Aims: To assess buildings and their subsequent impact on land and energy use to validate campus sustainability. Study Design: A survey. Place of Study: Department of Vocational & Technical Education, University of Cape Coast. Methodology: A questionnaire was administered t...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/25553
Hybrid photovoltaic-thermal solar system (PVT) which generates electricity and heat simultaneously is well known technology; however they are still need more development and collaboration. The proposed combination can offer economical advantages compared to a combination of separ...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/26151
All as obtained glasses in the system 24.5 Na2O-24.5 CaO-6 P2O5- xV2O5 (45-x) SiO2 (x ranges from 0-15 mole %) are transparent and have an amorphous network structure. Glasses containing up to 6 mol% V2O5 still transparent upon heat treatment at 660°C for 4 hours. On the other ha...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/26683
In this research, the production of glass-polymer-concrete (GPC) composite and comparing of its mechanical, chemical and thermal properties with the reference concrete have been investigated. The present work deals with study of ternary blended concrete with glass waste and polym...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/25779
This article shows the experimental and numerical results of thermal comfort of two models of traditional habitats. The traditional habitat is bilobate and rectangular model. In the bilobate model, I obtained the following air temperatures by measurement: 29.6-31.6°C the day and...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/26286
In a developing company or industry where there is availability of machines to keep the industry running effectively, a need always arise to consider the accessories and the spare parts which will enhance the production planning and also affects the economic growth of the company...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/23025
Epoxy resin modified with nanofillers cannot be used alone for high performance structural applications due to their low-mechanical properties. Therefore, the main objective of this work is to hybridize composite laminates with different fiber configurations by 1.0 wt% multi–wall...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/26663
Purpose: To develop mathematical model of the kinematic parameters of motion rods of hexapod at the maneuver of type “pitch”. Methodology: The motion of hexapod platform was generated based on the pole translational equation of motion and rotational motion via angles of Euler-Kry...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/26274
Biological quality of processed mango (Mangifera indica) kernel (PMK) in a 50% substituted commercial feed was evaluated as soluble protein equivalent (spe) in a feeding experiment with albino rats. The methodology employed was novel and involved determination of protein retentio...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/25460
This work presents a promising way to investigate the valorization of natural residual from Tunisian industrial wastes. In fact, large quantities of phosphogypsum which are obtained from Tunisian Chemical Group "TCG" are accumulated every year in Tunisia. The rational valorizatio...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/25728