Dr Yingchun Ji's Outputs (60)

Vertical Greening and its Implementation in the Semi-Arid Region of Northern Nigeria  (2024)
Thesis
Abubakar, R. (2024). Vertical Greening and its Implementation in the Semi-Arid Region of Northern Nigeria . (Thesis). University of Salford

Climate change continues to be a global concern, necessitating sustainable environmental approaches to mitigate its impact. The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aim to address these challenges by 2030, by reducing greenhouse gas e... Read More about Vertical Greening and its Implementation in the Semi-Arid Region of Northern Nigeria .

Shear behavior and damage evolution of the interface between rough rock and cemented tailings backfill (2023)
Journal Article
Xiu, Z., Meng, F., Wang, F., Wang, S., Ji, Y., & Hou, Q. (in press). Shear behavior and damage evolution of the interface between rough rock and cemented tailings backfill. Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, 125, 103887. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tafmec.2023.103887

The shear behavior of the interface between rock and cemented tailings backfill (CTB) is extremely critical to the backfill design and stability of the backfilled underground mined-out areas. The corresponding shear behavior and surface damage can be... Read More about Shear behavior and damage evolution of the interface between rough rock and cemented tailings backfill.

An analytical model for the triaxial compressive stress-strain relationships of Cemented Pasted Backfill (CPB) with different curing time (2021)
Journal Article
Xiu, Z., Wang, S., Ji, Y., Wang, F., Ren, F., & Wang, P. (2021). An analytical model for the triaxial compressive stress-strain relationships of Cemented Pasted Backfill (CPB) with different curing time. Construction and Building Materials, 313, 125554. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2021.125554

The strength of Cemented Pasted Backfill (CPB) is gradually enhanced with the increase of curing time. It is of great significance to study the stress-strain behaviors of CPB with different curing time under triaxial loading conditions. The triaxial... Read More about An analytical model for the triaxial compressive stress-strain relationships of Cemented Pasted Backfill (CPB) with different curing time.

Experimental study on the triaxial mechanical behaviors of the Cemented Paste Backfill : effect of curing time, drainage conditions and curing temperature (2021)
Journal Article
Xiu, Z., Wang, S., Ji, Y., Wang, F., & Ren, F. (2022). Experimental study on the triaxial mechanical behaviors of the Cemented Paste Backfill : effect of curing time, drainage conditions and curing temperature. Journal of Environmental Management, 301, 113828. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2021.113828

The application of CPB (Cemented Paste Backfill) can realize the clean, efficient, and safe mining of underground metal mines. Clear understanding on the triaxial mechanical properties of CPB is important to the CPB design and the stability analysis... Read More about Experimental study on the triaxial mechanical behaviors of the Cemented Paste Backfill : effect of curing time, drainage conditions and curing temperature.

Thermal comfort assessment of primary school children in a warm and humid climate : a case study of Imo State, Nigeria (2020)
Thesis
MUNONYE, C. Thermal comfort assessment of primary school children in a warm and humid climate : a case study of Imo State, Nigeria. (Thesis). University of Salford

Thermal comfort study in buildings gained unprecedented momentum in recent times because of the concern over climate change. The increasing temperature caused by climate change is likely impacting the comfort and the health of building occupants, esp... Read More about Thermal comfort assessment of primary school children in a warm and humid climate : a case study of Imo State, Nigeria.

The effects of dry and wet rock surfaces on shear behavior of the interface between rock and cemented paste backfill (2020)
Journal Article
Xiu, Z., Wang, S., Ji, Y., Wang, F., Ren, F., & Nguyen, V.-T. (2021). The effects of dry and wet rock surfaces on shear behavior of the interface between rock and cemented paste backfill. Powder Technology, 381, 324-337. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.powtec.2020.11.053

Cemented Paste Backfill (CPB) technology has been effective in using the tailings to refill the underground cavities. The wet or dry rock surface can significantly affect the stability of the CPB-Rock interface, and the shear load-bearing capacity of... Read More about The effects of dry and wet rock surfaces on shear behavior of the interface between rock and cemented paste backfill.

Loading rate effect on the uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) behavior of cemented paste backfill (CPB) (2020)
Journal Article
Xiu, Z., Wang, S., Ji, Y., Wang, F., Ren, F., & Nguyen, V. (2021). Loading rate effect on the uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) behavior of cemented paste backfill (CPB). Construction and Building Materials, 271, 121526. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.conbuildmat.2020.121526

Underground mined-out areas and tailings are the two major harmful consequences from metal mining industry. Cemented Paste Backfill (CPB) method, refilling the tailings back to the underground mined-out areas, has been widely used worldwide. Clear un... Read More about Loading rate effect on the uniaxial compressive strength (UCS) behavior of cemented paste backfill (CPB).

Urban cooling : which façade orientation has the most impact on a microclimate? (2020)
Journal Article
Taleghani, M., Swan, W., Johansson, E., & Ji, Y. (2021). Urban cooling : which façade orientation has the most impact on a microclimate?. Sustainable Cities and Society, 64, 102547. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2020.102547

Deploying solar reflective materials on urban surfaces is known as an effective heat mitigation strategy. Several studies have shown their cooling impacts; however, most of them have focused on rooftops rather than facades. The novelty of this paper... Read More about Urban cooling : which façade orientation has the most impact on a microclimate?.

Influence of human factors on the safety performance in Saudi Arabian construction industry (2020)
Thesis
Azmat, Y. Influence of human factors on the safety performance in Saudi Arabian construction industry. (Thesis). Univeristy of Salford

In Saudi Arabia, the construction industry is inflicted with the occurrence of many accidents. Reports released by the government show that the Saudi Arabian construction industry is
responsible for the highest number of accidents as compared to th... Read More about Influence of human factors on the safety performance in Saudi Arabian construction industry.

Developing a framework for robust safety management in Ghana’s upstream oil and gas industry (2020)
Thesis
Horbah, F. Developing a framework for robust safety management in Ghana’s upstream oil and gas industry. (Thesis). University of Salford

Ghana, as an emerging oil and gas producing country, is expected to have an improved, or a new approach to manage safety to prevent major hazard incidents in the industry. Given the country’s experience of poor risk governance regimes before the emer... Read More about Developing a framework for robust safety management in Ghana’s upstream oil and gas industry.

Evaluating the perception of thermal environment in naturally ventilated schools in a warm and humid climate in Nigeria (2020)
Journal Article
Munonye, C., & Ji, Y. (2021). Evaluating the perception of thermal environment in naturally ventilated schools in a warm and humid climate in Nigeria. Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, 42(1), 5-25. https://doi.org/10.1177/0143624420911148

Field study was conducted in naturally ventilated primary school buildings in a warm and humid environment in Imo State, Nigeria to determine the thermal comfort perception of young children (aged 7–12 years) and to understand the thermal conditions... Read More about Evaluating the perception of thermal environment in naturally ventilated schools in a warm and humid climate in Nigeria.

14th International Postgraduate Research Conference 2019 Book of Abstracts 16-17 December 2019 (2020)
Book
(2020). A. Marshall-Ponting, Y. Ji, K. Keraminiyage, A. Lee, T. Poppelreuter, W. Swan, …E. van-Dijk (Eds.), 14th International Postgraduate Research Conference 2019 Book of Abstracts 16-17 December 2019. Salford: University of Salford

This Book of Abstracts provides a flavour of the various papers and presentations that have been contributed to the conference by the postgraduate delegates, covering the areas of Business, Economics and Finance; Property and Project Management; ICT,... Read More about 14th International Postgraduate Research Conference 2019 Book of Abstracts 16-17 December 2019.

Experimental investigation on liquefaction and post-liquefaction deformation of stratified saturated sand under cyclic loading (2019)
Journal Article
Xiu, Z., Wang, S., Ji, Y., Wang, F., & Ren, F. (2020). Experimental investigation on liquefaction and post-liquefaction deformation of stratified saturated sand under cyclic loading. Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 79, 2313-2324. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10064-019-01696-8

The soils are often distributed in a stratified structure. When an earthquake occurs, there are always risks of liquefaction for stratified soils which can cause serious consequences. The research aims to investigate the liquefaction and post-liquefa... Read More about Experimental investigation on liquefaction and post-liquefaction deformation of stratified saturated sand under cyclic loading.

Conference proceedings of the 14th International Postgraduate Research Conference 2019 : contemporary and future directions in the Built Environment (2019)
Conference Proceeding
(2019). Conference proceedings of the 14th International Postgraduate Research Conference 2019 : contemporary and future directions in the Built Environment. In A. Marshall-Ponting, Y. Ji, K. Keraminiyage, A. Lee, T. Poppelreuter, W. Swan, …H. van Dijk (Eds.),

Conference Proceedings of the 14th International Postgraduate Research Conference 2019: Contemporary and Future Directions in the Built Environment

Dynamic thermal simulation of advanced natural ventilation in buildings : current and future usage, UK exemplar (2019)
Journal Article
Ji, Y., Lee, A., & Fernando, T. (2020). Dynamic thermal simulation of advanced natural ventilation in buildings : current and future usage, UK exemplar. Architectural Engineering and Design Management, 16(4), 293-309. https://doi.org/10.1080/17452007.2019.1693334

This paper evaluates the use of advanced natural ventilation (ANV) strategies in a range of climatic conditions from four cities in the UK. A prototype ANV system was proposed to determine the most effective case in mitigating overheating. The case w... Read More about Dynamic thermal simulation of advanced natural ventilation in buildings : current and future usage, UK exemplar.

Assessing low energy school buildings using the new Building Bulletin 101 (2019)
Journal Article
Ji, Y., & Du, J. (2019). Assessing low energy school buildings using the new Building Bulletin 101. WEENTECH proceedings in energy, 5(2), 43-52. https://doi.org/10.32438/WPE.7019

This paper reports an assessment of a school building design using the newly published Building Bulletin 101 2018. The requirements on thermal comfort and CO2 based indoor air quality from this new guidance document are very different from its earlie... Read More about Assessing low energy school buildings using the new Building Bulletin 101.

Rating the components of indoor environmental quality in students classrooms in warm humid climate of Uli, Nigeria (2019)
Journal Article
Munonye, C., & Ji, Y. (2019). Rating the components of indoor environmental quality in students classrooms in warm humid climate of Uli, Nigeria

The indoor environment of classrooms needs to be comfortable for the occupants to perform their class work effectively. To achieve this objective, architects and engineers need to be proactive at the early design stage by considering the very compone... Read More about Rating the components of indoor environmental quality in students classrooms in warm humid climate of Uli, Nigeria.

Analyzing the deformation of multilayered saturated sandy soils under large building foundation (2019)
Journal Article
Li, C., Xiu, Z., Ji, Y., Wang, F., & Chan, A. (2019). Analyzing the deformation of multilayered saturated sandy soils under large building foundation. KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, 23, 3764-3776. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12205-019-0187-y

The generalized plasticity theory has been subject of much research in geomechanics. The Pastor-Zienkiewicz model and its modified versions are among these. For large foundations resting on multilayered soils the actual loading is often non-linear. I... Read More about Analyzing the deformation of multilayered saturated sandy soils under large building foundation.

Retrofit modelling of existing dwellings in the UK : the Salford Energy House case study (2019)
Journal Article
Ji, Y., Lee, A., & Swan, W. (2019). Retrofit modelling of existing dwellings in the UK : the Salford Energy House case study. International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation, 37(3), 344-360. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJBPA-12-2018-0106

There is a clear consensus that improving energy efficiency of existing housing stock is
necessary to meet the UK’s legally binding carbon emission targets by 2050. The aim of this
research is to assess the energy saving potentials from building re... Read More about Retrofit modelling of existing dwellings in the UK : the Salford Energy House case study.

Building dynamic thermal model calibration using the Energy House facility at Salford (2019)
Journal Article
Ji, Y., Lee, A., & Swan, W. (2019). Building dynamic thermal model calibration using the Energy House facility at Salford. Energy and Buildings, 191(May 19), 224-234. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2019.03.001

Thermal modelling tools have widely been used in the construction industry at the design stage, either for new build or retrofitting existing buildings, providing data for informed decision-making. The accuracy of thermal models has been subject of m... Read More about Building dynamic thermal model calibration using the Energy House facility at Salford.

Assessing the requirements from ‘BB101’ 2006 and 2018 for a naturally ventilated preparatory school in the UK (2018)
Journal Article
Ji, Y., Swan, W., Fitton, R., & Fernando, T. (2018). Assessing the requirements from ‘BB101’ 2006 and 2018 for a naturally ventilated preparatory school in the UK. Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, 40(5), 638-659. https://doi.org/10.1177/0143624418815785

In the UK, BB101 is the guidance document for ventilation design of school buildings. There are significant
changes proposed in the new version of BB101. The aim of this paper is to examine the requirements of
thermal comfort and CO2-based indoor a... Read More about Assessing the requirements from ‘BB101’ 2006 and 2018 for a naturally ventilated preparatory school in the UK.

Design performance specification for school buildings in the vicinity of gas flaring in the Niger Delta area of Nigeria (2018)
Thesis
Ogbonda, U. (in press). Design performance specification for school buildings in the vicinity of gas flaring in the Niger Delta area of Nigeria. (Thesis). University of Salford

It is evident from research that there is a strong link between poor indoor environments, external façade of school buildings, schoolchildren’s health and academic performance. In order to provide a better indoor environment for schoolchildren, meeti... Read More about Design performance specification for school buildings in the vicinity of gas flaring in the Niger Delta area of Nigeria.

Adaptive thermal comfort evaluation of typical public primary school classrooms in Imo state, Nigeria (2018)
Journal Article
Munonye, C., & Ji, Y. (2018). Adaptive thermal comfort evaluation of typical public primary school classrooms in Imo state, Nigeria

Climate change is causing high-temperature increase, which is affecting people’s health especially the vulnerable group such as children. Literature reviews revealed various complaints about health issues caused by heat stress as they relate to this... Read More about Adaptive thermal comfort evaluation of typical public primary school classrooms in Imo state, Nigeria.

The impact of gas flare on oil fields' enviornments (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Ogbonda, U., Ji, Y., Coates, S., & Bichard, E. (2017, October). The impact of gas flare on oil fields' enviornments. Presented at Academic 10th International Conference, Ottawa, Canada

Nigeria, Africa’s most populous nation and leading oil producer with the second-largest natural gas reserves in
sub-Saharan Africa, is faced with energy deficiency. Despite efforts to diversify, the economy remains heavily dependent on
oil accounti... Read More about The impact of gas flare on oil fields' enviornments.

Evaluation of the new Design Summer Year weather data using parametrical buildings (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Ji, Y., Korolija, I., & Zhang, Y. (2017, September). Evaluation of the new Design Summer Year weather data using parametrical buildings. Presented at International Research Conference 2017: Shaping Tomorrow’s Built Environment Conference Proceedings, Salford Quays, UK

The Charted Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) updated the near extreme weather (Design Summer Year – DSY) for all 14 locations in the UK in 2016. This new release attempts to address the underlying shortcomings of the previous defini... Read More about Evaluation of the new Design Summer Year weather data using parametrical buildings.

The effect of gas flare on the health of schoolchildren in the Niger delta area of Nigeria (2017)
Journal Article
Ogbonda, U., & Ji, Y. (2017). The effect of gas flare on the health of schoolchildren in the Niger delta area of Nigeria. International journal of humanities and social science research (Delhi), 3, 10-15

The proximity of schools to gas flaring sites and the use of simple ventilation systems in school buildings with currently no regulation or laid down blueprint during design and construction in an environment prone to adverse environmental hazards ca... Read More about The effect of gas flare on the health of schoolchildren in the Niger delta area of Nigeria.

A critique of the ventilation system used for public schools around gas flaring sites in the Nigeria Niger Delta area (2017)
Presentation / Conference
Ogbonda, U., & Ji, Y. (2017, July). A critique of the ventilation system used for public schools around gas flaring sites in the Nigeria Niger Delta area. Presented at Healthy Buildings Europe 2017, Lublin, Poland

The consideration of ventilation requirements in school buildings has significantly become a critically important factor in the academic performance of pupils in schools. Their health, concentration and performance output have been linked to the amou... Read More about A critique of the ventilation system used for public schools around gas flaring sites in the Nigeria Niger Delta area.

Domestic building fabric performance : closing the gap between the in situ measured and modelled performance (2017)
Journal Article
Marshall, A., Fitton, R., Swan, W., Farmer, D., Johnston, D., Benjaber, M., & Ji, Y. (2017). Domestic building fabric performance : closing the gap between the in situ measured and modelled performance. Energy and Buildings, 150, 307-317. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2017.06.028

There is a growing body of evidence available to indicate that there is often a discrepancy between the in situ measured thermal performance of a building fabric and the steady-state predicted performance of that fabric, even when the building fabric... Read More about Domestic building fabric performance : closing the gap between the in situ measured and modelled performance.

Thermal responses of single zone offices on existing near-extreme summer weather data (2017)
Journal Article
Ji, Y., Korolija, I., & Zhang, Y. (2018). Thermal responses of single zone offices on existing near-extreme summer weather data. Building Simulation, 11(1), 15-35. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12273-017-0367-y

There have been a number of attempts in the past to define “near extreme” weather for facilitating overheating analysis in free running buildings. The most recently efforts include CIBSE latest release of Design Summer Year (DSY) weather using multip... Read More about Thermal responses of single zone offices on existing near-extreme summer weather data.

Design summer year weather - outdoor warmth ranking metrics and their numerical verification (2016)
Journal Article
Ji, Y., Zhang, Y., Korolija, I., & Futcher, J. (2016). Design summer year weather - outdoor warmth ranking metrics and their numerical verification. Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, 37(6), 639-663. https://doi.org/10.1177/0143624416648179

The existing methods of selecting design summer year weather data rely on the outdoor dry bulb temperature
without considering solar radiation and wind which can impact on indoor thermal conditions. This research sets out to examine the existing out... Read More about Design summer year weather - outdoor warmth ranking metrics and their numerical verification.

Assessing overheating of the UK existing dwellings – a case study of replica Victorian end terrace house (2014)
Journal Article
Ji, Y., Fitton, R., Swan, W., & Webster, P. (2014). Assessing overheating of the UK existing dwellings – a case study of replica Victorian end terrace house. Building and Environment, 77, 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2014.03.012

This paper aims to investigate the likely thermal performance of a unique pre-1919 Victorian case study property by using both current and future projected weather data after a deep retrofit. The property is a re-construction within an environmental... Read More about Assessing overheating of the UK existing dwellings – a case study of replica Victorian end terrace house.

CFD modelling of natural convection in air cavities (2014)
Journal Article
Ji, Y. (2014). CFD modelling of natural convection in air cavities. CFD Letters, 6(1), 15-31

This paper discusses the modelling of natural convection in air cavities using four eddy viscosity turbulence models. Two 2D closed cavities with deferentially heated walls
opposite each other and one 3D open ended tall cavity with one side is heate... Read More about CFD modelling of natural convection in air cavities.

Comparative thermal response of internally and externally insulated houses (2012)
Presentation / Conference
Ji, Y., & Webster, P. (2012, January). Comparative thermal response of internally and externally insulated houses. Presented at Retrofit 2012, The Lowry, Salford Quays, UK

When retrofitting older properties with solid outer walls additional insulation if required has to be added to the inner or outer surfaces of the outer wall. The choice and viability of either of these solutions is largely determined by cost, appeara... Read More about Comparative thermal response of internally and externally insulated houses.

The role of turbulent diffusion on thermal comfort in naturally ventilated buildings (2010)
Presentation / Conference
Kaye, N., Flynn, M., Cook, M., & Ji, Y. (2010, May). The role of turbulent diffusion on thermal comfort in naturally ventilated buildings. Presented at The Fifth International Symposium on Computational Wind Engineering (CWE2010), Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA

In recent years there has been considerable effort to develop simple models for wind and buoyancy induced natural ventilation in buildings that can be used to improve existing building thermal simulation tools. These models have been successful at pr... Read More about The role of turbulent diffusion on thermal comfort in naturally ventilated buildings.

The role of diffusion on the interface thickness in a ventilated filling box (2010)
Journal Article
Kaye, N., Flynn, M., Cook, M., & Ji, Y. (2010). The role of diffusion on the interface thickness in a ventilated filling box. Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 652, 195-205. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0022112010000881

We examine the role of diffusivity, whether molecular or turbulent, on the steady-state stratification in a ventilated filling box. The buoyancy-driven displacement ventilation model of Linden et al. (J. Fluid Mech., vol. 212, 1990, p. 309) predicts... Read More about The role of diffusion on the interface thickness in a ventilated filling box.

Hybrid ventilation for low energy building design in south China (2009)
Journal Article
Ji, Y., Lomas, K., & Cook, M. (2009). Hybrid ventilation for low energy building design in south China. Building and Environment, 44(11), 2245-2255. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2009.02.015

Buildings and their related activities are responsible for a large portion of the energy consumed in China. It is therefore worthwhile to investigate methods for improving the energy efficiency of buildings. This paper describes a low energy building... Read More about Hybrid ventilation for low energy building design in south China.

Currnent and likely future performance of advanced natural ventilation (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Ji, Y., & Lomas, K. (2009, July). Currnent and likely future performance of advanced natural ventilation. Presented at Eleventh International IBPSA Conference, Glasgow, Scotland

Advanced natural ventilation (ANV), often characterised by the use of dedicated ventilation stacks, shafts and other architecture features such as atria, light wells, has gained popularity for natural ventilation design in recent decades. In this res... Read More about Currnent and likely future performance of advanced natural ventilation.

Human environmental heat transfer simulation with CFD – the advances and challenges (2009)
Presentation / Conference
Zhang, Y., Novieto, D., & Ji, Y. (2009, July). Human environmental heat transfer simulation with CFD – the advances and challenges. Presented at Eleventh International IBPSA Conference, Glasgow, Scotland

The modelling and prediction of human thermoregulatory responses and comfort have gone a long way during the past decades. Sophisticated and detailed human models, i.e. the active multi-nodal thermal models with physiological regulatory responses, ha... Read More about Human environmental heat transfer simulation with CFD – the advances and challenges.

Resilience of naturally ventilated buildings to climate change: advanced natural ventilation and hospital wards (2009)
Journal Article
Lomas, K., & Ji, Y. (2009). Resilience of naturally ventilated buildings to climate change: advanced natural ventilation and hospital wards. Energy and Buildings, 41(6), 629-653. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enbuild.2009.01.001

Naturally ventilated buildings have a key role to play mitigating climate change. The predicted indoor
temperatures in spaces with simple single-sided natural ventilation (SNV) are compared with those in
spaces conditioned using a form of edge in,... Read More about Resilience of naturally ventilated buildings to climate change: advanced natural ventilation and hospital wards.

Numerical simulation of transient flow development in a naturally ventilated room (2009)
Journal Article
Kaye, N., Ji, Y., & Cook, M. (2009). Numerical simulation of transient flow development in a naturally ventilated room. Building and Environment, 44(5), 889-897. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2008.06.016

Numerical simulations were conducted to model the transient flow development in a naturally ventilated space containing a centrally located localized source of heat. The simulations were compared with a series of small-scale laboratory experiments an... Read More about Numerical simulation of transient flow development in a naturally ventilated room.

Hybrid ventilation for low energy building design in south China (2008)
Presentation / Conference
China. Presented at The First International Conference on Building Energy and Environment, Dalian, China

Buildings and their related activities are responsible for a large portion of the energy consumed in China. It is therefore worthwhile to improve the energy efficiency of buildings. This paper describes a low energy building design in Hangzhou, south... Read More about Hybrid ventilation for low energy building design in south China.

Nodal network and CFD simulation of airflow and heat transfer in double skin facades with blinds (2008)
Journal Article
Hanby, V., Cook, M., Infield, D., Ji, Y., Loveday, D., & Mei, L. (2008). Nodal network and CFD simulation of airflow and heat transfer in double skin facades with blinds. Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, 29(1), 45-59. https://doi.org/10.1177/01436244080290010401

The paper describes a modelling study of heat transfer and buoyancy-driven airflow in double skin facades consisting of a glass outer layer, a control device (venetian blind) and a double-glazed inner skin. The modelling study was based on two approa... Read More about Nodal network and CFD simulation of airflow and heat transfer in double skin facades with blinds.

CFD modelling of naturally ventilated double-skin facades with venetian blinds (2008)
Journal Article
Ji, Y., Cook, M., Hanby, V., Infield, D., Loveday, D., & Mei, L. (2008). CFD modelling of naturally ventilated double-skin facades with venetian blinds. Journal of Building Performance Simulation, 1(3), 185-196. https://doi.org/10.1080/19401490802478303

This study describes computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modelling of naturally ventilated double-skin facades
(DSFs) with Venetian blinds inside the facade cavity. The 2D modelling work investigates the coupled convective,
conductive and radiative... Read More about CFD modelling of naturally ventilated double-skin facades with venetian blinds.

CFD modelling of double-skin facades with venetian blinds (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Ji, Y., Cook, M., Hanby, V., Infield, D., Loveday, D., & Mei, L. (2007, September). CFD modelling of double-skin facades with venetian blinds. Presented at The 10th International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA) Conference and Exhibition, Beijing, China

This paper describes CFD modelling of Double Skin Façades (DSF) with venetian blinds inside the façade cavity. The 2-D modelling work investigates the coupled convective, conductive and radiative heat transfer through the DSF system. The angles of th... Read More about CFD modelling of double-skin facades with venetian blinds.

Numerical studies of displacement natural ventilation in multi-storey buildings connected to an atrium (2007)
Journal Article
multi-storey buildings connected to an atrium. Building Services Engineering Research and Technology, 28(3), 207-222. https://doi.org/10.1177/0143624407077190

This paper describes computational fluid dynamics (CFD) simulations used to investigate displacement natural ventilation in simple multi-storey spaces connected to an atrium. The purpose of the work is to demonstrate the potential of CFD for modellin... Read More about Numerical studies of displacement natural ventilation in multi-storey buildings connected to an atrium.

The influence of blinds on temperatures and air flows within ventilated double-skin façades (2007)
Presentation / Conference
Mei, L., Loveday, D., Infield, D., Hanby, V., Cook, M., Ji, Y., …Bates, J. (2007, June). The influence of blinds on temperatures and air flows within ventilated double-skin façades. Presented at Clima 2007 WellBeing Indoors, Helsinki, Finland

Ventilated façades have become an increasingly employed feature in the design of low energy buildings over recent years in that they offer the attractive features of a conventional glass façade but without the thermal disadvantages. These façades con... Read More about The influence of blinds on temperatures and air flows within ventilated double-skin façades.

CFD modelling of natural displacement ventilation in an enclosure connected to an atrium (2007)
Journal Article
Ji, Y., Cook, M., & Hanby, V. (2007). CFD modelling of natural displacement ventilation in an enclosure connected to an atrium. Building and Environment, 42(3), 1158-1172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2005.11.002

Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is used to investigate buoyancy-driven natural ventilation flows in a single-storey space connected to an atrium. The atrium is taller than the ventilated space and is warmed by heat gains inside the single-storey s... Read More about CFD modelling of natural displacement ventilation in an enclosure connected to an atrium.

Nodal network and CFD simulation of airflow and heat transfer in double skin facades with blinds (2006)
Presentation / Conference
Hanby, V., Cook, M., Infield, D., Ji, Y., Loveday, D., & Mei, L. (2006, December). Nodal network and CFD simulation of airflow and heat transfer in double skin facades with blinds. Presented at The 7th International Conference on System Simulation in Buildings, Liege, Belgium

The paper describes a modeling study of heat transfer and buoyancy-driven airflow in double skin facades consisting of a glass outer layer, a control device (venetian blind) and a double-glazed inner skin. The modeling study was based on two approach... Read More about Nodal network and CFD simulation of airflow and heat transfer in double skin facades with blinds.

Atrium-assisted natural ventilation of multi-storey buildings (2005)
Presentation / Conference
Ji, Y., & Cook, M. (2005, September). Atrium-assisted natural ventilation of multi-storey buildings. Presented at The 10th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, Beijing, China

Buoyancy-driven displacement natural ventilation in a simple multi-storey building structure is investigated. The
storeys are connected to a common atrium and top-down-chimneys, and the internal heat gains of the storeys are
represented by localise... Read More about Atrium-assisted natural ventilation of multi-storey buildings.

CFD modelling of buoyancy-driven natural ventilation opposed by wind (2005)
Presentation / Conference
Cook, M., Ji, Y., & Hunt, G. (2005, August). CFD modelling of buoyancy-driven natural ventilation opposed by wind. Presented at The 9th International IBPSA Conference, Montreal, Canada

This paper presents CFD simulations of natural displacement ventilation airflows in which the buoyancy force produced by a heat source is opposed by a wind force. Cases investigated focus on windbuoyancy force relationships for which a two-layer stra... Read More about CFD modelling of buoyancy-driven natural ventilation opposed by wind.

CFD modelling of atrium-assisted natural ventilation (2004)
Presentation / Conference
Ji, Y., Cook, M., & Hunt, G. (2004, September). CFD modelling of atrium-assisted natural ventilation. Presented at The 9th International Conference on Air Distribution in Rooms, University of Coimbra, Portugal

Using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) techniques to model buoyancy-driven airflows has always proved challenging. This work investigates CFD modelling of buoyancy-driven natural ventilation flows in a single-storey space connected to an atrium. Th... Read More about CFD modelling of atrium-assisted natural ventilation.

CFD modelling of natural ventilation: combined wind and buoyancy forces (2003)
Journal Article
Cook, M., Ji, Y., & Hunt, G. (2003). CFD modelling of natural ventilation: combined wind and buoyancy forces. International Journal of Ventilation, 1(3), 169-180

Results of a CFD simulation of the wind-assisted stack ventilation of a single-storey enclosure with high and low-level ventilation openings are presented and compared with both the laboratory measurements and the analytical model of the flow and the... Read More about CFD modelling of natural ventilation: combined wind and buoyancy forces.

CFD model-based natural ventilation control – the possibility, strategies, and potential
Presentation / Conference
Zhang, Y., & Ji, Y. CFD model-based natural ventilation control – the possibility, strategies, and potential. Presented at the 10th International Conference on Air Distribution in Rooms (Roomvent 2007), Helsinki, Finland

This paper investigates the potential of CFD-based control strategies. The simple model of an open-plan office is used to demonstrate the case for buoyancy combined wind-driven natural ventilation. Three control strategies are compared: a feed-forwar... Read More about CFD model-based natural ventilation control – the possibility, strategies, and potential.

Numerical studies on natural ventilation flow in an enclosure with both buoyancy and wind effects
Presentation / Conference
enclosure with both buoyancy and wind effects. Presented at The 2004 CIBSE National Conference: Delivering Sustainable Construction, London, UK

Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is used to predict natural ventilation flows in an enclosure with upper and lower openings connected to the environment. The natural driving forces are wind combined with buoyancy. CFD simulations were carried out b... Read More about Numerical studies on natural ventilation flow in an enclosure with both buoyancy and wind effects.

13th International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 : conference proceedings
Book
C. Pathirage, U. Kulatunga, Y. Ji, R. Gameson, C. Udeaja, C. Trillo, …B. Allali (Eds.), 13th International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 : conference proceedings. Salford, UK: University of Salford

Welcome to the 13th International Postgraduate Research Conference (IPGRC 2017) hosted by the School of the Built Environment at University of Salford, UK. This year’s IPGRC is organised as part of the International Research Week 2017- ‘Shaping Tomor... Read More about 13th International Postgraduate Research Conference 2017 : conference proceedings.

Energy optimisation in residential apartments through the passive design strategies by evaluating the local construction materials and designs in semi-arid climate condition of Tehran
Thesis
Hashemi Fesharaki, M. (in press). Energy optimisation in residential apartments through the passive design strategies by evaluating the local construction materials and designs in semi-arid climate condition of Tehran. (Thesis). University of Salford

Low energy building design methods, and the corresponding environmental constraints, are widely explored in many developed countries. Tehran characterized by its semi-arid climates and geographical location in a global region is renowned for its high... Read More about Energy optimisation in residential apartments through the passive design strategies by evaluating the local construction materials and designs in semi-arid climate condition of Tehran.

Performance measurement and management within construction firms in Saint Lucia
Thesis
Sonson, S. (in press). Performance measurement and management within construction firms in Saint Lucia. (Thesis). University of Salford

The dynamic and competitive business environment has motivated and compelled construction firms to implement contemporary performance measurement and management (CPMM) systems and frameworks to generate comprehensive information on their performance,... Read More about Performance measurement and management within construction firms in Saint Lucia.

Consultative approach to BIM implementation
Presentation / Conference
Dadmehr, N., & Coates, S. Consultative approach to BIM implementation. Presented at 14th International Postgraduate Research Conference (IPGRC) 2019 : contemporary and future directions in the Built Environment, University of Salford

Building Information Modeling is transforming AECOO industry, it introduces new
approaches and new technology as well as collaborative working environment amongst
different stakeholders. BIM requires new method of management adapted to the new conc... Read More about Consultative approach to BIM implementation.

An approach to "National Annex to ISO 19650 -2"
Presentation / Conference
Dadmehr, N., & Coates, S. An approach to "National Annex to ISO 19650 -2". Presented at 14th International Postgraduate Research Conference (IPGRC) 2019 : contemporary and future directions in the Built Environment, University of Salford

In the UK the objective of BIM mandate in 2011 was to develop a strategy for
introducing and implementing BIM Level 2. PAS 1192-2:2013 was published by BSI and
came into effect from February 2013, focused specifically on project delivery and provid... Read More about An approach to "National Annex to ISO 19650 -2".

Revaluating megaproject cost overruns : putting changes into perspective
Presentation / Conference
Walsh, A., & Walker, P. Revaluating megaproject cost overruns : putting changes into perspective. Presented at 14th International Postgraduate Research Conference (IPGRC) 2019 : contemporary and future directions in the Built Environment, University of Salford

The vast sums of money involved in megaprojects, and the perceived lack of public benefit, create controversy. Flyvberg’ s iron law asserts that megaprojects are over budget, over time, under benefits, over and over again (Flyvberg, 2018). More recen... Read More about Revaluating megaproject cost overruns : putting changes into perspective.