Items where Division is "Faculties > Engineering and Environment > Mechanical and Construction Engineering" and Year is 2012

Afrin, Raha, Khaliq, Jibran, Islam, Mohammad, Gul, Iftikhar Hussain, Bhatti, Arshad Saleem and Manzoor, Umair (2012) Synthesis of multiwalled carbon nanotube-based infrared radiation detector. Sensors and Actuators A: Physical, 187. pp. 73-78. ISSN 0924-4247

Ahmad, Manzoor, Luo, Jikui, Xu, Ben, Purnawali, Hendra, King, Peter, Chalker, Paul, Fu, Yong Qing, Huang, Wei Min and Miraftab, Mohsen (2012) High molecular weight soft segment based polyethylene shape memory polymers. World Journal of Engineering, 9 (3). pp. 179-186. ISSN 1708-5284

Ahmad, Manzoor, Xu, Bin, Purnawali, Hendra, Fu, Richard, Huang, Wei Min, Miraftab, Mohsen and Luo, Jikui (2012) High performance shape memory polyurethane synthesized with high molecular weight polyol as the soft segment. Applied Sciences, 2 (2). pp. 535-548. ISSN 2076-3417

Akter, Aysha, Crapper, Martin, Pender, Garry, Wright, Grant and Wong, WaiSam (2012) Modelling the failure modes in geobag revetments. Water Science and Technology, 65 (3). pp. 418-425. ISSN 0273-1223

Alghane, M., Fu, Yong Qing, Chen, Baixin, Li, Yifan, Desmulliez, Marc and Walton, Anthony (2012) Frequency effect on streaming phenomenon induced by Rayleigh surface acoustic wave in microdroplets. Journal of Applied Physics, 112 (8). 084902. ISSN 0021-8979

Alghane, M., Fu, Yong Qing, Chen, Baixin, Li, Yifan, Desmulliez, Marc and Walton, Anthony (2012) Scaling effects on flow hydrodynamics of confined microdroplets induced by Rayleigh surface acoustic wave. Microfluidics and nanofluidics, 13 (6). pp. 919-927. ISSN 1613-4982

Aresh, Balaji (2012) Fundamental Study into the Mechanics of Material Removal in Rock Cutting. Doctoral thesis, Northumbria University.

Arif, Mohammed, Goulding, Jack and Rahimian, Farzad Pour (2012) Promoting Off-Site Construction: Future Challenges and Opportunities. Journal of Architectural Engineering, 18 (2). pp. 75-78. ISSN 1076-0431

Azimov, Ulugbek, Kawahara, Nobuyuki and Tomita, Eiji (2012) UV–visible light absorption by hydroxyl and formaldehyde and knocking combustion in a DME-HCCI engine. Fuel, 98. pp. 164-175. ISSN 00162361

Bale, Hrishikesh, Blacklock, Matthew, Begley, Matthew, Marshall, David, Cox, Brian and Ritchie, Robert (2012) Characterizing Three-Dimensional Textile Ceramic Composites Using Synchrotron X-Ray Micro-Computed-Tomography. Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 95 (1). pp. 392-402. ISSN 0002-7820

Beaverstock, Christopher, Richardson, Thomas, Maheri, Alireza and Isikveren, Askin (2012) Integrated flight control system development using CEASIOM. Canadian Aeronautics and Space Journal, 58 (1). pp. 29-46. ISSN 1712-7998

Bell, M. C., Franco, P., Galatioto, F., Rhys-Tyler, G., Namdeo, Anil, Tiwary, Abhishek and Goodman, P. (2012) SECURE (SElf Conserving URban Environments) project: the route to delivering transport sustainability. In: 1st International Conference on Urban Sustainability and Resilience, 5-6 November 2012, London.

Birkett, Martin (2012) Cap-discharge resistors stabilize PFC operation. Electronic Products. ISSN 0013-4953

Birkett, Martin (2012) Optimization of the deposition and annealing of CuAIMo thin film resistors. In: Advances in Manufacturing Technology XXVI. Aston Business School, pp. 504-509. ISBN 978-1905866601

Birkett, Martin (2012) Using CES EduPak to select alternative materials for the Greenpower electric car. In: 4th International Materials Education Symposium, 12-13 April 2012, Cambridge University, UK. (Unpublished)

Birkett, Martin and Penlington, Roger (2012) Laser trimming of CuAlMo thin-film resistors: effect of laser processing parameters. Journal of Electronic Materials, 41 (8). pp. 2169-2177. ISSN 0361-5235

Blacklock, Matthew, Bale, Hrishikesh, Begley, Matthew and Cox, Brian (2012) Generating virtual textile composite specimens using statistical data from micro-computed tomography: 1D tow representations for the Binary Model. Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids, 60 (3). pp. 451-470. ISSN 0022-5096

Blacklock, Matthew and Hayhurst, D. R. (2012) Initial Elastic Properties of Unidirectional Ceramic Matrix Composite Fiber Tows. Journal of Applied Mechanics, 79 (5). 051020. ISSN 0021-8936

Borri, Antonio, Castori, Giulio and Corradi, Marco (2012) Evaluation of shear strength of masonry panels through different experimental analyses. In: 14th Structural Faults and Repair, 3 - 5 July 2012, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Borri, Antonio, Castori, Giulio and Corradi, Marco (2012) Masonry confinement with SRP composites. In: Proceedings of the International Conference on Structural Analysis of Historical Constructions, SAHC 2012. DWE, Wroclaw, pp. 1771-1779. ISBN 978-8371252167

Brüne, Markus, Pflitsch, Andreas, Agnew, Brian and Spiegel, Jonathan (2012) Dynamics of natural air flow inside subway tunnels. In: 5th International Symposium on Tunnel Safety and Security (ISTSS 2012), 14 - 16 March 2012, New York, USA.

Burluka, Alexey, El-Dein Hussin, Ahmed, Ling, Zhengyang and Sheppard, Christopher (2012) Effects of large-scale turbulence on cyclic variability in spark-ignition engine. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 43. pp. 13-22. ISSN 0894-1777

Busawon, Abheesha, Penlington, Roger and Perera, Noel (2012) Assessment of professional competencies and mobility of engineers in Europe. In: Proceedings of the EE2012 : Innovation, Practice and Research in Engineering Education. Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK. ISBN 978-1907632167

Busawon, Abheesha, Penlington, Roger and Perera, Noel (2012) Engineering continuing professional development and mobility in the European green job market. In: Proceedings of the 2012 2nd International Symposium On Environment Friendly Energies And Applications. IEEE, Piscataway, NJ, pp. 224-229. ISBN 978-1467329095

Butt, Talib E., Clark, M., Umeadi, B. B. N. and Coulon, F. (2012) Risk assessment – encapsulation of both the built and natural environments. Environmental Technology, 33 (2). pp. 183-190. ISSN 0959-3330

Centeno, Felipe, Mahkamov, Khamid, Silva Lora, Electo and Andrade, Rubenildo (2012) Theoretical and experimental investigations of a downdraft biomass gasifier-spark ignition engine power system. Renewable Energy, 37 (1). pp. 97-108. ISSN 0960-1481

Chan, Paul, Johansen, Eric and Moor, Rachel (2012) Partnering Paradoxes: a case of constructing inter-organisational collaborations in infrastructure projects. Project Perspectives, 34. pp. 28-33. ISSN 1455- 4178

Cheung, Wai Ming and Wallace, Kieran (2012) Design and development of an excavator mounted dust suppression system. In: ICMR 2012: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Manufacturing Research, 11-13 September 2012, Aston University, Birmingham, UK.

Clark, Graeme, Edge, Jerry and Walker, Sara (2012) Modelling the Effect of Climate Change and Adaptive Comfort in Care Homes. In: 1st International Conference on Research and Education in Energy Efficiency, 10 July 2012, Loughborough University.

Cui, Bai, Sa, Rafael, Jayaseelan, Daniel, Inam, Fawad, Reece, Michael and Lee, William Edward (2012) Microstructural evolution during high-temperature oxidation of spark plasma sintered Ti2AlN ceramics. Acta Materialia, 60 (3). pp. 1079-1092. ISSN 1359-6454

Daadbin, Ali and Bond, T. J. (2012) Modal analysis of a thin plate: A demonstration package for undergraduate students. International Journal of Mechanical Engineering Education, 40 (1). pp. 46-52. ISSN 0306-4190

Davison, June (2012) Learning in Single Parent Families: a narrative investigation of single mothers' and single fathers' engagement with their children’s learning. In: CRFR New Researchers in Families and Relationships conference, 29 October 2012, Edinburgh University, Edinburgh, UK.

Dizqah, Arash, Maheri, Alireza and Busawon, Krishna (2012) An assessment of solar irradiance stochastic model for the UK. In: Proceedings of the 2012 2nd International Symposium On Environment Friendly Energies And Applications. IEEE, Piscataway, NJ, pp. 670-675. ISBN 978-1467329095

Dizqah, Arash, Maheri, Alireza and Busawon, Krishna (2012) An assessment of wind speed stochastic model for the UK. In: Proceedings of the 2012 2nd International Symposium On Environment Friendly Energies And Applications. IEEE, Piscataway, NJ, pp. 623-627. ISBN 978-1467329095

Ebrahimi, Ahad Nejad, Rahimian, Farzad Pour and Loron, Mehrdad Sahraei (2012) Vernacular solutions for managing energy use in mountain areas with cold and dry climate: Case study of Azerbaijan – Iran. In: 2nd International Conference on Socio-Political and Technological Dimensions of Climate Change, 19th - 21st November 2012, Selangor, Malaysia.

Ebrahimi, Mohammadreza and Crapper, Martin (2012) Simulation of dilute horizontal pneumatic conveying with experimental validation (PARDEM Project 8). In: 7th International Conference for Conveying and Handling of Particulate Solids (CHoPS 2012), 10-13 September 2012, Friedrichshafen.

Elkady, Mustafa and Elmarakbi, Ahmed (2012) Modelling and analysis of vehicle crash system integrated with different VDCS under high speed impacts. Open Engineering, 2 (4). pp. 585-602. ISSN 2391-5439

Elkady, Mustafa, Elmarakbi, Ahmed and Crolla, Dave (2012) Development of a novel vehicle dynamics/crash mathematical model for vehicle crash mitigation. International Journal of Vehicle Design, 59 (1). pp. 61-81. ISSN 0143-3369

Elkady, Mustafa, Elmarakbi, Ahmed and Crolla, Dave (2012) Simulation of a multibody occupant model during vehicle collision with different applications of vehicle control systems. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part K: Journal of Multi-body Dynamics, 226 (3). pp. 220-244. ISSN 1464-4193

Elkady, Mustafa, Elmarakbi, Ahmed and MacIntyre, John (2012) Enhancement of vehicle safety and improving vehicle yaw behaviour due to offset collision using vehicle dynamics. International Journal of Vehicle Safety, 6 (2). p. 110. ISSN 1479-3105

Elkady, Mustafa, Elmarakbi, Ahmed and MacIntyre, John (2012) The influence of a vehicle dynamics control system on the occupant’s dynamic response during a vehicle collision. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part D: Journal of Automobile Engineering, 226 (11). pp. 1454-1471. ISSN 0954-4070

Fallahian, Farhad, Rahimian, Farzad Pour and Ibrahim, Rahinah (2012) Alignment problems of timber production in architecture-engineering-construction projects in Malaysia. In: 2nd International Conference on Socio-Political and Technological Dimensions of Climate Change, Hotel-Marriott Putrajaya: Co-Organised by University Putra Malaysia (UPM) and University of Central Lancashire (UCLan). Universiti Putra Malaysia Press, pp. 136-147. ISBN 9789679603279

Fornell, Jordina, Gonzalez Sanchez, Sergio, Pellicer, Eva, van Steenberge, Nele, Pérez, Pablo, Suriñach, Santiago, Baró, Maria and Sort, Jordi (2012) Deformation and fracture behavior of corrosion-resistant, potentially biocompatible, Ti40Zr10Cu38Pd12 bulk metallic glass. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 536. S74-S77. ISSN 0925 8388

Fornell, Jordina, Gonzalez Sanchez, Sergio, Rossinyol, Emma, Pellicer, Eva, Suriñach, Santiago, Louzguine, Dimitri, Inoue, Akihisa, Sort, Jordi and Nogues, Josep (2012) Evolution of the Mechanical, Magnetic and Anti-Corrosion Behavior of Fe-Co-B-Si-Nb Bulk Metallic Glass during Thermally-Induced Devitrification. In: TMS 141st Annual Meeting and Exhibition, 11-15 March 2012, Orlando.

Fu, Yong Qing, Li, Yifan, Zhao, Chao, Placido, Frank and Walton, Anthony (2012) Surface acoustic wave nebulization on nanocrystalline ZnO film. Applied Physics Letters, 101 (19). p. 194101. ISSN 0003-6951

Furber, Alison, Duncan, Sarah, Smith, Simon David and Crapper, Martin (2012) The health and safety implications of socio-cultural context for community construction projects in developing countries. Construction Management and Economics, 30 (10). pp. 857-867. ISSN 0144-6193

Furber, Alison, Smith, Simon David and Crapper, Martin (2012) A case study of the impact of cultural differences during a construction project in Ghana. In: Proceedings 28th Annual ARCOM Conference. ARCOM, pp. 553-562. ISBN 978-0-9552390-6-9

Gledson, Barry, Henry, Daniel and Bleanch, Paula (2012) Does size matter? Experiences and perspectives of BIM implementation from large and SME construction contractors. In: 1st UK Academic Conference on Building Information Management (BIM) 2012, 5-7 September 2012, Northumbria University, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK.

Gonzalez Sanchez, Sergio, Garcés, Gerardo, Adeva, Paloma and Pérez, Pablo (2012) Influence of processing route on microstructure and mechanical properties of two Mg–Ni–Y–RE alloys. Materials Characterization, 64. pp. 53-61. ISSN 1044 5803

Gonzalez Sanchez, Sergio, Pellicer, Eva, Fornell, Jordina, Blanquer, Andreu, Barrios, Lleonard, Ibáñez, Elena, Solsona, P., Suriñach, Santiago, Baró, Maria, Nogués, Carme and Sort, Jordi (2012) Improved mechanical performance and delayed corrosion phenomena in biodegradable Mg–Zn–Ca alloys through Pd-alloying. Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials, 6. pp. 53-62. ISSN 1751 6161

Gonzalez Sanchez, Sergio, Pellicer, Eva, Rossinyol, Emma, Suriñach, Santiago, Baró, Maria and Sort, Jordi (2012) Mechanical and in vitro corrosion behaviour of Fe-containing TiNb(Zr-Fe)Ta alloys. Digest Journal of Nanomaterials and Biostructures, 7 (2). pp. 641-647. ISSN 1842 - 3582

Gonzalez Sanchez, Sergio, Pellicer, Eva, Suriñach, Santiago, Baró, Maria and Sort, Jordi (2012) Mechanical and corrosion behaviour of as-cast and annealed Zr60Cu20Al10Fe5Ti5 bulk metallic glass. Intermetallics, 28. pp. 149-155. ISSN 0966 9795

Goulding, Jack and Rahimian, Farzad Pour (2012) Industry Preparedness: Advanced Learning Paradigms for Exploitation. In: Construction Innovation and Process Improvement. Wiley, pp. 409-433. ISBN 9781405156486

Goulding, Jack, Rahimian, Farzad Pour, Arif, Mohammed and Sharp, Mark (2012) Offsite Construction: Strategic Priorities for Shaping the Future Research Agenda. Architectoni.ca, 1 (1). pp. 62-73. ISSN 1927-7148

Greenwood, David and Gledson, Barry (2012) The efficient scheduling of resources in engineering construction projects: reflections on a case study from Iran. Construction Management and Economics, 30 (8). pp. 687-695. ISSN 0144-6193

Guo, Shuting (2012) Pedagogical design in built environment distance education: a critical appraisal of students' learning strategies at postgraduate level. Doctoral thesis, Northumbria University.

Hansen, Tine, Hope, Alex and Moehler, Robert (2012) Managing geographically dispersed teams: from temporary to permanent global virtual teams. Social Science Research Network Working Paper Series. pp. 201-215.

Hasan, Reaz (2012) Identification of generic errors for effective formative feedback in energy studies thematic area of mechanical engineering. In: Innovation, Practice and Research in Engineering Education (EE2012), 18-20 September 2012, Coventry University.

Hasan, Reaz (2012) Teaching ethics to engineering undergraduates - lessons learned and a guide for lecturers: perspective from an English University. In: Innovation, Practice and Research in Engineering (EE2012), 18-20 September 2012, Coventry, UK.

Hasan, Reaz, Perera, Noel, Baddage, S. and Persson, Martin (2012) Numerical modelling of heat transfer in a tube furnace for steel wire annealing. In: 29th International Manufacturing Conference (IMC29), 29-30 August 2012, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland.

Hope, Alex, Rose, Joanne and O'Brien, Geoff (2012) The PFI Sustainability Evaluation Tool: A methodology for evaluating of sustainability within PFI housing projects. Sustainability & Economics eJournal, 1 (48).

Hynowska, Anna, Fornell, Jordina, Pellicer, Eva, Gonzalez Sanchez, Sergio, van Steenberge, Nele, Suriñach, Santiago, Baró, Maria and Sort, Jordi (2012) Comparative study of the microstructure and elastic/mechanical properties of Ti-Zr-Cu-Pd-(Nb) and Ti-Zr-Fe-(Hf) alloys. In: BioTiNet Summer School, 3-8 June 2012, Barcelona.

Hynowska, Anna, Pellicer, Eva, Fornell, Jordina, Gonzalez Sanchez, Sergio, van Steenberge, Nele, Suriñach, Santiago, Gebert, Annett, Calin, Mariana, Eckert, Jürgen, Baró, Maria and Sort, Jordi (2012) Nanostructured β-phase Ti–31.0Fe–9.0Sn and sub-μm structured Ti–39.3Nb–13.3Zr–10.7Ta alloys for biomedical applications: Microstructure benefits on the mechanical and corrosion performances. Materials Science and Engineering: C, 32 (8). pp. 2418-2425. ISSN 0928 4931

Inam, Fawad (2012) E‐learning for aerospace apprentices studying materials engineering: a teacher’s perspective. In: 4th International Materials Education Symposium, 12-13 April, 2012, Cambridge, UK.

Inam, Fawad, Reece, Michael and Peijs, Ton (2012) Shortened carbon nanotubes and their influence on the electrical properties of polymer nanocomposites. Journal of Composite Materials, 46 (11). pp. 1313-1322. ISSN 0021-9983

Inam, Fawad, Vo, Thuc and Kumara, Saman (2012) Improving oxidation resistance of carbon nanotube nanocomposites for aerospace applications. In: 2nd International Conference on Advanced Composite Materials and Technologies for Aerospace Applications, 11-13 June, 2012, Wrexham, UK.

Iyi, Draco, Hasan, Reaz and Penlington, Roger (2012) Interaction effects between surface radiation and double-diffusive turbulent natural convection in an enclosed cavity filled with solid obstacles. In: International Symposium on Advances in Computational Heat Transfer ICHMT, 1-6 July 2012, Bath, England.

Kamjoo, Azadeh, Maheri, Alireza and Putrus, Ghanim (2012) Optimisation of grid-connected hybrid wind-PV-systems with battery bank storage. In: World Renewable Energy Forum, 13-17 May 2012, Denver, Colorado.

Kamjoo, Azadeh, Maheri, Alireza and Putrus, Ghanim (2012) Reliability criteria in optimal sizing of stand-alone hybrid wind-PV-battery bank system. In: Proceedings of the 2012 2nd International Symposium On Environment Friendly Energies And Applications. IEEE, Piscataway, NJ, pp. 184-189. ISBN 978-1467329095

Kamjoo, Azadeh, Maheri, Alireza, Putrus, Ghanim and Dizqah, Arash (2012) Multi-Objective Optimisation of Hybrid Wind Turbine - PV Systems. In: Proceedings of the National Solar Conference, 2012. American Solar Energy Society, Colorado. ISBN 9781622760923

Kamjoo, Azadeh, Maheri, Alireza, Putrus, Ghanim and Dizqah, Arash (2012) Optimal sizing of grid-connected hybrid wind-PV systems with battery bank storage. In: World Renewable Energy Forum (WREF 2012), 13-17 May 2012, Denver, CO.

Khan, Ahmed F. and Burluka, Alexey (2012) An Investigation of Various Chemical Kinetic Models for the Prediction of Autoignition in HCCI Engine. In: ASME 2012 Internal Combustion Engine Division Fall Technical Conference, 23rd - 26th September 2012, Vancouver, Canada.

Kraitong, Kwanchai (2012) Numerical Modelling and Design Optimisation of Stirling Engines for Power Production. Doctoral thesis, Northumbria University.

Levermore, Geoff, Courtney, Roger, Watkins, Richard, Cheung, Henry, Parkinson, John, Laycock, Patrick, Natarajan, Sukumar, Nikolopoulou, Marialena, McGillican, Charles, Muneer, Tariq, Tham, Yieng Wei, Underwood, Chris, Edge, Jerry, Du, Hu, Sharples, Steve, Kang, Jian, Barclay, Michael and Sanderson, Michael (2012) Deriving and using future weather data for building design from UK climate change projections – an overview of the COPSE Project. Manchester University, UK. Project Report. ARCC, Manchester.

Li, Yifan, Fu, Yong Qing, Brodie, S. D., Alghane, M. and Walton, Anthony (2012) Integrated microfluidics system using surface acoustic wave and electrowetting on dielectrics technology. Biomicrofluidics, 6 (1). 012812. ISSN 1932-1058

Li, Yifan, Fu, Yong Qing, Winters, D., Flynn, Brian, Parkes, William, Brodie, Douglas, Liu, Yufei, Terry, Jonathan, Haworth, Les, Bunting, Andrew, Stevenson, J., Smith, Stewart, Mackay, Logan, Langridge-Smith, Pat, Stokes, Adam and Walton, Anthony (2012) Test Structures for Characterizing the Integration of EWOD and SAW Technologies for Microfluidics. Semiconductor Manufacturing, IEEE Transactions on, 25 (3). pp. 323-330. ISSN 0894-6507

Lockley, Steve, Cerny, Martin, Matthews, Jane and Capper, Graham (2012) Rule driven enhancement of BIM models. In: ECPPM 2012, 25-27 July 2012, Iceland.

Loron, Mehrdad Sahraei, Ismail, Sumarni and Rahimian, Farzad Pour (2012) Energy efficiency for reducing carbon footprint in historic buildings: Comparing case in the UK and Malaysia. In: 2nd International Conference on Socio-Political and Technological Dimensions of Climate Change, 19th - 21st November 2012, Selangor, Malaysia.

Louzguine-Luzgin, Dmitri, Xie, Guoqiang, Gonzalez Sanchez, Sergio, Wang, Jun-Qiang, Nakayama, Koji, Perepezko, John and Inoue, Akihisa (2012) Nano-crystallization behavior of Zr–Cu–Al bulk glass-forming alloy. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 358 (2). pp. 145-149. ISSN 0022 3093

Lowery, David, Theobald, Kate, Waggott, Andrew and Walker, Sara (2012) Barriers to retrofit of housing with low carbon technologies. Engineering Sustainability, 165 (3). pp. 191-199. ISSN 1478-4629

Luhyna, Nataliia and Inam, Fawad (2012) Carbon nanotubes for epoxy Nanocomposites: a review on recent developments. In: 2nd International Conference on Advanced Composite Materials and Technologies for Aerospace Applications, 11-13 June, 2012, Wrexham, UK.

Macquart, Terence, Maheri, Alireza and Busawon, Krishna (2012) Improvement of the accuracy of the blade element momentum theory method in wind turbine aerodynamics analysis. In: Proceedings of the 2012 2nd International Symposium On Environment Friendly Energies And Applications. IEEE, Piscataway, NJ, pp. 402-405. ISBN 978-1467329095

Maheri, Alireza (2012) A finite element suite for deformation analysis of composite aeroelastic structures subjected to operational aerodynamic loading. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C: Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, 226 (8). pp. 2062-2076. ISSN 0954-4062

Maheri, Alireza, Bagali, Rahul, Chilak, C., Scheller, F. and Mustafa, A. I. (2012) Deterministic versus nondeterministic design of hybrid renewable energy systems. In: Proceedings of the 2012 2nd International Symposium On Environment Friendly Energies And Applications. IEEE, Piscataway, NJ, pp. 212-217. ISBN 978-1467329095

Maheri, Alireza, Macquart, Terence, Safari, Davoud and Maheri, Mahmoud (2012) Phenotype building blocks and geometric crossover in structural optimisation. In: ECT2012: Eighth international conference on engineering computational technology, 4-7 September 2012, Dubrovnik.

Maheri, Alireza and Maheri, Mahmoud (2012) A robust method for integrated design of trusses supporting distributed loads. Engineering Structures, 40. pp. 339-349. ISSN 0141-0296

Martínez, Juan Daniel, Mahkamov, Khamid, Andrade, Rubenildo and Silva Lora, Electo (2012) Syngas production in downdraft biomass gasifiers and its application using internal combustion engines. Renewable Energy, 38 (1). pp. 1-9. ISSN 0960-1481

Masheiti, Salah, Agnew, Brian, Talbi, Mosbah, Atan, Rahim and Walker, Sara (2012) Environmental and thermal benefits of combining Brayton, absorption refrigeration and organic rankine cycles with a low-enthalpy geothermal source at an arid zone of Libya. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part A: Journal of Power and Energy, 226 (4). pp. 545-555. ISSN 0957-6509

Masoud Ameli, Seied (2012) Additive layer manufactured sinter-style aluminium/ammonia heat pipes. Doctoral thesis, Northumbria University.

Milsom, Ben, Viola, Giuseppe, Gao, Zhipeng, Inam, Fawad, Peijs, Ton and Reece, Michael (2012) The effect of carbon nanotubes on the sintering behaviour of zirconia. Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 32 (16). pp. 4149-4156. ISSN 0955-2219

Milsom, Ben, Viola, Giuseppe, Inam, Fawad and Reece, Michael (2012) The sintering of ceramic - CNT structural composites. In: ECerS XII - 12th Conference of the European Ceramic Society, 19-23 June 2011, Stockholm, Sweden.

Mollón, Victoria, Bonhomme, Jorge, Elmarakbi, Ahmed, Argüelles, Antonio and Viña, Jamie (2012) Finite element modelling of mode I delamination specimens by means of implicit and explicit solvers. Polymer Testing, 31 (3). pp. 404-410. ISSN 0142-9418

Mollón, Victoria, Bonhomme, Jorge, Elmarakbi, Ahmed, Argüelles, Antonio and Viña, Jamie (2012) Numerical analysis of delamination growth in composite materials using Two Step Extension and Cohesive Zone methods. In: ECCM 2012 - 15th European Conference on Composite Materials: Composites at Venice, 24th - 28th June 2012, Venice, Italy.

Naylor, Andrew, Hackney, Philip, Clahr, Emil and Perera, Noel (2012) A predictive model for the cutting force in wood machining developed using mechanical properties. BioResources, 7 (3). pp. 2883-2894. ISSN 1930-2126

Nezami, Mehran, Cheung, Wai Ming and Mansi, Safwat (2012) Adoption of Open Source and conventional ERP solutions for small and medium enterprises in manufacturing. In: ICMR 2012: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Manufacturing Research, 11-13 September 2012, Aston University, Birmingham, UK.

Noguchi, T., Mendes, Joao and Toll, D. G. (2012) Comparison of soil water retention curves obtained by filter paper, high capacity suction probe and pressure plate. In: 5th Asia-Pacific Conference on Unsaturated Soils 2012. Curran Associates, Inc, pp. 368-373. ISBN 9781622762644

Ojiako, Udechukwu, Chipulu, Maxwell, Ashleigh, Melanie, Awinda, Kenneth, Samwinga, Victor, Brown, D. and Maguire, Stuart (2012) Pedagogical imperatives in the teaching of project management. Proceedings of the ICE - Management, Procurement and Law, 166 (2). pp. 68-76. ISSN 1751-4304

Osofero, Israel, Wadee, Ahmer and Gardner, Leroy (2012) Experimental study of critical and post-buckling behaviour of prestressed stayed columns. Journal of Constructional Steel Research, 79. 226 - 241. ISSN 0143-974X

Parva, Mohammad, Dolan, K. and Rahimian, Farzad Pour (2012) Transformability in post-earthquake houses: towards a more sustainable design approach in Iran. In: 2nd International Conference on Socio-Political and Technological Dimensions of Climate Change, 19th - 21st November 2012, Selangor, Malaysia.

Patel, Bhairav, Edirisinghe, Mohan, Inam, Fawad, Reece, Michael, Bonfield, William, Huang, Jie and Angadji, Arash (2012) A novel route for processing Co-Cr-Mo orthopaedic alloys. Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery, British Volume, 94-B (S_XXV). p. 182. ISSN 0301-620X

Patel, Bhairav, Favaro, Gregory, Inam, Fawad, Reece, Michael, Angadji, Arash, Bonfield, William, Huang, Jie and Edirisinghe, Mohan (2012) Cobalt-based orthopaedic alloys: Relationship between forming route, microstructure and tribological performance. Materials Science and Engineering: C, 32 (5). pp. 1222-1229. ISSN 0928-4931

Penlington, Roger, Tudor, Jenna, Joyce, Tom and Thompson, Jamie (2012) Do different learning contexts, processes and environment affect perceptions, dispositions and approaches to learning? In: EE 2012 - International Conference on Innovation, Practice and Research in Engineering Education, Conference Proceedings. Loughborough University, Loughborough, GP198. ISBN 9781907632167

Perepezko, John, Imhoff, Seth, Chen, Ming-Wei, Gonzalez Sanchez, Sergio and Inoue, Akihisa (2012) Nucleation reactions during deformation and crystallization of metallic glass. Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 536. S55-S59. ISSN 0925 8388

Perera, Noel and Penlington, Roger (2012) Supporting the attainment of professional attributes in a work based learning programme. In: Proceedings of the EE2012 : Innovation, Practice and Research in Engineering Education. Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK. ISBN 978-1907632167

Pflitsch, Andreas, Brüne, Markus, Steiling, Benjamin, Agnew, Brian, Killing-Heinze, Michael, Irving, M. and Lockhart, J. (2012) Air flow measurements in the underground section of a UK light rail system. Applied Thermal Engineering, 32. pp. 22-30. ISSN 1359-4311

Pratumnopharat, Panu (2012) Novel methods for fatigue data editing for horizontal axis wind turbine blades. Doctoral thesis, Northumbria University.

Rahimian, Farzad Pour (2012) Design Innovation: Advanced Visualisation Futures. In: Construction Innovation and Process Improvement. Wiley-Blackwell, pp. 319-345. ISBN 978-1-405-15648-6

Rahimian, Farzad Pour and Ibrahim, Rahinah (2012) Game-like virtual reality interfaces as a new paradigm in architecture/engineering/construction design simulation. In: MAEC 2012 - Malaysian Architectural Education Conference 2012: The Future of Architectural Education, 4th - 5th October 2012, Seri Kembangan, Malaysia.

Rahimian, Farzad Pour, Ibrahim, Rahinah, Goulding, Jack and Ali, Abang Abdullah Abang (2012) Proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Socio-Political and Technological Dimensions of Climate Change, Hotel-Marriott Putrajaya. Universiti Putra Malaysia Press. ISBN 9789679603279

Rajbhandari, Sujan, Busawon, Krishna, Maheri, Alireza and Djemaï, Mohamed (2012) Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium On Environment Friendly Energies And Applications (EFEA 2012). IEEE, Piscataway, NJ. ISBN 978-1467329095

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