Outputs (437)

Fire resistance of 3D printed concrete composite wall panels exposed to various fire scenarios (2021)
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Purpose: Fire safety of a building is becoming a prominent consideration due to the recent fire accidents and the consequences in terms of loss of life and property damage. ISO 834 standard fire test regulation and simulation cannot be applied to ass... Read More about Fire resistance of 3D printed concrete composite wall panels exposed to various fire scenarios.

An experimental and numerical study on the aerodynamic performance of vibrating wind turbine blade with frequency-domain method (2021)
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Abstract. A highly efficient nonlinear frequency-domain solution method is proposed and employed to investigate the aerodynamic and aeromechanical performances of an oscillating wind turbine blade aerofoil in this study. Extensive validations of a fr... Read More about An experimental and numerical study on the aerodynamic performance of vibrating wind turbine blade with frequency-domain method.

High-fidelity CFD simulations of two wind turbines in arrays using nonlinear frequency domain solution method (2021)
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Aerodynamics of a wind turbine within windfarms is strongly influenced by the wake of neighbouring turbines. In particular, the performance of a wind turbine can be dramatically reduced depending on its location in the wake region of an upstream turb... Read More about High-fidelity CFD simulations of two wind turbines in arrays using nonlinear frequency domain solution method.

Autonomous damage recognition in visual inspection of laminated composite structures using deep learning (2021)
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This study proposes the exploitation of deep learning for quantitative assessment of visual detectability of different types of in-service damage in laminated composite structures such as aircraft and wind turbine blades. A comprehensive image-based... Read More about Autonomous damage recognition in visual inspection of laminated composite structures using deep learning.

High-resolution direct numerical simulations of flow structure and aerodynamic performance of wind turbine airfoil at wide range of Reynolds numbers (2021)
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The objective of this study is to develop direct numerical simulations (DNS) to investigate the aerodynamic performance, transition to turbulence, and to capture the laminar separation bubble occurring on a wind turbine blade. Simulations are conduct... Read More about High-resolution direct numerical simulations of flow structure and aerodynamic performance of wind turbine airfoil at wide range of Reynolds numbers.

Numerical study of fire and energy performance of innovative light-weight 3d printed concrete wall configurations in modular building system (2021)
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3D Printed Concrete (3DPC) technology is currently evolving with high demand amongst researches and the integration of modular building system (MBS) with this technology would provide a sustainable solution to modern construction challenges. The use... Read More about Numerical study of fire and energy performance of innovative light-weight 3d printed concrete wall configurations in modular building system.

Development of affordable steel-framed modular buildings for emergency situations (Covid-19) (2021)
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This paper presents the development of novel affordable steel-framed modular units for construction with enhanced overall (healthcare, structural, fire, and lightweight) performance, which ideally suits for emergency response situation, such as curre... Read More about Development of affordable steel-framed modular buildings for emergency situations (Covid-19).

Fiber reinforced polymer composites in bridge industry (2021)
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This paper presents a concise state-of-the-art review on the use of Fiber Reinforced Polymers (FRPs) in bridge engineering. The paper is organized into commonly used FRP bridge components, and different materials/manufacturing techniques used for rep... Read More about Fiber reinforced polymer composites in bridge industry.

Real-time voltage control based on a cascaded super twisting algorithm structure for DC-DC converters (2021)
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This article proposes a second-order sliding mode control law, based on a super twisting algorithm (STA), aimed at regulating the output voltage of a dc-dc buck converter. A closed-loop system is designed consisting of two distinct nested loops organ... Read More about Real-time voltage control based on a cascaded super twisting algorithm structure for DC-DC converters.

Investigating the effect of interface morphology in adhesively bonded composite wavy-lap joints (2021)
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Joints and interfaces are one of the key aspects of the design and production of composite structures. This paper investigates the effect of adhesive–adherend interface morphology on the mechanical behavior of wavy-lap joints with the aim to improve... Read More about Investigating the effect of interface morphology in adhesively bonded composite wavy-lap joints.