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Design and optimisation of a footfall energy harvesting system (2014)
Journal Article
Gilbert, J. M., & Balouchi, F. (2014). Design and optimisation of a footfall energy harvesting system. Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 25(14), 1746-1756. https://doi.org/10.1177/1045389X14523853

The scavenging of electrical energy from normal human activity has a number of attractions, and footfall energy is seen as one of the most attractive sources. However, footfall motion is characterised by relatively large forces and low velocities, an... Read More about Design and optimisation of a footfall energy harvesting system.

Techno-economic analysis of chemical looping combustion with humid air turbine power cycle (2014)
Journal Article
Olaleye, A. K., & Wang, M. (2014). Techno-economic analysis of chemical looping combustion with humid air turbine power cycle. Fuel, 124, 221-231. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fuel.2014.02.002

Power generation from fossil fuel-fired power plant is the largest single source of CO₂ emission. CO₂ emission contributes to climate change. On the other hand, renewable energy is hindered by complex constraints in dealing with large scale applicati... Read More about Techno-economic analysis of chemical looping combustion with humid air turbine power cycle.

A vibrating cantilever footfall energy harvesting device (2014)
Journal Article
Gilbert, J. M., & Balouchi, F. (2014). A vibrating cantilever footfall energy harvesting device. Journal of Intelligent Material Systems and Structures, 25(14), 1738-1745. https://doi.org/10.1177/1045389X14521880

Human footfall is an attractive source of energy for harvesting for low-power applications. However, the nature of footfall is poorly matched to electromagnetic generators. Footfall motion is characterised by high forces and low speeds, while electro... Read More about A vibrating cantilever footfall energy harvesting device.

Development and three-dimensional morphology of the zygomaticotemporal suture in primate skulls (2014)
Journal Article
Curtis, N., Witzel, U., & Fagan, M. J. (2014). Development and three-dimensional morphology of the zygomaticotemporal suture in primate skulls. Folia primatologica, 85(2), 77-87. https://doi.org/10.1159/000357526

Cranial sutures are an essential part of the growing skull, allowing bones to increase in size during growth, with their morphology widely believed to be dictated by the forces and displacements that they experience. The zygomaticotemporal suture in... Read More about Development and three-dimensional morphology of the zygomaticotemporal suture in primate skulls.

Understanding the deformation mechanism of individual phases of a ZrTi-based bulk metallic glass matrix composite using in situ diffraction and imaging methods (2014)
Journal Article
Huang, Y., Khong, J. C., Connolley, T., & Mi, J. (2014). Understanding the deformation mechanism of individual phases of a ZrTi-based bulk metallic glass matrix composite using in situ diffraction and imaging methods. Applied physics letters, 104(3), Article 031912. https://doi.org/10.1063/1.4863095

The plasticity of a ZrTi-based bulk metallic glass composite consisting of glassy matrix and crystalline dendritic phase was studied in-situ under identical tensile loading conditions using scanning electron microscopy and synchrotron X-ray diffracti... Read More about Understanding the deformation mechanism of individual phases of a ZrTi-based bulk metallic glass matrix composite using in situ diffraction and imaging methods.

Erratum: Cranial sutures work collectively to distribute strain throughout the reptile skull (Journal of The Royal Society Interface (2013) 10 (2013044) DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2013.0442) (2013)
Journal Article
Curtis, N., Jones, M. E., Evans, S. E., O'Higgins, P., & Fagan, M. J. (2013). Erratum: Cranial sutures work collectively to distribute strain throughout the reptile skull (Journal of The Royal Society Interface (2013) 10 (2013044) DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2013.0442). Journal of the Royal Society interface / the Royal Society, 10(87), Article 2013044. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2013.0584

Figure 4 was presented incorrectly, with (a) and (b) displaying the same bite position. The corrected figure below shows different bite positions for (a) and (b) as was initially intended.

The importance of accurate muscle modelling for biomechanical analyses: A case study with a lizard skull (2013)
Journal Article
Gröning, F., Jones, M. E., Curtis, N., Herrel, A., O'Higgins, P., Evans, S. E., & Fagan, M. J. (2013). The importance of accurate muscle modelling for biomechanical analyses: A case study with a lizard skull. Journal of the Royal Society interface / the Royal Society, 10(84), Article 20130216. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2013.0216

Computer-based simulation techniques such as multi-body dynamics analysis are becoming increasingly popular in the field of skull mechanics. Multi-body models can be used for studying the relationships between skull architecture, muscle morphology an... Read More about The importance of accurate muscle modelling for biomechanical analyses: A case study with a lizard skull.

Cranial sutures work collectively to distribute strain throughout the reptile skull (2013)
Journal Article
Curtis, N., Fagan, M. J., Evans, S. E., Jones, M. E. H., & O'Higgins, P. (2013). Cranial sutures work collectively to distribute strain throughout the reptile skull. Journal of the Royal Society interface / the Royal Society, 10(86), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2013.0442

The skull is composed of many bones that come together at sutures. These sutures are important sites of growth, and as growth ceases some become fused while others remain patent. Their mechanical behaviour and how they interact with changing form and... Read More about Cranial sutures work collectively to distribute strain throughout the reptile skull.

In situ study of the evolution of atomic strain of bulk metallic glass and its effects on shear band formation (2013)
Journal Article
Huang, Y. J., Khong, J. C., Connolley, T., & Mi, J. (2013). In situ study of the evolution of atomic strain of bulk metallic glass and its effects on shear band formation. Scripta materialia, 69(3), 207-210. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scriptamat.2013.03.016

The tensile behavior of TiZrNiCuBe metallic glass was studied using synchrotron X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. Shear band formation was carefully controlled by the introduction of a stress gradient due to a semi-circular notch. M... Read More about In situ study of the evolution of atomic strain of bulk metallic glass and its effects on shear band formation.

Ultrafast X-ray imaging and modelling of ultrasonic cavitations in liquid metal (2013)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Lee, T. L., Khong, J. C., Fezzaa, K., & Mi, J. Ultrafast X-ray imaging and modelling of ultrasonic cavitations in liquid metal

The dynamics of ultrasonic bubbles in liquid metal are captured in-situ for the first time using the ultrafast X-ray phase contrast imaging facility housed at the Advanced Photon Source, Argonne National Laboratory, in the USA. The experimental obser... Read More about Ultrafast X-ray imaging and modelling of ultrasonic cavitations in liquid metal.