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Experimental Investigation on the Effect of Manufactured Sand in Concrete
Abstract: Concrete is the most widely used construction material owing to its versatile nature. Three fourth of the concrete is made of aggregates, amongst which fine aggregate has massive demand. River sand is the predominantly used fine aggregate, which is under significance because of the increased demand and less availability. The continuous mining of river sand has also affected the environment; ecologically and economically. Manufactured sand offers viable alternative to natural …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 6, Issue 1, 2016 · pp. 45–52 Read article
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Feasibility Study of Reetha Powder (Sapindus trifoliatus) as a Plasticizer Admixture in Concrete
Abstract: With on-going research and development activities in the field of concrete admixtures, emphasis is laid on use of naturally available organic material to enhance properties of concrete. Reetha (Sapindus trifoliatus), is popularly used in ayurvedic medicines such as shampoo and other products because of its excellent foaming and cleansing properties. This study emphasizes on the effect of natural admixtures such as reetha powder concrete (RPC) in comparison with super plasticizers …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 6, Issue 1, 2016 · pp. 76–86 Read article
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Change Order Management in Construction Projects: A Review
Abstract: The construction work is a difficult one and is associated with different changes. These changes generally lead to issuance of various orders. Classifying the reason of change order is critical in order to keep away from possible changes in further project. Decisions are taken every day in construction processes based on information available (which is most of the time incomplete), assumptions and the personal knowledge of the construction professionals. Hence, …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 5, Issue 3, 2015 · pp. 41–45 Read article
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Fiber-Reinforced Cement Mortar for Brick Masonry
Abstract: Masonry construction has some advantages in comparison to reinforced concrete and steel construction. Masonry buildings are widely used for housing construction not only in India but in many parts of the world. These advantages are thermal comfort, sound control, possibility of addition and alterations after construction, less form work, easy and inexpensive repair, use of locally available material, need of less skilled labor and less engineering intervention, etc. Seismic resistance …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 4, Issue 3, 2014 · pp. 7–10 Read article
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Fabrication of Paper Bricks from Paper Waste and Cement
Abstract: Paper bricks are key construction materials for buildings in general and for low cost housing in particular. To keep up with sustainable development movements and increasing competitive pressure in the industry, building materials of the future have to be of lighter weight, more energy efficient and lower cost. The use of recycled materials is also critical for long-term sustainability. The objective of this study is to develop lightweight paper brick …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 4, Issue 2, 2014 · pp. 7–11 Read article
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Experimental Research on the Effect of Manufactured Sand as Fine Aggregate on Concrete Performance
Abstract: Currently, river sand obtained from natural resources is used as a fine aggregate in concrete works in the construction of buildings, bridges, dams, rigid pavements, etc., as a filler material in sub-grades and sub-bases of flexible pavements and in all other important structures in the field of civil engineering. In several districts, there are a few numbers of rivers that have only a shorter length, in such a way that …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 4, Issue 1, 2014 · pp. 17–22 Read article
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Luxuriating the Dexterity of GIS into Environmental Engineering and Environmental Science
Abstract: This paper presents a comprehensive and rigorous research about technological applications of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in the fields of environmental engineering and environmental science. GIS is a geo-innovative intelligent system that is availed to get geo-spatial statistics, to map the geo-environment, to explore and model the geographic changes, and to envision earth geographically over a period of time. The utter geo-mapping technology of GIS is explored that displays indispensable …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 4, Issue 1, 2014 · pp. 23–32 Read article
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Impact of Salinity Ingression Prevention Structures (Bandharas) on Different Landuse Categories in Abdasa Taluka of Kachchh Region, Gujarat-India
Abstract: Kachchh has a coastline of 406 km that faces various problems due to the salinity ingression and some developmental initiatives like ports, industries, etc. To check salinity ingression in the adjacent land of coastal areas, Government of Gujarat has taken some corrective measures in which construction of bandharas is one such attempt to prevent ingress of salinity along the coastal belt of Kachchh. For this activity, the government has invested …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 3, Issue 2, 2013 · pp. 49–61 Read article
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Failure of Municipal Councils in its Role of Implementation of Development Plan Roads: A Case Study
Abstract: A Town/city growth is dynamic and a continuous process. Due to rapid growth of town and consequent urbanization, town face multifarious physio-socio- economic and infrastructural problem. Municipal towns are not bar to these phenomena. Convenient, attractive and safe roads are an essential requirement of a town. It is the duty of municipal council to ensure that while preparing cities’ development plan, people are provided with means of transport of optimum …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2013 · pp. 21–34 Read article
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Estimation of Burger Model Parameters by Inverse Analysis of Oedometer Data
Abstract: Contrary to the forward analysis, inverse analysis can be effectively utilized to determine the parameters of a constitutive model commonly used to represent the stress-strain-time behavior or the load-deformation-time behavior of the soil. This paper reports the development of a generalized inverse analysis formulation for the parameter estimation of four-parameter Burger model. The analysis is carried out by formulating the problem as that of mathematical programming in terms of identification …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 2, Issue 1-3, 2012 · pp. 37–54 Read article
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Parallel Search Engines for Topology Optimization of an Arch Truss using Evolutionary Algorithms
Abstract: The use of parallel search engines to solve NP-Hard problems is increasingly in use with the computational power becoming more economical. The objective of this paper is to effectively explore and exploit the search domain to identify the optimal point using two search engines in parallel. This paper proves that intensification and diversification can be performed effectively using two search engines in parallel. The use of two search engines in …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 7, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 22–27 Read article
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Use of Industrial and Agricultural Waste in Soil Stabilization
Abstract: Soil is the foundation material, which supports loads from the overlying structure. Soil is the most widely used material in a highway system, either in its natural form or in a processed form. Also, all pavement structures eventually rest on soil foundation. The construction cost can be considerably decreased by selecting local materials including local soils for the construction of the lower layers of the pavement such as the sub-base …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 7, Issue 1, 2017 · pp. 58–62 Read article
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Compressive Strength Characteristic of Environmentally Friendly Laterite Soil Blocks
Abstract: In order to minimize the environmental impacts caused by over exploitation of natural resources for theproduction of building material, the possibility of using blended soil blocks duly burnt for load-bearing wallshas been assessed to alternate the fertile top soil of agricultural land. Since the vertical load carrying capacityprimarily depends on the compressive strength, a comprehensive study was conducted for burnt soil blocksmade with commonly available laterite and clay soil types …
Published in Recent Trends in Civil Engineering & Technology · Vol. 1, Issue 1-3, 2011 · pp. 20–30 Read article
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Fire Detection and Control Passenger Trains using LabVIEW
Abstract: AbstractWith the busy life schedules and selfishness of the individuals, people lack the interest and zeal to know the world around them and the happenings in the world. In occurs of mishaps like accidents etc. people are least concerned and fears from offering help because of judiciary. This raises the need for finding a solution by incorporating fire detection and control to reduce the impact of accidents due to fire …
Published in Recent Trends in Electronics Communication Systems · Vol. 5, Issue 1, 2018 · pp. 26–31 Read article
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Signal Identification of Differential STBC-OFDM System
Abstract: AbstractBlind recognition of communication parameters is a research topic of high importance for both military and civilian communication systems. Signal identification has emerged as an enabling technology for intelligent wireless communication systems with applications in military and commercial fields. Several identification algorithms are proposed for multiple antenna (MA) systems with multicarrier (MC) transmissions. The previously investigations are mostly limited to space-time block code (STBC) systems and space frequency block coding …
Published in Recent Trends in Electronics Communication Systems · Vol. 5, Issue 2, 2018 · pp. 21–27 Read article
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Review on Significance of IoT (Internet of Things)
Abstract: Abstract: IoT is a kind of “Universal global neural network” which connects different things easily. IoT is prudentially connected devices and systems which comprised of smart machines interacting and communicating with other machines, environments, pipeline structure and sensor network technologies will rise to meet this new challenge. Due to which, a huge amount of data are produced, stored and data is then processed into useful actions, that can live much …
Published in Recent Trends in Electronics Communication Systems · Vol. 6, Issue 1, 2019 · pp. 8–15 Read article
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SPICE2G and PSPICE Circuit Simulation of h and g Two Port Networks
Abstract: AbstractMethods to simulate two port electronics circuits whose hybrid (h) and inverse hybrid (g) parameters are available for circuit designer are given using Spice2G/Pspice analysis programs. Starting from the definitions of two port h parameters, Spice2G and Pspice compatible equations for various frequencies are derived and compatible sub circuits for h,g two ports are obtained both at DC and AC. Effective and extensive use of Spice2G elements (voltage/current controlled current/voltage …
Published in Recent Trends in Electronics Communication Systems · Vol. 6, Issue 3, 2019 · pp. 16–25 Read article
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Simulation of Different Propagation Models for WiMAX channel under Different Environments
Abstract: Today the Worldwide Interoperability of Microwave Access (WiMAX) technology is gaining popularity and gaining increasing acceptance as a Broadband Wireless Access (BWA) system. It is a IEEE 802.16 standard wireless communication technology that provides high speed data over a wide area. It is a point-to-point technology for using a multi-point wireless network. It has potential success in its line of sight (LOS) and non-linear (NLOS) operating conditions under the frequency …
Published in Recent Trends in Electronics Communication Systems · Vol. 8, Issue 2, 2021 · pp. 35–45 Read article
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An Overview On Security In Wireless Sensor Networks
Abstract: Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) is a wireless network with several sensor nodes that could be used to track critical and natural conditions. Such sensors can perform processing and sensing functions, and are designed to communicate with each other in addition. It has recently become one of the leading research subjects due to the various areas of its application. Wireless sensor network’s main objective is to collect sensing data from all …
Published in Recent Trends in Electronics Communication Systems · Vol. 8, Issue 2, 2021 · pp. 29–34 Read article
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Role of Hybrid Controller Based FACTS Devices in Relieving Power Crisis
Abstract: The power crisis is a global concern for research and development engineers. These issues may be summarized manifold. These issues may be sudden outage/ failure of power system network, considerable power loss on the line, the voltage flickers, lack of proper equipment’s to monitor and protection, presence of significant harmonic level in the line that affects the performance of the equipment connected to line. Some of these issues may persist …
Published in Recent Trends in Electronics Communication Systems · Vol. 9, Issue 1, 2022 · pp. 1–10 Read article