All Outputs (2393)

Design implications of urban public spaces for female physical activity in Saudi Arabia (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Maghrabi, A., & Moustaka, A. (2018, July). Design implications of urban public spaces for female physical activity in Saudi Arabia. Poster presented at International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics, Florida, USA

This research investigates the reasons why Saudi Arabian residents, especially women, are reluctant to the use of urban public open spaces, and to propose a new form of urban public open spaces which are more responsive to residents needs taking acco... Read More about Design implications of urban public spaces for female physical activity in Saudi Arabia.

An experimental study of concrete resistivity and the effects of electrode configuration and current frequency on measurement (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Oleiwi, H., Wang, Y., Xiang, N., Augusthus Nelson, L., Chen, X., & Shabalin, I. (2018, July). An experimental study of concrete resistivity and the effects of electrode configuration and current frequency on measurement. Presented at Sixth International Conference on Durability of Concrete Structures, University of Leeds, UK

Electrical resistivity, a measurable parameter of the state of concrete, plays an important role in the assessment of reinforced concrete structures. An experimental study using two-electrode method has been conducted to evaluate the resistivity of P... Read More about An experimental study of concrete resistivity and the effects of electrode configuration and current frequency on measurement.

Development of an integrated BIM and lean maturity model (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Mollasalehi, S., Aboumoemen, A., Rathnayake, A., Fleming, A., & Underwood, J. (2018, July). Development of an integrated BIM and lean maturity model. Presented at 26th Annual Conference of the International Group for Lean Construction, Chennai, India

The level of Building Information Modelling (BIM) and Lean adoption has been rapidly increased. The benefits of integrating these two approaches have also been identified. However, to achieve the maximum benefits of the interaction of these two appro... Read More about Development of an integrated BIM and lean maturity model.

Use of finite element analysis to investigate the structural behaviour of masonry arch bridges subject to foundation settlement (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Naggasa, A., Augusthus Nelson, L., & Haynes, B. (2018, July). Use of finite element analysis to investigate the structural behaviour of masonry arch bridges subject to foundation settlement. Presented at 10th International Masonry Conference, Milan, Italy

This paper investigates the effect of foundation settling on masonry arch bridge structural behaviour using Finite Element Analysis (FEA). Masonry arch bridges form a large proportion of existing European infrastructure such as rail and road bridges... Read More about Use of finite element analysis to investigate the structural behaviour of masonry arch bridges subject to foundation settlement.

The utilization of BIM to achieve prescribed undergraduate learning outcomes (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Coates, S., Biscaya, S., & Rachid, A. (2018, July). The utilization of BIM to achieve prescribed undergraduate learning outcomes. Presented at 8th Annual International Conference on Architecture, Athens, Greece

Building Information Modelling, a process integrating 3D graphics and data, is being adopted into the AECOO industries and by default into the delivery of undergraduate Architectural Programs. This object oriented approach offers a range of benefits... Read More about The utilization of BIM to achieve prescribed undergraduate learning outcomes.

Representative-in-class vehicles for fleet-level aviation noise analysis (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Torija Martinez, A., & Self, R. (2018, July). Representative-in-class vehicles for fleet-level aviation noise analysis. Presented at 25th International Congress on Sound and Vibration 2018, ICSV 2018: Hiroshima Calling, Hiroshima, Japan

Global air traffic demand is projected to nearly double by 2035 (7.2 billion passengers) compared to the 3.8 billion passengers in 2016. At such a growth rate, the aviation sector might cause an important detriment of the welfare of those living arou... Read More about Representative-in-class vehicles for fleet-level aviation noise analysis.

Significant factors influencing Operational and Maintenance (O&M) costs of commercial buildings (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Geekiyanage, D., & Ramachandra, T. (2018, June). Significant factors influencing Operational and Maintenance (O&M) costs of commercial buildings. Paper presented at The 7th World Construction Symposium 2018: Built Asset Sustainability: Rethinking Design, Construction and Operations, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Usually, the costs incurred during the operational phase of a building are much greater than the initial construction cost. Amongst, the running cost of a typical commercial building varies between 70-80% of its total LCC depending on... Read More about Significant factors influencing Operational and Maintenance (O&M) costs of commercial buildings.

Embodied carbon emissions of buildings : a case study of an apartment building in the UK (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Fernando, N., Victoria, M., & Ekundayo, D. (2018, June). Embodied carbon emissions of buildings : a case study of an apartment building in the UK. Presented at The 7th World Construction Symposium, Colombo, Sri Lanka

The UK government has set a target to significantly reduce UK greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. 47% of all UK CO2 emissions are linked to the construction and operation of the built environment. Buildings emit two types of carbon namely operational c... Read More about Embodied carbon emissions of buildings : a case study of an apartment building in the UK.

Preliminary noise assessment of aircraft with distributed electric propulsion (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Synodinos, A., Self, R., & Torija Martinez, A. (2018, June). Preliminary noise assessment of aircraft with distributed electric propulsion. Presented at 2018 AIAA/CEAS Aeroacoustics Conference, Atlanta, Georgia

Electric and hybrid-electric propulsion technologies in aviation are becoming more attractive for aviation stakeholders not only due to the resulting reduction or elimination of the dependency on oil, whose availability and price are uncertain, but... Read More about Preliminary noise assessment of aircraft with distributed electric propulsion.

Experimental & numerical simulation of soil boundary conditions under dynamic effects (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Qaftan, O., Weekes, L., Toma-Sabbagh, T., & Augusthus Nelson, L. (2018, June). Experimental & numerical simulation of soil boundary conditions under dynamic effects. Presented at 16th European Conference on Earthquake Engineering (16ECEE), Thessaloniki, Greece

When conducting earthquake simulation tests, one of the main concerns is the modelling of boundary effects created by artificial boundaries of a soil model container. The function of this soil container is to hold the soil in place during the excitat... Read More about Experimental & numerical simulation of soil boundary conditions under dynamic effects.

German-speaking refugee women architects before the Second World War (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Poppelreuter, T. (2018, June). German-speaking refugee women architects before the Second World War. Presented at Women's Creativity since the Modern Movement (1918-2018), Turin, Italy

In Germany and Austria women began to enter the architectural profession in the late 19th century and by the late 1930s some women architects had found working opportunities. After Hitler seized power in Germany in 1933, discrimination and anti-Semit... Read More about German-speaking refugee women architects before the Second World War.

Numerical investigation of unloading effects due to excavation of geometrically non-homogeneous stratified rock masses using finite element analysis (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Sauffisseau, R., & Ahangar Asr, A. (2018, June). Numerical investigation of unloading effects due to excavation of geometrically non-homogeneous stratified rock masses using finite element analysis. Presented at 6th European Conference on Computational Mechanics (ECCM 6) & 7th European Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics (ECFD 7), Glasgow, UK

With the growth of population in the cities and the lack of land nearby, buildings are now reaching heights and depths (basements) demanding larger and deeper foundations. These excavations cause the unloading of the ground in some directions which c... Read More about Numerical investigation of unloading effects due to excavation of geometrically non-homogeneous stratified rock masses using finite element analysis.

Numerical analysis of the influence of cavities on seepage through earth dams (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Alateya, H., & Ahangar Asr, A. (2018, June). Numerical analysis of the influence of cavities on seepage through earth dams. Presented at 6th European Conference on Computational Mechanics (ECCM 6) & 7th European Conference on Computational Fluid Dynamics (ECFD 7), Glasgow, UK

Seepage through earth dams is one of the main reasons of sudden earth dam failures through weakening the earth dam structure and the piping phenomenon. Cavities existence under the hydraulic structures can lead to heavy structural financial damages a... Read More about Numerical analysis of the influence of cavities on seepage through earth dams.

Emergency access control management via attribute based encrypted QR codes (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Belguith, S., Gochhayat, S., Conti, M., & Russello, G. (2018, May). Emergency access control management via attribute based encrypted QR codes. Presented at IEEE Workshop on Security and Privacy in the Cloud (IEEE CNS 2018 workshop: SPC 2018), Beijing, China

In dynamic environments such as disaster management, mechanisms for the controlled override of access restrictions, a.k.a. break-glass need to be supported. These access control mechanisms should ensure access to facilities, for example, an office b... Read More about Emergency access control management via attribute based encrypted QR codes.

Speech-to-screen : spatial separation of dialogue from noise towards improved speech intelligibility for the small screen (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Demonte, P., Tang, Y., Hughes, R., Cox, T., Fazenda, B., & Shirley, B. (2018, May). Speech-to-screen : spatial separation of dialogue from noise towards improved speech intelligibility for the small screen. Presented at 144th International Pro Audio Convention (AES Milan 2018), Milan, Italy

Can externalizing dialogue when in the presence of stereo background noise improve speech intelligibility? This has been investigated for audio over headphones using head-tracking in order to explore potential future developments for small-screen dev... Read More about Speech-to-screen : spatial separation of dialogue from noise towards improved speech intelligibility for the small screen.

The effect of visual cues and binaural rendering method on plausibility in virtual environments (2018)
Presentation / Conference
plausibility in virtual environments. Presented at 144th International Pro Audio Convention, Milan, Italy

Immersive virtual reality is by its nature a multimodal medium and the use of spatial audio renderers for VR development is widespread. The aim of this study is to assess the performance of two common audio rendering methods and the effect of the p... Read More about The effect of visual cues and binaural rendering method on plausibility in virtual environments.

On the visual aesthetics of lethal weapons (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Shayya, F. (2018, May). On the visual aesthetics of lethal weapons. Presented at Pictures of War: The Still Image in Conflict since 1945, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, England

We look at them with an odd sense of sympathy. Forensic traces of violence nudge our feelings, but their objectfullness (after Latour) keeps us distant from any empathetic connection. Essential as they may be to the social construction of war, they o... Read More about On the visual aesthetics of lethal weapons.

Inscribing the urban in technical objects (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Shayya, F. (2018, May). Inscribing the urban in technical objects. Presented at School of Environment, Education and Development PGR Conference, University of Manchester

How does military vehicular technology capture urban space? What kinds of associations hold armored vehicles, soldiers, and the urban together? And, how are the concerns of the military mediated through technology? This short talk attempts to answer... Read More about Inscribing the urban in technical objects.

Annoyance from wind turbine noise? Review of wind turbine noise studies of the last two decades (2018)
Presentation / Conference
von Hünerbein, S. (2018, May). Annoyance from wind turbine noise? Review of wind turbine noise studies of the last two decades. Presented at 3rd Wind Turbine Acoustic Day, Technical University of Denmark, DTU Risø Campus, Roskilde, DK

In agreement with other environmental noise literature, most work on the annoyance from wind turbines has focussed on noise. Notable work has been carried out in Sweden, the Netherlands, Japan, China, Canada and the US. Their results seem to show tha... Read More about Annoyance from wind turbine noise? Review of wind turbine noise studies of the last two decades.

Building a causation annotated corpus : the Salford Arabic Causal Bank-proclitics (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Sadek, J., & Meziane, F. (2018, May). Building a causation annotated corpus : the Salford Arabic Causal Bank-proclitics. Presented at The 3rd Workshop on Open-Source Arabic Corpora and Processing Tools, Miyazaki, Japan

We introduce the Salford Arabic Causal Bank (SACB) corpus, a new corpus dedicated to Arabic Causal relations. Causality as a linguistic phenomenon can be expressed using different elements and grammatical expressions. In Arabic language, causal parti... Read More about Building a causation annotated corpus : the Salford Arabic Causal Bank-proclitics.