F. A. Musa, O. O. Ajide, N. Idusuyi, A. A. Adebayo, B. P. Odunaro, O. P. Obasi, O. O. Oluwole, K. M. Oluwasegun, N. Kumar & A. S. Adebayo·Journal of Engineering Research and Reports·2022
The exorbitant cost of laboratory equipment is chiefly responsible for the dearth of corrosion characterization equipment in material science laboratories of Universities from Sub-Saharan Africa and that of other developing countries across the globe. It has therefore become germ...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2022/v22i717548
Concrete blocks or hollow blocks are widely used in the community for building infrastructure, functioning as a necessity for shelter. However, the Philippines is also known to experience various natural disasters such as earthquakes and typhoons. Relative humidity is also high i...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2022/v22i717546
Contemporary studies have demonstrated the ability of some natural materials to recover oil thereby replacing synthetic materials; however, the effectiveness of these natural materials in recovering oil at high temperatures, pressures and in hard waters needs to be determined. Th...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2022/v22i717545
The Extension program conducted entitled “Good Building Design and Construction Practices” an adopt a Barangay program was undertaken in Barangay Baybay, Catarman, Northern Samar. It aimed to provide consultancy services on civil engineering practices. It undertakes a campaign in...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2022/v22i617542
Nowadays, power plants, generators, substations, and equipment are becoming technologically more sophisticated and difficult to control besides that any interruption in power supply will cause losses to the industry and economy. Therefore, the importance of maintenance with enhan...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2022/v22i617543
Natural fermentation is time- and water-consuming, laborious, and causes weight loss in the coffee beans. It is the conventional method to remove coffee mucilage in the Philippines that can take up to 48 hours. This study aimed to develop a small-scale demucilager machine and eva...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2022/v22i617544
This study which is an investigative survey carried out in an Engineering department in South East Nigeria was aimed at evaluating the performances of students and teachers in order to ensure quality and review of the intrinsic variables within an educational system. The unique c...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2022/v22i617541
Ramón Antonio Figueroa-Carranza, Jesús Manuel Núñez-López, Elia Mercedes Alonso-Guzmán, Wilfrido Martínez-Molina & José María Ponce-Ortega·Journal of Engineering Research and Reports·2022
This work presents a new approach for resilience assessment in road transport routes interrupted by natural causes (rain, earthquakes) as well as by human influence (accidents). In this way, by knowing the state of preservation of the elements located within a road, particularly...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2022/v22i617540
Klaus Dölle, Serena L. Brandt, Rodrigo Medina Castillo, William S. Contento, Jacob A. Darius, Jonathan M. Day, Sean M. Jr. Ferry, Owen S. Henkler, Emily E. Hicks, Kevin D. Holmes, Kelly J. O’Keefe, Joseph P. Payette & Edith L. Taylor·Journal of Engineering Research and Reports·2022
Plastics are one of the most widely and abundant substances in today's society. Worldwide the usage of low-density polyethylene bags create pollution on land and in the oceans, especially when they break down in macro and micro plastics. On all continents, governments try to esta...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2022/v22i517539
Aims: Gas diffusion layer (GDL), catalytic layer (CL) and proton exchange membrane (PEM) are important components of hydrogen fuel cell (HFC). In this paper, the thickness of the diffusion layer, the catalytic layer and the proton exchange membrane of the hydrogen fuel cell are m...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2022/v22i517538