MMC modes of delivery in housing: Effects on Housing Association clients. Project Report. Flagship Group
Report
Oliveira, S., Burch, J., Hutchison, K., Adekola, O., Jaradat, S., & Jones, M. (2017)
MMC modes of delivery in housing: Effects on Housing Association clients. Project Report. Flagship Group. Flagship Group
The purpose of this report is to review evidence of MMC application in housing with regards to diverse modes of delivery, lending approaches, customer satisfaction and long-te...
BEETLE²
Digital Artefact
D'Amico, B., & Pomponi, F. (2017)
BEETLE². [http://www.food4rhino.com/app/beetle2]
BEETLE², (Built Environment Efficiency Tool for Low Environmental Externalities) is a tool aimed at promoting an efficient and effective use of resources in the built environm...
The generation of problem-focussed patent clusters: a comparative analysis of crowd intelligence with algorithmic and expert approaches
Journal Article
Wodehouse, A., Vasantha, G., Corney, J., Maclachlan, R., & Jagadeesan, A. (2017)
The generation of problem-focussed patent clusters: a comparative analysis of crowd intelligence with algorithmic and expert approaches. Design Science: An International Journal, 3, https://doi.org/10.1017/dsj.2017.19
This paper presents a new crowdsourcing approach to the construction of patent clusters, and systematically benchmarks it against previous expert and algorithmic approaches. P...
Seismic liquefaction performance of strip foundations: Effect of ground improvement dimensions
Journal Article
Dimitriadi, V. E., Bouckovalas, G. D., Chaloulos, Y. K., & Aggelis, A. S. (2018)
Seismic liquefaction performance of strip foundations: Effect of ground improvement dimensions. Soil Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering, 106, 298-307. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.soildyn.2017.08.021
Evidence from field case studies, as well as from experimental and theoretical research, suggest that the detrimental effects of seismic liquefaction on the performance of sur...
Review and application of a settlement model for landfills
Conference Proceeding
Esteban-Altabella, J., McDougall, J., Colomer-Mendoza, F., Gallardo, A., & Edo-Alcon, N. (2017)
Review and application of a settlement model for landfills. In International Waste and Landfill Symposium Proceedings
The geotechnical behavior and settlement in landfills has been changing for many years. This behavior in fact depends on many factors and, therefore, making forecasts is compl...
Optimal actuator\sensor placement and controller design for large flexible space structures and robotics
Conference Proceeding
Soufian, M., & Borairi, M. (2017)
Optimal actuator\sensor placement and controller design for large flexible space structures and robotics. In 26th IEEE International Symposium on Industrial Electronics (ISIE17)https://doi.org/10.1109/isie.2017.8001450
This paper emphasizes the characterization of the dynamic motions of large flexible space structures (LFSS) and robotic arms in terms of poles and zeros, in order to develops ...
Fault detection observer of a pilot plant papermaking machine
Conference Proceeding
Soufian, M., Borairi, M., & Yu, D. L. (2017)
Fault detection observer of a pilot plant papermaking machine. In 2017 IEEE 26th International Symposium on Industrial Electronics (ISIE)https://doi.org/10.1109/isie.2017.8001525
This paper presents the development of a bilinear system model and the application of a bilinear fault detection observer to a papermaking machine to detect various simulated ...
Briefing: Embodied carbon dioxide assessment in buildings: guidance and gaps
Journal Article
Giesekam, J., & Pomponi, F. (2017)
Briefing: Embodied carbon dioxide assessment in buildings: guidance and gaps. Proceedings of the ICE - Engineering Sustainability, 1-8. https://doi.org/10.1680/jensu.17.00032
The construction industry, through its activities and supply chains as well as the operation of the assets that it creates, is a major contributor to global greenhouse gas emi...
Bringing pupils into building energy performance: school design, construction and operation
Conference Proceeding
Pomponi, F., Medina Campos, L., Moncaster, A., & Smith, S. (2017)
Bringing pupils into building energy performance: school design, construction and operation. In PLEA Conference Proceedings Volume III
Colegio Rochester is school in Colombia with a strong vision for sustainability. This vision permeates the new school building which was the first school in Latin America to b...
Zooming in on biomimicry: the potential of tensegrity structures
Conference Proceeding
Pomponi, F., & Inzitari, G. (2017)
Zooming in on biomimicry: the potential of tensegrity structures. In PLEA Conference Proceedings
The foundations of biomimicry lie with the idea that Nature can inspire solutions to complex human problems. Biomimicry in Architecture is a rapidly growing field which also e...