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Performance evaluation of (AlCrN) PVD-coated cBN inserts on machining of Inconel 718. (2021)
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JEYAPANDIARAJAN, P., XAVIOR, M.A. and ANBALAGAN, A. 2021. Performance evaluation of (AlCrN) PVD-coated cBN inserts on machining of Inconel 718. MM science journal [online], 2021(November): proceedings of the 16th International conference on high speed machining (HSM 2021), 26-27 October 2021, Damstadt, Germany, pages 5219-5227. Available from: http://doi.org./10.17973/MMSJ.2021_11_2021178

This research work focuses on the experimental investigations conducted using uncoated cBN tool and (AlCrN) PVD Coated cBN tool for turning Inconel 718. Two different sets of experiments – one with uncoated cBN and another with coated cBN inserts wer... Read More about Performance evaluation of (AlCrN) PVD-coated cBN inserts on machining of Inconel 718..

Non-fungible building components: using smart contracts for a circular economy in the built environment. (2021)
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DOUNAS, T., JABI, W. and LOMBARDI, D. 2021. Non-fungible building components: using smart contracts for a circular economy in the built environment. Blucher design proceedings [online], 9(6): proceedings of the 25th International conference of the Ibero-American Society of Digital Graphics (SIGraDi 20201): designing possibilities, 8-12 November 2021, [virtual conference], pages 1189-1198. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5151/sigradi2021-20

The presented research study tackles the topic of economic and material sustainable development in the built environment and construction industry, by introducing and applying the concept and the potential of Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) on blockchain... Read More about Non-fungible building components: using smart contracts for a circular economy in the built environment..

Static concentrating photovoltaic modelling using MATLAB. (2021)
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MUHAMMAD-SUKKI, F., FAROOQ, H., ABU-BAKAR, S.H., ARDILA-REY, J.A., SELLAMI, N., KILPATRICK, C. MUHTAZARUDDIN, M.N., BANI, N.A. and ZULKIPLI, M. 2021. Static concentrating photovoltaic modelling using MATLAB. Journal of physics: conference series [online], 2053: proceedings of 1st Advanced research on renewable energy for universal sustainability international conference 2021 (ARUS 2021), 22-24 June 2021, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, article 012003. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1088/1742-6596/2053/1/012003

The world has recorded an increasing interest and staggering investment in renewable technology in the last two decades, specifically in solar photovoltaic (PV). Concentrating PV (CPV) is one of PV's technology advancements and is gaining popularity... Read More about Static concentrating photovoltaic modelling using MATLAB..

A study of gas transport mechanisms for CH4/CO2 using ceramic membranes. (2021)
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OGUNLUDE, P., ABUNUMAH, O., MUHAMMAD-SUKKI, F. and GOBINA, E. 2021. A study of gas transport mechanisms for CH4/CO2 using ceramic membranes. Crystals [online], 11(10): selected papers from 8th International conference and exhibition on advanced and nanomaterials 2021 (ICANM 2021), 9-11 August 2021, [virtual conference], article 1224. Available from: https://doi.org/10.3390/cryst11101224

Greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) and their effects have been a matter of global concern over the past decade. As the demand for energy grows in developing economies, there has been a challenge in harnessing and utilising sustainable forms of energy to... Read More about A study of gas transport mechanisms for CH4/CO2 using ceramic membranes..

CFD modelling and prototype testing of a vertical axis wind turbines in planetary cluster formation. (2021)
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DURKACZ, J., ISLAM, S., CHAN, R., FONG, E., GILLIES, H., KARNIK, A. and MULLAN, T. 2021. CFD modelling and prototype testing of a vertical axis wind turbines in planetary cluster formation. Energy reports [online], 7(Supplement 3): 6th International conference on advances on clean energy research 2021 (ICACER 2021), 15-17 April 2021, [virtual conference], pages 119-126. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2021.06.019

This study aims to improve the applicability of Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (VAWTs) by investigating their feasibility in a novel planetary cluster configuration by observing its effect on efficiency and overall power density. Computational Fluid Dyn... Read More about CFD modelling and prototype testing of a vertical axis wind turbines in planetary cluster formation..

Infrastructure development and abandonment. (2021)
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OGUNNUSI, M., SALMAN, H. and LAING, R. 2021. Infrastructure development and abandonment. Proceedings of international structural engineering and construction [online], 8(1): proceedings of the 11th International structural engineering and construction conference 2021 (ISEC-11): interdisciplinary civil and construction engineering projects, 26-31 July 2021, Cairo, Egypt, Chapter 7.7. Available from: https://doi.org/10.14455/ISEC.2021.8(1).INF-08

The Nigerian Government is developing infrastructure guided by the United Nations (UN) call for sustainable development. However, uncompleted government infrastructure (roads, bridges, buildings, dams and others) projects litter the entire landscape... Read More about Infrastructure development and abandonment..

A digital twin study for immediate design / redesign of impellers and blades: part 1: CAD modelling and tool path simulation. (2021)
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ANBALAGAN, A., SHIVAKRISHNA, B. and SRIKANTH, K.S. 2021. A digital twin study for immediate design / redesign of impellers and blades: part 1: CAD modelling and tool path simulation. Materials today: proceedings [online], 46(17)): proceedings of 3rd International conference on materials, manufacturing and modelling 2021 (ICMMM 2021), 19-21 March 2021, [virtual conference], pages 8209-8217. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2021.03.209

This paper presents a digital twining study conducted for an immediate design / redesign and manufacturing of on impellers and blades. It is by accomplished by developing (i) CAD automation methods, based on the standard modelling procedures and (ii)... Read More about A digital twin study for immediate design / redesign of impellers and blades: part 1: CAD modelling and tool path simulation..

A FEA simulation study of ball end mill for fixed 3+1 / 3+2 axis machining of Ti-6Al-4V. (2021)
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ANBALAGAN, A., ARUMUGAM, E. and MICHAEL, A.X. 2021. A FEA simulation study of ball end mill for fixed 3+1 / 3+2 axis machining of Ti-6Al-4V. Materials today: proceedings [online], 46(17): proceedings of 3rd International conference on materials, manufacturing and modelling 2021 (ICMMM 2021), 19-21 March 2021, [virtual conference], pages 7803-7814. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2021.02.369

This paper presents a Finite Element Analysis (FEA) simulation study conducted on ball endmill for fixed 3 + 1 and 3 + 2 axis orientations for machining Ti-6Al-4 V. This work adopts a tungsten carbide (WC) ∅18.6 mm diametrical/6fluted ball endmill to... Read More about A FEA simulation study of ball end mill for fixed 3+1 / 3+2 axis machining of Ti-6Al-4V..

Online full-parameter identification and SOC estimation of lithium-ion battery pack based on composite electrochemical-dual circuit polarization modeling. (2021)
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SHI, H., WANG, S., FERNANDEZ, C., YU, C., FAN, Y. and CAO, W. 2021. Online full-parameter identification and SOC estimation of lithium-ion battery pack based on composite electrochemical-dual circuit polarization modeling. IOP conference series: earth and environmental science [online], 675: proceedings of 5th Energy engineering and environmental protection international conference 2020 (EEEP 2020), 17-19 November 2020, [virtual conference], article 012192. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/675/1/012192

A new composite electrochemistry-dual circuit polarization model (E-DCP) is proposed by combining the advantages of various electrochemical empirical models in this paper. Then, the multi-innovation least squares (MILS) algorithm is used to perform o... Read More about Online full-parameter identification and SOC estimation of lithium-ion battery pack based on composite electrochemical-dual circuit polarization modeling..

Tensile properties of epoxy/1 wt% graphene nanocomposites prepared with ethanol. (2021)
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SAHARUDIN, M.S., HASBI, S., OKOLO, C. and INAM, F. 2021. Tensile properties of epoxy/1 wt% graphene nanocomposites prepared with ethanol. IOP conference series: materials science and engineering [online], 1072: proceedings of the 2020 Joint international conference of the 2nd International conference on industrial and system engineering (IConISE) and the 7th Annual conference on industrial and system engineering (ACISE), 22-23 July 2020, Surabaya, Indonesia, article 012009. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/1072/1/012009

In this research, solution casting technique was applied to produce four types of nanocomposites. Different ethanol dosages; 0g, 1g, 3g, and 5g were used to disperse graphene in the epoxy matrix. It was observed that 1g dosage of ethanol was the most... Read More about Tensile properties of epoxy/1 wt% graphene nanocomposites prepared with ethanol..

Allo specchio: le pioniere del video in Europa tra identità e rappresentazione. (2020)
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LEUZZI, L. 2020. Allo specchio: le pioniere del video in Europa tra identità e rappresentazione. Arabeschi [online], 16(Galleria - Smarginature): proceeindgs of the 2020 Forum annuale delle studiose di cinema e audiovisivi (FAScinA 2020), 8-10 October 2020, [virtual event], paper number 2.3. Available from: http://www.arabeschi.it/23-allo-specchio-le-pioniere-del-video-in-europa-tra-identit--e-rappresentazione/

Identity and representation are dominant themes in the works of women pioneers in video art in the 1970s and early 1980s. Video was agile both from a conceptual point of view (free from the heavy patriarchal legacy of traditional artistic techniques)... Read More about Allo specchio: le pioniere del video in Europa tra identità e rappresentazione..

An IoT based industry 4.0 architecture for integration of design and manufacturing systems. (2020)
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ANBALAGAN, A. and MORENO-GARCIA, C.F. 2021. An IoT based industry 4.0 architecture for integration of design and manufacturing systems. Materials today: proceedings [online], 46(17): proceedings of 3rd International conference on materials, manufacturing and modelling 2021 (ICMMM 2021), 19-21 March 2021, [virtual conference], pages 7135-7142. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2020.11.196

This paper proposes an Internet of Things (IoT) based 5-stage Industry 4.0 architecture to integrate the design and manufacturing systems in a Cyber Physical Environment (CPE). It considers the transfer of design and manufacturing systems data throug... Read More about An IoT based industry 4.0 architecture for integration of design and manufacturing systems..

Blockchain grammars for validating the design process. (2020)
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LOMBARDI, D., DOUNAS, T., CHEUNG, L.H. and JABI, W. 2020. Blockchain grammars for validating the design process. Blucher design proceedings [online], 8(4): proceedings of 24th International Conference of the Iberoamerican Society of Digital Graphics (SIGraDi 2020): transformative design, 16-20 November 2020, Medellín, Colombia, pages 406-411. Available from: https://doi.org/10.5151/sigradi2020-56

This paper presents and develops the concept of Decentralised Autonomous Organisation (DAO) as a platform for collaboration, via a design scenario in which Blockchain (BC) technology is implemented for validation purposes. The envisioned scenario sim... Read More about Blockchain grammars for validating the design process..

The current state of corporate social responsibility practices of firms operating in construction industry. (2020)
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MOKWENA, J., MASHWAMA, N.X., THWALA, D., AIGBAVBOA, C. and HAMMA-ADAMA, M. 2020. The current state of corporate social responsibility practices of firms operating in construction industry. In Askarinejad, H., Yazdani, S. and Singh, A. (eds.) Proceedings of International structural engineering and construction [online], 7(2): papers from 5th Australasia and South-East Asia Structural engineering and construction conference 2020 (ASEA-SEC-5): emerging technologies and sustainability principles in structural engineering and construction, 30 November - 3 December 2020, Christchurch, New Zealand, article ID CPM-01. Available from: https://doi.org/10.14455/ISEC.2020.7(2).CPM-01

The overall aim of this study is to appraise the current practice of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) on firms operating in the South African construction market. Primary and secondary sources of data were utilized. The primary data were collect... Read More about The current state of corporate social responsibility practices of firms operating in construction industry..

A stakeholder perspective on the implementation of sustainable construction practices. (2020)
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MASHWAMA, N.X., THWALA, D., AIGBAVBOA, C. and HAMMA-ADAMA, M. 2020. A stakeholder perspective on the implementation of sustainable construction practices. Proceedings of international structural engineering and construction [online], 7(1): proceedings of the 3rd European and Mediterranean structural engineering and construction conference 2020 (EURO MED SEC 3): holistic overview of structural design and construction management, 3-8 August 2020, Limassol, Cyprus, Chapter 11.1. Available from: https://doi.org/10.14455/ISEC.res.2020.7(1).SUS-04

The South African construction industry accounts for 23% of the greenhouse emissions, while manufactured materials amount to 4% of carbon dioxide emission. The human emission of greenhouse gases is the reason why the earth is warming up and making cl... Read More about A stakeholder perspective on the implementation of sustainable construction practices..

Toolpath algorithm for free form irregular contoured walls / surfaces with internal deflecting connections. (2020)
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ARIVAZHAGAN, A. 2020. Toolpath algorithm for free form irregular contoured walls/surfaces with internal deflecting connections. Materials today: proceedings [online], 22(4): proceedings of 2nd International materials, manufacturing and modelling conference 2019 (ICMMM 2019), 29-31 March 2019, Vellore, India, pages 3037-3047. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2020.03.439

This paper presents a toolpath generation method to efficiently machine free form irregular contoured walls / surfaces (FIWS) containing internal deflecting connections (IDC’s). The toolpath generation method is based on a series of identifications a... Read More about Toolpath algorithm for free form irregular contoured walls / surfaces with internal deflecting connections..

Annual energy output simulation of an optical concentrator based PV system for energy security. (2020)
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FOSTER, S., MUHAMMAD-SUKKI, F., RAMIREZ-INIGUEZ, R., FREIER, D., DECIGA-GUSI, J., ABU-BAKAR, S.H., BANI, N.A., MUNIR, A.B., ABUBAKAR MUS'UD, A. and ARDILA-REY, J.A. 2020. Annual energy output simulation of an optical concentrator based PV system for energy security. IOP conference series: materials science and engineering [online], 736(3): proceedings of the 2019 Energy security and chemical engineering congress, 17-19 July 2019, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, article ID 032018. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1088/1757-899X/736/3/032018

Concentrating photovoltaic (CPV) system is an application of PV devices introduced with the aim of reducing the cost of BIPV systems through the use of an optical element to concentrate or focus the solar radiation from a large area, into a smaller a... Read More about Annual energy output simulation of an optical concentrator based PV system for energy security..

Deep heterogeneous ensemble. (2019)
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NGUYEN, T.T., DANG, M.T., PHAM, T.D., DAO, L.P., LUONG, A.V., MCCALL, J. and LIEW, A.W.C. 2019. Deep heterogeneous ensemble. Australian journal of intelligent information processing systems [online], 16(1): special issue on neural information processing: proceedings of the 26th International conference on neural information processing (ICONIP 2019), 12-15 December 2019, Sydney, Australia, pages 1-9. Available from: http://ajiips.com.au/papers/V16.1/v16n1_5-13.pdf

In recent years, deep neural networks (DNNs) have emerged as a powerful technique in many areas of machine learning. Although DNNs have achieved great breakthrough in processing images, video, audio and text, it also has some limitations... Read More about Deep heterogeneous ensemble..

The road not taken: locating desire lines across information landscapes. (2019)
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BURNETT, S. and LLOYD, A. 2019. The road not taken: locating desire lines across information landscapes. Information research [online], 24(4): supplement containing Proceedings of the 10th International conceptions of library and information science conference (CoLIS 2019), 16-19 June 2019, Ljubljana, Slovenia, paper CoLIS 1911. Available from: http://InformationR.net/ir/24-4/colis/colis1911.html

Introduction. - The concept of desire lines is defined, contextualised and explored within the area of information landscapes. The paper problematises the existence of desire lines in relation to research which has been conducted with various refugee... Read More about The road not taken: locating desire lines across information landscapes..

Rapid multifunctional composite part manufacturing using controlled in-situ polymerization of PA6 nanocomposite. (2019)
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GUPTA, R., STAKEVICIUS, R. and PANCHOLI, K. 2019. Rapid multifunctional composite part manufacturing using controlled in-situ polymerization of PA6 nanocomposite. Procedia CIRP [online], 85: proceedings of 2nd CIRP conference on composite material parts manufacturing (CIRP-CCMPM 2019), 10-11 October 2019, Sheffield, UK, pages 61-65. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2019.10.003

Currently, mass composite manufacturing is dominated by the fiber-reinforced thermosets due to the ease of its processing. However, the addition of multifunctionality to the thermoset composite requires an additional step of manufacturing. This work... Read More about Rapid multifunctional composite part manufacturing using controlled in-situ polymerization of PA6 nanocomposite..