Engineering: Conference Contributions
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How new performance based contracts add value in maintenance contracts
(Taylor & Francis Group, 2018)Public agencies in charge of maintaining highways and bridges walk a fine line between cost and quality. Recently the New Zealand Transport Agency (NZTA) has adopted many changes in their procurement methods to obtain ... -
Modelling the Flow of a Thin Liquid Film on a Sphere Rotating around a Varying Axis
(2022)The versatility of spin coating has made it the preferred method for producing the thin film layers used in the manufacture of common devices, however, one key limitation of the process is the requirement for a flat, ... -
Beneath the surface: recovery of ice thickness from observations
(2022)It is important to have models which can predict the thickness of ice sheets using surface data. Even under the assumption of no-slip, methods of doing this are often complex. This paper presents a one-shot inversion ... -
Better than Us: The Role of Implicit Self-Theories in Determining Perceived Threat Responses in HRI
(IEEE, 2022)Robots that are capable of outperforming human beings on mental and physical tasks provoke perceptions of threat. In this article we propose that implicit self-theory (core beliefs about the malleability of self-attributes, ... -
Thin-film flow of a Bingham fluid over topography with a temperature-dependent rheology
(2022)We consider the flow of a viscoplastic fluid on a horizontal or an inclined surface with a flat and an asymmetric topography. A particular application of interest is the spread of a fixed mass – a block – of material ... -
Recycling of end-of-life tyres in seismic isolation foundation systems
(2022)Over 6.3 million waste tyres are produced annually in New Zealand (Tyrewise, 2021), leading to socioeconomic and environmental concerns. The 2010-11 Canterbury Earthquake Sequence inflicted extensive damage to ~6,000 ... -
How much support is necessary for self-regulated learning?
(Asia Pacific Society for COmputers in Education, 2022)Self-regulated learning is crucial for learning success, and is even of greater importance for online learning as there is less support and feedback available to students. We describe a simple intervention designed to ... -
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Detailing provisions to control bar buckling in ductile RC walls
(Earthquake Engineering Research Institute, 2022)Bar buckling in ductile reinforced concrete (RC) walls is a commonly observed failure mode which limits their deformation capacity. To delay this undesirable failure mode in RC walls, most design codes emphasize on ... -
Developing an Optical Microlever for Stable and Unsupported Force Amplification
(IEEE, 2022)— Optical micromachines have the potential to im prove the capabilities of optical tweezers by amplifying forces and allowing for indirect handling and probing of specimens. However, systematic design and testing of ... -
Detection and Removal of Global and Local Noise in Realtime Video Streams
(2006)Despite the steady advancement of digital camera technology, noise is an ever present problem with image processing. Low light levels, fast camera motion, and even sources of electromagnetic fields such as electric motors ... -
Healthy Urban Waterways through Innovative Stormwater Technology
(2022)Healthy urban waterways are the lifeblood of our cities and one of our primary assets in creating a resilient, sustainable urban area. Yet untreated stormwater runoff from urban surfaces is a major source of degradation ... -
Software Architecture for Location-Based Games Designed for Social Interaction in Public Space
(Springer International Publishing, 2022)Location-based games (LBGs) are becoming increasingly more popular, especially those that focus on social interaction in public space. They have been successful to various extents at bringing players together to interact ... -
Geographic economic accessibility (GEA) for freight transport
(2018)Freight transportation has always been essential for trade and prosperity. The geographic economic accessibility to trade has expanded with modern use of fossil fuels. Geographic economic accessibility (GEA) is a measure ... -
New Zealand transition engineering retro-analysis
(2019)To meet New Zealand’s emission commitments, the government has prioritized the up-take of Electric Vehicles (EVs), as personal transportation is a large consumer of fossil fuels. Extrapolating figures from official sources ... -
A freight distribution exercise
(2020)Current state-of-the-art freight transport models capture behaviour-level processes driven by decisions on logistics aspects (i.e. choice of transport chain) and micro-level terminal operations (i.e. crane operation). Yet, ... -
Comparison of Covid-19 patient management and outcome in a tertiary care center during the first and second waves of the pandemic
(2021)Conclusion: In our hospital, the main therapeutic changes between W1 and W2 were use of steroids for hypoxemic patients and HFNO, while fewer patients received MV fort shorter durations and 4.7% of W2 patients were ... -
Numerical Evaluation of Bell-Shaped Proportional Damping Model for Softening Structures
(CIMNE, 2022)A new type of proportional damping models, called bell-shaped proportional damping model, has recently been proposed. This new model has not only addressed the spurious damping forces, but also maintained the same order ...
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