Virtualising the quantitative research methods course: an island-based approach
Many recent improvements in pedagogical practice have been enabled by the rapid development of innovative technologies, particularly for teaching quantitative research methods and statistics. This...
View ArticleInnovation and social entrepreneurship at the bottom of the pyramid - a...
The research aims to identify key success criteria for innovations by enterprises targeting the bottom of the pyramid. Innovation, social entrepreneurship and the bottom of the economic pyramid are...
View ArticleSenior entrepreneurship in Australia: Active ageing and extending working lives
As populations live longer, healthier lives in countries like Australia the growing population of older people is increasing the strains on social security and pension systems. Yet many seniors are...
View ArticleEducating engineers: A postgraduate entrepreneurship and innovation perspective
The aim of this paper is to clarify the educational methods that effectively educate and develop engineers in entrepreneurship in specific postgraduate programs. The purpose is to provide a framework...
View ArticleQualitative interviews of pharmacy interns: Determining curricular...
One of the key features affecting the transition from university to paid employment is the graduate's perception of their capability to satisfactorily perform the work of a graduate. In some...
View ArticleCEO remuneration, board composition and firm performance: Empirical evidence...
Classical economic theories establishing a relationship between CEO remuneration and firm performance has paid particular attention to solve conflict of interest between managerial team and firm...
View ArticleA numerical method for the chloride diffusivity in concrete with aggregate...
Owing to its importance in the durability assessment and design of reinforced concrete structures exposed to chloride-ladden environments, it is essential to determine the chloride diffusivity in...
View ArticleApplication of improved hybrid bonded FRP technique to FRP debonding prevention
External bonding of fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) is one of the most efficient techniques for retrofitting and strengthening concrete structures. However, the bond interface is the weakest link in...
View ArticleIdentification of material parameters for Drucker-Prager plasticity model for...
Existing research works have established that Drucker-Prager (DP) plasticity model is capable of modeling stress-strain behavior of confined concrete. However, accuracy of the model largely depends on...
View ArticleCharacterization of mechanically enhanced FRP bonding system
Despite extensive research on externally bonded fiber-reinforced polymer (EB-FRP) for rehabilitation of concrete structures in the past two decades, the industry has been slow to embrace the technology...
View ArticleAnalytical solution for the bond strength of externally bonded reinforcement
Interfacial behavior is critical to composite structures and materials reinforced by externally bonded reinforcement. Numerous empirical and semi-empirical models have been developed for evaluating...
View ArticleDynamic analysis of partial-interaction composite beams
The state-space method is used to investigate the dynamic behavior of partial-interaction composite beams. The state-space formula is properly established via selecting the appropriate state variables....
View ArticleAnalytical identification of bond-slip relationship of EB-FRP joints
Bond-slip relationship of externally-bonded (EB) fiber reinforced polymer (FRP) joints can be determined by either directly or indirectly from a pull-off test. The indirect analytical method is gaining...
View ArticleDebonding inhibiting mechanism of strain localization plating system
Recently, a new plating system was proposed based on a strain localization mechanism for addressing the critical debonding problem in externally bonded reinforcing systems for reinforced concrete (RC)...
View ArticleAnalytical modeling of bond behavior between FRP plate and concrete
The bonding of FRP plate on the tensile side of concrete members has been accepted as an effective and efficient technology for improving the strength and stiffness of concrete structures. Intermediate...
View ArticleUnified bond stress-slip model for reinforced concrete
Despite extensive investigations of bond stress versus slip modeling for RC structures, most existing bond stress-slip models are incomplete, discontinuous, and insufficiently accurate. These problems...
View ArticleUnified stress-strain model of concrete for FRP-confined columns
This paper presents a unified stress-strain model of concrete for circular, square, and rectangular columns confined by fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) jackets. Through the unification, the variation of...
View ArticleNumerical study on flexural behaviors of steel reinforced engineered...
Engineered cementitious composite (ECC) is a class of high performance cementitious composites with pseudo strain-hardening behavior and excellent crack control capacity. Substitution of concrete with...
View ArticleA model for solving the prescribed burn planning problem
The increasing frequency of destructive wildfires, with a consequent loss of life and property, has led to fire and land management agencies initiating extensive fuel management programs. This involves...
View ArticleCollaborative development of an online pharmacy experiential learning database
Academics preparing students for experiential placements within professional programs require considerable curriculum planning and pedagogical expertise. Communities of practice involving workshops and...
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