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    • Seismic behaviour of thin/slender concrete walls with monolithic emulation base connections tested on shaking table 

      Nor Hayati, Abdul Hamid, Dr.; Linayage, Lionel; Mander, John B. (The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2008-06)
      Two geometrically identical slender precast concrete walls with monolithic emulation base connections were constructed and tested under biaxial loading using two clover displacement control patterns on shaking table. ...

    • Seismic performance of monolithic wall panel subjected to quasi-static lateral cyclic loading 

      Nor Hayati, Abdul Hamid, Dr. (The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2008-09)
      A half-scale of monolithic precast wall panel (4000x1350x125) together with foundation beam (3000x500x465) is designed to emulate the behaviour of a ductile cast-in-place concrete wall and designed accordance to New Zealand ...

    • Selecting a design of sustainable inland container ship for Bangladesh based on economical and environmental performances 

      Nayeb, Md. Golam Zakaria, Dr.; Kho., Shahriar Iqbal, Dr.; Md, Imran Khaled; Md, Milon Khan (The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM), 2012-09)
      A sustainable design of a container ship from alternative options has been selected for inland shipping in Bangladesh. In this selection process commercial attractiveness of these vessels were compared at first by using ...

    • Sentiment analysis on Malaysian airlines with BERT 

      Huay, Wen Kang; Kah, Kien Chye; Zi, Yuan Ong; Chi, Wee Tan (The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM), 2022)
      Sentiment analysis has been a popular research area in Natural Language Processing (NLP), where sentiments expressed through text data including positive, negative and neutral sentiments are analyzed and predicted. It is ...

    • Shear design of wide beam ribbeds slabs 

      Lau, Teck Leong, Ir. Dr.; L A Clark OBE, Prof. (The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM), 2011-09)
      A method for the shear design of wide beam ribbed slabs is proposed. The method modifies the current UK code design method for solid slabs by applying a shear area factor which reduces the area of the code critical shear ...

    • Shear strength of 160 MPa steel fibre reinforced reactive powder concrete bridge girders without stirrups 

      Voo, Jackie Yen Lei (The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2006-06)
      The development of ultra-high-strength-high-performance concrete known as the reactive powder concrete (RPC) was originated in the mid 1990’s by the French and now commercialised under the trade name of DUCTAL by ...

    • Simulation and optimisation of a SWRO system in cape town, South Africa 

      Lu, Hock Chee; Chong, Chien Hwa; Teo, Fang Yenn (The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM), 2021)
      A SWRO system was designed to fulfil 50% of the population water demand in Cape Town, South Africa, which can lead up to 383,353 m3/day in the next 15 years. The total dissolved solid (TDS) within the product (i.e. drinking ...

    • Simulation of mathematical model for monorail suspension system under different track conditions 

      Mabrouk, Wafi A.; Mohammad Faiz Kiew, Abdullah, Prof. Dr. (The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM), 2018-12)
      Designing a new monorail suspension system for an existing monorail bogie to accommodate larger cars, locomotives and more passengers is a difficult and complicated problem to solve. This paper introduces a simulation of ...

    • Simulation of the distributed rainfall-runoff process 

      Huang, Yuk Feng; Lee, Teang Shui (The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2004-03)
      A deterministic model to simulate rainfall runoff from pervious and impervious surfaces is presented. The surface runoff model is based on an established one-dimensional, variable width, kinematics wave approximation to ...

    • Soil-root withholding strength for river bank stability 

      Ruslan, Hassan; Ibau, Ding (The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM), 2016-06)
      The ability of vegetation to stabilise soils is frequently employed in slope stabilisation projects including riverbank restoration activity. Soil block samples permeated with roots of Bermuda Grass commonly used for ...

    • Solidification/stabilisation of soil contaminated with metal: A review 

      Yin, Chun Yang; Goh, Bee Min (The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2008-09)
      Solidification/stabilisation (S/S) is generically defined as a chemical and physical alteration technique of reducing the mobility as well as solubility of contaminants in wastes in order to convert them into chemically ...

    • Standardisation of partial strength connections of flush end-plate connections for Trapezoid Web Profiled steel sections 

      Mahmood, Md. Tahir, Assoc. Prof. Engr. Dr.; Arizu, Sulaiman; Shahrin, Mohammad, Assoc. Prof. Dr.; Anis, Saggaff (The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2006-06)
      Connections are usually designed as pinned or rigid although the actual behaviour is known to fall between these two extreme cases. The use of partial strength or semi-rigid connections has been encouraged by codes. Studies ...

    • Strength and deformation characteristics of cement treated soft Bangladesh clays 

      Md. Mokhlesur, Rahman, Prof.; Abu Taher, Md. Zillur Rabbi; Abu Siddique, Prof. (Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM), 2011-12)
      The strength and deformation characteristics of cement treated soft Bangladesh clays are evaluated through a series of experimental investigations. Based on the rate of strength development, the unconfined compressive ...

    • Stress analysis of torispherical shell with radial nozzle 

      Amran, Ayob, Dr. (The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2006-09)
      The high stresses at intersections are caused by discontinuity shear stresses and moments which exist to maintain compatibility at the junction. The finite element method was used to determine the stress field at the ...

    • Structural behaviour of Putra block under axial load using FEM 

      Ken, Pang Wei; Abdul Aziz, Abdul Samad, Ir. Dr.; Inn, Dr. Goh Wan; Noridah, Mohamad, Dr.; Mohamad Zulhairi, Mohd Bosro; Muhammad Afiq, Tambichik (The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia (IEM), 2018-06)
      Interlocking hollow block (IHB) system is a new building technology which eliminates the mortar layer and instead provides a key connection (protrusions and grooves) to interconnect the blocks. With respect to the mortarless ...

    • Studies on effect of temperature and concentration on thermophysical properties of Chokanan mango juice 

      Rosnah, Shamsudin, Dr.; Ibrahim O., Mohamed; Yantie, Mohd Rosli (The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2005-12)
      The thermophysical properties of mango (Mangifera indica L.) juice of the Chokanan variety at medium maturity as affected by temperature and concentration were studied. The thermophysical properties were determined at ...

    • A study of ecological sanitation as a way to combat urban water stress 

      Mah, Darrien Yau Seng; Frederik, Josep Putuhena, Prof. Dr.; Salim, Said, Prof. Dr.; Law, Puong Ling, Dr. (The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2008-09)
      Water supply is one of the basic infrastructure requirements. Water treatment and supply are often granted a much higher priority than wastewater collection and treatment, despite the fact that wastewater deserves a greater ...

    • Study of flow in a non-symmetrical compound channel with rough flood plain 

      Bong, Charles Hin Joo; Mah, Darrien Yau Seng (The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2008-06)
      The practical interest to study the flow in compound channel section arises from the necessity for accurate discharge predictions during flood events and for a reliable stage discharge relation for flood control measures ...

    • A study of the phenomenon of soil – reinforcement interaction 

      Iqraz, Nabi Khan; Swami, Saran (The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2005-06)
      The analysis and design of reinforced earth wall and retaining wall with reinforced backfill require the knowledge of the value of the coefficient of interfacial friction between soil and reinforcement. This coefficient ...

    • A study on interference of surface model footings resting on sand 

      Iqraz, Nabi Khan; K. C., Bohara; M. L., Ohri; Singh, Alam (The Institution of Engineers, Malaysia, 2006-03)
      A model study has been conducted on the effect of interference of footings on bearing capacity and settlement of surface square, circular and strip footings resting on sand. One footing was loaded to its safe bearing ...