International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Applications

Volume 5, Issue 4, July 2017

  • Marine Propulsion System Reliability Assesment by Fault Tree Analysis

    Tran Van Ta, Doan Minh Thien, Vo Trong Cang

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 4-1, July 2017
    Pages: 1-7
    Received: 17 August 2016
    Accepted: 18 August 2016
    Published: 8 December 2016
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijmea.s.2017050401.11
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    This article belongs to the Special Issue Transportation Engineering Technology - Part III
    Abstract: Research on reliability to ensure that the operation of transport facilities is safe. This issue is always concerned by transportation operators. This article presents a number of research using Fault Tree Analysis method (FTA) to model the analysis, reliability assessment of marine propulsion system.
  • Impact of Working Capital Management to Business Efficiency of Association of Asia Pacific Airlines

    Nguyen Hai Quang

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 4-1, July 2017
    Pages: 8-13
    Received: 30 November 2016
    Accepted: 4 December 2016
    Published: 6 January 2017
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijmea.s.2017050401.12
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    This article belongs to the Special Issue Transportation Engineering Technology - Part III
    Abstract: The management of working capital plays an important role for the success of the business operations of the airline. The study is based on data from the financial statements of the airlines in the Association of Asia Pacific Airlines (AAPA) for the period of 2010-2015. The study results showed an opposite impact of day inventory outstanding and day... Show More
  • Operating Rooms Planning and Scheduling with Mix Integer Programming and Meta-Heuristic Method

    Mehdi Askarizadeh, Faieza Abdul Aziz, Mohd Khairol Anuar, Siti Azfanizam Binti Ahmad

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 4-1, July 2017
    Pages: 14-19
    Received: 27 December 2016
    Accepted: 5 January 2017
    Published: 17 January 2017
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijmea.s.2017050401.13
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    This article belongs to the Special Issue Transportation Engineering Technology - Part III
    Abstract: The surgery department is required to improve its performance by efficient usage of its available resources. Surgery department interdependencies with other hospital functions and departments are numerous and complex, which causes some restrictions on surgery ward performance and consequently hospital performance. Operating room (OR) schedule deter... Show More
  • The Contribution of Total Factor Productivity in the Air Transport of Vietnam: The Case of Vietnam Airlines

    Nguyen Hai Quang

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 4-1, July 2017
    Pages: 20-25
    Received: 28 December 2016
    Accepted: 5 January 2017
    Published: 20 January 2017
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijmea.s.2017050401.14
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    This article belongs to the Special Issue Transportation Engineering Technology - Part III
    Abstract: The aim of this study is to determine the contribution of Total Factor Productivity (TFP) in the air transport of Vietnam over the case of Vietnam Airlines. Based on analyzing data of Vietnam Airlines from 2005 to 2015, this study showed that fixed assets, labor and TFP are factors that affecting the output elements of Vietnam Airlines as Available... Show More
  • Integration of a Multi-scale Homogenization Model into Finite Element Software for Predicting Mechanical Properties of Bulk Moulding Compound (BMC) Composite

    Le Thi Tuyet Nhung, Vu Dinh Quy, Vu Quoc Huy, Phan Truc Dien

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 4-1, July 2017
    Pages: 26-32
    Received: 26 May 2017
    Accepted: 1 June 2017
    Published: 17 July 2017
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijmea.s.2017050401.15
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    This article belongs to the Special Issue Transportation Engineering Technology - Part III
    Abstract: Bulk Moulding Compound (BMC) is a short fiber composite with random orientation, used in many industrial sectors such as automotive, electrical,... Design and optimization of composite structures made of BMC meet difficulties due to the nature of this material and thus have not been integrated in the finite element software. This paper introduces a... Show More
  • Determining the Optimized Repair Cycle Structure Considering the Repairing Cost and the Gamma-Percent Lifetime

    Vo Trong Cang, Nguyen Duc Toan, Do Duc Tuan

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 4-1, July 2017
    Pages: 33-40
    Received: 18 December 2017
    Accepted: 20 December 2017
    Published: 25 December 2017
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijmea.s.2017050401.16
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    This article belongs to the Special Issue Transportation Engineering Technology - Part III
    Abstract: The paper presents the process of building a computer program to calculate the optimized repair cycle structure while considering the repairing cost and the gamma-percent lifetime. Examples have been taken for the cases of rolling stock details from the Vietnamese National Railway.
  • Transportation Engineering Technology – A Review, Part III

    Vo Trong Cang

    Issue: Volume 5, Issue 4-1, July 2017
    Pages: 41-44
    Received: 14 December 2017
    Accepted: 18 December 2017
    Published: 30 December 2017
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijmea.s.2017050401.17
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    This article belongs to the Special Issue Transportation Engineering Technology - Part III
    Abstract: The paper presents the literature review from the papers of two special issues “Transportation Engineering Technology” of the International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Applications (IJMEA). The results of the studies, introduced here by the authors, have helped to determine which research problems related to the Transportation Engineering... Show More