IIUM
ENGINEERING
JOURNAL

Volume 19

June 2018

Number 1

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IIUM
Press

INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA

ISSN: 1511-788X E-ISSN: 2289-7860

http://journals.iium.edu.my/ejournal
**CHIEF EDITOR**

Ahmad Faris Ismail, IIUM, Malaysia

**TECHNICAL EDITOR**

Erry Yulian Triblas Adesta, IIUM, Malaysia

**EXECUTIVE EDITOR**

AHM Zahirul Alam, IIUM, Malaysia

**ASSOCIATE EDITOR**

Anis Nurashikin Nordin, IIUM, Malaysia

**LANGUAGE EDITOR**

Lynn Mason, Malaysia

**COPY EDITOR**

Hamzah Mohd. Salleh, IIUM, Malaysia

**EDITORIAL BOARD MEMBERS**

Abdullah Al-Mamun, IIUM, Malaysia

Abdumalik Rakhimov, IIUM, Malaysia

Amir Akramin Shafie, IIUM, Malaysia

Erwin Sulaeman, IIUM, Malaysia

Hanafy Omar, Saudi Arabia

Hazleen Anuar, IIUM, Malaysia

Konstantin Khanin, University of Toronto, Canada

Ma'an Al-Khatib, IIUM, Malaysia

Md Zahangir Alam, IIUM, Malaysia

Meftah Hrairi, IIUM, Malaysia

Mohamed B. Trabia, United States

Mohammad S. Alam, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, United States

Muataz Hazza Faizi Al Hazza, IIUM, Malaysia

Mustafizur Rahman, National University Singapore, Singapore

Nor Farahidah Binti Za'bah, IIUM, Malaysia

Ossama Abdulkhalik, Michigan Technological University, United States

Rosminazuin AB. Rahim, IIUM, Malaysia

Waqar Asrar, IIUM, Malaysia

**AIMS & SCOPE OF IIUM ENGINEERING JOURNAL**

The IIUM *Engineering Journal*, published biannually, is a carefully refereed international publication of International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM). Contributions of high technical merit within the span of engineering disciplines; covering the main areas of engineering: Electrical and Computer Engineering; Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering; Automation and Mechatronics Engineering; Material and Chemical Engineering; Environmental and Civil Engineering; Biotechnology and Bioengineering; Engineering Mathematics and Physics; and Computer Science and Information Technology are considered for publication in this journal. Contributions from other areas of Engineering and Applied Science are also welcomed. The IIUM Engineering Journal publishes contributions under *Regular papers, Invited review papers, Short communications, Technical notes, and Letters to the editor* (no page charge). Book reviews, reports of and/or call for papers of conferences, symposia and meetings, and advances in research equipment could also be published in IIUM Engineering Journal with minimum charges.

**REFEREES' NETWORK**

All papers submitted to IIUM Engineering Journal will be subjected to a rigorous reviewing process through a worldwide network of specialized and competent referees. Each accepted paper should have at least two positive referees' assessments.

**SUBMISSION OF A MANUSCRIPT**

A manuscript should be submitted online to the IIUM-Engineering Journal website: http://journals.iium.edu.my/ejournal. Further correspondence on the status of the paper could be done through the journal website and the e-mail addresses of the Executive Editor: zahirulalam@iium.edu.my Faculty of Engineering, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), Jan Gombak, 53100, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Phone: (603) 6196 4529, Fax: (603) 6196 4488.
INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE

A. Anwar, United States

Abdul Latif Bin Ahmad, Malaysia

Farzad Ismail, USM, Pulau Pinang, Malaysia

Hanafy Omar, Saudi Arabia

Hany Ammar, United States

Idris Mohammed Bugaje, Nigeria

K.B. Ramachandran, India

Kunzu Abdella, Canada

Luis Le Moyne, ISAT, University of Burgundy, France

M Mujtaba, United Kingdom

Mohamed AI-Rubei, Ireland

Mohamed B Trabia, United States

Mohammad S. Alam, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, United States

Nazmul Karim

Ossama Abdulkhalik, Michigan Technological University, United States

Razi Nalim, IUPUI, Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

Syed Kamrul Islam, United States

Tibor Czigany, Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary

Yiu-Wing Mai, The University of Sydney, Australia.

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Whilst every effort is made by the publisher and editorial board to see that no inaccurate or misleading data, opinion or statement appears in this Journal, they wish to make it clear that the data and opinions appearing in the articles and advertisement herein are the responsibility of the contributor or advertiser concerned. Accordingly, the publisher and the editorial committee accept no liability whatsoever for the consequence of any such inaccurate or misleading data, opinion or statement.

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ISSN: 1511-788X E-ISSN: 2289-7860