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A laboratory study of anisotropic geomaterials incorporating recent micromechanical understanding (2015)
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Yang, L., Li, X., Yu, H., & Wanatowski, D. (2016). A laboratory study of anisotropic geomaterials incorporating recent micromechanical understanding. Acta Geotechnica, 11(5), https://doi.org/10.1007/s11440-015-0423-7

This paper presents an experimental investigation revisiting the anisotropic stress–strain–strength behaviour of geomaterials in drained monotonic shear using hollow cylinder apparatus. The test programme has been designed to cover the effect of mate... Read More about A laboratory study of anisotropic geomaterials incorporating recent micromechanical understanding.

In-situ polymerisation of fully bioresorbable polycaprolactone/phosphate glass fibre composites: In vitro degradation and mechanical properties (2015)
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Chen, M., Parsons, A. J., Felfel, R. M., Rudd, C. D., Irvine, D. J., & Ahmed, I. (2016). In-situ polymerisation of fully bioresorbable polycaprolactone/phosphate glass fibre composites: In vitro degradation and mechanical properties. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 59, 78-89. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmbbm.2015.12.019

Fully bioresorbable composites have been investigated in order to replace metal implant plates used for hard tissue repair. Retention of the composite mechanical properties within a physiological environment has been shown to be significantly affecte... Read More about In-situ polymerisation of fully bioresorbable polycaprolactone/phosphate glass fibre composites: In vitro degradation and mechanical properties.

Soot-in-oil 3D volume reconstruction through the use of electron tomography: an introductory study (2015)
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La Rocca, A., Campbell, J., Fay, M., & Orhan, O. (2016). Soot-in-oil 3D volume reconstruction through the use of electron tomography: an introductory study. Tribology Letters, 61(1), Article 8. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11249-015-0625-z

Understanding soot nanoparticle interaction with oil additives and the causes of soot-induced thickening would assist in lubricant formulation, prolonging engine life and improving engine efficiency. Three-dimensional measurement of soot structures i... Read More about Soot-in-oil 3D volume reconstruction through the use of electron tomography: an introductory study.

Journey decision making: the influence on drivers of dynamic information presented on variable message signs (2015)
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Sharples, S., Shalloe, S., Burnett, G., & Crundall, D. (2016). Journey decision making: the influence on drivers of dynamic information presented on variable message signs. Cognition, Technology and Work, 18(2), https://doi.org/10.1007/s10111-015-0362-y

In many highways environments electronic media such as variable message signs are increasingly being used to provide drivers with up-to-date dynamic information in order to influence driving decision making during journeys. These decisions may be ass... Read More about Journey decision making: the influence on drivers of dynamic information presented on variable message signs.

Analytical method using gamma functions for determining areas of power elliptical shapes for use in geometrical textile models (2015)
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Gommer, F., Brown, L. P., & Wedgwood, K. C. (2015). Analytical method using gamma functions for determining areas of power elliptical shapes for use in geometrical textile models. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 81, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2015.11.031

Textile models are often assumed to have homogenous and well defined cross-sections. For these models, the use of a power elliptical cross-sectional shape has been found to be beneficial as different shapes can be created, e.g. lenticular, elliptical... Read More about Analytical method using gamma functions for determining areas of power elliptical shapes for use in geometrical textile models.

Material characterization and finite element modelling of cyclic plasticity behavior for 304 stainless steel using a crystal plasticity model (2015)
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Lu, J., Sun, W., & Becker, A. A. (2016). Material characterization and finite element modelling of cyclic plasticity behavior for 304 stainless steel using a crystal plasticity model. International Journal of Mechanical Sciences, 105, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijmecsci.2015.11.024

Low cycle fatigue tests were carried out for a 304 stainless steel at room temperature. A series of experimental characterisations, including SEM, TEM, and XRD were conducted for the 304 stainless steel to facilitate the understanding of the mechanic... Read More about Material characterization and finite element modelling of cyclic plasticity behavior for 304 stainless steel using a crystal plasticity model.

A finite strain fibre-reinforced viscoelasto-viscoplastic model of plant cell wall growth (2015)
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Huang, R., Becker, A. A., & Jones, I. A. (2015). A finite strain fibre-reinforced viscoelasto-viscoplastic model of plant cell wall growth. Journal of Engineering Mathematics, 95(1), https://doi.org/10.1007/s10665-014-9761-y

A finite strain fibre-reinforced viscoelasto-viscoplastic model implemented in a finite element (FE) analysis is presented to study the expansive growth of plant cell walls. Three components of the deformation of growing cell wall, i.e. elasticity, v... Read More about A finite strain fibre-reinforced viscoelasto-viscoplastic model of plant cell wall growth.

An inverse method for determining the spatially resolved properties of viscoelastic–viscoplastic three-dimensional printed materials (2015)
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Chen, X., Ashcroft, I., Wildman, R. D., & Tuck, C. (2015). An inverse method for determining the spatially resolved properties of viscoelastic–viscoplastic three-dimensional printed materials. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 471(2183), Article 20150477. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2015.0477

A method using experimental nanoindentation and inverse finite-element analysis (FEA) has been developed that enables the spatial variation of material constitutive properties to be accurately determined. The method was used to measure property varia... Read More about An inverse method for determining the spatially resolved properties of viscoelastic–viscoplastic three-dimensional printed materials.

A Novel Continuum Robot Using Twin-Pivot Compliant Joints: Design, Modeling, and Validation (2015)
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Dong, X., Raffles, M., Cobos-Guzman, S., Axinte, D., & Kell, J. (2016). A Novel Continuum Robot Using Twin-Pivot Compliant Joints: Design, Modeling, and Validation. Journal of Mechanisms and Robotics, 8(2), Article 021010. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4031340

A twisting problem is identified from the central located flexible backbone continuum robot. Regarding this problem, a design solution is required to mechanically minimize this twisting angle along the backbone. Further, the error caused by the kinem... Read More about A Novel Continuum Robot Using Twin-Pivot Compliant Joints: Design, Modeling, and Validation.

The shear viscosity of carbon fibre suspension and its application for fibre length measurement (2015)
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Jiang, G., Turner, T. A., & Pickering, S. J. (2016). The shear viscosity of carbon fibre suspension and its application for fibre length measurement. Rheologica Acta, 55(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00397-015-0890-7

The viscosity of short carbon fibre suspensions in glycerol aqueous solution was measured using a bespoke vane-in-cup viscometer, where the carbon fibre has an aspect ratio from 450 to 2209. In the semi-concentrated regime, nL3 ranging from 20 to 440... Read More about The shear viscosity of carbon fibre suspension and its application for fibre length measurement.

Quantification of mesoscale variability and geometrical reconstruction of a textile (2015)
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Gommer, F., Brown, L. P., & Brooks, R. (2015). Quantification of mesoscale variability and geometrical reconstruction of a textile. Journal of Composite Materials, https://doi.org/10.1177/0021998315617819

Automated image analysis of textile surfaces allowed determination and quantification of intrinsic yarn path variabilities in a 2/2 twill weave during the lay-up process. The yarn paths were described in terms of waves and it was found that the frequ... Read More about Quantification of mesoscale variability and geometrical reconstruction of a textile.

Investigation of La3+ Doped Yb2Sn2O7 as new thermal barrier materials (2015)
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Wang, J., Xu, F., Wheatley, R. J., Choy, K., Neate, N. C., & Hou, X. (2015). Investigation of La3+ Doped Yb2Sn2O7 as new thermal barrier materials. Materials and Design, 85, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matdes.2015.07.022

Low thermal conductivity is one of the key requirements for thermal barrier coating materials. From the consideration of crystal structure and ion radius, La3+ Doped Yb2Sn2O7 ceramics with pyrochlore crystal structures were synthesised by sol-gel met... Read More about Investigation of La3+ Doped Yb2Sn2O7 as new thermal barrier materials.

Creativity Greenhouse: at-a-distance collaboration and competition over research funding (2015)
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Schnädelbach, H., Sun, X., Kefalidou, G., Coughlan, T., Meese, R., Norris, J., & McAuley, D. (2016). Creativity Greenhouse: at-a-distance collaboration and competition over research funding. International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 87, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijhcs.2015.10.006

This paper describes the design and evaluation of a novel mechanism to develop research proposals and distribute funding: Creativity Greenhouse (CG). Building on an established funding sandpit mechanism for co-located participants, communication tech... Read More about Creativity Greenhouse: at-a-distance collaboration and competition over research funding.

Toward Mid-Infrared, Subdiffraction, Spectral-Mapping of Human Cells and Tissue: SNIM (Scanning Near-Field Infrared Microscopy) Tip Fabrication (2015)
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Neate, N., Fay, M., Parmenter, C., Athanasiou, G. S., Ernst, J., Furniss, D., …Seddon, A. B. (2016). Toward Mid-Infrared, Subdiffraction, Spectral-Mapping of Human Cells and Tissue: SNIM (Scanning Near-Field Infrared Microscopy) Tip Fabrication. Journal of Lightwave Technology, 34(4), 1212-1219. https://doi.org/10.1109/JLT.2015.2496786

Scanning near-field infrared microscopy (SNIM) potentially enables subdiffraction, broadband mid-infrared (MIR:3–25-μm wavelength range) spectral-mapping of human cells and tissue for real-time molecular sensing, with prospective use in disease diagn... Read More about Toward Mid-Infrared, Subdiffraction, Spectral-Mapping of Human Cells and Tissue: SNIM (Scanning Near-Field Infrared Microscopy) Tip Fabrication.

Recycling supercapacitors based on shredding and mild thermal treatment (2015)
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Jiang, G., & Pickering, S. J. (2016). Recycling supercapacitors based on shredding and mild thermal treatment. Waste Management, 48, 465-470. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wasman.2015.10.027

Supercapacitors are widely used in electric and hybrid vehicles, wind farm and low-power equipment due to their high specific power density and huge number of charge–discharge cycles. Waste supercapacitors should be recycled according to EU directive... Read More about Recycling supercapacitors based on shredding and mild thermal treatment.

Degradation and Characterization of Resorbable Phosphate-Based Glass Thin-Film Coatings Applied by Radio-Frequency Magnetron Sputtering (2015)
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Stuart, B. W., Stuart, B., Gimeno-Fabra, M., Segal, J., Ahmed, I., & Grant, D. M. (2015). Degradation and Characterization of Resorbable Phosphate-Based Glass Thin-Film Coatings Applied by Radio-Frequency Magnetron Sputtering. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 7(49), 27362-27372. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.5b08957

Quinternary phosphate-based glasses of up to 2.67 ?m, deposited by radio-frequency magnetron sputtering, were degraded in distilled water and phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) to investigate their degradation characteristics. Magnetron- sputtered coati... Read More about Degradation and Characterization of Resorbable Phosphate-Based Glass Thin-Film Coatings Applied by Radio-Frequency Magnetron Sputtering.

A model for the compressible, viscoelastic behavior of human amnion addressing tissue variability through a single parameter (2015)
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Mauri, A., Ehret, A. E., De Focatiis, D. S., & Mazza, E. (2016). A model for the compressible, viscoelastic behavior of human amnion addressing tissue variability through a single parameter. Biomechanics and Modeling in Mechanobiology, 15(4), 1005-1017. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10237-015-0739-0

A viscoelastic, compressible model is proposed to rationalize the recently reported response of human amnion in multiaxial relaxation and creep experiments. The theory includes two viscoelastic contributions responsible for the sho... Read More about A model for the compressible, viscoelastic behavior of human amnion addressing tissue variability through a single parameter.

Structure–property relationship of recycled carbon fibres revealed by pyrolysis recycling process (2015)
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Jiang, G., & Pickering, S. J. (2015). Structure–property relationship of recycled carbon fibres revealed by pyrolysis recycling process. Journal of Materials Science, 51(4), 1949-1958. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-015-9502-2

The structure-property relationship for recycled carbon fibres is investigated by characterisation of the structure changes induced by the pyrolysis recycling process. Two important factors influencing the properties of recycled carbon fibres are ide... Read More about Structure–property relationship of recycled carbon fibres revealed by pyrolysis recycling process.

Ni Mg Mixed Metal Oxides for p-Type Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (2015)
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Zannotti, M., Wood, C. J., Summers, G. H., Stevens, L. A., Hall, M. R., Snape, C. E., …Gibson, E. A. (2015). Ni Mg Mixed Metal Oxides for p-Type Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 7(44), 24556-24565. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.5b06170

Mg Ni mixed metal oxide photocathodes have been prepared by a mixed NiCl2/MgCl2 sol-gel process. The MgO/NiO electrodes have been extensively characterized using physical and electrochemical methods. Dye-sensitized solar cells have been prepared from... Read More about Ni Mg Mixed Metal Oxides for p-Type Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells.

Predictive, Miniature Co-Extrusion of Multilayered Glass Fiber-Optic Preforms (2015)
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Bhowmick, K., Furniss, D., Morvan, H. P., Seddon, A. B., & Benson, T. M. (2016). Predictive, Miniature Co-Extrusion of Multilayered Glass Fiber-Optic Preforms. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 99(1), 106-114. https://doi.org/10.1111/jace.13937

A miniature co-extrusion technique, to produce a concentric multilayered glass fiber-optic preform of ~3 mm diameter, is modeled and experimentally demonstrated. A three-dimensional, incompressible, noncavitating, and nonisothermal Computational Flui... Read More about Predictive, Miniature Co-Extrusion of Multilayered Glass Fiber-Optic Preforms.