Project final fahmi (1)

2012

I would like to thank Almighty God, Allah SWT for His mercy, blessing and guidance so that I could finish this thesis and overcome every serious problem and obstacle. I would like to say great gratitude to my supervisors Nurul Chojimah, M.Pd. and Yuni Astuti, S.Pd. I thank both of them for their valuable guidance, patience, explanation, corrections, comments, support, and suggestion during the thesis writing process. Besides, for the examiner, Sahiruddin, M.A. I deliver my great thank for all his worth corrections and suggestions during the thesis examination process. My sincere thanks go to Fatimah, M.Appl.Ling., the head of English Department. I also want to say my thankfulness to all the lecturers who have taught me during the academic years. From you all I got a lot of knowledge for finishing my study and this thesis. I am also really grateful to my parents for giving love, support and pray for me faithfully. Especially, to my beloved husband (M. Zainuddin), my cute son (M. Hanan Zuhruf) and my lovely sister (Rizka Anjani) that always encourage and pray for me. Without all the blessing for my success, it is impossible to complete and finish my study at the university. I also would like to thank my best friends; Asih Zunaidah, Danang Kawantoro, Esa Wening M. who always support, help, and accompany me to pass the struggling time until I finish this thesis. My special thanks are also due to my friends; Mey Damayanti, Fadhilla Yuansari, Ima Dyah Safitri, and Nur Farah Ukhrowiyah who have given me spirit and motivation. The last I would like to say my great thanks to Rona Einsteinofa and M. Farid because of them I can carry out the seminar and examination easier.

Aerospace structural components made from polymer matrix composites (PMCs) offer numerous advantages. Their high stiffness and high strength combined with low densities enable lower fuel consumption coupled with higher payloads. As a result, PMCs provide an important economic advantage over typical metallic airframes. Textile reinforcements for PMCs are made by assembling reinforcement fibres, typically carbon. Then, the textile reinforcements are typically cut into smaller pieces, stacked, draped and assembled into a dry assembly called a preform, the shape of which generally approaches that of the PMC part to be made. This manufacturing process is labour intensive and expensive. Novel thick, net-shape, drapable, high vf textile reinforcements used toward manufacturing aerospace PMCs are being developed at the University of Ottawa. The technology enables the manufacturing of flat, drapable multilayered near net-shape preforms. The bending and inplane shear behaviours of such novel thick reinforcement textiles was investigated to understand and define the behaviour of such thick fabric reinforcements when formed into required shapes. A bending apparatus was developed for investigating the bending behaviour of these novel thick reinforcement fabrics and an articulated frame shear rig was used for investigating the in-plane shear behaviour. A non-destructive inspection method using infrared imaging was used for investigating and identifying flaws and defects in these thick, dry textile reinforcements, aiming at increasing the quality and reproducibility of the final PMC parts made from these reinforcements. Dedication This dissertation is lovingly dedicated to my mother. Her support, encouragement, and constant love have sustained me throughout my life. iii Acknowledgements Above all, I would like to thank Allah (subhanahu wa taala) for endowing me with health, patience, and knowledge to complete this work. It would not have been possible to write this doctoral thesis without the help and support of the kind people around me, to only some of whom it is possible to give particular mention here. First and foremost, this thesis would not have been possible without the help, support and patience of my supervisor, Prof. Francois Robitaille, who accepted me as his Ph.D. student without hesitation, not to mention his invaluable advices on both academic and personal level. I am extremely grateful for his encouragement and help that made me feel confident as he provided insightful discussions about the research to fulfill my desire and to overcome every difficulty I encountered. I would like to thank my loving, supportive, encouraging, and patient wife and kids for their sacrifice, unconditional love and personal support; whose faithful unequivocal support throughout, especially during the final stages of this Ph.D. is so appreciated for which my mere expression of thanks likewise does not suffice their great patience at all times. Furthermore, I would like to acknowledge the academic and technical support of Ottawa University and the support given to me by Omar Al-Mukhtar University. Finally, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to my brother Dr. Adel Bugaldian as he has being supportive, throughout life's challenges and ordeals, I can now say that I've been lucky enough to have him here since my arrival in Canada. Also I would like to thank my brother in law Mr. Omar Sekta for his unlimited support during the whole period of my PhD study. Thank you for all of your love and support throughout my life.

Their immense contributions to this research work are individually and collectively appreciated. My special gratitude goes to my lovely and beautiful wife Mrs. Abdulhakeem Abiodun Muslimat for her motivation, understanding, supports and prayers from the beginning, through and to the end of this study. I also appreciate my wonderful parents Alhaja Habibat Gambari and Alhaji Folorunsho Ibrahim may Allah continue to bless them beyond their care and love for me. vi I also specially appreciate my siblings Alhaji Luqman Salaudeen and Mrs. Sikirat Abdulraheem for their supports both in kind and cash. I equally appreciate a friend like a brother, Uthman Abdulmumeen Tosho, for his supports during the course of this programme. The assistance of other postgraduate students in the department which facilitated the timely completion of this research work is equally recognized. I am very grateful to you all. vii TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION Background to the Problem

DEDICATION This project is dedicated to the Almighty God, for giving me the enablement to carry out this research and also to my mum, dad, brothers and sisters for their understanding and moral support. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

2006

sense of community, is no more than 100,000 words in length, exclusive of tables, figures, appendices and references. This thesis contains no material that has been submitted previously, in whole or in part, for the award of any other academic degree or diploma. Except where otherwise indicated, this thesis is my own work.

This work has not been presented elsewhere for the award of a degree, or any other purpose. Candidate's Name: Falade, Adesegun Ibrahim (MAT. NO: PMT/09/9099) Signature………………………………………………………. Date………………………. (b) (By the Supervisor) I certify that this work was carried out by Mr. Falade, Adesegun Ibrahim (MAT. NO: PMT/09/9099) in the department

2018

Tujuan dilaksanakannya pengabdian pada masyarakat ini adalah: (1) mempertahankan komitmen alumni sebagai wirausahawan muda pertanian; (2) meningkatan kapasitas dan kemampuan alumni dalam pengelolaan bisnis bidang pertanian; (3) meningkatkan skala usaha melalui penambahan kemampuan pembiayan usaha bidang agribisnis; (4) mengembangan jaringan bisnis (net-working) dan kerjasama pembiayaaan dan pemasaran. Output yang diharapkan sebagai keluaran kegiatan pengabdiandian ini adalah artikel yang diterbitkan di jurnal nasional atau internasional. Untuk mencapai tujuan pengabdian ini maka dilaksanakan dengan pendekatan pembinaan dan pendampingan. Pembinaan dilasanakan dengan metode focus group discussion (FGD), pelatihan dengan metode sekolah lapang agribisnis, dan pendampingan dilasanaan dengan metode problem solving. Dari serangkaian pelaksanaan kegiatan dapat disimpulkan sebagai berikut: (1) komitmen alumni sebagai wirausahawan muda pertanian masih mampu dipertahanan yang ditunjukkan oleh ...

2012

I, the undersigned, hereby declare that the content of this dissertation is my own original work and that I have not previously submitted it to any other university for a degree, either in part or in its entirety.

2015

A special thank you to my committee chair, Dr. Michael H. Belzer, for his many hours of collaboration, his extensive knowledge of the motor carrier industry, and for his commitment to the project. My gratitude to Dr. Allen C. Goodman for his continued support, guidance, and advice throughout the degree and dissertation process. Dr. Li Way Lee has provided me with much wisdom, as well as selflessly offering his continued faith in me, and in my abilities to persevere through the various stages of writing these essays, and for that I say, thank you so very much. Thank you to Dr. Stephen V. Burks for his industry expertise and for the many hours of phone conversations during the development of the principal model used in each of the essays. Also, a special thanks to Dr. Jon Anderson of The University of Minnesota-Morris for his statistical analysis in the preparation of the model. I would like to give special acknowledgement and loving thanks to my wife, Sheri, my son, Michael, and to my daughter, Abigail. Each of them has given me special, and unique, inspiration that will never be forgotten. With loving thanks to my wife for her undying commitment to see me succeed; it has driven me to be more than I ever could have imagined, thank you. Michael, your words of wisdom are priceless, as is your support; both are very much appreciated; we will soon finish the Monte Carlo, thank you! Abigail, your unique outlook on life, your wit, and your genuine support inspires me daily, thank you. I also would like to give a thousand thanks to the many family members and friends who continually extended their encouragement and support and who were there for me at just the right moments, in various ways, throughout my entire educational endeavor.