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Evaluation on empirical models for the prediction of cyclone efficiency
(The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2006-09)A numerical simulation on cyclone collection efficiency is presented. The simulations deal with tangential inlet cyclones with relatively low solids loading (<10 g/m3) and for cyclone diameter from 0.01 to 3 m. The ... -
Excusable and compensable delays in the construction of building project – A study in the states of Selangor and Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia.
(The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2007-12)This paper explores the most significant causes of excusable and compensable delays in the construction of building projects in the States of Selangor and Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur , Malaysia. Data is collected from ... -
Experimental evaluation of the static and dynamic characteristics of an offshore crane model
(The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2010-06)The knowledge of the static and dynamic characteristics of cranes is of utmost importance in their design and construction in order to optimise the construction material costs as well as to optimize their response to static ... -
An experimental investidation on vehicular blockage effect on the maximum smoke temperature in tunnel
(The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM), 2020)Researchers are motivated to study tunnel fires because of the increasing number of large-scale incidents in urban tunnels. When a fire occurs, most likely there are vehicles which get stuck in the tunnel. The stuck vehicles ... -
Experimental investigation of an air enhancement device on the performance of a spark ignition engine
(The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2009-09)Air enhancement devices for air intake manifold systems of automotive engines have been widely available in the market with the claim that they can improve fuel-air mixing and thus bring more power to the engine performance ... -
Experimental robotics system in laboratory for agriculture application
(The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2006-12)In centuries past, humanity’s destiny in agriculture was depended fully on weather, irrigation and soil, but nowadays, with the sophisticated and highly technologies, the ability for humans and machines to cooperate as ... -
Exploring the barriers and driving factors in implementing building Information Modelling (BIM) in the malaysian construction industry - a preliminary study
(The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM), 2014-06)In Malaysia, Building Information Modelling (BIM) has recently gained attraction from construction players and some of them have applied it to several projects. By utilising the BIM process, the construction players have ... -
Extractive summarization on food reviews
(The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM), 2022)Text summarization is a technique to summarize the content of a sizeable text but meanwhile, it keeps the key information. Extractive summarization and abstractive summarization are the main techniques for text summarization. ... -
Flexuralanalysis of composite one- and two-way sandwich slabs with truss-shaped connectors
(The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2007-03)As a part of a project on the development of an indigenous building system, linear and non-linear finite element analyses (FEA) were carried out to study the behaviour of composite precast concrete sandwich panel (PCSP) ... -
Flood frequency analysis for Sarawak using Weibull, Gringorten and L-Moments formula
(The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2007-03)The objective of this study is to determine the magnitude and frequency of floods for Sarawak using Gumbel distribution. Nineteen stations were selected for the study based on the criteria stated in Hydrological Procedure ... -
Flood prediction for Klang river using Maskingum and ANN models
(The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM), 2018-12)Temporal and spatial variations of a flood hydrograph moving through a river reach can be simulated using flood routing tools such as hydrodynamic, hydrological and the ANN (Artificial Neural Networks) models. The ANN ... -
Flood-flow characteristics of equatorial natural rivers in Sarawak, Malaysia
(The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2008-12)A study on two natural rivers during flood events located in the outskirt of Kuching city, Sarawak is carried out. This paper presents the results obtained from the field measurements, including velocity distributions, ... -
Flow effect due to geometrical characteristics of pressure-swirl GDI atomizers
(The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2007-09)Gasoline direct injection requires atomisers that are able to comply with stringent requirements in terms of spray structure and mean droplet size. Internal geometrical characteristics of an atomizer play an important role ... -
Flow pattern in a horizontal primary separator
(The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM), 2011-08)It is important in any gravity separator to provide uniform flow conditions between the inlet and the outlets. In this study, two-dimensional Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) modelling was used to reveal the problems ... -
Flow streamlining for cooling improvement in ventilated brake disc using CFD as design tool
(The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM), 2011-09)This paper presents experimental and Computational Fluids Dynamics (CFD) investigations of the flow and heat transfer in ventilated brake discs. The validation CFD model is done using the straight blade (baseline design) ... -
Flower recognition model based on deep neural network with VGG19
(The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM), 2022)Computer vision is one way to streamline processes like robotic process automation and digital asset management. It has come a long way in terms of its capabilities and what it can provide and do for different industries. ... -
Forecasting Facebook user engagement using hybrid prophet LSTM and iForest
(The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM), 2022)Business forecasting remains a popular topic these days. A reliable business forecast often plays a vital role in an advertising campaign. The amount of attention acquired by posting an advertisement is one of the most ... -
Foundation earthing system - its application and electrical safety considerations
(The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM), 2022)Foundation earthing system greatly reduces the resistance to ground as compared to driven earthing rods. Low resistance to ground is desirable to protect lives – it ensures automatic disconnection of power supply in the ... -
Frequency analysis of annual runoff in peninsular Malaysia using a regional approach based on L-Moments
(The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM), 2012-09)Estimation of runoff is very important for flood estimation. Thus, runoff is very important in designing and managing water resources projects involving natural hazards. Region refers to a set of sites of which is expected ... -
Fuzzy logic approach for mobile robot in intelligent space
(The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2008-12)This paper introduces the fuzzy logic approach for mobile robot in intelligent space. There are three major algorithms involved. They are object classification, object tracking and obstacle avoidance. The inputs are ...