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A study into the reasons for process improvement project failures: results from a pilot survey
(Emerald, 2019-07-22)
Purpose
Process improvement initiatives, such as Lean, Six Sigma and Lean Six Sigma, typically have common characteristics that are carried through projects. Whilst a project’s performance is an important determinant of ...
Physical experimental static testing and structural design optimisation for a composite wind turbine blade
(Elsevier, 2016-12-10)
This study presents experimental testing on a 13 m long glass-fibre epoxy composite wind turbine blade. The results of the test were used to calibrate finite element models. A design optimisation study was then performed ...
Validation of the multi-objective structural optimisation of a composite wind turbine blade
(Elsevier, 2018-08-01)
Structural optimisation of a wind turbine blade is presented in this work. The optimisation was performed using a multi-objective genetic algorithm and finite element modelling to determine the optimal structural design ...
Changing energy cultures? Household energy use before and after a building energy efficiency retrofit
(Elsevier, 2019-12-03)
Government- and community-initiated energy retrofits of existing residential buildings abound across Europe. This paper argues that retrofitting initiatives need to extend their current emphasis on technical-material changes ...
Development of high-resolution multi-scale modelling system for simulation of coastal-fluvial urban flooding
(Copernicus Publications, 2017-02-16)
Urban developments in coastal zones are often exposed to natural hazards such as flooding. In this research, a state-of-the-art, multi-scale nested flood (MSN_Flood) model is applied to simulate complex coastal-fluvial ...
An embodied carbon and embodied energy appraisal of a section of Irish motorway constructed in peatlands
(Elsevier, 2015-01-29)
In addition to the customary drivers of cost and timely project delivery, embodied energy (EE) and embodied carbon (EC) have come to prominence in recent years as major design considerations in all aspects of large-scale ...
The application of deep learning on depth from multi-array camera
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2018-01-02)
Consumer-level multi-array cameras are a key enabling technology for next generation smartphones imaging systems. The present paper aims to analyze the accuracy of the depth estimation while using different camera combinations ...
An exploratory study into the use of Lean Six Sigma to reduce medication errors in the Norwegian public healthcare context
(Emerald, 2019-09-26)
Purpose: Medication errors are a significant cause of injury in Norwegian hospitals. The purpose of this study is to explore how Lean Six Sigma has been utilised in the Norwegian public healthcare context to reduce ...
Cyclic plasticity of welded P91 material for simple and complex power plant connections
(Elsevier, 2016-02-10)
This paper focuses on with the cyclic plasticity modelling of welded, ex-service P91 material. A multi material model is developed for high temperature cyclic plasticity, including the effects of the three different material ...
Effect of high-temperature corrosion on the service life of P91 piping in biomass co-firing
(American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME), 2016-02-24)
Co-firing biomass with traditional fuels is becoming increasingly relevant to thermal power plant operators due to increasingly stringent regulations on greenhouse gas emissions. It has been found that when biomass is ...