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An investigation into whether the laser drilling capabilities of a 2kW fibre laser can be enhanced using pulse train shaping (2018)
Journal Article
Markcoons, D., & Voisey, K. (2018). An investigation into whether the laser drilling capabilities of a 2kW fibre laser can be enhanced using pulse train shaping. Lasers in Engineering, 39(1-2),

In long, ms, pulsed melt ejected based laser drilling of metals pulse train shaping has previously improved drilling efficiency. This work investigates if pulse train shaping can be exploited in the laser drilling of 0.8-2 mm mild steel with a 1070 n... Read More about An investigation into whether the laser drilling capabilities of a 2kW fibre laser can be enhanced using pulse train shaping.

Insights into the Rb-Mg-N-H System: An Ordered Mixed Amide/Imide Phase and a Disordered Amide/Hydride Solid Solution (2018)
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Santoru, A., Pistidda, C., Brighi, M., Chierotti, M. R., Heere, M., Karimi, F., Cao, H., Capurso, G., Chaudhary, A.-L., khan Gizer, G., Garroni, S., Sørby, M. H., Hauback, B. C., Černý, R., Klassen, T., & Dornheim, M. (2018). Insights into the Rb-Mg-N-H System: An Ordered Mixed Amide/Imide Phase and a Disordered Amide/Hydride Solid Solution. Inorganic Chemistry, 57(6), 3197–3205. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b03232

The crystal structure of a mixed amide-imide phase, RbMgND2ND, has been solved in the orthorhombic space group Pnma (a = 9.55256(31), b = 3.70772(11) and c = 10.08308(32) Å). A new metal amide-hydride solid solution, Rb(NH2)xH(1–x), has been isolated... Read More about Insights into the Rb-Mg-N-H System: An Ordered Mixed Amide/Imide Phase and a Disordered Amide/Hydride Solid Solution.

Measurement and simulation of pressure drop across replicated porous aluminium in the Darcy-Forchheimer regime (2018)
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Otaru, A., Morvan, H., & Kennedy, A. R. (2018). Measurement and simulation of pressure drop across replicated porous aluminium in the Darcy-Forchheimer regime. Acta Materialia, 149, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actamat.2018.02.051

Experimental measurements of the pressure drop across porous metals have been compared with computational fluid dynamics simulations, for the first time, for structures typified by large pores with small interconnecting “windows”. Structural informat... Read More about Measurement and simulation of pressure drop across replicated porous aluminium in the Darcy-Forchheimer regime.

A critical review on the rationality of popular failure criteria for composites (2018)
Journal Article
Li, S., & Sitnikova, E. (2018). A critical review on the rationality of popular failure criteria for composites. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coco.2018.02.002

Popular failure criteria for fibre reinforced composites are subjected to critical scrutiny on their rationality. The rationality of a theory is about the mathematical and physical logic underlying the theory, rather than the closeness of their resul... Read More about A critical review on the rationality of popular failure criteria for composites.

Probabilistic-based characterisation of the mechanical properties of CFRP laminates (2018)
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Gomes, S., Dias-da-Costa, D., Neves, L., Hadigheh, S., Fernandes, P., & Júlio, E. (2018). Probabilistic-based characterisation of the mechanical properties of CFRP laminates. Construction and Building Materials, 169, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2018.02.190

Fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) composites have been increasingly used worldwide in the strengthening of civil engineering structures. As FRP becomes more common in structural strengthening, the development of probability-based limit state design code... Read More about Probabilistic-based characterisation of the mechanical properties of CFRP laminates.

Repercussions of Singularity of Site Authorities in Making Heritage Conservation Decisions: Evidence from Iraq (2018)
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Jasim, M. A., Hanks, L., & Borsi, K. (2018). Repercussions of Singularity of Site Authorities in Making Heritage Conservation Decisions: Evidence from Iraq. Built Heritage, 2(1), 77-91

Different global assertions have recently been made prohibiting the mono approach of decision-makers in formulating heritage conservation policies, due to many unfavourable touristic and political implications. The mono approach has led to exploitati... Read More about Repercussions of Singularity of Site Authorities in Making Heritage Conservation Decisions: Evidence from Iraq.

A study of transient over-fuelling during heavy knock in an optical spark ignition engine (2018)
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Vafamehr, H., Cairns, A., & Ebne-Abbasi, H. (in press). A study of transient over-fuelling during heavy knock in an optical spark ignition engine. International Journal of Powertrains, 7(1/2/3), https://doi.org/10.1504/IJPT.2018.10011458

The work was concerned with improving understanding of the effects of transient over-fuelling during heavy knocking combustion in modern spark ignition engines. The single cylinder engine employed included full bore overhead optical access capable of... Read More about A study of transient over-fuelling during heavy knock in an optical spark ignition engine.

SiC/GaN power semiconductor devices: a theoretical comparison and experimental evaluation under different switching conditions (2018)
Journal Article
Li, K., Evans, P., & Johnson, M. (2018). SiC/GaN power semiconductor devices: a theoretical comparison and experimental evaluation under different switching conditions. IET Electrical Systems in Transportation, 8(1), 3-11. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-est.2017.0022

(This study is for special section ‘Design, modelling and control of electric drives for transportation applications’) The conduction and switching losses of silicon carbide (SIC) and gallium nitride (GaN) power transistors are compared in this study... Read More about SiC/GaN power semiconductor devices: a theoretical comparison and experimental evaluation under different switching conditions.

Design of a force-controlled end-effector with low-inertia effect for robotic polishing using macro-mini robot approach (2018)
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Mohammad, A. E. K., Hong, J., & Wang, D. (2018). Design of a force-controlled end-effector with low-inertia effect for robotic polishing using macro-mini robot approach. Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing, 49, 54-65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rcim.2017.05.011

In this paper, the novel design of a force-controlled end-effector for automated polishing processes is presented. The proposed end-effector is to be integrated into a macro-mini robot polishing cell. The macro robot (in this study, it is a six-axis... Read More about Design of a force-controlled end-effector with low-inertia effect for robotic polishing using macro-mini robot approach.

Incorporation of an ultrasound and model guided permissible region improves quantitative source recovery in bioluminescence tomography (2018)
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Jayet, B., Morgan, S. P., & Dehgani, H. (2018). Incorporation of an ultrasound and model guided permissible region improves quantitative source recovery in bioluminescence tomography. Biomedical Optics Express, 9(3), 1360-1374. https://doi.org/10.1364/BOE.9.001360

Bioluminescence imaging has shown great potential for studying and monitoring disease progression in small animal pre-clinical imaging. However, absolute bioluminescence source recovery through tomographic multi-wavelength measurements is often hinde... Read More about Incorporation of an ultrasound and model guided permissible region improves quantitative source recovery in bioluminescence tomography.