Items where Division is "Faculties > Engineering and Environment > Mechanical and Construction Engineering" and Year is 2008

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Benghi, Claudio and Dawood, Nashwan (2008) A regulatory approach to foster interoperability: how it trends can help to innovate the {AEC} sector process. In: Joint International Symposium of CIB Working Commissions W55: Building Economics and W65: Organisation and Management of Construction, 15-17 November 2008, Dubai.

Birkett, Martin and Oxley, Stephen (2008) Discrete resistor technologies and potential future advancements. In: Proceedings of The 22nd annual Passive Components Conference (CARTS 2008). ECA, Arlington, VA, USA, pp. 115-140. ISBN 978-0790801216

Borri, Antonio, Castori, Giulio and Corradi, Marco (2008) In-plane shear reinforcement of masonry panels with high strength steel cords. In: 12th Structural Faults and Repair, 10 - 12 June 2008, Edinburgh, Scotland.

Borri, Antonio, Corradi, Marco, Speranzini, Emanuela and Giannantoni, Andrea (2008) Consolidation and reinforcement of stone walls using a reinforced repointing grid. In: Structural Analysis of Historic Constructions, 6th International Conference, 2nd - 4th July 2008, Bath, UK.

Butt, Talib E., Davidson, Henry A. and Oduyemi, Kehinde O. K. (2008) Hazard assessment of waste disposal sites. Part 1: literature review. International Journal of Risk Assessment and Management, 10 (1/2). pp. 88-108. ISSN 1466-8297

Butt, Talib E., Davidson, Henry A. and Oduyemi, Kehinde O. K. (2008) Hazard assessment of waste disposal sites. Part 2: a holistic approach for landfill leachates. International Journal of Risk Assessment and Management, 10 (1/2). pp. 109-129. ISSN 1466-8297

Butt, Talib E., Lockley, Elaine and Oduyemi, Kehinde O.K. (2008) Risk assessment of landfill disposal sites – State of the art. Waste Management, 28 (6). pp. 952-964. ISSN 0956-053X

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Chan, P. W., Moehler, Robert and Greenwood, David (2008) International Research Roundup: A fresh look at learning. Construction Information Quarterly, 10. pp. 29-30. ISSN 1469-4891

Chan, Paul and Moehler, Robert (2008) Construction skills development in the UK : transitioning between the formal and informal. In: CIB W55/W65 joint conference, 15-17 November 2008, Dubai, UAE.

Chan, Paul and Moehler, Robert (2008) Coordination of infrastructure development : some international comparisons. Project Report. Institution of Civil Engineers, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

Chan, Paul and Moehler, Robert (2008) Developing a ‘road-map’ to facilitate employers’ role in engaging with the skills development agenda. Northumbria Working Paper Series: Interdisciplinary Studies in the Built and Virtual Environment, 1 (1). pp. 15-24. ISSN 1756-2473

Corradi, Marco, Borri, Antonio and Vignoli, Andrea (2008) Experimental Evaluation of In-plane Shear Behaviour of Masonry Walls Retrofitted Using Conventional and Innovative Methods. Masonry International, 21 (1). pp. 29-41. ISSN 0950-2289

Corradi, Marco, Tedeschi, Cristina, Binda, Luigia and Borri, Antonio (2008) Experimental evaluation of shear and compression strength of masonry wall before and after reinforcement: Deep repointing. Construction and Building Materials, 22 (4). pp. 463-472. ISSN 0950-0618

Crapper, Martin, Donald, R., Hill, D., Hall, A. and French, W. (2008) Models for teaching sustainable development to children. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering Sustainability, 161 (4). pp. 229-236. ISSN 1478-4629

Crapper, Martin and Wu, Tong (2008) A CFD Approach to modelling ex-situ bioremediation. In: 4th European Conference on Bioremediation, 3-6 September 2008, Crete.

Crapper, Martin and Wu, Tong (2008) The significance of ambient atmosphere and temperature on ex-situ remediation of hydrocarbon contaminated soil: a computational fluid dynamics modelling approach. In: Water and Sanitation in International Development and Disaster Relief, 28-30 May 2008, Edinburgh.

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Douglas, Allan, Greenwood, David and Wainwright, David (2008) ICT systems and construction SMEs: a case study of adoption and implementation. In: BuHu 8th International Postgraduate Research Conference (Part 2). Czech Technical University, CTU Publishing House, Prague, pp. 146-154. ISBN 9788001040935

Douglas, Allan, Greenwood, David and Wainwright, David (2008) Information technology and support systems - how do SMEs approach their implementation? In: 24th Annual conference of the Association of researchers in Construction Management, 1 - 3 September 2008, Cardiff, United Kingdom.

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Eich, Michael, Harth, Carsten, Heyn, Thomas and Ojiako, Udechukwu (2008) The changing entrepreneurial nature of the educational organisations - some thoughts. Interdisciplinary Studies in the Built and Virtual Environment, 1 (2). pp. 179-186. ISSN 1756-2473

Elmarakbi, Ahmed, Hu, N. and Fukunaga, Hisao (2008) Quasi-Static and Dynamic Analysis of Delamination Growth Using New Interfacial Decohesion Elements. In: Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Engineering Computational Technology. Civil-Comp Press. ISBN 978-1-905088-26-3

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Figueroa, Ignacio, Zhao, H., Gonzalez Sanchez, Sergio, Davies, H. A. and Todd, I. (2008) Bulk glass formability for Cu–Hf–Zr–Ag and Cu–Zr–Ag–Si alloys. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 354 (47-51). pp. 5181-5183. ISSN 0022 3093

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Greenwood, David, Abubaker, Ali and Osborne, Allan (2008) A study of project planning on Libyan construction projects. In: 24th Annual ARCOM Conference, 1-3 September 2008, Cardiff.

Greenwood, David, Walker, Peter and Walker, Alan (2008) The world turned upside-down : architects as subcontractors in design-and-build contracts. In: 24th Annual ARCOM Conference, 1-3 September 2008, Cardiff.

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Hedley, Julie and Murdoch, Ian (2008) Global opportunities for securing overseas retail deposits within the UK banking industry. Northumbria Working Paper Series: Interdisciplinary Studies in the Built and Virtual Environment, 1 (2). pp. 123-134. ISSN 1756-2473

Holkers, Armin, Voordijk, Hans and Greenwood, David (2008) The development of a partnering assessment tool for projects. Northumbria Working Paper Series: Interdisciplinary Studies in the Built and Virtual Environment, 1 (2). pp. 102-114. ISSN 1756-2473

Howarth, Tim and Watson, Paul (2008) Applying project management concepts and tools to built environment research projects. Northumbria Working Paper Series: Interdisciplinary Studies in the Built and Virtual Environment, 1 (2). pp. 159-170. ISSN 1756-2473

Hu, Ning, Zemba, Y., Okabe, T., Yan, Chunli, Fukunaga, Hisao and Elmarakbi, Ahmed (2008) A new cohesive model for simulating delamination propagation in composite laminates under transverse loads. Mechanics of Materials, 40 (11). pp. 920-935. ISSN 0167-6636

Hughes, P. N., Glendirrning, S., Dixon, N., Dijkstra, T. A., Clarke, D., Smethurst, J., Powrie, W., Toll, D. G., Mendes, Joao and Hughes, D. A. B. (2008) Field testing and modelling the effects of climate on geotechnical infrastructure - A collaborative approach. In: ICTG-1 - 1st International Conference on Transportation Geotechnics, 25th - 27th August 2008, Nottingham, UK.

Hughes, Paul, Glendinning, Stephanie, Davies, O. and Mendes, Joao (2008) Construction and monitoring of a test embankment for evaluation of the impacts of climate change on UK transport infrastructure. In: Advances in Transportation Geotechnics - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Transportation Geotechnics. Taylor & Francis, pp. 495-499. ISBN 9780415475907

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Inam, Fawad, Reece, Michael and Peijs, Ton (2008) Conductive ceramic-carbon nanotube composites. In: HiPerNano 2008 - Nano-enhanced Materials for Extreme Environments, 19 May 2008, BERR Conference Centre, London, UK.

Inam, Fawad, Yan, Haixue, Peijs, Ton and Reece, Michael (2008) Electrically conductive alumina – carbon nanocomposites prepared by spark plasma sintering. In: Cambridge CNT Symposium 2008, 5 December, 2008, Cambridge, UK.

Inam, Fawad, Yan, Haixue, Peijs, Ton and Reece, Michael (2008) Electrically conductive carbon reinforced ceramic nanocomposites prepared by spark plasma sintering. In: Electroceramics XI, 31 August - 4 September 2008, Manchester, UK.

Inam, Fawad, Yan, Haixue, Reece, Michael and Peijs, Ton (2008) Dimethylformamide: an effective dispersant for making ceramic–carbon nanotube composites. Nanotechnology, 19 (19). p. 195710. ISSN 0957-4484

Inam, Fawad, Yan, Haixue, Reece, Michael and Peijs, Ton (2008) Spark Plasma Sintering (SPS) of ceramic – carbon nanotube nanocomposites. In: Gordon Research Conferences on Composites, 13-18 January, 2008, Ventura, California, USA.

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Kopel, Elizabeth and Murdoch, Ian (2008) Business opportunities for water supply projects in the western highlands of Papua New Guinea. Northumbria Working Paper Series: Interdisciplinary Studies in the Built and Virtual Environment, 1 (1). pp. 77-102. ISSN 1756-2473

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Li, Yifan, Parkes, William, Haworth, Les, Ross, A., Stevenson, J. and Walton, Anthony (2008) Room-temperature fabrication of anodic tantalum pentoxide for low-voltage electrowetting on dielectric (EWOD). Journal of Microelectromechanical Systems, 17 (6). pp. 1481-1488. ISSN 1057-7157

Li, Yifan, Parkes, William, Haworth, Les, Stokes, Adam, Muir, K., Li, P., Collin, A., Hutcheon, N., Henderson, Robert and Rae, Bruce (2008) Anodic Ta2O5 for CMOS compatible low voltage electrowetting-on-dielectric device fabrication. Solid-State Electronics, 52 (9). pp. 1382-1387. ISSN 0038-1101

Lu, Yong, Glass, Donald, Easson, William and Crapper, Martin (2008) Investigation of Flow Patterns of Gas-Solid Granular Flow over Horizontal Pipe Cross-sections by FLUENT & EDEM. In: Particulate Systems Analysis 2008, 2-4 September 2008, Stratford-upon-Avon.

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Maguire, Stuart and Ojiako, Udechukwu (2008) Market-led systems development: when customers become users. Industrial Management & Data Systems, 108 (2). pp. 173-190. ISSN 0263-5577

Maheri, Alireza and Isikveren, Askin (2008) Facilitating meta-design techniques for multi-disciplinary conceptual design. In: Adaptive Computing in Design and Manufacture, April 2008, Bristol.

Maheri, Alireza and Isikveren, Askin (2008) Variable-state design parameters in design of aero-structures made of intrinsically smart materials. In: High Performance Structures and Materials IV. WIT transactions on the built environment, . WIT Press, Southampton, UK, pp. 421-430. ISBN 978-1845641061

Mendes, Joao, Toll, D. G., Augarde, C. E. and Gallipoli, Domenico (2008) A system for field measurement of suction using high capacity tensiometers. In: Unsaturated Soils: Advances in Geo-Engineering - Proceedings of the 1st European Conference on Unsaturated Soils, E-UNSAT 2008. Taylor & Francis, pp. 219-225. ISBN 9780415476928

Mita, Yoshio, Li, Yifan, Kubota, Masanori, Parkes, William, Haworth, Les, Flynn, Brian, Terry, Jonathan, Tang, T., Ruthven, Alec and Smith, Stewart (2008) Wireless driven EWOD technology for a MEMS pond skater. In: 38th European Solid-State Device Research Conference, 2008. ESSDERC 2008. IEEE, Piscataway, NJ, pp. 306-309. ISBN 978-1-4244-2363-7

Moehler, Robert, Chan, Paul and Greenwood, David (2008) The interorganisational influences on construction skills development in the UK. In: 24th Annual conference of the Association of researchers in Construction Management, 1 - 3 September 2008, Cardiff, United Kingdom.

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Ojiako, Udechukwu, Dawson, Richard and Hughes, Lawrence (2008) Assessing the impact of amended building regulations on the operations of UK construction companies. In: 24th Annual ARCOM Conference, 1-3 September 2008, Cardiff.

Ojiako, Udechukwu, Johansen, Eric, Edum-Fotwe, Francis and Greenwood, David (2008) Facilitating the development of project managers as reflective and creative practitioners. Northumbria Working Paper Series: Interdisciplinary Studies in the Built and Virtual Environment, 1 (1). pp. 67-74. ISSN 1756-2473

Ojiako, Udechukwu, Johansen, Eric and Greenwood, David (2008) A qualitative re-construction of project measurement criteria. Industrial Management & Data Systems, 108 (3). pp. 405-417. ISSN 0263-5577

Ojiako, Udechukwu and Maguire, Stuart (2008) Success criteria for systems led transformation: managerial implications for global operations management. Industrial Management & Data Systems, 108 (7). pp. 887-908. ISSN 0263-5577

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Pérez, Pablo, Gonzalez Sanchez, Sergio, Garcés, Gerardo, Caruana, G. and Adeva, Paloma (2008) Development of High Strength Alloys in the Mg-Ni-Y-RE System. Materials Science Forum, 567-56. pp. 385-388. ISSN 1662-9752

Pérez, Pablo, Gonzalez Sanchez, Sergio, Garcés, Gerardo, Caruana, G. and Adeva, Paloma (2008) High-strength extruded Mg96Ni2Y1RE1 alloy exhibiting superplastic behaviour. Materials Science and Engineering: A, 485 (1-2). pp. 194-199. ISSN 0921 5093

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Rahimian, Farzad Pour, Ibrahim, Rahinah and Baharudin, Mohd Nasir (2008) Using IT/ICT as a new medium toward implementation of interactive architectural communication cultures. In: 2008 International Symposium on Information Technology, 26th - 29th August 2008, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Richardson, Alan (2008) Polypropylene fibres within concrete with regard to heat induced spalling and reduction in compressive strength. Northumbria Working Paper Series: Interdisciplinary Studies in the Built and Virtual Environment, 1 (2). pp. 115-122. ISSN 1756-2473

Richardson, Alan (2008) Post crack flexural toughness in steel fabric and fibre reinforced concrete beams. Northumbria Working Paper Series: Interdisciplinary Studies in the Built and Virtual Environment, 1 (1). pp. 25-36. ISSN 1756-2473

Richardson, Alan and Dave, Urmil V. (2008) The effect of polypropylene fibres within concrete with regard to fire performance in structures. Structural Survey, 26 (5). pp. 435-444. ISSN 0263-080X

Richardson, Alan and Wilkinson, Sean (2008) Finding the right mix for freeze thaw protection. Construction Information Quarterly, 10 (3). ISSN 1469-4891

Ring, Paul (2008) Re use: archaeology and storytelling. Northumbria Working Paper Series: Interdisciplinary Studies in the Built and Virtual Environment, 1 (2). pp. 93-101. ISSN 1756-2473

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Sidhu, M. S. and Burluka, Alexey (2008) Average Vaporisation Rate in Turbulent Subcritical Two-Phase Flow. Combustion Science and Technology, 180 (5). pp. 975-996. ISSN 0010-2202

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Tao, Zhi, Han, Shujun, Ding, Shuiting and Wu, Hongwei (2008) A new approach to simulate the fluid network of unsteady flow. In: The 8th International Symposium on Advances in Computational Heat Transfer, 11 - 16 May 2008, Marrakech.

Tao, Zhi, Liu, N., Ding, Shuiting, Xu, Guoqiang and Wu, Hongwei (2008) Numerical simulation of film cooling effectiveness on flat plate. In: The 12th International Symposium on Transport Phenomena and Dynamics of Rotating Machinery, 17-22 February 2008, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Tao, Zhi, Yang, Xiaojun, Ding, Shuiting, Xu, Guoqiang, Wu, Hongwei, Deng, Hongwu and Luo, Xiang (2008) Experimental Study of Rotation Effect on Film Cooling over the Flat Wall with a Single Hole. Experimental Thermal and Fluid Science, 32 (5). pp. 1081-1089. ISSN 0894-1777

Tao, Zhi, Zhao, Zhenming, Ding, Shuiting, Xu, Guoqiang, Yang, Bin and Wu, Hongwei (2008) Heat Transfer Coefficients of Film Cooling on a Rotating Turbine Blade Model: Part I. Effect of Blowing Ratio. In: ASME Proceedings: Heat Transfer. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, pp. 521-531. ISBN 978-0-7918-4314-7

Theobald, Kate and Walker, Sara (2008) Meeting the challenge of zero carbon homes : a multi-disciplinary review of the literature and assessment of key barriers and enablers. Project Report. Northumbria University.

Tiwary, Abhishek, Reff, Adam and Colls, Jeremy (2008) Collection of ambient particulate matter by porous vegetation barriers: Sampling and characterization methods. Journal of Aerosol Science, 39 (1). pp. 40-47. ISSN 0021-8502

Toll, D. G., Mendes, Joao, Augarde, C. E., Karthikeyan, M., Phoon, K. K., Gallipoli, Domenico and Lin, K. Q. (2008) Effects of climate change on slopes for transportation infrastructure. In: Advances in Transportation Geotechnics - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Transportation Geotechnics. Taylor & Francis, pp. 507-513. ISBN 9780415475907

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Udeaja, Chika, Kamara, John, Carrillo, Patricia, Anumba, Chimay, Bouchlaghem, Nasreddine and Tan, Hai Chen (2008) A web-based prototype for live capture and reuse of construction project knowledge. Automation in Construction, 17 (7). pp. 839-851. ISSN 0926-5805

Udeaja, Chika, Ojiako, Udechukwu, Maguire, Stuart and Koh, L. (2008) Mapping the customer experience journey in the construction industry. In: COBRA Conference, 4-5 September 2008, Dublin.

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Vo, Thuc and Lee, Jaehong (2008) Analysis of thin-walled composite space frame. In: Symposium of International Association for Shell and Spatial Structures (IASS 2008), Acapulco, Mexico.

Vo, Thuc and Lee, Jaehong (2008) Flexural–torsional behavior of thin-walled composite box beams using shear-deformable beam theory. Engineering Structures, 30 (7). 1958 - 1968. ISSN 0141-0296

Vo, Thuc and Lee, Jaehong (2008) Free vibration of thin-walled composite box beams. Composite Structures, 84 (1). 11 - 20. ISSN 0263-8223

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Walker, Sara (2008) Building mounted wind turbines and their suitability for the building scale. In: 2008 CIBSE/ASHRAE National Conference, 28-30 April 2008, Newcastle.

Walker, Sara and Fraser, Minnie (2008) Building mounted wind turbines : an analysis of their suitability for the urban environment. In: Perspectives of sustainability conference, 22-23 April 2008, Newcastle.

Warren, Craig and Giannopoulos, Antonios (2008) Numerical Modelling Of Commercial GPR Antennas. In: Near Surface 2007 - 13th EAGE European Meeting of Environmental and Engineering Geophysics, 3rd - 5th September 2007, Istanbul, Turkey.

Wu, Hongwei, Xu, Guoqiang, Yang, Bin and Tao, Zhi (2008) Heat transfer coefficients of film cooling on a rotating turbine blade model: Part II - effect of Reynolds number and rotation number. In: Proceedings of the ASME Turbo Expo 2008: Power for Land, Sea, and Air. American Society of Mechanical Engineers, New York, pp. 533-541. ISBN 9780791843147

Wu, Shuwei, Greenwood, David and Steel, Glenn (2008) Exploring the attributes of collaborative working in construction industry. Northumbria Working Paper Series: Interdisciplinary Studies in the Built and Virtual Environment, 1 (2). pp. 135-147. ISSN 1756-2473

Wu, Shuwei, Steel, Glenn, Greenwood, David and Udeaja, Chika (2008) The impact of collaborative working on construction project performance. In: Proceedings of the BuHu 8th International Postgraduate Research Conference 2008. CTU Publishing House, Prague. ISBN 978-8001040935

Wu, Shuwei and Udeaja, Chika (2008) Developing a framework for measuring collaborative working and project performance. In: ARCOM 24th Annual Conference, 1st - 3rd September 2008, Cardiff, UK.

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Xu, Guoqiang, Wang, Meng, Tao, Zhi, Ding, Shuiting, Wu, Hongwei and Guo, Jun (2008) Numerical analysis of flow and heat transfer characteristics of Y-fractal-link micro-channel networks. In: The 8th International Symposium on Advances in Computational Heat Transfer, 11 - 16 May 2008, Marrakech.

Xu, Guoqiang, Yang, Bin, Tao, Zhi, Ding, Shuiting and Wu, Hongwei (2008) Theoretical Analysis of Rotating Film Cooling Mechanism: Part I. Dimensionless Groups of Adiabatic Effectiveness and Heat Transfer Coefficient. In: The 12th International Symposium on Transport Phenomena and Dynamics of Rotating Machinery, 17 -22 February 2008, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Xu, Guoqiang, Yang, Bin, Tao, Zhi, Ding, Shuiting and Wu, Hongwei (2008) Theoretical analysis of rotating film cooling mechanism: Part II. A new dimensionless parameter to describe the coolant deflection phenomenon near the pressure surface. In: Proceedings of the 12th International Symposium on Transport Phenomena and Dynamics of Rotating Machinery 2008 (ISROMAC-12). ISROMAC-12, New York, pp. 697-702. ISBN 9781605604879