Supporting design communities: designers' perspectives. (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Joel, S., Smyth, M., & Rodgers, P. (2006, September). Supporting design communities: designers' perspectives

Localised un-structured design communities can benefit the designer and the design
process [1]. To explore the concept of community and its impact on design, a series of
semi-structured interviews were conducted. The interview responses were given... Read More about Supporting design communities: designers' perspectives..

Success and failure of travel demand management: Is congestion charging the way forward? (2006)
Journal Article
Saleh, W. (2007). Success and failure of travel demand management: Is congestion charging the way forward?. Transportation Research Part A: Policy and Practice, 41(7), 611-614. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tra.2006.09.014

Success and failure of travel demand management: Is congestion charging the way forward?

Modelling environmental variation in Young’s modulus for Pinus radiata and implications for determination of critical buckling height. (2006)
Journal Article
Watt, M. S., Moore, J. R., Facon, J.-P., Downes, G. M., Clinton, P. W., Coker, G., Davis, M. R., Simcock, R., Parfitt, R. L., Dando, J., Mason, E. G., & Bown, H. E. (2006). Modelling environmental variation in Young’s modulus for Pinus radiata and implications for determination of critical buckling height. Annals of Botany, 98, 765-775. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcl161

Background and Aims: Although density-specific stiffness, E/, (where E is Young's modulus and is wood density) is often assumed constant by the elastic similarity model, and in determination of critical buckling height (Hcrit), few studies have test... Read More about Modelling environmental variation in Young’s modulus for Pinus radiata and implications for determination of critical buckling height..

Wavelet transform reassignment and the use of low-oscillation complex wavelets (2006)
Journal Article
Addison, P., Morvidone, M., Watson, J. N., & Clifton, D. (2006). Wavelet transform reassignment and the use of low-oscillation complex wavelets. Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, 20(6), 1429-1443. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymssp.2005.03.002

In this paper, we explore the use of new time-frequency reassignment tools for the enhancement of prominent features in the time-frequency plane of the wavelet transform. The reassignment method allows for the localisation of time-frequency and time-... Read More about Wavelet transform reassignment and the use of low-oscillation complex wavelets.

Workplace soundscape mapping: a trial of Macaulay and Crerar’s method (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
McGregor, I., Crerar, A., Benyon, D., & LePlâtre, G. (2006, June). Workplace soundscape mapping: a trial of Macaulay and Crerar’s method. Presented at ICAD 2006: The 12th International Conference on Auditory Display, London, UK

This paper describes a trial of Macaulay and Crerar’s method of mapping a workplace soundscape to assess its fitness as a basis for an extended soundscape mapping method. Twelve participants took part within 14 separate environments, which included a... Read More about Workplace soundscape mapping: a trial of Macaulay and Crerar’s method.

Fracture energy of high-performance concrete at high temperatures up to 450°C: the effects of heating temperatures and testing conditions (hot and cold). (2006)
Journal Article
Zhang, B., & Bicanic, N. (2006). Fracture energy of high-performance concrete at high temperatures up to 450°C: the effects of heating temperatures and testing conditions (hot and cold). Magazine of Concrete Research, 58(5), 277-288. https://doi.org/10.1680/macr.2006.58.5.277

The fracture energy of high-performance concrete (HPC) with a compressive strength of 67·1 MPa was studied by conducting three-point bending tests on eighty notched beams of 500 × 100 × 100 mm at high temperatures up to 450°C (hot) and in cooled-down... Read More about Fracture energy of high-performance concrete at high temperatures up to 450°C: the effects of heating temperatures and testing conditions (hot and cold)..

Untangling the culture medium of student designers (2006)
Journal Article
Strickfaden, M., Heylighen, A., Rodgers, P., & Neuckermans, H. (2006). Untangling the culture medium of student designers. CoDesign, 2(02), 97-107. https://doi.org/10.1080/15710880600647865

Designs do not occur in a vacuum. They are nourished by a breeding ground composed of various substances, phenomena and traces, which function as raw material for concept generation and ultimately for design. This paper examines the composition and f... Read More about Untangling the culture medium of student designers.

Performance of helically shaped metal fasteners in timber (2006)
Journal Article
Coste, G., Kermani, A., & Porteous, A. (2006). Performance of helically shaped metal fasteners in timber. Proceedings of the ICE - Construction Materials, 159(2), 53-60. https://doi.org/10.1680/coma.2006.159.2.53

This paper presents an experimental investigation into the withdrawal resistance of a new connector type for use in structural timber. The structural performance of several helically shaped metal fasteners, which for some years have been used as wall... Read More about Performance of helically shaped metal fasteners in timber.

Briefing: Stress lamination: utilising low-grade timber in construction (2006)
Journal Article
Freedman, G. J. H., & Kermani, A. (2006). Briefing: Stress lamination: utilising low-grade timber in construction. Proceedings of the ICE - Construction Materials, 159(1), 7-10. https://doi.org/10.1680/coma.2006.159.1.7

Stress lamination of timber, as an engineering concept, has a useful future in construction, and should provide many opportunities to utilise UK timber - a readily available lightweight material, excellent in compression yet good in bending. That com... Read More about Briefing: Stress lamination: utilising low-grade timber in construction.

Performance of structural insulated panels (2006)
Journal Article
Kermani, A. (2006). Performance of structural insulated panels. Proceedings of the ICE - Structures and Buildings, 159(1), 13-19. https://doi.org/10.1680/stbu.2006.159.1.13

Structural insulated panels (SIPs) are gradually gaining popularity as an alternative construction material for residential and light commercial buildings in the UK. They show marked advantages in strength, thermal performance and speed of installati... Read More about Performance of structural insulated panels.

Improved accuracy models for hourly diffuse solar radiation. (2006)
Journal Article
Muneer, T., & Munawwar, S. (2006). Improved accuracy models for hourly diffuse solar radiation. Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, 128, 104-117. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.2148972

Solar energy applications require readily available, site-oriented, and long-term solar data. However, the frequent unavailability of diffuse irradiation, in contrast to its need, has led to the evolution of various regression models to predict it fr... Read More about Improved accuracy models for hourly diffuse solar radiation..

Artificial intelligence techniques for the automatic interpretation of data from non-destructive testing (2006)
Journal Article
Yella, S., Dougherty, M. S., & Gupta, N. K. (2006). Artificial intelligence techniques for the automatic interpretation of data from non-destructive testing. Insight - Non-Destructive Testing & Condition Monitoring, 48(1), 10-20. https://doi.org/10.1784/insi.2006.48.1.10

This paper attempts to summarise the findings of a large
number of research papers deploying artificial intelligence
(AI) techniques for the automatic interpretation of data from non-destructive testing (NDT). Problems in the rail transport domain... Read More about Artificial intelligence techniques for the automatic interpretation of data from non-destructive testing.