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Dielectric breakdown in liquid nitrogen with the presence of thermal nitrogen bubbles.
(University of Canterbury, 2018)Thisthesisfirstintroducesthehigh-temperaturesuperconducting(HTS)powertransformer. As one of its disadvantages, the presence of thermal nitrogen bubbles during a short-circuit fault can potentially compromise the reliability ... -
Empowerment-Driven Single Agent Exploration For Locating Multiple Wireless Transmitters
(2018)Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) have attracted significant interest in recent years, as they have shown to be effective in supporting a wide range of applications in many different areas, including logistics, search and ... -
‘Algal blushing’ : characterization and bioprospecting of a novel alpine Haematococcus species from New Zealand for astaxanthin production.
(University of Canterbury, 2018)In recent years there has been a growing interest in astaxanthin production from Haematococcus lacustris in the field of microalgal biotechnology. Astaxanthin is a keto-carotenoid pigment that has important applications ... -
Analysing cascading hazard impacts and recovery at farm level : Hurunui District farm case studies following the November 2016 M7.8 Hurunui-Kaikōura earthquake.
(University of Canterbury, 2018)Farming and urban regions are impacted by earthquake disasters in different ways, and feature a range of often different recovery requirements. In New Zealand, and elsewhere, most earthquake impact and recovery research ... -
A Unified Creep-Fatigue Equation with Application to Engineering Design
(2018)Background: Creep-fatigue damage occurs under cyclic loading at elevated temperature. The existing creep-fatigue models have limited ability to cover the full combination of creep and fatigue behaviours, except with ... -
Full-scale Static and Dynamic Testing of Timber Frame Houses Damaged in the Christchurch Earthquakes
(2018)Very little research exists on total house seismic performance. This testing programme provides stiffness and response data for five houses of varying ages including contributions of non-structural elements. These light ... -
Application of Particle Tracking in Large Scale Timber Connection Testing
(2018)Particle Tracking Velocimetry (PTV) is a quantitative field measuring technique originally designed to track individual particles in fluid flows. In this study, PTV was applied for the first time in the context of large ... -
Consumption of plywood and sawn timber for concrete formwork in the Chinese construction industry
(2018)China is currently New Zealand’s largest market for logs, and the major end use of sawn timber and plywood made from New Zealand logs is for concrete formwork by the Chinese construction industry. A recent study estimated ... -
Functional connectivity alterations reveal complex mechanisms based on clinical and radiological status in mild relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis
(2018)Resting state functional MRI (rs-fMRI) has provided important insights into functional reorganization in subjects with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) at different stage of disease. In this cross-sectional study we first assessed, ... -
Why Do Workers Take Safety Risks?—A Conceptual Model for the Motivation Underpinning Perverse Agency
(2018)Exposure to chronic harm is difficult to manage and prevent in industry. There is a need to better understand the state of mind when workers disregard safety processes and expose themselves to this type of risk. This paper ... -
Advanced inherent damping models and their application in seismic loss optimization of viscous dampers.
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Use of near infrared spectroscopy to predict wood traits in Eucalyptus species.
(University of Canterbury, 2018)New Zealand is known for radiata pine (Pinus radiata) plantations, a pale coloured and non-durable timber. It is used in many agricultural and industrial sector products such as posts and poles. Wood preservatives are used ... -
Numerical study of flow structure and pedestrian level wind comfort inside urban street canyons.
(University of Canterbury, 2018)The air flow around an individual building or between buildings or groups of buildings is complex. This can introduce high wind speeds at a pedestrian level causing discomfort or even injuries. However, the effect of ... -
Hygrothermal effect on the mechanical behaviour of all-cellulose composite.
(University of Canterbury, 2017)Cellulose is an excellent resource for bio-based materials production due to its high strength, high stiffness, low density, availability, and biodegradability. An incompatibility issue experienced by many of the ... -
Synthesis of palladium phosphides for aqueous phase hydrodechlorination: Kinetic study and deactivation resistance
(2018)We report the synthesis of noble metal phosphides by a temperature-programmed reduction method for aqueous hydrodechlorination (HDC) of 4-chlorophenol (4-CP). Pd3P0.95/SiO2, Rh2P /SiO2 and PtP2/SiO2 catalysts were prepared ... -
CO temperature-programmed desorption of hexameric copper hydride nanoclusters catalyst supported on functionalized MWCNTs for kinetics study of low-temperature water-gas shift
(2018)A novel catalyst made of crystallized hexameric copper hydride nanoclusters (Cu6) ligated with triphenylphosphine [(PPh3)CuH]6 deposited on functionalized multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) support is synthesized for ... -
Environmental Impacts of Nanomaterials
(2018)Nanotechnology is currently one of the highest priority research fields in many countries due to its immense potentiality and economic impact. Nanotechnology involves the research, development, production, and processing ... -
Seismic performance of steel friction connections considering direct-repair costs
(2018)© 2018 Springer Nature B.V. This study compares seismic losses considering initial construction costs and direct-repair costs for New Zealand steel moment-resisting frame buildings with friction connections and those with ... -
Modelling the behaviour of New Zealand steel connections in fire.
(University of Canterbury, 2018)The performance of steel connections are critical in the overall survivability of a building in the event of a fire, as highlighted by previous accidental fires in multistorey buildings and also by large scale tests. ...
