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Experimental Assessment and Modelling of Coupled Biochemical-Physical-Mechanical Biodegradation Process of a Municipal Solid Waste Sample from Michigan (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Datta, S., Zekkos, D., Fei, X., & McDougall, J. (2017, September). Experimental Assessment and Modelling of Coupled Biochemical-Physical-Mechanical Biodegradation Process of a Municipal Solid Waste Sample from Michigan. Presented at Coupled Phenomena in Environmental Geotechnics, Leeds

Municipal solid waste (MSW) is biodegradable in landfills under anaerobic conditions. The evolution of the biochemical, physical and mechanical characteristics of MSW are interdependent and is investigated first through an experiment and subsequently... Read More about Experimental Assessment and Modelling of Coupled Biochemical-Physical-Mechanical Biodegradation Process of a Municipal Solid Waste Sample from Michigan.

A passive infrared gesture recognition system (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Binnie, T. D., Armitage, A. F., & Wojtczuk, P. (2017, October). A passive infrared gesture recognition system. Presented at 2017 IEEE Sensors, Glasgow, UK

A device for a low-to-intermediate level of gesture recognition which uses a passive thermal-infrared (PIR) sensor array is described. The detection system which discriminates between a small number of simple dynamic gestures, such as 'hand swiping'... Read More about A passive infrared gesture recognition system.

Integrated fiber Bragg grating incorporated textile carbon reinforcement structures (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Alwis, L., Bremer, K., Zheng, Y., Weigand, F., Kuhne, M., Helbig, R., & Roth, B. (2017, October). Integrated fiber Bragg grating incorporated textile carbon reinforcement structures. Presented at 2017 IEEE Sensors, Glasgow, Scotland

An optical fibre Bragg grating (FBG) based strain sensor network incorporated in a functionalized textile-based carbon structure (FTCS) that can be used for structural health monitoring (SHM) is introduced. The aim of the design is not only to monito... Read More about Integrated fiber Bragg grating incorporated textile carbon reinforcement structures.

Permeable Pavement Systems: State of the Art (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Pantsi, C., Arthur, S., Wright, G., & Alsubih, M. (2017, December). Permeable Pavement Systems: State of the Art. Presented at 14th IWA/IAHR International Conference on Urban Drainage, Prague

One of the most effective and prevalent types of Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) is permeable pavement systems. Permeable pavement systems allow effective management of surface water runoff and are an efficient method of improving water quality.... Read More about Permeable Pavement Systems: State of the Art.

Innovation in corrosion monitoring in sewers - use of novel photonic sensors for humidity measurements in gravity sewers (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Bustamante, H., Alwis, L. S. M., Grattan, K. T. V., Sun, T., Vorreiter, L., & González, J. (2017, May). Innovation in corrosion monitoring in sewers - use of novel photonic sensors for humidity measurements in gravity sewers. Presented at Ozwater'17, Sydney, Australia

Humidity plays a key role in microbiologically induced corrosion of concrete gravity sewers. Minor reductions in humidity can reduce corrosion rates. No reliable long lived (>1 week) humidity sensors are available, thus limiting the development of us... Read More about Innovation in corrosion monitoring in sewers - use of novel photonic sensors for humidity measurements in gravity sewers.

Electromagnetic wave control by metasurfaces: From design to manufacturing (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Spada, L. L., & Hao, Y. (2017, August). Electromagnetic wave control by metasurfaces: From design to manufacturing. Presented at 2017 XXXIInd General Assembly and Scientific Symposium of the International Union of Radio Science (URSI GASS), Montreal, QC

Recently, there have been a new interest in controlling and manipulating electromagnetic waves in different frequency ranges. The development of new two-dimensional materials, called meta-surfaces, have been used to control and tailor the electromagn... Read More about Electromagnetic wave control by metasurfaces: From design to manufacturing.

Modelling and control of helicopter robotic landing gear for uneven ground conditions (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Boix, D. M., Goh, K., & McWhinnie, J. (2017, October). Modelling and control of helicopter robotic landing gear for uneven ground conditions. Presented at 2017 Workshop on Research, Education and Development of Unmanned Aerial Systems (RED-UAS)

This paper proposes a method to investigate into helicopter landing on uneven terrain by means of using a scaled articulated robotic landing gear. A mathematical model of an articulated robotic landing gear that adapts to uneven ground conditions is... Read More about Modelling and control of helicopter robotic landing gear for uneven ground conditions.

Design considerations for high-power converters interfacing 10 MW superconducting wind power generators (2017)
Journal Article
Vedreño Santos, F., Odavic, M., Guan, Y., Azar, Z., Thomas, A., Li, G.-J., & Zhu, Z. (2017). Design considerations for high-power converters interfacing 10 MW superconducting wind power generators. IET Power Electronics, 10(12), 1461-1467. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-pel.2016.0512

The design of power electronic converters for the integration of wind generated power into the grid is more and more important due to a new class of Superconducting Generators (SG) with power ratings of up to 20 MW. High efficiency of power converter... Read More about Design considerations for high-power converters interfacing 10 MW superconducting wind power generators.

Strategy for setted streets: consultation response from Spokes (2017)
Other
Taylor, M. (2017). Strategy for setted streets: consultation response from Spokes. Edinburgh

Response to City of Edinburgh Council consultation on the the use of setted cobbles for streets in the city of Edinburgh. A response to the consultation from Spokes Lothian Cycle Campaign referring to dataBike and the data gathered and published reg... Read More about Strategy for setted streets: consultation response from Spokes.

Electromagnetic waves control for antennas applications (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Spada, L. L., & Hao, Y. (2017, September). Electromagnetic waves control for antennas applications. Presented at 2017 IEEE-APS Topical Conference on Antennas and Propagation in Wireless Communications (APWC), Verona, Italy

Recently, great interest in controlling and manipulating electromagnetic wave propagation from microwave to optical frequencies, has been emerged. Artificial sheet materials with sub-wavelength thickness, meta-surfaces, have been applied to control w... Read More about Electromagnetic waves control for antennas applications.

Bad vibrations for cyclists in the city (2017)
Newspaper / Magazine
Taylor, M., & Dalton, A. (2017). Bad vibrations for cyclists in the city

Article published on risk of nerve damage associated with poor cycling infrastructure in the City of Edinburgh. Research collaboration with Professor Chris Oliver (Edinburgh University) highlighting health implications of poor quality cycling infras... Read More about Bad vibrations for cyclists in the city.

Dual-band planar inverted F-L antenna structure for bluetooth and ZigBee applications (2017)
Book Chapter
See, C. H., Oguntala, G. A., Shuaieb, W., Noras, J. M., & Excell, P. S. (2018). Dual-band planar inverted F-L antenna structure for bluetooth and ZigBee applications. In I. Elfergani, A. Hussaini, J. Rodriguez, & R. Abd-Alhameed (Eds.), Antenna Fundamentals for Legacy Mobile Applications and Beyond (39-52). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63967-3_2

This chapter will present and analyse a compact and dual frequency inverted L-F antennas for the operating frequency bands to meet the requirement for IEEE 802.11a/b/g, Bluetooth and ZigBee standards; the optimal design providing a compromise between... Read More about Dual-band planar inverted F-L antenna structure for bluetooth and ZigBee applications.

Compact wideband printed MIMO/diversity monopole antenna for GSM/UMTS and LTE applications (2017)
Book Chapter
See, C. H., Saleh, A., Alabdullah, A. A., Hameed, K., Abd-Alhameed, R. A., Jones, S., & Majeed, A. H. (2018). Compact wideband printed MIMO/diversity monopole antenna for GSM/UMTS and LTE applications. In I. Elfergani, A. Hussaini, J. Rodriguez, & R. Abd-Alhameed (Eds.), Antenna Fundamentals for Legacy Mobile Applications and Beyond (191-209). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-63967-3_10

Over the last decade, significant research effort has been devoted to enhance the isolation between multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) antenna elements. This has led to offer several solutions, which in terms of band calcifications may be categori... Read More about Compact wideband printed MIMO/diversity monopole antenna for GSM/UMTS and LTE applications.

Seismic liquefaction performance of strip foundations: Effect of ground improvement dimensions (2017)
Journal Article
Dimitriadi, V. E., Bouckovalas, G. D., Chaloulos, Y. K., & Aggelis, A. S. (2018). Seismic liquefaction performance of strip foundations: Effect of ground improvement dimensions. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 106, 298-307. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2017.08.021

Evidence from field case studies, as well as from experimental and theoretical research, suggest that the detrimental effects of seismic liquefaction on the performance of surface foundations on level ground may be mitigated in presence of a non-liqu... Read More about Seismic liquefaction performance of strip foundations: Effect of ground improvement dimensions.

Review and application of a settlement model for landfills (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Esteban-Altabella, J., McDougall, J., Colomer-Mendoza, F., Gallardo, A., & Edo-Alcon, N. (2017, October). Review and application of a settlement model for landfills. Presented at 16TH International Waste Management and Landfill Symposium Sardinia 2017

The geotechnical behavior and settlement in landfills has been changing for many years. This behavior in fact depends on many factors and, therefore, making forecasts is complicated due to the effect of biodegradation. In order to solve this issue, m... Read More about Review and application of a settlement model for landfills.

Calibration model for detection of potential demodulating behaviour in biological media exposed to RF energy (2017)
Journal Article
See, C. H., Abd-Alhameed, R. A., Ghani, A., Ali, N. T., Excell, P. S., McEwan, N. J., & Balzano, Q. (2017). Calibration model for detection of potential demodulating behaviour in biological media exposed to RF energy. IET Science, Measurements and Technology, 11(7), 900-906. https://doi.org/10.1049/iet-smt.2017.0105

Potential demodulating ability in biological tissue exposed to radio-frequency (RF) signals intrinsically requires an unsymmetrical diode-like non-linear response in tissue samples. This may be investigated by observing possible generation of the sec... Read More about Calibration model for detection of potential demodulating behaviour in biological media exposed to RF energy.

Current technologies and location based services (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ahmad, I., Asif, R., Abd-Alhameed, R., Alhassan, H., Elmegri, F., Noras, J., See, C., Obidat, H., Shuaieb, W., Riberio, J., Hameed, K., Alabdullah, A., Ali, A., Bin Melha, M., Al Khambashi, M., Migdadi, H., Child, M., Al-Sadoon, M., Abdussalam, F., Dunjuma, I., …Jones, S. (2017, September). Current technologies and location based services. Presented at 2017 Internet Technologies and Applications (ITA), Wrexham

This paper examines the benefits and drawbacks of these services, reviewing differences in infrastructure, power requirements, sensing devices, and other factors. Technologies covered include Radio Frequency Identification, GSM, GPS, A-GPS, Smart Ant... Read More about Current technologies and location based services.

Near-zero-index wires. (2017)
Journal Article
La Spada, L., & Vegni, L. (2017). Near-zero-index wires. Optics express, 25(20), 23699-23708. https://doi.org/10.1364/oe.25.023699

In this work, near-zero-index material boundary properties have been exploited to achieve new electromagnetic functionalities. The extraordinary guiding properties of a cylindrical dielectric rod waveguide surrounded by a thin epsilon-mu-near-zero sh... Read More about Near-zero-index wires..

Electroless Ni-P\alginate microgels coatings with self-healing properties (2017)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Stankiewicz, A., Winiarski, J., Zielinska, K., & Barker, M. (2017, September). Electroless Ni-P\alginate microgels coatings with self-healing properties. Presented at EUROCORR 2017

Self-healing coatings, offering corrosion protection on an alloy steel substrate, were fabricated by electroless co-deposition of a Ni-P matrix together with alginate microgels incorporating nickel saltsand sodium hypophosph... Read More about Electroless Ni-P\alginate microgels coatings with self-healing properties.

Modeling and design for electromagnetic surface wave devices (2017)
Journal Article
La Spada, L., Haq, S., & Hao, Y. (2017). Modeling and design for electromagnetic surface wave devices. Radio Science, 52(9), 1049-1057. https://doi.org/10.1002/2017rs006379

A great deal of interest has reemerged recently in the study of surface waves. The possibility to control and manipulate electromagnetic wave propagations at will opens many new research areas and leads to lots of novel applications in engineering. I... Read More about Modeling and design for electromagnetic surface wave devices.