All Outputs (6)

Introduction (2023)
Book Chapter
Harper, L., & Clifford, M. (2023). Introduction. In Design and Manufacture of Structural Composites (3-17). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-819160-6.00009-3

Fibre-reinforced polymer composites are acknowledged to offer some of the highest specific properties (stiffness, strength) of any engineering materials, but this chapter takes a look at why these materials are not more widely adopted for general str... Read More about Introduction.

Reinforcing fibres (2023)
Book Chapter
Parsons, A. (2023). Reinforcing fibres. In L. Harper, & M. Clifford (Eds.), Design and Manufacture of Structural Composites (19-34). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-819160-6.00008-1

This chapter provides information on the type of reinforcing fibres commonly used in polymer composites. Inorganic and organic fibres are described along with general information on their manufacture, applications, and representative properties. Suit... Read More about Reinforcing fibres.

Energy and the environment in Sub-Saharan Africa: Household perceptions of improved cookstoves (2020)
Book Chapter
Jewitt, S., Atagher, P., Clifford, M., Ray, C., & Sesan, T. (2020). Energy and the environment in Sub-Saharan Africa: Household perceptions of improved cookstoves. In T. Haller, & C. Zingerli (Eds.), Towards Shared Research: Participatory and Integrative Approaches in Researching African Environments – Opportunities, Challenges, Actualities in Natural and Social Sciences (91-124). Transcript Verlag

Around 2.7 billion people globally and 80% of households in Sub-Saharan Africa rely on solid biomass fuels for cooking and heating. This results in high levels of exposure to household air pollution (HAP); the second most common cause of death in eas... Read More about Energy and the environment in Sub-Saharan Africa: Household perceptions of improved cookstoves.

Exploring the Pentecostal faith—sustainability—entrepreneurship nexus in Zimbabwe (2018)
Book Chapter
Anderson, A. H., Clifford, M., Madziva, R., Thondhlana, J., & Goronga, P. (2018). Exploring the Pentecostal faith—sustainability—entrepreneurship nexus in Zimbabwe. In W. L. Filo, & A. C. McCrea (Eds.), Sustainability and the humanities (225-237). Cham: Springer Publishing Company. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95336-6_13

The aim of this paper is to explore the intersection between sustainability and the humanities, specifically the Pentecostal faith—entrepreneurship—sustainability nexus in Zimbabwe. It focuses on The Zimbabwe Assemblies of God Africa (ZAOGA) and asso... Read More about Exploring the Pentecostal faith—sustainability—entrepreneurship nexus in Zimbabwe.

Compaction, permeability and flow simulation for liquid composite moulding of natural fibre composites (2015)
Book Chapter
Shah, D. U., & Clifford, M. (2015). Compaction, permeability and flow simulation for liquid composite moulding of natural fibre composites. In M. Salit, M. Jawaid, N. Yusoff, & M. Hoque (Eds.), Manufacturing of Natural Fibre Reinforced Polymer Composites, 65-99. Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-07944-8_4

With the growing interest in developing high-performance natural fibre composites (NFRPs) for (semi-)-structural applications, researchers are increasingly considering liquid composite moulding (LCM) processes and investigating key manufacturing-rela... Read More about Compaction, permeability and flow simulation for liquid composite moulding of natural fibre composites.

Institutional practices versus student needs and its implications for the development of a holistic engineering education for sustainable development (EESD) framework (2014)
Book Chapter
Sivapalan, S., Subramaniam, G., & Clifford, M. (2015). Institutional practices versus student needs and its implications for the development of a holistic engineering education for sustainable development (EESD) framework. In W. L. Filho (Ed.), Transformative Approaches to Sustainable Development at Universities : Working across Disciplines (413-433). Cham: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-08837-2_28

Sustainable development (SD) competences feature prominently in the 2012 Malaysian Engineering Accreditation Council (EAC) manual. The manual outlines 12 outcomes that undergraduate engineering students of Malaysian universities are expected to devel... Read More about Institutional practices versus student needs and its implications for the development of a holistic engineering education for sustainable development (EESD) framework.