College of Engineering: Recent submissions
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Towards a Classification Method for Gravity Pipeline Failures
(2019)Asset management planning for wastewater pipe networks typically uses an estimate of pipe life and scheduled replacement dates. Uncertainty in the process leads to large financial implications for local government. The ... -
Low Voltage Network Modelling
(2014)With the increasing uptake of new technologies (such as PV, wind, EVs and LED lighting) there is a need to study their effect on the low voltage (LV) network, and this is one objective of the Green Grid project. Although ... -
Shear, flexure and axial tension in reinforced concrete members
(University of Canterbury, 1970)In this project the strength and behaviour of reinforced concrete beams subjected to flexure, shear and axial tension are examined. This combination of actions may be induced by lateral loading in the external column of a ... -
JOSIS' 10th anniversary special feature: part two
(Journal of Spatial Information Science, 2020)We open this editorial with the sad news that a member of our editorial board, Christian Freska, passed away this autumn. Christian was an active and supportive member of our editorial board, bringing his unique and ... -
Copper-promoted cobalt/titania nanorod catalyst for CO hydrogenation to hydrocarbons
(2020)The effect of Cu on cobalt/titania nanorod (Co/TNR) catalysts for the promotion of carbon monoxide (CO) hydrogenation to hydrocarbons was investigated. Varying amounts of Cu (1.5- 6.0 wt%) were loaded onto the base Co/TNR ... -
Test bench demonstration of the geometric wavefront sensor
(SPIE, 2020)This paper investigates the performance and optimization of the Geometric Wavefront Sensor (GWFS) in openloop wavefront sensing, along with the Curvature Wavefront Sensor (CWFS) and Shack-Hartmann Wavefront Sensor (SH-WFS). ... -
Board 48: Analysis of a Trial of Mentoring between Civil Engineering Students and Practicing Engineers
(ASEE Conferences, 2018)The paper briefly reviews the rich literature related to mentoring, with a focus on engineering mentoring in particular. That is followed by the details of our mentoring trial (the methods of the research), then the results ... -
An integrated local damping approach for enhanced characterization of nonlinear dynamic response
(2020)This paper develops a simplified local damping approach for use in the nonlinear dynamic analysis of structures so that different energy dissipation mechanisms can be integrated. It is argued that a local damping approach ... -
Nanostructural deformation of high-stiffness spruce wood under tension
(Springer Science and Business Media LLC, 2021)onifer wood is an exceptionally stiff and strong material when its cellulose microfibrils are well aligned. However, it is not well understood how the polymer components cellulose, hemicelluloses and lignin co-operate to ... -
Modelling kinetic, thermodynamic and operational effects in a steam methane reformer. Part B: carbon formation
(2021)Results from a multi-scale one dimensional model of a steam methane reformer were applied to investigate carbon formation. Using a combined thermodynamic and kinetic approach, regions of likely carbon formation are ... -
Modelling kinetic, thermodynamic and operational effects in a steam methane reformer. Part A: reformer output
(2021)Key decisions in developing a model of a steam methane reformer were investigated in this paper. A comprehensive one-dimensional python model of a reformer tube is proposed, including the effects of sintering and poisoning. ... -
Empathy and yawn contagion: Can we (Humans) catch yawns from robots?
(ACM, 2014)Empathy plays an important role in the interaction between humans and robots. The contagious effect of yawning is moderated by the degree of social closeness and empathy. We propose to analyse the contagion of yawns as an ... -
Experimental testing and analytical modelling of glulam moment connections with self-drilling dowels
(2021)An experimental and analytical study on rotational behaviour of glulam beam-column moment connections with self-drilling dowels (SDD) was conducted. Connection properties including strength, stiffness, ductility and ... -
I sing the body electric an experimental theatre play with robots [video abstract]
(IEEE, 2013)Robots seem to be natural candidates to be used as actors in theatre plays. The interest in robotic actors in performance led to several publications [1-3] and was also included in HRI 2012 conference video session [4], ... -
Dimensions of anthropomorphism: From humanness to humanlikeness
(ACM, 2014)In HRI anthropomorphism has been considered to be a unidimensional construct. However, social psychological studies of the potentially reverse process to anthropomorphisation - known as dehumanization - indicate that there ... -
Interacting with Anatomically Complete Robots: A Discussion about Human-robot Relationships
(ACM, 2018)© 2018 ACM. Abyss Creations LLC is selling highly realistic and anatomically complete dolls for decades. The interaction that customers have with the dolls has been subject to many controversial discussions. David Levy ... -
Transformation of abundant magnesium silicate minerals for enhanced CO2 sequestration
(2021)Global climate change related to anthropogenic CO2 emissions is one of the most significant challenges for the future of human life on Earth. There are many potential options for reducing or even eliminating atmospheric ...