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Effect of matrix additives on the mechanical properties of pultruded composites.
(University of Canterbury, [2018])Pultrusion is an industrial process for the manufacture of fibre-reinforced composites having highly aligned continuous fibre reinforcement. In this work, the effect of processing conditions (temperature) and material ... -
Detection of wireless signals from an unmanned aerial vehicle for search and rescue.
(University of Canterbury, 2018)This thesis investigates the application of several spectrum sensing algorithms to the problem of detecting disaster victims after a large scale disaster using a unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) based detector. The spectrum ... -
Augmented virtuality enhanced visualization in an immersive cinematic environment.
(University of Canterbury, 2018)The rapid development of affordable head-mounted displays (HMDs) has led to inclusion of Virtual Reality (VR) in a home entertainment system, which in turn has created a niche for 360 degree panoramic movies. Previous ... -
Post-earthquake damage assessment and residual capacity of concrete and RC beams.
(University of Canterbury, 2018)The assessment of damage and remaining capacity after an earthquake is an immediate measure to determine whether a reinforced concrete (RC) building is usable and safe for occupants. The recent Christchurch earthquake (22 ... -
Risk and impact of insect herbivores on the development of dryland eucalyptus forestry in New Zealand.
(University of Canterbury, 2017)Eucalyptus plantations in New Zealand are occupied by a number of exotic insect defoliators and have increasing risks of new pest incursions. Pest outbreaks causing significant defoliation can reduce tree growth and ... -
Joule heating of green Pinus radiata logs for phytosanitary purposes : an in-depth investigation by experimentation and computational modelling.
(University of Canterbury, 2018)Pinus radiata is one of New Zealand’s main export products, and much of it is exported as whole green logs. Untreated logsmay be infested by pests, which could be potentially harmful to the flora and fauna of an importing ... -
Compositional sensitivity in additively manufactured aluminium alloy 2139
(University of Canterbury, 2018)One of the biggest challenges when utilizing additive manufacturing (AM) for the fabrication of aluminium alloy structures is achieving wrought-equivalent properties. Wrought alloys that are precipitation strengthened ... -
Bidirectional performance of concrete-filled steel tubular column connections.
(University of Canterbury, 2018)Square concrete-filled steel tubular (CFST) columns have been widely used in construction because they have high strength in two horizontal loading directions and they use thin economical steel tubes which provide concrete ... -
Removal of H₂S, NH₃, and tars from the producer gas of biomass gasification by secondary measures.
(University of Canterbury, 2018)The combination of biomass gasification and Fischer-Tropsch (FT) synthesis is a promising technology for converting biomass to “green” liquid fuel. However, the clean-up process of removing tars, H2S, NH3, and the other ... -
Design considerations for a wearable, bi-modal interface.
(University of Canterbury, 2018)The design of wearable interfaces that mediate interactions between people and the real world requires us to examine these interactions from the perspective of the users. The quality of these interactions is determined by ... -
Long-term behaviour of post-tensioned timber structures
(University of Canterbury, 2018)In 2005, the concept of post-tensioned timber joints, known as the ’Pres-Lam’ system, was firstly proposed and developed at the University of Canterbury. The technology relies on unbonded post-tensioning tendons to provide ... -
Cellular ionic concentration dynamics and wave propagation in spatial media
(University of Canterbury, 2018)In the context of cranial cellular modelling, mathematical techniques have been applied to model oscillations of concentration over time. Models were made for different cell types to match data and known chemical reactions ... -
Semi reproducing kernel hilbert spaces and mixed precision computation.
(University of Canterbury, 2018)Positive definite and conditionally positive definite functions are widely used in interpolation and smoothing problems, particularly when the data is scattered. This thesis concerns such functions and also concerns the ... -
Development of a combined creep-fatigue model for engineering purposes.
(University of Canterbury, 2017)Creep-fatigue damage is caused by reversed loading at elevated temperature, which presents the interaction of fatigue and creep. This behaviour normally spans a wide range of industries, such as aerospace, nuclear and ... -
Structural health monitoring of non-linear hysteretic structures.
(University of Canterbury, 2017)Ensuring life safety is the primary design and maintenance requirement for civil structures designed to be serviceable for a specific lifetime. However, structures subjected to a number of factors may experience quicker ... -
Balancing stakeholder goals in structural fire design of steel-framed buildings.
(University of Canterbury, 2017)When designing a steel-framed building, there are many design options available in terms of meeting the structural fire resistance objectives. Different stakeholders have different opinions about which approach is the most ... -
Using advanced analysis techniques to benchmark forest harvesting systems : a study of the New Zealand forest industry.
(University of Canterbury, 2018)The concept of benchmarking is applied to businesses and industries for the continuous measurement and improvement of production systems and organizational performance. This makes it important to continuously measure and ... -
A decision support framework for selecting feasible coastal protection measures in the Republic of Maldives.
(University of Canterbury, 2017)In the absence of effective coastal protection measures, low-lying countries face inevitable losses from coastal erosion and coastal flooding under future scenarios of sea level rise and climate change. The Republic of ... -
Experimental and analytical tools for rapid development of digital imaging-based elasto-tomography technology
(University of Canterbury, 2018)Breast cancer is the second most common cancer in the world and has the highest cancer mortality rate in women. Presently, 1 of every 4 women carry an increased risk of breast cancer, of which, 6% are below the minimum ... -
Development of a prototype for a real-time variable rate bitumen spray system
(University of Canterbury, 2018)This thesis presents work carried out on the development of a real-time variable rate bitumen spraying system. Sealing roads with bitumen binder and stone chip is used to provide a protective, wear resistant layer and ...
