Browsing Mechanical Engineering by Title
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ICT as an Opportunity for Regional Development: the Extremadura Case
(2007)The present paper describes the case of Extremadura Region as well as the lessons that can be learned from the processes of re-focussing its regional growth strategy. A brief introduction will show the way many regions or ... -
Idea management for organisational Innovation
(World Scientific, 2003-12)Modern organisations are under ever increasing competitive pressure to maintain market share, enhance product range, improve efficiency and reduce cost. The process by which organisations attain these improvements is ... -
Implementation of an ambient intelligence (AmI) system in a manufacturing SME
(IOS Press, 2008)SME are facing greater challenges due to increased labour cost and reduced cycle times. To adapt to this change more effectively and efficiently they need systems in place that adapt to change easily and seamlessly. This ... -
Implementation of an AmI system in a Manufacturing SME
(2008)SME's are facing greater challenges due to increased labour cost and reduced cycle times. To adapt to these challenges they need systems in place that will enable them to be flexible, effective and efficient. This is the ... -
An improved unified viscoplastic model for strain-rate sensitivity in high temperature fatigue
(Elsevier ScienceDirect, 2013-11-21)An improved unified cyclic viscoplastic material model for high temperature fatigue of P91 steel is presented. The primary enhancement over existing models is in relation to strain-rate independence of parameters, for ... -
In-situ SEM study of fatigue micro-crack initiation and propagation behavior in pre-corroded AA7075-T7651
(Elsevier, 2020-04-18)Fatigue micro-cracking behavior in pre-corroded AA7075-T7651 is analyzed by in-situ scanning electron microscopy (SEM) observation and SEM-based fractography. The experimental results show that (i) fatigue microcracks ... -
Incompressible moving boundary flows with the finite volume particle method
(Elsevier, 2010-03-24)Mesh-free methods offer the potential for greatly simplified modeling of flow with moving walls and phase interfaces. The finite volume particle method (FVPM) is a mesh-free technique based on interparticle fluxes which ... -
Incremental learning in a capstone project: Not all mature students are the same
(IGI Global, 2020-04)Organizations are moving away from rigid planning to a more incremental style of planning and execution in projects. There is a growing acceptance of the effectiveness of incremental change, both in industry projects and ... -
Indentation characterization of glass/epoxy and carbon/epoxy composite samples aged in artificial salt water at elevated temperature
(Elsevier, 2022-04-21)Micro-level composite properties are a key determinant of the long-term performance and life span of marine-based composite structures. In this paper, the effect of the aging process in salt water at room temperature and ... -
Influence of fast pyrolysis conditions on yield and structural transformation of biomass chars
(Elsevier, 2015-09-19)Fast pyrolysis of biomass (wood, straw, rice husk) and its major components (cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin) was conducted in a wire mesh reactor. The aim of this study was to understand the influence of temperature ... -
Influence of material inhomogeneity on the mechanical response of a tempered martensite steel
(SAGE Publications, 2017-01-13)Failure in steel weldments operating at high temperatures often occurs in the heat-affected zone adjacent to the weld. Such failures can be a result of material inhomogeneity within the heat-affected zone and in the case ... -
Influence of microstructural defects and hydrostatic pressure on water absorption in composite materials for tidal energy
(SAGE Publications, 2018-01-06)The lifespan and economic viability of tidal energy devices are constrained, in part, by the complex degradation of the tidal turbine blade materials due to prolonged immersion in a hostile sub-sea environment. Seawater ... -
The influence of technology on the development of partnership relationships in the Irish construction industry
(2013)This paper investigates the potential for improvement in the construction supply chain management (SCM) given the current crisis in the Irish construction industry. The research was undertaken because of the need to improve ... -
Innovation management for product and process development
(2000)Industry we are told manages change poorly. Surveys indicate that over 50% of change programmes fail to meet objectives. The reasons cited are all too familiar: poor goal definition, poor alignment of actions to goals and ... -
The Irish dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) Health Informatics Prediction (HIP) for Osteoporosis Project
(BMJ Publishing Group, 2020-12-18)Purpose The purpose of the Irish dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) Health Informatics Prediction (HIP) for Osteoporosis Project is to create a large retrospective cohort of adults in Ireland to examine the validity ... -
The issue of waste in European manufacturing SMEs
(CISA Publisher, 2011-10-03)[No abstract available] -
Key challenges for inter and intra enterprise knowledge transfer
(2004)Knowledge is a key resource that must be managed if improvement efforts are to succeed and businesses are to remain competitive in global markets. In recent years, researchers, consultants and practitioners have developed ... -
Knowledge Management Practices in Service SMEs
(2012-01)Knowledge management is a critical component of competitive success in service organizations. Knowledge management centers on creating new knowledge and utilizing existing knowledge. While utilizing existing knowledge ... -
Knowledge sharing in a collaborative networked environment
(2007)Knowledge is a key resource that must be managed within organisations and across collaborative enterprise networks. In particular, the two major challenges that face such organisations are; ensuring that they have the ... -
Knowledge sharing in manufacturing SMEs
(2007)This paper reports on a study of European manufacturing SMEs in the metallurgical sector. The goal of the research is to ascertain the extent and nature of knowledge sharing that takes place within these organisations; the ...