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Spatially Balanced Sampling
(2017)Spatially balanced sampling is an emerging area in statistical sampling. These designs are popular because they are one way to ensure the selected sample has spatial coverage over the entire survey area. This feature of ... -
Where do New Zealand Female Engineers come from? Insights from a quantitative analysis
(2018)CONTEXT Females are under-represented in the New Zealand engineering student cohort. Increased female engagement in engineering subjects is a target of many tertiary education providers. The lack of diversity in engineering ... -
An analysis of the impact of the inclusion of expiration data on the fitting of a predictive pulmonary elastance model
(2018)Mechanical ventilation is a primary therapy for patients with respiratory failure. However, incorrect ventilator settings can cause lung damage. Optimising ventilation while minimising risk is complex in practice. A common ... -
Model-based Method in Assessing Breathing Effort in Mechanically Ventilated Patients in Malaysian ICU Hospital
(2018)Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) required mechanical ventilation (MV) for breathing support. However, some MV patients encountered spontaneous breathing (SB) efforts while fully sedated which can ... -
Synthesis of mesoporous MFI zeolite via bacterial cellulose-derived carbon templating for fast adsorption of formaldehyde
(Elsevier BV, 2019)Mesoporous ZSM-5 (MFI) zeolite was synthesized by using bacterial cellulose-derived activated carbon (BC-AC500) with a high surface area as a hard template. Different ratios of BC-AC500 and zeolite precursor gel were ... -
Recycling of end-of-life tyres in civil engineering applications: Environmental Implications
(2019)Annually in New Zealand, 5 million end-of-life (ELT) tyres are disposed of through landfill, stockpiles, illegally disposed of or are otherwise unaccounted for, giving rise to piles of waste tyres that do not readily ... -
Discount rates used for forest valuation - results of 2017 survey
(2018)A total of 23 forest valuers responded to the survey and provided information on 19 New Zealand and eight Australian transactions in 2016 and 2017. The average reported implied discount rate (IDR) for New Zealand transactions ... -
Early Detection of Invasive Exotic Trees Using UAV and Manned Aircraft Multispectral and LiDAR Data
(2019)Exotic conifers can provide significant ecosystem services, but in some environments, they have become invasive and threaten indigenous ecosystems. In New Zealand, this phenomenon is of considerable concern as the area ... -
Towards a New Delivery Approach to Improve the Performance of Non-Structural Elements in New Zealand
(2018)Observations made in past earthquakes, in New Zealand and around the world, have highlighted the vulnerability of non-structural elements such as facades, ceilings, partitions and services. Damage to these elements can ... -
An analysis of New Zealand’s import commodities and potential implications for New Zealand’s log exporters.
(University of Canterbury, 2018)This report found that there is an increasing log vessel supply and a stagnate log vessel supply in New Zealand between 2012 – 2017 for the year ending 30th June. It was concluded that log vessel demand is likely to continue ... -
Cost-Effective Consideration Of Non-Structural Elements: Lessons From The Canterbury Earthquakes
(2018)By closely examining the performance of a 22-storey steel framed building in Christchurch subject to various earthquakes over the past seven years, it is shown that a number of lessons can be learnt regarding the cost-effective ... -
Accounting for the flexibility of beam-column joints within New Zealand steel moment-resisting frame structures
(2018)In New Zealand there currently appears to be no simplified, effective method of analysing the rotational stiffness of beam-column joints in steel moment resisting frame structures. Many practicing engineers use simplified ... -
A simplified method to select effective seismic retrofit for steel buildings based on damage cost
(2018)Recent earthquakes have highlighted the vulnerability of nonstructural components. Nonstructural damage causes serious injuries and economic loss1) but current seismic design methodologies consider nonstructural damages ... -
Factors Determining the Effectiveness of a Wind Turbine Generator Lightning Protection System
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2019)As a result of the growing supply and demand for wind power, wind turbine generators are increasingly being installed at sub-optimal sites that have high soil resistivity and high incidence of lightning strikes. This means ... -
Minimal logic and automated proof verification.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)We implement natural deduction for first order minimal logic in Agda, and verify minimal logic proofs and natural deduction properties in the resulting proof system. We study the implications of adding the drinker paradox ... -
Development of magnesium silicate hydrate binder systems.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)Studies on magnesium-based cement have been of interest to mitigate the increasing impact of climate change due to the high CO2 emissions associated with cement production industry. Although magnesium silicate hydrate ... -
Treatment of and recovery of zinc from spent pickling liquors.
(University of Canterbury, 2019)In this study a new method was created for the treatment of waste pickling liquor originating from the hot-dip galvanizing process. This master’s project was initiated due to a local galvanizer contacting Associate Professor ...
