International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Applications

Special Issue

Transportation Engineering Technology

  • Submission Deadline: 20 January 2015
  • Status: Submission Closed
  • Lead Guest Editor: Vo Trong Cang
About This Special Issue
Aerospace and Transportation Engineering Technology involves the design, manufacture and upkeep of aircraft, spacecraft and all types of transportation mean. Aerospace and Transportation engineering deals with the design, construction, and study of the science behind the forces and physical properties of crafts, vessels and vehicles. The field also covers their aero-hydrodynamic characteristics and behaviors, airfoil, control surfaces, lift, drag, and other properties. It is immensely important in the present day world. This special issue is intended to attract submissions of research papers concerning the materials and technologies in aerospace and transportation engineering. We look forward to original research papers involving latest discoveries and improvements in this area.

Aims and Scope:
1. Materials chemistry, structure and synthesis for aerospace (AE), marine system (MS) and transportation (TR) engineering
2. Functional materials for AE, MS, TR engineering
3. New technologies and design for AE, MS, TR and combustion systems
4. Modeling and simulation in AE, MS, TR engineering
5. Synthetic fuels and biofuels for power engineering
6. Energy policies and strategies related to AE, MS, TR engineering
7. Applications of AE, MS, TR technology
8. Technological innovation in aviation and transportation

This Special Issue consists of two parts, for more details about these parts, take a reference to:

Part 1: http://www.sciencepublishinggroup.com/specialissue/220006

Part 2: http://www.sciencepublishinggroup.com/specialissue/220014

Lead Guest Editor

  • Vo Trong Cang

    Faculty of Transportation Engineering, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

Guest Editors

  • Vu Ngoc Bich

    Ho Chi Minh City University of Transport, HoChiMinh city, Vietnam

  • Ly Hung Anh

    Department of Aerospace Engineering, Faculty of Transport Engineering, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

  • Tat-Hien Le

    Department of Naval Architecture & Marine System Engineering, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

  • Ngo Khanh Hieu

    Aerospace Engineering, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology, Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam

  • Huynh Thanh Cong

    Faculty of Transportation Engineering, University of Technology, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

  • Huynh Van Vu

    Naval Architecture Department, Nha Trang University, Nha Trang, Vietnam

  • Dang Thien Ngon

    Faculty of Mechanical Engineering, Ho Chi Minh city University of Technology and Education, Thu Duc, Vietnam

  • Nguyen Huu Huong

    Faculty of Transportation Engineering, HCM city University of Technology, HoChiMinh city, Vietnam

Published Articles

  • Transportation Engineering Technology – A Review

    Vo Trong Cang

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 1-3, February 2015
    Pages: 76-79
    Received: 10 December 2014
    Accepted: 13 December 2014
    Published: 11 May 2015
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijmea.s.2015030103.22
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    Abstract: This article reviews the results of the studies, which are presented in the selected papers of the special issue “Transportation Engineering Technology” of the International Journal of Mechanical Engineering and Applications (IJMEA). The results of the studies, introduced here by the authors, have helped to determine which research problems related... Show More
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  • Optimizing Repair Interval of Vehicle Based on Reliability

    Vo Trong Cang

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 1-3, February 2015
    Pages: 69-75
    Received: 10 December 2014
    Accepted: 13 December 2014
    Published: 11 May 2015
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijmea.s.2015030103.21
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    Abstract: The maintenance system should be built taking into account the specific exploiting conditions, that is, to take into account not only the running distance between repairs, but the volume of the planned maintenance was made (both preventive and corrective) and their intervals. The paper presents principles and algorithms to optimize the meantime bet... Show More
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  • Methods for Improving the Transient Operation of the Diesel Engine of Transportation Vehicles

    Phan Van Quan , Nguyen Van Nguyen , Tran Anh Tuan , Vo Trong Cang

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 1-3, February 2015
    Pages: 63-68
    Received: 10 December 2014
    Accepted: 26 February 2015
    Published: 13 April 2015
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijmea.s.2015030103.20
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    Abstract: The transportation vehicle Diesel engines request the higher power with small dimensions for the suitable installation to carry the goods and passenger. They always work with changing the outside condition such as: the ways, the rivers, the sea and the ocean conditions. Therefore, the Dieselengine of the transportation vehicleswill be working in th... Show More
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  • Numerical Investigation of Circular and Square Tubes Subjected to Low Velocity Impact Load

    Hung Anh LY , Thinh THAI-QUANG

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 1-3, February 2015
    Pages: 54-62
    Received: 1 November 2014
    Accepted: 11 December 2014
    Published: 27 January 2015
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijmea.s.2015030103.19
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    Abstract: Crash-dynamics research has contributed significantly to the safety, survivability of passengers in transportation accidents, especially in automotive industry. Among thin-walled structures, the application of thin-walled tubes with square and circular cross-sections has gained currency thanks to convenience of manufacture and capability of energy ... Show More
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  • An Assessment of MSC Solutions for Ship Structural Design and Analysis

    Hung-Chien Do , Vo Trong Cang

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 1-3, February 2015
    Pages: 47-53
    Received: 11 December 2014
    Accepted: 7 January 2015
    Published: 23 January 2015
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijmea.s.2015030103.18
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    Abstract: This paper presents assessment of ship structural analysis and design using MSC solutions. Linear and nonlinear finite element analyses are applied to 3D model describing in MSC.NASTRAN and MSC.MARC, respectively. The structural model analysis including geometric construction ability, size of meshing, boundary and loading conditions etc. are discus... Show More
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  • Numerical Simulation of Floating Airboat: Estimation of Hydrodynamic Forces

    Phan Quoc Thien , Ngo Khanh Hieu , Pham Minh Vuong

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 1-3, February 2015
    Pages: 41-46
    Received: 28 October 2014
    Accepted: 10 January 2015
    Published: 22 January 2015
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijmea.s.2015030103.17
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    Abstract: Airboat motion is always a specific maneuver operation. The flow around the airboat and the forces acting on it are quite different from those for a ship in normal act. By solving the unsteady Reynolds- Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) equations, the transient flow field around an airboat undergoing unsteady motion is simulated and the varying hydrody... Show More
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  • Prediction the Ultimate Longitudinal Strength of Intact Ship by Finite Element Method

    Huynh Van-Vu

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 1-3, February 2015
    Pages: 18-23
    Received: 24 November 2014
    Accepted: 26 December 2014
    Published: 22 January 2015
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijmea.s.2015030103.13
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    Abstract: This paper performed the approach to predict the ultimate longitudinal strength of intact ship by finite element method (FEM) on ABAQUS software. The reliability of this approach was estimated on the comparison between results of experiment models and finite element models. Thence, this approach will be applied on Double Hull VLCC(Very Large Crude ... Show More
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  • Design of Aeroelasticity Bench test for NACA0012 Wing Model in the Low Speed Wind Tunnel: Influence of Wing’s Parameters on Flutter Speed

    Thi Tuyet Nhung Le , Chi-Cong Nguyen , Hoang Nam Vang

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 1-3, February 2015
    Pages: 35-40
    Received: 9 December 2014
    Accepted: 26 December 2014
    Published: 21 January 2015
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijmea.s.2015030103.16
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    Abstract: The purpose of this study is to calculate the geometries parameters for a wing NACA0012 as well as its materials in order to observe the instability of aeroelasticity such as divergence and flutter phenomenon in the low speed wind tunnel (38 m/s). Approaches used are the theories of aeroelasticity for the static and dynamic instability problem of t... Show More
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  • Research and Proposal on Welding Technique for Longitudinal Crack Defect Welding

    Dang Thien Ngon , Phan Van Toan

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 1-3, February 2015
    Pages: 29-34
    Received: 10 December 2014
    Accepted: 7 January 2015
    Published: 14 January 2015
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijmea.s.2015030103.15
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    Abstract: Manufacturing of intentional crack defect welding as designed and similar to realistic crack defects for researches of mechanical properties of welding and training of non-destructive testing (NDT) operator is a difficult and challenging work. Nowadays, methods for manufacturing of specimens of welding with cracking defect still exists some disadva... Show More
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  • Study of the Effects of Roll Motion on Transverse Stability of a Small Boat

    Nguyen Anh Tuan , Tat-Hien Le

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 1-3, February 2015
    Pages: 24-28
    Received: 10 December 2014
    Accepted: 7 January 2015
    Published: 14 January 2015
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijmea.s.2015030103.14
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    Abstract: The aim of our paper is to study the effects of roll motion on a transverse stability of a small boat. Roll frequency will be calculated and analyzed for reducing motion sickness based on stability criteria and optimization technique. The practical solution of ship roll motion will be also investigated in our paper.
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  • A Study on the Performance Improvement in the Type VE Conventional Fuel Distributor System

    Tran Anh Tuan , Ly Vinh Dat

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 1-3, February 2015
    Pages: 9-17
    Received: 10 October 2014
    Accepted: 26 December 2014
    Published: 10 January 2015
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijmea.s.2015030103.12
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    Abstract: The emission and the noise in the Diesel engines are the main factors causing the environment pollution. To overcome the disadvantage, the Electronic Diesel Control system (EDC) has been equipped with modern Diesel engines. This paper will analyze the installation and the conversion of the VE(*) conventional fuel system to the VE - EDC in Hyundai H... Show More
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  • Coordination between Traffic Light System and Traffic Circle: A Simulation Analysis Approach

    Ngoc-Hien Do , Ngoc-Quynh-Lam Le , Ki-Chan Nam

    Issue: Volume 3, Issue 1-3, February 2015
    Pages: 1-8
    Received: 29 September 2014
    Accepted: 26 December 2014
    Published: 10 January 2015
    DOI: 10.11648/j.ijmea.s.2015030103.11
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    Abstract: Congestion is a serious traffic problem in many countries in the world. In road network systems, it easily arises from intersections, weak points of traffic systems. To improve their capacities, much research has been done and applied, in which traffic light and traffic circle systems are usually used. They are truly effective ones in traffic syste... Show More
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