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The extinction law in the inner 3 × 3 deg 2of the Milky Way and the red clump absolute magnitude in the inner bar-bulge
Sanders, Jason L.; Smith, Leigh C.; González-Fernández, Carlos; Lucas, Philip; Minniti, Dante (2022-08-01)The extinction law from 0.9 to 8 microns in the inner 3x3 deg^2 of the Milky Way is measured using data from VISTA Variables in the Via Lactea, GLIMPSE and WISE. Absolute extinction ratios are found by requiring that the ... -
Extraction and characterization of natural cellulosic Erythrina variegata fiber for biocomposites
Balaji, T. P.; Senthilkumar, A.; Saravanakumaar, A.; Rajan, B. M. C.; Nagarajan, R.; Ismail, S. O.; Mohammad, F.; Vairamuthu, S.; Devi, M. P. I. (2022-05-24)This paper presents a study on extraction and characterization of the cellulose fiber from the bark of Erythrina variegate (EV) plant. Several tests were carried out on Erythrina variegata fibers (EVFs) to determine their ... -
Extraction of underlying factors causing construction projects delay in Nigeria
Egwim, Christian Nnaemeka; Alaka, Hafiz; Oseghale, Raphael; Balogun, Habeeb (2021-09-07)Purpose This paper aims to establish the most underlying factors causing construction projects delay from the most applicable. Design/methodology/approach The paper conducted survey of experts using systematic review of ... -
Failure Analysis of Marine Structure
Kashyzadeh, Kazem Reza; Chizari, Mahmoud (2023-07-31) -
Fatigue life and self-induced volumetric changes of CARDIFRC
Nicolaides, Demetrios; Kanellopoulos, A.; Karihaloo, Bhushan Lal (2010-09-01)A class of ultra-high-performance fibre-reinforced cementitious composites (UHPFRCC) has been developed at Cardiff university and registered under the trade name CARDIFRC. The method of its production and its mechanical ... -
A Fatigue Life Assessment Methodology for Rolling-Element Bearing Under Irregular Loading
Jombo, Gbanaibolou; Pilidis, Pericles; Sampath, Suresh; Mba, David (2015-06-09)The paper presents a methodology for estimating the fatigue life of rolling-element bearing under irregular loading conditions. This method overcomes the limitations encountered by rolling-element bearing lifing models ... -
Fault Detection and Isolation in Electric Vehicle Powertrain
Jombo, Gbanaibolou; Zhang, Yu (Wiley, 2022-02-15)The powertrain of an electric vehicle (EV) consists mainly of the battery, electric motor and power electronics. The safe and reliable operation of the electric vehicle depends on their fault-free operation. Fault detection ... -
Feasibility of elastomeric composites as alternative materials for marine applications: A compendious review on their properties and opportunities
Aravind, D.; Senthilkumar, K.; Rajini, N.; Kumar, T. S. M.; Chandrasekar, M.; Ismail, S. O.; Yeetsorn, R.; Parameswaranpillai, J.; Siengchin, S.; Indira Devi , M. P. (2022-05-19)The term elastomer is a curtailment of two words, which are elastic and polymers. Accordingly, elastomers are polymer materials with elasticity. The significant challenges hindering the development of materials for naval ... -
Finalising a Pesticide Load Indicator for the UK: Phase 4 Report PC0116 : Final report
Rainford, James; Tzilivakis, John; Garthwaite, David; Lewis, Kathy (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), 2023-07-11)The UK Pesticide Load Indicator (PLI) is a multi-component indicator, which combines data on the usage of different pesticide active substances in UK agriculture with information on their propensity to persist, bioaccumulate, ... -
Flow Structure and Heat Transfer Characteristics in Rotor-Stator Cavity with Inlet at Low Radius
Luo, X; Zhao, X; Wang, L; Wu, Hongwei; Xu, G (2014-09-05)In this article, a combined experimental and computational study has been conducted to provide better understanding of the flow structure and heat transfer characteristics in a rotor–stator cavity with inlet at low radius. ... -
Fluid Flow and Heat Transfer in Microchannel Heat Sinks: Modelling review and recent progress
Gao, Jie; Hu, Zhuohuan; Yang, Qiguo; Liang, Xing; Wu, Hongwei (2022-03-01)Nowadays, microchannels have been widely utilized in various multidisciplinary fields, and as a consequence, some new and different requirements for microchannels in the process of practical application are required, such ... -
Food and the garden city: : Learning from historic experience and influencing contemporary planning practice
Parham, Susan (2021-05-30)The theme of food is central to Ebenezer Howard’s garden city model and today has wider resonances for sustainable placemaking in the context of the climate emergency. This exploration of food and the garden city uses ... -
Formation and microstructure of (Ti, V)C-reinforeed iron-matrix composites using self-propagating high-temperature synthesis
Chrysanthou, A.; Modi, Om Prakash; Han, Li; Ramakrishnan, Narayanrao; O'Sullivan, J.M. (2008-03-01)The combustion synthesis of (Ti, V)C-reinforced iron-matrix composites from elemental powders was examined. Examination using scanning electron microscopy indicated that two types of carbide particles were formed having a ... -
Formation of silicon carbide whiskers and their microstructure
Chrysanthou, A.; Grieveson, P.; Jha, A. (1991-01-01)Thermodynamic and kinetic conditions for the formation of SiC whiskers are established. The mechanism of their nucleation and growth are studied and, on this basis, the magnitude of the thermally activated barrier is ... -
The Frankenstein Monster Syndrome: What holds sustainable Mobility as a Service from surviving in the open market
Catulli, Dr. Maurizio; Brennan, David Ross (Centre of Research In Just Transitions, 2024-06-01)Mobility as a Service (MaaS) is a personalised, one-stop travel management platform, which digitally unifies trip purchase and delivery across all transport modes. MaaS promises to reduce the environmental impact of personal ... -
Free Vibration, Mechanical and Damping Properties of Woven Jute FRP Composites with the Effect of Stacking Arrangements
Senthilrajan, S.; Venkateshwaran , N.; Nagarajan, R.; Ismail, S. O.; Sivaranjana, P.; Siengchin, Suchart (Springer Nature, 2023-02-26)Currently, the demand for vibration damping, lightweight and environmentally friendly material is increasing in automotive and aerospace sectors. Due to this quest, the use of eco-friendly fibrous material has gained ... -
Fretting behaviour of self-piercing riveted aluminium alloy joints under different interfacial conditions
Han, Li; Chrysanthou, A.; O'Sullivan, J.M. (2006)The fretting behaviour of self-piercing riveted aluminium alloy joints with three different interfacial conditions has been investigated in this study, The fatigue life of the joints was observed to be dependent on the ... -
Fretting wear in self-piercing riveted aluminium alloy sheet
Chen, Y.K.; Han, L.; Chrysanthou, A.; O'Sullivan, J.M. (2003)Fretting wear in aluminium alloy AA5754 joined by self-pierce riveting (SPR), a relatively new fastening technique increasingly used in vehicle structures, has been investigated in this paper. Surface damages have been ... -
A full-duplex access network based on CWDM-routed PONs
Shachaf, Y.; Kourtessis, P.; Senior, J.M. (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2008)The application of polarisation-division-multiplexing in presented, demonstrating full-duplex transmission in an access network architecture employing RSOA-based ONUs. Modelling of a single coarse-AWG OLT to transmit ... -
Full-Service MAC Protocol for Metro-Reach GPONs
Chang, C-H.; Alvarez, N.M.; Kourtessis, P.; Lorenzo, R.M.; Senior, J.M. (2010)An advanced medium access control protocol is presented demonstrating dynamic bandwidth allocation for long-reach gigabit-capable passive optical networks (GPONs). The protocol enables the optical line terminal to overlap ...