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Investigation of Cutting Tools and Working Conditions Effects when Cutting Ti-6al-4V using Vegetable Oil-Based Cutting Fluids
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Shyha, I., Gariani, S., & Bhatti, M. (2015, July). Investigation of Cutting Tools and Working Conditions Effects when Cutting Ti-6al-4V using Vegetable Oil-Based Cutting Fluids. Presented at Manufacturing Engineering Society International Conference, MESIC 2015, Barcelona, Spain

Power consumed in metal cutting is typically converted into heat near the cutting tool edge. Cutting fluids are then provided to a cutting zone in order to improve the tribological characteristics of machining processes and to dissipate the generated... Read More about Investigation of Cutting Tools and Working Conditions Effects when Cutting Ti-6al-4V using Vegetable Oil-Based Cutting Fluids.

An Investigation into CO2 Laser Trimming of CFRP and GFRP Composites
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Shyha, I. (2013, June). An Investigation into CO2 Laser Trimming of CFRP and GFRP Composites. Presented at The Manufacturing Engineering Society International Conference, MESIC 2013, Zaragoza, Spain

The paper outlines results for an investigation of CO2 laser trimming of fibre reinforced plastic (FRP) composites. Process variables include cutting speed, laser beam power, gas pressure and workpiece material. These have been evaluated against key... Read More about An Investigation into CO2 Laser Trimming of CFRP and GFRP Composites.

Effect of cutting tools and working conditions on the machinability of TI-6AL-4V using vegetable oil-based cutting fluids
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Gariani, S., Shyha, I., & Inam, F. (2016, May). Effect of cutting tools and working conditions on the machinability of TI-6AL-4V using vegetable oil-based cutting fluids. Paper presented at International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering, Istanbul, Turkey

The cutting of titanium alloys is usually associated with low productivity, poor surface quality, short tool life and high machining costs. This is due to the excessive generation of heat in the cutting zone and difficulties in heat dissipation due t... Read More about Effect of cutting tools and working conditions on the machinability of TI-6AL-4V using vegetable oil-based cutting fluids.

Weld overlay cladding repair - An investigation of tensile strength variation in processed metallic substrate
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Chan, L., Shyha, I., Dreyer, D., Hamilton, J., & Hackney, P. (2016, May). Weld overlay cladding repair - An investigation of tensile strength variation in processed metallic substrate. Paper presented at International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering, Istanbul, Turkey

Weld Overlay Cladding (WOC) is a surfacing technique commonly applied on subsea Oil and Gas components to provide additional properties such as wear and corrosion resistance at a more superior level. This process involves a clad metal with certain de... Read More about Weld overlay cladding repair - An investigation of tensile strength variation in processed metallic substrate.

Viscoelastic and Mechanical Properties of Multi-layered Graphene Polyester Composites
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Saharudin, M., Shyha, I., & Inam, F. (2016, May). Viscoelastic and Mechanical Properties of Multi-layered Graphene Polyester Composites. Presented at ICAME2016 - 2nd International Conference on Advances in Mechanical Engineering, Istanbul, Turkey

In this study, multi-layered-graphene (MLG) reinforced unsaturated polyester (UP) were prepared by adding different weight percentage of graphene in polyester resin and subsequently cross linked using mixture of methyl ethyl ketone peroxide. The mech... Read More about Viscoelastic and Mechanical Properties of Multi-layered Graphene Polyester Composites.

Advances in Additive Manufacturing Processes
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Oppon, C., Hackney, P., Shyha, I., & Beeby, J. (2014, August). Advances in Additive Manufacturing Processes. Presented at 3rd Applied Research Conference in Africa, Accra, Ghana

Additive Manufacturing (AM) which is also referred as Three Dimensional Printing (3DP), Solid Freeform Fabrication (SFF) or Rapid Prototyping (RP) is a layer-by-layer technique of producing a three-dimensional (3D) objects directly from a digital mod... Read More about Advances in Additive Manufacturing Processes.

Burr Formation in Drilling of Miniature Holes in Brass
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Shyha, I. (2004, December). Burr Formation in Drilling of Miniature Holes in Brass. Presented at The 8th International Conference on Production Engineering, Design, and Control (PEDAC 2004), Alexandria, Egypt

Decision Support Tool for Enhancing the Economic Impact of Construction using Offsite Systems
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Duncheva, T., & Hairstans, R. (2019, May). Decision Support Tool for Enhancing the Economic Impact of Construction using Offsite Systems. Presented at Modular and Offsite Construction Summit, Banff, Canada

The construction industry is facing productivity stagnation across the globe, and several hypotheses to explain this phenomenon exist, most often associated with low use of digitisation, skills shortages and unpredictable market trends. Yet the econo... Read More about Decision Support Tool for Enhancing the Economic Impact of Construction using Offsite Systems.

Comparison of the environmental assessment of an identical office building with national methods
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Frischknecht, R., Birgisdottir, H., Chae, C.-U., Lützkendorf, T., Passer, A., Alsema, E., Balouktsi, M., Berg, B., Dowdell, D., García Martínez, A., Habert, G., Hollberg, A., König, H., Lasvaux, S., Llatas, C., Nygaard Rasmussen, F., Peuportier, B., Ramseier, L., Röck, M., Soust Verdaguer, B., …Yang, W. (2019, September). Comparison of the environmental assessment of an identical office building with national methods. Presented at Sustainable Built Environment D-A-CH Conference 2019 (SBE19 Graz), Graz, Austria

The IEA EBC Annex 72 focuses on the assessment of the primary energy demand, greenhouse gas emissions and environmental impacts of buildings during production, construction, use (including repair and replacement) and end of life (dismantling), i.e. d... Read More about Comparison of the environmental assessment of an identical office building with national methods.

Zero-Liquid Discharge Desalination of Hypersaline Shale Gas Wastewater: Challenges and Future Directions
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Onishi, V. C., Reyes-Labarta, J. A., & Caballero, J. A. (2017, November). Zero-Liquid Discharge Desalination of Hypersaline Shale Gas Wastewater: Challenges and Future Directions. Presented at EMCEI: Euro-Mediterranean Conference for Environmental Integration, Sousse, Tunisia

Unconventional natural gas extraction from tight shale reservoirs, or “shale gas”, has recently emerged as an attractive energy resource to face the rising worldwide demand.

The Flying Car - Emergent Modeling & Simulation (M&S) Policies and Standards concerns
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hulme, K., Anastasopoulos, P. C., Still, S., Fountas, G., Sonduru Pantangi, S., Ahmed, S. S., & Eker, U. (2019, December). The Flying Car - Emergent Modeling & Simulation (M&S) Policies and Standards concerns. Presented at The Interservice/Industry Training, Simulation and Education Conference (I/ITSEC), Orlando, US

Emergent modes of Transportation are becoming increasingly paramount to our everyday lives. Simultaneously however, our surface transportation infrastructure is suffering from overuse, extreme traffic congestion, and roadway disrepair, which necessit... Read More about The Flying Car - Emergent Modeling & Simulation (M&S) Policies and Standards concerns.

Analysis of Stationary and Dynamic Factors Affecting Highway Accident Occurrence
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Fountas, G., Sarwar, M. T., Anastasopoulos, P., Blatt, A., & Majka, K. (2017, January). Analysis of Stationary and Dynamic Factors Affecting Highway Accident Occurrence. Presented at Transportation Research Board 96th Annual Meeting, Washington DC, United States

Traditional accident analysis typically explores non-time-varying (stationary) factors that affect accident occurrence on roadway segments. However, the impact of time-varying (dynamic) factors is not thoroughly investigated. This paper seeks to simu... Read More about Analysis of Stationary and Dynamic Factors Affecting Highway Accident Occurrence.

Effect of High Visibility Enforcement Programs on Aggressive Driving Behavior: An Empirical Analysis Using SHRP2 Naturalistic Driving Study (NDS) Data
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.

Metamaterials for electromagnetic and thermal waves
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Donnelly, E., Durant, A., Lacoste, C., & Spada, L. L. (2020, March). Metamaterials for electromagnetic and thermal waves. Presented at 2020 14th European Conference on Antennas and Propagation (EuCAP), Copenhagen, Denmark

In the last decade, electromagnetic metamaterials, thanks to their exotic properties and the possibility to control electromagnetic waves at will, become crucial building blocks to develop new and advanced technologies in several practical applicatio... Read More about Metamaterials for electromagnetic and thermal waves.