The main purpose of this thesis is to investigate torque capacity and crack propagation resistance of glass fiber-reinforced polyester polymer composite material. This has been done in order to use this composite material for the transmission shaft of Hidasie helicopter (model of H260L helicopter)...
As far as a wind power generation technology increases, selecting the better wind turbine blade material is becoming more and more important. Modeling and stress analysis of wind turbine blade are very essential for further design and the application of wind turbine blade. The aim of the thesis is...
Production of parts by casting operation involves various processes which include pattern making, mold preparation, core making, melting and pouring, removal of the cast from the mold, cleaning, finishing and inspection. Defects in castings may occur during these processes due to some reasons. This...
In Ethiopia, harvesting is practiced in primitive method of mowing trends while it is mechanized in most of the other parts of the globe showing that the future promises to be even more dynamic to widen the gap among the nations in the world requiring us to make our agriculture mechanized. Provided...
Maximum power point tracking plays an important role for Photovoltaic systems because it optimize the power output from a Pholovoltaic system for a given set of conditions. This thesis presents a maximum power point tracker using artificial intelligence(Fuzzy controller) and Phase locked loop for a...
In this thesis, a two-stage non-isolated bidirectional electric vehicle chartering system used for charging and discharging electric vehicle battery developed and presented. On the modern definition, the system named V2G /G2V power flow. Allowing EV to charge or discharge without proper control may...
Nowadays, vector controlled induction motor drives with variable speed applications are widely used in order to achieve good dynamic performance and wide speed control. The conventional speed controllers for vector control of induction motor drive suffer from the problem of stability; besides,...
Every year, heart disease is becoming the major cause of death. Therefore, the need arises tornfind advanced approaches to keep the patients safety. Implantable cardiac pacemakers are anrnelectronic device that can track and boost the heart rate and manage rhythm disorders.rnThis thesis presents...
As a consequence of traditional managerial concepts, construction is characterized by a high share of non-value-adding activities (NVAA) and resultant low productivity. Labor productivity growth in the construction industry has averaged only 1% per year in the past 20 to 30 years. Likewise, the...
The production of coarse aggregates generates up to 25% Crusher by-product. Crusher by-product contains 15% to 25% fine materials called crusher dust. In most of aggregate production plants found in Ethiopia, dry screening to separate the excess fines from crusher by-product is not adopted. Hence...
In Ethiopia, road construction projects are playing the major role in the Ethiopian economicrnsector. The Ethiopian Roads Authority (ERA) is charged with the duties and responsibilitiesrnof providing adequate road infrastructure to support the socio-economic development of therncountry. To improve...
Changes in the life style of human society due to domestication of selected species and devel-oping agro forestry caused ignorance of wild food plants and related knowledge. Moreover, the extensive utilization coupled with other human activities such as agricultural expansion, firewood and charcoal...
In today’s competitive market, the competitions between individual enterprises transformed in to competition between their supply chains which emerged as the biggest differentiating factor between a successful and unsuccessful business. The goal of SCM is to meet the needs of customer by...
Fierce and ever increasing global competition has made the business organizations and policyrnmakers turn their attention to such critical issues as productivity and quality. Productivityrnimprovement should be a concern of every industry regardless of the type of production,rneconomic or political...
The transport sector is a key element for the development of a country. Almost every item or human being participating in the national economy needs to be transported from one location to another. Thus a problem in the transport sector implies impediment of the development of the socio-economic...
Considerable research work has been done on the shear strength properties of most soils. However, very little information is available on the shear strength characteristics of expansive clays. This work studies the shear strength characteristics of an expansive unsaturated soil found in Addis...
The research attempts to introduce the Dynamic cone penetration (DCP) to replace CBR test in preliminary design stage. DCP is a simple test device, portable and easy to operate and a repeated test can be conducted as much as desired to achieve a better and reliable design parameter.rnField DCP test...
Investigation of agricultural crop products as a reinforcement material in Geotechnicalrnengineering has brought both economic and environmental advantages due to rising costrnof the physical and/or chemical methods of conventional soil stabilization.rnIn Ethiopia, there is huge byproduct of teff...
Investigation of agricultural crop products as a reinforcement material in Geotechnicalrnengineering has brought both economic and environmental advantages due to rising costrnof the physical and/or chemical methods of conventional soil stabilization.rnIn Ethiopia, there is huge byproduct of teff...
The main (lbjel:lives of this research proposal is to study the impact of Microlinance activities on thernrural poor women, who arc involved ion Micro enterprises. in rural Llhiopia. In addition assess therncriteria for obtaining Micro linance, by these poor womenrnIdentify areas where Micro...