
All papers and materials published in this Journal are protected by Copyright. 35, No.2, January WEST INDIAN JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING Volume 35 Number 2 (ISSN ) January 2013 The Editorial Office West Indian Journal of Engineering Faculty of Engineering The University of the West Indies St Augustine The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago West Indies Tel: (868), ext Fax: (868) s: Website: Editor-in-Chief: Professor Kit Fai Pun The Publication and Editorial Board of the West Indian Journal of Engineering, WIJE (ISSN ) shall have exclusive publishing rights of any technical papers and materials submitted, but is not responsible for any statements made or any opinions expressed by the authors. Sookdeo Ramjattan, Technical Support (Web) To order subscriptions or report change of address, simply fill in the required information on the Subscription Order Form provided at the back of the Journal or downloaded from the WIJE website, and/or write to: The Editor-in-Chief, The Editorial Office, West Indian Journal of Engineering, c/o Block #1, Faculty of Engineering, The University of the West Indies, St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies. Marlene Fletcher-Cockburn, Secretary (Outreach) Mr. Kwai-Sang Chin, City University of Hong Kong, China Editorial Sub-Committee Professor Kit Fai Pun, Chairman Professor Winston G. Gordon Dodds, Queen s University of Belfast, UK Dr. Tsang, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China Dr. Rao Tummala, Eastern Michigan University, USA Dr. Lal Kushwaha, University of Saskatchewan, Canada Professor Rafaella Ocone, Heriott-Watt University, UK Professor V.M. Pawar, The University of Nottingham, UK Professor Peter Hogarth, Bournemouth University, UK Professor R.

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Since its inception in September 1967, it is published twice yearly by the Faculty of Engineering at The University of the West Indies (UWI) and the Council of Caribbean Engineering Organisations (CCEO) in Trinidad and Tobago. 36 Effect of Cooking Time on Select Physical and Mechanical Properties of Dried Pigeon pea.45 Some Engineering and Chemical Properties of Locust Bean (Parkia biglobosa) Expansion Characteristics of Selected Starchy Crops During Extrusion Design of an Activated Carbon System for the Treatment of Fermentation Wastewater from a Bioethanol Production Process Identification and Remediation of Water-Quality Hotspots in Havana, Cuba: Accounting for Limited Data and High Uncertainty An Epoch-based Metallogenic Scheme for Northern Guyana: A Tool for Mineral Resource Assessment Petrophysical and Microhardness Characterization of the Sans Souci Formation, Trinidad Microphone Placement for Tenor Pan Sound Recording: New Recommendations Based on Recent Research In Search of the Knowledge Management Practices in Organisations: A Review.103 Published by: Faculty of Engineering, The University of the West Indies St Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago, West IndiesĢ WEST INDIAN JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING The WIJE Editorial Office Faculty of Engineering, The University of the West Indies, St Augustine The Republic of Trinidad and Tobago, West Indies Tel: (868), ext Fax: (868) Website: The West Indian Journal of Engineering, WIJE (ISSN ) is an international journal which has a focus on the Caribbean region. 15 A Method for Predicting the Phase Behaviour of Trinidad Gas Condensates Mechanical Behaviour of Cold Deformed and Solution Heat-treated Alumina Reinforced AA 6063 Metal Matrix Composites A Three-Stack Mechanical Sieve Shaker for Determining Aggregate Size Distribution of Soils. 1 Volume 35 Number 2 (ISSN ) January 2013 WEST INDIAN JOURNAL OF ENGINEERING Editorial Trinidad and Tobago s First Deepwater Drilling Campaign 4 Potential Industry Applications Using Gas Hydrate Technology.
