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Online learning for the forest and timber industries. (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ridley-Ellis, D., Nolte, S., & Condon, P. (2008, June). Online learning for the forest and timber industries

Online learning offers advantages for all levels of training and development in the timber industries, from new recruits at technician level to chartered professionals. Learners and employers both value the flexibility it affords, while educators val... Read More about Online learning for the forest and timber industries..

The reduction in the fibre saturation point of wood due to chemical modification using anhydride reagents: A reappraisal. (2008)
Journal Article
Hill, C. A. S. (2008). The reduction in the fibre saturation point of wood due to chemical modification using anhydride reagents: A reappraisal. Holzforschung, 62, 423-428. https://doi.org/10.1515/HF.2008.078

The data from a previous study of the moisture adsorption of Corsican pine modified with linear chain carboxylic acid anhydrides, (acetic, propionic, butyric, valeric, hexanoic), has been reanalysed so that moisture content is reported as a percentag... Read More about The reduction in the fibre saturation point of wood due to chemical modification using anhydride reagents: A reappraisal..

Moisture adsorption isotherms of Acacia Mangium and Endospermum Malaccense using dynamic vapour sorption. (2008)
Journal Article
Zaihan, J., Hill, C. A. S., Curling, S., Hashim, W. S., & Hamdan, H. (2008). sorption. Journal of tropical forest science, 21, 277-285

Moisture adsorption isotherms of Acacia mangium and sesenduk using dynamic vapour sorption. Two Malaysian hardwoods, namely, acacia (Acacia mangium) and sesenduk (Endospermum malaccense) were studied to determine their moisture sorption behaviour usi... Read More about Moisture adsorption isotherms of Acacia Mangium and Endospermum Malaccense using dynamic vapour sorption..

Evidence-based design of timber facades. (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Davies, I. (2008, June). Evidence-based design of timber facades. Presented at 10th World Conference on Timber Engineering 2008, Miyazaki, Japan

Conference paper on a CD-Rom

IRIS explorer for multiphysics applications (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Soufian, M., & Walton, J. (2008, December). IRIS explorer for multiphysics applications. Presented at International Conference on Multiphysics 2008

IRIS explorer for multiphysics applications.

High performance computing and parallel multiphysics (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Soufian, M., & Chakkera, V. (2008, December). High performance computing and parallel multiphysics. Presented at International Conference on Multiphysics 2008

High performance computing and parallel multiphysics

Laminated beam construction for pedestrian bridges. (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kermani, A. (2008, December). Laminated beam construction for pedestrian bridges. Paper presented at 14th Internationale Holz Bau Forum, Construction Congress Centrum

Laminated beam construction for pedestrian bridges.

Strain Measurement on a Rail Bridge Loaded to Failure Using a Fiber Bragg Grating-Based Distributed Sensor System (2008)
Journal Article
Kerrouche, A., Leighton, J., Boyle, W. J. O., Gebremichael, Y. M., Sun, T., Grattan, K. T. V., & Taljsten, B. (2008). Strain Measurement on a Rail Bridge Loaded to Failure Using a Fiber Bragg Grating-Based Distributed Sensor System. IEEE Sensors Journal, 8(12), 2059-2065. https://doi.org/10.1109/jsen.2008.2006704

The paper reports results obtained from an unusual situation in structural monitoring - a "test-to-destruction," measuring strain using a series of fiber Bragg gratings (FBGs) sensors on a decommissioned concrete Railway Bridge in Ornskoldsvik, Swede... Read More about Strain Measurement on a Rail Bridge Loaded to Failure Using a Fiber Bragg Grating-Based Distributed Sensor System.

Strength grading and the end user – lessons from the SIRT project at Napier University (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ridley-Ellis, D., Moore, J., & Lyon, A. J. (2008, October). Strength grading and the end user – lessons from the SIRT project at Napier University. Presented at Conference COST Action E53 “End user’s needs for wood material and products”

The paper reviews the research that has been undertaken by the Strategic Integrated Research in Timber (SIRT) project at Napier University, with reference to the technologies, techniques and approaches required to grade the UK’s timber resource accor... Read More about Strength grading and the end user – lessons from the SIRT project at Napier University.

A semi-analytical method for plate and grid structures (2008)
Journal Article
Kuang, J. S., & Zhang, H. (2008). A semi-analytical method for plate and grid structures. Proceedings of the ICE - Engineering and Computational Mechanics, 161(3), 121-128. https://doi.org/10.1680/eacm.2008.161.3.121

In current design practice, analysis of plate and grid structures in civil engineering, such as waffle slabs, ribbed plates and slab-girder bridges, is based largely on code-specified approximate methods, and deflections of these systems are rarely e... Read More about A semi-analytical method for plate and grid structures.

Field tests of fibre Bragg grating sensors incorporated into CFRP for railway bridge strengthening condition monitoring (2008)
Journal Article
Kerrouche, A., Boyle, W., Gebremichael, Y., Sun, T., Grattan, K., Täljsten, B., & Bennitz, A. (2008). Field tests of fibre Bragg grating sensors incorporated into CFRP for railway bridge strengthening condition monitoring. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 148(1), 68-74. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sna.2008.07.014

The EU is in the process of upgrading the national railway networks to meet the demands from high-speed passenger trains and heavy Freight traffic. This upgrade necessitates a review of the development and implementation of novel technologies to repa... Read More about Field tests of fibre Bragg grating sensors incorporated into CFRP for railway bridge strengthening condition monitoring.

Are ambient intelligent applications more universally accessible? (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Granic, A., Keates, S., & Adams, R. (2008, July). Are ambient intelligent applications more universally accessible?. Paper presented at 2nd International Conference on Applied Ergonomics, Las Vegas, USA

No abstract available.

Designing for accessibility: exploring fundamental issues (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Keates, S. (2008, July). Designing for accessibility: exploring fundamental issues. Paper presented at 2nd International Conference on Applied Ergonomics, Las Vegas, USA

No abstract available.

Eight-node membrane element with drilling degrees of freedom for analysis of in-plane stiffness of thick floor plates (2008)
Journal Article
Zhang, H., & Kuang, J. S. (2008). Eight-node membrane element with drilling degrees of freedom for analysis of in-plane stiffness of thick floor plates. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 76(13), 2117-2136. https://doi.org/10.1002/nme.2395

The development of eight-node arbitrary quadrilateral membrane elements with drilling degrees of freedom is presented using the compatible displacement interpolation within the element. The element is considered to develop specifically for analysing... Read More about Eight-node membrane element with drilling degrees of freedom for analysis of in-plane stiffness of thick floor plates.

Properties of UK-Grown Sitka Spruce: Extent and Sources of Variation. (2008)
Journal Article
Moore, J., Lyon, A. J., Ridley-Ellis, D., & Gardiner, B. A. (2008). Properties of UK-Grown Sitka Spruce: Extent and Sources of Variation. Timber Engineering,

Structural timber produced from Sitka spruce plantations in the UK typically achieves the requirements for the C16 strength class. However, very little is known about the variability of this plantation resource, or the factors that contribute to this... Read More about Properties of UK-Grown Sitka Spruce: Extent and Sources of Variation..

3D lattice model for post-yield and fracture behaviour of timber. (2008)
Journal Article
Reichert, T., & Ridley-Ellis, D. (2008). 3D lattice model for post-yield and fracture behaviour of timber. Timber Engineering,

The paper describes the development of a bespoke Finite Element program to model timber with a three dimensional lattice of single spring elements. These springs mimic meso-scale timber behaviour, namely the crushing and separation of fibre bunches b... Read More about 3D lattice model for post-yield and fracture behaviour of timber..

Railway Bridge loaded to failure test in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden - strain measurements using fibre Bragg grating system incorporated in Carbon reinforced polymer (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kerrouche, A., Leighton, J., & Boyle, W. (2008, July). Railway Bridge loaded to failure test in Örnsköldsvik, Sweden - strain measurements using fibre Bragg grating system incorporated in Carbon reinforced polymer. Presented at Fourth International IABMAS Conference - IABMAS '08, Seoul, Korea

No abstract available.

Field Test - Strengthening and Monitoring of the Frövi Bridge (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kerrouche, A., Boyle, W., Gebremichael, Y., Alwis, L., Grattan, K., Taljsten, B., & Bernnitz, A. (2008, July). Field Test - Strengthening and Monitoring of the Frövi Bridge. Presented at Fourth International IABMAS Conference - IABMAS '08, Seoul, Korea

No abstract available.