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Mapping the Twitter linkages between American politicians and hate groups
(University of Canterbury, 2017)Big Data is a growing field after social media allowed developers to collect and store data using various platforms. The present research utilises Twitter data and Apache Spark to extend and develop an easy to implement ... -
Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) Pyrolysis Model Analysis of Heavy Goods Vehicle Fires in Road Tunnels
(University of Canterbury, 2017)Heavy goods vehicle (HGV) fires cause more serious fire safety problems than other vehicle fires in road tunnels due to the large fire size. The fire size is a critical parameter in road tunnel fire safety design and this ... -
Towards Understanding Empty Nose Syndrome using Computational Fluid Dynamics
(University of Canterbury, 2017)Empty nose syndrome (ENS) presents with sensations of nasal obstruction despite sufficiently patent nasal airways and little is known about its cause. The present work begins with a critical evaluation of the literature. ... -
Aerodynamics of asymmetrical land speed record vehicles
(University of Canterbury, 2017)Although current market penetration of battery electric cars is low (0.1% worldwide), it is rapidly growing as the advantages of electric vehicles (EV) in reduced pollution, CO2 emissions and lower operating costs ... -
Obtaining forest description for small-scale forests using an integrated remote sensing approach
(University of Canterbury, 2017)The estimated total forest plantation area in New Zealand is approximately 1.70 million ha. Approximately 70% of the plantations with area over 1000 ha are owned by large-scale owners, whose forests undergo regular monitoring ... -
Self-propulsion and mixing of microdroplets through surface tension gradient
(University of Canterbury, 2017)The topic researched for this thesis pertains to the transport and mixing of liquids in the micro-scale. With microfluidic applications in mind, the aim of this research is to further understand and investigate the role ... -
Selection and performance of ecosystem attributes for assessment of restoration success in biodiversity offset models
(University of Canterbury, 2017)Biodiversity offsets are an international emerging impact assessment tool, attempting to bridge the gap between biodiversity conservation and sustainable economic development. Offsets shall compensate for unavoidable ... -
Design and development of the electrical systems in an electric formula SAE race car
(University of Canterbury, 2017)Formula SAE is a global competition which challenges students to design and build a formula-style race car, which they then compete with in a series of dynamic and static events. In 2016, the University of Canterbury ... -
Ground motion selection for seismic response analysis
(University of Canterbury, 2017)This dissertation addresses several fundamental and applied aspects of ground motion selection for seismic response analyses. In particular, the following topics are addressed: the theory and application of ground motion ... -
Coherent change detection in repeat-pass synthetic aperture sonar
(University of Canterbury, 2017)Change detection involves comparing two images to find the differences between them. With sonar data, this can be used to identify changes to both the seafloor and objects located on it. As well as mine-hunting applications, ... -
Guidelines for the use of expanded foam polystyrene panel systems in industrial buildings so as to minimise the risk of fire
(University of Canterbury, 2006)Many of New Zealand’s primary food producers depend on buildings that are constructed using expanded foam polystyrene panel systems (EPS) for processing and controlled atmosphere storage. It is now the most commonly ... -
Performance of Reinforced Concrete Flat Slabs Exposed to Fire
(University of Canterbury, 2006)A number of researchers have focused on the performance of reinforced concrete slabs exposed to fire. These studies have shown that the membrane forces and the redistribution of bending moments in the slabs considerably ... -
Numerical Simulation of a Metro Train Fire
(University of Canterbury, 2005)This research thesis presents the simulation of fire growth and flame spread within a metro train in an underground trainway using Fire Dynamics Simulator (FDS) Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) model. The motivation ... -
Determining Flame Height And Flame Pulsation Frequency And Estimating Heat Release Rate From 3D Flame Reconstruction
(University of Canterbury, 2005)A method of creating a 3-dimensional point cloud representation of a buoyant diffusion flame from video footage from multiple angles has been created. This point cloud contains probabilities that the flame existed over ... -
Multifractal techniques for analysis and classification of emphysema images
(University of Canterbury, 2017)This thesis proposes, develops and evaluates different multifractal methods for detection, segmentation and classification of medical images. This is achieved by studying the structures of the image and extracting the ... -
Repeatability of pre-flashover fire patterns on gypsum wallboard.
(University of Canterbury, 2017)Unwanted fires result in loss of life and property. These fires can also create an adverse economic impact on a community. The investigation of fires provides a means to identify the cause of the fire in order to develop ... -
Fat suppression in magnetic resonance imaging near metal implants.
(University of Canterbury, 2017)Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is one of the most outstanding developments in medical diagnosis in recent decades. It is used in a wide range of clinical imaging applications, and is particularly effective for producing ... -
Change detection in dynamic attributed networks
(University of Canterbury, 2017)A network provides a powerful means of representing complex relationships between entities by abstracting entities as vertices, and relationships as edges connecting vertices in a graph. Beyond the presence or absence ... -
Development of mathematical models of everyday life factors on glycaemia, identifiable in outpatients with type 1 diabetes
(University of Canterbury, 2017)Insulin therapy for type 1 diabetes mellitus is used to manage and maintain near normal blood glucose. However, this therapy balances treating hyperglycaemia and avoiding hypoglycaemia, both of which have negative ... -
An investigation of statistical learning curves: do we always need big data?
(University of Canterbury, 2017)The rapid revolutionary rapid Big Data technology has attracted increasing attention and widely been used in many industries. It is not only benefiting our life dramatically, but also posing new challenges to us at the ...
