All Outputs (73)

A study of root causes of delays in the public-sector construction projects in Kuwait (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Al-Adwani, M., Mollasalehi, S., & Fleming, A. (2018, December). A study of root causes of delays in the public-sector construction projects in Kuwait. Presented at International Conference on Construction Futures ICCF, University of Wolverhampton, UK

After the Kuwait Government launched the 2035 vision of Kuwait, development of the construction industry became one of the priority themes of the country. However, the construction industry faces many problems such as delays, defects, cost overruns a... Read More about A study of root causes of delays in the public-sector construction projects in Kuwait.

Towards a smart ecological urban corridor for Manchester Ship Canal (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Elkadi, H., & Biscaya, S. (2018, December). Towards a smart ecological urban corridor for Manchester Ship Canal. Presented at ICSC 2018 : 20th International Conference on Smart Cities, Bangkok

This paper examines the possibilities to develop a smart ecological urban corridor straddling the 36 miles long Manchester Ship Canal (MSC). The site is set in the historic counties of Cheshire and Lancashire where the first planned industrial estate... Read More about Towards a smart ecological urban corridor for Manchester Ship Canal.

Environmental performance of Abuja’s low-income housing : understanding the current state to inform future refinement (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Abdulkareem, M., & Al-Maiyah, S. (2018, December). Environmental performance of Abuja’s low-income housing : understanding the current state to inform future refinement. Presented at PLEA (Passive Low Energy Architecture) : Smart and Healthy within the 2-degree Limit, Hong Kong

In times of global ecological challenges, understanding building performance to improve occupants’ comfort is becoming the norm in various climatic zones and locales. Any performance evaluation should account for occupants’ demands for thermal and v... Read More about Environmental performance of Abuja’s low-income housing : understanding the current state to inform future refinement.

Modelling and simulation for the joint maintenance-inventory optimisation of production systems (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Zahedi-Hosseini, F. (2018, December). Modelling and simulation for the joint maintenance-inventory optimisation of production systems. Presented at Winter Simulation Conference 2018, Gothenburg, Sweden

Simulation methodologies are developed to model the joint optimization of preventive maintenance and spare parts inventory for a specific industrial plant under different production configurations. First, spare parts provisioning for a single-line sy... Read More about Modelling and simulation for the joint maintenance-inventory optimisation of production systems.

Outdoor neutral temperature assessment within Deakin University campus at Melbourne City, Australia (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Kenawy, I., & Elkadi, H. (2018, November). Outdoor neutral temperature assessment within Deakin University campus at Melbourne City, Australia. Presented at 52nd International Conference of the Architectural Science Association (ANZAScA), Melbourne, Australia

Outdoor thermal comfort is an effective attribute to the success of urban places. Various studies were employed to examine thermal perception and preferences of users within different geographical, functional, and climatic contexts. The complexity of... Read More about Outdoor neutral temperature assessment within Deakin University campus at Melbourne City, Australia.

Effects of gravity on flow behaviour of supercritical CO2 during enhanced gas recovery and sequestration (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Abba, M., Abbas, A., Saidu, B., Nasr, G., & Al-Otaibi, A. (2018, November). Effects of gravity on flow behaviour of supercritical CO2 during enhanced gas recovery and sequestration. Poster presented at Fifth CO2 Geological Storage Workshop, Utrecht, The Netherlands

A core flooding experiment was carried out to simulate an Enhanced Gas Recovery (EGR) process to inject supercritical Carbon Dioxide (SCO2) into a core sample saturated with methane (CH4). This was done to investigate the flow behaviour of the inject... Read More about Effects of gravity on flow behaviour of supercritical CO2 during enhanced gas recovery and sequestration.

Enhanced gas recovery by CO2 injection and sequestration : effects of temperature, vertical and horizontal orientations on dispersion coefficient (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Abba, M., Abbas, A., Nasr, G., & Al-Otaibi, A. (2018, November). Enhanced gas recovery by CO2 injection and sequestration : effects of temperature, vertical and horizontal orientations on dispersion coefficient. Presented at The Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference (ADIPEC), Abu Dhabi

Enhanced gas recovery (EGR) by CO2 injection and sequestration is receiving increased attention within the research community. This is as a result of its potential to be an avenue for the simultaneous additional recovery of natural gas from the reser... Read More about Enhanced gas recovery by CO2 injection and sequestration : effects of temperature, vertical and horizontal orientations on dispersion coefficient.

The impact of atmospheric pressure on the performance of 60GHz point to point links within 5G networks (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Linge, N., Odum, R., Hill, S., von Hünerbein, S., Linnebank, P., Sutton, A., & Townend, D. (2018, November). The impact of atmospheric pressure on the performance of 60GHz point to point links within 5G networks. Presented at Loughborough Antennas & Propagation Conference 2018 (LAPC2018), Loughborough, UK

There is growing interest in the use of millimetre-wave spectrum as a potential candidate for the provision of high capacity, short range, back-haul solutions within future 5G ultra-dense network infrastructures. However, it is recognised that these... Read More about The impact of atmospheric pressure on the performance of 60GHz point to point links within 5G networks.

Nonlinear lifting-line model using a vector formulation of the unsteady Kutta-Joukowski theorem (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Sugar-Gabor, O. (2018, October). Nonlinear lifting-line model using a vector formulation of the unsteady Kutta-Joukowski theorem. Presented at Aerospatial 2018 : International Conference of Aerospace Sciences, Bucharest, Romania

In this paper, a vector form of the unsteady Kutta-Joukowski theorem is derived and then used in the formulation of a general Lifting-Line Model capable of analysing a wide range of engineering problems of interest. The model is applicable to investi... Read More about Nonlinear lifting-line model using a vector formulation of the unsteady Kutta-Joukowski theorem.

Coop-DAAB : cooperative attribute based data aggregation for Internet of Things applications (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Belguith, S., Kaaniche, N., Mohamed, M., & Russello, G. (2018, October). Coop-DAAB : cooperative attribute based data aggregation for Internet of Things applications. Presented at On the Move to Meaningful Internet Systems, Valletta, Malta

The deployment of IoT devices is gaining an expanding interest in our daily life. Indeed, IoT networks consist in interconnecting several smart and resource constrained devices to enable advanced services. Security management in IoT is a big challeng... Read More about Coop-DAAB : cooperative attribute based data aggregation for Internet of Things applications.

Perceptual audio evaluation of media device orchestration using the multi-stimulus ideal profile method (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Wilson, A., Cox, T., Zacharov, N., & Pike, C. (2018, October). Perceptual audio evaluation of media device orchestration using the multi-stimulus ideal profile method. Presented at Audio Engineering Society 145th Convention, New York, USA

The evaluation of object-based audio reproduction methods in a real-world context remains a challenge as it is difficult to separate the effects of the reproduction system from the effects of the audio mix rendered for that system. This is often comp... Read More about Perceptual audio evaluation of media device orchestration using the multi-stimulus ideal profile method.

Machine learning and DSP algorithms for screening of possible osteoporosis using electronic stethoscopes (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Scanlan, J., Li, F., Umnova, O., Rakoczy, G., & Lövey, N. (2018, October). Machine learning and DSP algorithms for screening of possible osteoporosis using electronic stethoscopes. Presented at 3rd International Conference on Biomedical Imaging, Signal Processing (ICBSP 2018), Polytechnic University of Bari, Italy

Osteoporosis is a prevalent but asymptomatic condition that affects a large population of the elderly, resulting in a high risk of fracture. Several methods have been developed and are available in general hospitals to indirectly assess the bone qual... Read More about Machine learning and DSP algorithms for screening of possible osteoporosis using electronic stethoscopes.

Investigation of assessment methods for railway masonry arch bridges (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Wang, J., Haynes, B., & Melbourne, C. (2018, October). Investigation of assessment methods for railway masonry arch bridges. Presented at 8th International Conference on Arch Bridges, Wroclaw, Poland

Although masonry arch bridge research over the last few decades has spawned several advanced capacity assessment tools, the maintenance and assessment of these bridges is still a constant concern for the bridge owners. There have been many appeals fo... Read More about Investigation of assessment methods for railway masonry arch bridges.

Employment challanges in mega construction projects in Sri Lanka (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Nissanka, S., Ramachandra, T., & Hemba Geekiyanage, M. (2018, September). Employment challanges in mega construction projects in Sri Lanka. Presented at The 42nd Australasian Universities Building Education Association (AUBEA) 2018, Singapore

With the current economic trends, investments towards mega construction projects are happening in hefty amounts, consuming a considerable proportion, 8% of the global GDP. However, the inherent characteristics of megaprojects include a higher level o... Read More about Employment challanges in mega construction projects in Sri Lanka.

Mobile augmented reality in nursing educational environments (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Quqandi, E., Joy, M., Rushton, M., & Drumm, I. (2018, September). Mobile augmented reality in nursing educational environments. Presented at 10th Computer Science and Electronic Engineering (CEEC), Colchester, UK

The possibility of using Augmented Reality (AR) in learning and training has become more straightforward than before, as a result of the extensive use of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) in the computer and mobile industries. Even... Read More about Mobile augmented reality in nursing educational environments.

Strategies for Enhancing Research and Development Activities in the Sri Lankan Construction industry (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Ginigaddara, B., Ramachandra, T., & Geekiyanage, D. (2018, September). Strategies for Enhancing Research and Development Activities in the Sri Lankan Construction industry. Paper presented at 11TH INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE, Colombo, Sri Laka

Research and Development (R&D) activities stimulate growth, sustainability and performance. However, the construction R&D expenditure is in the range of 0.01% - 0.04% of global value addition, compared to 3% - 4% in manufacturing and 2% - 3% in other... Read More about Strategies for Enhancing Research and Development Activities in the Sri Lankan Construction industry.

Investigating the impact of renewing floor coverings on the energy performance of dwellings with suspended timber floors, tested under controlled conditions (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Marshall, A., Fitton, R., Benjaber, M., & Swan, W. (2018, September). Investigating the impact of renewing floor coverings on the energy performance of dwellings with suspended timber floors, tested under controlled conditions. Presented at International Conference for Sustainable Design of the Built Environment SDBE, London

Dwellings with suspended timber floors are commonplace in the UK, making up almost a third of the overall housing stock. Floor coverings, such as carpets and vinyl, are often used in these types of dwellings to achieve thermal comfort, aesthetics and... Read More about Investigating the impact of renewing floor coverings on the energy performance of dwellings with suspended timber floors, tested under controlled conditions.

Characterization of concrete electrical resistivity at varied pore structures, water and chloride contents (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Xiang, N., Wang, Y., & Oleiwi, H. (2018, September). Characterization of concrete electrical resistivity at varied pore structures, water and chloride contents. Presented at 38th Cement and Concrete Science Conference, Coventry, UK

Concrete electrical resistivity has been verified as one of the most significant indicators in the evaluation of steel corrosion in concrete. It is also a most effective parameter in the design and operation of cathodic protection for reinforced conc... Read More about Characterization of concrete electrical resistivity at varied pore structures, water and chloride contents.

Human-robot shared control for split-site interaction and disabled assistance (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Al-Ibadi, A., Nefti-Meziani, S., & Davis, S. (2018, September). Human-robot shared control for split-site interaction and disabled assistance. Presented at 8th Joint Workshop on New Technologies for Computer/Robot Assisted Surgery (CRAS), London, UK

The context where the robot will be used leads to understanding the interaction requirement among the robots and between the human and robot. This includes the number of humans and robots to be used, the task to be solved, and in several cases, the h... Read More about Human-robot shared control for split-site interaction and disabled assistance.

Automated glioma grading based on an efficient ensemble design of a multiple classifier system using deep iteration neural networks matrix (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Al-Zurfi, A., Meziane, F., & Aspin, R. (2018, September). Automated glioma grading based on an efficient ensemble design of a multiple classifier system using deep iteration neural networks matrix. Presented at The 24th International Conference on Automation and Computing (ICAC'18), Newcastle, UK

The preoperative diagnosis of brain Glioma grades is crucial for therapeutic planning as it impacts on the tumour’s prognosis. The development of machine learning methods that can accurately evaluate Glioma grades is of great interest since it is a... Read More about Automated glioma grading based on an efficient ensemble design of a multiple classifier system using deep iteration neural networks matrix.