International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Applications

Volume 10, Issue 5, October 2022

  • Model Development and Simulation for Estimating the Moulding Behaviour of River Sand at Different Clay Contents

    Ejovwokode Edward Mukoro, Binfa Bongfa

    Issue: Volume 10, Issue 5, October 2022
    Pages: 90-104
    Received: 9 July 2022
    Accepted: 15 August 2022
    Published: 16 September 2022
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijmea.20221005.11
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    Abstract: Foundry operatives have been conducting laboratory tests physically and characterizing silica sand of river bed for moulding purposes with a view to ascertaining their properties. This has made flexibility and speed of decision-making difficult during moulding practice. This study was aimed at developing a model and simulation for estimating the mo... Show More
  • Sensor Characteristics Attributable to Base Plate Thickness of Piezo-Composite Sensors

    Nobuhiro Shimoi, Kazuhisa Nakasho, Carlos Cuadra

    Issue: Volume 10, Issue 5, October 2022
    Pages: 105-112
    Received: 16 August 2022
    Accepted: 30 August 2022
    Published: 16 September 2022
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijmea.20221005.12
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    Abstract: After the huge East Japan Earthquake, many steel structures have been constructed using welded frame welded joints and welded foundation construction. Although steel-frame structures are regarded as earthquake-resistant structures, many steel-frame structures are built using fillet-welded frame-welded joints and welded column bases. These welded jo... Show More
  • A New DEA Cross-Efficiency Method Based on Consensus

    Xuepeng Liu, Qing Wang

    Issue: Volume 10, Issue 5, October 2022
    Pages: 113-122
    Received: 25 July 2022
    Accepted: 22 September 2022
    Published: 28 September 2022
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijmea.20221005.13
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    Abstract: Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA), as a non-parametric technique for evaluating the relative efficiencies of a set of homogenous decision-making units (DMUs) with multi-inputs and multi-outputs, is widely used in the performance evaluation field. This paper develops a new DEA cross-efficiency method based on consensus (CEC-DEA), which can be more rea... Show More