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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.

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)
Journal Article
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.

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.

Pokemon gaming causes pedestrians to run a red light: An observational study of crossing behaviours at a signalised intersection in Taipei City (2018)
Journal Article
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.

TG1/201804/25rev Derivation of MTG grading machine settings for Douglas fir (IE & GB, C classes) (2018)
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Ridley-Ellis, D., & Gil-Moreno, D. (2018). TG1/201804/25rev Derivation of MTG grading machine settings for Douglas fir (IE & GB, C classes). Ljubljana: WoodProps for Ireland project

Grading machines MTG 960 mtgBATCH 962 mtgBATCH 966 MTG 920 mtgBATCH 922 mtgBATCH 926 Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) (PSMN) Permitted timber sizes Thickness: 33 mm to 84 mm Width: 68 mm to 248 mm C35/16 C27/16, C24/C16, C24/14... Read More about TG1/201804/25rev Derivation of MTG grading machine settings for Douglas fir (IE & GB, C classes).

Construction 4.0: Towards Delivering of Sustainable Houses in South Africa (2018)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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.

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.

Numerical and empirical evaluation of a novel building integrated collector storage solar water heater (2018)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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)
Journal Article
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.