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A sunlight assisted dual purpose photoelectrochemical cell for low voltage removal of heavy metals and organic pollutants in wastewater (2014)
Journal Article
Chen, G. Z., Kim, G., & Igunnu, E. (2014). A sunlight assisted dual purpose photoelectrochemical cell for low voltage removal of heavy metals and organic pollutants in wastewater. Chemical Engineering Journal, 244, 411-421. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2014.01.090

Photoelectrochemical cells that consisted of a Pt (small cells) or Ti (large cells) cathode and a sunlight responsive WO3 photoanode were built for simultaneous removal of heavy metal ions and organic pollutants. Synthetic wastewater samples containi... Read More about A sunlight assisted dual purpose photoelectrochemical cell for low voltage removal of heavy metals and organic pollutants in wastewater.

How to transform an asphalt concrete pavement into a solar turbine (2014)
Journal Article
García, A., & Partl, M. N. (2014). How to transform an asphalt concrete pavement into a solar turbine. Applied Energy, 119, 431-437. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.01.006

Asphalt concrete can absorb a considerable amount of the incident solar radiation. For this reason asphalt roads could be used as solar collectors. There have been different attempts to achieve this goal. All of them have been done by integrating pip... Read More about How to transform an asphalt concrete pavement into a solar turbine.

Road network modelling for maintenance planning (2014)
Conference Proceeding
Yang, C., Remenyte-Prescott, R., & Andrews, J. (2014). Road network modelling for maintenance planning.

In this paper a novel road network flow model is presented, suitable for modelling both motor-way and urban roads. A road network is modelled using a directed graph, consisting of typical roads and junctions, with different traffic flow inputs throug... Read More about Road network modelling for maintenance planning.

Simulation, design and thermal analysis of a solar Stirling engine using MATLAB (2014)
Journal Article
Shazly, J., Hafez, A., El Shenawy, E., & Eteiba, M. (2014). Simulation, design and thermal analysis of a solar Stirling engine using MATLAB. Energy Conversion and Management, 79, 626-639. doi:10.1016/j.enconman.2014.01.001

This paper presents the modeling and simulation for a prototype of the solar-powered Stirling engine working at the low temperature range. A mathematical model for the thermal analysis of the solar-powered low temperature Stirling engine with heat tr... Read More about Simulation, design and thermal analysis of a solar Stirling engine using MATLAB.

Mechanical Property Characterization of Aligned Plant Yarn Reinforced Thermoset Matrix Composites Manufactured via Vacuum Infusion (2014)
Journal Article
Shah, D. U., Schubel, P. J., Clifford, M. J., & Licence, P. (2014). Mechanical Property Characterization of Aligned Plant Yarn Reinforced Thermoset Matrix Composites Manufactured via Vacuum Infusion. Polymer-Plastics Technology and Engineering, 53(3), 239-253. https://doi.org/10.1080/03602559.2013.843710

This article evaluates the mechanical properties of vacuum-infused unidirectional plant fiber composites (PFRPs), composing of bast fiber yarns and thermoset matrices. PFRPs are found to have lower fiber volume fractions than E-glass composites (GFRP... Read More about Mechanical Property Characterization of Aligned Plant Yarn Reinforced Thermoset Matrix Composites Manufactured via Vacuum Infusion.

Millimeter-Wave Conical Fresnel Zone Lens of Flat Dielectric Rings (2014)
Journal Article
P. Kamburov, L., M. Rodriguez, J., R. Urumov, J., & D. Hristov, H. (2014). Millimeter-Wave Conical Fresnel Zone Lens of Flat Dielectric Rings. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 62(4), 2140-2148. https://doi.org/10.1109/tap.2014.2303165

Conical in shape Fresnel zone (CFZ) lens of flat dielectric rings is introduced and studied in this research. It is contrasted to a plane Fresnel zone (PFZ) lens, a CFZ lens of conical rings and a refractive plane-hyperbolic (PH) lens. For the same a... Read More about Millimeter-Wave Conical Fresnel Zone Lens of Flat Dielectric Rings.

A fairy tale approach to cooperative vehicle positioning (2014)
Conference Proceeding
Stephenson, S., Meng, X., Moore, T., Baxendale, A., & Edwards, T. (2014). A fairy tale approach to cooperative vehicle positioning.

This paper outlines an innovative approach to the cooper-ative positioning of road vehicles by sharing GNSS informa-tion. Much like the children’s fairy tale Hanzel and Gretel by the Brothers Grimm, GNSS receivers on road vehicles generate detailed V... Read More about A fairy tale approach to cooperative vehicle positioning.

Vibration of a beam on continuous elastic foundation with nonhomogeneous stiffness and damping under a harmonically excited mass (2014)
Journal Article
Koroma, S. G., Hussein, M. F., & Owen, J. S. (2014). Vibration of a beam on continuous elastic foundation with nonhomogeneous stiffness and damping under a harmonically excited mass. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 333(9), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsv.2014.01.001

In this paper, a method of analysis of a beam that is continuously supported on a linear nonhomogeneous elastic foundation and subjected to a harmonically excited mass is presented. The solution is obtained by decomposing the nonhomogeneous foundatio... Read More about Vibration of a beam on continuous elastic foundation with nonhomogeneous stiffness and damping under a harmonically excited mass.

Managing obesity through mobile phone applications: a state-of-the-art review from a user-centred design perspective (2014)
Journal Article
Hermawati, S., & Lawson, G. (2014). Managing obesity through mobile phone applications: a state-of-the-art review from a user-centred design perspective. Personal and Ubiquitous Computing, 18(8), https://doi.org/10.1007/s00779-014-0757-4

Evidence has shown that the trend of increasing obesity rates has continued in the last decade. Mobile phone applications, benefiting from their ubiquity, have been increasingly used to address this issue. In order to increase the applications’ accep... Read More about Managing obesity through mobile phone applications: a state-of-the-art review from a user-centred design perspective.

Investigating geogrid-reinforced ballast: Experimental pull-out tests and discrete element modelling (2014)
Journal Article
Chen, C., McDowell, G., & Thom, N. (2014). Investigating geogrid-reinforced ballast: Experimental pull-out tests and discrete element modelling. Soils and Foundations, 54(1), 1-11. doi:10.1016/j.sandf.2013.12.001

This paper presents an evaluation of the interlocking behaviour of geogrid-reinforced railway ballast. Experimental large box pull-out tests were conducted to examine the interaction between ballast and a biaxial geogrid. The discrete element method... Read More about Investigating geogrid-reinforced ballast: Experimental pull-out tests and discrete element modelling.

Investigation into the mechanisms by which microwave heating enhances separation of water-in-oil emulsions (2014)
Journal Article
Binner, E., Robinson, J. P., Silvester, S., Kingman, S., & Lester, E. (2014). Investigation into the mechanisms by which microwave heating enhances separation of water-in-oil emulsions. Fuel, 116, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2013.08.042

The separation of water-in-oil emulsions made with Azeri crude was investigated using natural gravity settling and microwave heating techniques. Separation times could be reduced by an order of magnitude compared with untreated emulsions. Increasing... Read More about Investigation into the mechanisms by which microwave heating enhances separation of water-in-oil emulsions.

Laboratory mix design of asphalt mixture containing reclaimed material (2014)
Journal Article
Collop, A., Abdul Hassan, N., Khan, R., Lo Presti, D., Khan, R., Hassan, N. A., …Collop, A. (2014). Laboratory mix design of asphalt mixture containing reclaimed material. Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, 2014(507082), https://doi.org/10.1155/2014/507082

This paper presents a study on the production of asphalt test specimens in the laboratory containing reclaimed asphalt. The mixtures considered were stone mastic asphalt concrete mixtures containing up to 30% of reclaimed asphalt. Specimens were comp... Read More about Laboratory mix design of asphalt mixture containing reclaimed material.

Role of H2O2 in the fluctuating patterns of COD (chemical oxygen demand) during the treatment of palm oil mill effluent (POME) using pilot scale triple frequency ultrasound cavitation reactor (2014)
Journal Article
Manickam, S., binti Zainal Abidin, N., Parthasarathy, S., Alzorqi, I., Huay Ng, E., Joyce Tiong, T., …Ali, A. (2014). Role of H2O2 in the fluctuating patterns of COD (chemical oxygen demand) during the treatment of palm oil mill effluent (POME) using pilot scale triple frequency ultrasound cavitation reactor. Ultrasonics Sonochemistry, 21(4), 1519-1526. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ultsonch.2014.01.002

Palm oil mill effluent (POME) is a highly contaminating wastewater due to its high chemical oxygen demand (COD) and biochemical oxygen demand (BOD). Conventional treatment methods require longer residence time (10–15 days) and higher operating cost.... Read More about Role of H2O2 in the fluctuating patterns of COD (chemical oxygen demand) during the treatment of palm oil mill effluent (POME) using pilot scale triple frequency ultrasound cavitation reactor.

Energy Saving in Feed Drive Systems Using Sliding-Mode-Based Contouring Control With a Nonlinear Sliding Surface (2014)
Journal Article
Mohammad, A., Uchiyama, N., & Sano, S. (2015). Energy Saving in Feed Drive Systems Using Sliding-Mode-Based Contouring Control With a Nonlinear Sliding Surface. IEEE/ASME Transactions on Mechatronics, 20(2), 572-579. https://doi.org/10.1109/tmech.2013.2296698

Reduction of contour error, which is defined as the shortest distance between the actual position of the cutting tool and the reference trajectory, is an essential requirement in machining by multiaxis feed drive systems. In addition, because these m... Read More about Energy Saving in Feed Drive Systems Using Sliding-Mode-Based Contouring Control With a Nonlinear Sliding Surface.

Concrete confinement with steel-reinforced grout jackets (2014)
Journal Article
Thermou, G. E., Katakalos, K., & Manos, G. (2015). Concrete confinement with steel-reinforced grout jackets. Materials and Structures, 48(5), 1355-1376. https://doi.org/10.1617/s11527-013-0239-6

The potential of steel fiber reinforced jackets combined with inorganic matrix (cementitious grout matrix) as an alternative strengthening system to fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) jackets was investigated experimentally in the current study. For this... Read More about Concrete confinement with steel-reinforced grout jackets.