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Security assessment of importing solar electricity for the EU (2009)
Journal Article
Asif, M., Currie, J., Muneer, T., & Kubie, J. (2009). Security assessment of importing solar electricity for the EU. Journal of the Energy Institute, 82(2), 102-105. https://doi.org/10.1179/014426009x394008

Prosperity in any society is subject to an adequate and consistent provision of energy. It is crucial
to adopt an energy strategy with least dependence on vulnerable energy supply channels such
as imported oil from foreign/overseas countries. The p... Read More about Security assessment of importing solar electricity for the EU.

Modelling Impacts of Tolling Systems with Multiple User Classes. (2009)
Book Chapter
Stewart, K. (2009). Modelling Impacts of Tolling Systems with Multiple User Classes. In W. Saleh (Ed.), Travel Demand Management and Road User Pricing (73-88). Ashgate Publishing

This paper extends the formulation for SSO to include MUCs (where the different groups of drivers are assigned different generalised cost functions), such that total perceived network travel costs for all classes are minimised and presents an objecti... Read More about Modelling Impacts of Tolling Systems with Multiple User Classes..

Real world driving cycle for motorcycles in Edinburgh (2009)
Journal Article
Saleh, W., Kumar, R., Kirby, H., & Kumar, P. (2009). Real world driving cycle for motorcycles in Edinburgh. Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment, 14(5), 326-333. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trd.2009.03.003

Knowledge of the driving cycle is an important requirement in the evaluation of exhaust emissions. Data were collected from trips performed on five routes between the home addresses in the surrounding areas and place of work at Napier University in E... Read More about Real world driving cycle for motorcycles in Edinburgh.

Port integration in global supply chains: measures and implications for maritime logistics (2009)
Journal Article
Panayides, P., & Song, D.-W. (2009). Port integration in global supply chains: measures and implications for maritime logistics. International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, 12(2), 133-145. https://doi.org/10.1080/13675560902749407

The aim of this article is to define and empirically develop measures of seaport integration in global supply chains and to infer implications for maritime logistics. A literature review identified four key parameters hypothesised to be part of the h... Read More about Port integration in global supply chains: measures and implications for maritime logistics.

A capacity-based measure of container port accessibility (2009)
Journal Article
Cullinane, K., & Wang, Y. (2009). A capacity-based measure of container port accessibility. International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications, 12(2), 103-117. https://doi.org/10.1080/13675560902749340

Exacerbated by a global trend towards greater market concentration in shipping and port operation, competition between container ports has intensified. In evaluating port competitiveness, minimal consideration has been given to the accessibility of i... Read More about A capacity-based measure of container port accessibility.

A mixed logit analysis of motorists’ right-of-way violation in motorcycle accidents at priority T-junctions (2009)
Journal Article
Pai, C.-W., Hwang, K. P., & Saleh, W. (2009). A mixed logit analysis of motorists’ right-of-way violation in motorcycle accidents at priority T-junctions. Accident analysis and prevention, 41(3), 565-573. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2009.02.007

Research suggested that motorists’ right-of-way (ROW) violation in automobile–motorcycle gap-acceptance accidents at priority (i.e., stop-/yield-controlled) T-intersections has been a safety concern to motorcyclists. This study examines the character... Read More about A mixed logit analysis of motorists’ right-of-way violation in motorcycle accidents at priority T-junctions.

Condition monitoring of wooden railway sleepers (2009)
Journal Article
Yella, S., Dougherty, M., & Gupta, N. K. (2009). Condition monitoring of wooden railway sleepers. Transportation Research Part C : Emerging Technologies, 17(1), 38-55. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trc.2008.06.002

Wooden railway sleeper inspections in Sweden are currently performed manually by a human operator; such inspections are to large extent based on visual analysis. In this paper a machine vision based approach has been considered to emulate the visual... Read More about Condition monitoring of wooden railway sleepers.

Impact of speed change on estimated journey time: Failure of drivers to appreciate relevance of initial speed (2009)
Journal Article
Fuller, R., Gormley, M., Stradling, S., Broughton, P., Kinnear, N., O'Dolan, C., & Hannigan, B. (2009). Impact of speed change on estimated journey time: Failure of drivers to appreciate relevance of initial speed. Accident analysis and prevention, 41(1), 10-14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aap.2008.07.013

Higher speeds are associated with increases in the probability of crashing and the severity of the outcome. Logically drivers speed to save time, and research evidence supports this assertion. It is therefore important to investigate drivers’ underst... Read More about Impact of speed change on estimated journey time: Failure of drivers to appreciate relevance of initial speed.

Computational study of an integrated collector storage solar water heater. (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Garnier, C., Currie, J., Muneer, T., & Girard, A. (2008, October). Computational study of an integrated collector storage solar water heater. Presented at EUROSUN 2008 - INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON SOLAR HEATING, COOLING AND BUILDINGS

A simple low cost integrated collector storage solar water heater (ICS-SWH) which has the potential to substantially reduce domestic energy use was proposed for simulation. The
system takes the form of a rectangular-shape incorporating the solar col... Read More about Computational study of an integrated collector storage solar water heater..

Solar Thermal Technologies. (2008)
Book Chapter
Asif, M., & Muneer, T. (2008). Solar Thermal Technologies. In Encyclopedia of Energy Engineering and Technology. Taylor and Francis. https://doi.org/10.1081/E-EEE-120042348

Solar thermal technologies are amongst the most diverse and effective renewable energy technologies. They range from low-temperature (200°C) and sophisticated ones like solar air conditioning and solar thermal power generation. Solar thermal technolo... Read More about Solar Thermal Technologies..

Solar water heating: domestic and Industrial applications. (2008)
Book Chapter
Asif, M., & Muneer, T. (2008). Solar water heating: domestic and Industrial applications. In Encyclopedia of Energy Engineering and Technology. Taylor & Francis

Solar water heating is one of the most successful applications of solar thermal technologies. It provides environmentally clean energy and has enormous potential within domestic and industrial sectors. Solar water heaters are categorized into three m... Read More about Solar water heating: domestic and Industrial applications..

Assessment of the error in the average current sensed by the unidirectional current pulse transformer (2008)
Journal Article
McNeill, N., & Gupta, N. K. (2008). Assessment of the error in the average current sensed by the unidirectional current pulse transformer. IET Circuits, Devices and Systems, 2, 265. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-cds%3A20070226

Advantages of using a current transformer (CT) for current sensing in switched mode power converters are that galvanic isolation is inherent, losses are low, the bandwidth is high and a high-amplitude output signal may be obtained. However, 'droop' o... Read More about Assessment of the error in the average current sensed by the unidirectional current pulse transformer.

Attacker-defender models and road network vulnerability (2008)
Journal Article
Bell, M. G. H., Kanturska, U., Schmocker, J. D., & Fonzone, A. (2008). Attacker-defender models and road network vulnerability. Philosophical Transactions A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 366, 1893-1906. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2008.0019

The reliability of road networks depends directly on their vulnerability to disruptive incidents, ranging in severity from minor disruptions to terrorist attacks. This paper presents a game theoretic approach to the analysis of road network vulnerabi... Read More about Attacker-defender models and road network vulnerability.

Edinburgh's Congestion Charging Plans: An Analysis of Reasons for Non-Implementation (2008)
Journal Article
Rye, T., Gaunt, M., & Ison, S. (2008). Edinburgh's Congestion Charging Plans: An Analysis of Reasons for Non-Implementation. Transportation Planning and Technology, 31(6), 641-661. https://doi.org/10.1080/03081060802492686

The City of Edinburgh in Scotland in the UK had advanced plans for a congestion charging scheme until 25 February 2005. However, these plans were abandoned at that time after a referendum that resulted in a ‘no vote’. This paper explains the origins... Read More about Edinburgh's Congestion Charging Plans: An Analysis of Reasons for Non-Implementation.

Mind the gap! The UK's record in European perspective (2008)
Book Chapter
Rye, T. (2008). Mind the gap! The UK's record in European perspective. In I. Docherty, & J. Shaw (Eds.), Traffic jam: Ten years of 'sustainable' transport in the UK (205-230). Policy Press. https://doi.org/10.1332/policypress/9781847420732.003.0010

This chapter examines the changes or improvements in the transport sector in Great Britain from 1998 to 2008, and compares them with those of other European countries. It evaluates how far policy objectives have been achieved and describes recent dev... Read More about Mind the gap! The UK's record in European perspective.

DIFFERENT user reaction and efficient differentiationof charges and tolls - the DIFFERENT project: results from urban case studies (public report) Deliverable D9.1 (2008)
Report
Tretvik, T., Bielefeldt, C., Condie, H., Maher, M., Martino, A., Bonsall, P., Meunier, D., Knockaert, J., Persia, L., Giustiniani, G., Perelli, S., & Delle Site, P. (2008). DIFFERENT user reaction and efficient differentiationof charges and tolls - the DIFFERENT project: results from urban case studies (public report) Deliverable D9.1

Improving reliability through multi-path routing and link defence: an application of game theory to transport. (2008)
Book Chapter
Kanturska, U., Schmoecker, J. D., Fonzone, A., & Bell, M. G. H. (2008). Improving reliability through multi-path routing and link defence: an application of game theory to transport. In Game Theoretic Risk Analysis of Security Threats (199-229). BMC

This paper looks at the vulnerability of transportation networks against minor (e.g. demonstrations) and major (e.g. terrorists attacks) incidents by using an attacker-defender model which applies the game theoretic approach proposed by Bell (2000).... Read More about Improving reliability through multi-path routing and link defence: an application of game theory to transport..