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Wildlife reports: Freshwater fishes (2022)
Journal Article
Everard, M. (2022). Wildlife reports: Freshwater fishes. British Wildlife, 34(3), 209-211

A review of conservation-relevant issues around British Freshwater fishes in 2022

Assessment of the sustainable use of chemicals on a level playing field (2022)
Journal Article
Everard, M. (2023). Assessment of the sustainable use of chemicals on a level playing field. Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management, 19(4), 1131-1146. https://doi.org/10.1002/ieam.4723

Misleading conclusions can result from applying tools beyond the purposes for which they were designed. A range of chemical assessment systems was compared against a set of principles germane to the sustainable use of chemicals relevant to the whole... Read More about Assessment of the sustainable use of chemicals on a level playing field.

Evaluation of the structural performance of low carbon concrete (2022)
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Nukah, P. D., Abbey, S. J., Booth, C. A., & Oti, J. (2022). Evaluation of the structural performance of low carbon concrete. Sustainability, 14(24), 16765. https://doi.org/10.3390/su142416765

Evaluation of the effect of embodied carbon reduction using an optimized design section for a ground beam, use of supplementary cementitious materials, and replacement of normal aggregate with light weight aggregate on the mechanical properties of lo... Read More about Evaluation of the structural performance of low carbon concrete.

Development of adjustable fluid damper device for the bridges subjected to traffic loads (2022)
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Farahpour, H., & Hejazi, F. (2023). Development of adjustable fluid damper device for the bridges subjected to traffic loads. Structures, 47, 1295-1322. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2022.11.136

In this research, an Adjustable Bypass Fluid Damper (ABFD) is developed by utilizing a pair of external fluid flow pipes and flow control valves. The flow control valves control the flow pressure of the fluid passing through bypass pipes and adjusted... Read More about Development of adjustable fluid damper device for the bridges subjected to traffic loads.

Acceptance should not be assumed. How the dynamics of social acceptance changes over time, impacting onshore wind repowering (2022)
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Windemer, R. (2023). Acceptance should not be assumed. How the dynamics of social acceptance changes over time, impacting onshore wind repowering. Energy Policy, 173, 113363. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2022.113363

Local community acceptance is a key influence on wind farm siting decisions. However, there is a temporal limitation to much social acceptance literature in that it does not consider how perceptions of the local community may change over the operatio... Read More about Acceptance should not be assumed. How the dynamics of social acceptance changes over time, impacting onshore wind repowering.

Optimisation of embodied carbon and compressive strength in low carbon concrete (2022)
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Nukah, P. D., Abbey, S. J., Booth, C. A., & Nounu, G. (2022). Optimisation of embodied carbon and compressive strength in low carbon concrete. Materials, 15(23), 8673. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15238673

To improve the prediction of compressive strength and embodied carbon of low carbon concrete using a program algorithm developed in MATLAB, 84 datasets of concrete mix raw materials were used. The influence of water, silica fume and ground granular b... Read More about Optimisation of embodied carbon and compressive strength in low carbon concrete.

Hybrid rubber-concrete isolation slab system with various shape factors for structures subjected to horizontal and vertical vibrations (2022)
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Fayyadh, N. K., & Hejazi, F. (2023). Hybrid rubber-concrete isolation slab system with various shape factors for structures subjected to horizontal and vertical vibrations. The Structural Design of Tall and Special Buildings, 32(4), Article e1995. https://doi.org/10.1002/tal.1995

The present framework proposed the development of a Hybrid Rubber-Concrete Isolation Slab System (HRCISS) to support building structures subjected to horizontal and vertical vibration due to ground motion and machine or equipment operation in the str... Read More about Hybrid rubber-concrete isolation slab system with various shape factors for structures subjected to horizontal and vertical vibrations.

Reinforced concrete beams externally strengthened by CFRP rods with steel plate, anchorage bolts, and concrete jacketing (2022)
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Alkhateeb, M. Y., & Hejazi, F. (2022). Reinforced concrete beams externally strengthened by CFRP rods with steel plate, anchorage bolts, and concrete jacketing. Structures, 46, 1994-2013. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.istruc.2022.11.024

This study proposed a new scheme for the retrofitting of Reinforced Concrete (RC) beams using Carbon Fiber Reinforced (CFRP) rods restrained using steel plates and anchorage bolts called the mechanical anchorage system (MAS). This system also employe... Read More about Reinforced concrete beams externally strengthened by CFRP rods with steel plate, anchorage bolts, and concrete jacketing.

Chronic crisis: 30 years on from the Dublin Principles and still no market to value water (2022)
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Keulertz, M., & Riddell, P. (2022). Chronic crisis: 30 years on from the Dublin Principles and still no market to value water. Water International, 47(7), 1048-1059. https://doi.org/10.1080/02508060.2022.2133426

Solving the global water crisis requires water to be economically mobile. Well-regulated water markets that can allocate scarce water resources to their best economic, social and environmental uses will require rigorous water accounting; access to th... Read More about Chronic crisis: 30 years on from the Dublin Principles and still no market to value water.

An approach for developing probabilistic models for temperature-dependent properties of construction materials from fire tests and small data (2022)
Journal Article
Karaki, G., & Naser, M. Z. (in press). An approach for developing probabilistic models for temperature-dependent properties of construction materials from fire tests and small data. Fire and Materials, https://doi.org/10.1002/fam.3116

Probabilistic approaches provide a more realistic look into assessing structures under fire conditions and overcome some limitations observed in the more traditional (deterministic) approaches. These approaches have also been introduced to the fire e... Read More about An approach for developing probabilistic models for temperature-dependent properties of construction materials from fire tests and small data.

Housing and the politics of Nationally Strategic Infrastructure Planning in England (2022)
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Hickman, H., & While, A. (2023). Housing and the politics of Nationally Strategic Infrastructure Planning in England. Land Use Policy, 124, Article 106429. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2022.106429

The 2008 Planning Act introduced a new approach for determining large (‘nationally significant’) infrastructure projects in a new national process that would unify consent regimes and speed up decisions within fixed timescales outside of local planni... Read More about Housing and the politics of Nationally Strategic Infrastructure Planning in England.

Animal-visitor interactions in semi-contrived tourism settings: A study of ‘meet & greets’ in UK zoos (2022)
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Doodson, P., Melfi, V., Webber, A. D., & Dumbell, L. (in press). Animal-visitor interactions in semi-contrived tourism settings: A study of ‘meet & greets’ in UK zoos. Tourism Recreation Research, https://doi.org/10.1080/02508281.2022.2137651

Animal-visitor interactions are common in captive-wildlife tourism settings, but there is a lack of research exploring what is on offer. This study defines and examines ‘Meet & Greet’ animal experiences in UK zoos within the context of the wider wild... Read More about Animal-visitor interactions in semi-contrived tourism settings: A study of ‘meet & greets’ in UK zoos.

Reconstructing rainfall using dryland dunes: Assessing the suitability of the southern Kalahari for unsaturated zone hydrostratigraphies (2022)
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Stone, A., Zeng, Y., Yu, L., van der Ploeg, M., & Wanke, H. (2022). Reconstructing rainfall using dryland dunes: Assessing the suitability of the southern Kalahari for unsaturated zone hydrostratigraphies. Frontiers in Earth Science, 10, -. https://doi.org/10.3389/feart.2022.1034671

Time-series of dryland rainfall over 100–1000s of years are scarce but are needed to underpin improved predictions under future climate change. Dryland sand dunes are established Quaternary geomorphic archives, which also contain pore moisture as par... Read More about Reconstructing rainfall using dryland dunes: Assessing the suitability of the southern Kalahari for unsaturated zone hydrostratigraphies.

A comprehensive review of incorporating steel fibers of waste tires in cement composites and its applications (2022)
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Zia, A., Pu, Z., Holly, I., Umar, T., Tariq, M. A. U. R., & Sufian, M. (2022). A comprehensive review of incorporating steel fibers of waste tires in cement composites and its applications. Materials, 15(21), 7420. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15217420

Accumulating vast amounts of pollutants drives modern civilization toward sustainable development. Construction waste is one of the prominent issues impeding progress toward net-zero. Pollutants must be utilized in constructing civil engineering stru... Read More about A comprehensive review of incorporating steel fibers of waste tires in cement composites and its applications.

Bullet impacts in building stone excavate approximately conical craters, with dimensions that are controlled by target material (2022)
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Campbell, O., Blenkinsop, T., Gilbert, O., & Mol, L. (2022). Bullet impacts in building stone excavate approximately conical craters, with dimensions that are controlled by target material. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 17634. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-22624-z

Bullet impacts are a ubiquitous form of damage to the built environment resulting from armed conflicts. Bullet impacts into stone buildings result in surficial cratering, fracturing, and changes to material properties, such as permeability and surfac... Read More about Bullet impacts in building stone excavate approximately conical craters, with dimensions that are controlled by target material.

Shear response of Lime/GGBS-Stabilised High-Sulphate-Bearing Clay under consolidated-undrained conditions (2022)
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Eyo, E., & Abbey, S. (2022). Shear response of Lime/GGBS-Stabilised High-Sulphate-Bearing Clay under consolidated-undrained conditions. Applied Sciences, 12(20), https://doi.org/10.3390/app122010639

This study investigated the consolidated undrained shear behaviour of a stabilised high-sulphate soil system. Lime was used to stabilise the soil with the inclusion of ground granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS) as an ettringite suppressor. Both volu... Read More about Shear response of Lime/GGBS-Stabilised High-Sulphate-Bearing Clay under consolidated-undrained conditions.

Comparison of the performance of hybrid traffic signal patterns and conventional alternatives when accounting for both pedestrians and vehicles (2022)
Journal Article
Montazeri, F., Errico, F., & Pellecuer, L. (2022). Comparison of the performance of hybrid traffic signal patterns and conventional alternatives when accounting for both pedestrians and vehicles. Sustainability, 14(20), Article 13667. https://doi.org/10.3390/su142013667

Traffic control systems are crucial for managing traffic flows. Their main function is to reduce interactions among users for safety reasons, while minimizing the travel times. Researchers often concentrate on the cycle length, whose impact on travel... Read More about Comparison of the performance of hybrid traffic signal patterns and conventional alternatives when accounting for both pedestrians and vehicles.

Assessment and mitigation of the fire vulnerability and risk in the historic city centre of Aveiro, Portugal (2022)
Journal Article
Silva, D., Rodrigues, H., & Ferreira, T. M. (2022). Assessment and mitigation of the fire vulnerability and risk in the historic city centre of Aveiro, Portugal. Fire, 5(5), 173. https://doi.org/10.3390/fire5050173

Identifying fire risk in urban centres is instrumental for supporting informed decision-making and outlining efficient vulnerability mitigation strategies. Historic centres are particularly complex in this regard due to the high density of combustibl... Read More about Assessment and mitigation of the fire vulnerability and risk in the historic city centre of Aveiro, Portugal.

Performing extinction stories: Exploring creative responses to bee decline (2022)
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Portus, R. (2023). Performing extinction stories: Exploring creative responses to bee decline. Text and Performance Quarterly, 43(2), 95-110. https://doi.org/10.1080/10462937.2022.2134583

As extinction becomes one of the most pressing crises of our time, projects that engage with nonhuman lives have emerged as a visible fixture of the creative landscape. This raises the question of what role creative explorations might play in shaping... Read More about Performing extinction stories: Exploring creative responses to bee decline.

Impacts of sea level rise on wave overtopping rates around the coast of England (2022)
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Hames, D., Vidal, I., & Ben, G. (2023). Impacts of sea level rise on wave overtopping rates around the coast of England. Proceedings of the ICE - Maritime Engineering, 176(3), 110-117. https://doi.org/10.1680/jmaen.2021.020

There is unequivocal evidence that global sea levels are rising. It is therefore inevitable there will be socioeconomic impacts as a result of this. To aid mitigation, and the implementation of adaptation measures, it is vital the magnitude of the po... Read More about Impacts of sea level rise on wave overtopping rates around the coast of England.