Submissions from 2020
Superelastic response of low-modulus porous beta-type Ti-35Nb-2Ta-3Zr alloy fabricated by laser powder bed fusion, Noman Hafeez, Jia Liu, Liqiang Wang, Daixiu Wei, Yujin Tan, Weijie Lu, and Lai-Chang Zhang
Effect of environment-friendly non-ionic surfactant on interfacial tension reduction and wettability alteration; Implications for enhanced oil recovery, Omid Mosalman Haghighi, Ghasem Zargar, Abbas Khaksar Manshad, Muhammad Ali, Mohammad Ali Takassi, Jagar A. Ali, and Alireza Keshavarz
A progressive weighted average weight optimisation ensemble technique for fruit and vegetable classification, Khurram Hameed, Douglas Chai, and Alexander Rassau
A sample weight and adaboost CNN-based coarse to fine classification of fruit and vegetables at a supermarket self-checkout, Khurram Hameed, Douglas Chai, and Alexander Rassau
Constitutive relationships for CNF-reinforced engineered cementitious composites and CNF-reinforced lightweight engineered cementitious composites at ambient and elevated temperatures, Fatemeh Hamidi and Farhad Aslani
Compressive and tensile strength fracture models for heavyweight geopolymer concrete, Fatemeh Hamidi, Farhad Aslani, and Afsaneh Valizadeh
Transient electrohydrodynamic convective flow and heat transfer of MWCNT - Dielectric nanofluid in a heated enclosure, Walid Hassen, Lioua Kolsi, Hussein A. Mohammed, Kaouther Ghachem, Mohsen Sheikholeslami, and Mohammed A. Almeshaal
Hybrid nanocellulose-copper (II) oxide as engine oil additives for tribological behavior improvement, Sakinah Hisham, Kumaran Kadirgama, Hussein A. Mohammed, Amit Kumar, Devarajan Ramasamy, Mahendran Samykano, and Saidur Rahman
Seismic behavior of reinforced engineered cementitious composite members and reinforced concrete/engineered cementitious composite members: A review, Lijun Hou, Ran Xu, Da Chen, Shilang Xu, and Farhad Aslani
Fundamental advances in biomass autothermal/oxidative pyrolysis: A review, Yong Huang, Bin Li, Dongjing Liu, Xing Xie, Hong Zhang, Hongqi Sun, Xun Hu, and Shu Zhang
Volatile-char interactions during biomass pyrolysis: Contribution of amino group on graphitized carbon nanotube to xylose evolution based on experimental and theoretical studies, Yong Huang, Shasha Liu, Yishuang Wu, Xun Zhu, Zhixiang Xu, Bin Li, Xun Hu, Hongqi Sun, Jianbin Zhou, and Shu Zhang
Volatile–char interactions during biomass pyrolysis: Cleavage of C–C bond in a β–5 lignin model dimer by amino-modified graphitized carbon nanotube, Yong Huang, Shasha Liu, Jie Zhang, Syed Shatir A. Syed-Hassan, Xun Hu, Hongqi Sun, Xun Zhu, Jianbin Zhou, Shu Zhang, and Hong Zhang
Energy-efficient systems for smart sensor communications, Zahir M. Hussain
Vortex fluidic mediated synthesis of polysulfone, Aghil Igder, Scott Pye, Ahmed Hussein Mohammed Al-Antaki, Alireza Keshavarz, Colin L. Raston, and Ata Nosrati
H2 and CO2 adsorption data on sub-bituminous coal, Stefan Iglauer, Hussein Abid, Ahmed Al-Yaseri, and Alireza Keshavarz
Hydrogen wettability of sandstone reservoirs, Stefan Iglauer, Muhammad Ali, and Alireza Keshavarz
Basalt-CO2-brine wettability at storage conditions in basaltic formations, Stefan Iglauer, Ahmed Zarzor Al-Yaseri, and Domenik Wolff-Boenisch
Nozzle exit conditions and the heat transfer in non-swirling and weakly swirling turbulent impinging jets, Muhammad Ikhlaq, Yasir M. Al-Abdeli, and Mehdi Khiadani
Molecular insights in the temperature effect on adsorption of cationic surfactants at liquid/liquid interfaces, Anastasia A. Ivanova, Alexey N. Cheremisin, Ahmed Barifcani, Stefan Iglauer, and Chi Phan
Effect of nanoparticles on viscosity and interfacial tension of aqueous surfactant solutions at high salinity and high temperature, Anastasia A. Ivanova, Chi Phan, Ahmed Barifcani, Stefan Iglauer, and Alexey N. Cheremisin
Strengthening mechanism and corrosion resistance of beta-type Ti-Nb-Zr-Mn alloys, S. F. Jawed, C. D. Rabadia, Y. J. Liu, L. Q. Wang, P. Qin, Y. H. Li, X. H. Zhang, and L. C. Zhang
Design, microstructure and properties of metastable beta-type biomedical titanium alloys, Syed Faraz Jawed
Tailoring deformation and superelastic behaviors of beta-type Ti-Nb-Mn-Sn alloys, Syed F. Jawed, Y. J. Liu, Jin Cheng Wang, Chirag Rabadia, L. Q. Wang, Y. H. Li, X. H. Zhang, and Laichang Zhang
Pore scale investigation of low salinity surfactant nanofluid injection into oil saturated sandstone via X-ray micro-tomography, Nilesh Kumar Jha, Maxim Lebedev, Stefan Iglauer, Muhammad Ali, Hamid Roshan, Ahmed Barifcani, Jitendra S. Sangwai, and Mohammad Sarmadivaleh
In situ wettability investigation of aging of sandstone surface in alkane via x-ray microtomography, Nilesh Kumar Jha, Maxim Lebedev, Stefan Iglauer, Jitendra S. Sangwai, and Mohammad Sarmadivaleh
Synergistic function of iron and cobalt in metallic glasses for highly improving persulfate activation in water treatment, J. L. Jiang, Z. Jia, Q. He, Q. Wang, F. Lyu, L. C. Zhang, S. X. Liang, J. J. Kruzic, and J. Lu
Role of boron in enhancing electron delocalization to improve catalytic activity of Fe-based metallic glasses for persulfate-based advanced oxidation, Zhe Jia, Jia-Li Jiang, Ligang Sun, Lai-Chang Zhang, Qing Wang, Shun-Xing Liang, Peng Qin, Dong-Feng Li, Jian Lu, and Jamie J. Kruzic
A novel multinary intermetallic as an active electrocatalyst for hydrogen evolution, Zhe Jia, Tao Yang, Ligang Sun, Yilu Zhao, Wanpeng Li, Junhua Luan, Fucong Lyu, Lai-Chang Zhang, Jaimie J. Kruzic, Ji-Jung Kai, Jacob C. Huang, Jian Lu, and Chain Tsuan Liu
Integrating reservoir characterisation, diagnostic fracture injection testing, hydraulic fracturing and post-frac well production data to define pressure dependent permeability behavior in coal, Raymond L. Johnson, Zhenjiang You, Ayrton Ribeiro, Saswata Mukherjee, Vanessa S. de Santiago, and Christopher Leonardi
Scratch and wear resistance of hydrophobic CeO2-x coatings synthesized by reactive magnetron sputtering, Mohammad Sharear Kabir, Zhifeng Zhou, Zonghan Xie, and Paul Munroe
Catalytic degradation of antibiotics by metal-free catalysis over nitrogen-doped graphene, Jian Kang, Li Zhou, Xiaoguang Duan, Hongqi Sun, and Shaobin Wang
Insights into the antimicrobial mechanism of Ag and I incorporated ZnO nanoparticle derivatives under visible light, Afshin Karami, Zonghan Xie, Jiabin Zhang, Mohammad Sharear Kabir, Paul Munroe, Stephen Kidd, and Hu Zhang
A novel approach in gas well performance monitoring and forecasting using modified decline curve analysis, Balpreet Kaur, Bashirul Haq, Iftekhar Ahmed, Daryoush Habibi, Viet Phung, Dhafer Al Shehri, Benedict Ikem Amaechi, King Fahd, Jahangir Kabir, and Abul Jamaluddin
A secure and energy-aware approach for cognitive radio communications, Haitham Khaled, Iftekhar Ahmad, Daryoush Habibi, and Quoc Viet Phung
A preliminary investigation of maintenance contributions to commercial air transport accidents, Fatima Najeeb Khan, Ayiei Ayiei, John Murray, Glenn Baxter, and Graham Wild
Load-settlement response and bearing capacity of a surface footing located over a conduit buried within a soil slope, Muhammad Umer Arif Khan and Sanjay K. Shukla
PD-L1 expression on circulating tumor cells may be predictive of response to Pembrolizumab in advanced melanoma: Results from a pilot study, Muhammad K. Khattak, Anna L. Reid, James Freeman, Michelle Pereira, Ashleigh McEvoy, Johnny Lo, Markus Frank, Tarek Meniawy, Ali Didan, Isaac Spencer, Benhur Amanuel, Michael Millward, Mel Ziman, and Elin Gray
Direct observation of two-phase flow in deformable fractures of shales: A Utica shale example, Behayeen Khodadadi, Mohammed Abdul Qadeer Siddiqui, Muhammad Asad Pirzada, Furqan Le-Hussain, Stefan Iglauer, and Hamid Roshan
3D Magneto-buoyancy-thermocapillary convection of CNT-water nanofluid in the presence of a magnetic field, Lioua Kolsi, Salem Algarni, Hussain A. Mohammed, Walid Hassen, Emtinene Lajnef, Walid Aich, and Mohammed Almeshaal
Behaviour of strip footing resting on pretensioned geogrid-reinforced ferrochrome slag subgrade, Atul Kumar, Anil Kumar Choudhary, and Sanjay Kumar Shukla
Impact of anionic surfactant on stability, viscoelastic moduli, and oil recovery of silica nanofluid in saline environment, Ravi Shankar Kumar, Krishna Raghav Chaturvedi, Stefan Iglauer, Japan Trivedi, and Tushar Sharma
Land scarcity as a site selection challenge for the management of municipal solid wastes in Accra, Ghana, Francis Atta Kuranchie, Francis Attiogbe, Joseph Tettey Quarshie, and Richard Agbo Kwabena Ntibrey
Lateral spreading within a limit equilibrium framework: Newmark's sliding blocks with degrading yield accelerations, Ben A. Leshchinsky, H. Benjamin Mason, Michael J. Olsen, Daniel T. Gillins, Sanjay Kumar Shukla, and Pragyan Pradatta Sahoo
Selective laser melting manufactured porous Fe-based metallic glass matrix composite with remarkable catalytic activity and reusability, Shun-Xing Liang, Xueqing Wang, Wenchang Zhang, Yu-Jing Liu, Weimin Wang, and Lai-Chang Zhang
Understanding of the oxidation behavior of benzyl alcohol by peroxymonosulfate via carbon nanotubes activation, Jiaquan Li, Mengting Li, Hongqi Sun, Zhimin Ao, Shaobin Wang, and Shaomin Liu
Heterogeneous activation of peroxymonosulfate by hierarchically porous cobalt/iron bimetallic oxide nanosheets for degradation of phenol solutions, Lei Li, Hong Wu, Haijun Chen, Jinqiang Zhang, Xinyuan Xu, Shuaijun Wang, Shaobin Wang, and Hongqi Sun
Leak location based on PDS-VMD of leakage-induced vibration signal under low SNR in water-supply pipelines, Shuaiyong Li, Chuanqiang Xia, Zhenhua Cheng, Weipei Mao, Ying Liu, and Daryoush Habibi
The allocation and reuse scheme of physical cell identifications based on maximum degree first coloring algorithm, Meng Liu, Shanshan Tu, Chuangbai Xiao, Muhammad Waqas, Sadaqat ur Rehman, Muhammad Aamir, and Chin-Chen Chang
Nitrogen-doped carbon nanospheres-modified graphitic carbon nitride with outstanding photocatalytic activity, Qiaoran Liu, Hao Tian, Zhenghua Dai, Hongqi Sun, Jian Liu, Zhimin Ao, Shaobin Wang, Chen Han, and Shaomin Liu
Strengthening mechanism and micropillar analysis of high-strength NiTi–Nb eutectic-type alloy prepared by laser powder bed fusion, Shifeng Liu, Song Han, Ling Zhang, Liang-Yu Chen, Liqiang Wang, Liang Zhang, Yujin Tang, Jia Liu, Huiping Tang, and Lai-Chang Zhang
Superelastic behavior of in-situ eutectic-reaction manufactured high strength 3D porous NiTi-Nb scaffold, Shifeng Liu, Jingbo Liu, Liqiang Wang, Robin Lok-Wang Ma, Yinsheng Zhong, Weijie Lu, and Lai-Chang Zhang
Heteromorphic Ni foam@Ni(OH)2/MnO2 as a self-standing electrode for electro-Fenton reactions, Wenjing Liu, Zhiyuan Wu, Pei Dong, Feifei Lin, Meng Zang, Shuai Qiao, Yingying Gu, Jinqiang Zhang, Shuaijun Wang, and Chaocheng Zhao
A comprehensive review of acoustic methods for locating underground pipelines, Ying Liu, Daryoush Habibi, Douglas Chai, Xiuming Wang, Hao Chen, Yan Gao, and Shuaiyong Li
A review of biohydrogen productions from lignocellulosic precursor via dark fermentation: Perspective on hydrolysate composition and electron‐equivalent balance, Yiyang Liu, Jingluo Min, Xingyu Feng, Yue He, Jinze Liu, Yixiao Wang, Jun He, Hainam Do, Valerie Sage, Gang Yang, and Yong Sun
Enhanced fatigue characteristics of a topology-optimized porous titanium structure produced by selective laser melting, Y. J. Liu, D. C. Ren, S. J. Li, H. Wang, L. C. Zhang, and T. B. Sercombe
Synergy of NiO quantum dots and temperature on enhanced photocatalytic and thermophoto hydrogen evolution, Xiaojie Li, Huayang Zhang, Yazi Liu, Xiaoguang Duan, Xinyuan Xu, Shaomin Liu, Hongqi Sun, and Shaobin Wang
Fast rejuvenation in bulk metallic glass induced by ultrasonic vibration precompression, Yan Lou, Xiao Liu, Xiaole Yang, Yang Ge, Dandan Zhao, Hao Wang, Lai-Chang Zhang, and Zhiyuan Liu
Vortex fluidic-mediated fabrication of fast gelated silica hydrogels with embedded laccase nanoflowers for real-time biosensing under flow, Xuan Luo, Ahmed Hussein Mohammed Al-Antaki, Aghil Igder, Keith A. Stubbs, Peng Su, Wei Zhang, Gregory A. Weiss, and Colin L. Raston
Review on electromagnetic wave absorbing capacity improvement of cementitious material, Guowei Ma, Junbo Sun, Farhad Aslani, Yimiao Huang, and Fengyu Jiao
Effect of cryogenic liquid nitrogen on the morphological and petrophysical characteristics of tight gas sandstone rocks from Kirthar Fold Belt, Indus Basin, Pakistan, Aftab Ahmed Mahesar, Muhammad Ali, Abdul Majeed Shar, Khalil Rehman Memon, Udit Surya Mohanty, Hamed Akhondzadeh, Abdul Haque Tunio, Stefan Iglauer, and Alireza Keshavarz
Morphological and petro physical estimation of Eocene tight carbonate formation cracking by cryogenic liquid nitrogen; a case study of Lower Indus basin, Pakistan, Aftab Ahmed Mahesar, Abdul Majeed Shar, Muhammad Ali, Abdul Haque Tunio, Muhammad Aslam Uqailli, Udit Surya Mohanty, Hamed Akhondzadeh, Stefan Iglauer, and Alireza Keshavarz
An efficient and robust exfoliated bentonite/Ag3PO4/AgBr plasmonic photocatalyst for degradation of parabens, Jianchao Ma, Shurong Yang, Huixian Shi, Jin Pang, Xiaopeng Zhang, Yuxing Wang, and Hongqi Sun
Green synthesise of CuO@Fe3O4@Xantan nanocomposites and its application in enhanced oil recovery by considering IFT and wettability behaviours, Abbas Khaksar Manshad, Jagar A. Ali, Irfan Imani, S. Mohammad Sajadi, Nabil A. Tayeb Ubaid, and Alireza Keshavarz
MHD heat transfer in W-shaped inclined cavity containing a porous medium saturated with Ag/Al2O3 hybrid nanofluid in the presence of uniform heat generation/absorption, Mohamed Dhia Massoudi, Mohamed Bechir Ben Hamida, Hussein A. Mohammed, and Mohammed A. Almeshaal
Influence of cryogenic liquid nitrogen on petro-physical characteristics of Mancos shale: An experimental investigation, Khalil Rehman Memon, Aftab Ahmed Mahesar, Muhammad Ali, Abdul Haque Tunio, Udit Surya Mohanty, Hamed Akhondzadeh, Faisal Ur Rahman Awan, Stefan Iglauer, and Alireza Keshavarz
Study of fibre-clay interface behaviour and reinforcing mechanism, Mohit K. Mistry, Shruti J. Shukla, Chandresh H. Solanki, and Sanjay Kumar Shukla
Effect of thread profile on tensile performance of screw anchors in non-cracked concrete, Alireza Mohyeddin, Emad Gad, Shadi Aria, and Jessey Lee
Adverse effect of too-small edge distances on tensile capacity of screw anchors, Alireza Mohyeddin, Emad Gad, Jessey Lee, Mehdi Hafsia, and Mohammad Saremi
The integration of pumped hydro storage systems into PV microgrids in rural areas, Navid Mousavi
A novel photovoltaic-pumped hydro storage microgrid applicable to rural areas, Navid Mousavi, Ganesh Kothapalli, Daryoush Habibi, Choton Das, and Ali Baniasadi
Modelling, design, and experimental validation of a grid-connected farmhouse comprising a photovoltaic and a pumped hydro storage system, Navid Mousavi, Ganesh Kothapalli, Daryoush Habibi, Choton K. Das, and Ali Baniasadi
A real-time energy management strategy for pumped hydro storage systems in farmhouses, Navid Mousavi, Ganesh Kothapalli, Daryoush Habibi, Stefan W. Lachowicz, and Valeh Moghaddam
Comparative study of green and synthetic polymers for enhanced oil recovery, Nasiru Salahu Muhammed, Md. Bashirul Haq, Dhafer Al-Shehri, Mohammad Mizanur Rahaman, Alireza Keshavarz, and S. M. Zakir Hossain
Comparative study on the behaviour of granular pile anchors and helical pile anchors in expansive soils subjected to swelling, M. Muthukumar and Sanjay Kumar Shukla
Synthesis, characterization, and assessment of a CeO2@Nanoclay nanocomposite for enhanced oil recovery, Mohammad Javad Nazarahari, Abbas Khaksar Manshad, Siyamak Moradi, Ali Shafiei, Jagar Abdulazez Ali, S. Mohammad Sajadi, and Alireza Keshavarz
Influence of different curing conditions and water to cement ratio on properties of self-compacting concretes, Morteza Nematollahzade, Azim Tajadini, Iman Afshoon, and Farhad Aslani
A new discrete method for solution to consolidation problem of ground with vertical drains subjected to surcharge and vacuum loadings, Trong Nghia-Nguyen, Sanjay Kumar Shukla, Dang Dinh Chung Nguyen, Le Gia Lam, Phuoc H-Dang, and Phu-Cuong Nguyen
Surface functionalization of biomedical Ti-6Al-7Nb alloy by liquid metal dealloying, Ilya Vladimirovich Okulov, Soo Hyun Joo, Artem Vladimirovich Okulov, Alexey Sergeevich Volegov, Bérengère Luthringer, Regine Willumeit-Römer, Lai-Chang Zhang, Lutz Mädler, Jürgen Eckert, and Hidemi Kato
Improving solar cooker performance using phase change materials: A comprehensive review, Adil A.M. Omara, Abuelnuor A.A. Abuelnuor, Hussein A. Mohammed, Daryoush Habibi, and Obai Younis
Phase change materials (PCMs) for improving solar still productivity: A review, Adil A. M. Omara, Abuelnuor A. A. Abuelnuor, Hussein A. Mohammed, and Mehdi Khiadani
Smart- and nano-hybrid chemical EOR flooding using Fe3O4/eggshell nanocomposites, Ali Omidi, Abbas Khaksar Manshad, Siyamak Moradi, Jagar A. Ali, S. Mohammad Sajadi, and Alireza Keshavarz
Biomass Stove for Pelletized Sawdust Fuel in Ghana, Fredrick Owusu, Francis Atta Kuranchie, Stephen Odonkor, Kwasi Frimpong, and Michael Muri
The interfacial properties of clay-coated quartz at reservoir conditions, Bin Pan, Changping Gong, Xiaopu Wang, Yajun Li, and Stefan Iglauer
Effect of total organic carbon (TOC) content on shale wettability at high pressure and high temperature conditions, Bin Pan, Yajun Li, Mingshan Zhang, Xiaopu Wang, and Stefan Iglauer
A review on clay wettability: From experimental investigations to molecular dynamics simulations, Bin Pan, Xia Yin, and Stefan Iglauer
Detection of leakage of MSW-landfill leachates through a liner defect: Experimental and analytical methods, Lopa Mudra S. Pandey and Sanjay Kumar Shukla
Cyber-security constrained placement of FACTS devices in power networks from a novel topological perspective, Hossein Parastvand, Octavian Bass, Mohammad A. S. Masoum, Airlie Chapman, and Stefan Lachowicz
Robust placement and sizing of charging stations from a novel graph theoretic perspective, Hossein Parastvand, Octavian Bass, Mohammad A. S. Masoum, Airlie Chapman, and Stefan Lachowicz
Placement and sizing of EV charging stations according to centrality of the underlying network, Hossein Parastvand, Octavian Bass, Mohammed A.S. Masoum, Zeinab Moghaddam, Stefan Lachowicz, and Airlie Chapman
A graph automorphic approach for placement and sizing of charging stations in EV network considering traffic, Hossein Parastvand, Valeh Moghaddam, Octavian Bass, Mohammad A.S. Masoum, Airlie Chapman, and Stefan Lachowicz
Evaluation of benefits of open-graded friction courses with basic oxygen furnace steel-slag aggregates for hilly and high-rainfall regions in India, Santanu Pathak, Rajan Choudhary, Abhinay Kumar, and Sanjay Kumar Shukla
A review of head injury and impact biomechanics in recreational skiing and snowboarding, D. A. Patton, Andrew S. McIntosh, B. E. Hagel, and T. Krosshaug
A reactive-sputter-deposited TiSiN nanocomposite coating for the protection of metallic bipolar plates in proton exchange membrane fuel cells, Shuang Peng, Jiang Xu, Zhengyang Li, Shuyun Jiang, Paul Munroe, Zong-Han Xie, and Hong Lu
Improving firefighter tenability during entrapment and burnover: An analysis of vehicle protection systems, Greg Penney, Daryoush Habibi, and Marcus Cattani
RUIM – A fire safety engineering model for rural urban interface firefighter taskforce deployment, Greg Penney, Daryoush Habibi, and Marcus Cattani
Application of water treatment sludge as a low-cost and eco-friendly catalyst in the biodiesel production via fatty acids esterification: Process optimization, Wanison A.G. Pessoa Junior, Mitsuo L. Takeno, Francisco X. Nobre, Silma de S. Barros, Ingrity S.C. Sá, Edson P. Silva, Lizandro Manzato, Stefan Iglauer, and Flávio A. de Freitas
Experimental characterization of multi-full-culm bamboo to steel connections, Nischal P. N. Pradhan, Themelina S. Paraskeva, and Elias G. Dimitrakopoulos
Quasi-static reversed cyclic testing of multi-culm bamboo members with steel connectors, Nischal P. N. Pradhan, Themelina S. Paraskeva, and Elias G. Dimitrakopoulos
Reducing the impacts of electric vehicle charging on power distribution transformers, Pravakar Pradhan, Iftekhar Ahmad, Daryoush Habibi, Ganesh Kothapalli, and Mohammad A.S. Masoum
Active cell balancing control strategy for parallelly connected LiFePO4 batteries, Md Ohirul Qays, Yonis Buswig, Md Liton Hossain, Md Momtazur Rahman, and Ahmed Abu-Siada