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Considering Li-Ion Battery Cell Ageing in Automotive Conditions (2019)
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Stocker, R., Mathur, P., Mumtaz, A., & Lophitis, N. (2019). Considering Li-Ion Battery Cell Ageing in Automotive Conditions. HORIBA

This paper explores how to understand and use knowledge of cell ageing in automotive conditions. The key problems and considerations of ageing are considered, followed by an explanation of their causes. This is then used to discuss the tools and unde... Read More about Considering Li-Ion Battery Cell Ageing in Automotive Conditions.

Fight club – whether to make architecture or blow it up! (2019)
Book Chapter
Jarman, D. (2019). Fight club – whether to make architecture or blow it up!. In I. Troiani, & H. Campbell (Eds.), Architecture Filmmaking. Intellect

Dik Jarman has nearly thirty years of experience in the profession of architecture as well in stop motion animation winning multiple international awards in both endeavours. In this Chapter he describes the lessons that each profession had to offer i... Read More about Fight club – whether to make architecture or blow it up!.

Marine derived 87Sr/86Sr in coal, a new key to geochronology and palaeoenvironment: Elucidation of the India-Eurasia and China-Indochina collisions in Yunnan, China (2019)
Journal Article
Spiro, B. F., Liu, J., Dai, S., Zeng, R., Large, D., & French, D. (2019). Marine derived 87Sr/86Sr in coal, a new key to geochronology and palaeoenvironment: Elucidation of the India-Eurasia and China-Indochina collisions in Yunnan, China. International Journal of Coal Geology, 215, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coal.2019.103304

Coal has formed in terrestrial and coastal-marine environments from sub-polar to equatorial regions since the Devonian. It contains detailed long-term records of contemporaneous environment, climate, and subsequent modifications. However, in general,... Read More about Marine derived 87Sr/86Sr in coal, a new key to geochronology and palaeoenvironment: Elucidation of the India-Eurasia and China-Indochina collisions in Yunnan, China.

A Wideband Single End Fault Location Scheme for Active Untransposed Distribution Systems (2019)
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Aboshady, F., Thomas, D., & Sumner, M. (2020). A Wideband Single End Fault Location Scheme for Active Untransposed Distribution Systems. IEEE Transactions on Smart Grid, 11(3), 2115 - 2124. https://doi.org/10.1109/TSG.2019.2947870

This paper presents a single end fault location scheme for distribution networks with distributed generation (DG). The high frequency transients generated when a fault occurs are used to locate the fault point. An equivalent circuit at high frequenci... Read More about A Wideband Single End Fault Location Scheme for Active Untransposed Distribution Systems.

Optimising Decarbonisation Investment for Firms towards Environmental Sustainability (2019)
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Tran, T., Mao, Y., & Siebers, P. (2019). Optimising Decarbonisation Investment for Firms towards Environmental Sustainability. Sustainability, 11(20), https://doi.org/10.3390/su11205718

We develop a mixed-integer non-linear programming model for firms’ decarbonisation investment decision-making towards a sustainable environment. Our model seeks the optimal investment for a firm to achieve maximum profit under constraints derived fro... Read More about Optimising Decarbonisation Investment for Firms towards Environmental Sustainability.

Reduction of Winding AC Losses by Accurate Conductor Placement in High Frequency Electrical Machines (2019)
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Bardalai, A., Gerada, D., Golovanov, D., Xu, Z., Zhang, X., Li, J., …Gerada, C. (2020). Reduction of Winding AC Losses by Accurate Conductor Placement in High Frequency Electrical Machines. IEEE Transactions on Industry Applications, 56(1), 183-193. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIA.2019.2947552

© 1972-2012 IEEE. In the design of electrical machines, the increase in power density has become one of the main research themes. With most of the power loss in high power density electrical machines often being generated in the stator winding assemb... Read More about Reduction of Winding AC Losses by Accurate Conductor Placement in High Frequency Electrical Machines.

Chapter 7: Integrating Remediation and Resource Recovery of Industrial Alkaline Wastes: Case Studies of Steel and Alumina Industry Residues (2019)
Book Chapter
Gomes, H. I., Rogerson, M., Courtney, R., & Mayes, W. M. (2020). Chapter 7: Integrating Remediation and Resource Recovery of Industrial Alkaline Wastes: Case Studies of Steel and Alumina Industry Residues. In Resource Recovery from Wastes: Towards a Circular Economy (168-191). Royal Society of Chemistry. https://doi.org/10.1039/9781788016353-00168

© The Royal Society of Chemistry 2020. With an estimated annual production of two billion tonnes globally, alkaline industrial wastes can be considered both major global waste streams, and materials that offer significant options for potential resour... Read More about Chapter 7: Integrating Remediation and Resource Recovery of Industrial Alkaline Wastes: Case Studies of Steel and Alumina Industry Residues.

Theoretical and experimental investigations of different area ratios of a supersonic ejector driven by compressed air (2019)
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AL-nuaimi, A., Worall, M., & Riffat, S. (2019). Theoretical and experimental investigations of different area ratios of a supersonic ejector driven by compressed air. International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies, 14(4), 550-560. https://doi.org/10.1093/ijlct/ctz050

Ejectors have some advantages such as being simple, reliable and no moving parts. They can be used in air-conditioning and refrigeration applications. This paper presents a comparison of ejector performance, primary pressure (Pp), back pressure (Pb)... Read More about Theoretical and experimental investigations of different area ratios of a supersonic ejector driven by compressed air.

Flexural behaviour and strengths of press-braked S960 ultra-high strength steel channel section beams (2019)
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Wang, F., Zhao, O., & Young, B. (2019). Flexural behaviour and strengths of press-braked S960 ultra-high strength steel channel section beams. Engineering Structures, 200, Article 109735. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engstruct.2019.109735

A thorough experimental and numerical study of the flexural behaviour and strengths of press-braked S960 ultra-high strength steel (UHSS) channel section beams bent about the minor principal axes is reported in this paper. The experimental study was... Read More about Flexural behaviour and strengths of press-braked S960 ultra-high strength steel channel section beams.

Effect of surface adsorption on icing behaviour of metallic coating (2019)
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Wang, J., Memon, H., Liu, J., Yang, G., Xu, F., Hussain, T., …Hou, X. (2019). Effect of surface adsorption on icing behaviour of metallic coating. Surface and Coatings Technology, 380, Article 125068. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.surfcoat.2019.125068

Icephobicity of materials has received intensive attention in recent years due to the increasing requirement of ice protection in aerospace, wind energy and power lines. However, the influencing factors of material icephobicity have not been well ide... Read More about Effect of surface adsorption on icing behaviour of metallic coating.

In search of effective therapies to overcome resistance to Temozolomide in brain tumours (2019)
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Grundy, R., Bouzinab, K., Summers, H., Zhang, J., Stevens, M. F. G., Moody, C. J., …Bradshaw, T. D. (2019). In search of effective therapies to overcome resistance to Temozolomide in brain tumours. Cancer Drug Resistance, 2(4), 1018-1031. https://doi.org/10.20517/cdr.2019.64

Glioblastoma multiforme is the most common and lethal brain tumour-type. The current standard of care includes Temozolomide (TMZ) chemotherapy. However, inherent and acquired resistance to TMZ thwart successful treatment. The direct repair protein me... Read More about In search of effective therapies to overcome resistance to Temozolomide in brain tumours.

An Automated Inverse Method to Calibrate Thermal Finite Element Models for Numerical Welding Applications (2019)
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Walker, T. R., & Bennett, C. J. (2019). An Automated Inverse Method to Calibrate Thermal Finite Element Models for Numerical Welding Applications. Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 47, 263-283. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmapro.2019.09.021

Numerical modelling of welding processes is often completed using a sequentially coupled FE thermo-mechanical analysis to predict both the thermal and mechanical effects induced by the process. The accuracy of the predicted residual stresses and dist... Read More about An Automated Inverse Method to Calibrate Thermal Finite Element Models for Numerical Welding Applications.

Carbon nanotube reinforced nanocomposites for energy conversion and storage (2019)
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Ola, O., Niu, Q., Chen, Y., Xia, Y., & Zhu, Y. (2019). Carbon nanotube reinforced nanocomposites for energy conversion and storage. Journal of Power Sources, 443, Article 227277. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpowsour.2019.227277

CNT-reinforced foams comprised of three-dimensional (3D) interconnected macropores with uniform mesoporous walls were developed as multifunctional nanocomposites and tested for electrochemical energy conversion and storage. Multi-walled CNTs grown on... Read More about Carbon nanotube reinforced nanocomposites for energy conversion and storage.

Rainbow metamaterials for broadband multi-frequency vibration attenuation: Numerical analysis and experimental validation (2019)
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Chronopoulos, D., Meng, H., Elmadih, W., Fabro, A., & Maskery, I. (2020). Rainbow metamaterials for broadband multi-frequency vibration attenuation: Numerical analysis and experimental validation. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 465, Article 115005. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsv.2019.115005

In this study, we propose a ‘rainbow’ metamaterial to achieve broadband multi-frequency vibration attenuation. The rainbow metamaterial is constituted of a Π-shaped beam partitioned into substructures by parallel plates insertions with two attached c... Read More about Rainbow metamaterials for broadband multi-frequency vibration attenuation: Numerical analysis and experimental validation.

Application of Network-level Traffic Flow Model to Road Maintenance in China (2019)
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Yang, C., Zhang, X., & Remenyte-Prescott, R. (2020). Application of Network-level Traffic Flow Model to Road Maintenance in China. Infrastructure Asset Management, 7(4), 297-306. https://doi.org/10.1680/jinam.18.00041

This paper shows how to simulate highway traffic flows using a Network-level Traffic Flow Model (NTFM) for both urban and motorway road networks. It highlights how road maintenance works can be modelled using a roadwork node in the network, and how t... Read More about Application of Network-level Traffic Flow Model to Road Maintenance in China.

Formulating injectable pastes of porous calcium phosphate glass microspheres for bone regeneration applications (2019)
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Matamoros-Veloza, A., Hossain, K. M. Z., Scammell, B. E., Ahmed, I., Hall, R., & Kapur, N. (2020). Formulating injectable pastes of porous calcium phosphate glass microspheres for bone regeneration applications. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 102, Article 103489. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2019.103489

Current trends in regenerative medicine treatments for bone repair applications focus on cell-based therapies. These aim to deliver the treatment via a minimally invasive injection to reduce patient trauma and to improve efficacy. This paper describe... Read More about Formulating injectable pastes of porous calcium phosphate glass microspheres for bone regeneration applications.

Asymmetric Hybrid Polyoxometalates: A Platform for Multifunctional Redox‐Active Nanomaterials (2019)
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Hampson, E., Cameron, J. M., Amin, S., Kyo, J., Watts, J. A., Oshio, H., & Newton, G. N. (2019). Asymmetric Hybrid Polyoxometalates: A Platform for Multifunctional Redox‐Active Nanomaterials. Angewandte Chemie International Edition, 58(50), 18281-18285. https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201912046

Access to asymmetrically functionalised polyoxometalates is a grand challenge as it could lead to new molecular nanomaterials with multiple or modular functionality. Here, a simple “one-pot” synthetic approach to the isolation of an asymmetrically fu... Read More about Asymmetric Hybrid Polyoxometalates: A Platform for Multifunctional Redox‐Active Nanomaterials.

Parametric vibration analysis and validation for a novel portable hexapod machine tool attached to surfaces with unequal stiffness (2019)
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Ma, N., Dong, X., Palmer, D., Arreguin, J. C., Liao, Z., Wang, M., & Axinte, D. (2019). Parametric vibration analysis and validation for a novel portable hexapod machine tool attached to surfaces with unequal stiffness. Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 47, 192-201. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmapro.2019.10.003

© 2019 The Free-Leg Hexapod (Free-Hex) machine tool is an advancement from the conventional Stewart platform, which has the fixed base platform removed to enable the limbs to be attached to a wider range of surfaces (e.g. non-flat and curved). Howeve... Read More about Parametric vibration analysis and validation for a novel portable hexapod machine tool attached to surfaces with unequal stiffness.

Nonlinear soil-pile interaction induced by ground settlements: pile displacements and internal forces (2019)
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Franza, A., Marshall, A. M., & Jimenez, R. (2019). Nonlinear soil-pile interaction induced by ground settlements: pile displacements and internal forces. Géotechnique, 71(3), Article 239-249. https://doi.org/10.1680/jgeot.19.p.078

In urban areas, the construction of tunnels and deep-excavations beneath and near to pile foundations can be detrimental for the superstructure and the foundation. A two-stage continuum-based nonlinear soil-pile interaction model is presented in this... Read More about Nonlinear soil-pile interaction induced by ground settlements: pile displacements and internal forces.

Optimal sensor configuration for ultrasonic guided-wave inspection based on value of information (2019)
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Cantero-Chinchilla, S., Chiachío, J., Chiachío, M., Chronopoulos, D., & Jones, A. (2020). Optimal sensor configuration for ultrasonic guided-wave inspection based on value of information. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 135, Article 106377. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymssp.2019.106377

Condition-based maintenance critically relies on efficient and reliable structural health monitoring systems, where the number, position and type of sensors are determined according to rational and principled criteria. This paper proposes the use of... Read More about Optimal sensor configuration for ultrasonic guided-wave inspection based on value of information.