Abstract: This paper presents a new practical tuning method for fractional order proportional and integral (FO-PI) controller. The plant to be controlled is mainly first order plus delay time (FOPDT). ...

Abstract: The deck slab of a prestressed concrete (PSC) box girder bridge serves as an integral part of the structural box section, and any damage to the deck may seriously affect the load-resistance mechanism of the bridge. This ...

Abstract: The current study reports the utilization of Acacia nilotica (babool) sawdust activated carbon (AAC) for indigo carmine (IC) dye adsorption from aqueous medium. The surface area and surface chemistry of AAC were studied ...

Abstract: Diesel fuel and diesel exhaust are known to be highly mutagenic partly because of the presence of polyaromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and their derivatives. The present study investigated the PAHs content in the diesel fuel ...

Abstract: The high rate of population growth in the 21st century is causing mass migration from rural to urban settlements. Rapid urbanization in developing countries generally follows unregulated growths, urban sprawls, and ...