Transportation evacuation strategies based on vehicular disaster management system in urban network environment Zubaida (2014)
Thesis
Alazawi, Z. (in press). Transportation evacuation strategies based on vehicular disaster management system in urban network environment Zubaida. (Thesis). University of Salford

The importance of emergency response systems have grown tremendously in the recent times due to the many manmade and natural disasters in recent years such as September 2001, July 2005 London bombings and the 2011 Japan earthquake and tsunami disaste... Read More about Transportation evacuation strategies based on vehicular disaster management system in urban network environment Zubaida.

Groundborne vibrations caused by railway construction and operation in buildings : design, implementation and analysis of measurement for assessment of human exposure (2014)
Thesis
Sica, G. Groundborne vibrations caused by railway construction and operation in buildings : design, implementation and analysis of measurement for assessment of human exposure. (Thesis). University of Salford

Environmental issues surrounding railway operation and construction have become more prominent in recent years, increasing the need for administrators and researchers to understand how residents living around railways respond to the noise and vibrati... Read More about Groundborne vibrations caused by railway construction and operation in buildings : design, implementation and analysis of measurement for assessment of human exposure.

From source to brain : modelling sound propagation and localisation in rooms (2013)
Thesis
Sheaffer, J. From source to brain : modelling sound propagation and localisation in rooms. (Thesis). University of Salford

Human localisation of sound in enclosed spaces is a cross-disciplinary research topic, with important applications in auditory science, room acoustics, spatial audio and telecommunications. By combining an accelerated model of $3$D sound propagation... Read More about From source to brain : modelling sound propagation and localisation in rooms.

The analysis and improvement of focused source reproduction with wave field synthesis (2013)
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Oldfield, R. The analysis and improvement of focused source reproduction with wave field synthesis. (Thesis). University of Salford

This thesis presents a treatise on the rendering of focused sources using wave field synthesis (WFS). The thesis describes the fundamental theory of WFS and presents a thorough derivation of focused source driving functions including, monopoles, dipo... Read More about The analysis and improvement of focused source reproduction with wave field synthesis.

The fabrication and analysis of the magnetic and crystallographic properties of Fe-rich (Fe x Ga 1-x) Galfenol alloys (2012)
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Quinn, C. The fabrication and analysis of the magnetic and crystallographic properties of Fe-rich (Fe x Ga 1-x) Galfenol alloys. (Thesis). University of Salford

Understanding the fundamental physics and properties of smart materials is a very important area of research for nano and micro mechanical systems especially in the applications of sensing and actuation, such as SONAR. This thesis is focused on the... Read More about The fabrication and analysis of the magnetic and crystallographic properties of Fe-rich (Fe x Ga 1-x) Galfenol alloys.

Exposure‐response relationships from railway noise in the presence of vibration (2012)
Thesis
Koziel, Z. Exposure‐response relationships from railway noise in the presence of vibration. (Dissertation). University of Salford

The main aim of this thesis is to develop exposure-response relationships for noise, vibration, and combined effects from noise and vibration. Examinations of non-acoustical factors such as noise sensitivity, noise acceptance, gender, age, and sleep... Read More about Exposure‐response relationships from railway noise in the presence of vibration.

Volume diffusers for architectural acoustics (2011)
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Hughes, R. Volume diffusers for architectural acoustics. (Thesis). University of Salford

Most conventional diffusers are used on room surfaces, and consequently can only operate on a hemispherical area. Placing a diffuser in the volume of a room may provide greater efficiency by allowing scattering into the whole space. There are very fe... Read More about Volume diffusers for architectural acoustics.

Oscillatory oseenlets (2011)
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Elmazuzi, R. Oscillatory oseenlets. (Thesis). University of Salford

Consider uniform flow past an oscillating body. Assume that the resulting far-field flow consists of both steady and time periodic components. The time periodic component can be decomposed into a Fourier expansion series of time harmonic terms. The... Read More about Oscillatory oseenlets.

Active shielding based on difference potentials (2011)
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Lim, H. Active shielding based on difference potentials. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

Active control of sound is a technique for altering acoustic fields to wanted ones in aimed domains by introducing controllable active secondary sound sources called controls. This thesis describes an active shielding methodology based on differenc... Read More about Active shielding based on difference potentials.

Source and boundary conditions in finite difference time domain modelling of room acoustics (2010)
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Jeong, H. Source and boundary conditions in finite difference time domain modelling of room acoustics. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

This project deals with several issues on the use of Finite Difference Time Domain (FDTD) method for room acoustic simulation. The main features covered are: source implementation; modeling of frequency dependent boundary conditions; and modeling... Read More about Source and boundary conditions in finite difference time domain modelling of room acoustics.

Novel precursors for the growth of TiO2 by liquid injection MOCVD (2009)
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Clarke, C. Novel precursors for the growth of TiO2 by liquid injection MOCVD. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

A comprehensive examination of the feasibility of producing new titania precursors by ligand substitution reactions involving the reaction between titanium tetra-isopropoxide and various dimethylamino alcohols has resulted in the synthesis, charact... Read More about Novel precursors for the growth of TiO2 by liquid injection MOCVD.

Investigation of space charge neutralization effects in high-current positive ion beams (2008)
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Fiala, J. Investigation of space charge neutralization effects in high-current positive ion beams. (Thesis)

Through the experience gained during the industrial development of low energy implanters, it is commonly believed that improvements in forced space-charge neutralization are responsible for the maintenance of high currents down to an energy of abo... Read More about Investigation of space charge neutralization effects in high-current positive ion beams.

Optical Emission and Mass Spectrometric Diagnostics of Laser-Induced Silicon Plasmas (2008)
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Cowpe, J. Optical Emission and Mass Spectrometric Diagnostics of Laser-Induced Silicon Plasmas. (Thesis). University of Salford

Optical Emission Spectroscopy (OES) and Mass Spectrometry (MS) were employed in tandem for diagnostic studies of Nd:YAG (532 nm) laser induced plasma plumes. OES measurements of laser-induced silicon plasmas were performed through a range of ambient... Read More about Optical Emission and Mass Spectrometric Diagnostics of Laser-Induced Silicon Plasmas.

The effects of design and environmental factors on the reliability of electronic products (2007)
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Lawson, W. The effects of design and environmental factors on the reliability of electronic products. (Thesis). University of Salford, UK

The reliability of electronic products is fast becoming of major importance with the demand for increased safety, especially in the automotive industry. Tracks, pads and vias on printed circuit boards can suffer a variety of problems if circuits ar... Read More about The effects of design and environmental factors on the reliability of electronic products.

Simulation of blood flow through stenotic and branched arteries (2007)
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Wishah, M. Simulation of blood flow through stenotic and branched arteries. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

Mathematical and physical models have been developed in order to study blood flow through arteries, numerically and experimentally. The aim of these models was to understand, apply and verify using realistic models how both flow and geometry inter... Read More about Simulation of blood flow through stenotic and branched arteries.

The production of single-walled carbon nanotubes by a CVD method and their characterisation by various techniques (2007)
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Seifi, M. The production of single-walled carbon nanotubes by a CVD method and their characterisation by various techniques. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

In this work, Chemical Vapour Deposition (CVD) was used to prepared Single- Walled carbon nanorube (SWNT) samples. In developing the production techniques a large number of parameters were varied during the course of work resulting in the succe... Read More about The production of single-walled carbon nanotubes by a CVD method and their characterisation by various techniques.

Aspects of metamaterial structures : theory and simulation (2007)
Thesis
King, N. Aspects of metamaterial structures : theory and simulation. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

The investigations reported here address the issue of overcoming loss in a typical isotropic metamaterial. The possibility of adding functionality to such materials, through gyrotropic effects, and diffraction management of nonlinear beams, driven... Read More about Aspects of metamaterial structures : theory and simulation.

An ethnography of metaphor usage in IS projects : from description to domination (2007)
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Griffiths, M. An ethnography of metaphor usage in IS projects : from description to domination. (Thesis). Salford : University of Salford

This study presents the story of a three-year ethnographical field study, from December 2000 to December 2003, conducted at a North West based Management Consultancy. Throughout this period the organisation experienced accelerated growth from two s... Read More about An ethnography of metaphor usage in IS projects : from description to domination.

Separation and reaction using porous and palladium membranes (2007)
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Aldeeb, A. Separation and reaction using porous and palladium membranes. (Thesis). University of Salford

Two different types of inorganic membranes were prepared in this study,porous-silica/y-alumina membranes and palladium/a-alumina composite membranes. Porous silica/y-alumina membranes were prepared by dip coating, characterized by gas permeation at... Read More about Separation and reaction using porous and palladium membranes.

Improved membrane absorbers (2006)
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Oldfield, R. Improved membrane absorbers. (Dissertation). The University of Salford

This thesis presents research into two novel techniques for improving the low frequency performance, tunability and efficiency of membrane absorbers. The first approach uses a loudspeaker surround as the mounting for the membrane, increasing the movi... Read More about Improved membrane absorbers.