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IGBT induction hardening and its application in Singapore
(The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2010-06)Induction hardening has come a long way. Whilst the vacuum tube power supply is still commonly used in industries, IGBT power supply is fast gaining industrial acceptance. In terms of power efficiency, the IGBT technology ... -
Image visualisation and classification of MODIS/ASTER Airborne Simulator (MASTER) remotely sensed data for agricultural area
(The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2006-12)A Best Band Selection Index (BBSI) algorithm to select the best band combination for image visualization and classification of high spectral resolution remotely sensed dataset was introduced in this paper. The BBSI is ... -
Impact of commercial pectolytic enzymes on selected properties of white dragon fruit juice
(The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2010-12)The aim of this work was to observe the effects of commercial enzymes i.e. Pectinex Ultra SP-L and Pectinex CLEAR on the chemical composition, vitamin C and total polyphenols contents of white dragon fruit (Hylocereus ... -
The impact of direct lightning strike damages on PV modules in a large Malaysian PV farm
(The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM), 2021)Many lightning risk analyses avoided considering the role of the PV Module’s aluminium frame as a natural lightning air termination system or if such a role is considered, assumed that the ‘thin’ aluminium frame, would not ... -
Implementation issues of adaptive OFDM in mobile radio environment
(The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2004-09)A review of adaptive modulation with other related issues as part of link adaptation in an OFDM system is presented. Issues such as channel estimation, channel coding, Multiple Input and Multiple Output (MIMO) system are ... -
Improved prediction of pre-camber of post-tensioned prestressed i-beam
(The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2008-03)An improved method of calculating pre-camber prediction in prestressed concrete beam is presented. It has been found that the current method of estimation that is widely practiced by local engineers which is based on BS ... -
An improvement to the performance measurement system of the logistics operation
(The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2007-06)Performance measurement is critical to the success of any organisation because it creates awareness to the competition between members in the organisation. Logistics and supply chain management has become common practices ... -
Improving creativity in engineering undergraduate students in private institution of higher learning in Malaysia - a pilot study
(The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM), 2020)Creativity is an essential factor when it comes down to engineering designs. Creativity and engineering complement each other to provide useful and yet eye-opening solutions to anyone’s every-day problems. Recent research ... -
Infilling streamflow data using HEC-HMS
(The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM), 2020)A set of quality control streamflow data is always required in the planning, design and management of water resources projects. Although every effort has been made by the authority in the collection of complete and continuous ... -
Influence of environmental factors on job satisfaction in Malaysian automotive industries
(The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2008-09)A relationship between selected environmental factors and job satisfaction was developed for employees in the automotive industries in Malaysia. Methods in developing the relationship include questionnaire design, data ... -
Inherent occupational health concept for chemical processes: A new perspective
(The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2010-09)The concept of inherent safety was known since the last few decades. The idea was quickly spread from the origin UK to the USA and later, to the other parts of the world. The idea was then extended to environment and ... -
Innovation in engineering consultancy: A case for competitive advantage
(The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2005-06)The internationalisation of the engineering consultancy services brings new challenges to its competitiveness. Service innovation is the way to enhance competitiveness. Although competitive innovation in the 1990s was ... -
Integrated infrastructure systems for future-ready cities
(The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM), 2017-12)Cities are complex large-scale systems of which water and transport systems are as critical as the fragility of the aging urban centres. A Future-ready city would require a total review of the integration of residential, ... -
Integrating safety and health indexes in computer-aided molecular design under property prediction uncertainty
(The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM), 2017-06)Computer-Aided Molecular Design (CAMD) is a powerful tool for designing promising molecules with the targeted properties. Besides properties, the safety and health aspects must also be considered during design stage to ... -
Intelligent visual inspection of bottling production line through Neural Network
(The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2007-12)This paper presents research done on developing an intelligent visual inspection system for automatic inspection of bottling production line. The objective of this research is to enhance on modeling, integrating, and ... -
Interactive dashboard with visual sensing and fast reactivity
(The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM), 2022)These days, technology is growing rapidly, and the market has been introduced with lots of fascinating ways to interact with computers. The advancement of deep learning models and hardware technology also enables more ... -
Investigation best number of tanks for hydrological tank model for rural catchment in humid region
(The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM), 2011-12)Hydrological Tank model has proven more capable than many other models in modeling the hydrologic responses from a wide range of humid watershed. Many hydrologists are using this model due to its simplicity of concept and ... -
Investigation of causes and characteristics of monsoon extremes in Pakistan: a case study for monsoon 2022
(The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM), 2022)Apart from the long-term changes in the climate patterns, the extreme weather conditions (heat waves, heavy precipitation, and droughts) have also emerged as a prominent consequence of the global climate change. Pakistan ... -
Investigation of process yield in the transesterification of coconut oil with heterogeneous calcium oxide catalyst
(The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2009-12)The commercial success of biodiesels has to date been limited by high production costs of vegetable oil methyl esters. High feedstock costs are compounded by side reactions such as soap formation during conversion using ... -
Investigation of simple cubical space trusses as impact energy absorbers
(The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2007-06)Experimental work on the possible use of cubical space trusses as energy absorbers is described. To this end the crushing behavior of single cubical space trusses welded from mild steel bars was studied experimentally. ...