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Sustainability tool to optimise material quantities of steel in the construction industry (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
D'Amico, B., & Pomponi, F. (2018, April). Sustainability tool to optimise material quantities of steel in the construction industry. Presented at 25th CIRP Life Cycle Engineering (LCE) Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark

The steel industry is arguably one of the most pollutant manufacturing sectors. The vast majority of steel produced worldwide is employed by the construction industry, mostly under the form of profile members for structural use, and it is primarily u... Read More about Sustainability tool to optimise material quantities of steel in the construction industry.

Carbon mitigation in the built environment: an input-output analysis of building materials and components in the UK (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pomponi, F., & D'Amico, B. (2018, April). Carbon mitigation in the built environment: an input-output analysis of building materials and components in the UK. Presented at 25th CIRP Life Cycle Engineering (LCE) Conference, Copenhagen, Denmark

The circular economy has set out a new paradigm for a much needed shift from eco-efficiency to eco-effectiveness. Buildings are top contributor globally for resource use and waste creation. Therefore, any improvement in an effective use of building... Read More about Carbon mitigation in the built environment: an input-output analysis of building materials and components in the UK.

Thermal Comfort in the UK Higher Educational Buildings: The Influence of Thermal History on Students (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Jowkar, M., & Montazami, A. (2018). Thermal Comfort in the UK Higher Educational Buildings: The Influence of Thermal History on Students. In Proceedings of 10th Windsor Conference: Rethinking Comfort (623-633)

Statistics regarding the number of international students in the UK higher educational buildings show an upward trend in the recent years. These students coming from different cultural and climatic backgrounds have various thermal perceptions inside... Read More about Thermal Comfort in the UK Higher Educational Buildings: The Influence of Thermal History on Students.

The merits of varying forms of mass timber products for offsite and modular construction (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hairstans, R., Smith, R., & Wilson, P. (2018). The merits of varying forms of mass timber products for offsite and modular construction.

Mass timber is a family of Solid Laminate Timber Systems (SLTS) formed from smaller sections of timber connected by glue, mechanical fixings, moisture movement or a combination of methods. These products, which include Structural Composite Lumber, G... Read More about The merits of varying forms of mass timber products for offsite and modular construction.

Mass Customisable Roofing Solutions for the New Build and Retrofit Markets in the UK (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Plowas, W., Hairstans, R., & Felingham, J. (2018). Mass Customisable Roofing Solutions for the New Build and Retrofit Markets in the UK. In MOC Summit Proceedings

Major house builders and contractors in the UK are seeking alternative solutions to form the structural frame of pitched roofs for various reasons; speed, health and safety, quality ease of use. They are exploring the use of offsite systems, which ar... Read More about Mass Customisable Roofing Solutions for the New Build and Retrofit Markets in the UK.

Study on the Impact of Size and Position of the Shear Field in Determining the Shear Modulus of Glulam Beam Using Photogrammetry Approach (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gharavi, N., & Zhang, H. (2018). Study on the Impact of Size and Position of the Shear Field in Determining the Shear Modulus of Glulam Beam Using Photogrammetry Approach. International Journal of Civil, Environmental, Structural, Construction and Archite

The shear modulus of a timber beam can be determined using torsion test or shear field test method. The shear field test method is based on shear distortion measurement of the beam at the zone with the constant transverse load in the standardized fou... Read More about Study on the Impact of Size and Position of the Shear Field in Determining the Shear Modulus of Glulam Beam Using Photogrammetry Approach.

Field Based Photovoltaic Power Degradation Rates In Oman-Case Study (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Shaik, M., Gupta, N., & Goh, K. (2018). Field Based Photovoltaic Power Degradation Rates In Oman-Case Study. In World Congress on Sustainable Technologies (WCST-2017)

Due to increase in demand for electricity usage all around the GCC there has been emphasizing on the usage of alternative sources of energy i.e. using solar, wind and ocean etc. on the other side accurate prediction of power delivery is crucial for e... Read More about Field Based Photovoltaic Power Degradation Rates In Oman-Case Study.

Genetic Sensor Placement in Active Control of a Robotic Arm (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Soufian, M., & Borairi, M. (2018). Genetic Sensor Placement in Active Control of a Robotic Arm. In 2017 10th International Conference on Developments in eSystems Engineering (DeSE). https://doi.org/10.1109/DeSE.2017.47

This paper emphasizes the characterization of the dynamic motions of a robotic arm in terms of poles and zeros. The importance of the transmission zeros of open-loop systems, the role of these zeros in description of such systems, and the dependence... Read More about Genetic Sensor Placement in Active Control of a Robotic Arm.

Solar Pump (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Azeem Islam, A., Muhammad-Sukki, F., & Njuguna, J. (2018, January). Solar Pump. Presented at Research Presentation, Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen

High Impact Grant Dana Razak (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bani, N. A., & Muhammad Sukki, F. (2018, January). High Impact Grant Dana Razak. Presented at Pitching Session - Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Modeling and manufacturing for surface wave control. (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Spada, L. L., & Hao, Y. (2018). Modeling and manufacturing for surface wave control. In 2017 IEEE MTT-S International Microwave Workshop Series on Advanced Materials and Processes for RF and THz Applications (IMWS-AMP). https://doi.org/10.1109/imws-amp.2

Recently, a huge interest emerged in the field of surface waves, in particular the possibility to control and manipulate their propagation properties at will. The aim of this paper is to present a new approach to design new devices for surface waves... Read More about Modeling and manufacturing for surface wave control..

Analysis of Hydrogen/Air Turbulent Premixed Flames at Different Karlovitz Numbers Using Computational Singular Perturbation (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Manias, D. M., Tingas, E., Hernández Pérez, F. E., Im, H. G., Galassi, R. M., Ciottoli, P. P., & Valorani, M. (2018). Analysis of Hydrogen/Air Turbulent Premixed Flames at Different Karlovitz Numbers Using Computational Singular Perturbation. In AIAA S

The dynamics and structure of two turbulent H2/air premixed flames, representative of the corrugated flamelet (Case 1) and thin reaction zone (Case 2) regimes, are analyzed and compared, using the computational singular perturbation (CSP) tools, by i... Read More about Analysis of Hydrogen/Air Turbulent Premixed Flames at Different Karlovitz Numbers Using Computational Singular Perturbation.