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A laboratory study of anisotropic geomaterials incorporating recent micromechanical understanding (2015)
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Yang, L.-T., Li, X., Yu, H.-S., & Wanatowski, D. (2016). A laboratory study of anisotropic geomaterials incorporating recent micromechanical understanding. Acta Geotechnica, 11(5), https://doi.org/10.1007/s11440-015-0423-7

This paper presents an experimental investigation revisiting the anisotropic stress–strain–strength behaviour of geomaterials in drained monotonic shear using hollow cylinder apparatus. The test programme has been designed to cover the effect of mate... Read More about A laboratory study of anisotropic geomaterials incorporating recent micromechanical understanding.

In-situ polymerisation of fully bioresorbable polycaprolactone/phosphate glass fibre composites: in vitro degradation and mechanical properties (2015)
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Chen, M., Parsons, A. J., Felfel, R. M., Rudd, C. D., Irvine, D. J., & Ahmed, I. (2016). In-situ polymerisation of fully bioresorbable polycaprolactone/phosphate glass fibre composites: in vitro degradation and mechanical properties. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 59, 78-89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2015.12.019

Fully bioresorbable composites have been investigated in order to replace metal implant plates used for hard tissue repair. Retention of the composite mechanical properties within a physiological environment has been shown to be significantly affecte... Read More about In-situ polymerisation of fully bioresorbable polycaprolactone/phosphate glass fibre composites: in vitro degradation and mechanical properties.

Soot-in-oil 3D volume reconstruction through the use of electron tomography: an introductory study (2015)
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La Rocca, A., Campbell, J., Fay, M., & Orhan, O. (2016). Soot-in-oil 3D volume reconstruction through the use of electron tomography: an introductory study. Tribology Letters, 61(1), Article 8. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11249-015-0625-z

Understanding soot nanoparticle interaction with oil additives and the causes of soot-induced thickening would assist in lubricant formulation, prolonging engine life and improving engine efficiency. Three-dimensional measurement of soot structures i... Read More about Soot-in-oil 3D volume reconstruction through the use of electron tomography: an introductory study.

Journey decision making: the influence on drivers of dynamic information presented on variable message signs (2015)
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Sharples, S., Shalloe, S., Burnett, G., & Crundall, D. (2016). Journey decision making: the influence on drivers of dynamic information presented on variable message signs. Cognition, Technology and Work, 18(2), https://doi.org/10.1007/s10111-015-0362-y

In many highways environments electronic media such as variable message signs are increasingly being used to provide drivers with up-to-date dynamic information in order to influence driving decision making during journeys. These decisions may be ass... Read More about Journey decision making: the influence on drivers of dynamic information presented on variable message signs.

Material characterization and finite element modelling of cyclic plasticity behavior for 304 stainless steel using a crystal plasticity model (2015)
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Lu, J., Sun, W., & Becker, A. A. (2016). Material characterization and finite element modelling of cyclic plasticity behavior for 304 stainless steel using a crystal plasticity model. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 105, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2015.11.024

Low cycle fatigue tests were carried out for a 304 stainless steel at room temperature. A series of experimental characterisations, including SEM, TEM, and XRD were conducted for the 304 stainless steel to facilitate the understanding of the mechanic... Read More about Material characterization and finite element modelling of cyclic plasticity behavior for 304 stainless steel using a crystal plasticity model.

Analytical method using gamma functions for determining areas of power elliptical shapes for use in geometrical textile models (2015)
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Gommer, F., Brown, L. P., & Wedgwood, K. C. (2015). Analytical method using gamma functions for determining areas of power elliptical shapes for use in geometrical textile models. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 81, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2015.11.031

Textile models are often assumed to have homogenous and well defined cross-sections. For these models, the use of a power elliptical cross-sectional shape has been found to be beneficial as different shapes can be created, e.g. lenticular, elliptical... Read More about Analytical method using gamma functions for determining areas of power elliptical shapes for use in geometrical textile models.

A finite strain fibre-reinforced viscoelasto-viscoplastic model of plant cell wall growth (2015)
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Huang, R., Becker, A. A., & Jones, I. A. (2015). A finite strain fibre-reinforced viscoelasto-viscoplastic model of plant cell wall growth. Journal of Engineering Mathematics, 95(1), https://doi.org/10.1007/s10665-014-9761-y

A finite strain fibre-reinforced viscoelasto-viscoplastic model implemented in a finite element (FE) analysis is presented to study the expansive growth of plant cell walls. Three components of the deformation of growing cell wall, i.e. elasticity, v... Read More about A finite strain fibre-reinforced viscoelasto-viscoplastic model of plant cell wall growth.

An inverse method for determining the spatially resolved properties of viscoelastic–viscoplastic three-dimensional printed materials (2015)
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Chen, X., Ashcroft, I., Wildman, R. D., & Tuck, C. (2015). An inverse method for determining the spatially resolved properties of viscoelastic–viscoplastic three-dimensional printed materials. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 471(2183), Article 20150477. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2015.0477

A method using experimental nanoindentation and inverse finite-element analysis (FEA) has been developed that enables the spatial variation of material constitutive properties to be accurately determined. The method was used to measure property varia... Read More about An inverse method for determining the spatially resolved properties of viscoelastic–viscoplastic three-dimensional printed materials.

A Novel Continuum Robot Using Twin-Pivot Compliant Joints: Design, Modeling, and Validation (2015)
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Dong, X., Raffles, M., Cobos-Guzman, S., Axinte, D., & Kell, J. (2016). A Novel Continuum Robot Using Twin-Pivot Compliant Joints: Design, Modeling, and Validation. Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics, 8(2), Article 021010. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4031340

A twisting problem is identified from the central located flexible backbone continuum robot. Regarding this problem, a design solution is required to mechanically minimize this twisting angle along the backbone. Further, the error caused by the kinem... Read More about A Novel Continuum Robot Using Twin-Pivot Compliant Joints: Design, Modeling, and Validation.

The shear viscosity of carbon fibre suspension and its application for fibre length measurement (2015)
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Jiang, G., Turner, T. A., & Pickering, S. J. (2016). The shear viscosity of carbon fibre suspension and its application for fibre length measurement. Rheologica Acta, 55(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00397-015-0890-7

The viscosity of short carbon fibre suspensions in glycerol aqueous solution was measured using a bespoke vane-in-cup viscometer, where the carbon fibre has an aspect ratio from 450 to 2209. In the semi-concentrated regime, nL3 ranging from 20 to 440... Read More about The shear viscosity of carbon fibre suspension and its application for fibre length measurement.