RLDPE) COMPOSITES FOR PARTICLEBOARD MANUFACTURING

ABSTRACTThe aim of this study was to investigate the suitability of using orange and banana peels as alternatives to wood-based particleboard composites. The orange and banana peels composite boards were produced by compressive molding using recycled low density polyethylene (RLDPE) as binder. Th...

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📄 84 pages | 🧠 6636 words | 📚 5 chapters

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STOCHASTIC EVALUATION OF OFFSHORE CARBON FIBRE REINFORCED CONCRETE PLATFORMS ON ALUMINUM GIRDERS

ABSTRACTA stochastic evaluation of the performance of Carbon Fibre Offshore Plastics (CFRP) offshore platform consideringsubmerged and partially submerged environmental conditions wasanalyzed usingSwedish code,Boverket (2004). A Probability-based analysis using First Order Reliability Method (FOR...

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📄 96 pages | 🧠 7198 words | 📚 5 chapters

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PRODUCTION OF BIOGAS FROM THE ANAEROBIC CO-DIGESTION OF TANNERY FLESHING AND COW-DUNG ENHANCED BY SODIUM AND CALCIUM ALGINATES

ABSTRACTThe subjects of interest in this work were the production of biogas via anaerobic co-digestion of tannery fleshing and cow-dung; and the reduction of sulphide concentration by direct inclusion of sodium and calcium alginate. Comparison of the efficacy of various tannery beam house effluen...

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📄 93 pages | 🧠 9873 words | 📚 5 chapters

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DEVELOPMENT OF ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY BIODEGRADABLE CUTTING FLUID FROM SOYA BEANS (GLYCINE MAX)

ABSTRACTIn this work, cutting fluid emulsion was developed from soya beans and the performance of the developed cutting fluid was evaluated by comparison with the conventional cutting fluid (control sample), using its ability to effectively perform as coolant during machining operation. The machi...

Engineering Type: PROJECT

📄 84 pages | 🧠 9498 words | 📚 5 chapters

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STOCHASTIC SECTION MODULUS REQUIREMENT FOR CARBON FIBRE REINFORCED PLASTIC PULTRUDED BEAMS

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📄 82 pages | 🧠 6289 words | 📚 5 chapters

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STABILIZATION OF BLACK COTTON SOIL WITH LIME- IRON ORE TAILING BLEND

ABSTRACTA black cotton soil collected from Deba Local Government Area of Gombe state classified as A-7-6 (25) or CH in AASHTO and Unified Soil Classification System (USCS), respectively. It was treated with lime - iron ore tailing (IOT) blend in stepped concentration of 0, 2, 4, 6 and 8 % lime as...

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📄 99 pages | 🧠 7824 words | 📚 5 chapters

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STABILIZATION OF BLACK COTTON SOIL WITH IRON ORE TAILING

ABSTRACTResults of preliminary investigation of the natural black cotton soil used in the study shows that it belongs to A - 7 - 6 (13) or CH in the AASHTO and Unified Soil Classification System (USCS), respectively. Soils under these groups are highly plastic and of poor engineering benefit. The...

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📄 95 pages | 🧠 8878 words | 📚 5 chapters

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RADIAL DISTRIBUTION NETWORK MODELING AND ANALYSIS CONSIDERING POWER FLOW AND RECONFIGURATION

A CASE STUDY OF AZARE DISTRIBUTION NETWORK

ABSTRACTThe complexity and large number of computations involved in power flow and reconfiguration analysis of large distribution networks necessitates the need for the improvement of power flow and reconfiguration techniques. In this research work, a GPS based method is used in modeling Azare di...

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📄 85 pages | 🧠 11711 words | 📚 5 chapters

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PROCESS INTENSIFICATION ON BIODIESELPRODUCTION FROM JATROPHACURCAS SEED OIL

ABSTRACTThe challenges of continual depletion, economic crisis and environmental issues of the petroleum fuels have attracted the scientists' interest to seek for alternatives to fossil fuels. Biodiesel is the alternative to petrol diesel because; it has similar physicochemical properties to petr...

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📄 91 pages | 🧠 11512 words | 📚 5 chapters

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