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Influence of geotextile encasement in triaxial tests on gravel

Conference Proceeding
Miranda, M., da Costa, A., Castro, J., Sagaseta, C., & Cañizal, J. (2019)
Influence of geotextile encasement in triaxial tests on gravel. In Proceedings 19th International Conference on Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (2595-2598
Stone columns installed in extremely soft soils may significantly reduce the effectiveness of this treatment due to the insufficient lateral confinement provided by the soft s...

Assessing the relationship between the human response to vibration in the vibrotactile threshold shift with HAV exposure determined on the subject

Conference Proceeding
Anderson, L., Taylor, M., Maeda, S., & McLaughlin, J. (2018)
Assessing the relationship between the human response to vibration in the vibrotactile threshold shift with HAV exposure determined on the subject. In The 26th Japan Conference on Human Response to Vibration Proceedings. , (86-100
Existing risk assessment methodologies are based on fixed tool vibration magnitude emission data (such as tool declaration data or a point in time (typically annually) tool me...

PV electrical parameters degradation analysis-Oman perspective

Conference Proceeding
Honnurvali, M. S., & Gupta, N. (2017)
PV electrical parameters degradation analysis-Oman perspective. In 2017 8th International Renewable Energy Congress (IREC)https://doi.org/10.1109/irec.2017.7926000
Recent interests in exploring the potential of renewable energy possibilities and readiness in sultanate of Oman has showed that it can engage renewable energy technologies, s...

A Comparative Study of Methods for Modelling the Structural Stiffness of Generator Components

Conference Proceeding
Jaen-Sola, P., & Mcdonald, A. (2016)
A Comparative Study of Methods for Modelling the Structural Stiffness of Generator Components. https://doi.org/10.1049/cp.2016.0314
Direct-drive generators are low speed electrical machines requiring robust and large supporting structures designed to resist the significant loads present during assembly and...

Computation of Electromagnetic Fields in Assemblages of Biological Cells Using a Modified Finite-Difference Time-Domain Scheme

Journal Article
See, C. H., Abd-Alhameed, R. A., & Excell, P. S. (2007)
Computation of Electromagnetic Fields in Assemblages of Biological Cells Using a Modified Finite-Difference Time-Domain Scheme. IEEE Transactions on Microwave Theory and Techniques, 55(9), 1986-1994. https://doi.org/10.1109/tmtt.2007.904064
When modeling objects that are small compared with the wavelength, e.g., biological cells at radio frequencies, the standard finite-difference time-domain (FDTD) method requir...

The impact of cultural aspects on the design process

Conference Proceeding
Felgen, L., Grieb, J., Lindemann, U., Pulm, U., Chakrabati, A., & Vijaykumar, G. (2004)
The impact of cultural aspects on the design process. In D. Marjanović (Ed.), DS 32: Proceedings of DESIGN 2004, the 8th International Design Conference. , (1475-1480
Due to increasing globalisation, the development of products is no longer restricted to one place, it is more and more characterised by distributed design teams, who work in d...

Cavitation Properties of Oils Under Dynamic Stressing by Tension

Journal Article
Williams, P. R., & Williams, R. L. (2004)
Cavitation Properties of Oils Under Dynamic Stressing by Tension. Journal of Fluids Engineering, 127(2), 282. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1881692
We report measurements of the effective tensile strength FcFc of commercial “multigrade” oils (in the SAE viscosity grades 5W-30 and 10W-40) over a range of temperatures TT, w...

Rheology of Dilute Polymer Solutions and Engine Lubricants in High Deformation Rate Extensional Flows Produced by Bubble Collapse

Journal Article
Barrow, M. S., Brown, S. W. J., Cordy, S., Williams, P. R., & Williams, R. L. (2004)
Rheology of Dilute Polymer Solutions and Engine Lubricants in High Deformation Rate Extensional Flows Produced by Bubble Collapse. Journal of Fluids Engineering, 126(2), 162. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.1667889
We report a study of liquid jets formed by the collapse of bubbles under cavitationgenerated pressure waves. Such jets involve an extensional flow which is characterized by hi...

The application of sliding mode control algorithms to a deisel generator set

Book Chapter
Goh, K., Spurgeon, S., & Jones, B. (2004)
The application of sliding mode control algorithms to a deisel generator set. In Variable structure systems : from principles to implementation. Institution of Engineering and Technology. https://doi.org/10.1049/PBCE066E_ch
This chapter demonstrates the application of both standard, first order sliding mode control and higher order sliding mode control techniques to a specific diesel power genera...