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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.

A gauge modification-based railway out-of-gauge freight transportation route decision-making methodology (2023)
Journal Article
Zhang, Y., Liu, J., An, M., & Wang, J. (2023). A gauge modification-based railway out-of-gauge freight transportation route decision-making methodology. Alexandria engineering journal : AEJ, 68, 181-195. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aej.2023.01.009

The loading outline of railway out-of-gauge freight (ROF) is beyond the railway gauge due to its larger size. The choice of a safe and economical transportation route according to the characteristics of the freights in the railway network becomes an... Read More about A gauge modification-based railway out-of-gauge freight transportation route decision-making methodology.

Disaster experiences, associated problems and lessons in southwestern coastal Bangladesh: exploring through participatory rural appraisal to enhance resilience (2022)
Journal Article
Parvin, G., Dasgupta, R., Abedin, M. A., Sakamoto, M., Ingirige, B., Kibria, M., …Nakagawa, H. (2022). Disaster experiences, associated problems and lessons in southwestern coastal Bangladesh: exploring through participatory rural appraisal to enhance resilience. Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1080/23789689.2022.2138165

The southwestern coastal part of Bangladesh is highly vulnerable to different kinds of disasters due to the changing climatic conditions. With the lenses of rural communities here an approach to examine how were the different disasters experiences, w... Read More about Disaster experiences, associated problems and lessons in southwestern coastal Bangladesh: exploring through participatory rural appraisal to enhance resilience.

Advanced technologies for offering situational intelligence in flood warning and response systems : a literature review (2022)
Journal Article
Samansiri, S., Fernando, T., & Ingirige, M. (2022). Advanced technologies for offering situational intelligence in flood warning and response systems : a literature review. Water, https://doi.org/10.3390/w14132091

Deaths and property damage from floods have increased drastically in the past two 9 decades due to various reasons such as increased population, unplanned development and climate 10 change. Such losses from floods can be reduced by issuing timely e... Read More about Advanced technologies for offering situational intelligence in flood warning and response systems : a literature review.

The development of a sustainability risk assessment model for construction projects: a case study on the Jordanian construction industry (2022)
Thesis
Al sheikh salem, Y. The development of a sustainability risk assessment model for construction projects: a case study on the Jordanian construction industry. (Thesis). University of Salford

The construction industry has significant environmental effects. Jordan is one of the countries in the world that is dealing with population growth, a shortage of resources, and unrestricted pollution, for this reason, the construction industry plays... Read More about The development of a sustainability risk assessment model for construction projects: a case study on the Jordanian construction industry.

A BIM Maturity-KPI assessment framework for a UK public sector local authority client (2022)
Thesis
AbouMoemen, A. (2022). A BIM Maturity-KPI assessment framework for a UK public sector local authority client. (Thesis). University of Salford

The UK construction industry outlined construction problems related to delivering values to clients and construction performance. UK industry reports aimed to address various problems and provide milestones on how to tackle such problems, through set... Read More about A BIM Maturity-KPI assessment framework for a UK public sector local authority client.

Climate financing barriers and strategies : the case of Sri Lanka (2022)
Journal Article
Dasandara, M., Ingirige, M., Kulatunga, U., & Fernando, T. (2022). Climate financing barriers and strategies : the case of Sri Lanka. Journal of Financial Management of Property and Construction, https://doi.org/10.1108/JFMPC-12-2021-0069

Purpose: Climate change mitigation and adaptation play an important role in overcoming the climate change challenges facing Sri Lanka today. Many initiatives have been undertaken to implement different policies and plans in this regard, which requir... Read More about Climate financing barriers and strategies : the case of Sri Lanka.

Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies for Rail Transportation (EITRT) 2021 : rail transportation system safety and maintenance technologies (2022)
Book
Qin, Y., Jia, L., Liang, J., Liu, Z., Diao, L., & An, M. (2022). Y. Qin, L. Jia, J. Liang, Z. Liu, L. Diao, & M. An (Eds.), Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies for Rail Transportation (EITRT) 2021 : rail transportation system safety and maintenance technologies. Singapore: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9913-9

This book reflects the latest research trends, methods, and experimental results in the field of electrical and information technologies for rail transportation, which covers abundant state-of-the-art research theories and ideas. As a vital field of... Read More about Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies for Rail Transportation (EITRT) 2021 : rail transportation system safety and maintenance technologies.

Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies for Rail Transportation (EITRT) 2021 : novel traction drive technologies of rail transportation (2022)
Book
Jia, L., Qin, Y., Liang, J., Liu, Z., Diao, L., & An, M. (2022). L. Jia, Y. Qin, J. Liang, Z. Liu, L. Diao, & M. An (Eds.), Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies for Rail Transportation (EITRT) 2021 : novel traction drive technologies of rail transportation. Singapore: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9905-4

This book reflects the latest research trends, methods and experimental results in the field of electrical and information technologies for rail transportation, which covers abundant state-of-the-art research theories and ideas. As a vital field of r... Read More about Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies for Rail Transportation (EITRT) 2021 : novel traction drive technologies of rail transportation.

Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies for Rail Transportation (EITRT) 2021 : rail transportation information processing and operational management technologies (2022)
Book
Liang, J., Jia, L., Qin, Y., Liu, Z., Diao, L., & An, M. (2022). J. Liang, L. Jia, Y. Qin, Z. Liu, L. Diao, & M. An (Eds.), Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies for Rail Transportation (EITRT) 2021 : rail transportation information processing and operational management technologies. Singapore: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9909-2

This book reflects the latest research trends, methods, and experimental results in the field of electrical and information technologies for rail transportation, which covers abundant state-of-the-art research theories and ideas. As a vital field of... Read More about Proceedings of the 5th international conference on Electrical Engineering and Information Technologies for Rail Transportation (EITRT) 2021 : rail transportation information processing and operational management technologies.

An overview of dynamic fare pricing strategies and algorithms for high-speed railway (2022)
Journal Article
Zhang, Y., Yushau, I., An, M., & Wang, J. (2022). An overview of dynamic fare pricing strategies and algorithms for high-speed railway. Lecture notes in electrical engineering, 110-118. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9909-2_12

High-speed railway as an emerging technology and a leading form of transportation in terms of efficiency and level of service is becoming a widely acceptable mode of transport all over the world especially in China. The high and tedious cost of const... Read More about An overview of dynamic fare pricing strategies and algorithms for high-speed railway.

Railway out-of-gauge cargo transportation route selection method considering gauge modification (2022)
Journal Article
Zhang, Y., Liu, J., An, M., & Wang, J. (2022). Railway out-of-gauge cargo transportation route selection method considering gauge modification. Lecture notes in electrical engineering, 271-279. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-9909-2_30

The size of railway out-of-gauge cargo is large, and the loading outline will exceed the railway gauges. In the actual transportation organization, how to choose a safe and economic transportation route is an important issue in the transportation of... Read More about Railway out-of-gauge cargo transportation route selection method considering gauge modification.

Modelling cascade dynamics of passenger flow congestion in urban rail transit network induced by train delay (2022)
Journal Article
Li, M., Zhou, X., Wang, Y., Jia, L., & An, M. (2022). Modelling cascade dynamics of passenger flow congestion in urban rail transit network induced by train delay. Alexandria engineering journal : AEJ, 61(11), 8797-8807. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aej.2022.02.022

A research into congestion propagation mechanism of urban rail transit passenger flow in train delay scenario is of great significance to the formulation of coordinated limitation measures of passenger flow among the operation lines in urban rail tra... Read More about Modelling cascade dynamics of passenger flow congestion in urban rail transit network induced by train delay.

Development of a railway out-of-gauge freight transport routing optimal method (2022)
Journal Article
Zhang, Y., Guo, J., & An, M. (2022). Development of a railway out-of-gauge freight transport routing optimal method. Physica A: Statistical Mechanics and its Applications, 595, 127081. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.physa.2022.127081

Railway out-of-gauge freight (ROF) is beyond railway gauges in its dimensions, which could be risks leading to serious railway accidents. This article presents a new methodology to search for a safest and more economic route of ROF by taking safety a... Read More about Development of a railway out-of-gauge freight transport routing optimal method.

Heat Flux Sensing Device (2022)
Patent
Fitton, R., Benjaber, M., & Busby, P. (2022). Heat Flux Sensing Device

According to a first aspect of the present invention there is provided a heat flux sensing device comprising: a heat flux sensor; a support frame upon which the heat flux sensor is mounted; a housing provided around the support frame, the housing com... Read More about Heat Flux Sensing Device.

Urban land and development management in a challenged developing world : an overview of new reflections (2022)
Journal Article
Gyau, K., & Abdulai, R. (2022). Urban land and development management in a challenged developing world : an overview of new reflections. Land, 11(1), e129. https://doi.org/10.3390/land11010129

The urban development and management challenges of the developing world are well documented in the literature. However, the global built environment landscape is undergoing rapid changes. These changes are steeped in three fundamental imperatives, wh... Read More about Urban land and development management in a challenged developing world : an overview of new reflections.

Aesthetic appealing wall insulation: A novel approach for uptake of solid wall insulation in the UK (2022)
Journal Article
Seifhashemi, S., & Elkadi, H. (2022). Aesthetic appealing wall insulation: A novel approach for uptake of solid wall insulation in the UK. Building and Environment, 224, https://doi.org/10.1016/J.BUILDENV.109550

Solid wall dwellings in the UK are in urgent need for energy retrofit to support achieving the UK net-zero strategies in the building sector and reduce fuel poverty. Several barriers are a cause of uncertainty for householders about Solid Wall 1nsula... Read More about Aesthetic appealing wall insulation: A novel approach for uptake of solid wall insulation in the UK.

Student experience and the design of campus outdoor spaces : an optimized assessment and comparative cross-case analysis at Universities from two leading nations – England, UK & California, US (2021)
Thesis
Gabr, M. Student experience and the design of campus outdoor spaces : an optimized assessment and comparative cross-case analysis at Universities from two leading nations – England, UK & California, US. (Thesis). University of Salford

Universities are recently pressured to attracting more students and achieving higher rankings. Students’ experience is found to be one of the keyways universities are differentiating themselves. Universities aim to offer diverse landscape settings to... Read More about Student experience and the design of campus outdoor spaces : an optimized assessment and comparative cross-case analysis at Universities from two leading nations – England, UK & California, US.