All Outputs (317)

Gig Economy as a Tool for Sustainable Livelihood Strategy for Construction workers in South Africa (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Osunsanmi, T. O., Aigbavboa, C. O., Oke, A. E., & Liphadzi, M. (2019, December). Gig Economy as a Tool for Sustainable Livelihood Strategy for Construction workers in South Africa. Presented at 14th International Postgraduate Research Conference in the Built Environ ment (IPGRC), University of Salford, Manchester

The economic meltdown and recession experienced in the country have affected the construction industry negatively in numerous ways. Among them is the shortage of construction work that affects the livelihood of construction workers. Towards improving... Read More about Gig Economy as a Tool for Sustainable Livelihood Strategy for Construction workers in South Africa.

Building Information Modelling and Project Information Management Framework for Construction Projects (2019)
Journal Article
Olawumi, T., & Chan, D. (2019). Building Information Modelling and Project Information Management Framework for Construction Projects. Journal of Civil Engineering and Management, 25(1), 53-75. https://doi.org/10.3846/jcem.2019.7841

The study aims to develop an effective BIM-project information management framework (BIM-PIMF) and associated assessment model for construction projects with a view to enhancing the functional management of project information. An explanatory case st... Read More about Building Information Modelling and Project Information Management Framework for Construction Projects.

A Systematic Literature Review of Building Information Modelling in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction Industry - The Case of Nigeria (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Saka, A., Chan, D., & Olawumi, T. (2019, May). A Systematic Literature Review of Building Information Modelling in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction Industry - The Case of Nigeria. Presented at Environmental Design and Management International Conference (EDMIC), Ile-Ife, Nigeria

Over the years, Building Information Modelling (BIM) has been transforming the Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) Industries across the globe. Many benefits have been reported by the early adopters of BIM from inception to decommission... Read More about A Systematic Literature Review of Building Information Modelling in the Architecture, Engineering and Construction Industry - The Case of Nigeria.

The open air electrical-field activated sintering and forming of micro components (2019)
Book Chapter
Zulkipli, M., Qin, Y., Yang, Y., Shaari, M. F., Ayub, A. S., & Muhammad-Sukki, F. (2019). The open air electrical-field activated sintering and forming of micro components. In T. N. H. B. T. Ismail, A. H. A. Rashid, M. N. Roslan, N. H. H. Hairom, F. H. M. Noh, T. N. A. R. Mamat, & S. H. Adnan (Eds.), Advanced Technology Centre: Research and Innovation (133-148). (2). UTHM: Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia

As the demand for the miniature products has increased significantly, so also has the need for these products to be produced in a rapid, flexible and cost-efficient manner. The application of electroplasticity shows significant potential to produce t... Read More about The open air electrical-field activated sintering and forming of micro components.

Design of a DC-DC converter in residential solar photovoltaic system (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Darameičikas, M., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Abu-Bakar, S. H., Sellami, N., Bani, N. A., Mas’ud, A. A., & Ardila-Rey, J. A. (2018, July). Design of a DC-DC converter in residential solar photovoltaic system. Presented at 2nd International Women in Science, Engineering and Technology Conference 2018 (WiSET 2018), Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

This study looks at buck type switch mode power supplies (SMPS) suitability in residential solar photovoltaic (PV) applications, of which several factors affecting the desired output response are identified. The main objective of the study is to desi... Read More about Design of a DC-DC converter in residential solar photovoltaic system.

Development of a control system for a domestic grid-connected wind turbine (2019)
Journal Article
Adamson, M. A., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Aziz, N. F. A., Abu-Bakar, S. H., Sellami, N., Iyi, D., Ramirez-Iniguez, R., Bani, N. A., Mas’ud, A. A., Munir, A. B., & Yasin, S. H. M. (2019). Development of a control system for a domestic grid-connected wind turbine. Journal of Computational and Theoretical Nanoscience, 16(5-6), 2249-2258. https://doi.org/10.1166/jctn.2019.7881

In the United Kingdom (UK), homeowners who install grid connected renewable energy sources receive a threefold benefit. They can use the electricity generated by the source, they enjoy reduced household bills and they can also receive Feed-in Tariff... Read More about Development of a control system for a domestic grid-connected wind turbine.

Potential of floating solar technology in Malaysia (2019)
Journal Article
Jamalludin, M. A. S., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Abu-Bakar, S. H., Ramlee, F., Munir, A. B., Bani, N. A., Muhtazaruddin, M. N., Mas'ud, A. A., Ardila-Rey, J. A., Ayub, A. S., & Sellami, N. (2019). Potential of floating solar technology in Malaysia. International Journal of Power Electronics and Drive Systems, 10(3), 1638-1644. https://doi.org/10.11591/ijpeds.v10.i3.1638-1644

Solar energy is a natural source of energy and is tremendously abundant. The concept of floating solar is to fulfil and to support the existing energy supply in order to enhance the human life. The floating solar exploits the massive availability of... Read More about Potential of floating solar technology in Malaysia.

Improved design of a DC-DC converter in residential solar photovoltaic system (2019)
Journal Article
Darameičikas, M., Muhammad-Sukki, F., Abu-Bakar, S. H., Sellami, N., Bani, N. A., Muhtazaruddin, M. N., Mas'ud, A. A., & Ardila-Rey, J. A. (2019). Improved design of a DC-DC converter in residential solar photovoltaic system. International Journal of Power Electronics and Drive Systems, 10(3), 1476-1482. https://doi.org/10.11591/ijpeds.v10.i3.pp1476-1482

With growing demand in renewable energy, solar photovoltaic (PV) technology is becoming more popular. A number of research has been carried out to increase the efficiency of the PV system. One of them is improving the Switch Mode Power Supplies (SMPS... Read More about Improved design of a DC-DC converter in residential solar photovoltaic system.

Optimal distributed generation in green building assessment towards line loss reduction for Malaysian public hospital (2019)
Journal Article
Amran, M. E., Muhtazaruddin, M. N., Bani, N. A., Kaidi, H. M., Hassan, M. Z., Sarip, S., & Muhammad-Sukki, F. (2019). Optimal distributed generation in green building assessment towards line loss reduction for Malaysian public hospital. Buletin Teknik Elektro dan Informatika / Bulletin of Electrical Engineering and Informatics, 8(4), 1180-1188. https://doi.org/10.11591/eei.v8i4.1624

This paper presents an optimization approach for criteria setting of Renewable Distributed Generation (DG) in the Green Building Rating System (GBRS). In this study, the total line loss reduction is analyzed and set as the main objective function in... Read More about Optimal distributed generation in green building assessment towards line loss reduction for Malaysian public hospital.

Comparative evaluation of the effect of pore size and temperature on gas transport in nano-structured ceramic membranes for biogas upgrading (2019)
Journal Article
Ogunlude, P., Abunumah, O., Orakwe, I., Shehu, H., Muhammad-Sukki, F., & Gobina, E. (2019). Comparative evaluation of the effect of pore size and temperature on gas transport in nano-structured ceramic membranes for biogas upgrading. WEENTECH Proceedings in Energy, 5(1), 195-205. https://doi.org/10.32438/WPE.8319

As a result of rising economies and environmental constraints, the demand for clean and renewable sources of energy is fast increasing. Biogas is a renewable form of energy that fits all expectations in terms of delivery, cost, and greenhouse emissio... Read More about Comparative evaluation of the effect of pore size and temperature on gas transport in nano-structured ceramic membranes for biogas upgrading.

Data Interpretation in Thermal Comfort Using Association Rule Mining Method (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sajjadian, M., & Jafari, M. (2019, October). Data Interpretation in Thermal Comfort Using Association Rule Mining Method. Presented at International Conference on Emerging Technologies in Architectural Design: ICETAD2019, Toronto, Canada

Abstract not available.

Selection of structural system for wooden public building: Multiple criteria approach (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Tupenaite, L., Gecys, T., Kanapeckiene, L., Sajjadian, S. M., & Naimaviciene, J. (2019, May). Selection of structural system for wooden public building: Multiple criteria approach. Presented at The 13th international conference: Modern building materials, structures and techniques, Vilnius, Lithuania

There has been a growing interest in the construction industry for using materials with lower environmental impacts, in this context, stakeholders increasingly seeing wood as the natural and sustainable option for public buildings. Studies worldwide... Read More about Selection of structural system for wooden public building: Multiple criteria approach.

Multiple criteria assessment of high-rise timber buildings (2019)
Journal Article
Tupėnaitė, L., Žilėnaitė, V., Kanapeckienė, L., Sajjadian, S. M., Gečys, T., Sakalauskienė, L., & Naimavičienė, J. (2019). Multiple criteria assessment of high-rise timber buildings. Engineering Structures and Technologies, 11(3), 87-94. https://doi.org/10.3846/est.2019.11952

Although the majority of high-rise buildings are constructed from concrete and steel, there is a growing interest in the new generation of multi-storey timber buildings around the world and several ecologically sustainable structural systems have alr... Read More about Multiple criteria assessment of high-rise timber buildings.

High rise buildings in Europe from energy performance perspective (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sajjadian, S. M., Tupenaite, L., Kanapeckiene, L., Naimaviciene, J., Radif, S., & Amado, M. (2019, May). High rise buildings in Europe from energy performance perspective. Presented at 13th international conference: Modern building materials, structures and techniques, Vilnius, Lithuania

The United States is well known for the birthplace of tall buildings in the world since the nineteenth century. The trend continued across all continents and in 1940, Europe developed its first tall building of over 100 meters in Genoa, Italy. Buildi... Read More about High rise buildings in Europe from energy performance perspective.

Effect of High Visibility Enforcement Programs on Aggressive Driving Behavior: An Empirical Analysis Using SHRP2 Naturalistic Driving Study (NDS) Data (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Sonduru Pantangi, S., Fountas, G., Anastasopoulos, P., Pierowicz, J., Majka, K., & Blatt, A. (2019, January). Effect of High Visibility Enforcement Programs on Aggressive Driving Behavior: An Empirical Analysis Using SHRP2 Naturalistic Driving Study (NDS) Data. Presented at Transportation Research Board 98th Annual Meeting, Washington DC, United States

This paper investigates the effect of High Visibility Enforcement on different types of aggressive driving behavior: speeding, tailgating, unsafe lane changes and ‘other’ aggressive driving behavior types (occurrence of not-yielding right-of-way and... Read More about Effect of High Visibility Enforcement Programs on Aggressive Driving Behavior: An Empirical Analysis Using SHRP2 Naturalistic Driving Study (NDS) Data.

Factors affecting perceived and observed aggressive driving behavior: An empirical analysis of driver fatigue, and distracted driving (2019)
Report
Fountas, G., Pantangi, S. S., Ahmed, S. S., Eker, U., & Anastasopoulos, P. C. (2019). Factors affecting perceived and observed aggressive driving behavior: An empirical analysis of driver fatigue, and distracted driving. Transportation Informatics Tier I University Transportation Center

Previous research has shown that the determinants of perceived and observed aggressive driving behavior may differ. However, the consideration of major sources of aggressive patterns may introduce additional variations in the effect of such determin... Read More about Factors affecting perceived and observed aggressive driving behavior: An empirical analysis of driver fatigue, and distracted driving.

Controlling Light by Curvilinear MetaSurfaces (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Taibi, A. M., Durant, A., Loscrí, V., Vegni, A. M., & Spada, L. L. (2019, September). Controlling Light by Curvilinear MetaSurfaces. Presented at Sixth Annual ACM International Conference on Nanoscale Computing and Communication, Dublin, Ireland

Huge interest in controlling and manipulating electromagnetic waves is recently and strongly evolving, mainly due to the growing demand of reliable technologies in several application fields, such as communications, healthcare, military and safety. D... Read More about Controlling Light by Curvilinear MetaSurfaces.

Edinburgh's Hogmanay 2020 (2019)
Exhibition / Performance
Brechin, S., & Currie, J. Edinburgh's Hogmanay 2020. [Musical Performance]. Performed at Princes Street Gardens. 31 December 2019 - 1 January 2020

One of the official events at Edinburgh's Hogmanay, this traditional ceilidh dance for thousands is held annually in the West End of West Princes Street Garden under the castle.
Ceilidh Under the Castle schedule
20:30 - 21:35 Sl... Read More about Edinburgh's Hogmanay 2020.

Renewable energy resources and technologies applicable to Sri Lanka towards a 100% RE future (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fernando, W., Gupta, N., Ozveren, C. S., & Givaki, K. (2019, October). Renewable energy resources and technologies applicable to Sri Lanka towards a 100% RE future. Presented at 8th Renewable Power Generation Conference (RPG 2019), Shanghai, China

The combustion of fossil fuels primarily provides the energy supply in Sri Lanka. The energy generation in Sri Lanka is primarily realized by the combustion of thermal energy such as diesel and coal. The second energy generation source is Hydroelectr... Read More about Renewable energy resources and technologies applicable to Sri Lanka towards a 100% RE future.

External Refractive Index Sensitivity Enhancement of a Long Period Grating by Graphene Oxide Overlay (2019)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Dissanayake, K., Ghosh, S., Binetti, L., Rente, B., Alwis, L., Sun, T., & Grattan, K. (2019, July). External Refractive Index Sensitivity Enhancement of a Long Period Grating by Graphene Oxide Overlay. Presented at Latin Americal Workshop on Optical Fiber Sensors (LAWOFS2019), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

In this paper, an external refractive index sensor is presented based on a graphene oxide coated long period grating and based on creating a stable graphene oxide coating on the fibre surface using a drop casting technique. The wavelength shift sensi... Read More about External Refractive Index Sensitivity Enhancement of a Long Period Grating by Graphene Oxide Overlay.