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Dynamic behavior of polymers (2024)
Book Chapter
Siviour, C. R., & De Focatiis, D. S. (2024). Dynamic behavior of polymers. In Dynamic Behavior of Materials: Fundamentals, Material Models, and Microstructure Effects (553-595). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-323-99153-7.00013-x

Measuring, understanding, and modeling the high strain rate properties of polymers are of importance in a wide range of applications. These properties also give unique insight into the processes governing polymer deformation. Compared to metals, howe... Read More about Dynamic behavior of polymers.

Two-dimensional to three-dimensional dry fibre preforming (2023)
Book Chapter
Chen, S., & Harper, L. (2023). Two-dimensional to three-dimensional dry fibre preforming. In Design and Manufacture of Structural Composites (101-123). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-819160-6.00005-6

Preforming is the process of converting two-dimensional (2D) intermediate fibre products, such as fabrics and mats, into complex three-dimensional (3D) shapes to resemble the geometry of the final component. Preforming is a necessary step for all liq... Read More about Two-dimensional to three-dimensional dry fibre preforming.

Cost, rate, and robustness (2023)
Book Chapter
Hancock, S., & Harper, L. (2023). Cost, rate, and robustness. In Design and Manufacture of Structural Composites (447-471). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-819160-6.00022-6

This chapter outlines the most important considerations for the economic evaluation of composites, as assessing both cost and performance in parallel is critical for designing and manufacturing efficient applications. The cost of raw materials is oft... Read More about Cost, rate, and robustness.

Introduction (2023)
Book Chapter
Harper, L., & Clifford, M. (2023). Introduction. In Design and Manufacture of Structural Composites (3-17). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-819160-6.00009-3

Fibre-reinforced polymer composites are acknowledged to offer some of the highest specific properties (stiffness, strength) of any engineering materials, but this chapter takes a look at why these materials are not more widely adopted for general str... Read More about Introduction.

Building Information Modeling and Lean Construction (2023)
Book Chapter
Koskela, L., Talebi, S., Tezel, A., & Tzortzopoulos, P. (2023). Building Information Modeling and Lean Construction. In Building Information Modeling: Shared Modeling, Mutual Data, the New Art of Building (121-146). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781394264933.ch6

The recognition of the connection between building information modeling (BIM) and Lean Construction is relatively recent. This chapter provides an overview and analysis on the connection between BIM and Lean. It discusses the contributions of BIM to... Read More about Building Information Modeling and Lean Construction.

Evaluation of E10 and NH3 co-fuelling in a modern spark ignition engine (2023)
Book Chapter
Ambalakatte, A., Geng, S., Cairns, A., La Rocca, A., Harrington, A., Hall, J., & Bassett, M. (2023). Evaluation of E10 and NH3 co-fuelling in a modern spark ignition engine. . Taylor & Francis

Ammonia (NH3) is emerging as a potential favoured fuel for longer range decarbonised heavy transport, particularly in the marine sector, predominantly due to highly favourable characteristics as an effective hydrogen carrier. This is despite generall... Read More about Evaluation of E10 and NH3 co-fuelling in a modern spark ignition engine.

Building Information Modelling Implementation in the UK Construction Industry: A Commercial Perspective (2023)
Book Chapter
Davies, D., & Tokbolat, S. (2023). Building Information Modelling Implementation in the UK Construction Industry: A Commercial Perspective. In E. Noroozinejad Farsangi, M. Noori, T. T. Yang, P. B. Lourenço, P. Gardoni, I. Takewaki, …S. Li (Eds.), Automation in Construction toward Resilience: Robotics, Smart Materials and Intelligent Systems (111-137). Taylor & Francis (Routledge). https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003325246-7

This piece of research was undertaken to investigate the commercially related aspects of Building Information Modelling (BIM) within the UK construction industry, highlighting the effectiveness and increases in efficiencies that can be gained by the... Read More about Building Information Modelling Implementation in the UK Construction Industry: A Commercial Perspective.

11 Evaluating the current state of digitalisation of the UK construction industry (2023)
Book Chapter
Bousfield, L., Tokbolat, S., & Demian, P. (2023). 11 Evaluating the current state of digitalisation of the UK construction industry. In M. Noori, F. Yuan, & E. Noroozinejad Farsangi (Eds.), Data-Centric Structural Health Monitoring: Mechanical, Aerospace and Complex Infrastructure Systems (237-258). De Gruyter. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110791426-011

Due to the significant role of the construction industry in terms of the impact on economies and the environment, digitalisation of this sphere deserves special attention. This study aims to evaluate the state of digitalisation of the UK construction... Read More about 11 Evaluating the current state of digitalisation of the UK construction industry.

Optimal Selection of Manufacturing Configurations Using Object-Oriented and Mathematical Data Models (2023)
Book Chapter
Torayev, A., Wang, Z., Martínez-Arellano, G., Chaplin, J. C., Sanderson, D., & Ratchev, S. (2023). Optimal Selection of Manufacturing Configurations Using Object-Oriented and Mathematical Data Models. In L. Tang (Ed.), Industrial Engineering and Applications (3-12). IOS Press. https://doi.org/10.3233/ATDE230025

In this work, we optimize manufacturing configurations, i.e., the set of necessary assets, using the known capabilities and capacities of manufacturing equipment. In particular, the work provides an Object-Oriented data model and the translation of t... Read More about Optimal Selection of Manufacturing Configurations Using Object-Oriented and Mathematical Data Models.

Air Quality in Latin American Buildings (2023)
Book Chapter
Molina, C., Jones, B., & Morantes, G. (2023). Air Quality in Latin American Buildings. In L. Marín-Restrepo, A. Pérez-Fargallo, M. Beatriz Piderit-Moreno, M. Trebilcock-Kelly, & P. Wegertseder-Martínez (Eds.), Removing Barriers to Environmental Comfort in the Global South (195-215). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-24208-3_14

The air people breathe has a significant impact on their health, comfort, productivity, and well-being. Indoor air is important because it is where most exposure to airborne contaminants occurs. However, it is not always possible to know the composit... Read More about Air Quality in Latin American Buildings.

Developing Industry 4.0 applications (2023)
Book Chapter
Collinge, W. H., Osorio-Sandoval, C. A., Manu, P., & Cheung, C. (2023). Developing Industry 4.0 applications. In P. Manu, G. Shang, P. Jorge Silva Bartolo, V. Francis, & A. Sawhney (Eds.), Handbook of Construction Safety, Health and Well-being in the Industry 4.0 Era (42-51). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003213796-5

The design and development of Industry 4.0 applications requires focused research work and close collaboration with the industry. Such an approach requires a balance between technical work and social interactions with industry partners: a social cons... Read More about Developing Industry 4.0 applications.

Synthesis, Properties and Characterization of Metal Nanoparticles (2023)
Book Chapter
Thummavichai, K., Chen, Y., Wang, N. N., Zhu, Y. Q., & Ola, O. (2023). Synthesis, Properties and Characterization of Metal Nanoparticles. In S. K. Tiwari, V. Kumar, & S. Thomas (Eds.), Nanoparticles Reinforced Metal Nanocomposites: Mechanical Performance and Durability (161-207). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-9729-7_6

Precious metals including Au, Pd, Pt, Ag and Pd and other metals such as Fe, Co, Mg and Ni as solid powder, dispersion in solution and deposition as thin films have attained wide interest in the last decades. They have induced intense research intere... Read More about Synthesis, Properties and Characterization of Metal Nanoparticles.

Reinforcing fibres (2023)
Book Chapter
Parsons, A. (2023). Reinforcing fibres. In L. Harper, & M. Clifford (Eds.), Design and Manufacture of Structural Composites (19-34). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-819160-6.00008-1

This chapter provides information on the type of reinforcing fibres commonly used in polymer composites. Inorganic and organic fibres are described along with general information on their manufacture, applications, and representative properties. Suit... Read More about Reinforcing fibres.

Working at Home: Architects during the pandemic in China (2023)
Book Chapter
Xu, Y., Borsi, K., & Hale, J. (2023). Working at Home: Architects during the pandemic in China. In P. Sparke, E. Ioannidou, P. Kirkham, S. Knott, & J. Scholze (Eds.), Interiors in the Era of Covid-19: Interior Design between the Public and Private Realms (101-111). Bloomsbury Publishing

Le BIM et le Lean Construction (2023)
Book Chapter
Koskela, L., Talebi, S., Tezel, A., & Tzortzopoulos, P. (2023). Le BIM et le Lean Construction. In R. Teulier, & M. Bagieu (Eds.), Le BIM, nouvel art de construire: données communes et modélisations partagées (133-156). iSTE Group

When is Architecture Art? : Architectural Representations and the Postmodern Artworld, or, Socioaesthetics (2022)
Book Chapter
Kauffman, J. (2022). When is Architecture Art? : Architectural Representations and the Postmodern Artworld, or, Socioaesthetics. In The Routledge Companion to Architectural Drawings and Models: From Translating to Archiving, Collecting and Displaying (249-262). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003052623-20

Concerns about the correlation between architecture and art found new life in the Postmodern era when architectural representations became entangled in the art world. The exhibiting and sale of architectural drawings and models at commercial gallerie... Read More about When is Architecture Art? : Architectural Representations and the Postmodern Artworld, or, Socioaesthetics.

Economic Competitiveness (2022)
Book Chapter
Wiedmann, F., Thomas, S., & Peterek, M. (2023). Economic Competitiveness. In B. Giddings, & R. J. Rogerson (Eds.), The Future of the City Centre: Global Perspectives (166-181). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003141198-14

The ongoing desire of cities to attract inward investment is enhancing pressure on growth dynamics and risking both spatial fragmentation and social segregation. While place-making strategies have been explored to restore or recreate city centres as... Read More about Economic Competitiveness.

Environmental Assessment of Recycling Carbon Fibre-Reinforced Composites: Current Challenges and Future Opportunities (2022)
Book Chapter
Meiirbekov, A., Amantayeva, A., Tokbolat, S., Suleimen, A., Sarfraz, S., & Shehab, E. (2023). Environmental Assessment of Recycling Carbon Fibre-Reinforced Composites: Current Challenges and Future Opportunities. In R. Vaira Vignesh, R. Padmanaban, & M. Govindaraju (Eds.), Advances in Processing of Lightweight Metal Alloys and Composites: Microstructural Characterization and Property Correlation (25-49). Springer Nature Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-7146-4_2

The increasing application of carbon fibre-reinforced polymer composites (CFRP) across different industries raises environmental concerns. It requires focussing on the end-of-life phase of the product/material. The environmental benefits of CFRP recy... Read More about Environmental Assessment of Recycling Carbon Fibre-Reinforced Composites: Current Challenges and Future Opportunities.

Pore Structure-Transport Relationships in Bowland Shale (2022)
Book Chapter
Pitcher, E. G., Fletcher, R. S., Large, D. J., & Rigby, S. P. (2023). Pore Structure-Transport Relationships in Bowland Shale. In The Bowland Shale Formation, UK: Processes and Resources. Geological Society. https://doi.org/10.1144/sp534-2021-97

Shale rocks are highly structurally and chemically heterogeneous, such that the pore structure-transport relationship is complex. Shales typically have porosity over many length-scales from the molecular up to macroscopic fractures. This work utilize... Read More about Pore Structure-Transport Relationships in Bowland Shale.

Augmenting Automotive Gesture Infotainment Interfaces through Mid-Air Haptic Icon Design (2022)
Book Chapter
Brown, E., Large, D. R., Limerick, H., Frier, W., & Burnett, G. (2022). Augmenting Automotive Gesture Infotainment Interfaces through Mid-Air Haptic Icon Design. In Ultrasound Mid-Air Haptics for Touchless Interfaces (119-145). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-04043-6_5

A growing body of work is demonstrating the potential benefits of haptic interfaces for the automotive domain, including the use of ultrasound haptic interfaces. In this chapter, we present our work into the development of an in-vehicle mid-air gestu... Read More about Augmenting Automotive Gesture Infotainment Interfaces through Mid-Air Haptic Icon Design.