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Validated physical models and parameters of bulk 3C-SiC aiming for credible technology computer aided design (TCAD) simulation (2017)
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Arvanitopoulos, A., Lophitis, N., Gyftakis, K. N., Perkins, S., & Antoniou, M. (2017). Validated physical models and parameters of bulk 3C-SiC aiming for credible technology computer aided design (TCAD) simulation. Semiconductor Science and Technology, 32(10), https://doi.org/10.1088/1361-6641/aa856b

© 2017 IOP Publishing Ltd. The cubic form of SiC (β- or 3C-) compared to the hexagonal α-SiC polytypes, primarily 4H- and 6H-SiC, has lower growth cost and can be grown heteroepitaxially in large area silicon (Si) wafers which makes it of special int... Read More about Validated physical models and parameters of bulk 3C-SiC aiming for credible technology computer aided design (TCAD) simulation.

Wigner-Function-Based Propagation of Stochastic Field Emissions from Planar Electromagnetic Sources (2017)
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Gradoni, G., Arnault, L. R., Creagh, S. C., Tanner, G., Baharuddin, M. H., Smartt, C., & Thomas, D. W. (2018). Wigner-Function-Based Propagation of Stochastic Field Emissions from Planar Electromagnetic Sources. IEEE Transactions on Electromagnetic Compatibility, 60(3), 580-588. https://doi.org/10.1109/TEMC.2017.2738329

© 1964-2012 IEEE. Modeling the electromagnetic radiation from modern digital systems - acting effectively as extended stochastic sources as part of a complex architecture - is a challenging task. We follow an approach here based on measuring and prop... Read More about Wigner-Function-Based Propagation of Stochastic Field Emissions from Planar Electromagnetic Sources.

Ground motion in areas of abandoned mining: application of the intermittent SBAS (ISBAS) to the Northumberland and Durham coalfield, UK (2017)
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Gee, D., Bateson, L., Sowter, A., Grebby, S., Novellino, A., Cigna, F., …Wyatt, L. (2017). Ground motion in areas of abandoned mining: application of the intermittent SBAS (ISBAS) to the Northumberland and Durham coalfield, UK. Geosciences, 7(3), https://doi.org/10.3390/geosciences7030085

In this paper, we investigate land motion and groundwater level change phenomena using differential interferometric synthetic aperture radar (DInSAR) over the Northumberland and Durham coalfield in the United Kingdom. The study re-visits earlier res... Read More about Ground motion in areas of abandoned mining: application of the intermittent SBAS (ISBAS) to the Northumberland and Durham coalfield, UK.

Meso-scale defect evaluation of selective laser melting using spatially resolved acoustic spectroscopy (2017)
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Hirsch, M., Catchpole-Smith, S., Patel, R., Marrow, P., Li, W., Tuck, C., …Clare, A. T. (2017). Meso-scale defect evaluation of selective laser melting using spatially resolved acoustic spectroscopy. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 473(2205), https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2017.0194

Developments in additive manufacturing technology are serving to expand the potential applications. Critical developments are required in the supporting areas of measurement and in process inspection to achieve this. CM247LC is a nickel superalloy th... Read More about Meso-scale defect evaluation of selective laser melting using spatially resolved acoustic spectroscopy.

Inter-System Differencing between GPS and BDS for Medium-Baseline RTK Positioning (2017)
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Gao, W., Gao, C., Pan, S., Meng, X., & Xia, Y. (2017). Inter-System Differencing between GPS and BDS for Medium-Baseline RTK Positioning. Remote Sensing, 9(9), 948. https://doi.org/10.3390/rs9090948

An inter-system differencing model between two Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) enables only one reference satellite for all observations. If the associated differential inter-system biases (DISBs) are priori known, double-differenced (DD)... Read More about Inter-System Differencing between GPS and BDS for Medium-Baseline RTK Positioning.

Ensembles of climate change models for risk assessment of nuclear power plants (2017)
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Vagnoli, M., Di Maio, F., & Zio, E. (in press). Ensembles of climate change models for risk assessment of nuclear power plants. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part O: Journal of Risk and Reliability, https://doi.org/10.1177/1748006X17734946

Climate change affects technical Systems, Structures and Infrastructures (SSIs), changing the environmental context for which SSI were originally designed. In order to prevent any risk growth beyond acceptable levels, the climate change effects must... Read More about Ensembles of climate change models for risk assessment of nuclear power plants.

An improved soil ionization representation to numerical simulation of impulsive grounding systems (2017)
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Gazzana, D. S., Tronchoni, A. B., Leborgne, R. C., Bretas, A. S., Thomas, D. W. P., & Christopoulos, C. (2018). An improved soil ionization representation to numerical simulation of impulsive grounding systems. IEEE Transactions on Magnetics, 54(3), https://doi.org/10.1109/TMAG.2017.2750019

This paper presents a hybrid method based on the transmission line modeling method (TLM) aiming to represent the soil ionization effect for grounding systems simulation. This natural phenomenon can be better represented by taking into account the var... Read More about An improved soil ionization representation to numerical simulation of impulsive grounding systems.

CFD assessment of the effect of nanoparticles on the heat transfer properties of acetone/ZnBr2 solution (2017)
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Mohammed, H. I., Giddings, D., Walker, G. S., & Power, H. (2018). CFD assessment of the effect of nanoparticles on the heat transfer properties of acetone/ZnBr2 solution. Applied Thermal Engineering, 128, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.applthermaleng.2017.08.169

A potential novel working fluid for vapour absorption refrigeration utilising very low grade waste heat, is based on acetone and zinc bromide as the salt solution. A Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) model is presented of the fluid with zinc oxide n... Read More about CFD assessment of the effect of nanoparticles on the heat transfer properties of acetone/ZnBr2 solution.

Pore-scale analysis of the minimum liquid film thickness around elongated bubbles in confined gas-liquid flows (2017)
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Magnini, M., Beisel, A. M., Ferrari, A., & Thome, J. R. (2017). Pore-scale analysis of the minimum liquid film thickness around elongated bubbles in confined gas-liquid flows. Advances in Water Resources, 109, 84-93. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.advwatres.2017.08.020

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd The fluid mechanics of elongated bubbles in confined gas-liquid flows in micro-geometries is important in pore-scale flow processes for enhanced oil recovery and mobilization of colloids in unsaturated soil. The efficiency of such... Read More about Pore-scale analysis of the minimum liquid film thickness around elongated bubbles in confined gas-liquid flows.

Octave-Spanning Broadband Absorption of Terahertz Light Using Metasurface Fractal-Cross Absorbers (2017)
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Kenney, M., Grant, J., Shah, Y. D., Escorcia-Carranza, I., Humphreys, M., & Cumming, D. R. S. (2017). Octave-Spanning Broadband Absorption of Terahertz Light Using Metasurface Fractal-Cross Absorbers. ACS Photonics, 4(10), 2604-2612. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsphotonics.7b00906

Synthetic fractals inherently carry spatially encoded frequency information that renders them as an ideal candidate for broadband optical structures. Nowhere is this more true than in the terahertz (THz) band where there is a lack of naturally occurr... Read More about Octave-Spanning Broadband Absorption of Terahertz Light Using Metasurface Fractal-Cross Absorbers.

Advanced analytical techniques in fatigue and rutting related characterisations of modified bitumen: literature review (2017)
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Subhy, A. (2017). Advanced analytical techniques in fatigue and rutting related characterisations of modified bitumen: literature review. Construction and Building Materials, 156, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2017.08.147

Fatigue and rutting are the two major failure distresses in flexible pavement that affect significantly the serviceability of pavement. The properties of bitumen have a direct effect on controlling the fatigue and rutting distresses. Because of the i... Read More about Advanced analytical techniques in fatigue and rutting related characterisations of modified bitumen: literature review.

文化交流主导的城市更新：英国中型城市的博物馆发展 ——以诺丁汉“中国恐龙：从撼地巨人到飞羽精灵”展览为例 Culture-led Urban Regeneration: the Museum Development in Middle Size British Towns, Case Study of Nottingham ‘Dinosaurs of China – Ground Shakers to Feathered Flyers’ Exhibition (2017)
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Wang, Q., & Zheng, C. (2017). 文化交流主导的城市更新：英国中型城市的博物馆发展 ——以诺丁汉“中国恐龙：从撼地巨人到飞羽精灵”展览为例 Culture-led Urban Regeneration: the Museum Development in Middle Size British Towns, Case Study of Nottingham ‘Dinosaurs of China – Ground Shakers to Feathered Flyers’ Exhibition. 00 Journal not listed,

Validation of the log e–log σ normal compression law using particle strength data (2017)
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de Bono, J. P., & McDowell, G. R. (in press). Validation of the log e–log σ normal compression law using particle strength data. Géotechnique, https://doi.org/10.1680/jgeot.17.T.007

This note is a study of experimental data on particle strength and normal compression, to establish whether the recently proposed normal compression law by McDowell and de Bono (2013) is supported and confirmed. A number of different sands are examin... Read More about Validation of the log e–log σ normal compression law using particle strength data.

A Low Cost Desktop Electrochemical Metal 3D Printer (2017)
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Chen, X., Liu, X., Childs, P., Brandon, N., & Wu, B. (2017). A Low Cost Desktop Electrochemical Metal 3D Printer. Advanced Materials Technologies, 2(10), Article 1700148. https://doi.org/10.1002/admt.201700148

Additive manufacturing (AM), or 3D printing as it is more commonly known, is the process of creating 3D objects from digital models through the sequential deposition of material in layers. Electrochemical 3D printing is a relatively new form of AM th... Read More about A Low Cost Desktop Electrochemical Metal 3D Printer.

Off-fault heterogeneities promote supershear transition of dynamic mode II cracks (2017)
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Albertini, G., & Kammer, D. S. (2017). Off-fault heterogeneities promote supershear transition of dynamic mode II cracks. Journal of Geophysical Research: Solid Earth, 122(8), 6625-6641. https://doi.org/10.1002/2017JB014301

The transition from sub-Rayleigh to supershear propagation of mode II cracks is a fundamental problem of fracture mechanics. It has extensively been studied in homogeneous uniform setups. When the applied shear load exceeds a critical value, transiti... Read More about Off-fault heterogeneities promote supershear transition of dynamic mode II cracks.

Railway bridge structural health monitoring and fault detection: state-of-the-art methods and future challenges (2017)
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Vagnoli, M., Remenyte-Prescott, R., & Andrews, J. (2018). Railway bridge structural health monitoring and fault detection: state-of-the-art methods and future challenges. Structural Health Monitoring, 17(4), https://doi.org/10.1177/1475921717721137

Railway importance in the transportation industry is increasing continuously, due to the growing demand of both passenger travel and transportation of goods. However, more than 35% of the 300,000 railway bridges across Europe are over 100-years old,... Read More about Railway bridge structural health monitoring and fault detection: state-of-the-art methods and future challenges.

Heat transfer analysis of an integrated double skin façade and phase change material blind system (2017)
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Li, Y., Darkwa, J., & Kokogiannakis, G. (2017). Heat transfer analysis of an integrated double skin façade and phase change material blind system. Building and Environment, 125, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2017.08.034

In this study, the heat transfer in an integrated double skin facade (DSF) and phase change material (PCM) blind system has been theoretically analysed. Both heat transfer and airflow models with CFD methods have been developed for the integrated DSF... Read More about Heat transfer analysis of an integrated double skin façade and phase change material blind system.

Heat transfer enhancement of a modularised thermoelectric power generator for passenger vehicles (2017)
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Li, B., Huang, K., Yan, Y., Li, Y., Twaha, S., & Zhu, J. (2017). Heat transfer enhancement of a modularised thermoelectric power generator for passenger vehicles. Applied Energy, 205, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.08.092

Transport represents over a quarter of Europe's greenhouse gas emissions and is the leading cause of air pollution in cities. It has not seen the same gradual decline in emissions as other sectors. Recently, the thermoelectric power generation (TEG)... Read More about Heat transfer enhancement of a modularised thermoelectric power generator for passenger vehicles.

A Simple Approach to the Visible-Light Photoactivation of Molecular Metal Oxides (2017)
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Fujimoto, S., Cameron, J. M., Wei, R. J., Kastner, K., Robinson, D., Sans, V., …Oshio, H. (2017). A Simple Approach to the Visible-Light Photoactivation of Molecular Metal Oxides. Inorganic Chemistry, 56(20), 12169-12177. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.7b01499

© 2017 American Chemical Society. This study explores a new method to maximize the visible-light-driven photocatalytic performance of organic-inorganic hybrid polyoxometalates (POMs). Experimental and theoretical investigations of a family of phospho... Read More about A Simple Approach to the Visible-Light Photoactivation of Molecular Metal Oxides.