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Analysis of vehicle accident-injury severities: A comparison of segment- versus accident-based latent class ordered probit models with class-probability functions (2018)
Journal Article
Fountas, G., Anastasopoulos, P. C., & Mannering, F. L. (2018). Analysis of vehicle accident-injury severities: A comparison of segment- versus accident-based latent class ordered probit models with class-probability functions. Analytic Methods in Accident

Using information from 1990 single-vehicle accidents that occurred between 2011 and 2013 in the state of Washington, the injury severity level of the most severely injured vehicle occupant is studied using two latent class modeling approaches: segmen... Read More about Analysis of vehicle accident-injury severities: A comparison of segment- versus accident-based latent class ordered probit models with class-probability functions.

Numerical investigation for optimizing segmented micro-channel heat sink by Taguchi-Grey method (2018)
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Naqiuddin, N. H., Saw, L. H., Yew, M. C., Yusof, F., Poon, H. M., Cai, Z., & Thiam, H. S. (2018). Numerical investigation for optimizing segmented micro-channel heat sink by Taguchi-Grey method. Applied Energy, 222, 437-450. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apen

• Novel segmented micro-channel heat sink has been designed. • CFD models have been developed to simulate the performance of the segmented micro-channel. • Enhanced the cooling performance of the straight micro-channel. • Optimizing the segmented mic... Read More about Numerical investigation for optimizing segmented micro-channel heat sink by Taguchi-Grey method.

Pokemon gaming causes pedestrians to run a red light: An observational study of crossing behaviours at a signalised intersection in Taipei City (2018)
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Chen, P., Saleh, W., & Pai, C. (2018). Pokemon gaming causes pedestrians to run a red light: An observational study of crossing behaviours at a signalised intersection in Taipei City. Transportation Research Part F: Traffic Psychology and Behaviour, 55, 3

Since the launch of the smartphone game “Pokemon Go”, the worldwide craze has led to numerous traffic crashes and injuries resulting from falling or tripping. This paper investigates the effects of several smartphone distracting activities (gaming, t... Read More about Pokemon gaming causes pedestrians to run a red light: An observational study of crossing behaviours at a signalised intersection in Taipei City.

Construction 4.0: Towards Delivering of Sustainable Houses in South Africa (2018)
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Osunsanmi, T., Aigbavboa, C., & Oke, A. (2018). Construction 4.0: Towards Delivering of Sustainable Houses in South Africa. International Journal of Civil and Environmental Engineering, 12(13), 150-156

The construction industry is a renowned latecomer to the efficiency offered by the adoption of information technology. Whereas, the banking, manufacturing, retailing industries have keyed into the future by using digitization and information technolo... Read More about Construction 4.0: Towards Delivering of Sustainable Houses in South Africa.

Computational singular perturbation analysis of super-knock in SI engines (2018)
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Jaasim, M., Tingas, E., Hernández Pérez, F. E., & Im, H. G. (2018). Computational singular perturbation analysis of super-knock in SI engines. Fuel, 225, 184-191. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2018.03.128

Pre-ignition engine cycles leading to super-knock were simulated with a 48 species skeletal iso-octane mechanism to identify the dominant reaction pathways that are present in super-knock. To mimic pre-ignition, a deflagration front was generated via... Read More about Computational singular perturbation analysis of super-knock in SI engines.

Identifying and prioritizing the benefits of integrating BIM and sustainability practices in construction projects: A Delphi survey of international experts (2018)
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Olawumi, T. O., & Chan, D. W. (2018). Identifying and prioritizing the benefits of integrating BIM and sustainability practices in construction projects: A Delphi survey of international experts. Sustainable Cities and Society, 40, 16-27. https://doi.org/

The recent initiatives of the construction industry to embed sustainable strategies in its processes can be en- hanced when clear and practical benefits of such integration are available to project stakeholders to support their decision-making. Hence... Read More about Identifying and prioritizing the benefits of integrating BIM and sustainability practices in construction projects: A Delphi survey of international experts.

A comparison of inductive sensors in the characterization of partial discharges and electrical noise using the chromatic technique (2018)
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Ardila-Rey, J. A., Montaña, J., Castro, B. A. D., Schurch, R., Ulson, J. A. C., Muhammad-Sukki, F., & Bani, N. A. (2018). A comparison of inductive sensors in the characterization of partial discharges and electrical noise using the chromatic technique.

Partial discharges (PDs) are one of the most important classes of ageing processes that occur within electrical insulation. PD detection is a standardized technique to qualify the state of the insulation in electric assets such as machines and power... Read More about A comparison of inductive sensors in the characterization of partial discharges and electrical noise using the chromatic technique.

Current Error Based Compensations for VSC Current Control in Weak Grid for Wind Farm Applications (2018)
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Givaki, K., Chen, D., & Xu, L. (2019). Current Error Based Compensations for VSC Current Control in Weak Grid for Wind Farm Applications. IEEE Transactions on Sustainable Energy, 10(1), 26-35. https://doi.org/10.1109/tste.2018.2820386

A novel current control strategy is proposed for voltage source converter connecting to weak grid using conventional current vector control with additional current error based voltage angle and magnitude compensations. For connecting to very weak AC... Read More about Current Error Based Compensations for VSC Current Control in Weak Grid for Wind Farm Applications.

Recovery time and propagation effects of passenger transport disruptions (2018)
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Malandri, C., Malandria, C., Fonzone, A., & Cats, O. (2018). Recovery time and propagation effects of passenger transport disruptions. Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 505, 7-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physa.2018.03.028

We propose a method to evaluate public transport network vulnerability. We study the evolution of the passenger Volume Over Capacity (VOC) ratio throughout the network to measure the spatial and temporal extent of the impacts caused by an unplanned s... Read More about Recovery time and propagation effects of passenger transport disruptions.

Numerical and empirical evaluation of a novel building integrated collector storage solar water heater (2018)
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Garnier, C., Muneer, T., & Currie, J. (2018). Numerical and empirical evaluation of a novel building integrated collector storage solar water heater. Renewable Energy, 126, 281-295. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2018.03.041

Integrated collector storage is a long established simple low cost solar water heater configuration combining the solar collector with a storage tank into a single unit. Previous studies have shown the potential of integrated collector storage solar... Read More about Numerical and empirical evaluation of a novel building integrated collector storage solar water heater.

Accuracy and reliability: a computational tool to minimise steel mass and carbon emissions at early-stage structural design (2018)
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D’Amico, B., & Pomponi, F. (2018). Accuracy and reliability: a computational tool to minimise steel mass and carbon emissions at early-stage structural design. Energy and Buildings, 168, 236-250. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2018.03.031

Building structures often represent the element with the largest mass in a building project, with significant effects on the buildings life cycle environmental impacts. Amongst structural materials, steel is characterised by its suitability to a larg... Read More about Accuracy and reliability: a computational tool to minimise steel mass and carbon emissions at early-stage structural design.

Analysis of Microstructure and Chip Formation When Machining Ti-6Al-4V (2018)
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Shyha, I., Gariani, S., El-Sayed, M., & Huo, D. (2018). Analysis of Microstructure and Chip Formation When Machining Ti-6Al-4V. Metals, 8(3), Article 185. https://doi.org/10.3390/met8030185

Microstructure and chip formation were evaluated during the step shoulder down-milling of Ti-6Al-4V using a water-miscible vegetable oil-based cutting fluid. Experiments were conducted using the Cut-list fluid supply system previous developed by the... Read More about Analysis of Microstructure and Chip Formation When Machining Ti-6Al-4V.

Polymeric materials for conversion of electromagnetic waves from the sun to electric power (2018)
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Haque, S. M., Ardila-Rey, J. A., Umar, Y., Rahman, H., Mas'ud, A. A., Muhammad-Sukki, F., & Albarracín, R. (2018). Polymeric materials for conversion of electromagnetic waves from the sun to electric power. Polymers, 10(3), Article 307. https://doi.org/1

Solar photoelectric energy converted into electricity requires large surface areas with incident light and flexible materials to capture these light emissions. Currently, sunlight rays are converted to electrical energy using silicon polymeric materi... Read More about Polymeric materials for conversion of electromagnetic waves from the sun to electric power.

CH4/air homogeneous autoignition: A comparison of two chemical kinetics mechanisms (2018)
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Tingas, E. A., Manias, D. M., Mani Sarathy, S., & Goussis, D. A. (2018). CH4/air homogeneous autoignition: A comparison of two chemical kinetics mechanisms. Fuel, 223, 74-85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2018.03.025

Reactions contributing to the generation of the explosive time scale that characterise autoignition of homogeneous stoichiometric CH4/air mixture are identified using two different chemical kinetics models; the well known GRI-3.0 mechanism (53/325 sp... Read More about CH4/air homogeneous autoignition: A comparison of two chemical kinetics mechanisms.

Realising the affective potential of patents: a new model of database interpretation for user-centred design (2018)
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Wodehouse, A., Vasantha, G., Corney, J., Jagadeesan, A., & MacLachlan, R. (2018). Realising the affective potential of patents: a new model of database interpretation for user-centred design. Journal of Engineering Design, 29(8-9), 484-511. https://doi.or

This research sets out a new interpretation of the patent database using affective design parameters. While this resource contains a vast quantity of technical information, its extraction and use in practical design settings is extremely challenging.... Read More about Realising the affective potential of patents: a new model of database interpretation for user-centred design.

Analysis of stationary and dynamic factors affecting highway accident occurrence: A dynamic correlated grouped random parameters binary logit approach (2018)
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Fountas, G., Sarwar, M. T., Anastasopoulos, P. C., Blatt, A., & Majka, K. (2018). Analysis of stationary and dynamic factors affecting highway accident occurrence: A dynamic correlated grouped random parameters binary logit approach. Accident analysis and

Traditional accident analysis typically explores non-time-varying (stationary) factors that affect accident occurrence on roadway segments. However, the impact of time-varying (dynamic) factors is not thoroughly investigated. This paper seeks to simu... Read More about Analysis of stationary and dynamic factors affecting highway accident occurrence: A dynamic correlated grouped random parameters binary logit approach.

A stabilised immersed framework on hierarchical b-spline grids for fluid-flexible structure interaction with solid–solid contact (2018)
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Kadapa, C., Dettmer, W., & Perić, D. (2018). A stabilised immersed framework on hierarchical b-spline grids for fluid-flexible structure interaction with solid–solid contact. Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 335, 472-489. https://

We present a robust and efficient stabilised immersed framework for fluid–structure interaction involving incompressible fluid flow and flexible structures undergoing large deformations and also involving solid–solid contact. The efficiency of the fo... Read More about A stabilised immersed framework on hierarchical b-spline grids for fluid-flexible structure interaction with solid–solid contact.

Annual prediction output of an RADTIRC-PV module (2018)
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Freier, D., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Abu-Bakar, S. H., Ramirez-Iniguez, R., Munir, A. B., Yasin, S. H. M., …Karim, M. E. (2018). Annual prediction output of an RADTIRC-PV module. Energies, 11(3), Article 544. https://doi.org/10.3390/en11030544

The number of solar photovoltaic (PV) installations has been increasing worldwide but the high capital cost of installation continues to be the main challenge, particularly in many developing countries. The solar concentrator, a device that focuses t... Read More about Annual prediction output of an RADTIRC-PV module.

Furthering embodied carbon assessment in practice: results of an industry-academia collaborative research project (2018)
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Pomponi, F., Moncaster, A., & De Wolf, C. (2018). Furthering embodied carbon assessment in practice: results of an industry-academia collaborative research project. Energy and Buildings, 167, 177-186. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2018.02.052

In order to meet the mid-century carbon reduction targets and to mitigate climate change and global warming it is imperative that embodied greenhouse gases (GHGs) emissions in the built environment receive immediate attention from policy, industry an... Read More about Furthering embodied carbon assessment in practice: results of an industry-academia collaborative research project.

Chemical kinetic insights into the ignition dynamics of n-hexane (2018)
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Tingas, E., Wang, Z., Mani Sarathy, S., Im, H. G., & Goussis, D. A. (2018). Chemical kinetic insights into the ignition dynamics of n-hexane. Combustion and Flame, 188, 28-40. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.combustflame.2017.09.024

Normal alkanes constitute a significant fraction of transportation fuels, and are the primary drivers of ignition processes in gasoline and diesel fuels. Low temperature ignition of n-alkanes is driven by a complex sequence of oxidation reactions, fo... Read More about Chemical kinetic insights into the ignition dynamics of n-hexane.