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    • Teaching pedagogy for engineering educations 

      Yeap, Kim Ho (The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM), 2021)
      In this paper, the teaching philosophies for electrical and electronics engineering education are presented. Being academics in the tertiary institutions emphasis should be placed in the education of knowledge, the constant ...

    • Thermal comfort assessment at parcel and logistic industry: A field study in Malaysia 

      Ahmad Rasdan, Ismail, Ir.; Norfadzilah, Jusoh; Mohd. Nizam, Ab Rahman, Dr.; Rozli, Zulkifli; Kumaran Kardigama (The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM), 2011-09)
      This paper presents the workers thermal sensation votes and perception of the thermal environment in air conditioning at one of the workspace in Malaysian parcel and logistic industry. The environment factors examined was ...

    • Throughput analysis of buffered CSMA/CD based single channel Fast Ethernet optical LAN 

      Shamima, Kabir; Sabira, Khatun; M. K., Abdullah; M. A., Mahdi; S. B., Ahmad Anas (The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2005-06)
      This paper provides the throughput performance of a buffered CSMA/CD based single channel Fast Ethernet optical LAN. The conventional CSMA/CD does not provide good throughput due to its inherent unfairness caused by ...

    • TiO2 powder photocatalyst from sol-gel route and its immobilisation with cement for photocatalytic phenol removal 

      Nor Hafizah; Parveen, Jamal; Mohamed Ismail, Abdul Karim, Prof. Dr.; Iis, Sopyan (The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2009-12)
      Two types of TiO2 powders of water-to-TPT ratios (Powder 1: water/TPT = 1 and Powder 2: water/TPT= 2) were synthesized via sol-gel method. The effect of hydrolysis degree on the formation of TiO2 powder particles was ...

    • Transfer function model of the rainfall-runoff relationship of a drained catchment 

      Ayob, Katimon, Dr.; Ahmad Khairi, Abd Wahab, Dr.; Ahmad Perwira, Tarigan, Dr. (The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2005-12)
      Transfer function model of the rainfall and runoff relationship with various complexities was developed to investigate the hydrological dynamics of a catchment that undergoes continual drainage process. The structure of ...

    • Transient heat transfer analysis on a satellite in an orbit 

      C. W., Chan; C. P., Tso (The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2004-09)
      A parametric study has been carried out on emissivities of the surfaces, shell thicknesses and materials of a satellite structure in order to obtain useful information for satellite thermal engineering design. This is ...

    • Trent study on Covid-19 pandemic lockdown impact on rivers in Selangor, Malaysia 

      Aini Hidayati Shahrir; Hayder, Gasim (The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM), 2022)
      According to the Department of Environment, numerous rivers, and streams in Selangor, and practically all rivers, are in the 'polluted' and ‘slightly polluted' category even before the COVID-19 outbreak. Due to a lack of ...

    • Tubular strength comparison of offshore jacket structures under API RP2A and ISO 19902 

      Arazi, Idrus, Assoc. Prof.; Narayanan Sambu Potty, Assoc. Prof.; Zafarullah, Nizamani (The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM), 2011-09)
      Offshore jacket platforms in Malaysia are designed using API RP2A Working Stress Design (WSD) code. WSD code has proved its effectiveness and has been in use for long time, but it needs to be changed into Load and Resistance ...

    • Turbidity removal from surface water and landfill leachate using cactus opuntia 

      Yin, Chun Yang; Suhaimi, Abdul Talib; Lim, Ying Pei; Mohd. Safirun Nizan, Ismail; Siti Nor Aisah, Abd- Razak; Ahmad Mahyuddin, Mohd. Mohtar (The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2007-03)
      The effectiveness of cactus opuntia, a natural macromolecular coagulant, for turbidity removal was studied via jar test. The jar test was conducted to remove turbidity from two aqueous solutions, namely, surface water and ...

    • The twenty nineth professor Chin Fung Kee memorial lecture 

      Ken, Ho, Ir. (The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM), 2019-12)
      Landslides are a ubiquitous natural hazard in mountainous terrain and often lead to human casualties in urban settlements and along transportation corridors. Given the adverse topographical and climatic setting, both ...

    • Two dimensional datamodeling and Chebyshev approximation of spline 

      Fauziahanim, Che Seman; ShahNor, Basri; Ahmad Faizal, Mohd Zain (The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2006-03)
      This paper describes the approximation of discrete data using splines. The approximation method is adapted from the Chebyshev approximation. The procedures to find a set of extreme points for incoming discrete data are ...

    • Ultimate strength of precast concrete sandwich panel with opening under axial load 

      Farah Nora Aznieta, Abdul Aziz; Abang Abdullah, Abang Ali; Mohd Saleh, Jaafar; Abdul Aziz, Abdul Samad; D. N., Trikha (The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2004-03)
      A precast sandwich panel which is being developed as a building system consists of a single layer of insulation sandwiched between two layers of reinforced concrete. At present, an equation to predict the ultimate strength ...

    • Underground MRT in Kuala Lumpur – the inevitable urban transit solution 

      Tiing Tai, Paul Ha, Dato’ Ir. (The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM), 2018-06)
      The traffic congestion in Kuala Lumpur and the high demand for urban space would inevitably lead to an underground transit system. The underground works will be posed with all the constraints and challenges in both design ...

    • Uniaxial die compaction of food powders 

      Yus Aniza, Yusof, Dr.; Andrew, C. Smith, Dr.; Brian, J. Briscoe, Prof. (The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2009-12)
      This paper presents a study of uniaxial die compaction of food powders for typical food powders such as maize powder and maize grits as well as a universal binder known as microcrystalline cellulose or Avicel. This method ...

    • Use of infoworks river simulation (RS) in Sungai Sarawak Kanan modeling 

      Y., Darrien S. Mah; Frederik, Josep Putuhena, Prof.; Salim, Said, Prof. (The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2007-03)
      The main purpose of this project was to reconstruct historical flood events at the flood-prone Sungai Sarawak Kanan to obtain flood hydrographs to provide explanation to the flooding of Bau town and surrounding areas. The ...

    • Use of natural vegetable oils as alternative dielectric transformer coolants 

      S. M., Bashi; U. U, Abdullahi; Robia, Yunus; Amir, Nordin (The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2006-06)
      This paper discusses the present efforts by researchers to develop and provide an alternative means of cooling and insulating transformers. These efforts are borne out of the obvious importance of transformers in electrical ...

    • Use of recycled cement-based slurry water for making concrete 

      Low, Giau Leong; K.Y., Ng; W.L., Ng; C.T., Tam; R.B.W., Heng (The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2007-12)
      Due to limited water resources in Singapore and the escalating cost of potable water, industries are constantly encouraged and challenged not only to generate less wastewater, but to recycle, reuse or reclaim as much as ...

    • Use of split sample approach in evaluation of stochastic daily rainfall generation models 

      Aminuddin, Mohd. Baki, Assoc. Prof. Dr. (The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2008-03)
      This paper reviews the use of split sample approach to test the ability of stochastic daily rainfall generation model to generate rainfall data for the future. The catchment adopted is Kangaroo Valley in New South Wales, ...

    • Use of suitable equation of state forthe conversion of volumetric to massflowrate in NGV refueling measurement 

      Mahidzal, Dahari; Nor Azizah, Hisam; Raihana, Ramlan; Mohamed Ibrahim, Abdul Mutalib, Dr. (The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2009-06)
      Natural Gas Vehicle (NGV) is not new in the industry; however, it is becoming an uprising issue owing to the multitude advantages natural gas posses compared to the conventional fuel. The challenges, on the other hand, are ...

    • Using a fatigue data editing approach for analysing cycle sequence effects in variable amplitude road loadings 

      S., Abdullah; J. C., Choi (The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2006-06)
      This paper presents the analysis of cycle sequence effects using variable amplitude (VA) fatigue loadings extracted from a wavelet-based fatigue data editing algorithm, known as Wavelet Bump Extraction (WBE). This algorithm ...