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Evaluation of technologies and products for psychosocial intervention and support for and with people living with dementia (2024)
Book Chapter

This chapter covers various techniques and methods used to evaluate designs produced collaboratively in the ‘Designing for people with Dementia’ (MinD) programme (MinD, 2023). It extends these by consideration of a broader set of tools for formative... Read More about Evaluation of technologies and products for psychosocial intervention and support for and with people living with dementia.

Towards Frugal Industrial AI : A Framework for the Development of Scalable and Robust Machine Learning Models in the Shop Floor (2024)
Presentation / Conference

Artificial Intelligence (AI) among other digital technologies promise to deliver the next level of process efficiency of manufacturing systems. Although these solutions such as machine learning (ML) based condition monitoring and quality inspection a... Read More about Towards Frugal Industrial AI : A Framework for the Development of Scalable and Robust Machine Learning Models in the Shop Floor.

Friction and heat partition coefficients in incremental sheet forming process (2024)
Journal Article

To understand the thermo-mechanical behaviour in incremental sheet forming (ISF), it is important to precisely determine the interfacial and thermal-relevant parameters including coefficient of friction (COF) and heat partition coefficient (HPC), and... Read More about Friction and heat partition coefficients in incremental sheet forming process.

Coupled centrifuge-numerical modelling of shallow strip foundations (2024)
Presentation / Conference

Hybrid modelling within geotechnical centrifuge tests is capable of combining the advantages of centrifuge models (providing soil stress/deformation data) with those of numerical models (capturing structural details along with associated load distrib... Read More about Coupled centrifuge-numerical modelling of shallow strip foundations.

Integrating 3D Printed Grinding Tools and Closed- Loop Temperature Management for Optimal Surgical Outcomes (2024)
Journal Article

Grinding is a commonly employed surgical technique for the partial removal of bone. However, the grinding process often generates excessive heat at the interface, leading to localized temperature raise. This can result in irreversible damage to not o... Read More about Integrating 3D Printed Grinding Tools and Closed- Loop Temperature Management for Optimal Surgical Outcomes.

A general approach to assessing SHM reliability considering sensor failures based on information theory (2024)
Journal Article

Structural health monitoring systems (SHM) involve implementing damage identification strategies to determine the health state of structures. However, it is important to pay close attention to the system degradation, especially the... Read More about A general approach to assessing SHM reliability considering sensor failures based on information theory.

Characterisation of bitumen through multiple ageing-rejuvenation cycles (2024)
Journal Article

The multiple recycling of bitumen offers the possibility of reusing it for repeated lifecycles and achieve a higher degree of circularity of materials used in pavement construction. Aiming to identify the prospect, this study aged bitumen in a labora... Read More about Characterisation of bitumen through multiple ageing-rejuvenation cycles.

Thermal degradation of polyvinyl chloride in the presence of lead oxide: A kinetic and mechanistic investigation (2024)
Journal Article

The elimination of toxic heavy metals from metallurgical wastes before its recycling to steel furnaces is essential. Lead oxide (PbO) is a major toxic heavy metal present in electric arc furnace dust (EAFD). The co-recycling of EAFD with Polyvinyl ch... Read More about Thermal degradation of polyvinyl chloride in the presence of lead oxide: A kinetic and mechanistic investigation.

A two-stage method to estimate the embedded length of foundation piles using FRF-based model updating (2024)
Journal Article

Dynamic soil-structure interaction (SSI) is an important field in civil engineering with applications in earthquake engineering, structural dynamics, and structural health monitoring (SHM). There is an ongoing need for the development of numerical me... Read More about A two-stage method to estimate the embedded length of foundation piles using FRF-based model updating.

Understanding Microwave Interactions with Polymers to Enable Advanced Plastic Chemical Recycling (2024)
Journal Article

The widespread adoption of plastics has led to substantial production and waste generation, raising environmental concerns. Chemical recycling offers a promising solution to enhance recycling rates, with microwave heating emerging as an attractive te... Read More about Understanding Microwave Interactions with Polymers to Enable Advanced Plastic Chemical Recycling.

Mixing Enhancement Study in Axisymmetric Trapped-Vortex Combustor for Propane, Ammonia and Hydrogen (2024)
Journal Article

The trapped-vortex combustor (TVC) is an alternative combustor design to conventional aeroengine combustors. The separate fuel and air injection of this combustor and its compact design make it a perfect candidate for conventional fuel usage. Moreove... Read More about Mixing Enhancement Study in Axisymmetric Trapped-Vortex Combustor for Propane, Ammonia and Hydrogen.

Review on onshore and offshore large-scale seasonal hydrogen storage for electricity generation: Focusing on improving compression, storage, and roundtrip efficiency (2024)
Journal Article

This article presents a comprehensive review of the current landscape and prospects of large-scale hydrogen storage technologies, with a focus on both onshore and offshore applications, and flexibility. Highlighting the evolving technological advance... Read More about Review on onshore and offshore large-scale seasonal hydrogen storage for electricity generation: Focusing on improving compression, storage, and roundtrip efficiency.

An apparent inductance online identification for sensorless control of permanent magnet synchronous motor (2024)
Journal Article

The model‐based sensorless control of permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) relies on the motor parameters. In practice, the considerable uncertainty of inductance and the difference between the apparent inductance and the incremental inductance... Read More about An apparent inductance online identification for sensorless control of permanent magnet synchronous motor.

Impact of Ground Heat Source Addition on Main Performance Parameters of Solar Chimney Power Plants: A Numerical Study (2024)
Journal Article

Solar energy systems can be an alternative to fossil fuels and are vital for a sustainable environment. It is promising that solar chimney power plants (SCPPs), which are among the solar energy systems, provide 24-hour power output (PO) and can work... Read More about Impact of Ground Heat Source Addition on Main Performance Parameters of Solar Chimney Power Plants: A Numerical Study.

A novel higher-order sliding mode control for DC-DC boost converter system in PMDC motor exploring mismatched disturbances (2024)
Journal Article

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to stabilize the rotating speed of the permanent magnet direct current (PMDC) motor driven by a DC-DC boost converter under mismatched disturbances (i.e.) under varying load circumstances like constant, frictiona... Read More about A novel higher-order sliding mode control for DC-DC boost converter system in PMDC motor exploring mismatched disturbances.

MRI and PFG NMR studies of percolation effects in advanced melting during a cryoporometry characterisation of disordered mesoporous alumina (2024)
Journal Article

Cryoporometry (or thermoporometry) offers a way of pore structural characterisation for mesoporous materials that often needs little sample preparation, is relatively quick, and is statistically-representative for macroscopic samples. While it is wel... Read More about MRI and PFG NMR studies of percolation effects in advanced melting during a cryoporometry characterisation of disordered mesoporous alumina.

Effect of humidity and oxygen on friction, wear and durability of a polymer-bonded molybdenum disulfide (MoS2)-based dry film lubricant (DFL) coating system in large amplitude fretting (2024)
Journal Article

Investigations into effects of humidity and oxygen on a polymer-bonded MoS2-based dry film lubricant (DFL) coating, on grit-blasted Ti-6Al-4V using a cylinder-on-flat configuration, are reported. Sustained low friction and low wear occurred in both l... Read More about Effect of humidity and oxygen on friction, wear and durability of a polymer-bonded molybdenum disulfide (MoS2)-based dry film lubricant (DFL) coating system in large amplitude fretting.

Roughness Prediction of Jointed Plain Concrete Pavement Using Physics Informed Neural Networks (2024)
Journal Article

The International Roughness Index is used to measure the road roughness in pavements, as pavement roughness deteriorates over time. Despite many attempts by researchers to predict roughness in concrete pavements, there are limitations, such as small... Read More about Roughness Prediction of Jointed Plain Concrete Pavement Using Physics Informed Neural Networks.

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN CLOUD COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY: A BIBLIOMETRIC AND SYSTEMATIC REVIEW (2024)
Journal Article

The integration and impact of artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud computing (CC) technology in the construction industry (CI) would support their implementation process and adoption. However, there is a lack of research in the extant literature, a... Read More about ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN CLOUD COMPUTING TECHNOLOGY IN THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY: A BIBLIOMETRIC AND SYSTEMATIC REVIEW.

Innovative design of an annular thermoelectric generator for enhanced automotive waste heat recovery (2024)
Journal Article

The annular thermoelectric generator (ATEG) gains significant attention in the automotive waste heat recovery field due to its compatibility with the exhaust pipe's shape. To address the performance deterioration issue due to the temperature drop, a... Read More about Innovative design of an annular thermoelectric generator for enhanced automotive waste heat recovery.