International Journal of Science, Technology and Society

Volume 4, Issue 6, November 2016

  • Effects of Using 0.5, 0.55 and 0.6 Water Cement Ratio Separately With a Nigerian Grade 42.5R Portland Cement

    Isaac Akiije

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 6, November 2016
    Pages: 80-88
    Received: 03 July 2016
    Accepted: 11 July 2016
    Published: 28 October 2016
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijsts.20160406.11
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    Abstract: This research paper is for the purpose of disseminating the results of an investigation into the effect of water cement ratio of 0.5, 0.55 and 0.6 separately while producing most commonly practiced concrete of cement, fine aggregate and coarse by 1:2:4 mixtures. This research study is limited to the use of newly grade 42.5R Portland cement that is ... Show More
  • Strength Characterization of Stabilized A-5(10), A-7-5(16), A-4(3) and A-2-7(1) Laterite Soils Individually Using Supaset Cement

    Isaac Akiije

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 6, November 2016
    Pages: 89-98
    Received: 04 September 2016
    Accepted: 13 September 2016
    Published: 28 October 2016
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijsts.20160406.12
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    Abstract: The purpose of this research work is on the strength characterization of the Supaset Portland cement stabilized with laterite soil materials from four different borrow pits locations within Southwest part of Nigeria and the level of their usefulness for highway pavement subbase and basecourse. The four laterite soils after laboratory experiments ar... Show More
  • Fire Risk Analysis and Emergency Evacuation Study on Large Comprehensive Building

    Wang Qiquan, Wang Chen

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 6, November 2016
    Pages: 99-105
    Received: 13 October 2016
    Accepted: 27 October 2016
    Published: 11 November 2016
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijsts.20160406.13
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    Abstract: To prevent and control the fire risk of large comprehensive building, taking Jianye shopping plaza as an example, with the analytic hierarchy process (AHP) to establish large comprehensive building fire risk evaluation index system, the final evaluation index and fire risk level of Jianye shopping plaza is calculated by using the security check poi... Show More
  • A Comprehensive Review of Current Applications of Artificial Neural Networks in E-Learning Environment

    Rana Khudhair Abbas Ahmed

    Issue: Volume 4, Issue 6, November 2016
    Pages: 106-109
    Received: 08 December 2016
    Accepted: 17 December 2016
    Published: 14 January 2017
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijsts.20160406.14
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    Abstract: With the rapid increase in the development of online learning technology and the huge amount of learning materials generated on the web. Besides, the learning resources are growing infinitely making it difficult for users to choose appropriate resources for their learning. This paper discusses current applications of artificial neural networks and ... Show More