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Modelling swelling induced lateral pressure transmission control on retaining structures on expansive soils (2014)
Book Chapter
Ahangar Asr, A., Fonseca, L., Carvalheira, R., Silva, I., Penha, S., Braga, L., …Johari, A. (2014). Modelling swelling induced lateral pressure transmission control on retaining structures on expansive soils. In Proceedings of the 22nd UK National Conference of the Association for Computational Mechanics in Engineering (268-271). University of Exeter

In this research work the complicated phenomena of swelling behaviour of expansive soils is modelled using an evolutionary approach proposed to develop a structured polynomial model for predicting the lateral swelling pressure of soils on retaining s... Read More about Modelling swelling induced lateral pressure transmission control on retaining structures on expansive soils.

Lateral load bearing capacity model for piles in cohesive soils (2014)
Book Chapter
Ahangar Asr, A., Javadi, A., Johari, A., & Chen, Y. (2014). Lateral load bearing capacity model for piles in cohesive soils. In A. Javadi, & M. Hussain (Eds.), Proceedings of the 22nd UK National Conference of the Association for Computational Mechanics in Engineering (264-267). University of Exeter

In this research work an evolutionary approach is proposed to develop a structured polynomial model for predicting the lateral load bearing capacity of piles in undrained conditions. The proposed polynomial regression technique is an evolutionary dat... Read More about Lateral load bearing capacity model for piles in cohesive soils.

The coming of age of the green community : my neighbourhood, my planet (2014)
Book Chapter
Bichard, E. (2014). The coming of age of the green community : my neighbourhood, my planet. In The Coming of Age of the Green Community: My Neighbourhood, My Planet. Abingdon: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203109472

People organising to protect their environment is not a new phenomenon, but the groups that have been pushing for environmental change since the 1970s have not convinced sufficient numbers make sustainable decisions or to lead sustainable lives. Gove... Read More about The coming of age of the green community : my neighbourhood, my planet.

Creating sensory-sensitive spaces : Identifying key parameters for research environment design (2014)
Book Chapter
Williams, A., & Barrett, P. (2014). Creating sensory-sensitive spaces : Identifying key parameters for research environment design. In A. Williams, D. Jones, & J. Robertson (Eds.), BITE : Recipes for Remarkable Research (75-84). Rotterdam: Sense Publishers

We draw upon the recipes given in this book for creating the contexts conducive to remarkable research, analysing them through a three-part model of design principles based on an interpretation of broad neuroscience structures (Rolls, 2007). The mode... Read More about Creating sensory-sensitive spaces : Identifying key parameters for research environment design.

Towards interoperability in the UK construction design industry (2014)
Book Chapter
Bavafa, M. (2014). Towards interoperability in the UK construction design industry. In R. Issa Issa, & I. Flood (Eds.), Computing in Civil and Building Engineering (528-535). American Society of Civil Engineering. https://doi.org/10.1061/9780784413616.066

The construction design industry involves multiple stakeholders who may carry out their job from widely distributed locations. Therefore, the interaction between those participants is often the cause of mistakes and misunderstandings due to a lack... Read More about Towards interoperability in the UK construction design industry.

Reconfigurable and deployable platonic mechanisms with a variable revolute joint (2014)
Book Chapter
Wei, G., & Dai, J. (2014). Reconfigurable and deployable platonic mechanisms with a variable revolute joint. In J. Lenarčič, & O. Khatib (Eds.), Advances in Robot Kinematics (485-495). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-06698-1_50

This chapter presents for the first time a variable revolute joint and a group of reconfigurable and deployable Platonic mechanisms. Structure of the variable revolute joint is presented and demonstrated by its application to the construction of a re... Read More about Reconfigurable and deployable platonic mechanisms with a variable revolute joint.

Cost-sensitive Bayesian network learning using sampling (2014)
Book Chapter
Nashnush, E., & Vadera, S. (2014). Cost-sensitive Bayesian network learning using sampling. In Recent Advances on Soft Computing and Data Mining (467-476). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-07692-8_44

A significant advance in recent years has been the development of cost-sensitive decision tree learners, recognising that real world classification problems need to take account of costs of misclassification and not just focus on accuracy. The litera... Read More about Cost-sensitive Bayesian network learning using sampling.

Tools – applications, benefits and linkages for ecosystem science (TABLES) (2014)
Book Chapter
(2014). Tools – applications, benefits and linkages for ecosystem science (TABLES). In A. Scott, C. Carter, O. Holzinger, M. Everard, D. Rafaelli, M. Hardman, …A. Taft (Eds.), National Ecosystem Assessment Follow-On. DEFRA

Over an 18 month period, the Tools: Applications, Benefits and Linkages for Ecosystems (TABLES) project has worked at the interface of research, policy and practice, crossing different disciplines, sectors and professions, to embed the value of natur... Read More about Tools – applications, benefits and linkages for ecosystem science (TABLES).

Reflexivity and the practice of qualitative research (2014)
Book Chapter
May, T., & Perry, B. (2014). Reflexivity and the practice of qualitative research. In U. Flick (Ed.), Sage Handbook of Qualitative Data Analysis (109-122). London: Sage. https://doi.org/10.4135/9781446282243.n8

The wide range of approaches to data analysis in qualitative research can seem daunting even for experienced researchers. This handbook is the first to provide a state-of-the art overview of the whole field of QDA; from general analytic strategies us... Read More about Reflexivity and the practice of qualitative research.

Scalable delivery of navigable and ultra-high resolution video (2013)
Book Chapter
Macq, J., Alface, P., Brandenberg, R., Niamut, O., Prins, M., & Verzijp, N. (2013). Scalable delivery of navigable and ultra-high resolution video. In B. Shirley (Ed.), Media Production, Delivery and Interaction for Platform Independent Systems: Format-Agnostic Media (260-297). Wiley

In recent years many developments have addressed the generic objective of delivering audiovisual content based on a single representation made available at the source, and where the network gets the ability to adapt the content on an end user basis.... Read More about Scalable delivery of navigable and ultra-high resolution video.

State-of-the-art and challenges in media production, broadcast and delivery (2013)
Book Chapter
Thomas, G., Engström, A., Macq, J., Niamut, O., Shirley, B., & Salmon, R. (2014). State-of-the-art and challenges in media production, broadcast and delivery. In O. Schreer, J. Macq, O. Niamut, J. Ruiz-Hidalgo, B. Shirley, G. Thallinger, & G. Thomas (Eds.), Media Production, Delivery and Interaction for Platform Independent Systems: Format-Agnostic Media. Hoboken: Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118706350.ch2

This chapter describes the fundamental technical aspects of current TV production. It provides an overview of the ways in which technical limitations inherent in image capture have become a part of the ‘grammar’ of storytelling. It talks about curren... Read More about State-of-the-art and challenges in media production, broadcast and delivery.

Platform independent audio (2013)
Book Chapter
Shirley, B., Oldfield, R., Melchior, F., & Batke, J. (2014). Platform independent audio. In O. Schreer, J. Macq, O. Niamut, J. Ruiz-Hidalgo, B. Shirley, G. Thallinger, & G. Thomas (Eds.), Media Production, Delivery and Interaction for Platform Independent Systems : Format-Agnostic Media (130-165). Hoboken: Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118706350.ch4

This chapter defines problem space from an audio perspective reviewing some of the current challenges faced in channel-based audio broadcast. The first section introduces some of the drivers for change in the broadcast environment, followed by explan... Read More about Platform independent audio.

Urban responses to climate change and resource constraint (2013)
Book Chapter
Hodson, M., & Marvin, S. (2013). Urban responses to climate change and resource constraint. In C. Cooper, G. Mulhern, & A. Colley (Eds.), Making the case for the Social Sciences 3 : sustainability, the environment and climate change (26-27). London: Academy of Social Sciences and The British Psychological Society

Tweeting the Olympic Games (2013)
Book Chapter
Miah, A. (2013). Tweeting the Olympic Games. In V. Girginov (Ed.), The Routledge Handbook of the London 2012 Olympic & Paralympic Games (96-109). Oxon: Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9780203126486.ch7

From the introduction of television at the Berlin 1936 Olympic Games to its transformation into 3D broadcasting at London 2012, media innovation has always surrounded the Olympics (Miah & Garcia 2012). As such, the broader context of a debate about L... Read More about Tweeting the Olympic Games.

Translation, insulation and mediation: The shifting sands of University life (2013)
Book Chapter
May, T., & Perry, B. (2013). Translation, insulation and mediation: The shifting sands of University life. In P. Benneworth (Ed.), Universities Engagement with Socially Excluded Communities (199-222). Dordrecht: Springer

This volume provides insightful analysis of the way higher education engages with socially excluded communities. Leading researchers and commentators examine the validity of the claim that universities can be active facilitators of social mobility, o... Read More about Translation, insulation and mediation: The shifting sands of University life.

Make no assumptions (2013)
Book Chapter
Baker, C., Smith, L., & Swan, W. (2013). Make no assumptions. In W. Swan, & P. Brown (Eds.), Retrofitting the Built Environment. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118273463.ch8

The selection of the correct options to upgrade a building to improve its energy performance is an essential part of the sustainable retrofit process. It requires a complex mix of skills to identify and deliver the most effective combination of measu... Read More about Make no assumptions.

Retrofit innovation in the UK social housing sector (2013)
Book Chapter
Swan, W. Retrofit innovation in the UK social housing sector. In W. Swan, & P. Brown (Eds.), Retrofitting the Built Environment. Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118273463.ch4

The sustainable retrofit of the domestic stock has been identified as one of the major ways to drive the UK's transition to a low-carbon economy. New systems and products to better insulate our homes, generate energy and control how we use it; all re... Read More about Retrofit innovation in the UK social housing sector.