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Managing Hydro Resources of Pakistan: A Proactive Approach for Disaster Response
Abstract: Our county has been bestowed with sufficient water resources, yet it is facing water shortages due to mismanagement and changing weather phenomena. Pakistan’s vulnerability to natural hazards had increased many folds because of this issue, in the shape of floods and droughts. The efforts should be augmented by prudent policies of creating new dams and local storage facilities. To the contrary, Pakistan has witnessed a strange complacency and lack of …
Published in Journal of Water Resource Engineering and Management · Vol. 4, Issue 1, 2017 · pp. 1–8 Read article
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Estimation of Soil Erosion for Sheonath River Basin by Using RUSLE and GIS
Abstract: Soil erosion is biggest problem throughout the world and its various hazardous impacts on human; it affects the quality of soil as well as quality of water. Its assessment and mapping of erosion prone area are very essential for soil conservation and watershed management. There are various models developed for soil loss estimation. Revised universal soil loss equation is most widely used. In present study, the RUSLE method is used …
Published in Journal of Water Resource Engineering and Management · Vol. 4, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 33–41 Read article
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Flood Resilient Land Use Planning for Gurugram
Abstract: Floods have become a common phenomenon in the fast urbanizing world as a consequence of accumulation of large amount of water in a particular area, either as a result of direct rainfall exceeding the capacity of drainage systems or a spill of enormous amounts of water from water bodies. Urbanization develops densely populous urban areas where the inhabitants suffer as a result of floods due to the reasons mentioned above, …
Published in Journal of Water Resource Engineering and Management · Vol. 9, Issue 3, 2022 · pp. 1–9 Read article
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Structural Health Monitoring of Bridges using Digital Image Correlation: A Case Study
Abstract: The rapid development of the transportation section and continuous change in traffic volume, density, and loading patterns over the last few decades have increased the probability of a hazard and reduced the life of existing bridges. Structural Health Monitoring (SHM) is a process of implementing a damage detection and characterization strategy for engineering structures. This paper presents a review of various trends and technology adopted for SHM. However, it focuses …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 9, Issue 3, 2019 · pp. 1–10 Read article
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A Study on Earthquake Resistance Building Construction
Abstract: Earthquake is one of the largest and greatest dangerous hazards of the property and life in the world. Due to its quick and sudden reaction, the buildings, highways, bridges, tunnels etc., are damaged very fast and also causes so many fatal and nonfatal injuries of people. For the safety purpose, many precautions during the design and construction time were considered in the structures. In this paper, we have done a …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 6, Issue 3, 2016 · pp. 1–5 Read article
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Pond Ash: A Sustainable Building Material for Smart Cities
Abstract: Energy is the backbone of modern civilization of our country and thermal power plant is a major source of energy, in the form of electricity. Fly ash and pond ash are two by products of thermal power plant being produced at an alarming rate. Efforts are required to safely dispose it and if possible find better ways of utilizing it. Fly ash possesses pozzolanic character and it is being utilized …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 6, Issue 1, 2016 · pp. 53–59 Read article
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Experimental Investigation of EAFS Aggregate Concrete by Partially Replacing Cement with Single Blended SCMs Fly Ash, GGBS and UGGBS for Sustainable Concrete
Abstract: This study represents research work on the effect of electric arc furnace slag (EAFS) aggregate containing concrete with the utilization of different secondary cementitious materials (SCMs) in single blending, which is the extension of our previous work to optimize EAFS aggregate in concrete. We found 50% EAFS aggregate replacement performance comparatively better as compared to natural aggregate. A total of 12 concrete mixes were cast in different single blended SCMs …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 13, Issue 2, 2023 · pp. 28–35 Read article
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IoT Based Weather Monitoring System
Abstract: AbstractThe IoT Technology provided in this paper is a well option for surveillance the weather data at a particular region and make the data visible anywhere in the world. The idea behind this is Electronic sensors connected to the Public Internet by using IoT technology. The data fetched from the embedded system can be accessible over the internet from anywhere in the world. In some area it will be very …
Published in Recent Trends in Sensor Research & Technology · Vol. 7, Issue 2, 2020 · pp. 12–16 Read article
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Physiological Monitoring Vest
Abstract: A firefighter saves so many life at huge risk. The working event site is so hazardous. Sometimes they die during their job of saving life of others. So the safety and health monitoring of firefighter should be on the top priority. As they work under extreme pressure conditions a proper system should be there which can do real time monitoring in order to keep them safe and improve there working …
Published in Recent Trends in Sensor Research & Technology · Vol. 8, Issue 3, 2021 · pp. 1–5 Read article
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Smart Stick For Blind Person
Abstract: When walking down the street, visually impaired persons have trouble spotting hazards in front of them, which is risky. The smart stick is offered as a suggestion to help kids recognize their surroundings. A person can walk more safely with the blind handle. According to the WHO 30 million people are irreversibly blind, and 285 billion have some form of vision impairment. After processing the data, the blind individual is …
Published in Recent Trends in Sensor Research & Technology · Vol. 9, Issue 3, 2022 · pp. 9–13 Read article
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IoT-Enhanced Integrated LPG Level and Leakage Detection System
Abstract: Increased statistics of fire outbreak occurrences and gas leakage incidents in both industrial and domestic applications has called for better safety measures in Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) management. Research efforts are therefore geared towards developing solutions which could greatly curb the menace of fire outbreaks and leakages of highly flammable gases. The presented work focuses on the design and fabrication of an IoT-enhanced system dedicated to the monitoring and detection …
Published in Recent Trends in Sensor Research & Technology · Vol. 10, Issue 2, 2023 · pp. 9–16 Read article
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Security and Privacy Concerns Surrounding Spying Rovers: A Research Perspective
Abstract: This paper describes the creation of a flexible spying rover utilizing the electronic stability control (ESP32-CAM) module. The ESP32 microcontroller's strength and the ESP32-CAM camera module's capability are combined by the rover to enable remote monitoring and image capturing. The main objective of this paper is to build an effective and adaptable surveillance rover that can take pictures and send them to a specified Telegram channel or user. Humans operate …
Published in Recent Trends in Sensor Research & Technology · Vol. 10, Issue 2, 2023 · pp. 23–31 Read article
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Condition Monitoring of Power Transformer Using Different Techniques
Abstract: Transformer is one of the key equipment of the power system. Power rating of the transformers varies from KVA to several hundreds of MVA. The transformer is an expensive equipment of the power system. Failures of transformer usually lead to substantial profit loss to the utility, potential environmental damage, explosion and fire hazards and expensive repairing or replacement costs; thus, it is desirable that the maximum service life of transformer …
Published in Trends in Electrical Engineering · Vol. 6, Issue 2, 2016 · pp. 1–8 Read article
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Estimation of Power System Stabilizer Parameters Using Swarm Intelligence Techniques to Improve Small Signal Stability of Power System
Abstract: Interconnection of the power system utilities and grids presents a formidable challenge in front of design engineers. With the interconnections, power system has emerged as a more complex and nonlinear system. In recent years, small signal stability issues have gained much importance along with the conventional transient stability issues. Transient stability of the power system can be achieved with high gain and fast acting automatic voltage regulators (AVRs). However, AVRs …
Published in Trends in Electrical Engineering · Vol. 6, Issue 2, 2016 · pp. 16–25 Read article
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A Brief Review on Solar Water Heater
Abstract: Solar Energy is a renewable source of energy. Its applications are not hazardous as they do not promote to production of greenhouse gases and additional contaminants to the environment. Focused collectors are generally used in solar thermal power generation and water heating system as well. It is extremely common owing to its superior thermal efficiency, minimal construction needs and low production expense. This paper is concerned with an experimental study …
Published in Trends in Electrical Engineering · Vol. 12, Issue 2, 2022 · pp. 1–6 Read article
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Whole-body Vibration among Operators of Mining Equipment in Indian Mining Condition: a Short Review and Recommendation
Abstract: The article focuses on the study of vibration control of heavy equipment mining machines (HEMMs), and its effect on workers involved in mining work. An effort has been made to study whole-body vibration (WBV) in open pit mining based on seat design factors. Mining machinery operators are exposed to WBV. The effect of these occupational hazards is slow, but it can be demonstrated that it is a serious cause of …
Published in Trends in Machine design · Vol. 6, Issue 3, 2019 · pp. 23–27 Read article
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Automated Beach Cleaner
Abstract: Researches on marine particles have substantially accelerated our knowledge of the extent and composition of marine particles as well as its influences on the marine environment, aquatic life and people. Marine particles are very hazardous to marine organisms which include plants, invertebrates, fish, seabirds, sea turtles and particularly large marine mammals. Marine particles lift plastic liters that are composed of commercial chemicals or toxins. These chemical compounds may be adverse …
Published in Trends in Machine design · Vol. 8, Issue 2, 2021 · pp. 40–46 Read article
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Design and fabrication of electrically operated weeder machine
Abstract: The existence of people is built on the foundation of cultivation. For its nature that it keeps up us while also presents the ecological balance, it performs a crucial role in the existence of humans. It occupies a key habitat to any living thing. . But contemporary farming methods are labor- and time-intensive. Conventional petrol-powered excavators are cheap for producers as well as potentially dangerous for nature. The main operation …
Published in Trends in Machine design · Vol. 10, Issue 1, 2023 · pp. 1–9 Read article
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FAILURE ANALYSES OF 16MM THICK SA 516 GR 70 AUTO CLAVE
Abstract: With the acceleration of global industrialization, there is a demand for high- or low-pressure storage of liquids or gases. Because of the complicated operating conditions that will inevitably encounter a possible hazard, pressure vessel design is a critical responsibility. Previous failure studies have revealed that the presence of local loads and discontinuities increases pressure vessel fracture. As a result, a detailed examination of pressure vessel steel from the standpoint of …
Published in Trends in Mechanical Engineering & Technology · Vol. 12, Issue 1, 2022 · pp. 21–30 Read article
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Review on Optimization of Wireless Optical Communication System
Abstract: AbstractWireless optical communication [WOC] is a recently emerging field, which gives solution for the drawbacks of radio and microwave communication issues. Optical fiber communication has already developed and accepted by its high performance such as high data capacity, speed etc. But WOC experiences atmospheric turbulence problems and distant dependent path loss. And scintillation and aerosol particles (rain, haze, fog and drizzle) bring this major challenge for the WOC system by …
Published in Trends in Opto-electro & Optical Communication · Vol. 4, Issue 2, 2014 · pp. 9–19 Read article