Journal of Engineering

The primary components of successful engineering projects are time, cost, and quality. The use of the ring footing ensures the presence of these elements. This investigation aims to find the optimum number of geogrid reinforcement layers under ring footing subjected to inclined loading. For this purpose, experimental models were used. The parameters were studied to find the optimum geogrid layers number, including the optimum geogrid layers spacing and the optimum geogrid layers number. The optimum geogrid layers spacing value is 0.5B. And as the load inclination angle increased, the tilting and the tilting improvement percent for the load inclination angles (5°,10°,15°) are (40%,28%, and 5%) respectively. The reduction percent of the lateral displacement for the spacing ratio (0.5B,0.75B,1B,1.25B) are (16%,10%,8%,7%), respectively. The optimum geogrid layers number is found to be 4. As the load inclination angle increased, the tilting and the tilting improvement percent for the load inclination angles (5°,10°,15°) are (45%,33%, and 8%), respectively. The reduction percent of the lateral displacement for the reinforcement layers number (1,2,3,4) are (12%,16%,18%,20%), respectively.

nnovative laboratory research and fluid breakthroughs have improved carbonate matrix stimulation technology in the recent decade. Since oil and gas wells are stimulated often to increase output and maximum recovery, this has resulted in matrix acidizing being a less costly alternative to hydraulic fracturing; therefore, it is widely employed because of its low cost and the fact that it may restore damaged wells to their previous productivity and give extra production capacity. Limestone acidizing in the Mishrif reservoir has never been investigated; hence research revealed fresh insights into this process. Many reports have stated that the Ahdeb oil field's Mishrif reservoir has been unable to be stimulated due to high injection pressures, which make it difficult to inject acid into the reservoir formation; and (ii) only a few acid jobs have been successful in Ahdeb oil wells, while the bulk of the others have been unsuccessful. Based on an acid efficiency curve, an ideal gel acid (HCl 15%) injection rate for this reservoir was 2.16 cc/min. This injection rate produces an optimal wormhole and the least amount of acid utilized. The optimum pore volume to breakthrough in wormhole propagation was 2.73, and the optimal interstitial velocity in wormhole propagation was 0.6 cm/min. Researchers have developed new formulae to compute the skin factor in anisotropic carbonates generated from matrix acidizing for the first time. This experiment revealed the need to acidify the matrix at the optimal injection rate

The world is facing a global environmental and sustainability problem due to the increasing generation of large amounts of waste through construction and demolition work. This research aims to address waste disposal problems by using recycled fine aggregates, including old glass and concrete, in green reactive powder concrete. Seven different mixtures were prepared, with varying proportions of recycled materials (25%, 50%, and 75%). Mechanical properties, including compressive strength and flexural strength, were tested at different ages (14, 28, and 90 days). The results showed that resistance reductions increased with the percentage of recycled fine aggregate, with the best replacement ratio being 25% for both waste concrete and glass

This study aims to suggest a technique for soil properties improvement of AL- Kadhimin shrine Minaret and to support the foundation, which has a tilt of roughly 80 cm from the vertical axis. The shrine of the AL- Kadhimin is made up of four minarets with two domes set in a large courtyard. The four minarets have skewed to varying degrees due to uncontrolled dewatering inside the shrine in recent years. However, the northeast minaret was the most inclined due to its proximity to the well placed inside shrine courtyard. When the well near the minaret is operated, the water level drops, increasing the effective stresses of the soil and causing differential settling of the minaret foundation. To maintain the minaret's foundation from potential lateral stresses, a micropile system has been proposed around it. PLAXIS 3D is used to do a three-dimensional numerical analysis in this study. A micropile system of several diameters has been considered for the suggested technique. In the analysis, the modeling and verification findings revealed that the suggested micropile system plays a significant role in incrementing the minaret's lateral load resistance (earthquake).

The present study investigates the effect of the de-sanding (recycling system) on the bearing capacity of the bored piles. Full-scale models were conducted on two groups of piles, the first group was implemented without using this system, and the second group was implemented using the recycling system. All piles were tested by static load test, considering the time factor for which the piles were implemented. The test results indicated a significant and clear difference in the bearing capacity of the piles when using this system. The use of the recycling system led to a significant increase in the bearing capacity of the piles by 50% or more. Thus it was possible to reduce the pile length by (15 % or more) thus, and implementation costs were significantly reduced. Furthermore, casting time for the pile group in which the system is used is less than for the pile group that did not use it (approximately half an hour per pile), and the amount of concrete was greater by an average of 2 cubic meters for each pile.

Early detection of brain tumors is critical for enhancing treatment options and extending patient survival. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scanning provides detailed information, such as greater contrast and clarity than any other scanning method. Manually dividing brain tumors from MRI images collected in clinical practice for cancer diagnosis is a tough and time-consuming task. Recently, deep learning techniques based on deep convolutional neural networks have been used to analyze medical images with favorable results. This study reviews the most up-to-date methodologies for medical image analytics using convolutional neural networks on MRI images. Several approaches to diagnosing and classifying brain cancers are discussed.

Each organization struggles to exploit each possible opportunity for gaining success and continuing with its work carrier. In this field, organization success can be concluded by fulfilling end user requirements combined with optimizing available resources usage within a specified time and acceptable quality level to gain maximum profit. The project ranking process is governed by the multi-criteria environment, which is more difficult for the governmental organization because other organizations' main target is maximizing profit constrained with available resources. The governmental organization should consider human, social, economic and many more factors. This paper focused on building a multi-criteria optimizing projects ranking framework using hygiene methodology from sequential stages. The proposed framework can deal with numerical and linguistic criteria considering experts, or consultant evaluation on projects, in addition to criteria weights. Fuzzy logic and Preference Ranking Organization Method for Enrichment of Evaluations (PROMETHEE) methods are used to control the ranking process within a limited allocated budget. The importance of the proposed approach is making projects ranking getting out from dependence on economic measures that govern the overall process to non – measurable criteria that affect organization success and the proposed projects selection process.

This experimental study utilized natural stone powder to improve the compaction and strength properties of cohesive soil. The study considered the significant availability of limestone and the massive waste from the rock industry1. Stone powder was added in percentages of 4, 8, 12, and 16% by dry soil weight. The results showed significant improvements in the geotechnical properties of the soil, including a 12% increase in cohesion and a 21% increase in the friction angle after a 60-day curing period1. This study provides an experimental basis for the stabilization mechanism of fine-grained soil and offers guidance for better stabilization using cheap natural resources and waste

Loud noise can be extremely harmful to the auditory system as well as to human health. Noise pollution is primarily caused by traffic noise. The study\'s goal was to determine how various vehicle types and speeds affected the amount of noise generated by traffic. The two factors were investigated at sevendifferent arterial streets throughout Kirkuk city to measure the noise levels. The measurements were performed during peak hours to compare the result with WHO standards for noise specification. Traffic volume and vehicle speed are shown to be the key elements that determine an increase in noise level.