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Servitization in laser job shops : interviews with laser job shops and machine providers (2012)
Journal Article
Vasantha, G., Hussain, R., Roy, R., Williams, S., & Lockett, H. (2012). Servitization in laser job shops : interviews with laser job shops and machine providers. The Laser User Magazine, 65,

Manufacturers often outsource laser cutting to laser job shops which will cut components to fairly tight deadlines and budgets. However, the concept of laser cutting as a way to improve manufacturing output is no longer novel; it has now been 'commod... Read More about Servitization in laser job shops : interviews with laser job shops and machine providers.

Influences of Design Tools on Concepts Generation (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Vasantha, G. A., Chakrabarti, A., & Corney, J. (2012, September). Influences of Design Tools on Concepts Generation. Presented at 2nd International Conference on Design Creativity (ICDC2012)

Concept generation plays a vital role in establishing a broader foundation in the design process to create novel products. In globalized, collaborative, designing scenario, unambiguous representation of captured ideas to explicate designer‘s thoughts... Read More about Influences of Design Tools on Concepts Generation.

A framework for sustainable transport development (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Saleh, W., & Kumar, R. (2009, December). A framework for sustainable transport development. Presented at 12th International Conference on Travel Behaviour Research

A framework for sustainable transport development

The toxicity and potential pathogenicity of high-performance engineered multi-walled carbon nanotubes. (2012)
Thesis
Boyles, M. The toxicity and potential pathogenicity of high-performance engineered multi-walled carbon nanotubes. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/5691

The potential health consequences of carbon nanotube (CNT) exposure is often compared to asbestos and other fibre like materials due to their similar high aspect ratio and potential biopersistence; both are key in driving fibre toxicity and pathogeni... Read More about The toxicity and potential pathogenicity of high-performance engineered multi-walled carbon nanotubes..

Professionalism in digitally mediated project work (2012)
Journal Article
Jaradat, S., Whyte, J., & Luck, R. (2013). Professionalism in digitally mediated project work. Building Research and Information, 41(1), 51-59. https://doi.org/10.1080/09613218.2013.743398

Fieldwork in a major construction programme is used to examine what is meant by professionalism where large integrated digital systems are used to design, deliver, and maintain buildings and infrastructure. The increasing ‘professionalization’ of the... Read More about Professionalism in digitally mediated project work.

Social dimension of a multi-scale life cycle assessment: the urban heat island mitigation in New York City (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Susca, T. (2012, November). Social dimension of a multi-scale life cycle assessment: the urban heat island mitigation in New York City. Presented at SETAC Europe 18th SETAC LCA Case Study Symposium. Tools, Trends and Applications

In the next years the number of cities plagued by the urban heat island (UHI) will likely grow because of the increase in urban population. This will cause the increase in heat-related mortality especially among old people and people with social or p... Read More about Social dimension of a multi-scale life cycle assessment: the urban heat island mitigation in New York City.

A band-suppression UWB suspended planar antenna incorporating a slotted spiral resonator (2012)
Journal Article
See, C. H., Abd-Alhameed, R. A., Hraga, H. I., Excell, P. S., Jones, S. M. R., & Noras, J. M. (2013). A band-suppression UWB suspended planar antenna incorporating a slotted spiral resonator. International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering, 23(5), 570-578. https://doi.org/10.1002/mmce.20691

A novel miniaturized planar inverted F-L antenna assembly is considered for UWB radio operations. The antenna design utilizes the electromagnetic coupling between an air dielectric planar inverted-F antenna (PIFA) and a parasitic planar inverted-L (P... Read More about A band-suppression UWB suspended planar antenna incorporating a slotted spiral resonator.

Caracterización de un árido de cantera y un RCD para empleo en tratamientos del terreno con columnas de grava. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Miranda Manzanares, M., DaCosta, A., & Cimentada, A. (2012, October). Caracterización de un árido de cantera y un RCD para empleo en tratamientos del terreno con columnas de grava. Presented at IX Simposio Nacional de Ingeniería Geotécnica. Cimentaciones y excavaciones profundas

Characterisation of a quarry aggregate and an RCD for use in field treatments with gravel columns.

A low-profile ultra-wideband modified planar inverted-f antenna (2012)
Journal Article
See, C. H., Hraga, H. I., Abd-Alhameed, R. A., McEwan, N. J., Noras, J. M., & Excell, P. S. (2013). A low-profile ultra-wideband modified planar inverted-f antenna. IEEE Transactions on Antennas and Propagation, 61(1), 100-108. https://doi.org/10.1109/tap.2012.2216494

A miniaturized modified planar inverted-F antenna (PIFA) is presented and experimentally studied. This antenna consists of a planar rectangular monopole top-loaded with a rectangular patch attached to two rectangular plates, one shorted to the ground... Read More about A low-profile ultra-wideband modified planar inverted-f antenna.

The Use of Torsion Test Method to Evaluate the Shear Properties of Timber Joists (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Khokhar, A., & Zhang, J. (2012, July). The Use of Torsion Test Method to Evaluate the Shear Properties of Timber Joists. Presented at World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE 2012)

This paper presents details of the experimental method and test results from a series of torsion tests undertaken to evaluate the shear modulus and shear strength of solid timber joist. The variation of shear modulus within and between test samples,... Read More about The Use of Torsion Test Method to Evaluate the Shear Properties of Timber Joists.

Influence of stiffness of between-joists bracing on vibrational serviceability of wood floors. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Khokhar, A., Chui, Y., & Smith, I. (2012, July). Influence of stiffness of between-joists bracing on vibrational serviceability of wood floors. Presented at World Conference on Timber Engineering

Floors with repetitive parallel wood joists overlain by wood panel sheathing behave as orthotropic two-way structures since their along-joist stiffness is much higher than across-joist stiffness. Due to this orthotropy, they have a tendency to produc... Read More about Influence of stiffness of between-joists bracing on vibrational serviceability of wood floors..

Effect of particle loss on soil behaviour. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kelly, D., McDougall, J., & Barreto, D. (2012, August). Effect of particle loss on soil behaviour. Paper presented at ICSE-6 6th International Conference on Scour and Erosion

Soil particle loss can result in strength and volume reductions which are difficult to predict. This paper investigates the
influence of the removal of fractions of selected particle sizes under different confining pressures. The mass loss
process... Read More about Effect of particle loss on soil behaviour..

Influence of gravel density in clay reinforced with stone columns. Laboratory study (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Miranda Manzanares, M. (2012, August). Influence of gravel density in clay reinforced with stone columns. Laboratory study. Presented at EYGEC 2012 - 22nd European Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference

Influence of gravel density in clay reinforced with stone columns. Laboratory study.

Compact-size linearly tapered slot antenna for portable ultra-wideband imaging systems. (2012)
Journal Article
Zhu, F., Gao, S., Ho, A. T. S., See, C. H., Abd-Alhameed, R. A., Li, J., & Xu, J. (2013). Compact-size linearly tapered slot antenna for portable ultra-wideband imaging systems. International Journal of RF and Microwave Computer-Aided Engineering, 23(3), 290-299. https://doi.org/10.1002/mmce.20673

A compact‐size asymmetrical linearly tapered slot antenna required for portable ultra‐wideband (UWB) imaging systems is presented. The total antenna size is reduced compared with the conventional linearly tapered slot antenna by using a triangular sl... Read More about Compact-size linearly tapered slot antenna for portable ultra-wideband imaging systems..

A hybrid system for enhancing racking performance of timber panels (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Munir, S., Kermani, A., & Harrison, I. (2012, July). A hybrid system for enhancing racking performance of timber panels. Presented at 11th World Conference on Timber Engineering, Auckland, NZ

Timber frame can offer many aesthetic and structural benefits over other construction materials, for example effective insulation for energy efficiency, sustainable design and ease and speed of construction. For all the known benefits of using timber... Read More about A hybrid system for enhancing racking performance of timber panels.

Performance of a mechanically laminated timber arched suspension bridge (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Alonso, C., & Kermani, A. (2012, July). Performance of a mechanically laminated timber arched suspension bridge. Presented at 11th World Conference on Timber Engineering

Performance of a mechanically laminated timber arched suspension bridge.

Digital image processing of weathered stone for determining the optimum cleaning level of stonework (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Humanyun, R., Zhang, H., & Zhang, B. (2012, July). Digital image processing of weathered stone for determining the optimum cleaning level of stonework. Presented at 14th International Conference and Exhibition on Structural Faults and Repair

In this study, the authors introduced a new image component sampling technique that can be used to evaluate level of cleaning of weathered masonry stone for historic buildings. The proposed technique is based on the Standard Pattern (SP). The images... Read More about Digital image processing of weathered stone for determining the optimum cleaning level of stonework.

Evaluation of shear constant of timber glulam composite with photogrammetric approach (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Zhang, H., Mohamed, A., & Smith, I. (2012, June). Evaluation of shear constant of timber glulam composite with photogrammetric approach. Presented at The Fourteenth International Conference on Computing in Civil and Building Engineering

Shear constant of timber glulam materials plays an important role in structural modelling, such as lateral torsional buckling of the glulam beam, floor vibration and stabilities of long span glulam girders. In normal design approach, a fraction of th... Read More about Evaluation of shear constant of timber glulam composite with photogrammetric approach.

Theoretical analyses of laboratory test of kaolin clay improved with Stone columns. (2012)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Miranda Manzanares, M., Cañizal, J., Castro, J., Cimentada, A., Da Costa, A., & Sagaseta, C. (2012, May). Theoretical analyses of laboratory test of kaolin clay improved with Stone columns. Presented at IS-GI BRUSSELS 2012. ISSMGE-TC211 International Symposium on ground Improvement

Theoretical analyses of laboratory test of kaolin clay improved with Stone columns.