Engineering: Theses and Dissertations
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Hyphae-on-a-chip : a microfluidic platform for the study of zoospore germination and protrusive forces in hyphal invasion.
(University of Canterbury, 2020)Fungal and oomycete pathogens have a significant influence on species extinctions, food security, ecosystem disturbances, and even human health. The large diversity of pathogenic fungi and oomycetes, and their acquired ... -
Aeroacoustics damping performance studies on Helmholtz resonators and in-duct perforated plates.
(University of Canterbury, 2020)Noise control in turbomachines has always been a popular topic in industrial R&D and academic research sectors. As one of the typical acoustic noise dampers, Helmholtz resonators have been widely implemented in automobile ... -
Gradient grain growth.
(University of Canterbury, 2020)Inhomogeneous material properties such as corrosion resistance, strength and creep can be found in cast or formed metals which are heat treated. The spatial variation comes from the gradient in grain sizes, which is a ... -
Novel CNNs for target localisation to prune pine tree branches : tree pruning with a smart UAV.
(University of Canterbury, 2020)This thesis presents work to predict pruning targets on pine trees so that pine forests can be pruned with a smart Unmanned Autonomous Vehicle (UAV). This work is primarily concerned with keypoint localisation of the ... -
A forensic approach to elucidate the factors that influence the photocatalytic activity of nanostructured-anatase-rutile-carbon composite coatings by pp-MOCVD.
(University of Canterbury, 2020)Titanium dioxide has been of high interest because of its UV-light absorbing properties and its ability to produce electron-hole pairs that are capable in catalyzing surface reactions. The discovery of the photocatalytic ... -
The effect of magnetite nanoparticles on methane production from the anaerobic digestion of acetate, propionate and glucose.
(University of Canterbury, 2020)A series of studies were conducted to explore the effect of different size ranges and concentrations of magnetite nanoparticles on methane production from fresh and degassed anaerobically-digested sludge under different ... -
Models of the human visual system applied to pattern recognition.
(University of Canterbury, 1987)Studies of the human visual system provide many important principles and models on which to base the design of machine vision systems. This thesis examines the application of such principles and models to the task of ... -
Pressure-volume-temperature (PVT) properties of components of natural gases.
(University of Canterbury, 1993)A technique designed in this laboratory for the measurement of virial coefficients by pressure measurements of condensable fluids was extended to fluids not easily condensable with liquid nitrogen. Preliminary analysis ... -
Evaluating virtual human role-players to practice & develop leadership skills.
(University of Canterbury, 2020)Many organizations are dissatisfied with the outcomes of their leadership training efforts despite the significant money they are investing in training programs. Researchers suggest that practice-based training techniques, ... -
Sustainable electricity for traditional economies : the design of a sustainable electricity system for remote electrification
(University of Canterbury, 2020)The goal is for everyone in the world to have access to electricity by 2030. Amidst this, the already implemented systems will require replacement, while the energy intensity levels will lower, resulting in less productivity ... -
Inelastic behaviour of reinforced concrete members with cyclic loading
(University of Canterbury, 1969)This thesis is concerned with the inelastic behaviour of reinforced concrete members subjected to cyclic overload. Theoretical methods for predicting the flexural behaviour of reinforced concrete members have been ... -
Refinements in iterative blind deconvolution
(University of Canterbury, 1995)The thesis presents a number of results regarding blind deconvolution of a single contaminated blurred image. A scheme of routinely selecting the best support is proposed. This scheme employs an objective error metric ... -
Limit design of reinforced concrete slabs : openings and slab-column connections
(University of Canterbury, 1973)This thesis is concerned with two aspects of the limit design methods of reinforced concrete slabs. The first part deals with a theoretical investigation of uniformly loaded two-way rectangular slabs with four positions ... -
Photomechanics : a study of inelastic behaviour of polycarbonate of bisphenol A
(University of Canterbury, 1970)The photomechanical relationship of a polymer undergoing finite deformation is examined in light of basic considerations of the relationship between the index tensor and the mechanical tensors: the stress and strain tensor, ... -
The influence of mass transfer on design criteria in liquid extraction
(University of Canterbury, 1977)An investigation into dispersed phase holdup and the droplet size distribution in a counter-current flow packed column, and in particular, into the effects of mass transfer, has been performed using the toluene - acetone ... -
Advances in zero-based consistent deconvolution and evaluation of human sensory-motor function
(University of Canterbury, 1994)Work in two separate research areas is presented. The two areas are the development of a new two-dimensional (2-D) zero-based deconvolution algorithm and the evaluation of human sensory-motor (S-M) function in a 2-D ... -
Zero-based ensemble deconvolution and EEG spectral topography.
(University of Canterbury, 1994)This thesis presents theoretical and practical aspects of two distinctly different topics - zero based two-dimensional ensemble blind deconvolution and spectral topography of the electroencephalogram. Reconstructing ... -
Development, functionalisation, and characterisation of triply periodic minimum surface hydrogels for solid-tolerant chromatography.
(University of Canterbury, 2020)The work presented in this thesis demonstrates the development of the first chromatography columns for solid-tolerant chromatography produced using 3D-printing methods. This work developed from the rapidly evolving 3D-printing ... -
The residual strength of soils and landslide stability
(University of Canterbury, 1991)This thesis studies the influence of the residual shear strength of soils on the stability of landslides. The effect of rate of shear on the residual strength of soils is studied in a modified Bromhead ring shear ... -
The strength of concrete under compressive load
(University of Canterbury, 1984)A background literature survey pertinent to the behaviour of plain concrete under short-term compressive load is presented. This yields little to suggest that any consis·tent "understanding" of the overall strength/defor ...
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