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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, June). Diagnosis of rotor asymmetries in wound rotor induction generators operating under varying load conditions via the Wigner-Ville Distribution. Presented at International Symposium on Power Electronics Power Electronics, Electrical Drives, Automation and Motion

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, June). Using network analysis metrics to discover functionally important methods in large-scale software systems. Presented at 2012 3rd International Workshop on Emerging Trends in Software Metrics (WETSoM), Zurich, Switzerland

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., Stewart, B. G., & Anuar, K. (2012, April). Soft loan for domestic installation of solar photovoltaic in Malaysia: Is it the best option?. Presented at 2012 IEEE Business Engineering and Industrial Applications Colloquium (BEIAC), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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?.

Solar photovoltaic in Malaysia: The way forward (2012)
Journal Article
Muhammad-Sukki, F., Munir, A. B., Ramirez-Iniguez, R., Abu-Bakar, S. H., Mohd Yasin, S. H., McMeekin, S. G., & Stewart, B. G. (2012). Solar photovoltaic in Malaysia: The way forward. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 16(7), 5232-5244. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2012.05.002

This paper examines solar photovoltaic (PV) in Malaysia. First, it analyzes the current energy demand in Malaysia and discusses some of the national policies and the installations of solar PV in urban and rural areas in the country. Next, the general... Read More about Solar photovoltaic in Malaysia: The way forward.

Evaluation of shear constant of timber glulam composite with photogrammetric approach (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zhang, H., Mohamed, A., Smith, I., & Xiao, Z. (2012, June). Evaluation of shear constant of timber glulam composite with photogrammetric approach. Presented at The Fourteenth International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering, Moscow, Russia

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.

Conductively filled Poly(methyl methacrylate) composites; manufacture and testing processes for EMI shielding effectiveness (2012)
Thesis
Smuga, J. R. Conductively filled Poly(methyl methacrylate) composites; manufacture and testing processes for EMI shielding effectiveness. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5426

Electromagnetic interference (EMI) is an escalating concern in the modern electronic climate. As such it has become a critical area to consider when designing and packaging electronics. With the growing volume of electronic devices available and with... Read More about Conductively filled Poly(methyl methacrylate) composites; manufacture and testing processes for EMI shielding effectiveness.

Retail logistics in the UK. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Monios, J. (2012, June). Retail logistics in the UK. Paper presented at The 9th International Conference on Logistics and Sustainable Transport

The use of electronic voting systems to enhance deep learning. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Barreto, D. (2012, July). The use of electronic voting systems to enhance deep learning

The present paper introduces a technology-enhanced teaching method that promotes deep learning.
Four stages that correspond to four different student cohorts were used for its development and to analyse
its effectiveness. The effectiveness of the m... Read More about The use of electronic voting systems to enhance deep learning..

Theoretical analyses of laboratory test of kaolin clay improved with Stone columns. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Miranda Manzanares, M., Cañizal, J., Castro, J., Cimentada, A., Da Costa, A., & Sagaseta, C. (2012, May). Theoretical analyses of laboratory test of kaolin clay improved with Stone columns. Presented at IS-GI BRUSSELS 2012. ISSMGE-TC211 International Symposium on ground Improvement

Theoretical analyses of laboratory test of kaolin clay improved with Stone columns.

Gravel Drain Performance in Liquefiable Soils: Numerical Simulation and Applicability (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bouckovalas, G., Papadimitriou, A., & Dimitriadi, V. (2012, May). Gravel Drain Performance in Liquefiable Soils: Numerical Simulation and Applicability. Paper presented at 2nd International Conference on Performance-Based Design in Earthquake Geotechnical Engineering, Taormina, Italy

Bouckovalas et al. (2009) is the most recent design methodology for drains for liquefaction remediation and is based on the work of Seed and Booker (1977) for infinitely permeable drains and uniform soil with purely horizontal drainage. This paper br... Read More about Gravel Drain Performance in Liquefiable Soils: Numerical Simulation and Applicability.

Towards an anthropocentric approach in sustainability research (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Akintoye, A., & Smith, A. (2012, May). Towards an anthropocentric approach in sustainability research. Presented at European Facility Management Conference and 11th EuroFM Research Symposium, Copenhagen, Denmark

Since 1973, when the issue of energy consumption was first addressed, there has been extensive research on how energy use in buildings can be reduced. Sustainability research trends of the past four decades have been focusing on how physics and engin... Read More about Towards an anthropocentric approach in sustainability research.

MacAulay and Co (2012)
Digital Artefact
Ridley-Ellis, D. (2012). MacAulay and Co

Live performance within show. BBC Radio Scotland. 25 May 2012.

Conditions required for spinning continuous fibres from cellulose nano-fibrils (2012)
Thesis
Hernandez, Z. Conditions required for spinning continuous fibres from cellulose nano-fibrils. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5286

The thesis describes a programme of work to develop a novel cellulose based fibre. The most important innovative step in this work lies in the manufacture of the fibre from a chiral nematic suspension of plant based cellulose nano-fibrils. In the cou... Read More about Conditions required for spinning continuous fibres from cellulose nano-fibrils.

The influence of inter-particle friction and the intermediate stress ratio on soil response under generalised stress conditions (2012)
Journal Article
Barreto, D., & O'Sullivan, C. (2012). The influence of inter-particle friction and the intermediate stress ratio on soil response under generalised stress conditions. Granular Matter, 14(4), 505-521. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10035-012-0354-z

Previous research studies have used either physical experiments or discrete element method (DEM) simulations to explore, independently, the influence of the coefficient of inter-particle friction (μ) and the intermediate stress ratio (b) on the behav... Read More about The influence of inter-particle friction and the intermediate stress ratio on soil response under generalised stress conditions.

Miniaturized Tapered Slot Antenna With Signal Rejection in 5–6-GHz Band Using a Balun (2012)
Journal Article
Zhu, F., Gao, S. S., Ho, A. T. S., Abd-Alhameed, R. A., See, C. H., Li, J., & Xu, J. (2012). Miniaturized Tapered Slot Antenna With Signal Rejection in 5–6-GHz Band Using a Balun. IEEE Antennas and Wireless Propagation Letters, 11, 507-510. https://doi.org/10.1109/lawp.2012.2199276

A miniaturized elliptically tapered slot antenna fed by a novel balun is proposed for directional ultrawideband (UWB) applications. The feeding configuration consists of a stepped mi-crostrip line and a folded slotline connected with a circular slot.... Read More about Miniaturized Tapered Slot Antenna With Signal Rejection in 5–6-GHz Band Using a Balun.