UC Research Repository: Recent submissions
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Marangoni-induced actuation of miscible liquid droplets on an incline
(PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, 2016)© 2016 Elsevier Ltd. This paper reports on the self-propulsion of a droplet up an incline, confined on a polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) channel rendered hydrophilic through combined oxygen plasma and polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) ... -
Through-Mask Electrochemical Micromachining of Aluminum in Phosphoric Acid
(The Electrochemical Society, 2017)© The Author(s) 2017. Published by ECS. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (CC BY). Aluminum micro-channels have been machined in phosphoric acid via ... -
Investigation of the adhesive from Hormosira banksii germlings and its performance over different material surfaces and topographies
(Elsevier BV, 2017)© 2017 Elsevier Ltd Adhesives produced by marine organisms possess the ability to adsorb robustly and under water to a range of substrates, in a range of environmental conditions and undergo curing under water. In the ... -
Scaling Laws of Droplet Coalescence: Theory and Numerical Simulation
(Hindawi Limited, 2018)Copyright © 2018 M. Irshad Khodabocus et al. When two Newtonian liquid droplets are brought into contact on a solid substrate, a highly curved meniscus neck is established between the two which transforms the bihemispherically ... -
A simple model of fully-faceted grain growth and coarsening with non-linear growth laws
(Carl Hanser Verlag, 2005)A numerical simulation of the growth and coarsening of completely faceted particles in a two-dimensional closed system is described. The particles grow from a supersaturated solution with driving forces including an ... -
High speed computer-aided optimization in engineering
(University of Canterbury, 1972)The rapid growth of electronic computers over the past two decades has made available to engineers a powerful tool for control system design. Accompanying this growth has developed the art of algorithm design so that best ... -
Exploratory fact-finding scoping study on "digital sequence information" on genetic resources for food and agriculture
(UN FAO, 2018)1. The Commission on Genetic Resources for Food and Agriculture (Commission), at its Sixteenth Regular Session, established a new work stream on “digital sequence information” (“DSI”) on genetic resources for food and ... -
Young people and caregivers’ perspectives on truancy and non-enrolment
(Te Ora Hou Otautahi, 2018)Within the Christchurch region, Māori young people are more likely to be non-enrolled (NE), than young people from other ethnic backgrounds. The Attendance Service operating in this region (Te Ora Hou Ōtautahi, K3 Service) ... -
Phase coexistence near the polymorphic phase boundary
(Elsevier BV, 2019)© 2018 Acta Materialia Inc. A novel multiphase field theory for ferroelectric systems in the vicinity of a polymorphic phase boundary (PPB) is developed by coupling the Landau-Devonshire thermodynamic potentials of the ... -
Exploring how employees adapt to an innovative contemporary workplace: how do office-free workspaces influence communication and work practices?
(University of Canterbury, 2020)Large firms are increasingly swapping individual offices for open-plan workspace designs with few partitions or dedicated personal desks. Managers and designers claim that these new work environments foster collaboration, ... -
An exploration of broaching and integrating religion and spirituality within a solution-focused counselling practice
(University of Canterbury, 2020)This project explores the practice of broaching the topic of religion and spirituality in a solution-focused counselling practice. Within the recent history of psychotherapy, the practice of broaching has been used primarily ... -
The origin of magma encountered during drilling of geothermal well KJ-39, Krafla, Iceland and the relationship with the nearby IDDP-1 magma
(University of Canterbury, 2020)In July 2008, well KJ-39 encountered magma at 2571 metres below the surface while drilling into the geothermal system within the Krafla central volcano, north-eastern Iceland. The magma was returned to the surface as ... -
The identification of barriers and enablers impacting the adoption and maintenance of the Thai government’s organic standard: the case of Thai organic rice producers
(University of Canterbury, 2020)This doctoral research examined the causal factors contributing to organic farming practices and certification in Thailand. Organic farming practices involve farmers using methods of crop production that rely on specific ... -
Experimental investigation of intensity measures for probabilistic structural fire engineering
(University of Canterbury, 2020)There are a number of limitations in current design methods for structural fire engineering. The biggest concern is that a worst-case fire is assumed - which means that there may be a fire that is worse than what the ... -
Behaviour of axially loaded piles
(University of Canterbury, 1988)This project may be described in three parts. The first part mainly involves the evaluation of existing soil models under undrained conditions. The second part of the project is to evaluate the currently used methods for ... -
Kāhui Ako and the collaborative turn in education: emergent evidence and leadership implications
(Victoria University of Wellington Library, 2020)Internationally, in contexts of escalating globalisation, collaboration has increasingly been taken up as a social policy tool. Education has not been exempt from that uptake. In Aotearoa, this is most clearly evidenced ... -
Thermodynamics-Acoustics Coupling Studies on Self-excited Combustion Oscillations Maximum Growth Rate
(2020)Unlike electric vehicles and electric aircrafts, hydrocarbon-fuelled (fossil) engine systems are much noisier. By conducting one-step chemical reaction-thermodynamicsacoustics coupling studies and experimental measurements, ... -
New Zealand’s relations with post-communist Central and Eastern European countries since their accession to the European Union.
(University of Canterbury, 2020)New Zealand’s relations with the Central and Eastern European Countries (CEECs) have, for the most part, always been limited. Despite some improvement throughout the latter half of the 20th century, as New Zealand tried ... -
Disaster risk management in rural New Zealand
(University of Canterbury, 2020)Natural hazards can have substantial and enduring disaster impacts on rural communities. They impact human lives, infrastructure, and economies, but can also powerfully influence rural culture, sense of community, and ... -
NOx emission reduction reaction of Ammonia-hydrogen with self-sustained pulsating oscillations
(2020)Unlike hydrocarbon fuel, ammonia (NH3) is an alternative but promising carbon-free renewable fuel. The utilization of NH3 as energy resource can effectively reduce greenhouse gas CO2 emission. Here we explore interdisciplinary ...