Outputs (155)

Exploring knowledge management principles for decision-making in low-energy building for sustainable construction (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Low energy building retrofit presents important opportunities for reducing of greenhouse gas emissions in the environment. It has been considered as one of the key approaches to achieving sustainable development in construction industry. Nevertheless... Read More about Exploring knowledge management principles for decision-making in low-energy building for sustainable construction.

Experimental investigation of buckling and post-buckling behaviour of repaired composite laminates under in-plane shear loading (2024)
Journal Article

The performance of Ramped Scarf (RS) and Stepped Scarf (SS) repair schemes for highly loaded composite structures has been extensively studied under compressive, tensile, and flexural loadings. However, there is a lack of research on the buckling and... Read More about Experimental investigation of buckling and post-buckling behaviour of repaired composite laminates under in-plane shear loading.

The analysis of tool wear mechanisms in dry machining of pre-sintered zirconia dental crowns (2024)
Thesis

The purpose of this thesis was to summarise what knowledge has been gained and what has been learnt through entirety of this doctorate on wear mechanisms in the machining of presintered zirconia used in the dental and medical industries. In the denta... Read More about The analysis of tool wear mechanisms in dry machining of pre-sintered zirconia dental crowns.

How engineering and technology sectors are derailed by legislations: A case study of Pakistan (2024)
Journal Article

The engineering profession play a vital role in the socio-economic development of societies and contribute to the GDP of countries. This role, however, can be derailed by legislations that regulate such profession. This paper investigates the impacts... Read More about How engineering and technology sectors are derailed by legislations: A case study of Pakistan.

Technology transfer and absorptive capacity: Case study of the PEEPOWER technology (2024)
Thesis

A technology is more than the hardware or system used to deliver a service. In its broad sense, it also encompasses skills, knowledge and expertise on how the technology works and how to manufacture and operate it. Literature on technology transfer h... Read More about Technology transfer and absorptive capacity: Case study of the PEEPOWER technology.

Coupled morphing of leading and trailing-edge aerofoil for improved aerodynamic and aeroacoustic performance (2024)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Engineering and project management: A long journey towards sustainability (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

The environmental, social, and financial sustainability around projects is currently one of the most serious alarming concerns. However, the progress made in developing contemporary methods for the evaluation and adoption of sustainable project manag... Read More about Engineering and project management: A long journey towards sustainability.

Non-contact characterisation of piezoelectric materials (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Piezoelectric materials play a key role in various technological applications owing to their unique elastic-piezoelectric-dielectric (EPD) properties, often represented in matrix form. Traditional methods for obtaining these properties, as defined by... Read More about Non-contact characterisation of piezoelectric materials.

Multiple innovations in characterizing piezoelectric materials (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Characterisation of piezoelectric materials is a key part. The IEEE standard is the only approach that can produce a full elastopiezodielectric matrix. However, it requires multiple samples. This often involves difficulties preparing the samples for... Read More about Multiple innovations in characterizing piezoelectric materials.

A systematic review of reverberation and accessibility for B/blind users in virtual environments (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Reverberation is often used in linear and non-linear media to convey the acoustic characteristics of a space. This information is presented alongside visual stimuli to create a multi-modal experience, assisting participants in developing visual and a... Read More about A systematic review of reverberation and accessibility for B/blind users in virtual environments.

Assessment of policy-society interface to increase female participation: A study of aerospace engineering in the Maldives (2023)
Report

This study aims to identify and analyse the various factors leading to low female participation in Maldivian aerospace industry and discuss the policies required to improve this sector. Using a qualitative method, data from both male and female aeros... Read More about Assessment of policy-society interface to increase female participation: A study of aerospace engineering in the Maldives.

Enhancing tele-operation - Investigating the effect of sensory feedback on performance (2023)
Thesis

The decline in the number of healthcare service providers in comparison to the growing numbers of service users prompts the development of technologies to improve the efficiency of healthcare services. One such technology which could offer support a... Read More about Enhancing tele-operation - Investigating the effect of sensory feedback on performance.

Structural analysis of cross-laminated Guadua-bamboo (G-XLam) panels using design methods for CLT (2023)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Densified lamellas of bamboo Guadua angustifolia Kunth (Guadua) were arranged orthogonally and glued together to form three- and five-layer cross laminated (XLam) panels with symmetrical compositions, which are refereed as G-XLam3 & G-XLam5, respecti... Read More about Structural analysis of cross-laminated Guadua-bamboo (G-XLam) panels using design methods for CLT.

Haptic teleoperation goes wireless: Evaluation and benchmarking of a high-performance low-power wireless control technology (2022)
Presentation / Conference Contribution

Communication delays and packet losses are commonly investigated issues in the area of robotic teleoperation. This paper investigates application of a novel low-power wireless control technology (GALLOP) in a haptic teleoperation scenario developed t... Read More about Haptic teleoperation goes wireless: Evaluation and benchmarking of a high-performance low-power wireless control technology.

Control of friction by imposing vibration between sliding surfaces and its influence on the efficiency of gears (2022)
Thesis

The worm and wheel type gear arrangement is the usual choice for heavy duty applications requiring large operating torques. However, it is dominated by the sliding action of gear teeth which causes high frictional losses that significantly impact eff... Read More about Control of friction by imposing vibration between sliding surfaces and its influence on the efficiency of gears.

Laser powder bed fusion of TiB2-modified Cu15Ni8Sn alloy: Processability, microstructure and mechanical performance (2022)
Journal Article

Cu15Ni8Sn is widely used in the aerospace and electronics domains because of its good conductivity and toughness. Due to the material's high laser reflectivity and thermal conductivity, however, employing the laser powder bed fusion (LPBF) additive m... Read More about Laser powder bed fusion of TiB2-modified Cu15Ni8Sn alloy: Processability, microstructure and mechanical performance.

Investigation of flow augmentation and dynamic stall control devices as performance enhancement of lift-driven vertical axis wind turbine using high-fidelity CFD methods (2022)
Thesis

This study performs an investigation of dynamic stall control (Gurney flap (GF)) and flow augmentation (straight upstream deflector (SUD)) devices to improve the performance of lift-driven Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) as they can improve the pow... Read More about Investigation of flow augmentation and dynamic stall control devices as performance enhancement of lift-driven vertical axis wind turbine using high-fidelity CFD methods.

A machine learning model for predicting sit-to-stand trajectories of people with and without stroke: towards adaptive robotic assistance (2022)
Journal Article

Sit-to-stand and stand-to-sit transfers are fundamental daily motions that enable all other types of ambulation and gait. However, the ability to perform these motions can be severely impaired by different factors, such as the occurrence of a stroke,... Read More about A machine learning model for predicting sit-to-stand trajectories of people with and without stroke: towards adaptive robotic assistance.

What can be done about the discarded face mask pandemic? An innovative engineering solution (2022)
Report

The severe increase in pollution caused by the discarded face masks during COVID-19 cannot be overstated. This research provides an innovative engineering solution to this issue by recycling polypropylene, the primary plastic found in the facemasks t... Read More about What can be done about the discarded face mask pandemic? An innovative engineering solution.

Circular economy as a strategy in European automotive industries to achieve (2022)
Report

The automotive industry is reported as being one of the main contributors to the global environmental crisis, thus
requiring a radical shift in the way they perform business-as-usual (UNFCCC, 2018). The UN and a growing number of
studies hail Circu... Read More about Circular economy as a strategy in European automotive industries to achieve.