An experimental study on restoration technique for the Acropolis of Athens: developing the experimental set-up for pull-out testing of titanium bars embedded in marble blocks
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Dakanali, I., & Marinelli, A. (2019)
An experimental study on restoration technique for the Acropolis of Athens: developing the experimental set-up for pull-out testing of titanium bars embedded in marble blocks. Frattura ed Integrità Strutturale (Fracture and Structural Integrity), 13(50), 370-382. https://doi.org/10.3221/IGF-ESIS.50.31
The present work aims at investigating the mechanisms activated during the extraction of titanium bars from a marble volume (pull-out phenomenon), used for rejoining fragmente...
Durability of functionalized carbon structures with optical fiber sensors in a highly alkaline concrete environment.
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Bremer, K., Alwis, L., Zheng, Y., Weigand, F., Kuhne, M., Helbig, R., & Roth, B. (2019)
Durability of functionalized carbon structures with optical fiber sensors in a highly alkaline concrete environment. Applied Sciences, 9(12), https://doi.org/10.3390/app9122476
The paper presents an investigation into the durability of functionalized carbon structures (FCS) in a highly alkaline concrete environment. First, the suitability of optical ...
Intensity-modulated PM-PCF Sagnac loop in a DWDM setup for strain measurement
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Alwis, L., Madry, M., & Beres-Pawlik, E. (2019)
Intensity-modulated PM-PCF Sagnac loop in a DWDM setup for strain measurement. Applied Sciences, 9(11), https://doi.org/10.3390/app9112374
A novel intensity-modulated Sagnac loop sensor based on polarization-maintaining photonic crystal fiber (PM-PCF) in a setup with a dense wavelength division multiplexer (DWDM)...
Simultaneous Measurement of Temperature and Relative Humidity Using a Dual-Wavelength Erbium-Doped Fiber Ring Laser Sensor
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Mądry, M., Alwis, L., Binetti, L., Pajewski, Ł., & Bereś-Pawlik, E. (2019)
Simultaneous Measurement of Temperature and Relative Humidity Using a Dual-Wavelength Erbium-Doped Fiber Ring Laser Sensor. IEEE Sensors Journal, 19(20), 9215-9220. https://doi.org/10.1109/JSEN.2019.2922041
A fiber ring laser sensor setup utilizing FBGs (Fiber Bragg Gratings) for simultaneous measurement of ambient temperature and relative humidity (RH) is presented. Two FBGs are...
Super-Wide Impedance Bandwidth Planar Antenna for Microwave and Millimetre-Wave Applications
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Alibakhshikenari, M., Virdee, B. S., See, C. H., Abd-Alhameed, R. A., Falcone, F., & Limiti, . E. (2019)
Super-Wide Impedance Bandwidth Planar Antenna for Microwave and Millimetre-Wave Applications. Sensors, 19(10), https://doi.org/10.3390/s19102306
The feasibility study of a novel configuration for a super-wide impedance planar antenna is presented based on a 2×2 microstrip patch antenna (MPA) using CST Microwave Studio....
Lightweight design of direct-drive wind turbine electrical generators: A comparison between steel and composite material structures
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Jaen Sola, P., McDonald, A., & Oterkus, E. (2019)
Lightweight design of direct-drive wind turbine electrical generators: A comparison between steel and composite material structures. Ocean Engineering, 181, 330-341. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oceaneng.2019.03.053
Direct-drive generators for wind turbines are high torque, low speed machines which require a heavy robust structure to maintain the air-gap clearance open and stable. The mas...
The effects of driver fatigue, gender, and distracted driving on perceived and observed aggressive driving behavior: A correlated grouped random parameters bivariate probit approach.
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Fountas, G., Pantangi, S. S., Hulme, K. F., & Anastasopoulos, P. C. (2019)
The effects of driver fatigue, gender, and distracted driving on perceived and observed aggressive driving behavior: A correlated grouped random parameters bivariate probit approach. Analytic Methods in Accident Research, 22, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amar.2019.100091
Previous research has shown that the determinants of perceived and observed aggressive driving behavior may differ. However, the consideration of major sources of aggressive ...
Surface functionalisation by the introduction of self-healing properties into electroless Ni-P coatings
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Stankiewicz, A., Kefallinou, Z., Mordarski, G., Jagoda, Z., & Spencer, B. (2019)
Surface functionalisation by the introduction of self-healing properties into electroless Ni-P coatings. Electrochimica Acta, 297, 427-434. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2018.12.026
Ni-P∖alginate microgels coatings, as potential metallic protective coatings with self-healing properties, were deposited by the electroless method. The alginate microgels cont...
Evaluating the Performance of Functionalized Carbon Structures with Integrated Optical Fiber Sensors under Practical Conditions
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Bremer, K., Alwis S. M., L., Weigand, F., Kuhne, M., Zheng, Y., Krüger, M., …Roth, B. (2018)
Evaluating the Performance of Functionalized Carbon Structures with Integrated Optical Fiber Sensors under Practical Conditions. Sensors, 18(11), 3923. https://doi.org/10.3390/s18113923
An Optical Frequency Domain Reflectometry (OFDR) based fiber optic sensor scheme “embedded” in concrete for the purpose of structural health monitoring (SHM) of carbon concret...
A novel efficient mixed formulation for strain-gradient models.
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Papanicolopulos, S., Gulib, F., & Marinelli, A. (2019)
A novel efficient mixed formulation for strain-gradient models. International Journal for Numerical Methods in Engineering, 117(8), 926-937. doi:10.1002/nme.5985
Various finite elements based on mixed formulations have been proposed for the solution of boundary value problems involving strain-gradient models. The relevant literature, h...