Correlated GNSS and temperature measurements at 10-minute intervals on the Severn Suspension Bridge

Roberts, G. W.; Brown, C. J.; Tang, X.

doi:10.1007/s12518-017-0187-x

A cross-sector analysis of human and organisational factors in the deployment of data-driven predictive maintenance (2017)
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Golightly, D., Kefalidou, G., & Sharples, S. (2018). A cross-sector analysis of human and organisational factors in the deployment of data-driven predictive maintenance. Information Systems and E-Business Management, 16(3), 627–648. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10257-017-0343-1

Domains such as utilities, power generation, manufacturing and transport are increasingly turning to data-driven tools for management and maintenance of key assets. Whole ecosystems of sensors and analytical tools can provide complex, predictive view... Read More about A cross-sector analysis of human and organisational factors in the deployment of data-driven predictive maintenance.

Anion···π Interactions and Metastability: Structural Transformations in a Silver–Pyrazine Network (2017)
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Gee, W. J., Robertson, K., & Skelton, J. M. (2017). Anion···π Interactions and Metastability: Structural Transformations in a Silver–Pyrazine Network. European Journal of Inorganic Chemistry, 2017(19), 2628-2636. https://doi.org/10.1002/ejic.201700505

Structural evidence of anion···π interactions influencing single-crystal-to-single-crystal (SCSC) transformations is demonstrated herein with a metastable silver–pyrazine system. A cascade of SCSC transformations driven by changes to anion···π stabil... Read More about Anion···π Interactions and Metastability: Structural Transformations in a Silver–Pyrazine Network.

A Brushless Dual-Mechanical-Port Dual-Electrical-Port Machine With Spoke Array Magnets in Flux Modulator (2017)
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Ren, X., Li, D., Qu, R., & Zou, T. (2017). A Brushless Dual-Mechanical-Port Dual-Electrical-Port Machine With Spoke Array Magnets in Flux Modulator. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 53(11), 1-6. https://doi.org/10.1109/tmag.2017.2705912

Brushless dual-mechanical-port dual-electrical-port (BLDD) permanent magnet (PM) machines have been gaining more and more attentions in recent years, with the merits of two decoupled rotors and contactless torque transmission. However, existing BLDD... Read More about A Brushless Dual-Mechanical-Port Dual-Electrical-Port Machine With Spoke Array Magnets in Flux Modulator.

Microwave fluidized bed for biomass pyrolysis. Part II: Effect of process parameters (2017)
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Adam, M., Beneroso, D., Katrib, J., Kingman, S., & Robinson, J. P. (in press). Microwave fluidized bed for biomass pyrolysis. Part II: Effect of process parameters. Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, https://doi.org/10.1002/bbb.1781

The microwave fluidized bed process developed in Part I (DOI: 10.1002/bbb.1780), in which the heating heterogeneity issues are overcome, has been applied to the pyrolysis of biomass. The degree of pyrolysis was established by studying the behavior of... Read More about Microwave fluidized bed for biomass pyrolysis. Part II: Effect of process parameters.

The atomization current and droplet size of ethanol in two different small-scale electro-spraying systems (2017)
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Gan, Y., Zhang, X., Li, H., Tong, Y., Shi, Y., & Yan, Y. (2017). The atomization current and droplet size of ethanol in two different small-scale electro-spraying systems. Journal of Electrostatics, 87, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.elstat.2017.05.003

An experimental study on electro-spraying from small-scale combustors is carried out using liquid ethanol as fuel. Two systems of electro-spraying are employed in the present study; one is a nozzle system (without a ring electrode) and the other is a... Read More about The atomization current and droplet size of ethanol in two different small-scale electro-spraying systems.

Microwave fluidized bed for biomass pyrolysis. Part I: Process design (2017)
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Adam, M., Beneroso, D., Katrib, J., Kingman, S., & Robinson, J. P. (in press). Microwave fluidized bed for biomass pyrolysis. Part I: Process design. Biofuels, Bioproducts and Biorefining, https://doi.org/10.1002/bbb.1780

The production of bio-oils from microwave pyrolysis has received increasing attention from bioenergy researchers, but no studies reported to date have proposed reliable solutions to avoid thermal runaway. The motivation of this paper is to develop an... Read More about Microwave fluidized bed for biomass pyrolysis. Part I: Process design.

Phase-field material point method for brittle fracture (2017)
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Kakouris, E., & Triantafyllou, S. (2017). Phase-field material point method for brittle fracture. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 112(12), 1750-1776. https://doi.org/10.1002/nme.5580

The Material Point Method for the analysis of deformable bodies is revisited and originally upgraded to simulate crack propagation in brittle media. In this setting, phase field modelling is introduced to resolve the crack path geometry. Following a... Read More about Phase-field material point method for brittle fracture.

Electrolyte design for suspended particulates in electrolyte jet processing (2017)
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Clare, A. T., Speidel, A., Mitchell-Smith, J., & Patwardhan, S. (2017). Electrolyte design for suspended particulates in electrolyte jet processing. CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology, 66(1), 201-204. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cirp.2017.04.133

The addition of particles (<1 μm) to electrolyte feedstocks results in marked changes to the morphology of deposits when electrolyte jet processing (EJP) compared to electrolyte only feedstocks. Through the use of a ‘carrier’ electrolyte in additive...

Estimating the projected frontal surface area of cyclists from images using a variational framework and statistical shape and appearance models (2017)
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Drory, A., Li, H., & Hartley, R. (2017). Estimating the projected frontal surface area of cyclists from images using a variational framework and statistical shape and appearance models. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part P: Journal of Sports Engineering and Technology, 231(3), 169-183. https://doi.org/10.1177/1754337117705489

We present a computer vision-based approach to estimating the projected frontal surface area (pFSA) of cyclists from unconstrained images. Wind tunnel studies show a reduction in cyclists’ aerodynamic drag through manipulation of the cyclist’s pose.... Read More about Estimating the projected frontal surface area of cyclists from images using a variational framework and statistical shape and appearance models.

Energy and environmental assessment and reuse of fluidised bed recycled carbon fibres (2017)
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Meng, F., McKechnie, J., Turner, T. A., & Pickering, S. J. (2017). Energy and environmental assessment and reuse of fluidised bed recycled carbon fibres. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 100, 206-214. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2017.05.008

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd Carbon fibre reinforced plastic (CFRP) recycling and the reutilisation of the recovered carbon fibre (rCF) can compensate for the high impacts of virgin carbon fibre (vCF) production. In this paper, we evaluate the energy and envi... Read More about Energy and environmental assessment and reuse of fluidised bed recycled carbon fibres.

An analysis of type F2 software measurement standards for profile surface texture parameters (2017)
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Todhunter, L. D., Leach, R. K., Lawes, S., & Blateyron, F. (2017). An analysis of type F2 software measurement standards for profile surface texture parameters. Measurement Science and Technology, 28(6), Article 065017. https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6501/aa6924

This paper reports on an in-depth analysis of ISO 5436 part 2 type F2 reference software for the calculation of profile surface texture parameters that has been performed on the input, implementation and output results of the reference software devel... Read More about An analysis of type F2 software measurement standards for profile surface texture parameters.

Fatigue and healing properties of low environmental impact rubberized bitumen for asphalt pavement (2017)
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Subhy, A., & Lo Presti, D. (2017). Fatigue and healing properties of low environmental impact rubberized bitumen for asphalt pavement. Coatings, 7(5), https://doi.org/10.3390/coatings7050066

The addition of recycled tyre rubber as a modifier to enhance the mechanical properties of bitumen has proven to provide asphalt mixtures with better mechanical performance. However the rubberised bitumen presents the limitation of requiring higher m... Read More about Fatigue and healing properties of low environmental impact rubberized bitumen for asphalt pavement.

Augmenting landmarks during the head-up provision of in-vehicle navigation advice (2017)
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Large, D. R., Burnett, G., & Bolton, A. (2017). Augmenting landmarks during the head-up provision of in-vehicle navigation advice. International Journal of Mobile Human Computer Interaction, 19(2), 18-38. https://doi.org/10.4018/IJMHCI.2017040102

The use of landmarks during the provision of directions can greatly improve drivers’ route-following performance. However, the successful integration of landmarks within in-vehicle navigation systems is predicated on the acquisition and deployment of... Read More about Augmenting landmarks during the head-up provision of in-vehicle navigation advice.

Evaluation of the fracture performance of different rubberised bitumens based on the essential work of fracture (2017)
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Subhy, A., Subhy, A., Lo Presti, D., & Airey, G. (2017). Evaluation of the fracture performance of different rubberised bitumens based on the essential work of fracture. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 179, 203-212. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfracmech.2017.04.035

The fracture performance of rubberised bitumen in addition to one pre-treated with a Warm Mix Additive (Sasobit®) was investigated using different test methods measuring different damage mechanisms. Two Recycled Tyre Rubber (RTR) modifiers together w... Read More about Evaluation of the fracture performance of different rubberised bitumens based on the essential work of fracture.

New simplified approach for obtaining a reliable plateau value in fatigue analysis of bituminous materials (2017)
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Subhy, A., Lo Presti, D., & Airey, G. (2017). New simplified approach for obtaining a reliable plateau value in fatigue analysis of bituminous materials. Engineering Failure Analysis, 79, 263-273. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.engfailanal.2017.05.021

The Plateau Value (PV) based on the Ratio of Dissipated Energy Change (RDEC) approach has been proven to provide a unique relationship with the fatigue life, Nf, independent of loading mode, temperature and frequency. In this paper, a new simplified... Read More about New simplified approach for obtaining a reliable plateau value in fatigue analysis of bituminous materials.

Calibrated X-ray micro-tomography for mineral ore quantification (2017)
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Reyes, F., Lin, Q., Udoudo, O., Dodds, C., Lee, P., & Neethling, S. (2017). Calibrated X-ray micro-tomography for mineral ore quantification. Minerals Engineering, 110, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mineng.2017.04.015

Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) based assessments are the most widely used and trusted imaging technique for mineral ore quantification. X-ray micro tomography (XMT) is a more recent addition to the mineralogy toolbox, but with the potential to ex... Read More about Calibrated X-ray micro-tomography for mineral ore quantification.

Place-making and its implications for social value: A comparison study of two urban squares in London (2017)
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Alzahrani, A., Borsi, K., & Jarman, D. (2017). Place-making and its implications for social value: A comparison study of two urban squares in London. International Journal of Sustainable Development and Planning, 12(04), 752-762. https://doi.org/10.2495/sdp-v12-n4-752-762

This article aims to investigate the impact of place-making on the social value attached to two recently developed public squares in London. Empire and Bermondsey developments were developed with the explicit intention to have a public open space tha... Read More about Place-making and its implications for social value: A comparison study of two urban squares in London.

Topography of selectively laser melted surfaces: A comparison of different measurement methods (2017)
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Thompson, A., Senin, N., Giusca, C. L., & Leach, R. K. (2017). Topography of selectively laser melted surfaces: A comparison of different measurement methods. CIRP Annals - Manufacturing Technology, 66(1), 543-546. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cirp.2017.04.075

Selective laser melting (SLM) of metals produces surface topographies that are challenging to measure. Multiple areal surface topography measurement technologies are available, which allow reconstruction of information rich, three-dimensional digital... Read More about Topography of selectively laser melted surfaces: A comparison of different measurement methods.

A Gaussian process and image registration based stitching method for high dynamic range measurement of precision surfaces (2017)
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Liu, M., Cheung, C., Cheng, C., Su, R., & Leach, R. K. (in press). A Gaussian process and image registration based stitching method for high dynamic range measurement of precision surfaces. Precision Engineering, 50, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.precisioneng.2017.04.017

Optical instruments are widely used for precision surface measurement. However, the dynamic range of optical instruments, in terms of measurement area and resolution, is limited by the characteristics of the imaging and the detection systems. If a la... Read More about A Gaussian process and image registration based stitching method for high dynamic range measurement of precision surfaces.

Correlated GNSS and temperature measurements at 10-minute intervals on the Severn Suspension Bridge (2017)
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Roberts, G. W., Brown, C. J., & Tang, X. (2017). Correlated GNSS and temperature measurements at 10-minute intervals on the Severn Suspension Bridge. Applied Geomatics, 9(2), 115-124. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12518-017-0187-x

Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) data were gathered on the 998-m-long Severn Suspension Bridge main span. The antennas were located on the tops of the four support towers, as well as five locations on the suspension cables; data were gathere... Read More about Correlated GNSS and temperature measurements at 10-minute intervals on the Severn Suspension Bridge.

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