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Performance Calculation of Floating Wind Turbine Tension Leg Platform in the South China Sea
Hai Feng Wang;
You Hua Fan
Journal of Engineering and Technological Sciences Vol. 47 No. 5 (2015)
Publisher : Institute for Research and Community Services, Institut Teknologi Bandung
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DOI: 10.5614/j.eng.technol.sci.2015.47.5.8
The harvesting of wind energy is expected to increase greatly in the future because of its stability, abundance, and renewability in large coastal states such as China. The floating support structure will likely become the major structural form for wind turbines in the future due to its cost advantages when the water depth reaches 50 m. The 5MW wind turbine model from National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL) and the modified tension leg platform model proposed by Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) were applied to certain sea conditions in the South China Sea in order to consider the effects of external load coupling actions. In this study, the internal force, mooring system force, as well as the acceleration, displacement and velocity of the floating structure of the modified HIT Tension Leg Platform (HIT-TLP) were calculated. During this process, the physical parameters of its tension leg structure at a specific frequency domain were obtained to find the technical reserves for its practical application in the future.
Probability Based Evaluation of Vehicular Bridge Load using Weigh-in-Motion Data
Widi Nugraha;
Indra Djati Sidi
Journal of Engineering and Technological Sciences Vol. 48 No. 1 (2016)
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DOI: 10.5614/j.eng.technol.sci.2016.48.1.6
Load and Resistance Factored Design (LRFD) method for designing bridge in Indonesia have been implemented for more than 25 years. LRFD method treating loads and strengths variables as random variables with specific safety factors for different loads and strengths variables type. The nominal loads, load factors, reduction factors, and other criteria for bridge design code can be determined to meet the reliability criteria. Statistical data of weigh-in-motion (WIM) vehicular loads measurement in Northern Java highway, Cikampek - Pamanukan, West Java (2011), used in as statistical loads variable. A 25 m simple span bridge with reinforced concrete T-girder is used as a model for structural analysis due to WIM measured and nominal vehicular load based on RSNI T-02-2005, with applied bending moment of girder as the output. The distribution fitting result of applied bending moment due to WIM measured vehicular loads is lognormal. The maximum bending moment due to RSNI T-02-2005 nominal vehicular load is 842.45 kN-m and has probability of exceedance of 5x10-5. It can be concluded, for this study, that the bridge designed using RSNI T-02-2005 is safely designed, since it has reliability index, β of 5.02, higher than target reliability, β ranging from 3.50 or 3.72.
Layer-by-Layer Fabrication of High-Performance Broadband Anti-reflection Coatings Comprising Oppositely Charged Nanosheets and Nanoparticles
Xin Wu;
Jinjuan Xue;
Yuming Zhou;
Shuaishuai Ma;
Man He
Journal of Engineering and Technological Sciences Vol. 47 No. 5 (2015)
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DOI: 10.5614/j.eng.technol.sci.2015.47.5.5
In this study, we fabricated broadband anti-reflection coatings using a method based on layer-by-layer self assembly of positively charged layer double hydroxide (LDH) nanosheets and negatively charged silica nanoparticles via electrostatic interaction. Scanning electron microscopy and atomic force microscopy were used to observe the morphology, structure, and surface topography of LDH/SiO2 multilayer coatings. The anti-reflection properties of the coatings were investigated by UV visible spectrophotometry. Glass substrates covered with the LDH/SiO2 multilayer coatings exhibited broadband anti-reflection properties. The obtained [LDH(0.4 g/L)/SiO2(25 nm)]8, [LDH(0.4 g/L)/SiO2(50 nm)]10, and [LDH(0.8 g/L)/SiO2(25 nm)]6 coatings exhibited the best broadband anti-reflection properties among the as-prepared LDH/SiO2 multilayer coatings with different deposition cycles. Transmission levels of 97% were achieved in these optimal systems. Moreover, a maximum transmittance of 98% was achieved at a wavelength of 550 nm in the [LDH(0.4 g/L)/SiO2(25nm)]8 system and at 700 nm in the [LDH(0.8 g/L)/SiO2(25nm)]6 system. Different packing patterns of the two oppositely charged nanomaterials (dense packing of LDH nanosheets and loose stacking of silica nanoparticles) and the moderate textured surface of the coatings contributed to the enhanced light transmission and reduced wavelength dependence in the UV visible spectral range.
CO2 Frost Phenomenon for Binary System of Methane-Carbon Dioxide Mixtures
Gede Wibawa;
Asalil Mustain;
Sumarno Sumarno;
Setiyo Gunawan
Journal of Engineering and Technological Sciences Vol. 47 No. 6 (2015)
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DOI: 10.5614/j.eng.technol.sci.2015.47.6.2
In the present study, the CO2 frost phenomenon of CH4-CO2 mixtures has been observed for the rational design of CO2 removal from natural gas using a controlled freeze out area. The CO2 frost conditions were estimated using the ZNE method and process simulation software (Aspen HYSYS® v7.3). The experiment was carried out using a double pipe heat exchanger (DPHE) with the concentration of CO2 in the gas mixture at 5 and 10% and pressure of the gas mixture from 1 to 20 bar. The equilibrium temperature predictions of the ZNE method and the process simulation software only had a slight difference, with a magnitude deviation of less than 1% for pressures below 20 bar and 3% for pressures in the range of 20-30 bar, respectively. In the experimental study, CO2 frost formation was detected at pressures of 1, 5, 10 and 20 bar. The locations of the initial CO2 frost formation were determined using a pressure drop indicator associated with the predicted frost temperatures obtained from the ZNE method and the process simulation software. For all studied variables, the locations of initial CO2 frost formation were found at 0.887-1.531 m from the inlet.
Development of Risk Coefficient for Input to New Indonesian Seismic Building Codes
I Wayan Sengara;
Indra Djati Sidhi;
Andri Mulia;
Muhammad Asrurifak;
Daniel Hutabarat
Journal of Engineering and Technological Sciences Vol. 48 No. 1 (2016)
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DOI: 10.5614/j.eng.technol.sci.2016.48.1.5
In 2010 a national team (Team 9) developed the hazard curve and maximum considered earthquake (MCE) for the whole Indonesian area. The results were further applied in this study. Risk-targeted ground motions (RTGM) with 1% probability of building collapse in 50 years were developed by integrating the hazard curve with the structural capacity distribution. Parametric study on various variables that affect the log-normal standard deviation suggests a value of 0.7. In the effort to obtain the RTGM for the whole Indonesian region, integration was carried out using definite integration in which the curves are split into thin vertical strips and the areas below each curve are multiplied and summed. Detailed procedures and verification are given in this paper. An example of RTGM calculation was carried out for Jakarta City and then applied to the whole Indonesian region. Risk coefficients defining the ratio between RTGM and MCE were eventually developed and mapped. Risk coefficient development was generated for two periods of interest, i.e. a short time period (T = 0.2 seconds) and a 1-second period, respectively. Based on the results, for the period of 1.0 seconds 55% of Indonesian cities/districts have a risk coefficient in the range of 0.9 to 1.1 and about 37% in the range of 0.7 to 0.9, with only 5% in the range of 1.1 to 1.25.
Modeling Effects on Forces in Shear Wall-Frame Structures*
Adang Surahman
Journal of Engineering and Technological Sciences Vol. 47 No. 2 (2015)
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DOI: 10.5614/j.eng.technol.sci.2015.47.2.1
Shear walls are added to a structural system to reduce lateral deformations in moment resisting frames and are designed to carry a major portion of lateral load induced by an earthquake. A small percentage error in the shear wall calculation will have a significant effect on the frame forces. The results show that even a slight difference in structural assumption, or modeling, results in significant differences. Some of these differences are beyond the values that are covered by safety factors for errors in modeling. The differences are more obvious in the upper stories. It is not recommended to overestimate shear wall stiffness, nor underestimate frame stiffness.
Case Study on Soft Soil Improvement using Innovative and Cost-Effective Reinforcing Techniques
Endra Susila;
Fico Agrensa
Journal of Engineering and Technological Sciences Vol. 47 No. 2 (2015)
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DOI: 10.5614/j.eng.technol.sci.2015.47.2.10
This paper describes, discusses and compares three new innovations of reinforcement systems for soft soils: (a) a combination of gridded matrass and piles of bamboo, (b) a combination of matrass and piles of bamboo, and (c) a group of mini piles connected by small H-beams with a compacted top layer to hold the top mini piles. First, illustrations and applications of the three types of reinforcement are described from three full-scale field works. Technical bases for the three types are presented, while technical comparisons are discussed next. Finally, conclusions are developed. The case studies, analysis results, and full-scale fieldwork verifications show that the three reinforcement systems have worked properly. Each system has its own advantages and disadvantages in terms of construction duration and cost, capability/effectiveness and material availability, especially in rural areas.
Remediation of Cu in the Contaminated Soil by Using Equisetum debile (Horsetail)*
Irna Rahmaniar;
Idris Maxdoni Kamil
Journal of Engineering and Technological Sciences Vol. 47 No. 2 (2015)
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DOI: 10.5614/j.eng.technol.sci.2015.47.2.2
Paddy fields in the Rancaekek area, Bandung Regency-Indonesia, has been contaminated by textile wastewater. The area needs to recover back to its normal condition and function. Several compounds were found in the soil, such as Cu, Zn, Pb, Cd, Co, Ni, and Cr. Phytoremediation was selected as a site remediation strategy, which employs plants to remove non-volatile and immiscible soil contents. The objective of the study was to determine the ability of Equisetum debile to absorb Cu from the contaminated soil. Cu measurement was conducted by using the AAS (Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer) method. The study has shown that Equisetum debile can absorb Cu concentrations of up to 25.3 ppm in 60 days after initial planting. However, the Enrichment Coefficient value (0.392) indicated that Equisetum debile was not efficient as a hyperaccumulator plant.
Utilization of Potato Protein Recovered from Wastewater of Potato Starch Factory as Cattle Feed*
Masayuki Takeguchi;
Fumihiko Hasumi;
Masatsugu Mayanagi;
Masaaki Satou
Journal of Engineering and Technological Sciences Vol. 47 No. 2 (2015)
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DOI: 10.5614/j.eng.technol.sci.2015.47.2.6
A large amount of wastewater is discharged from potato starch factories in Hokkaido, Japan. The wastewater contains residual potato constituents such as protein, which are named potato fruit juice (PFJ). A powerful stench is generated from PFJ by anaerobic fermentation. In this study, the isoelectric precipitation technique was applied to recover the potato protein from PFJ. Protein recovery from PFJ by acid isoelectric precipitation at pH 3.0 or less reached 80%. PFJ post-protein recovery at pH 3.0 does not produce a powerful stench. Potato protein recovered from PFJ by acid treatment is a useful feed resource. The PFJ in potato starch factory is a potentially promising resource for the production of potato protein. Wastewater from potato starch factories does not have to be waste or a source of powerful stench, it can be a valuable resource.
Intelligent Materials Tracking System for Construction Projects Management
Narimah Kasim
Journal of Engineering and Technological Sciences Vol. 47 No. 2 (2015)
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DOI: 10.5614/j.eng.technol.sci.2015.47.2.11
An essential factor adversely affecting the performance of construction projects is the improper handling of materials during site activities. In addition, paper-based reports are mostly used to record and exchange information related to the material components within the supply chain, which is problematic and inefficient. Generally, technologies (such as wireless systems and RFID) are not being adequately used to overcome human errors and are not well integrated with project management systems to make tracking and management of materials easier and faster. Findings from a literature review and surveys showed that there is a lack of positive examples of such tools having been used effectively. Therefore, this research focused on the development of a materials tracking system that integrates RFID-based materials management with resources modelling to improve on-site materials tracking. Rapid prototyping was used to develop the system and testing of the system was carried out to examine the functionality and working appropriately. The proposed system is intended to promote the employment of RFID for automatic materials tracking with integration of resource modelling (Microsoft (R) Office Project) in the project management system in order to establish which of the tagged components are required resources for certain project tasks. In conclusion, the system provides an automatic and easy tracking method for managing materials during materials delivery and inventory management processes in construction projects.