The construction industry is characterized by low productivity with low technological advances, minimum automation and computerization. Building Information Modeling (BIM) as a means of technological innovation, has the great potentials to improve productivity, decrease project c...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2020/v14i117113
The need of data storage devices and new technologies continues to grow with more robust and stable functioning capability. With that, improvement and utilization never stop for a seamless output. One device that is currently on new product introduction is a quad-flat no-leads (Q...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2020/v14i117114
The weld bead geometry is very important in predicting the quality of weld as cooling rate of the weld depends on it. For this purpose, the Taguchi technique was applied to determine optimum process parameters of weld bead geometry in submerged arc welding. The study involves usi...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2020/v13i417111
The changes in dynamic properties such as natural frequencies and mode shapes are used in vibration health monitoring as tools for assessing the structures health status. They are, however, also affected by environmental conditions like wind, humidity and temperature changes. Of...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2020/v13i417110
The design and construction of low cost electric fish smoking kiln was undertaken with the aim of improving the existing fish-smoking kiln. The newly constructed kiln was made using locally available composite materials and technologies sourced locally. The kiln consists of smoki...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2020/v13i417109
Accident severity analysis is an important issue in the field of traffic safety study, and intersections are also locations of relatively high accident rates in the roadway network. Therefore, the main purpose of this study is to establish a prediction model of intersection sever...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2020/v13i417106
New and upcoming semiconductor devices and technologies are getting more challenging in assembly manufacturing process due to many factors such as complex package layout, process capability and critical bill of materials. This paper focused on the mitigation of the top major asse...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2020/v13i417108
The Institute of Logistics of the University of Miskolc started training logistics in Hungarian higher education for the first time in the early 1990s. In recent decades, the training structure and laboratory infrastructure of the institute have changed significantly, relying on...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2020/v13i317127
This paper examines two simple (albeit useful) methods used to evaluate the reliability of two-terminal multistate flow networks. These two methods involve two Karnaugh map versions, namely the Variable-Entered Karnaugh Map (VEKM) and the Multi-Valued Karnaugh Map (MVKM). These t...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2020/v13i317104
Thinner and smaller packages require thinner vertical structure of the integrated circuit (IC) design with the wafer playing essential role in package thinning. As the wafer goes thinner, problems may occur in the pre-assembly or wafer preparation. With the introduction of new pr...
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Research Article10.9734/jerr/2020/v13i317103