VOLUME 5, ISSUE 3, MARCH 2018

Abstract: Successful information system strategy implementation is the key to organization's survival. It consists of a long-term action plan for achieving the stated aims of an organization. It focuses on business process improvement, increasing efficiencies and controlling cost. It supports business process management and is mostly driven by customer needs. It is one of the main topics that has gathered the attention of practitioners and IS researchers who had conducted various investigations in different domains. Taking this point as a motivation, a detailed study was made to analyse the impact of successful strategic implementations in various organizations and the major influencing factors while its deployment. Following a systematic literature review, the paper focuses on five major influencing factors: organizational culture, leadership, organizational structure, organization communication and IT/IS development. Based on these factors, a case study was done at a healthcare centre in Saudi Arabia. The results showed that the above-listed factors had a very strong impact on IS strategy and policy of the organization.

Keywords: Information systems, strategy, adoption, factor influences, healthcare centre.

Abstract: Buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Möench) is an annual crop, it is a pseudocereal but chemical composition and utilisation is of its grains is similar to cereals. Starch is the major component of buckwheat grains. Starch was isolation from common buckwheat seeds and hydrothermally modified at 120°C for 6hr keeping the moisture content (30%) constant. Film were prepared from native and modified starches of buckwheat and evaluated for different parameters. All film samples were continuous, transparent and crack free. Heat-moisture treated starch film had higher tensile strength and moisture barrier capacity.

Keywords: Buckwheat, heat-moisture treatment, edible films, starch.

Abstract: Amaranth (Amaranthus spp.) is a dicotyledonous plant belongs to the family Amaranthacea. It is a pseudocereal, well known for good nutritional starch is the major component of its grains. Starch was isolation from amaranth seeds and hydrothermally modified at 120°C for 6hr keeping the moisture content (30%) constant. Film were prepared from native and modified starches of amaranth and evaluated for various parameters. All film samples were continuous, transparent and crack free. Heat-moisture treated starch film had higher tensile strength and water vapour permeability than native amaranth starch film. Yellowness was higher and lightness was lower in modified starch film.

Keywords: Amaranth, heat-moisture treatment, edible films, starch.

Abstract: In this fast-paced and competitive world, building sector is at the apex of the growth of any country. High-rise buildings are admired by every human being. Traditionally the construction of a building is done by RCC but in present world, construction of high rise buildings is done by Post-Tensioning. In RCC, the economic expenditure is very high in commercial and institutional buildings because of more material required in construction and hence, Post Tensioned building proves to be more economic and durable. Post-Tensioned building saves quantity of steel and concrete as compared to RCC and increases clear span in rooms. Through this paper, the emphasis is to design a post-tensioned building using ETABS and SAFE. ETABS stand for Extended Three-Dimensional Analysis of a building systems. The main purpose of this software is to design multi-storeyed building in a systematic process which will be in accordance with Indian Standard design codes.

Keywords: Post Tensioning, Multi-storeyed, SAFE, ETABS.

Abstract: Forecasting property price is an important module, in the decision making for buyers and investors in supporting budget allocation, finding property funding stratagems and determining suitable policies. The number of approaches to predict the property price for any particular location like hedonic pricing method, travel cost method etc. but the stakeholders that are involved in the process are unaware of the various approaches and statistical techniques available to predict the property price considering various aspects relating to surroundings, environment and other amenities etc. Hence the aim of the paper is to provide clean visual of the impact of housing sector, the approaches and statistical techniques that are used for prediction of residential property prices.

Keywords: Forecasting, Statistical techniques, Budget allocation, Stakeholders.

Abstract: Constructed wetlands are increasingly being employed for wastewater treatment. Which is the last of defense against water pollution, and the need of quality the degree to which the pollution has actually impacted the environment has become paramount. Therefore, there is a need to develop tools for determining the environmental impact of pollutants and monitoring the ecological recovery of the site after remediation. To evaluate the constructed wetland technology, a project was implemented, using different types of constructed wetland system, for the wastewater treatment to evaluate relative advantages and disadvantages of water quality these types of systems, analyze their behaviour and efficiency in water environment renovation, develop, evaluate and improve basic design and operation criteria, and transfer technology. Constructed wetlands represent an alternative for sewage treatment plants based on various technologies because they are equally or more effective at removing pollutants than those used during the treatment of other types of wastewater, becoming important to manage or process wastewater where constructed wetlands provide predictable water quality benefits when properly designed and maintained. Constructed wetland carries filtration process to remove the contaminants from the wastewater. This report will summarize the state of technology, and profile a site where constructed wetlands have been implanted for treatment application other than municipal wastewater. In this project, we will treat the grey water i.e. from washbasin, washing machine, bathroom, etc except the water discharged from the water closet.

Keywords: Constructed Wetlands (CW), Total Suspended Solids (TSS), Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD), Chemical Oxygen Demand.

Abstract: The curiosity of structural engineers for new ideas in the field of High rise buildings has led to some of the most remarkable inventions. Diagonalized grid structures have emerged as one of the most innovative and adaptable approaches to structuring buildings in this millennium. Structural design of high rise buildings is governed by lateral loads due to wind or earthquake. The vertical columns were only engineered to carry gravity loads and were incapable of providing lateral stability. The diagonal grid was capable of resisting all of the gravity loads as well as providing lateral stability due to its triangular configuration. Compared to closely space vertical columns in framed tube, diagrid structure consists of inclined columns on the exterior surface of building. Due to inclined columns lateral loads are resisted by axial action of the diagonal compared to bending of vertical columns in framed tube structure. A regular floor plan of 42 m × 42 m size is considered. ETABS software is used for modelling and analysis of structural members. This paper presents a simple approach on optimization of diagrid structure for best grid angle.

Keywords: Diagonalized grid, High rise building, Structural analysis.

Abstract: A building is the first structure, which pops into anyone's head as soon as one thinks of civil engineering. A building not only provides housing to its habitants but it also safeguards them from many natural adversities. Preventing all the forces causing such incidents is the need for designing the building. But designing a building requires going through a myriad of processes. The various factors have to be taken into consideration before commencing the actual work of designing a building, which is carried out before the construction work. The type of building and its design depends on the purpose for which it is built. This paper aims in designing, which is not only innovative but also endeavors to explore a new facet of civil engineering. The design process involves determining the size of the different components of the building and checking the stability of the building for various external forces to which it is subjected. The paper comprises of RCC building having G+4 floors which have been elevated from the ground floor for four floors. The proposed building is a commercial building. The shear wall will act as a single core. The shear wall will be connected to each other with a network of beams/ slabs with the slabs acting as in plane rigid diaphragms for each of the floors. . As the structure is resisting only on a single core the shear wall will be provided in such a way to control deflections and resist lateral forces. Shear wall will be provided in such a way to control deflections and resist lateral forces. Provision is done in design in such a way that services can be laid without major obstructions and maximum headroom is achieved.

Keywords: Rcc Building, Shear Wall, Floating Column, Cantilever Beam.Demand.

Abstract: This study deals with the assessment of Water Quality Index (WQI) of River Ulhas based on water quality parameters of pH, hardness, turbidity, chlorides and TDS. Constant monitoring of all the mentioned parameters was carried out on a daily basis from the year 2012 upto 2015. This study includes determining the Water Quality Index (WQI) using weighted average method and developing a corresponding regression equation considering the above mentioned parameters using IBM SPSS Modeler software. WQI is a dimensionless scale, which aggregates several water quality parameters into a single value. It can be successfully tooled to transform the complex water quality data into information that is easily understandable and useable by the general public and decision makers. WQI is one of the most effective tools to communicate information on the quality of water to the concerned citizens and policy makers or water resource managers.

Keywords: Water Quality Index, IBM SPSS Modeler software, regression, analysis.

Abstract: Nowadays, the recommendation practice are becoming more popular as a result of expeditious growth in the information technology and the growing amount of scholarly data. The ultimate purpose of the proposed work is recommending the items of potential interest automatically to the users. In modern years, recommender systems are being employed in digital libraries to help researchers in finding relevant articles. This search tool gives the roll of relevant articles support on the keywords in the query. It is difficult for a beneficiary to describe his needs by a limited set of keywords. On the divergent, the results will be similar to all researchers if the keywords are same. The existing recommender scheme use the same algorithm to produce suggestion for users without considering their situation. To improve the recommendation, the proposed system incorporates common author relation between articles. The system suggests the articles for users who are having author based search pattern and also recommends conference venue for all researchers to assist them to gain more knowledge in their interested area. The principle notion of the project is to determine the users having author based search pattern. To serve this purpose, the system uses pair wise articles with common author relations and most frequently appeared author.

Keywords: Common Author Relation, Frequently Appeared Author, Article Recommendation, Recommends Conference Venue, Pair wise Articles.

Abstract: Instead of keeping the title of the paper as simple as "The Fifth State of Matter" or "The Bose-Einstein Condensate", the author has purposely chosen the present title in order to create interest amongst the readers. Starting right from Robert Boyle of the seventeenth century and right to the end of the twentieth century, the contents of the paper is divided into four steps as per the title of the paper, each step corresponding to a century. Thus the reader might expect some change in the research methodology. For a reader, generally, thinking comes during reading or after some reading. The author advises the readers to go through the entire paper at a stretch and understand the history and philosophy of the subject. As a picture speaks thousand words, pictures of scientists are given at appropriate places. Some of the illustrative diagrams are drawn by the author himself. As research papers on a topic of this kind are very rare, the author has taken material from some classical books. Mathematics, being the language of Physics appears at some places and hence the paper is meant for physicists and chemists.

Keywords: Absolute scale, Absolute zero, Adiabatic demagnetization, Bose condensation, Boyle's law, Charle's law, Gay Lusaac Law, Helium atom, Hobbe's freezing dispute, Joule-Kelvin effect, Laser cooling, Magneto Optical Trap, Nernst Heat Theorem, Pressure coefficient, Van der Waal's equation, Volume coefficient.

Abstract: Lime is a versatile material used from the ancient time of construction. It is mainly used as the binding material, also it offers greater durability and less strength compared to cement. The usage of lime is much reduced in the construction field when compared with the cement since cement produces greater strength. In this study, lime is added partially to the cement as lime-cement mortar for enhancing the strength by using different dosages of natural admixtures and also aimed to reduce the emission of Co2 on the environment. The different dosages of natural admixtures are 10%, 20%, 30%, 40%, and 50%.

Keywords: Lime, Cement, Kadukkai, and Jaggery.

Abstract: Use of recycled aggregate in concrete is helpful for environmental protection. Recycled aggregates are the materials for the long run. This paper reports the fundamental properties of recycled fine aggregate and compares these properties with natural fine aggregates. Fundamental changes in every aggregate property are resolved and their impacts on cementing work are examined finally. Similarly the properties of recycled aggregate concrete are also determined. In addition to that mineral admixture GGBS is also added to concrete by 20% substitution of its total volume. Basic concrete properties like compressive strength, split tensile strength are explained here for full replacement of recycled fine aggregate instead of natural fine aggregate, both with and without admixture.

Keywords: Construction & Demolished wastes, Recycled Fine Aggregate, Mineral Admixture, Compressive strength, Split tensile strength.

Abstract: The demand of Natural River Sand is increasing day by day due to the usage of concrete increased. Many Researches are made by many scientists for a suitable replacement of natural river sand as a fine aggregate. The aim of our project is to use demolished concrete waste as fine aggregate. In our project, natural river sand is fully replaced by demolished concrete waste as fine aggregate. The comparison between the properties of natural river sand and our demolished concrete waste is done. The specimens are cast and compressive strength test and split tensile strength test is done. The test results are compared to conventional concrete with demolished concrete waste. The results are shown by graphically.

Keywords: Demolished Concrete Waste, Fine Aggregate, Specimen and Casting, Compressive and Split Tensile Strength Test.

Abstract: Papercrete is a mix of cement, paper pulp, sand or clay and water. It is an old concept of construction material which is discovered recently. The purpose of this investigation is to caste the papercrete brick using the clay, cement, paper pulp and water and investigates the properties of brick by introducing various percentages of GGBS for a replacement for cement. The mix proportion of the brick is chosen as 1:1.5:1.5 [cement: clay: paper pulp] by trial and error method because there is no proper code for mix proportion. The results are compared with the normal brick for the conclusion.

Keywords: Papercrete, GGBS, Compression Strength, Water Absorption.

Abstract: Now a day, constantly growing demand for electrical energy isquite questionable. One of the most significant energy consumers is lighting. About 19% of the electrical energy produced over the world is spent to lighting. The smarter way to reduce the unnecessary usage of energy is by making applications to be controlled remotely. Light-emitting diodes (LEDs) are becoming more popular. Most illumination applications are becoming LED based, mainly due to their long operational lifetime and high energy efficiency. In this Project, we're trying to introduce an efficient way for driving the LED and controlling its brightness level and colors in order to benefit from high efficiency, and improved light quality as well. Circuit can simply be used in smart environments, communicating with user through a cell phone application, and simultaneously being able to adjust the ambient light and colors in a smart way. This all can be done using Internet of Things (IoT). IoT is a network of communication among physical devices, which enables the objects to be sensed and controlled remotely. This indirectly creates opportunities for direct integration of physical world into computer based systems which results in improved efficiency, accurate control and economic benefit. In this project we are using a NODEMCU (ESP8266) module to control and connect through IoT and control through mobile applications.

Keywords: WiFi, LED, NODEMCU, IoT, Microcontroller.

Abstract: A vortex tube is a simple mechanical device, having no moving parts, which produces cold air at the cold end and hot air at the hot end with compressed air flow. Vortex flow is created in a vortex chamber in which air travels in spiral motion along the periphery of the hot side. The vortex of air form in the tube has a core and outer zone such that the temperature of core zone is lower and the outer zone is higher. This study presents the results of a series of experiments focusing on various geometries of the ''hot end side" for different inlet port. Three vortex tubes will be design, fabricate and test for maximum temperature drop having 1, 2 & 4 inlet ports. An experimental testing is perform to realize through behavior of a vortex tube system. A reliable test rig has to design and construct to investigate the effect of number inlet port.

Keywords: D-diameter of vortex tube [mm] , k-turbulence kinetic energy [m2 s2], L-length of vortex tube [mm] , Z-axial length from nozzle cross-section [mm], r-radial distance measured from the centerline of tube [mm], s- radial gap of nozzle inlet from vortex chamber [mm] ,T- temperature [K] , VT-vortex tube.

Abstract: This paper reports the experimental investigation on the basic properties of recycled brick-mortar fine aggregate and compares them with natural fine aggregates. Use of recycled aggregate in concrete can be useful to reduce the environmental contamination. Basic changes in every aggregate property are resolved and their impacts on cementing work are examined. Indispensable concrete properties are observed where compressive strength & split tensile strength for full replacement of recycled brick-mortar fine aggregate (RBM) instead of natural fine aggregate.

Keywords: Salvaged Super-Structure Waste, Recycled Brick-Mortar Fine Aggregate (RBM), Compressive strength, Split tensile strength.

Abstract: Tourism industry is rapidly increasing and is fast becoming the driving force of many countries economic growth. Due to huge number of tourist arrival tourist destinations start lacking in quality, services and satisfaction. Nilgiris district which is experiencing mass tourism due to various factors is considered for my study. For measuring the quality and present condition of tourist destinations, an attempt has been done by 6A's of tourism based on tourist perception. It also compares the destinations in terms of individual quality aspects. This can give important understanding to the policy makers and officials into the push and pull components of the tourist destinations through which vital and strategy level interventions can be taken to improve the quality of destinations.

Keywords: Tourist destinations, Assessment of tourism services, Quality of tourist destinations.

Abstract: Nilgiris, the well-known district of Tamilnadu famous for its natural scenic beauty start getting affecting because of the excessive tourism growth from past few years. The district having more than 30 destinations which makes tourism as an important source of economy in the district. Growing tourism brings positive as well as negative impact on tourist destinations which is mainly happening due to mass tourism and overcrowding. Mass tourism directly related to excess carrying capacity of the destinations which can destroy the natural tourism environment. In this study, we gave the attempt to understand the concept of carrying capacity and assessing the carrying capacity of important destinations of Nilgiris district to identifying the destination which is experiencing the mass tourism and overcrowding which will give the idea of the destinations where interventions and strategies required to control the impact on tourism environment.

Keywords: Tourist destinations, Carrying capacity, Quality of tourist destinations, Mass tourism.

Abstract: The flow of wastewater is up to 36 kld, for the emergency purpose, we have designed the plant to 40 kld. We have setup a pilot plant of capacity 25 liters and can treat water at rate of 2.25 liters per hour. This project aims to design the treatment plant by using Filters and up flow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket technology for the enhanced technology. By analyzing the characteristics of the wastewater the adequacy of the design is checked and the necessary unit process and operations of the treatment system are designed.

Keywords: Grey water,filter system,UASB, treatment.

Abstract: The waste glass is affected the some environmental factors. Generated waste glass is made up to the powder form and it is economically, when it is used in concrete. Fine aggregate of the concrete is replaced by these waste glass powder in partially (0% - 30%). Objective of the investigation is increase the compressive strength due to using waste glass powder in M40 grade of concrete. The results are compared with the conventional concrete.

Keywords: Waste glass powder, Concrete, Compressive strength, Fine aggregate.

Abstract: AAC stands for Autoclaved Aerated Concrete. It is an ultra-light concrete masonry product having good number of advantages in practicality. It is now gaining its importance in construction industry replacing all the conventional methods. This cellular structure gives AAC a number of exceptional physical characteristics. It weighs as little as 1/5 as much as ordinary concrete because of its distinct cellular structure which posses millions of tiny pockets of entrapped air. AAC consists of basic materials that are widely available. These include sand, cement, lime, gypsum, aluminium paste, water and an expansion.

Keywords: Autoclaved Aerated Concrete, Gypsum, Mineral admixture, Lightweight Concrete.

Abstract: A review paper is presented here to focus on soil stabilization by using waste plastic products. Soil stabilization is the process which improves the physical properties of soil, such as shear strength, bearing capacity which can be done by use of controlled compaction or addition of suitable admixtures like cement, lime, sand, fly ash or by providing geo textiles, geo synthetics etc. The new technique of soil stabilization can be effectively used to meet the challenges of society, to reduce the quantities of waste, producing useful material from non-useful waste materials. Various experiments were conducted and found that there is improved performance when compared to conventional soil.

Keywords: Black Cotton Soil, CBR, OMC, MDD, Plastic fibers, UCS and Stabilization.

Abstract: A review paper is presented here to focus on soil stabilization by using waste plastic products. Soil stabilization is the process which improves the physical properties of soil, such as shear strength, bearing capacity which can be done by use of controlled compaction or addition of suitable admixtures like cement, lime, sand, fly ash or by providing geo textiles, geo synthetics etc. The new technique of soil stabilization can be effectively used to meet the challenges of society, to reduce the quantities of waste, producing useful material from non-useful waste materials. Various experiments were conducted and found that there is improved performance when compared to conventional soil.

Keywords: Black Cotton Soil, CBR, OMC, MDD, Plastic fibers, UCS and Stabilization.

Abstract: There are lots of environmental impacts of concrete on our ecology. Cement industry creating environmental problem by emission of co2 during manufacturing of cement.On the other side sugar cane bagasse ash generated in sugar mill creating environmental issue as most of the part is used as land fill.In this work sugarcane bagasse ash which is taken from one of the sugar mill of south Tamilnadu (India) used in M20 grade of concrete by replacing cement 10%,20% and 30% by weight and compare with normal M20 grade of concrete to check the feasibility of sugar cane bagasse ash in concrete.

Keywords: Sugarcane Bagasse Ash, SCBA

Abstract: Medical wastes include all infectious waste, hazardous (including low-level radioactive) wastes, and any other wastes that are generated from all types of health care institutions, including hospitals, clinics, doctor (including dental and veterinary) offices, and medical laboratories. The concern for hospital waste management has been felt globally with the rise in infectious diseases and indiscriminate disposal of waste. Medical waste has been identified by US Environmental Agency as the third largest known source of dioxin air emission and contributor of about 10% of mercury emissions to the environment from human activities. This paper will sensitize the reader about the impacts of improper waste management. The main bottleneck to sound hospital waste management is lack of training and appropriate skills, insufficient resource allocation and lack of adequate equipment. This paper has been developed to create awareness about Bio-medical waste management and the processes involved in Bio Medical waste management.

Keywords: Bio Medical Waste, Infectious.

Abstract: Power quality troubles are increasing with the widespread utilize of electronic equipments, which induces harmonic distortion of voltages and currents. Individually, low power single-phase nonlinear load may not set numerous critical harmonic troubles but comprehensive concentrations of these loads have the potential to evoke harmonic voltages and currents to unsatisfactory levels and harmonic current "pollution" is a one of the major power quality problem in electrical power systems. In this research paper, nonlinear resistance and harmonic models of the instrumentalities with switch mode Terminal power supply (SMPS) are put through using MATLAB and Simulink has been done single-phase and three-phase circuits. To get over the troubles of the harmonics we should utilize some external components to compensate it. In this research Shunt Active Filter to compensate the harmonics are applied. And the outcomes of compensate are also be shown, as compensated of harmonics in this paper.

Keywords: Harmonics, power supply, filter, Matlab.

Abstract: Boiling is a convective heat transfer process that involves a phase change from liquid to vapour. Two phase flow boiling heat transfer is attractive over a single phase because of heat transfer coefficient. Researchers have investigated the forced convection of fluids, both experimentally and numerically. A good understanding of characteristics of nano fluid flow has thoroughly been investigated in these studies. In recent years, many researchers have tried to fill the gaps on this subject in the literature. This paper reports on most of the forced convective heat transfer literature occurring both in-tubes and in-channels regarding the use of nano fluids.

Keywords: Flow boiling, nanoparticles, heat transfer.

Abstract: With the increasing importance of corruption has become major factor to be considered as a result the number of vehicles and the rapid development of population are growing in our everyday life. Existing process of RTO is very time consuming process. Traffic management is a serious issue confronted by the city. The RTO employees having lot of work burden of making registration, license issue, transfer etc. which required lot of paper work. As a result people cannot get things done in right time. Since the proposed framework is digitalized and android based, it will serve as handier instrument and helpful option implies for traffic. And android application is provided to traffic police to retrieve vehicle information, fine details.

Keywords: Android App, Mongo DB database, RTO, Electronic mail, Potman.

Abstract: A skeleton of fish consists of the vertebral column, jaw, ribs, cranium and intramuscular bones. It provides protection and control and also they produce red blood cells in addition to kidneys and spleen. Starting from the head, bony fish consist of solid hard bones called cranium. Cranium protects the brain from mechanical stresses. Osteichthyes have hinged jaws which aid them in feeding. But fishes like hagfish, lampreys are jawless fishes. Swim bladders help them to take up the dissolved oxygen from water and provide buoyancy. Otoliths are unique characteristics of ear plates of bony fish which helps in steadiness. Disease like Whirling disease destroys this steadiness. skeletal damage in fishes is also associated to be nutritional like Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) deficiency and Phosphorus deficiency. Bacteria (like Dissolving head disease) and Virus (Like Pike fry virus disease) also find their role in piscine skeletal pathology. Mycotic infection is also been observed in fishes skeleton. Exposure to range of toxicants negatively affect skeleton of pisces. Vertebral column fracture, associated with electrocution or lightning strike may break the spinal column at the flexure point. Understanding piscine skeletal pathology will pave the way to minimize economical losses due to unappealing appearance and explore new suitable remedials.

Keywords: Fish, Skeleton, Cranium, Bacteria, Virus.

Abstract: Autonomous driving is a promising technology to improve transportation in our society. In this paper an end-to-end approach to learn how to steer a car autonomously from images is proposed. The approach proposes to map an input image to a small number of key perception indicators that directly relate to the affordance of a road/traffic state for driving. This representation provides a set of compact yet task-specific complete summary of the scene to enable a simple controller to drive a car autonomously. Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) trained to output steering wheel angle commands from front camera images centered on the road. For this demonstration deep Convolutional Neural Network is trained using recording of human driving and show that our model can work well to drive a car in a very diverse set of virtual environments. Results show that this approach can generalize well to real driving images.

Keywords: Image Preprocessing, Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN), Object Detection, Machine Learning, OpenCV.