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Influence Of Recycled Fine Aggregates On Strength Properties Of Reactive Powder Mortar, Doaa H. Nayyef, Shatha S. Hasan Aug 2026

Influence Of Recycled Fine Aggregates On Strength Properties Of Reactive Powder Mortar, Doaa H. Nayyef, Shatha S. Hasan

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Although many researchers have done many studies on recycled aggregate concrete, information is very little about the influence of utilizing recycled aggregate in the production of reactive powder concrete. Experimental work was executed to investigate the influence of utilizing recycled concrete as fine aggregate in reactive powder concrete. Five different mixes were prepared, the first mix, or control mix, was prepared with natural sand, four additional mixes were prepared with different percentage of substitution of fine aggregates(20%,40%,60%, and 80%). The investigation was carried out using compressive strength test, direct tensile strength test and flexural strength test, and two methods of …

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Automated Analysis Of Comments On Press Articles In Websites (Articles Literature As Case Study), Afra Abdulrahman, Abdul Monem Rahma Aug 2026

Automated Analysis Of Comments On Press Articles In Websites (Articles Literature As Case Study), Afra Abdulrahman, Abdul Monem Rahma

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Due to the increasing electronic publishing sites for printed and certified newspapers, the reader faced the problem of reaching his goal by accessing these sites, which led to the neglect of a large section of important publications. The provision of an automated measure to verify the positive and negative articles based on the analysis of readers' comments on the articles is a necessity to see the important articles that are compatible with the corpus generated by us for inference. The project achieved the previous target and achieved a success rate. The Bag-of-Words Model (BoW) was used to obtain the repetition …

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A Modification On Key Stream Generator For Rc4 Algorithm, Suhad Kareem, Abdul Monem Rahma Aug 2026

A Modification On Key Stream Generator For Rc4 Algorithm, Suhad Kareem, Abdul Monem Rahma

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Rivest Cipher 4 (RC4) is one of most common stream cipher, but it experience many problem, such as, there is little combination between the plaintext and cipher-text. For this reason RC4 Cipher is vulnerable to a number of attacks. Thereupon, this paper proposes a new modification of the RC4 to strong it. This achieved by modifying key-stream generator based on linear equation with four state tables for generating random numbers. Key control is used for selecting one state table to apply # operation, then performing forward and backward effects to generate the key-stream that used in encryption and decryption. Being …

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Geometric Modeling Of Compound Nurbs Surfaces, Ali K. Alwan, Wisam K. Hamdan Aug 2026

Geometric Modeling Of Compound Nurbs Surfaces, Ali K. Alwan, Wisam K. Hamdan

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The design of sculptured surfaces occupies an essential area in the field of modern industrial, aerospace, and medical applications. The challenge is to design products that have complex features efficiently with great flexibility of editing in certain regions without affecting other regions, which the designer has no intent to modify. In this paper, we propose a surface design method based on compound NURBS surface to model automotive parts with 400 control points. First, a Non-Uniform B-Spline basis function is derived with a cubic degree and 20 control points. This method is utilized to design car posterior door, car hood, and …

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Detection Of Biomedical Images By Using Bio-Inspired Artificial Intelligent, Hanan A. R. Akkar, Sameem A. Salman Aug 2026

Detection Of Biomedical Images By Using Bio-Inspired Artificial Intelligent, Hanan A. R. Akkar, Sameem A. Salman

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Computer vision and image processing are extremely necessary for medical pictures analysis. During this paper, a method of Bio-inspired Artificial Intelligent (AI) optimization supported by an artificial neural network (ANN) has been widely used to detect pictures of skin carcinoma. A Moth Flame Optimization (MFO) is utilized to educate the artificial neural network (ANN). A different feature is an extract to train the classifier. The comparison has been formed with the projected sample and two Artificial Intelligent optimizations, primarily based on classifier especially with, ANN-ACO (ANN training with Ant Colony Optimization (ACO)) and ANN-PSO (training ANN with Particle Swarm Optimization …

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Automatic Objects Detection And Tracking Using Fpcp, Blob Analysis And Kalman Filter, Hadeel N. Abdullah, Nuha H. Abdulghafoor Aug 2026

Automatic Objects Detection And Tracking Using Fpcp, Blob Analysis And Kalman Filter, Hadeel N. Abdullah, Nuha H. Abdulghafoor

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Object detection and tracking are key mission in computer visibility applications, including civil or military surveillance systems. However, there are major challenges that have an effective role in the accuracy of detection and tracking such as the ability of the system to track the target and the response speed of the system in different environments as well as the presence of noise in the captured video sequence. In this proposed work, a new algorithm to detect moving objects from video data is designed by the Fast Principle Component Purist (FPCP). Then, we used an ideal filter that performs well to …

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Artificial Intelligent Technique For Power Management Lighting Based On Fpga, Hanan A. R. Akkar, Sameh J. Mohammed Aug 2026

Artificial Intelligent Technique For Power Management Lighting Based On Fpga, Hanan A. R. Akkar, Sameh J. Mohammed

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The modern technological advances gave rise to new intelligent ways of performance and management in various fields of our lives. The employment of the artificial intelligent techniques proved influential in enhancing the technological developments and in meeting the demands for new, more efficient, more reliable and faster ways of performing activities and tasks. Lighting systems are an important part of human life. For this reason, it is important to reduce and manage energy consumption properly. Light dimming paves the way for massive energy saving in lighting applications. The options include simply reducing the output during the night and achieve maximum …

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Regression And Statistical Analysis Of Process Parameters On Heat Affected Zone In Electrical Discharge Machining Of Tool Steel, Saad K. Shather, Shukry H. Aghdeab, Waqass S. Khudier Aug 2026

Regression And Statistical Analysis Of Process Parameters On Heat Affected Zone In Electrical Discharge Machining Of Tool Steel, Saad K. Shather, Shukry H. Aghdeab, Waqass S. Khudier

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The presented study has the aim of finding out the relationships between input variables and process parameters that describe mathematical models, also to estimate the impact of independent parameters on the Heat Affected Zone (HAZ). In the presented paper, A2-Tool Steel material is the utilized workpiece material, whereas copper is the electrode material. RSM, which is the abbreviation of Response Surface Methodology, is used for identifying the impact of controllable parameters; such controllable effects consist of pulse current, pulse on time, and pulse off time on HAZ. It has been noticed that model has been developed by RSM adequacy is …

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An Analytic Design Approach To Inverse Class-F Rf Power Amplifiers, Firas M. Ali, Mahmuod H. Al-Muifraje, Thamir R. Saeed Aug 2026

An Analytic Design Approach To Inverse Class-F Rf Power Amplifiers, Firas M. Ali, Mahmuod H. Al-Muifraje, Thamir R. Saeed

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The design of high efficiency inverse class-F (class-F-1) radio frequency (RF) power amplifiers includes extensive measurements to characterize the RF power device by means of the empirical load-pull test setup. This paper presents an alternative characterization approach based on evaluating the load impedances analytically at the desired harmonic frequencies for a high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) in terms of the internal and package elements of the active device. It additionally provides a method for extracting the parasitic elements of the power device as well as determining the optimum load-line resistance using the transistor manufacturer’s large signal model. A new topology …

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Design Of Efficient Inductive Power Link With Small Size Planar Spiral Coil Receiver For Medical Applications, Muammer M. Omran, Ahmed S. Ezzulddin, Saad Mutashar Aug 2026

Design Of Efficient Inductive Power Link With Small Size Planar Spiral Coil Receiver For Medical Applications, Muammer M. Omran, Ahmed S. Ezzulddin, Saad Mutashar

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The efficiency of a WPT system greatly depends on both the geometry and operating frequency of the transmitting and receiving structures. Genetic optimizations algorithms are presented to prepare the proposed design parameters using MATLAB to optimize the link efficiency. Single and double layer PSCs are optimally designed with minimal proximity losses effect. In this paper, we used the benefit of a double layer technique to miniaturize the receiver PCS size. The proposed single layer (10×10) mm2 and double layer (8×8) mm2 PSCs are validated and simulated using HFSS 15.03 software at a frequency of 13.56MHz in both cases of the …

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Multi-Objective Optimization Of Friction Stir Welding For Aluminum Alloy (2024-T3), Abbas K. Hussein, Laith K. Abbas, Ahmed A. Seger Aug 2026

Multi-Objective Optimization Of Friction Stir Welding For Aluminum Alloy (2024-T3), Abbas K. Hussein, Laith K. Abbas, Ahmed A. Seger

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In this research, a multi-response optimization based on Taguchi method is proposed for friction stir welding (FSW) process for (2024-T3) aluminum alloy. Three different shoulder diameters of tools with tapered pin geometry of (12, 14 and 14 mm) with variable rotation speed (710, 1000 and 1400 rpm) and welding speed of (40, 56 and 80 mm/min), three different tilting angles of (1, 2 and 3 degree) and three welding direction of (1, 2 and 3 passes). The results of this work showed the single optimization by using (Taguchi method) at the optimum condition for the tensile strength and yield strength …

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Cost Risk Management For Variation Orders In Road Projects In Iraq, Abeer J. Hassan, Raid S. Abd Ali, Hassan H. Joni Aug 2026

Cost Risk Management For Variation Orders In Road Projects In Iraq, Abeer J. Hassan, Raid S. Abd Ali, Hassan H. Joni

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This paper aims to develop appropriate solutions for each of the causes for the change orders, which help to manage the cost risk in road projects in Iraq. The literature was reviewed in detail, and the objectives were implemented by using a questionnaire that was distributed to specialists in the public sector to survey all possible causes for exceeding the cost of road projects. As a result, 35 causes were identified for a large number of change orders in road projects and their classification into four axes: design, implementation, financial, and other causes. The results of the questionnaire were analyzed …

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The Characterization And Modeling The Mechanical Properties Of High Strength Concrete (Hsc) Modified With Fly Ash (Fa), Saman M. Kamal, Jalal A. Saeed, Ahmed Mohammed Aug 2026

The Characterization And Modeling The Mechanical Properties Of High Strength Concrete (Hsc) Modified With Fly Ash (Fa), Saman M. Kamal, Jalal A. Saeed, Ahmed Mohammed

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One of the main challenges facing Civil Engineering community is to modify cement quantity in the mix design by admixtures to enhance the mechanical properties. According to more than 1000 data from literature, mechanical characteristics of concrete modified with FA were discussed. The statistical variation with modeling were achieved by set of data. The cement was replaced up to 70% with FA (weight of dry cement) and by cube of concrete testing up to 90 days of curing time and different w/c ratio. The compressive strength of concrete varied from 18-67 MPa, while, for modified concrete with FA, compressive strength …

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Study Of Mechanical Properties Of Carbon Steel Plate Sa-516 Gr. 70 Welded By Saw Using V-Shape Joint Design, Samir A. Amin, Mohannad Y. Hanna, Abdulaziz S. Khider Aug 2026

Study Of Mechanical Properties Of Carbon Steel Plate Sa-516 Gr. 70 Welded By Saw Using V-Shape Joint Design, Samir A. Amin, Mohannad Y. Hanna, Abdulaziz S. Khider

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Submerged arc welding (SAW) is a fusion type welding and it is considered one of the most important welding types due to its inherent capabilities of high welding speed, high deposition rate, welding large thickness plates owing to its deep penetration characteristic and many other advantages. In this study, the goal was to investigate the effect of welding parameters, namely (welding current and welding speed) as well as the joint design on the mechanical properties (yield stress, bending force on the face of the weldment and hardness of the weld metal. Experiments were conducted employing Design of Expert (DOE) software …

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Preliminary Investigation On G Cement Modified By Nano-Powder, Doaa M. Abdullah, Alaa A. Abdullalhameed, Farhad M. Othman Aug 2026

Preliminary Investigation On G Cement Modified By Nano-Powder, Doaa M. Abdullah, Alaa A. Abdullalhameed, Farhad M. Othman

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A proper slurry design is critical to cementing work success. In the present investigation, a ball mill method was utilized for preparing a nano powder from a cement dust material, supplied via Al-Kufa Cement Factory, to reinforce the oil well cement by utilizing it as a partial replacement of oil well cement class (G) using different weight percentages (0.25%, 0.5%, 0.75% and 1%). A mixture having water to cement ratio of (0.44) was produced. The produced samples characterizations were achieved via the Atomic Force Microscope (AFM), the X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) as well as the density and compressive strength. Results showed …

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Computational Analysis Of Punching Shear Models Of Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete Slabs, Mereen H. Fahmi Rasheed, Ayad Z. Saber Agha Aug 2026

Computational Analysis Of Punching Shear Models Of Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete Slabs, Mereen H. Fahmi Rasheed, Ayad Z. Saber Agha

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A computational analysis is presented to predict the ultimate and cracking shear strength of steel fiber reinforced concrete slabs. Different models are suggested considering the effect of concrete compressive and tensile strength, amount of flexural reinforcements, yield strength of the reinforcement bars and steel fiber properties (volume percent, aspect ratio, and type of steel fibers). The predicted results are compared with the experimental data found in literature and found good agreement.

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Analysis And Design Of Beams Reinforced With Steel Fiber And Composite Plates, Mereen H. Fahmi Rasheed, Ayad Z. Saber Agha Aug 2026

Analysis And Design Of Beams Reinforced With Steel Fiber And Composite Plates, Mereen H. Fahmi Rasheed, Ayad Z. Saber Agha

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The addition of epoxy bending plate to the tension and compression faces or web is an effective technique for flexural or shear strengthening of reinforced concrete beams, also using of steel fibers with concrete improves the structural behavior and increases the moment capacity and shear resistance of the beams. General equations are derived for predicting the bending moment capacity, maximum and balancing reinforcement ratio the equivalent depth of the compression zone for singly and doubly reinforced rectangular sections and T-beams. The results indicate that bending moment capacity increased in beams with steel fibers and composite plates, while the maximum balancing …

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Enhancing Quad Tree For Spatial Index Using Space Filling Curves, Ali Hussain, Rehab Hassan Aug 2026

Enhancing Quad Tree For Spatial Index Using Space Filling Curves, Ali Hussain, Rehab Hassan

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Spatial indexes, such as those based on the Quad Tree, are important in spatial databases for the effective implementation of queries with spatial constraints, especially when queries involve spatial links. The quaternary trees are a very interesting subject, given the fact that they give the ability to solve problems in a way that focuses only on the important areas with the highest density of information. Nevertheless, it is not without the disadvantages because the search process in the quad tree suffers from the problem of repetition when reaching the terminal node and return to the behavior of another way in …

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Proposed Hybrid Classifier To Improve Network Intrusion Detection System Using Data Mining Techniques, Sarah Shareef, Soukaena Hashim Aug 2026

Proposed Hybrid Classifier To Improve Network Intrusion Detection System Using Data Mining Techniques, Sarah Shareef, Soukaena Hashim

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Network intrusion detection system (NIDS) is a software system which plays an important role to protect network system and can be used to monitor network activities to detect different kinds of attacks from normal behavior in network traffics. A false alarm is one of the most identified problems in relation to the intrusion detection system which can be a limiting factor for the performance and accuracy of the intrusion detection system. The proposed system involves mining techniques at two sequential levels, which are: at the first level Naïve Bayes algorithm is used to detect abnormal activity from normal behavior. The …

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An Elaborate Review For Micro-Fin Heat Sink, Ibtisam A. Hasan, Sahar R. Fafraj, Israa A. Mohmma Aug 2026

An Elaborate Review For Micro-Fin Heat Sink, Ibtisam A. Hasan, Sahar R. Fafraj, Israa A. Mohmma

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Heat sinks are low cost, the process of manufacturing reliability, and design simplicity which leads to taking into consideration various cutting-edge applications for heat transfer. Like stationary, fuel cells, automotive electronic devices also PV panels cooling and other various applications to improve the heat sinks thermal performance. The aim is to focus on some countless fundamental issues in domains such as; mechanics of fluids and heat transfer, sophisticated prediction for temperature distribution, high heat flux removal, and thermal resistance reduction. The outcome of this survey concluded that the best configuration of heat sinks has a thermal resistance about (0.140 K/W …

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Experimental And Numerical Simulation For Thermal Investigation Of Oscillating Heat Pipe Using Vof Model, Anwar S. Barrak, Ahmed A. M. Saleh, Zained H. Naji Aug 2026

Experimental And Numerical Simulation For Thermal Investigation Of Oscillating Heat Pipe Using Vof Model, Anwar S. Barrak, Ahmed A. M. Saleh, Zained H. Naji

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This study is investigated the thermal performance of seven turns of the oscillating heat pipe (OHP) by an experimental investigation and CFD simulation. The OHP is designed and made from a copper tube with an inner diameter 3.5 mm and thickness 0.6 mm and the condenser, evaporator, and adiabatic lengths are 300, 300, and 210 mm respectively. Water is used as a working fluid with a filling ratio of 50% of the total volume. The evaporator part is heated by hot air (35, 40, 45, and 50) oC with various face velocity (0.5, 1, and 1.5) m/s. The condenser section …

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Improvement Of Image Steganography Using Discrete Wavelet Transform, Manal K. Oudah, Aqeela N. Abed, Rula S. Khudhair, Saad M. Kaleefah M. Kaleefah Aug 2026

Improvement Of Image Steganography Using Discrete Wavelet Transform, Manal K. Oudah, Aqeela N. Abed, Rula S. Khudhair, Saad M. Kaleefah M. Kaleefah

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Recently the Discrete-Wavelet-Transform (DWT) has been represented as signal processing powerful tool to separate the signal into its band frequency components. In this paper, improvement of the steganography techniques by hiding the required message into the suitable frequency band is presented. The results show that the increase of the message length will reduce the Peak Signal to Noise Ratio (PSNR), while the PSNR increases with the increasing the DWT levels. It should be noted that the PSNR reduction was from -13.8278 to -17.77208 when increasing the message length from 161 to 505 characters. In this context, the PSNR is increased …

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Utilizing Artificial Intelligence To Collect Pavement Surface Condition Data, Hasan H. Joni, Imzahim A. Alwan, Ghazwan A. Naji Aug 2026

Utilizing Artificial Intelligence To Collect Pavement Surface Condition Data, Hasan H. Joni, Imzahim A. Alwan, Ghazwan A. Naji

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Nowadays, data collection mechanisms are developed from ancient methods, including visual surveying to modern methods, which rely on digital imaging devices and laser scanning. This is expensive, delay of the pavement maintenance management and consuming of time. In this paper, a robust method proposed for automotive detection of linear distresses from real life movies of Iraqi highways. In the suggested method, common types of cracks, potholes and raveling are distinguished and collected automatically using high speed imaging techniques. The data extracted using the suggested method can be used for selecting priority of management maintenance of country roads and making decisions …

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Identification And Management Of Major Risk Factors In Construction Of Healthcare Centers Projects, Khalil I. Wali, Mahmood M. Mahdi Aug 2026

Identification And Management Of Major Risk Factors In Construction Of Healthcare Centers Projects, Khalil I. Wali, Mahmood M. Mahdi

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More attention is needed for healthcare centers projects and its development to change and improve the health situation in Iraq. The study of risk in this type of projects is essential to avoid the problems encountered during the project life cycle. This paper aimed to identify risk factors facing the construction of an advanced healthcare centers and to enhance the possible solutions based on the opinion of experts. For data collection, fifty-five risk factors were presented in a questionnaire form. The result showed that the major risk factor was government corruption, which has a direct influence on the economy and …

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Processing And Properties Of Za-27 Alloy Metal Matrix Hybrid Composite Reinforced With Nanonitrides, Fadhil A. Hashim, Niveen J. Abdulkader, Kateralnada F. Hisham Aug 2026

Processing And Properties Of Za-27 Alloy Metal Matrix Hybrid Composite Reinforced With Nanonitrides, Fadhil A. Hashim, Niveen J. Abdulkader, Kateralnada F. Hisham

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In general, internal vibrations within the pipelines caused by fluids being passing through a pipeline system can cause. These pipeline system can damage by the sudden amplified vibrations that were not considered at the design of the system, and flow induced vibrations resonate with the pipes natural frequency. Therefore, it is important to predict and identify the pipeline system vibrations during its lifetime. In this study by using MATLAB code as a CFD solver, it studied the forced and free vibrations caused by fluid flows at Reynolds number ranged as 0 < Re < 2500 for laminar flow and ranged as 104 < Re < 105 for turbulent flow. The working fluid has chosen as of (Al2O3, TiO2, SiO2 and water) with different nanoparticle volume fraction of (0 to 2% vol.). These fluids flow in simply supported pipe with different lengths and diameters. The results presented the effect of pipe and fluid parameter upon the fluid critical velocity and fundamental natural frequencies. The results showed that the pipe natural frequency increased with increasing with decreasing the pipe length and diameter. In addition, it showed that the pipe natural frequency decreased when using the different nanoparticle depressed in the water and with increasing the volume fraction.

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Numerical Study Of Effect Of Using Nanofluids Flowing In Simply Supported Pipes On Vibrations Characteristics, Kadhum A. Jehhef, Mohamed A. Siba, Hayder S. Abdulamir Aug 2026

Numerical Study Of Effect Of Using Nanofluids Flowing In Simply Supported Pipes On Vibrations Characteristics, Kadhum A. Jehhef, Mohamed A. Siba, Hayder S. Abdulamir

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In general, internal vibrations within the pipelines caused by fluids being passing through a pipeline system can cause. These pipeline system can damage by the sudden amplified vibrations that weren’t considered at the design of the system, and flow induced vibrations resonate with the pipes natural frequency. Therefore, it is important to predict and identify the pipeline system vibrations during its lifetime. In this study by using MATLAB code as a CFD solver, it studied the forced and free vibrations caused by fluid flows at Reynolds number ranged as 0 < Re < 2500 for laminar flow and ranged as 104 < Re < 105 for turbulent flow. The working fluid has chosen as of (Al2O3, TiO2, SiO2 and water) with different nanoparticle volume fraction of (0 to 2% vol.). These fluids flow in simply supported pipe with different lengths and diameters. The results presented the effect of pipe and fluid parameter upon the fluid critical velocity and fundamental natural frequencies. The results showed that the pipe natural frequency increased with increasing with decreasing the pipe length and diameter. In addition, it showed that the pipe natural frequency decreased when using the different nanoparticle depressed in the water and with increasing the volume fraction.

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The Effects Of Anodizing Process On The Corrosion Rate And Fatigue Life Of Aluminum Alloy 7075-T73, Ibrahim M. Al-Sudani, Samir A. Al-Rabii, Dhafir S. Al-Fattal Aug 2026

The Effects Of Anodizing Process On The Corrosion Rate And Fatigue Life Of Aluminum Alloy 7075-T73, Ibrahim M. Al-Sudani, Samir A. Al-Rabii, Dhafir S. Al-Fattal

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This research aims to study the effect of using the anodizing process on the corrosion rate, mechanical properties as well as the fatigue life for aluminum alloy (7075-T73), which is one of the most commonly used aluminum alloy in production of aircrafts, vehicles and ships structures. The anodizing process was employed through using sulfuric acid for time (20) min in a salty atmosphere. The mechanical properties and fatigue life of the AA7075-T73 were obtained before and after the anodizing process. All the results were listed in detailed tables and figures for comparison purpose. Generally, these results showed a decrease in …

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Redrawing Operation A Star Shape From Cylindrical Shape Using Experimental And Fe Analysis, Waleed Kh. Jawad, Ali T. Ikal Aug 2026

Redrawing Operation A Star Shape From Cylindrical Shape Using Experimental And Fe Analysis, Waleed Kh. Jawad, Ali T. Ikal

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The aim of this paper is to design and fabricate a star die and a cylindrical die to produce a star shape by redrawing the cylindrical shape and comparing it to the conventional method of producing a star cup drawn from the circular blank sheet using experimental (EXP) and finite element simulation (FES). The redrawing and drawing process was done to produce a star cup with the dimension of (41.5 × 34.69mm), and (30 mm). The finite element model is performed via mechanical APDL ANSYS18.0 to modulate the redrawing and drawing operation. The results of finite element analysis were compared …

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Experimental Investigation On Electrochemical Grinding (Ecg) For Stainless Steel 316, Abdullah J. Ghadban, Abbas F. Ibrahim Aug 2026

Experimental Investigation On Electrochemical Grinding (Ecg) For Stainless Steel 316, Abdullah J. Ghadban, Abbas F. Ibrahim

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This research focuses on material removal rate (MRR) and surface roughness during electrochemical grinding (ECG) for stainless steel 316. The effect of applied current, electrolyte concentration, gap size and spindle speed on machining performances has been studied. Where applied current used are (10, 20, 30, 40) A, electrolyte concentration used (100, 150, 200, 250) g/l, gap size used (0.2, 0.3, 0.4, 0.5) mm and spindle speed used (75, 150, 180, 280) rpm. Through the Taguchi design based experimental study the characteristic features of the ECG process are discussed. Where the maximum MRR can be obtained at 40 A of the …

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2d Model To Investigate The Morphological And Hydraulic Changes Of Meanders, Jaafar S. Maatooq, Luay K. Hameed Aug 2026

2d Model To Investigate The Morphological And Hydraulic Changes Of Meanders, Jaafar S. Maatooq, Luay K. Hameed

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River engineering investigations require some level of hydrodynamic and morphologic analysis. The detailed of the hydraulic and morphologic features through meander evolution can be recorded by the numerical model spatially and temporally. The Center for Computational Hydro-science and Engineering, two- dimensional model (CCHE2D V3.29) was adopted to investigate the hydraulic and morphologic changes through meander’s evolution. Through the experimental work, a series of experiments runs were carried out through combining different geometric and hydraulic parameters to produce different experiment conditions. These parameters are flow rate, bed slope, and different initial incised and wide channels for both rectangular and trapezoidal sections. …

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