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The application of neural networks to non-destructive testing techniques (2001)
Thesis
Watson, J. N. The application of neural networks to non-destructive testing techniques. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/9470

The low strain test method has become the prevalent method for integrity testing of cast in situ foundation piles. The automated interpretation of the sonic echo traces resulting from this test would prove beneficial to industry through the standardi... Read More about The application of neural networks to non-destructive testing techniques.

Haptic assistance to improve computer access for motion-impaired users (2001)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Hwang, F., Langdon, P., Keates, S., & Clarkson, J. (2001, July). Haptic assistance to improve computer access for motion-impaired users. Presented at Eurohaptics 2001, Birmingham, UK

This paper describes a pilot experiment which examines the effectiveness of using force-feedback technology to assist motion-impaired computer users in target selection tasks. Two measures to evaluate the effectiveness of force feedback assistance ar... Read More about Haptic assistance to improve computer access for motion-impaired users.

Combining utility, usability and accessibility methods for universal access (2001)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Keates, S., & Clarkson, P. J. (2001, March). Combining utility, usability and accessibility methods for universal access. Presented at CHI 2001: Anyone. Anywhere, Seattle, USA

It is known that many products are not accessible to large sections of the population. Designers instinctively focus on providing the necessary utility for someone with their physical and skill capabilities. They are either unaware of the needs of us... Read More about Combining utility, usability and accessibility methods for universal access.

Flexural behaviour of Rectangular Hollow Sections with circular side wall openings. (2001)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ridley-Ellis, D. J., Owen, J. S., & Davies, G. (2001, April). Flexural behaviour of Rectangular Hollow Sections with circular side wall openings. Presented at Tubular Structures - International Symposium

The influence of circular web openings on the flexura behaviour of Rectangular Hollow Sections is introduced. The results of full-scale laboratory tests in three and four-point bending and the development of analytical finite element models to predi... Read More about Flexural behaviour of Rectangular Hollow Sections with circular side wall openings..

How to assess whether new technology is necessarily better technology. (2001)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Clarkson, J., Harrison, L.-A., & Keates, S. (2001, April). How to assess whether new technology is necessarily better technology. Paper presented at International Conference on Inclusive Design and Communications (INCLUDE 2001), London, UK

In 2002, 1000 million of the world population will have a noticeable degree of functional impairment (1). It is well established that impairments such as hearing and vision are degenerative and associated with increasing age. In response to these cha... Read More about How to assess whether new technology is necessarily better technology..

Assessing the accessibility of everyday products. (2001)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Cardoso, C., Clarkson, P. J., Harrison, L.-A., Langdon, P., & Keates, S. (2001, April). Assessing the accessibility of everyday products. Paper presented at International Conference on Inclusive Design and Communications (INCLUDE 2001), London, UK

If a product is being designed to be genuinely inclusive, then the designers need to be able to assess the level of exclusion of the product they are working on and identify possible areas of improvement. To be of practical use, the assessments need... Read More about Assessing the accessibility of everyday products..

A practical inclusive design approach. (2001)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Clarkson, J., & Keates, S. (2001, April). A practical inclusive design approach. Paper presented at International Conference on Inclusive Design and Communications (INCLUDE 2001), London, UK

Designers instinctively design for able-bodied users and are either unaware of the needs of users with different capabilities, or do not know how to accommodate their needs into the design cycle. Hence, there is an urgent need for design methods, bas... Read More about A practical inclusive design approach..

An industrial evaluation of a stand level grading system for Pinus patula. (2001)
Journal Article
Turner, P., Megown, K. A., Grzeskowiak, V., Megown, R. A., Pauck, J., & Alborough, D. (2001). An industrial evaluation of a stand level grading system for Pinus patula. Southern African forestry journal, 190(1), 105-114. https://doi.org/10.1080/20702620.2001.10434123

This paper reports on progress made in the development and implementation of a stand level wood quality grading system for P. patula identified for processing in Mondi Merebank's stone ground wood and thermo-mechanical pulp lines. The grading system... Read More about An industrial evaluation of a stand level grading system for Pinus patula..

Reliability of timber structural systems: a review (2001)
Journal Article
Drummond, I., Kermani, A., & Wamuziri, S. C. (2001). Reliability of timber structural systems: a review. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Structures and buildings, 146(1), 101-108. https://doi.org/10.1680/stbu.2001.146.1.101

The estimation of reliability in timber structures is a procedure complicated by the time-dependent nature of timber failure, coupled with the complex structural behaviour of timber systems. Prior to the implementation of probabilistic concepts, desi... Read More about Reliability of timber structural systems: a review.

Failure probabilities for plastic utility ducts in roadway trench reinstatements (2001)
Journal Article
Hounsome, I. W. S., & Fairfield, C. A. (2001). Failure probabilities for plastic utility ducts in roadway trench reinstatements. Proceedings of the ICE - Transport, 147(1), 1-7. https://doi.org/10.1680/tran.2001.147.1.1

Wavin Industrial Products Limited arranged access in conjunction with Balfour Beatty Construction Limited and Bovis Construction Limited to the Braehead construction site, near Glasgow, to test a mixture of smooth bore and corrugated utility ducts in... Read More about Failure probabilities for plastic utility ducts in roadway trench reinstatements.

I-Design project (inclusive design for the whole population). (2000)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Clarkson, P., Keates, S., Coleman, R., Lebbon, C., & Johnston, M. (2000, June). I-Design project (inclusive design for the whole population). Presented at Designing for the 21st Century: International Conference on Universal Design, Rhode Island, USA

No abstract available.

On anomalously low values of the tensile strength of water (2000)
Journal Article
Williams, P. R., & Williams, R. L. (2000). On anomalously low values of the tensile strength of water. Proceedings of the Royal Society A: Mathematical, Physical and Engineering Sciences, 456, 1321-1332. https://doi.org/10.1098/rspa.2000.0564

We provide an explanation for the anomalously low values of liquid tensile strength recorded in some experiments involving the reflection of a pressure pulse (as tension) at the free surface of a column of water, or at a flexible membrane. The presen... Read More about On anomalously low values of the tensile strength of water.

Structural timber design. (1999)
Book
Kermani, A. (1999). Structural timber design. Wiley

Structural Timber Design is a comprehensive textbook that provides students of building and civil engineering courses with a wealth of information and in–depth guidance on design methods to the recently revised BS 5268 : Part 2 and the proposed Euroc... Read More about Structural timber design..

Universal access in the work-place: a case study. (1999)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Keates, S., Clarkson, J., Coy, J., & Robinson, P. (1999, November). Universal access in the work-place: a case study. Presented at 5th ERCIM Workshop on "User Interfaces for All", Dagstuhl, Germany

Universal Access belongs not only in the research laboratory, but also in an industrial environment. Many countries have set out specific legal requirements for companies to meet in terms of proportions of staff with disabilities and meeting those re... Read More about Universal access in the work-place: a case study..

Developing a methodology for the design of accessible interfaces. (1998)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Keates, S., Clarkson, P. J., & Robinson, P. (1998, October). Developing a methodology for the design of accessible interfaces. Presented at 4th ERCIM Workshop on "User Interfaces for All"., Stockholm, Sweden

Users with a number of different motion impairment conditions cannot cope with most current computer access systems. Such conditions include athetoid, ataxic and spastic Cerebral Palsy, Muscular Dystrophy, Friedrich?s Ataxia, tetraplegia and spinal i... Read More about Developing a methodology for the design of accessible interfaces..