Engineering

DEVELOPMENT OF AN INTERNET PROTOCOL TRACEBACK SCHEME FOR DENIAL OF SERVICE ATTACK SOURCE DETECTION

ABSTRACTThis dissertation presents the development of an Internet Protocol (IP) traceback scheme for the detection of a denial of service (DoS) attack source base on shark smell optimization algorithm (SSOA). Detection of the source of DoS attack is very important due to the serious damages the a...

Engineering Type: PROJECT

📄 94 pages | 🧠 10437 words | 📚 5 chapters

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THE DEVELOPMENT OF Al-5%Cu/GRAPHITE PARTICULATE COMPOSITES FOR ENGINEERING APPLICATIONS

ABSTRACTA method of preparing cast aluminium alloy - graphite particulate composite using uncoated graphite with the addition of 1wt% magnesium to aid wettability was studied. The method consists of introducing and dispersing uncoated but pre-treated graphite particles in aluminium alloy melt and...

Engineering Type: PROJECT

📄 99 pages | 🧠 6693 words | 📚 5 chapters

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ASSESSMENT OF GROUNDWATER POTENTIAL ZONES IN OKEERO LGA OF KWARA STATE NIGERIA USING GIS-BASED INTEGRATED APPROACH

ABSTRACTIn this study, Remote Sensing (RS), Land-sat 8 digital data, and digital elevation models (DEMs) from the Advanced Space-borne Thermal Emission and Reflection Radiometer (ASTER), Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) along with other stereotypical data such as geology and rainfall were...

Engineering Type: PROJECT

📄 81 pages | 🧠 6974 words | 📚 5 chapters

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CHARACTERIZATION AND GRAVITY CONCENTRATION OF KURUNGU IRON ORE

A CASE STUDY OF KOGI STATE, NIGERIA

ABSTRACTCharacterization and concentration of Kurungu Iron ore has been undertaken. Bulk samples were collected from the deposit site located in Kurungu village Ajaokuta Local Government Area of Kogi State, Nigeria. The samples were crushed and pulverized and a representative sample obtained by c...

Engineering Type: PROJECT

📄 86 pages | 🧠 7606 words | 📚 5 chapters

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DEVELOPMENT OF THREE DEGREE OF FREEDOM CONTROLLER FOR SHELL AND TUBE HEAT EXCHANGER USING NON-DOMINATED SORTING GENETIC ALGORITHM II

ABSTRACTThis thesis presents the development of a Three Degree of Freedom (3DoF) based outlet fluid temperature controller for Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger (STHX). Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers are classes of heat exchangers being used in industries for heat transfer between fluids. Tracking a ...

Engineering Type: PROJECT

📄 86 pages | 🧠 6672 words | 📚 5 chapters

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MODELLING OPTIMAL WATER RESOURCES ALLOCATION IN TIGA DAM

A CASE STUDY OF KANO STATE

ABSTRACTThis study focused on water allocation for different purposes in Tiga dam, using WEAP model to carry out analysis of the hydrological and meteorological information of the study area, with a view to settling the conflict between water allocation of Kano City and major irrigation project. ...

Engineering Type: PROJECT

📄 81 pages | 🧠 11785 words | 📚 5 chapters

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DEVELOPMENT OF PREDICTIVE MODEL FOR INTRA-CITY BUS TRAVEL TIME

A CASE STUDY OF MAKURDI METROPOLIS IN NIGERIA

ABSTRACTThe lack of information on bus travel time in Makurdi metropolis to enable trip makers plan for journeys is seen as a challenge in recent times. This study developed a multiple linear regression model for predicting bus travel time along bus routes within the metropolis and this was achie...

Engineering Type: PROJECT

📄 88 pages | 🧠 6885 words | 📚 5 chapters

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EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF THE FLEXURAL AND SHEAR CAPACITIES OF REINFORCED CONCRETE BEAMS ENHANCED WITH CARBON FIBRE REINFORCED POLYMER (CFRP) LAMINATES

ABSTRACTIn this research, experimental research was carried out to assess the flexural and shear capacities of RC beams strengthened with different amount of carbon fibre reinforced polymer laminates at the tension face and U-strips. Twelve rectangular RC beams of cross-sectional dimension 150x15...

Engineering Type: PROJECT

📄 90 pages | 🧠 10310 words | 📚 5 chapters

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INFLUENCE OF TIG PROCESS PARAMETERS ON HARDNESS, TENSILE STRENGTH AND MICROSTRUCTURES OF AISI430 FERRITIC STAINLESS STEEL WELDS

ABSTRACTThe influence of tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding process parameters on the microstructural features and mechanical properties (hardness and tensile strength) of AISI430 ferritic stainless steel (FSS) welds based on the central composite design (CCD) approach, was investigated. The proces...

Engineering Type: PROJECT

📄 90 pages | 🧠 12380 words | 📚 5 chapters

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MODELLING ANNUAL MAXIMUM FLOOD OF RIVER KADUNA

ABSTRACTRecords of flooding are increasing due to heavy storm which tend to filled most of the water bodies, thereby overflowing onto the land, causing damages and endangering the lives people. Flood also occur due to other factors such dam break, overflowing rivers etc. Most of this event occur ...

Engineering Type: PROJECT

📄 99 pages | 🧠 12361 words | 📚 5 chapters

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RELIABILITY BASED CALIBRATION OF PARTIAL SAFETY FACTOR ON CHARACTERISTICS STRENGTH OF STEEL REINFORCEMENT BARS

ABSTRACTIn the calibration of partial safety factor of steel reinforcement bars conducted in this study, necessary parameters (i.e. steel diameter, area, yield strength, ultimate strength, and elongation) needed for the calibration were obtained from the steel testing laboratory, Department of Ci...

Engineering Type: PROJECT

📄 83 pages | 🧠 9856 words | 📚 5 chapters

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DEVELOPMENT AND HEAT TRANSFER SIMULATION OF EPOXIDIZED JATROPHA BIOLUBRICANT FOR SPARK IGNITION ENGINES

ABSTRACTVegetable oils need to be chemically modified before being used for biolubricant production for internal combustion engines applications. One of the most effective chemical modifications for vegetable oils is epoxidation of its double bonds. In this work, Crude Jatropha oil (CJO) was epox...

Engineering Type: PROJECT

📄 81 pages | 🧠 12818 words | 📚 5 chapters

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DEVELOPMENT OF ZINC-BASED/ZSM-5 CATALYST FOR PROPANE AROMATIZATION

ABSTRACTAromatization is an important process for catalytic conversion of light alkanes to aromatics which are essential feedstocks to petrochemical industries. A number of catalysts have been used for this transformation among which Zn/ZSM-5 emerged so far best owing to its good dehydrogenating ...

Engineering Type: PROJECT

📄 91 pages | 🧠 6827 words | 📚 5 chapters

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SORPTION ENHANCED CATALYTIC PYROLYSIS OF RICE HUSK USING HIERARCHICAL ZSM-5 CATALYST

ABSTRACTThe necessity to source clean energy and contain CO2 emissions has brought about a global interest in the use of biomass as an environmental friendly renewable energy route. One of the drawbacks in the conversion of biomass to energy via pyrolysis/gasification is the liberation of CO2 fro...

Engineering Type: PROJECT

📄 90 pages | 🧠 7157 words | 📚 5 chapters

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OPTIMUM DESIGN OF THE THICKNESS OF CARBON FIBRE REINFORCED POLYMER MATERIAL (CFRP) REQUIRED FOR STRENGTHENING OF DEFICIENT REINFORCED CONCRETE BEAM

ABSTRACTA Carbon fiber-reinforced polymer (CFRP) has emerged as promising material for rehabilitation of existing reinforced concrete structures. However, one of the major concerns of using this material is its high cost. In this research, a classical optimization technique was employed to optimi...

Engineering Type: PROJECT

📄 99 pages | 🧠 7184 words | 📚 5 chapters

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