Outputs (157)

Textiles design research: from chemistry to craft, towards sustainable design innovation (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Academic research in textile design has traditionally been dominated by technical studies situated with science and engineering knowledge frameworks. Increasingly textile designers are undertaking research into technical areas with creative intention... Read More about Textiles design research: from chemistry to craft, towards sustainable design innovation.

Improving safety performance in construction using safety climate factors (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Data from a number of industrialized countries show that construction workers are 3 to 4 times more likely than other workers to die from accidents at work. In the developing world, the risks associated with construction work may be 3 to 6 times grea... Read More about Improving safety performance in construction using safety climate factors.

Encapsulation of expansive powder minerals within a concentric glass capsule system for self-healing concrete (2016)
Journal Article

This study presents the application of encapsulated expansive powder minerals (magnesium oxide, bentonite and quicklime) for self-healing of cement-based mortars. A system of concentric glass macrocapsules was used to envelope the expansive minerals... Read More about Encapsulation of expansive powder minerals within a concentric glass capsule system for self-healing concrete.

Conventional and renewable energy resources in Oman (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This presentation focuses on the conventional and renewable energy resources in Oman with a specific reference to climate change. The conventional energy resources which Oman is currently using are the oil and gas. These resources also contribute tow... Read More about Conventional and renewable energy resources in Oman.

Improving safety performance in construction organizations (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Data from a number of industrialized countries show that construction workers are 3 to 4 times more likely than other workers to die from accidents at work. In the developing world, the risks associated with construction work are 3 to 6 times greater... Read More about Improving safety performance in construction organizations.

Preliminary numerical simulations to investigate the kinematics of infant head impact (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Presented is the development of a simulation that allows for preliminary investigation of impact to a 10 day old infant head. A computer-aided drafting (CAD) model is reconstructed from high resolution computerised tomography (CT) scan images and mes... Read More about Preliminary numerical simulations to investigate the kinematics of infant head impact.

Strength analysis of concrete (300/20) with superplasticizer (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Admixtures are used in concrete to obtain some specific properties to enhance the performance of concrete. In this research concrete of a specific grade (300/20) with a superplaticizer Ha Ba has been selected to enhance the reliability on the use of... Read More about Strength analysis of concrete (300/20) with superplasticizer.

Laser-dyeing for Sustainable Textile Design (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Current industry standards for dyeing woollen textiles use high temperatures and long processing times to aid dye diffusion. The consumption of water, energy and chemicals used in dyeing and finishing processes have been identified as key challenges... Read More about Laser-dyeing for Sustainable Textile Design.

Comparative analysis of seaports performance using data envelopment analysis (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Measures of seaport efficiency or performance indicators use a diverse range of techniques for assessment and analysis, but although many analytical tools and instruments exist, problems arise when one tries to apply them to a range of different seap... Read More about Comparative analysis of seaports performance using data envelopment analysis.

Proposing A Digital Laser-Design Supply Service (2015)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The effect of CO2 laser irradiation on surface and dyeing properties of wool for textile design (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The consumption of water and energy used in current dyeing and finishing processes in the textile industry pose significant environmental concern. By offering alternative solutions to traditional textile wet processing through laser technology, there... Read More about The effect of CO2 laser irradiation on surface and dyeing properties of wool for textile design.

Laser enhanced dyeing of wool for textile design (2014)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

A laser assisted dyeing technique for wool based textiles, allowing surface pattering of the textile substrate, is presented in this paper. Laser technology can offer digital design capabilities combined with the ability for bespoke or short run prod... Read More about Laser enhanced dyeing of wool for textile design.

Wind convection coefficient correlations for CPV modules (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Heat loss due to convection cooling from photovoltaic modules exposed to the external environment plays an important role in the study of photovoltaic design. It is well documented that thermal loss from external surfaces constitutes a large portion... Read More about Wind convection coefficient correlations for CPV modules.

Novel method and system for monitoring CPV cell and module temperature (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

This paper presents a novel system for accurate monitoring of photovoltaic cell temperature, allowing the introduction of thermal management strategies critical to maintaining high efficiencies and cell lifetimes. The sensor device outlined consists... Read More about Novel method and system for monitoring CPV cell and module temperature.

Sliding mode control of a microsatellite attitude (2010)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Attitude control of a micro-satellite is analyzed with sliding control method. With this method, attitude dynamics of satellite is robust against uncertainties and unknown disturbances. Nonlinear and coupled model in this paper is utilized and to pre... Read More about Sliding mode control of a microsatellite attitude.

CFD simulation of fish-like body moving in viscous liquid (2006)
Journal Article

The study of fish-like bodies moving in liquid is an interesting and challenging research subject in the fields of biolocomotion and biomimetics. Typically the effect of tail oscillation on fluid flow around such a body is highly unsteady, generating... Read More about CFD simulation of fish-like body moving in viscous liquid.

Problemas multi-estagios de dimensionamento de lotes com tempo não-zero de produção e capacidade finita (1990)
Thesis

Multi-Stage Lot-Sizing Problems with Non-Zero Lead Time are formulated as Integer Programming models in a manner suitable for use with a rolling planning horizon in capacitated and uncapacitated Material Requirements Planning systems. Two solution ap... Read More about Problemas multi-estagios de dimensionamento de lotes com tempo não-zero de produção e capacidade finita.