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Nanorod-based glucose sensor. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
La Spada, L., Iovine, R., Bilotti, F., & Vegni, L. (2012). Nanorod-based glucose sensor. In Metamorphose VI: Proceedings of Metamaterials '2012: The Sixth International Congress on Advanced Electromagnetic Materials in Microwaves and Optics

In this paper, a metamaterial-based sensor consisting of an array of nanorods is proposed. An analytical model, describing the electromagnetic response of the nanorods, is proposed. Such model is verified through the comparison to full-wave numerical... Read More about Nanorod-based glucose sensor..

The Use of Torsion Test Method to Evaluate the Shear Properties of Timber Joists (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Khokhar, A., & Zhang, J. (2012). The Use of Torsion Test Method to Evaluate the Shear Properties of Timber Joists. In P. Quenneville (Ed.), Proceedings of the World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE 2012)

This paper presents details of the experimental method and test results from a series of torsion tests undertaken to evaluate the shear modulus and shear strength of solid timber joist. The variation of shear modulus within and between test samples,... Read More about The Use of Torsion Test Method to Evaluate the Shear Properties of Timber Joists.

Influence of stiffness of between-joists bracing on vibrational serviceability of wood floors. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Khokhar, A., Chui, Y., & Smith, I. (2012). Influence of stiffness of between-joists bracing on vibrational serviceability of wood floors. In P. Quenneville (Ed.), Proceedings of World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE 2012) (362-369)

Floors with repetitive parallel wood joists overlain by wood panel sheathing behave as orthotropic two-way structures since their along-joist stiffness is much higher than across-joist stiffness. Due to this orthotropy, they have a tendency to produc... Read More about Influence of stiffness of between-joists bracing on vibrational serviceability of wood floors..

Effect of particle loss on soil behaviour. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kelly, D., McDougall, J., & Barreto, D. (2012, August). Effect of particle loss on soil behaviour. Paper presented at ICSE-6 6th International Conference on Scour and Erosion

Soil particle loss can result in strength and volume reductions which are difficult to predict. This paper investigates the influence of the removal of fractions of selected particle sizes under different confining pressures. The mass loss process... Read More about Effect of particle loss on soil behaviour..

A statistical aimbot detection method for online FPS games (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Yu, S., Hammerla, N., Yan, J., & Andras, P. (2012). A statistical aimbot detection method for online FPS games. In The 2012 International Joint Conference on Neural Networks (IJCNN). https://doi.org/10.1109/IJCNN.2012.6252489

First Person Shooter (FPS) is a popular genre in online gaming, unfortunately not everyone plays the game fairly, and this hinders the growth of the industry. The aiming robot (aimbot) is a common cheating mechanism employed in this genre, it differs... Read More about A statistical aimbot detection method for online FPS games.

Strategy choice in transit networks. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fonzone, A., Schmöcker, J., Kurauchi, F., & Hemdan, S. (2012, July). Strategy choice in transit networks. Paper presented at CASPT12 - Conference on Advanced Systems for Public Transport

Investigating the Use of Audio Feedback in Engineering Mathematics Modules. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Durkacz, K., & Mowat, E. (2012). Investigating the Use of Audio Feedback in Engineering Mathematics Modules.

Assessment and feedback are an important part of student learning, and there is evidence that good feedback leads to improvements in both learning and student engagement. This work is concerned with the use of audio feedback on two Engineering Math... Read More about Investigating the Use of Audio Feedback in Engineering Mathematics Modules..

A hybrid system for enhancing racking performance of timber panels (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Munir, S., Kermani, A., & Harrison, I. (2012). A hybrid system for enhancing racking performance of timber panels. In Proceedings of the 11th World Conference on Timber Engineering

Timber frame can offer many aesthetic and structural benefits over other construction materials, for example effective insulation for energy efficiency, sustainable design and ease and speed of construction. For all the known benefits of using timber... Read More about A hybrid system for enhancing racking performance of timber panels.

Performance of a mechanically laminated timber arched suspension bridge (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Alonso, C., & Kermani, A. (2012). Performance of a mechanically laminated timber arched suspension bridge. In Proceedings of the 11th World Conference on Timber Engineering

Performance of a mechanically laminated timber arched suspension bridge.

The architect’s role and interactions in BIM-enabled projects (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Jaradat, S. (2012). The architect’s role and interactions in BIM-enabled projects. In Proceedings of the Engineering Project Organization Conference

There is a growing body of research on the impact of the increased use of Building Information Modelling (BIM) on the role of construction professionals. This is an interpretive study which examines the architect’s role and interactions in interdisci... Read More about The architect’s role and interactions in BIM-enabled projects.

Digital image processing of weathered stone for determining the optimum cleaning level of stonework (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Humanyun, R., Zhang, H., & Zhang, B. (2012, July). Digital image processing of weathered stone for determining the optimum cleaning level of stonework. Presented at 14th International Conference and Exhibition on Structural Faults and Repair

In this study, the authors introduced a new image component sampling technique that can be used to evaluate level of cleaning of weathered masonry stone for historic buildings. The proposed technique is based on the Standard Pattern (SP). The images... Read More about Digital image processing of weathered stone for determining the optimum cleaning level of stonework.

Diagnosis of rotor asymmetries in wound rotor induction generators operating under varying load conditions via the Wigner-Ville Distribution (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Climente-Alarcon, V., Riera-Guasp, M., Antonino-Daviu, J., Roger-Folch, J., & Vedreno-Santos, F. (2012). Diagnosis of rotor asymmetries in wound rotor induction generators operating under varying load conditions via the Wigner-Ville Distribution. In 2012

Fault diagnosis in wind generators is drawing increasing attention among the scientific community and maintenance companies, due to the crucial contribution of this renewable power source in the electric power generation map. These machines usual... Read More about Diagnosis of rotor asymmetries in wound rotor induction generators operating under varying load conditions via the Wigner-Ville Distribution.

Using network analysis metrics to discover functionally important methods in large-scale software systems (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pakhira, A., & Andras, P. (2012). Using network analysis metrics to discover functionally important methods in large-scale software systems. In 2012 3rd International Workshop on Emerging Trends in Software Metrics (WETSoM) (70-76)

In large-scale software systems that integrate many components originating from different vendors, the understanding of the functional importance of the components is critical for the dependability of the system. However, in general, gaining such und... Read More about Using network analysis metrics to discover functionally important methods in large-scale software systems.

Soft loan for domestic installation of solar photovoltaic in Malaysia: Is it the best option? (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Muhammad-Sukki, F., Munir, A. B., Ramirez-Iniguez, R., Abu-Bakar, S. H., Yasin, S. H. M., McMeekin, S. G., …Anuar, K. (2012). Soft loan for domestic installation of solar photovoltaic in Malaysia: Is it the best option?. In 2012 IEEE Business, Engineer

Malaysia has passed the Renewable Energy Act in April 2011, in which the Feed-In Tariff (FiT) mechanism is introduced. The FiT gives much emphasis on the solar photovoltaic (PV). This paper presents, first, an overview of solar PV in Malaysia until t... Read More about Soft loan for domestic installation of solar photovoltaic in Malaysia: Is it the best option?.

Evaluation of shear constant of timber glulam composite with photogrammetric approach (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zhang, H., Mohamed, A., & Smith, I. (2017). Evaluation of shear constant of timber glulam composite with photogrammetric approach. In Proceeding of the Fourteenth International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering

Shear constant of timber glulam materials plays an important role in structural modelling, such as lateral torsional buckling of the glulam beam, floor vibration and stabilities of long span glulam girders. In normal design approach, a fraction of th... Read More about Evaluation of shear constant of timber glulam composite with photogrammetric approach.