College of Engineering: Recent submissions
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A comparison of surface and motion user-defined gestures for mobile augmented reality.
(University of Canterbury, 2020)Augmented Reality (AR) technology permits interaction between the virtual and physical worlds. Recent advancements in mobile devices allow for a better mobile AR experience, and in turn, improving user adoption rate and ... -
Fire resistance of epoxied steel rods in glulam timber
(University of Canterbury, 1994)Timber connections using threaded rods epoxied in glulam timber are becoming more prevalent in use throughout the construction industry and as such their fire resistance must be investigated. The research conducted ... -
Use Of Olivine For The Production Of MgO-SiO2 Binders
(Frontiers Media SA, 2021)The potential for using MgO and SiO2, recovered from olivine, was investigated for use as a cementitious binder system. The MgO to SiO2 proportion for the binder was fixed at 1:1. The nature of the hydration products ... -
Modelling pheromone flow from insect traps
(The University of Queensland, 2020)The Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Halyomorpha halys is an unwanted invasive species. Its entry and establishment in New Zealand would result in significant production impacts in the horticultural industry. Current BMSB ... -
Stereo PIV study of multirotor UAV downwash and spray dispersion
(The University of Queensland, 2020)Multirotor unpiloted aerial vehicles are increasingly used for agricultural spraying. Spray dispersion is complicated by the interaction of adjacent rotor flows. Stereo PIV was used to map the flow field of a multicopter ... -
Development of a novel electromagnetic groundwater flowmeter
(University of Canterbury, 2021)The concept and implementation of an electromagnetic flowmeter has, until now, remained focused on industrial plant applications and oceanographic measurements. This thesis applies the existing body of electromagnetic ... -
Modelling Vs30 in New Zealand using field measurements, proxy variables, and geophysical methods
(University of Canterbury, 2021)VS30, the time-averaged 30-metre depth shear wave velocity (VS) for vertically propagating seismic shear waves, is among the most common parameters required for characterising sites in the context of geotechnical earthquake ... -
Aerosol Generation by Condensation in Laminar Boundary Layers for Inhalers
(The University of Queensland, 2020)Inhalation devices using thermal aerosol generation offer both electronic control options and cost-effective mass production. Evaporation of liquids, and subsequent dilution of the vapour with ambient air, leads to nucleation ... -
Modelling growth of Eucalyptus spp. on New Zealand dryland micro-sites
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Optimising new PSP locations
(University of Canterbury, 2018)Executive summary: As part of an effort to develop a forest industry based on durable hardwood eucalypts in New Zealand, a network of sample plots for numerous species has been established throughout the country. Two ... -
Preliminary juvenile height yield models for three durable Eucalyptus species by integrating site-specific factors
(University of Canterbury, 2020)Executive summary Juvenile height growth models are useful to get an indication and understanding of site-species matching and initial decision making. Furthermore, juvenile height yield models are rare especially from ... -
Fatigue life assessment of reinforced concrete piers
(NZSEE, 2021)Reinforced concrete (RC) structures subjected to seismic excitation resist lateral-load by undergoing inelastic deformations in their critical regions. This results in the accumulation of low-cycle fatigue damage in ... -
Residential building repair cost and claim settlement time from the Canterbury Earthquake Sequence
(NZSEE, 2021)This study analyses the Earthquake Commission’s (EQC) insurance claims database to investigate the influence of seismic intensity and property damage resulting from the Canterbury Earthquake Sequence (CES) on the repair ... -
Performance comparison of standard and seismic glazing systems
(NZSEE, 2021)Glazing systems are non-structural elements in a building that, more often than not, appear to be given little consideration in seismic design. Recent experimental work into glazing systems at the University of Canterbury, ... -
Design, construction and seismic performance of non-structural elements in New Zealand
(2020)The performance of buildings in recent New Zealand earthquakes (Canterbury, Seddon and Kaikōura), delivered stark lessons on seismic resilience. Most of our buildings, with a few notable exceptions, performed as our ... -
Do axial cyclic tests on boundary zone prisms represent RC walls response?
(2020)RC structural walls are efficient and preferred structural system for building to resist lateral-loads during seismic excitations. Numerous analytical, numerical and experimental investigations have been conducted to ... -
Seismic behavior of unitized glazed curtain walls in a low-damage structural steel building
(2020)In reconnaissance reports on some recent large earthquakes, it is reported that economic losses due to non-structural elements considerably exceed those related to earthquake-induced structural damage. Unitized Glazed ... -
The effect of axial load on progression of out-of-plane instability in rectangular RC walls
(2020)Axial load is considered as a parameter in the New Zealand concrete design standard (NZS3101:2006) for prevention of out-of-plane instability in structural walls, and the minimum thickness requirement to safeguard against ... -
Probabilistic seismic hazard assessment of Nepal for revision of national building code NBC105
(2020)Being located in seismically active Himalayan mountain belt, Nepal has been the locus of many devastating earthquakes. The Mw 8.4 Bihar-Nepal earthquake of 1934 AD was the biggest earthquake disaster in Nepal that ... -
A framework for the seismic rating of non-structural elements in buildings
(2020)Research into the seismic performance of non-structural elements over the past decade in New Zealand has identified a number of areas in which changes should be made. Gaps have been identified in the understanding of the ...