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Urban reconfiguration and revitalisation: Public mega projects in Doha's historic centre (2013)
Journal Article
Wiedmann, F., Mirincheva, V., & Salama, A. M. (2013). Urban reconfiguration and revitalisation: Public mega projects in Doha's historic centre. Open House International, 38(4), 27-36

This paper aims to offers an assessment of the current transformation process of Doha's historic centre, which has become a major focus of public development strategies. While the historic centre was neglected during most of the second half of the 20... Read More about Urban reconfiguration and revitalisation: Public mega projects in Doha's historic centre.

The spatial development potentials of business districts in Doha: The case of the West Bay (2013)
Journal Article
Mirincheva, V., Wiedmann, F., & Salama, A. M. (2013). The spatial development potentials of business districts in Doha: The case of the West Bay. Open House International, 38(4), 16-26

Recent efforts to formulate strategies that will turn Qatar's capital city into a global hub have given rise to a debate about the morphological and functional composition of one of Doha's most prominent areas - West Bay. At the end of the 20th centu... Read More about The spatial development potentials of business districts in Doha: The case of the West Bay.

Learning and reuse of engineering ramp-up strategies for modular assembly systems (2013)
Journal Article
Scrimieri, D., Oates, R. F., & Ratchev, S. M. (2015). Learning and reuse of engineering ramp-up strategies for modular assembly systems. Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, 26(6), 1063-1076. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10845-013-0839-6

We present a decision-support framework for speeding up the ramp-up of modular assembly systems by learning from past experience. Bringing an assembly system to the expected level of productivity requires engineers performing mechanical adjustments a... Read More about Learning and reuse of engineering ramp-up strategies for modular assembly systems.

Application of nanoparticle tracking analysis platform for the measurement of soot-in-oil agglomerates from automotive engines (2013)
Journal Article
La Rocca, A., Di Liberto, G., Shayler, P., Parmenter, C., & Fay, M. (2014). Application of nanoparticle tracking analysis platform for the measurement of soot-in-oil agglomerates from automotive engines. Tribology International, 70, 142-147. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.triboint.2013.09.018

Nanoparticle Tracking Analysis (NTA) has been applied to characterising soot agglomerates of particles and compared with Transmission Electron Microscoscopy (TEM). Soot nanoparticles were extracted from used oil drawn from the sump of a light duty au... Read More about Application of nanoparticle tracking analysis platform for the measurement of soot-in-oil agglomerates from automotive engines.

A web-based tool for eliciting probability distributions from experts (2013)
Journal Article
Morris, D. E., Oakley, J. E., & Crowe, J. A. (2014). A web-based tool for eliciting probability distributions from experts. Environmental Modelling and Software, 52, 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsoft.2013.10.010

We present a web-based probability distribution elicitation tool: The MATCH Uncertainty Elicitation Tool. The Tool is designed to help elicit probability distributions about uncertain model parameters from experts, in situations where suitable data i... Read More about A web-based tool for eliciting probability distributions from experts.

Simple shear in 3D DEM polyhedral particles and in a simplified 2D continuum model (2013)
Journal Article
Langston, P., Ai, J., & Yu, H. (2013). Simple shear in 3D DEM polyhedral particles and in a simplified 2D continuum model. Granular Matter, 15(5),

We develop a discrete element model (DEM) simulation of mixed regular rounded polyhedra and spheres in simple shear with walls and periodic boundaries in 3-dimensions. The results show reasonably realistic behaviour developing shear and dilation or c... Read More about Simple shear in 3D DEM polyhedral particles and in a simplified 2D continuum model.

Tyre rubber-modified bitumens development: the effect of varying processing conditions (2013)
Journal Article
Lo Presti, D., & Airey, G. (2013). Tyre rubber-modified bitumens development: the effect of varying processing conditions. Road Materials and Pavement Design, 14(4), 888-900. doi:10.1080/14680629.2013.837837

Tyre rubber-modified binders (TR-MBs), produced through McDonald's wet process and used worldwide (e.g. asphalt rubber), have been demonstrated to provide various benefits to pavements and, moreover, they represent a good opportunity for recycling ty... Read More about Tyre rubber-modified bitumens development: the effect of varying processing conditions.

Applied Creep Mechanics (2013)
Book
Hyde, T. H., Sun, W., & Hyde, C. J. (2013). Applied Creep Mechanics. McGraw-Hill

An investigation into minimising total energy consumption and total weighted tardiness in job shops (2013)
Journal Article
Liu, Y., Dong, H., Lohse, N., Petrovic, S., & Gindy, N. (2014). An investigation into minimising total energy consumption and total weighted tardiness in job shops. Journal of Cleaner Production, 65, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2013.07.060

Manufacturing enterprises nowadays face the challenge of increasing energy prices and requirements to reduce their emissions. Most reported work on reducing manufacturing energy consumption today focuses on the need to improve the efficiency of resou... Read More about An investigation into minimising total energy consumption and total weighted tardiness in job shops.

Predicting the broadband response of a layered cone-cylinder-cone shell (2013)
Journal Article
Chronopoulos, D., Ichchou, M., Troclet, B., & Bareille, O. (2014). Predicting the broadband response of a layered cone-cylinder-cone shell. Composite Structures, 107, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compstruct.2013.07.055

The dynamic response of an aerospace layered structure composed of a combination of conical and cylindrical shells is hereby modelled. In the low and the mid-frequency ranges a WFEM derived ESL approach implemented within a FEM is used in order to pr... Read More about Predicting the broadband response of a layered cone-cylinder-cone shell.

Turning CO2 into Valuable Chemicals (2013)
Journal Article
Ola, O., Mercedes Maroto-Valer, M., & Mackintosh, S. (2013). Turning CO2 into Valuable Chemicals. Energy Procedia, 37, 6704-6709. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2013.06.603

The transformation of CO2 using semiconductor photocatalysts is a promising alternative for developing sustainable energy sources. Nickel (Ni) based TiO2 photocatalysts immobilized onto quartz plate was assembled in a unique reactor configuration to... Read More about Turning CO2 into Valuable Chemicals.

Reduction of Electrical Energy Consumed by Feed-Drive Systems Using Sliding-Mode Control With a Nonlinear Sliding Surface (2013)
Journal Article
Mohammad, A. E. K., Uchiyama, N., & Sano, S. (2014). Reduction of Electrical Energy Consumed by Feed-Drive Systems Using Sliding-Mode Control With a Nonlinear Sliding Surface. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 61(6), 2875-2882. https://doi.org/10.1109/tie.2013.2275975

The large amount of energy consumed in machining by feed-drive systems has become an important issue in recent years because machine tools are extensively used worldwide. This paper presents a novel sliding-mode controller with a nonlinear sliding su... Read More about Reduction of Electrical Energy Consumed by Feed-Drive Systems Using Sliding-Mode Control With a Nonlinear Sliding Surface.

The production of urban qualities in the emerging city of doha: Urban space diversity as a case for investigating the 'lived space' (2013)
Journal Article
Salama, A. M., & Wiedmann, F. (2013). The production of urban qualities in the emerging city of doha: Urban space diversity as a case for investigating the 'lived space'. Archnet-IJAR, 7(2), 160-172

Centred on investigating urban space diversity this paper introduces a framework that enables the examination of urban qualities in emerging cities in the Gulf. The rapidly growing city of Doha is selected as a case study due to its rising importance... Read More about The production of urban qualities in the emerging city of doha: Urban space diversity as a case for investigating the 'lived space'.

Energy saving control in five-axis machine tools using contouring control (2013)
Conference Proceeding
Uchiyama, N., Ogawa, Y., El Khalick M., A., Sano, S., & Yamazaki, K. (2013). Energy saving control in five-axis machine tools using contouring control. . https://doi.org/10.23919/ecc.2013.6669277

Machine tools operate around the clock in industrial applications all over the world, and hence there is a requirement not only for high-speed and high-precision operation but also for reduced energy consumption. This paper presents a novel controlle... Read More about Energy saving control in five-axis machine tools using contouring control.

Heat transfer and air movement behaviour in a double-skin façade (2013)
Journal Article
Darkwa, J., Li, Y., & Chow, D. (2014). Heat transfer and air movement behaviour in a double-skin façade. Sustainable Cities and Society, 10, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2013.07.002

Theoretical and practical evaluation of a naturally ventilated double skin façade has been undertaken. The study has shown that the double skin façade (DSF) system is capable of supplying adequate ventilation to various levels with little or no addit... Read More about Heat transfer and air movement behaviour in a double-skin façade.