Monitoring and analysing of the vertical deformations or the settlements of the structures is one of the main research fields in geodetic applications, which is considered a precise periodic measurement, made at different epochs to investigate these deformations on heavy structures.
In this research, the deformation measurements were carried out on one of Baghdad University buildings,” Building of Computers Department” of dimensions (70.0 * 81.3 m.). Due to some cracks observed in their walls, it was necessary to monitor the vertical displacement of this building at some particular monitoring points by constructing a vertical network and measured in different epochs. The first epoch (zero epoch) was carried out in April 2006, the

In this research, the program SEEP / W was used to compute the value of seepage through the homogenous and non-homogeneous earth dam with known dimensions. The results show that the relationship between the seepage and water height in upstream of the dam to its length for saturated soil was nonlinear when the dam is homogenous. For the non-homogeneous dam, the relationship was linear and the amount of seepage increase with the height of water in upstream to its length. Also the quantity of seepage was calculated using the method of (Fredlund and Xing, 1994) and (Van Genuchten, 1980) when the soil is saturated – unsaturated, the results referred to that the higher value of seepage when the soil is saturated and the lowe

This paper shows the characteristics of temperature and adsorbed (water vapor) mass rate distribution in the adsorber unit which is the key part to any adsorption refrigeration system. The temperature profiles of adsorption/desorption phases (Dynamic Sorption) are measured experimentally under the operating conditions of 90oC hot water temperature, 30oC cooling water temperature, 35oC adsorption temperature and cycle time of 40 min. Based on the temperature profiles, The mass transfer equations for the annulus adsorbent bed are solved to obtain the distribution of adsorption velocity and adsorbate concentration using non-equilibrium
model. The relation between the adsorption velocity with time is investigated during the process of ads

This study presents a systematic review that explores the contribution of green learning, through spatial experience, to the promotion of cultural awareness of architectural heritage. Although green learning is often defined in literature in terms of environmental literacy and ecological performance, this study redefines green learning as a comprehensive educational strategy that incorporates cultural sustainability, place-based learning, and affective learning in the heritage environment. A systematic search of large academic databases (covering the period between 2010 and 2025) was used to select 72 empirical studies, whose data were qualitatively coded using thematic codes in the MAXQDA 24 software. The deductive codi

This study is related to a new geometrical design of automotive leaf springs that involves substituting the common trapezoidal base and circular shape with a circular base plate and parabolic shape. The main aim is to explore how the shape of the base and the profile of curvature affect the performance of the leaf springs, both at rest and in dynamic conditions under realistic loading conditions. There were four geometrical combinations that were experimented with: trapezoidal base with circular curvature, circular base with circular curvature, trapezoidal base with parabolic curvature, and circular base with parabolic curvature. The influence of the leaf number and width distribution on the mechanical performance of eac

Sports infrastructure is a type of infrastructure dedicated to various sports activities and practices. This research defines sports infrastructure as the essential physical and organizational structure required to facilitate sports activities. It is a crucial requirement in residential neighborhoods and a complementary element to the overall infrastructure. Its importance stems from its role in complementing neighborhood centers and its contribution to the social, economic, and cultural aspects of residential areas. Many residential neighborhoods suffer from weak and inefficient sports infrastructure. Despite its apparent presence, it fails to achieve its intended goals, whether in encouraging physical activity, promoti

This study aims to present a practical application for improving sound quality in wireless acoustic sensor networks (WASNs) deployed in the often noisy Iraqi environment, using distributed signal processing techniques. Through an analytical and descriptive methodology, the proposed system is based on a hierarchical WASN architecture consisting of 20 wireless microphone nodes organized in a cluster structure. Each node optimizes the local signal using Distributed Adaptive Signal Estimation (DANSE) technology, while the cluster heads use Linear Minimum Mean Square Error (LMMSE) beamforming to combine signals within the network. The results show that the average signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) increased by up to 6.3 dB between

Ultra-wideband (UWB) antennas have grown into fundamental constituents in advanced wireless applications owing to their ability to support significantly wide band frequencies demanded to achieve accelerated communication, radar, sensing, and imaging applications. However, achieving a broad and stable characteristic impedance bandwidth while keeping small-sized, tolerable gain, and stable radiation characteristics persists a considerable design challenge. To handle these challenges, the researcher has been centered on bandwidth enhancement techniques. This review paper presents an extensive survey of bandwidth improvement techniques utilized in UWB antenna designs published between 2018 and 2025. The reviewed techniques a

The Canal lining is usually used to decrease seepage loss and raise water transport efficiency. Traditional unlined irrigation canals often suffer from significant water loss due to leakage and low water levels, negatively impacting hydraulic performance and irrigation efficiency. Despite the widespread use of irrigation canal lining, there have been few studies to evaluate the effect of different lining types in controlling seepage under varying conditions. This paper focuses on assessing the effect of two different types of concrete lining and concrete quilt on improving the hydraulic performance of the Bani Hassan irrigation canal. A one-dimensional steady-state hydraulic model was created using HEC-RAS version 6.6 so

One of the most significant challenges of medical care is the infection of postoperative wounds, and conventional visual examination often fails to detect it early. This research proposes the design of an innovative, passive wireless telemetry system for non-intrusive monitoring of the wound-healing process.  The system integrates a biocompatible resonance circuit (LC) with a high-sensitivity piezoresistive sensor based on MXene (Ti₃C₂T_x). It operates within the standard industrial and medical (ISM) band at 13.56 MHz.The detection mechanism in the system is based on the principle of "impedance modulation" (Impedance Modulation), which arises from changes in the sensor's resistance under

Sequence Covering Arrays (SCAs) are an extension of combinatorial testing configurations designed to catch ordering faults. An SCA guarantees that all ordered t-way interactions exist as subsequences within the configuration. Generating and optimizing SCAs is computationally expensive, which has hindered their use in practice. This work presents a novel acceleration framework tailored for SCA construction routines. The key idea is to apply algorithm restructuring to existing routines to achieve gains without modifying their underlying semantics. The acceleration framework utilizes differential evaluation to prevent redundant global computations, leverages fixed-size tensors to streamline coverage management, and emp

Reinforced concrete (RC) columns are the enablers of modern cities; their numerical modeling requires precise treatment of initial geometric imperfections and confinement effects to represent their structural behavior realistically. This study describes a finite element analysis (FEA) framework developed in Abaqus/CAE to investigate the axial behavior of full-scale short and slender square RC columns with and without interior transverse reinforcement (ties). The models include external confinement with carbon fiber–reinforced polymer (CFRP) jacketing, and different global and local imperfection cases were considered to assess their effects on strength and ductility. Calibration against code provisions was achieved by c

This research addresses by evaluating the individual and synergistic effects of zinc oxide (ZnO) and silicon dioxide (SiO₂) nanoparticles when incorporated into (10W-30) and (10W-40) commercial oils to upgrade their performance. The nanomaterials were synthesized via the sol–gel technique, yielding high-purity particles (99.9% for ZnO and 98.0% for SiO₂) with well-defined parameters. The diameters and surface areas of ZnO and SiO₂ particles were 55–95 nm and 40–60 nm, 65 m²/g and 160–200 m²/g, respectively. In terms of attempting to reach the best concentration, 1.0 % by weight concentration was used of each nanomaterial (after testing different ratios). A tw

Gelatin is a valuable substance that is known to have a complex 3D structure, but it has limited adsorption efficiency, which limit its application at physiological temperature. In this paper, gelatin was improved by the addition of glutaraldehyde (GTA) to enhance its ability to adsorb dye in aqueous solution. The adsorption experiments were conducted under different conditions, such as the amount of adsorbent, the concentration of the dye, and the temperature. The study found that the q_e by GTA-GE (4.978 to 23.056 mg/g) and GE (4.8 to 21.333 mg/g) increased with the increase of initial dye concentrations but decreased with the amount of adsorbent. The parameters at equilibrium were at a pH of 4 and a dose of

Slurry-infiltrated fiber concrete (SIFCON) is a special type of fiber-reinforced concrete (FRC) characterized by its relatively high fiber content; therefore, it requires a special fabrication method to ensure homogeneity between the fibers and the matrix. In this study, five mixing techniques were used to produce SIFCON (sustainable slurry with micro steel fibers) to highlight the effect of the fabrication method on its mechanical properties. The fibers were placed in one layer, two layers, and three equal layers, while two other techniques involved mixing all or part of the fiber content with the slurry. These latter two techniques recorded the best performance at 28 days, with improvements of 20.8% and 22.3% in dry de

One of the most important steps in the world of printed circuit board manufacturing (PCB) is the copper etching process. Because of its low cost, environment aspects, and simple regeneration techniques, cupric chloride was chosen to be the most attractive etchant. Etching of copper from standard single-sided copper boards used usually for printed circuit board fabrication was conducted in a cell containing cupric chloride solution. Average etching rates were recorded as a function of time, etchant specific gravity, free acid concentration, and temperature. Air was injected continuously in the etching cell during the process enabling mixing and solution regeneration. It is found that best operating conditions to obtain maximum etching rat

In the present work , a numerical study has been made for the developing compressible turbulent flow and heat transfer in circular tube with uniform injection or suction. The study included the numerical solution of the continuity, momentum and energy equations together with the two equations of the (k-ε) turbulence model, by using the Finite Difference Method (FDM). The air was used as the working fluid, and the circular passage was composed of tube with diameter (20.0) cm , and the length was 130 (hydraulic diameter) .The Reynolds number of the flow was (Re=1.78x106 ), and the Mach number (M=0.44) the ratio of the transverse velocity at the wall (vw) to the axial velocity at inlet (Uin), Ω=(vw/Uin), for suction equal(0.001) and for i

تساهم مشاكل عدم استقرار الآبار في زيادة الوقت غير الإنتاجي، خاصة عند حفر الصخور الصخرية. في الماضي، كان الحفر يعاني من العديد من المشكلات، بما في ذلك فقدان الطين، والثقب الضيق، والأنابيب الملتصقة ميكانيكيًا، والتجويف، وانهيار الثقوب الكبيرة. الغرض من هذه الدراسة هو بناء نموذج الأرض الميكانيكية (MEM) لتقييم استقرار حفرة البئر. ومن خلال تطبيق MEM، ركزت الدراسة على تحديد مجموعة من الأوزان الطينية التي من شأنها ض

The theoretical analysis depends on the Classical Laminated Plate Theory (CLPT) that is based on the Von-K ráman Theory and Kirchhov Hypothesis in the deflection analysis during elastic limit as well as the Hooke's laws of calculation the stresses. New function for boundary condition is used to solve the forth degree of differential equations which depends on variety sources of advanced engineering mathematics. The behavior of composite laminated plates, symmetric and anti-symmetric of cross-ply angle, under out-of-plane loads (uniform distributed loads) with two different boundary conditions are investigated to obtain the central deflection for mid-plane by using the Ritz method. The computer programs is built using Ma

The bit record is a part from the daily drilling report which is contain information about the type and the number of the bit that is used to drill the well, also contain data about  the used weight on bit  WOB ,revolution per minute RPM , rate of penetration ROP, pump pressure ,footage drilled and bit dull grade. Generally we can say that the bit record is a rich brief about the bit life in the hole. The main purpose of this research is to select the suitable bit to drill the next oil wells because the right bit selection avoid us more than one problems, on the other hand, the wrong bit selection cause more than one problem. Many methods are related to bit selection, this research is familiar with four of thos

This study deals with the morphology and performance properties of a novel thin flat sheet ultrafiltration membrane; Malachite Green (MG) dye filtration behavior was evaluated in the cross-flow filtration system. The prepared membranes included the incorporation of 16 wt. % of polyether sulfone (PES)/DMF and 5 wt.% of Polyethylene Glycol (PEG) via the phase inversion process. Adding PEG decreased the internal concentration polarization, improved the membrane hydrophilicity, changed pore morphologies, and enhanced membrane performance. The SEM and AFM tests were used to characterize the composition and structure of the membrane. With different casting conditions, the membrane shape changed. The effect of membrane thicknes

This research examines the factors which influence pedestrian's walking speed in Baghdad. the variations in walking speed of pedestrians are related to pedestrian characteristics such as gender, age group, and clothing traditions. Using the established methodology, the counts of pedestrians were performed using manual and video counting. The case study was performed in two streets located in a highly crowded commercial zone at the city center of Baghdad: Al-Karada Dakhel and Al- Sina’a Street. Data were subjected to statistical analysis using IBM SPSS Statistics 19 software. It has been found that Iraqi pedestrians walk slower than other pedestrians in the developed countries or in the region with minimum walking speed of 29.85 m/min.

In this study water quality was indicated in terms of Water Quality Index that was determined through summarizing multiple parameters of water test results. This index offers a useful representation of the overall quality of water for public or any intended use as well as indicating pollution, water quality management and decision making. The application of Water Quality Index
(WQI) with sixteen physicochemical water quality parameters was performed to evaluate the quality of Tigris River water for drinking usage. This was done by subjecting the water samples collected from eight stations in Baghdad city during the period 2004-2010 to comprehensive physicochemical analysis. The sixteen physicochemical parameters included: Turbidity, A

This study deals with free convection heat transfer for the outer surface of two
cylinders of the shape of (Triangular & Rectangular fined cylinders with 8-fins),
putted into two different spaces; small one with dimension of (Length=1.2m,
height=1m, width=0.9m) and large one with dimension of (Length=3.6m, height =3m,
width=2.7m). The experimental work was conducted with air as a heat transport
medium. These cylinders were fixed at different slope angles (0o, 30o, 60o and 90o)
.The heat fluxes were (279, 1012, 1958, 3005, 4419) W/m2, where heat transferred by
convection and radiation. In large space, the results show that the heat transfer from
the triangular finned cylinder is maximum at a slope angle equals

This paper adapted the neural network for the estimating of the direction of arrival (DOA). It uses
an unsupervised adaptive neural network with APEX algorithm to extract the principal components
that in turn, are used by Capon method to estimate the DOA, where by the PCA neural network we
take signal subspace only and use it in Capon (i.e. we will ignore the noise subspace, and take the
signal subspace only)

The disconnected piled raft foundation (DCPRF) is one of the newly introduced foundations for specialization in geotechnical engineering, which significantly reduces the moment and stress on the pile head. In addition, this type of foundation is an ideal choice in areas with seismic activity due to the presence of cushion material between the raft and the piles. This work aims to present a numerical model in PLAXIS 3D software for connected piled raft and disconnected piled raft foundations under the influence of seismic loads and investigate the effect of pore water pressure on the disconnected foundation compared to the connected foundation. The study will depend on the earthquake that struck Iraq in November 2017 in t

This paper presents a computer simulation model of a thermally activated roof (TAR) to cool a room using cool water from a wet cooling tower. Modeling was achieved using a simplified 1-D resistance-capacitance thermal network (RC model) for an infinite slab. Heat transfer from the cooling pipe network was treated as 2-D heat flow. Only a limited number of nodes were required to obtain reliable results. The use of 6^th order RC-thermal model produced a set of ordinary differential equations that were solved using MATLAB - R2012a. The computer program was written to cover all possible initial conditions, material properties, TAR system geometry and hourly solar radiation. The cool water supply was considered time

In this paper the finite element method has been used to determine the fundamental natural
frequencies of a pre-twisted plate mounted on the periphery of a rotating disc. Three dimensional,
finite element programs was built using three noded triangular shell element as a discretization
element for cantilever plate, this element has six degrees of freedom at each node. All formulations
and computations are coded in (FORTRAN-77). The investigation covers the effect of speed of
rotation, disc radius, aspect ratio, pre-twist angle and skew angle on the vibration characteristics of
rotating cantilever plate. For this analysis, the initial stress effect (geometric stiffness) and other
rotational effects except the corioles

Tacheometry is used to measure the lengths of traverse sides, to check the more accurate taped distances in order to uncover gross errors or mistakes and to determine differences of elevation between points. It's most general use is found in the compilation of planimetric and topographic maps by field methods alone, by which distances, elevations and directions to points are to be determined from field control points whose positions have been established by a higher order of accuracy. The principles of stadia measurement by use of the transit or theodolite or total station is one of the main method of tacheometry. This paper presents the principles of stadia measurement and a computer program MSM (Modeling the Stadia Measurements). The p