• Corrosion fatigue of 2024-T4 aluminium alloy in contact with superphosphate fertilizer 

  Miller, N. A. (University of Canterbury, 1968)

  The aim of this research was to establish the effects of superphosphate fertilizer on the fatigue life of 2024 = T4 aluminium alloy. Rotating beam, direct stress and reverse bend fatigue tests were carried out on both ...

• A survey of gorse weevil activities in Ashley Forest. 

  Stevenson, Hugh William (University of Canterbury, 1973)

  The gorse seed weevil (Apion ulicis) attacked 74% of seed pods sampled from six gorse infested sites in Ashley Forest, and destroyed a high percentage of seed within each pod. Statistical tests showed that the weevil did ...

• The interaction of fluid transients with pipeline anomalies 

  Alexander, Jane (University of Canterbury, 2021)

  A functional and secure water supply is essential for supporting social and economic development. However, although pipelines account for the majority of water infrastructure assets and require a significant amount of ...

• The development of an in-silico model of the human head for the simulation of traumatic brain injury. 

  Wright, Frederick David Allan (University of Canterbury, 2021)

  The anatomy of the human head is highly complex, consisting of several different layers of biological material. The layers in the brain are both solid and liquid. The tissues and fluids which are present in the head have ...

• Towards the development of rapid loss estimation methodology for loss optimisation seismic design. 

  Khakurel, Shreedhar (University of Canterbury, 2021)

  In this thesis, focus is given to develop methodologies for rapidly estimating specific components of loss and downtime functions. The thesis proposes methodologies for deriving loss functions by (i) considering individual ...

• Towards pheromone binding protein based sensors for detection of Disparlure. 

  Reis, Miguel Angelo Freitas Ribeiro Gaspar (University of Canterbury, 2021)

  The development of sensing methodologies and apparatus is fundamental in today’s world. From controlling airborne pollution levels to the detection of new infectious diseases, sensors have become indispensable in our lives. ...

• Mass transfer in disperse systems. 

  Glen, J. B. (University of Canterbury, 1965)

  The fluid dynamic aspects of liquid extraction are investigated for the mass transfer system isooctane/o-nitro-phenol (solute)/water (continuous, extractant phase), in flow mixing vessels of various geometries. Dimensional ...

• Seismic performance of buckling restrained braced frames with and without manufacturing defects subjected to combined in-plane and out-of-plane loading 

  Cui, Jian (University of Canterbury, 2021)

  Buckling restrained braces (BRBs) and BRB Frames (BRBFs) have become widely used in New Zealand and around the world. However, concerns have been raised about the behaviour of BRBs for various reasons. Firstly, explicit ...

• Some applications of holography to image processing 

  Gough, Peter Travis (University of Canterbury, 1974)

  A successful implementation is reported of a simple and rapid method of constructing computer generated holograms, by overprinting the standard line printer characters. The theoretical and practical limitations of computer ...

• Evaluating network technologies for industrial intelligent transportation systems. 

  Pell, Samuel (University of Canterbury, 2021)

  An Intelligent Transportation System (ITS) is a network of connected vehicles, pedestrians, and infrastructure sharing information to improve safety and efficiency. To enable an ITS, so called vehicle-to-everything (V2X) ...

• Sustainable recycling technologies for lithium-ion batteries 

  Kader, Zain Abdool (University of Canterbury, 2021)

  The urgency to meet our climate obligations under the Paris Agreement has prompted a surge in the production and consumption of electric vehicles and with it, a growing waste- stream of end-of-life lithium-ion batteries. ...

• Towards passive fluidic control : optimisation of non-uniform suction of separated flows. 

  Ramsay, James Robert (University of Canterbury, 2021)

  Separated flows – such as those around bluff bodies – can be greatly improved by removing some of the fluid through bounding surfaces. This ‘suction flow control’ reinvigorates the boundary layer, delaying separation and ...

• Analysis and design of gusset plates in buckling restrained braced frames. 

  Vazquez Colunga, Saul Yahdiel (University of Canterbury, 2020)

  Gusset plates (GP) are commonly used to connect buckling restrained braces (BRBs) to frame elements and must be designed to ensure BRBs perform as expected during realistic earthquake shaking. This study focuses on ...

• Drag coefficients of spheres in turbulent non-steady flow. 

  Painter, D. J. (University of Canterbury, 1969)

  A re-derivation of the equation of non-steady motion of a sphere in viscous, incompressible fluid at very low Reynolds numbers is presented. The emphasis is on completeness to show clearly the limitations of the mathematical ...

• The simulation of fixed-bed ion exchange columns 

  Allen, Maurice (University of Canterbury, 1973)

  The equations for the fixed-bed ion exchange process have been rigorously solved to give breakthrough curves using analog, digital and hybrid computers. The models developed for the ion exchange column process are general ...

• Diffraction by a penetrable wedge 

  Yeo, T. S. (Tat Soon) (University of Canterbury, 1985)

  New approaches to the problem of diffraction by a penetrable wedge are introduced in this thesis. The motivation has been to add to the power the Geometrical Theory of Diffraction by obtaining diffraction coefficients ...

• Tree diversity, composition and stand structure across postlogged lowland tropical forest on Santa Isabel, Solomon Islands. 

  Hiro, Carlos (University of Canterbury, 2020)

  The rate of deforestation in the Solomon Islands is alarming with more than half of the nation's primary commercial forest resource having already been subject to timber harvesting leaving behind extensive areas of degraded ...

• The tunnel road pavement performance study 

  Niven, D. (David) (University of Canterbury, 1972)

  This thesis is concerned with the instrumentation and testing of a half mile of experimental pavement that was constructed as part of the access road from Christchurch to the Christchurch-Lyttelton Road Tunnel. Testing of ...

• An Investigation into the Use of Digital Sketching during the Early-Middle Design Phases in Industrial Design Practice 

  Zhang W (University of Canterbury, 2021)

• Selective transport and armouring of non-uniform alluvial sediments 

  Proffitt, Graeme T. (Graeme Thomas) (University of Canterbury, 1980)

  The armouring process resulting from the selective transport of non-uniform sediments is experimentally examined. Aspects include the change, with time, of the bed-surface composition, the eroded material composition and ...

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