Issue · 2012
Vol 31 No 2 (2012)
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ArticlesSYNTHESIS OF A NOVEL ROBUST INTELLIGENT CASCADED REACTIVITY CONTROLLER FOR CANDU REACTOR
Feroza Arshad, Aftab Ahmed Memon, Muhammad Aslam Uqaili, Arshad Habib Malik
In this paper, a Novel Intelligent Cascaded Reactivity Controller (NICRC) is synthesized for a CANadian Deuterium Uranium (CANDU) -type Nuclear Power Plant (NPP) operating in Pakistan. The designed NICRC is a cascaded configuration of reactor power a…
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INVESTIGATION TO CHECK THE FEASIBILITY OF COMPOSTING FOR SMALL CITIES IN DEVELOPING WORLD: A CASE STUDY OF TAXILA CITY
Naeem Ejaz, Daulat Khan, Usman Ali Naeem, Muhammad Ali Shamim, Usman Ghani, Muhammad Fiaz Tahir
The case study presented herein investigates the composition of solid communal waste from a small city in a developing world and investigates the feasibility of using composting waste treatment. Taxila, a small city in Rawalpindi District, is selecte…
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A NOVEL APPLICATION OF PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION TECHNIQUE IN SEMI-ACTIVE SUSPENSION SYSTEM CONTROL
Abroon Jamal Qazi, Afzal Khan, Muhammad Tahir Khan, Muhammad Ali Kamran, Khizar Azam
This paper is based on the quarter car semi-active suspension system. Semi-active suspension system proves to be a better choice in comparison with the passive and active systems keeping in view the inherent benefits of better performance, light weig…
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WATER QUALITY INDEX OF SHALLOW AND DEEP GROUNDWATER DURING WET AND DRY SEASON OF PESHAWARBASIN
Shahida Nasreen Zakir, Samina Siddiqui, Nasreen Ghaffar, Zia Ul Haq
The main objective of this study was to estimate the suitability of shallow and deep groundwater wells for human and animal consumption from water quality index for irrigation and drinking purpose. A total of 95 groundwater samples at 1.5 to 30 m dep…
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DYNAMICS OF URBAN SPATIAL GROWTH AND PLANNING: A CASE STUDY OF PESHAWAR
Mohammad Aslam Khan, Samiullah, Zulfiqar Ali
This paper traces the spatial growth of Peshawar, one of the major cities of Pakistan. Data and information for the study were collected from historic maps, documents and satellite images. The analysis shows that the city has been growing at a rapid pace…
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PERFORMANCE OF BRICK MASONRY CAVITY WALLS WITH DIFFERENT WALL TIES
Waheed-ur-Rehman, Amjad Naseer, Rashid Rehan, Mohammad Ashraf, Muhammad Ibrar
This paper presents a study about the behavior of brick masonry cavity walls. Three types of cavity walls were tested, each having two wythes of 4½ inches thickness and 2 inches cavity between the two wythes. The first type did not have any ti…
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NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF MEANDERING OPEN CHANNEL FLOWS
Usman Ghani, Naeem Ijaz, Daulat Khan
Flooding occurs worldwide and causes huge loss to human life and property. There is an ever increasing danger of floods due to global warming. The overbank flow studies are important for understanding flow behavior and bed shear stresses during flood…
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A SURVEY ON AUTO-CONFIGURATION MECHANISMS FOR MOBILE AD-HOC NETWORKS (MANETS)
Shahrukh Khalid, Athar Mahboob
Mobile ad-hoc networks (MANETs) are infrastructure-less networks. Moreover, due to inherent characteristic of mobility of nodes, network merging and partitioning, issues and problems of MANETs are peculiar in nature. Current networking software stack…
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DYNAMIC MODELING AND STARTING BEHAVIOR OF A SMALL HORIZONTAL AXIS WIND TURBINE
Sikandar Khan, Afzal Khan, Muhammad Tahir Khan, Muhammad Ali Kamran, Abdul Shakoor
Small, stand-alone wind turbines are a possible solution to the energy requirements of remote areas in Pakistan. However except for the coastal areas, wind speeds available in various areas of Pakistan are low to medium, especially in the northern ar…
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STATUS OF PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEMS IN INFRASTRUCTURE CONSTRUCTION FIRMS OF PAKISTAN
Asadullah Saleem, Nadeem Ehsan
Construction sector,even in developed countries, is criticized for sub-optimal performance. The situation is no different in case of Pakistan construction industry. Being regarded as an answer to challenges framed by globalized competitive environmen…
15 Aug 2020