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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.

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..

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..

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.

Evolution of soil fabric and its interpretation using different methods. (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Barreto, D. (2008, June). Evolution of soil fabric and its interpretation using different methods. Paper presented at British Geotechnical Association (BGA) Young Geotechnical Engineers' Symposium

Different methods to study the evolution of fabric anisotropy are presented. DEM simulations on assemblies of spheres subjected to different stress paths using a three-dimensional periodic cell are used for the analysis of these methods. The links be... Read More about Evolution of soil fabric and its interpretation using different methods..

Performance characteristics of structural insulated panels (SIPs). (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Kermani, A., & Hairstans, R. (2008, June). Performance characteristics of structural insulated panels (SIPs). Paper presented at 5th International Conference on Innovation in Architecture, Engineering and Construction

Structural Insulated Panels (SIPs) are an alternative construction material for residential and light commercial buildings. They were developed in the USA and have been evolving quietly for 50 years and show marked advantages in strength, thermal per... Read More about Performance characteristics of structural insulated panels (SIPs)..

Development of Nailed/Screwed Modules for Stress Laminated Timber Arch Bridges (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Freedman, G., & Kermani, A. (2008, June). Development of Nailed/Screwed Modules for Stress Laminated Timber Arch Bridges. Presented at 10th World Conference on Timber Engineering

This paper describes the experimental part of a research programme carried out at Napier University in collaboration with the UK's Forestry Civil Engineering, Forestry Commission, to develop a series of new laminated modular systems for timber bridge... Read More about Development of Nailed/Screwed Modules for Stress Laminated Timber Arch Bridges.

Damping Characteristics of Timber Flooring Systems with Respect to Low-Frequency Vibration Modes (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Weckendorf, J., Zhang, B., Kermani, A., Reid, D., & Andersen, P. (2008, June). Damping Characteristics of Timber Flooring Systems with Respect to Low-Frequency Vibration Modes. Presented at 10th World Conference on Timber Engineering

The vibration serviceability of flooring structures has been of concern for decades. To date, design criteria classifying the dynamic behaviour of different types of timber flooring structures to an acceptable degree have not been well established. P... Read More about Damping Characteristics of Timber Flooring Systems with Respect to Low-Frequency Vibration Modes.

Determining the Shear Modulus of Sitka Spruce from Torsion Tests (2008)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Khokhar, A., Zhang, H., Ridley-Ellis, D., & Moore, J. (2008, June). Determining the Shear Modulus of Sitka Spruce from Torsion Tests. Presented at WCTE2008:10th World Conference on Timber Engineering

This paper presents details of the experimental method, and preliminary results from, a series of torsion tests undertaken to evaluate the shear modulus of Sitka spruce (Picea sitchensis) timber. Direct torsion tests were used to determine the variat... Read More about Determining the Shear Modulus of Sitka Spruce from Torsion Tests.

Restaurierung antiker Tempel: Experimentelle Untersuchungen zum Ausziehverhalten von Verankerungen im Marmor (2008)
Journal Article
Kourkoulis, S., Papanicolopulos, S.-A., Marinelli, A., & Vayas, I. (2008). Restaurierung antiker Tempel: Experimentelle Untersuchungen zum Ausziehverhalten von Verankerungen im Marmor. Bautechnik / Structural Engineering, 85(2), 109-119. https://doi.org/10.1002/bate.200810010

In restoration works of antique Greek temples individual marble blocks are connected together to form a single element, e.g. an architrave. Due to the demand of reversibility of the intervention, this is done in the Acropolis of Athens by means of ti... Read More about Restaurierung antiker Tempel: Experimentelle Untersuchungen zum Ausziehverhalten von Verankerungen im Marmor.

A Parametric Evaluation of Multi-Webbed Composite Joists Based on EC5 (2007)
Journal Article
Bahadori-Jahromi, A., Kermani, A., Zhang, B., & Reid, D. (2007). A Parametric Evaluation of Multi-Webbed Composite Joists Based on EC5. Journal of the Institute of Wood Science, 17(6), 295-310. https://doi.org/10.1179/wsc.2007.17.6.295

The introduction of engineered beams offers long span, low cost and light weight joists in comparison to traditional solid timber sections. However, the vibration criteria in the design codes may significantly reduce the permissible span of the joist... Read More about A Parametric Evaluation of Multi-Webbed Composite Joists Based on EC5.

Accessibility research in a vocational context (2007)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Adams, R., & Keates, S. (2007, July). Accessibility research in a vocational context. Presented at 4th International Conference on Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction, UAHCI 2007, Beijing, China

Current experience shows that vocational context has a vital role to play in research on inclusive information society technology, for at least four reasons. First, the occurrence of disabilities has a major impact on employability and employment. Ho... Read More about Accessibility research in a vocational context.