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Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Mission Reliability Modelling Using Petri Nets (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Yan, R., Dunnett, S., & Jackson, L. (2023). Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Mission Reliability Modelling Using Petri Nets. In Proceedings of the The 33rd European Safety and Reliability Conference (ESREL 2023) 3 – 8 September 2023, Southampton, UK. https://doi.org/10.3850/978-981-18-8071-1_p034-cd

Offshore wind power is one of the main technologies helping to meet the global low carbon challenge. However, the significant expansion of the offshore wind industry and the rapid increase in the size and weight of turbine components will certainly a... Read More about Wind Turbine Installation Vessel Mission Reliability Modelling Using Petri Nets.

Modelling of Stress Evolution and Its Effect on Formability in Tension Under Cyclic Bending Plus Compression (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Peng, W., & Ou, H. (2024). Modelling of Stress Evolution and Its Effect on Formability in Tension Under Cyclic Bending Plus Compression. In K. Mocellin, P. Bouchard, R. Bigot, & T. Balan (Eds.), Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on the Technology of Plasticity - Current Trends in the Technology o (713-721). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-41023-9_71

Single point incremental forming (SPIF) and Double-sided incremental forming (DSIF) are two main variants of incremental sheet forming (ISF) processes. Tension under cyclic bending (TCB) have been developed as a means for experimental evaluation and... Read More about Modelling of Stress Evolution and Its Effect on Formability in Tension Under Cyclic Bending Plus Compression.

An experimental investigation of the effect of surface roughness on sessile droplet evaporation (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Zhang, Z., Yan, Y., & Magnini, M. (2023). An experimental investigation of the effect of surface roughness on sessile droplet evaporation. . https://doi.org/10.1615/IHTC17.130-110

As one of the most common phenomena in nature, droplet evaporation has become a major heat transfer mode and is used widely in industries and scientific fields. For a sessile droplet, the wettability of the substrate surface could make a significant... Read More about An experimental investigation of the effect of surface roughness on sessile droplet evaporation.

Frequency Analysis of Monopiles with Masing-Type Hysteresis Damping Under Large-Strain Cyclic Loading (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Tott-Buswell, J., Hilton, J., Berberic, S., Jalbi, S., & Prendergast, L. J. (2023). Frequency Analysis of Monopiles with Masing-Type Hysteresis Damping Under Large-Strain Cyclic Loading. In Experimental Vibration Analysis for Civil Engineering Structures (232-241). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-39109-5_24

Offshore wind turbines supported by monopiles have demonstrated their suitability to meet sustainable energy goals. However, there remains uncertainty about how long these foundations can stay operating within serviceable deflection limits after many... Read More about Frequency Analysis of Monopiles with Masing-Type Hysteresis Damping Under Large-Strain Cyclic Loading.

Enabling Coordinated Elastic Responses of Manufacturing Systems through Semantic Modelling (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Martínez-Arellano, G., Niewiadomski, K., Mo, F., Elshafei, B., Chaplin, J. C., Mcfarlane, D., & Ratchev, S. (2023). Enabling Coordinated Elastic Responses of Manufacturing Systems through Semantic Modelling.

Resilience to supply chain disruptions and to changing product volumes and specifications are currently major challenges for the manufacturing sector. To maintain quality and productivity, manufacturers need to be able to respond to disruption using... Read More about Enabling Coordinated Elastic Responses of Manufacturing Systems through Semantic Modelling.

BIM and GIS integration: lessons learned from multiple case studies (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Pedó, B., Tezel, A., Goethals, D., Koskela, L., Leaver, M., Victory, A., …Bocian, E. (2023). BIM and GIS integration: lessons learned from multiple case studies. In Proceedings of the 2023 European Conference on Computing in Construction and the 40th International CIB W78 Conference. https://doi.org/10.35490/ec3.2023.248

Building information modelling (BIM) and geographic information systems (GIS) are two key concepts for the digital built environment vision. Although they provide digital representations and are complementary, they have different focus and purposes.... Read More about BIM and GIS integration: lessons learned from multiple case studies.

What is the potential value of tokens and token engineering for the architecture, engineering, and construction industry? A positional paper (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Kifokeris, D., Dounas, T., Tezel, A., & Moon, S. (2023). What is the potential value of tokens and token engineering for the architecture, engineering, and construction industry? A positional paper. In Proceedings of the 2023 European Conference on Computing in Construction and the 40th International CIB W78 Conference. https://doi.org/10.35490/EC3.2023.304

What is the value of tokens for blockchain applications in Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC)? How can token engineering be contextualized in AEC? This positional paper instigates the tackling of these largely unexplored questions. Fol... Read More about What is the potential value of tokens and token engineering for the architecture, engineering, and construction industry? A positional paper.

Digital environment definition for property tokenization uptake in Italy (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Mistrangelo, P., Tagliabue, L. C., & Tezel, A. (2023). Digital environment definition for property tokenization uptake in Italy. In Proceedings of the 2023 European Conference on Computing in Construction and the 40th International CIB W78 Conference. https://doi.org/10.35490/ec3.2023.328

The real estate market is widely considered a favorable sector for investment, although it ties up capital in the short term. However, long-term asset appreciation is an attractive prospect for investors. The concept of a "divisible" asset can help r... Read More about Digital environment definition for property tokenization uptake in Italy.

Simultaneous Study of Fluorescence and Transmission Based on a Sensor with a Doped Optical Fibre (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Kubicka, N., Gołek, F., Palmowski, J., Phang, S., Benson, T., & Bereś-Pawlik, E. (2023). Simultaneous Study of Fluorescence and Transmission Based on a Sensor with a Doped Optical Fibre. In ICTON 2023 23rd International Conference on Transparent Optical Networks. https://doi.org/10.1109/icton59386.2023.10207456

The paper presents a model sensor system for the simultaneous measurement of fluorescence and transmission for potential application in medical diagnostics. The paper presents results connected with the test substance, fluorescein. The sensor used in... Read More about Simultaneous Study of Fluorescence and Transmission Based on a Sensor with a Doped Optical Fibre.

Improving the Modelling Capability of an Integrated Fault Detection and Diagnostic Petri Net Methodology for Dynamic Systems (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Badmus, T. A., Prescott, D., & Remenyte-Prescott, R. (2023). Improving the Modelling Capability of an Integrated Fault Detection and Diagnostic Petri Net Methodology for Dynamic Systems.

The existing Generalised Stochastic Petri Net and modified Bayesian Stochastic Petri Net (GSPN-mBSPN) methodology has demonstrated improved modelling capabilities for fault diagnosis in dynamic systems with feedback control loops. However, the GSPN-m... Read More about Improving the Modelling Capability of an Integrated Fault Detection and Diagnostic Petri Net Methodology for Dynamic Systems.

Elastic manufacturing systems: A system view on operations, firm, and supply chain resilience (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Kazantsev, N., Niewiadomski, K., El-Shafei, B., Murthy, S. R., Chaplin, J., Martínez-Arellano, G., …Minshall, T. (2023). Elastic manufacturing systems: A system view on operations, firm, and supply chain resilience.

'Black swan' events-such as military conflicts, pandemics, and semiconductor crises-drastically change product volume and mix patterns and shorten how long manufacturers have to cost-effectively respond to them. This is a particular challenge for hig... Read More about Elastic manufacturing systems: A system view on operations, firm, and supply chain resilience.

A GIS based approach for predicting pavement deterioration on the UK road network (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Corker, J., Remenyte-Prescott, R., Eskandari Torbaghan, M., & Ninic, J. (2023). A GIS based approach for predicting pavement deterioration on the UK road network.

The U.K. Road network is a complex and dynamic system, managed by a federated network of organizations, often with stringent constraints on resourcing. Remediating deterioration of the network is both costly and politically sensitive; resilience, sus... Read More about A GIS based approach for predicting pavement deterioration on the UK road network.

A general approach for evaluating SHM system reliability with sensor failures (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Wu, W., Cantero-Chinchilla, S., Remenyte-Prescot, R., Prescott, D., Saleh, A., Chiachio Ruano, M., & Chronopoulos, D. (2023). A general approach for evaluating SHM system reliability with sensor failures.

Structural health monitoring (SHM) systems involve implementing damage identification strategies to determine health states of structures. However, it is important to pay close attention to the degradation of the SHM itself, especially the effect of... Read More about A general approach for evaluating SHM system reliability with sensor failures.

Analysing the impact of local factors on the life cycle of metallic bridge girders (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Calvert, G., Hamer, M., Neves, L., & Andrews, J. (2023). Analysing the impact of local factors on the life cycle of metallic bridge girders. In F. Biondini, & D. M. Frangopol (Eds.), Life-Cycle of Structures and Infrastructure Systems: PROCEEDINGS OF THE EIGHTH INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON LIFE-CYCLE CIVIL ENGINEERING (IALCCE 2023), 2-6 JULY, 2023, POLITECNICO DI MILANO, MILAN, ITALY

A fundamental component of a life cycle analysis of a bridge is the modelling of asset condition post-construction. To enhance the accuracy of bridge deterioration models, several studies have calibrated models based on cohorts that incorporate struc... Read More about Analysing the impact of local factors on the life cycle of metallic bridge girders.

High-accuracy robotic metrology for precise industrial manipulation tasks (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Isa, M. A., Khanesar, M. A., Leach, R. K., Branson, D., & Piano, S. (2023). High-accuracy robotic metrology for precise industrial manipulation tasks. . https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2673088

The majority of industrial production processes can be divided into a series of object manipulation and handling tasks that can be adapted for robots. Through significant advances in compliant grasping, sensing and actuation technologies, robots are... Read More about High-accuracy robotic metrology for precise industrial manipulation tasks.

Decision-making framework for implementing blockchain in building operations and maintenance (O&M) (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Kifokeris, D., Tezel, A., & Moon, S. (2023). Decision-making framework for implementing blockchain in building operations and maintenance (O&M).

Blockchain is a distributed ledger technology that verifies and records transactions simultaneously across a computer network, offering data dependability, traceability, and immutability. It has gained attention in the Architecture, Engineering, Cons... Read More about Decision-making framework for implementing blockchain in building operations and maintenance (O&M).

Visual Management Implementation Strategy: An Analysis of Digital Whiteboards (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Pedó, B., Tezel, A., Koskela, L., Tzortzopoulos, P., Formoso, C. T., Vrabie, E., & Robinson, S. (2023). Visual Management Implementation Strategy: An Analysis of Digital Whiteboards. In Proceedings of the 31st Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction (IGLC31) (608-619). https://doi.org/10.24928/2023/0264

Visual Management (VM) is a communication strategy in which a visual workplace for closerange communication is created by using easy-to-understand sensory devices. It is adopted to increase process transparency and self-management capacity. VM discu... Read More about Visual Management Implementation Strategy: An Analysis of Digital Whiteboards.

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.

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.

An Optimisation Tool for Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Propulsion Systems (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Walmsley, R., Ahmed, R., Klumpner, C., & Saleh, B. M. (2023). An Optimisation Tool for Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Propulsion Systems. In 2023 IEEE International Electric Machines & Drives Conference (IEMDC). https://doi.org/10.1109/iemdc55163.2023.10238919

The requirement for reductions in CO 2 , NO X and noise emissions from aviation have come under great assiduity. The use of electric and hybrid-electric propulsion systems within aircraft offer potential performance and efficiency improvements, throu... Read More about An Optimisation Tool for Hybrid-Electric Aircraft Propulsion Systems.