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Article
The Structural Behavior of Indirectly Loaded Flanged Deep Reinforced Concrete Beams

Anis A. Mohammad-Ali, Yousif Jabbar Laftah

Pages: 16-22

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The study aimed to investigate the structural behavior of indirectly loaded flanged deep reinforced concrete beams. Twenty-one flanged deep beams were tested. The behavior of beams under loading was observed. Cracking and ultimate loads were recorded.

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Effect of Wind Tunnel Blockage on Aerodynamics of Circular Cylinders

Saib Abdulla Yousif

Pages: 1-14

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Experimental investigation was conducted on low speed wind tunnel with (50 mm x100 mm) rectangular working section. Five smooth circular cylinders, as bluff bodies were applied. Cylinders diameters are 12.5, 15, 17, 35, and 37 mm which experience blockage ratio of 12.5%, 15%, 17%, 35%, and 37%, respectively. The range of Reynolds No. and air velocity for present study is 0.7x10^4-5x10^4 and 10-20 m/s respectively which are more applicable in engineering field. The experiments were carried out in fluid mechanics laboratory, Faculty of engineering and technology, Sebha University, Libya. Results indicate that cylinders of blockage ratio of 35% and 37% experience lower pressure coefficients around bodies, lower velocity distribution in the wake, and higher drag coefficients. Drag coefficient correction is agreed with unconfined flow for blockage ratio less than 17%. Wake and buoyancy blockages may have effect on models of higher blockage ratios.

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Effect of Wind Tunnel Blockage on Aerodynamics of Circular Cylinders

Saib Abdulla Yousif

Pages: 1-14

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Experimental investigation was conducted on low speed wind tunnel with (50 mm x100 mm) rectangular working section. Five smooth circular cylinders, as bluff bodies were applied. Cylinders diameters are 12.5, 15, 17, 35, and 37 mm which experience blockage ratio of 12.5%, 15%, 17%, 35%, and 37%, respectively. The range of Reynolds No. and air velocity for present study is 0.7x10^4-5x10^4 and 10-20 m/s respectively which are more applicable in engineering field. The experiments were carried out in fluid mechanics laboratory, Faculty of engineering and technology, Sebha University, Libya. Results indicate that cylinders of blockage ratio of 35% and 37% experience lower pressure coefficients around bodies, lower velocity distribution in the wake, and higher drag coefficients. Drag coefficient correction is agreed with unconfined flow for blockage ratio less than 17%. Wake and buoyancy blockages may have effect on models of higher blockage ratios.

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Effect of Wind Tunnel Blockage on Aerodynamics of Circular Cylinders

Saib Abdulla Yousif

Pages: 1-14

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Experimental investigation was conducted on low speed wind tunnel with (50 mm x100 mm) rectangular working section. Five smooth circular cylinders, as bluff bodies were applied. Cylinders diameters are 12.5, 15, 17, 35, and 37 mm which experience blockage ratio of 12.5%, 15%, 17%, 35%, and 37%, respectively. The range of Reynolds No. and air velocity for present study is 0.7x10^4-5x10^4 and 10-20 m/s respectively which are more applicable in engineering field. The experiments were carried out in fluid mechanics laboratory, Faculty of engineering and technology, Sebha University, Libya. Results indicate that cylinders of blockage ratio of 35% and 37% experience lower pressure coefficients around bodies, lower velocity distribution in the wake, and higher drag coefficients. Drag coefficient correction is agreed with unconfined flow for blockage ratio less than 17%. Wake and buoyancy blockages may have effect on models of higher blockage ratios.

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Evaluation of Gypsiferous Soil Compressibility

Naima Yousif Saied

Pages: 32-41

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This research has been conducted in order to evaluate the compression index of Gypsiferous soil. A series of consolidation experimental tests with different percentage between 5% - 20% of gypsum added to the soil have been performed. From results. It had been seen that with increasing percentage of gypsum the compression index increased, with a maximum percentage of 30.4%.

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Effect of Wind Tunnel Blockage on Aerodynamics of Circular Cylinders

Saib Abdulla Yousif

Pages: 1-14

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Experimental investigation was conducted on low speed wind tunnel with (50 mm x100 mm) rectangular working section. Five smooth circular cylinders, as bluff bodies were applied. Cylinders diameters are 12.5, 15, 17, 35, and 37 mm which experience blockage ratio of 12.5%, 15%, 17%, 35%, and 37%, respectively. The range of Reynolds No. and air velocity for present study is 0.7x10^4-5x10^4 and 10-20 m/s respectively which are more applicable in engineering field. The experiments were carried out in fluid mechanics laboratory, Faculty of engineering and technology, Sebha University, Libya. Results indicate that cylinders of blockage ratio of 35% and 37% experience lower pressure coefficients around bodies, lower velocity distribution in the wake, and higher drag coefficients. Drag coefficient correction is agreed with unconfined flow for blockage ratio less than 17%. Wake and buoyancy blockages may have effect on models of higher blockage ratios.

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Effect of Wind Tunnel Blockage on Aerodynamics of Circular Cylinders

Saib Abdulla Yousif

Pages: 1-14

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Experimental investigation was conducted on low speed wind tunnel with (50 mm x100 mm) rectangular working section. Five smooth circular cylinders, as bluff bodies were applied. Cylinders diameters are 12.5, 15, 17, 35, and 37 mm which experience blockage ratio of 12.5%, 15%, 17%, 35%, and 37%, respectively. The range of Reynolds No. and air velocity for present study is 0.7x10^4-5x10^4 and 10-20 m/s respectively which are more applicable in engineering field. The experiments were carried out in fluid mechanics laboratory, Faculty of engineering and technology, Sebha University, Libya. Results indicate that cylinders of blockage ratio of 35% and 37% experience lower pressure coefficients around bodies, lower velocity distribution in the wake, and higher drag coefficients. Drag coefficient correction is agreed with unconfined flow for blockage ratio less than 17%. Wake and buoyancy blockages may have effect on models of higher blockage ratios.

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Compact Low-Cost Reconfigurable Microwave Bandpass Filter Using Stub-Loaded Multiple Mode Resonator for WiMAX, 5G and WLAN Applications

Yousif Mohsin Hasan, Abdulkareem Swadi Abdullah, Falih Mahdi Alnahwi

Pages: 78-85

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This paper presents a compact, low-cost reconfigurable bandpass filter (BPF) for WiMax, 5G, and WLAN applications. The BPF consists of a half-wavelength resonator folded as C-shaped by a pair of symmetrical PIN diodes and a central quarter-wavelength resonator to form an E- shaped stub-loaded multiple-mode resonator (SL-MMR). The feed line is made of two subsections separated by a gap which acts as a fixed capacitance and allows the filter to have bandpass behavior. The proposed filter is modeled using the even and odd mode analysis to predict the locations of the resonant frequencies. The simulation results show that the filter covers the frequency range (3.38-3.95) GHz with a center frequency of 3.52 GHz at the ON state of a pair of PIN diodes. On the other hand, the BPF covers the frequency range (4.7-5.93) GHz with a center frequency of 5.2 GHz, at the OFF state of the diodes. The results also show a small insertion loss at the filter passband with two sharp transmission zeros at the stopband.

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Effect of Wind Tunnel Blockage on Aerodynamics of Circular Cylinders

Saib Abdulla Yousif

Pages: 1-14

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Experimental investigation was conducted on low speed wind tunnel with (50 mm x100 mm) rectangular working section. Five smooth circular cylinders, as bluff bodies were applied. Cylinders diameters are 12.5, 15, 17, 35, and 37 mm which experience blockage ratio of 12.5%, 15%, 17%, 35%, and 37%, respectively. The range of Reynolds No. and air velocity for present study is 0.7x10^4-5x10^4 and 10-20 m/s respectively which are more applicable in engineering field. The experiments were carried out in fluid mechanics laboratory, Faculty of engineering and technology, Sebha University, Libya. Results indicate that cylinders of blockage ratio of 35% and 37% experience lower pressure coefficients around bodies, lower velocity distribution in the wake, and higher drag coefficients. Drag coefficient correction is agreed with unconfined flow for blockage ratio less than 17%. Wake and buoyancy blockages may have effect on models of higher blockage ratios.

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Effect of Wind Tunnel Blockage on Aerodynamics of Circular Cylinders

Saib Abdulla Yousif

Pages: 1-14

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Experimental investigation was conducted on low speed wind tunnel with (50 mm x100 mm) rectangular working section. Five smooth circular cylinders, as bluff bodies were applied. Cylinders diameters are 12.5, 15, 17, 35, and 37 mm which experience blockage ratio of 12.5%, 15%, 17%, 35%, and 37%, respectively. The range of Reynolds No. and air velocity for present study is 0.7x10^4-5x10^4 and 10-20 m/s respectively which are more applicable in engineering field. The experiments were carried out in fluid mechanics laboratory, Faculty of engineering and technology, Sebha University, Libya. Results indicate that cylinders of blockage ratio of 35% and 37% experience lower pressure coefficients around bodies, lower velocity distribution in the wake, and higher drag coefficients. Drag coefficient correction is agreed with unconfined flow for blockage ratio less than 17%. Wake and buoyancy blockages may have effect on models of higher blockage ratios.

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Estimation of Submerged Arc Plates Weldment Properties Using ANFIS and Regression Techniques

Abdul Kareem F. Hassan, Raad Jamal Jasim, Yousif Younis Ashoor

Pages: 27-33

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The present work aims to build mathematical models based on experimental data to estimate the mechanical properties of submerged arc weldment. AISI 1020 low carbon steel plates 16mm thickness were welded according to orthogonal array in order to establish the relationship between input parameters (welding current, Arc voltage and welding speed) and output parameters (ultimate tensile stress, yield stress, impact energy and hardness) by submerged arc welding (SAW) process. The relationship between input and output parameters for the welding process are conducted using two suitable mathematical models the first one based on regression analysis, while the second one based on multi input single output ANFIS model for estimation of some mechanical properties of the welded plates. It was found that ANFIS results are closer to the experimental results than regression results. The optimal parameters (which give a maximum value of ultimate tensile strength (UTS), yield stress and impact energy; 446 MPa, 318 MPa and 213 J) are welding current is (380 Amp), Arc voltage is (25 V) and welding speed is (40 cm/min), while the maximum value of hardness number is (228 HV), when current welding is (380 Amp), Arc voltage is (25 V) and welding speed is (25 cm/min).

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Effect of Wind Tunnel Blockage on Aerodynamics of Circular Cylinders

Saib Abdulla Yousif

Pages: 1-14

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Experimental investigation was conducted on low speed wind tunnel with (50 mm x100 mm) rectangular working section. Five smooth circular cylinders, as bluff bodies were applied. Cylinders diameters are 12.5, 15, 17, 35, and 37 mm which experience blockage ratio of 12.5%, 15%, 17%, 35%, and 37%, respectively. The range of Reynolds No. and air velocity for present study is 0.7x10^4-5x10^4 and 10-20 m/s respectively which are more applicable in engineering field. The experiments were carried out in fluid mechanics laboratory, Faculty of engineering and technology, Sebha University, Libya. Results indicate that cylinders of blockage ratio of 35% and 37% experience lower pressure coefficients around bodies, lower velocity distribution in the wake, and higher drag coefficients. Drag coefficient correction is agreed with unconfined flow for blockage ratio less than 17%. Wake and buoyancy blockages may have effect on models of higher blockage ratios.

Article
Effect of Wind Tunnel Blockage on Aerodynamics of Circular Cylinders

Saib Abdulla Yousif

Pages: 1-14

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Experimental investigation was conducted on low speed wind tunnel with (50 mm x100 mm) rectangular working section. Five smooth circular cylinders, as bluff bodies were applied. Cylinders diameters are 12.5, 15, 17, 35, and 37 mm which experience blockage ratio of 12.5%, 15%, 17%, 35%, and 37%, respectively. The range of Reynolds No. and air velocity for present study is 0.7x10^4-5x10^4 and 10-20 m/s respectively which are more applicable in engineering field. The experiments were carried out in fluid mechanics laboratory, Faculty of engineering and technology, Sebha University, Libya. Results indicate that cylinders of blockage ratio of 35% and 37% experience lower pressure coefficients around bodies, lower velocity distribution in the wake, and higher drag coefficients. Drag coefficient correction is agreed with unconfined flow for blockage ratio less than 17%. Wake and buoyancy blockages may have effect on models of higher blockage ratios.

Article
Experimental Investigation of the Dynamics of Laboratory Simple Surge Tank

Saib A. Yousif, Ali Nasir Kalaf

Pages: 38-42

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The surge tank is one of important control devices in reducing water Hummer effect on distributed network piping system and hydropower stations. An experimental study was conducted into a simple surge tank of 0.044 m in a diameter with upstream constant head reservoir of a height, 0.881 m and a water transporting pipe of a size 0.0202 m. Results indicate that rapid closure of a downstream valve causes under-damped stable oscillation in a surge tank. Experimental response agreed well with theoretical results when friction factor is considered to be variable, but with 85 % increases in settle time and more oscillations when constant friction factor is recognized at initial value before valve closure. Doubling surge tank area does not improve the dynamics properties; otherwise, Thoma area must be avoided for small sizes. Comsol multiphysics software 3.5 is used to deal with the dynamics of the surge tank numerically.

Article
Effect of Wind Tunnel Blockage on Aerodynamics of Circular Cylinders

Saib Abdulla Yousif

Pages: 1-14

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Experimental investigation was conducted on low speed wind tunnel with (50 mm x100 mm) rectangular working section. Five smooth circular cylinders, as bluff bodies were applied. Cylinders diameters are 12.5, 15, 17, 35, and 37 mm which experience blockage ratio of 12.5%, 15%, 17%, 35%, and 37%, respectively. The range of Reynolds No. and air velocity for present study is 0.7x10^4-5x10^4 and 10-20 m/s respectively which are more applicable in engineering field. The experiments were carried out in fluid mechanics laboratory, Faculty of engineering and technology, Sebha University, Libya. Results indicate that cylinders of blockage ratio of 35% and 37% experience lower pressure coefficients around bodies, lower velocity distribution in the wake, and higher drag coefficients. Drag coefficient correction is agreed with unconfined flow for blockage ratio less than 17%. Wake and buoyancy blockages may have effect on models of higher blockage ratios.

Article
Effect of Wind Tunnel Blockage on Aerodynamics of Circular Cylinders

Saib Abdulla Yousif

Pages: 1-14

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Experimental investigation was conducted on low speed wind tunnel with (50 mm x100 mm) rectangular working section. Five smooth circular cylinders, as bluff bodies were applied. Cylinders diameters are 12.5, 15, 17, 35, and 37 mm which experience blockage ratio of 12.5%, 15%, 17%, 35%, and 37%, respectively. The range of Reynolds No. and air velocity for present study is 0.7x10^4-5x10^4 and 10-20 m/s respectively which are more applicable in engineering field. The experiments were carried out in fluid mechanics laboratory, Faculty of engineering and technology, Sebha University, Libya. Results indicate that cylinders of blockage ratio of 35% and 37% experience lower pressure coefficients around bodies, lower velocity distribution in the wake, and higher drag coefficients. Drag coefficient correction is agreed with unconfined flow for blockage ratio less than 17%. Wake and buoyancy blockages may have effect on models of higher blockage ratios.

Article
Alumina-to-Alumina Actively Brazed Using Cu-Ti, Cu-Zr, and Eutectic Ag-Cu-Ti Filler-Metal Alloys

F. A. Hashim, M. J. Kadhim, R. H. Yousif

Pages: 150-162

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Al20rA l10l bronzing systems were produced using a one-stage actively brazed technique based on Cu-Ti, Cu-Zr, and Ag-Cu-Ti alloys. Single and double butt joints were used for micro-structural and mechanical properties studies respectively. The joints that were brazed by using Cu-Zr filler-metal alloys (2%, 4%, 6%, and 8% Zr weight percent) have shown low shear strengths at the 2rO2 interface. Higher shear strength was obtained by using Cu-Ti filler-metal alloys (2%, 4%, 6, and 8% Ti weight percent), and eutectic (Ag-26%C u-4% Ti). As judged by the phases Conned at the interface, Cu2 (AlTi)4O is more effective to wet and both alumina to alumina.

Article
Effect of Wind Tunnel Blockage on Aerodynamics of Circular Cylinders

Saib Abdulla Yousif

Pages: 1-14

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Experimental investigation was conducted on low speed wind tunnel with (50 mm x100 mm) rectangular working section. Five smooth circular cylinders, as bluff bodies were applied. Cylinders diameters are 12.5, 15, 17, 35, and 37 mm which experience blockage ratio of 12.5%, 15%, 17%, 35%, and 37%, respectively. The range of Reynolds No. and air velocity for present study is 0.7x10^4-5x10^4 and 10-20 m/s respectively which are more applicable in engineering field. The experiments were carried out in fluid mechanics laboratory, Faculty of engineering and technology, Sebha University, Libya. Results indicate that cylinders of blockage ratio of 35% and 37% experience lower pressure coefficients around bodies, lower velocity distribution in the wake, and higher drag coefficients. Drag coefficient correction is agreed with unconfined flow for blockage ratio less than 17%. Wake and buoyancy blockages may have effect on models of higher blockage ratios.

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Effect of Wind Tunnel Blockage on Aerodynamics of Circular Cylinders

Saib Abdulla Yousif

Pages: 1-14

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Experimental investigation was conducted on low speed wind tunnel with (50 mm x100 mm) rectangular working section. Five smooth circular cylinders, as bluff bodies were applied. Cylinders diameters are 12.5, 15, 17, 35, and 37 mm which experience blockage ratio of 12.5%, 15%, 17%, 35%, and 37%, respectively. The range of Reynolds No. and air velocity for present study is 0.7x10^4-5x10^4 and 10-20 m/s respectively which are more applicable in engineering field. The experiments were carried out in fluid mechanics laboratory, Faculty of engineering and technology, Sebha University, Libya. Results indicate that cylinders of blockage ratio of 35% and 37% experience lower pressure coefficients around bodies, lower velocity distribution in the wake, and higher drag coefficients. Drag coefficient correction is agreed with unconfined flow for blockage ratio less than 17%. Wake and buoyancy blockages may have effect on models of higher blockage ratios.

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