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Design of cold-formed high strength steel CHS-to-RHS T- and X-joints at elevated temperatures (2023)
Journal Article
Pandey, M., & Young, B. (2023). Design of cold-formed high strength steel CHS-to-RHS T- and X-joints at elevated temperatures. Thin-Walled Structures, 189, Article 11078. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2023.110728

The static resistances of cold-formed S900 steel grade tubular T- and X-joints at elevated temperatures have been numerically investigated in this study. Circular hollow sections (CHS) were used as the braces, while square and rectangular hollow sect... Read More about Design of cold-formed high strength steel CHS-to-RHS T- and X-joints at elevated temperatures.

Fusion of experimental and synthetic data for reliable prediction of steel connection behaviour using machine learning (2023)
Journal Article
Cabrera, M., Ninic, J., & Tizani, W. (2023). Fusion of experimental and synthetic data for reliable prediction of steel connection behaviour using machine learning. Engineering with Computers, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00366-023-01864-1

The development of robust prediction tools based on machine learning (ML) techniques requires the availability of complete, consistent, accurate, and numerous datasets. The application of ML in structural engineering has been limited since, although... Read More about Fusion of experimental and synthetic data for reliable prediction of steel connection behaviour using machine learning.

Measurement of powder spreading dynamics in additive manufacturing (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Ferris, S., Thompson, A., Maskery, I., Hall, S., & Piano, S. (2023). Measurement of powder spreading dynamics in additive manufacturing.

In this work, we examine the effect of the state of the pre-processing powder bed in powder-based additive manufacturing, particularly in metal laser powder bed fusion (PBF-LB). The spreading of the powder layer has been identified as a critical but... Read More about Measurement of powder spreading dynamics in additive manufacturing.

Delaying the Occurrence of Bar Buckling in RC Columns Confined with SRG Jacketing (2023)
Journal Article
Thermou, G. E., & Tastani, S. (2023). Delaying the Occurrence of Bar Buckling in RC Columns Confined with SRG Jacketing. Applied Sciences, 13(12), Article 7232. https://doi.org/10.3390/app13127232

This paper investigates experimentally the structural performance of substandard reinforced concrete (RC) short columns confined with steel-reinforced grout (SRG) jackets under monotonically increasing uniaxial compression. The study comprised 24 squ... Read More about Delaying the Occurrence of Bar Buckling in RC Columns Confined with SRG Jacketing.

Comparison of coherence scanning interferometry, focus variation and confocal microscopy for surface topography measurement (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Hooshmand, H., Liu, M., Pappas, A., Thompson, A., Leach, R., & Piano, S. (2023). Comparison of coherence scanning interferometry, focus variation and confocal microscopy for surface topography measurement.

The most common optical technologies for surface topography measurement are coherence scanning interferometry (CSI), focus variation microscopy (FV) and imaging confocal microscopy (CM). Due to the benefits and drawbacks of each, these instruments ar... Read More about Comparison of coherence scanning interferometry, focus variation and confocal microscopy for surface topography measurement.

Experiencing the digital working transition in participant and public involvement in dementia research during the COVID‐19 pandemic (2023)
Journal Article
Ulate, M. M., Woodcock, R., Smith, I., van der Roest, H. G., Martin, M. A. F., & Craven, M. P. (2023). Experiencing the digital working transition in participant and public involvement in dementia research during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association, 19(S5), Article e067824. https://doi.org/10.1002/alz.067824

Background Involvement of patients and public in research have been disrupted by the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing a rapid transition from face-to-face meetings to digital working as an alternative to engage experts by experience. T... Read More about Experiencing the digital working transition in participant and public involvement in dementia research during the COVID‐19 pandemic.

Amine functionalized lignin-based mesoporous cellular carbons for CO2 capture (2023)
Journal Article
Sani, S., Liu, X., Stevens, L., Wang, H., & Sun, C. (2023). Amine functionalized lignin-based mesoporous cellular carbons for CO2 capture. Fuel, 351, Article 128886. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2023.128886

Amine-impregnated mesoporous carbon sorbents have been considered one of the most promising sorbents for CO2 capture from streams with low CO2 concentrations. In this work, a series of novel solid amine adsorbents were prepared by impregnating polyet... Read More about Amine functionalized lignin-based mesoporous cellular carbons for CO2 capture.

The role of abrasion in cyclically sheared soil-structure interfaces (2023)
Journal Article
Pettey, A., & Heron, C. M. (2023). The role of abrasion in cyclically sheared soil-structure interfaces. Géotechnique, https://doi.org/10.1680/jgeot.22.00326

A limiting factor in the drive to deliver performance-based design is the lack of knowledge regarding the constitutive behaviour of soil-structure interfaces, particularly in the case of cyclic loading. A series of experiments were undertaken using b... Read More about The role of abrasion in cyclically sheared soil-structure interfaces.

Numerical analysis and design of cold-formed high strength steel RHS X-joints at elevated temperatures (2023)
Journal Article
Pandey, M., & Young, B. (2023). Numerical analysis and design of cold-formed high strength steel RHS X-joints at elevated temperatures. Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 210, Article 107892. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcsr.2023.107892

A numerical program is carried out in this study with an aim to investigate the static performance of cold-formed high strength steel (CFHSS) X-joints with square and rectangular hollow section (SHS and RHS) braces and chords at elevated temperatures... Read More about Numerical analysis and design of cold-formed high strength steel RHS X-joints at elevated temperatures.

Photonic reservoir computing enabled by stimulated Brillouin scattering (2023)
Journal Article
Phang, S. (2023). Photonic reservoir computing enabled by stimulated Brillouin scattering. Optics Express, 31(13), 22061-22074. https://doi.org/10.1364/oe.489057

Artificial intelligence (AI) drives the creation of future technologies that disrupt the way humans live and work, creating new solutions that change the way we approach tasks and activities, but it requires a lot of data processing, large amounts of... Read More about Photonic reservoir computing enabled by stimulated Brillouin scattering.

Kinetic and Thermodynamic Enhancement of Low-Temperature Oxygen Release from Strontium Ferrite Perovskites Modified with Ag and CeO2 (2023)
Journal Article
Harrison, A. R. P., Y. Kwong, K. Y., Zheng, Y., Balkrishna, A., Dyson, A., & Marek, E. J. (2023). Kinetic and Thermodynamic Enhancement of Low-Temperature Oxygen Release from Strontium Ferrite Perovskites Modified with Ag and CeO2. Energy and Fuels, 37(13), 9487-9499. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.energyfuels.3c01263

The redox behavior of the nonstoichiometric perovskite oxide SrFeO3−δ modified with Ag, CeO2, and Ce was assessed for chemical looping air separation (CLAS) via thermogravimetric analysis and by cyclic release and uptake of O2 in a packed bed reactor... Read More about Kinetic and Thermodynamic Enhancement of Low-Temperature Oxygen Release from Strontium Ferrite Perovskites Modified with Ag and CeO2.

Evaluation and optimisation of hybrid sensible-latent heat thermal energy storage unit with natural stones to enhance heat transfer (2023)
Journal Article
Zhang, S., & Yan, Y. (2023). Evaluation and optimisation of hybrid sensible-latent heat thermal energy storage unit with natural stones to enhance heat transfer. Renewable Energy, 215, Article 118921. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2023.118921

Latent heat thermal energy storage improves the utilization efficiency of renewable energy. Phase change materials (PCMs) commonly suffer from low thermal conductivity and many heat transfer enhancement methods have been developed. However, conventio... Read More about Evaluation and optimisation of hybrid sensible-latent heat thermal energy storage unit with natural stones to enhance heat transfer.

Implementation and Analysis of an Efficient Soft-Switching Battery Wireless Charger with Re-Configurable Rectifier (2023)
Journal Article
Wang, Y., Liu, H., Wheeler, P., & Wu, F. (2024). Implementation and Analysis of an Efficient Soft-Switching Battery Wireless Charger with Re-Configurable Rectifier. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 71(5), 4640-4651. https://doi.org/10.1109/TIE.2023.3283681

To significantly reduce switching loss of the high frequency inverter in battery wireless charger (BWC), improve the soft-switching stability and system reliability, a novel soft-switching BWC with low loss auxiliary network and reconfigurable rectif... Read More about Implementation and Analysis of an Efficient Soft-Switching Battery Wireless Charger with Re-Configurable Rectifier.

Biochar application to temperate grasslands: challenges and opportunities for delivering multiple ecosystem services (2023)
Journal Article
Brown, R. W., Chadwick, D. R., Bott, T., West, H. M., Wilson, P., Hodgins, G. R., …Jones, D. L. (2023). Biochar application to temperate grasslands: challenges and opportunities for delivering multiple ecosystem services. Biochar, 5(1), Article 33. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42773-023-00232-y

Grasslands (natural, semi-natural and improved) occupy approximately one-third of the terrestrial biosphere and are key for global ecosystem service provision, storing up to 30% of soil organic carbon (SOC). To date, most research on soil carbon (C)... Read More about Biochar application to temperate grasslands: challenges and opportunities for delivering multiple ecosystem services.

High Step-Up Dual-Switch X-Source DC-DC Converters Integrating Various Capacitor-Winding-Diode Voltage-Double Technology (2023)
Journal Article
Ji, Y., Geng, L., Liu, H., & wheeler, P. (2024). High Step-Up Dual-Switch X-Source DC-DC Converters Integrating Various Capacitor-Winding-Diode Voltage-Double Technology. IEEE Transactions on Industrial Electronics, 71(5), 4607-4617. https://doi.org/10.1109/tie.2023.3283696

In this article, a new class of high step-up dual-switch X-source dc–dc converters integrating various capacitor-winding-diode voltage-double technology is presented, which are parallel-winding dual-switch X-source dc–dc converters, series-winding du... Read More about High Step-Up Dual-Switch X-Source DC-DC Converters Integrating Various Capacitor-Winding-Diode Voltage-Double Technology.

Load introduction and transfer mechanism of K-type CFST circular section connections (2023)
Journal Article
Song, S., Chen, J., Liu, J., & Wang, F. (2023). Load introduction and transfer mechanism of K-type CFST circular section connections. Journal of Building Engineering, 75, Article 106954. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2023.106954

This paper investigates the mechanism of load introduction and transfers for K-type concrete-filled steel tubular (CFST) circular section connections experimentally and numerically. Six K-type CFST connections were tested. Three-dimensional finite el... Read More about Load introduction and transfer mechanism of K-type CFST circular section connections.

An approach for energy management of renewable energy sources using electric vehicles and heat pumps in an integrated electricity grid system (2023)
Journal Article
Dik, A., Kutlu, C., Omer, S., Boukhanouf, R., Su, Y., & Riffat, S. (2023). An approach for energy management of renewable energy sources using electric vehicles and heat pumps in an integrated electricity grid system. Energy and Buildings, 294, Article 113261. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2023.113261

The demand for electricity has been increasing worldwide and it is predicted that this trend will be particularly reinforced in developing countries by the gradual electrification of the transport sector and heat generation in buildings. The energy... Read More about An approach for energy management of renewable energy sources using electric vehicles and heat pumps in an integrated electricity grid system.

New Standard for Metal Powder Bed Fusion Surface Texture Measurement and Characterisation (2023)
Journal Article
Thompson, A., Newton, L., & Leach, R. (2023). New Standard for Metal Powder Bed Fusion Surface Texture Measurement and Characterisation. Metrology, 3(2), 237-245. https://doi.org/10.3390/metrology3020013

As metal additive manufacturing has been increasingly accepted as a viable method of industrial manufacture, there has been a significant uptake in manufacturers wishing to verify and test their parts through analysis of part surface. However, variou... Read More about New Standard for Metal Powder Bed Fusion Surface Texture Measurement and Characterisation.

Fast Assessment of Rotor Barrier Dimensional Allowances in Synchronous Reluctance Machines (2023)
Journal Article
Madariaga, C., Gallardo, C., Tapia, J. A., Jara, W., Escobar, A., & Degano, M. (2023). Fast Assessment of Rotor Barrier Dimensional Allowances in Synchronous Reluctance Machines. IEEE Access, 11, 58349-58358. https://doi.org/10.1109/access.2023.3284753

Tolerance analysis on synchronous reluctance machines (SynRM) is mandatory if accurate refinements of the rotor structure are adopted, a must for low-ripple applications However, the impact of manufacturing/dimensional tolerances or material degradat... Read More about Fast Assessment of Rotor Barrier Dimensional Allowances in Synchronous Reluctance Machines.

Design of cold-formed high strength steel rectangular hollow section T-joints under post-fire conditions (2023)
Journal Article
Pandey, M., & Young, B. (2023). Design of cold-formed high strength steel rectangular hollow section T-joints under post-fire conditions. Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 208, Article 107941. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcsr.2023.107941

A comprehensive numerical investigation looking into the static post-fire structural performance of cold-formed high strength steel (CFHSS) T-joints is presented in this paper. The braces and chords of T-joints were made of square and rectangular hol... Read More about Design of cold-formed high strength steel rectangular hollow section T-joints under post-fire conditions.