Publications (Fluids and Heat | Mechatronics | Solids)

Journal papers

BOSWELL, B. and CHANDRATILLEKE, T.T. 2006. The introduction of an environmental cooling method is proved by using a reduced tool life cycle time method. International Journal of Computer Integrated Manufacturing. In press (accepted December 8th 2006).

Balint, T.S. & Lucey, A.D. 2005. Instability of a cantilevered flexible plate in viscous channel flow. Journal of Fluids and Structures 20, pp. 893-912.

Martinsen, D.B. and LUCEY, A.D. 2004. Reduction of mixing in jet-fed water storage tanks. Trans. ASCE: Journal of Hydraulic Engineering 130, pp. 75-81.

Pitman, M.W. and LUCEY, A.D. 2004. A deterministic viscous vortex method for grid-free CFD with moving boundary conditions. IASME Transactions 1(4), pp. 591-596.

LUCEY, A.D., Sen, P.K. and Carpenter, P.W. 2003. Excitation and evolution of waves on an inhomogeneous flexible wall in a mean flow. Journal of Fluids and Structures 18, pp. 251-267.

Berkouk, K., Carpenter, P.W. and LUCEY, A.D. 2003. Pressure wave propagation in fluid-filled co-axial tubes. Part 1: Basic theory. Trans. ASME: Journal of Biomechanical Engineering 125, pp. 852-856.

Carpenter, P.W., Berkouk, K. and LUCEY, A.D. 2003. Pressure wave propagation in fluid-filled co-axial tubes. Part 2: Mechanisms for the pathogenesis of syringomyelia. Trans. ASME: Journal of Biomechanical Engineering 125, pp. 857-863.

CHANDRATILLEKE, T.T. and Nursubyakto. 2003. Numerical prediction of secondary flow and convective heat transfer in externally heated curved rectangular ducts. International Journal of Thermal Sciences 42, pp. 187-198.

Peng, S. and CHANDRATILLEKE, T.T. 2002. Study of an experimental apparatus of microchannels for high flux cooling application, International Journal of Acta Metrologica Sinica 23(3), pp. 186-190.

RAMESH, N. and Venkateshan, S.P. 2001. Experimental Study of Natural Convection in a Square Enclosure using Differential Interferometer, Int. Journal of Heat and Mass Transfer 44(6), pp. 1107–1117.

RAMESH, N., Balaji, C. and Venkateshan, S.P. 2001. An Experimental Study of Natural Convection and Surface Radiation in an Open Cavity, Int. J. Heat and Technology 19(2), pp. 89–94.

RAMESH, N. and Merzkirch, W. 2001. Combined Convective and Radiative Heat Transfer in Side-Vented Open Cavities, Int. J. Heat Fluid Flow. 22(2), pp. 180–187.

Carpenter, P.W., LUCEY, A.D. and Davies, C. 2001. Progress on the use of compliant walls for laminar-flow control. AIAA: Journal of Aircraft 38(3), pp. 504-512.

Carpenter, P.W., Davies, C. and LUCEY, A.D. 2000. Hydrodynamics and complaint walls: Does the dolphin have a secret? Current Science 79(3), pp. 758-765.

RAMESH, N., Balaji, C. and Venkateshan, S.P. 2000. Effect of Radiation on Natural Convection in an L - Shaped Corner. Experiments in Fluids 28(5), pp. 448–454.

Carpenter, P.W., Berkouk, K. and LUCEY, A.D. 1999. A theoretical model of pressure propagation in the human spinal CSF system. Engineering Mechanics 6, pp. 213-228.

RAMESH, N. and Venkateshan, S.P. 1999. Effect of Surface Radiation and Partition Resistance on Natural Convection Heat Transfer in a Partitioned Enclosure: An Experimental Study, ASME Journal of Heat Transfer 121(3), pp. 616–622.

RAMESH, N. and Venkateshan, S.P. 1999. Interferometric Studies on the Effect of Interaction of Natural Convection and Surface Radiation in a Square Enclosure, AIAA Journal of Thermophysics and Heat Transfer 13(3), pp. 299-301.

RAMESH, N., Balaji, C. and Venkateshan, S. P. 1999. Effect of Boundary Conditions on Natural Convection in an Enclosure, Int. Journal of Transport Phenomena 1, pp. 205-214.

LUCEY, A.D. 1998. The excitation of waves on a flexible panel in a uniform flow. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London (Series A) 356, pp. 2999-3039.

LUCEY, A.D., Cafolla, G.J. Carpenter, P.W. and Yang, M. 1997. The nonlinear hydroelastic behaviour of flexible walls. Journal of Fluids and Structures 11, pp. 717-744.

LUCEY, A.D., Cafolla, G.J. and Carpenter, P.W. 1997. Numerical simulation of a boundary-layer flow interacting with a compliant boundary. Lecture Notes in Physics 490, pp. 406-411.

DG Devenish and BJ Stone, 1997. Sub-structuring non-linear dynamic systems in the time domain, Mathematics and Computers in Simulation, 43, pp. 159-170.

RAMESH, N. and Venkateshan, S.P. 1997. Optimum Finned Tubular Space Radiator, Heat Transfer Engineering 18(4), pp. 69-87.

RAMESH, N., Balaji, C. and Venkateshan, S.P. 1996. Numerical Analysis of a Cavity Radiator with Mutual Interaction, Applied Mathematical Modeling 20, pp. 476-484.

Book contributions

LUCEY, A.D. and Peake, N. 2003. Wave excitation on flexible walls in the presence of a fluid flow. In IUTAM: Flow through collapsible tubes and past other highly compliant boundaries (eds. P.W. Carpenter & T.J. Pedley), Kluwer Academic Publishers, The Netherlands, pp. 118-145.

LUCEY, A.D. and Knight, J.J. 2001. Aerodynamics in automotive design. In Business Briefing: Global Automotive Manufacturing and Technology, 4th Edition, World Markets Research Centre Publications, pp. 94-99.

Conference papers

Knight, J.J., Lucey, A.D. & Shaw, C.T. 2005. Fluid-structure interaction of convertible car roofs. In: Proceedings of the SIA Vehicle Aerodynamics Conference, Lyon, France. 26-27th October 2005. (10 pages)

BOSWELL, B. and CHANDRATILLEKE, T.T. 2005. Use of air-cooling to reduce tool life cycle testing. In: Proc. Int. Manufacturing Leaders Forum on Global Competitive Manufacturing (IMLF2005), February 27th - March 2nd, Adelaide, Australia, Paper MISAU03 (CD-ROM).

Pitman, M.W., LUCEY, A.D. and Carpenter, P.W. 2004. Computational modelling of the interaction of a flexible wall with boundary-layer flow. In: Proc. 8th International Conference on Flow-induced Vibration, 6th-9th July 2004 (eds. E. De Langre & F. Axisa), Vol I, pp. 101-106.

LUCEY, A.D. and Balint, T.S. 2004. Instability of a cantilevered flexible plate in viscous channel flow. In: Proc. 8th International Conference on Flow-induced Vibration, 6th-9th July 2004 (eds. E. De Langre & F. Axisa), Vol II, pp. 131-136.

Howell, R.M., LUCEY, A.D. and Carpenter, P.W. 2004. Instability of a cantilevered flexible plate in inviscid channel flow. In: Proc. 8th International Conference on Flow-induced Vibration, 6th-9th July 2004 (eds. E. De Langre & F. Axisa), Vol I, pp. 167-171.

Pitman, M.W. and LUCEY, A.D. 2004. A deterministic viscous vortex method for grid-free CFD with moving boundary conditions. In: Proc. (CD) WAEAS/IASME International Conference on Fluid Mechanics, 17th-19th August 2004, (Eds. M. Poulos, N. Mastorakis, V. Mladenov & R. Gorla), ISBN 968-8457-01-7 (6 pages).

LUCEY, A.D. 2004. The hydroelastic destabilisaton of finite compliant panels. In: Proc. 21st International Congress of Theoretical and Applied Mechanics (ICTAM04), 15th-21st August 2004, CD-ROM, ISBN 83-89687-01-1 (2 pages).

Pitman, M.W. and LUCEY, A.D. 2004. A deterministic viscous vortex method with moving boundary conditions for fluid-structure interaction. In: Proc. International Conference on Computational Methods (ICCM), 15th-19th December 2004, CD-ROM (4 pages).

LUCEY, A.D., Carpenter, P.W. and Werle J. 2004. Numerical simulation of the interaction of a uniform mean flow with a compliant boundary. In: Proc. International Conference on Computational Methods (ICCM), 15th-19th December 2004, CD-ROM (4 pages).

King, A.J. and CHANDRATILLEKE, T.T. 2004. Turbulence Modelling of Impinging Jets for High Heat Flux Cooling Applications, In: Proc. International Conference On Computational Methods, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 15th-17th December 2004.

King, A.J. and CHANDRATILLEKE, T.T. 2004. Heat Transfer Enhancement in Impinging Jets by Surface Modification, In: Proc. 6th Electronics Packaging Technology Conference 2004 (EPTC 2004), Singapore, 8th-10th December 2004.

CHANDRATILLEKE, T.T., Banny, B. and Clarke, P. 2004. High Performance Heat Exchanger For Thermoelectric Cooling With Large Heat Loads, In: Proc. 23rd International Conference on Thermolectrics 2004 (ICT2004), University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia, 25th-29th July 2004.

LUCEY, A.D. and Balint, T.S. 2003. Instability of a cantilevered plate in channel flow: An analogue mechanical model for snoring and sleep apnoea. In: Proc. World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, IFMBE 4 (4 pages – ISBN 1727-1983).

Carpenter, P.W. LUCEY, A.D. and Berkouk, K. 2003. Pressure-wave propagation in the human cerebrospinal system: The pathogenesis of syringomyelia? In: Proc. World Congress on Medical Physics and Biomedical Engineering, IFMBE 4 (4 pages – ISBN 1727-1983).

Balint, T.S. and LUCEY, A.D. 2003. Sleep Disorders in Microgravity (An Engineering Approach). In: Proc. 54th Int. Astronautical Conference, Paper IAC-03-G.1.06 (8 pages).

CHANDRATILLEKE, T.T. 2003. Influence of external wall heating on secondary vortex motion in fluid flow through a curved rectangular duct. In: Proc. 6th ASME-JSME Thermal Engineering Joint Conference, Hawaii, USA, 16th-20th March, 2003 (JSME, Japan).

LUCEY, A.D., Sen, P.K. and Carpenter, P.W. 2002. Wave excitation on a flexible surface in the presence of a uniform flow. ASME Paper IMECE2002-32287 (12 pages).

Peng, S. and CHANDRATILLEKE, T.T. 2002. Numerical study on heat transfer characteristics in microchannels with rectangular cross-section in Micro-Mechanical System (MEMS). In: Proc. BAIL 2002 International Conference, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia, 8th-12th July 2002 (Univiversity of Westersn Australia, Australia).

CHANDRATILLEKE, T.T. A simulation model for fluid motion and convective heat transfer in externally heated curved ducts. In: Proc. BAIL 2002 International Conference, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia, 8th-12th July 2002 (Univiversity of Westersn Australia, Australia).

CHANDRATILLEKE, T.T. 2002. Fluid flow and convective heat transfer in a curved heated rectangular duct. In: Proc. Sixteenth National Heat and Mass Transfer Conference and Fifth ISHMT/ASME Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, Science City, Calcutta, 3rd-5th January 2002 (Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi, India).

Knight, J., Shaw, C.T. and LUCEY, A.D. 2001. On the aerodynamic loading of convertible car roofs. S.A.E. Paper 2001-01-1269 (9 Pages).

CHANDRATILLEKE, T.T. 2001. Secondary flow characteristics and convective heat transfer in a curved rectangular duct with external heating (Part 2). In: Proc. 5th World Conference On Experimental Heat Transfer, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics (ExHFT-5), Thessaloniki, Greece, 24th-28th September 2001 (Edizioni ETS, Pisa, Italy).

Fung, C.C., Chung, K.P., CHANDRATILLEKE, T.T. and Eren, H. 2001. Identification of secondary flow pattern in a heated curved rectangular channel using image processing technique. In: Proc. IEEE Instrumentation and Measurement Conference, Budapest, Hungary, 21st-23rd May 2001 (IEEE, Washington, USA).

Knight, J., Shaw, C.T. and LUCEY, A.D. 2000. Fluid-structure modelling of convertible car roofs. In: Proc. of 3rd MIRA International Vehicle Aerodynamics Conference, 18-19th October 2000, Rugby, U.K. (10 pages - ISBN 095-24156-2-3).

CHANDRATILLEKE, T.T. and Nursubyakto. 2000. Secondary flow characteristics and convective heat Transfer in a curved rectangular duct with external heating (Part 1). In: Proc. 7th Australasian Heat and Mass Transfer Conference, James Cook University, Townsville, Queensland, Australia, 3rd-6th July 2000, (Chalkface Press, Australia).

CHANDRATILLEKE, T.T., Nursubyakto & Altrade, A. 2000. Numerical prediction of convective heat transfer and secondary flow characteristics in a curved rectangular duct with concave heating. In: Proc. Symposium on Energy Engineering 2000, Hong Kong, 9-13 Jan 2000 (Begell House, New York).

RAMESH, N. and Merzkirch, W. 2000. Interferometric Study of Flow and Heat Transfer in Open Cavities. In: Ninth Int. Symp. on Flow Visualization, Edinburgh, U.K, August 2000, Paper No. 251.

Merzkirch, W and RAMESH, N. 2000. The role of colour in the optical visualization of flows with variable fluid density. In: Third Int. Conf. on the Interaction of Art and Fluid Mechanics, ETH - Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule, Zurich, Switzerland, February 28th – March 1st.

LUCEY, A.D. 1999. The evolution of fluid-loaded waves on a flexible wall. (summary only). Bull. Amer. Phys. Soc. 44, p.125.

Carpenter, P.W., Berkouk, K. and LUCEY, A.D. 1998. A theoretical model of pressure propagation in the human spinal CSF system. In: Proc. of 3rd Intl. Conf. Engineering Aero-hydroelasticity (eds. J. Horacek, I. Zolotarev), pp. 11-19, Czech Technical University Press.

CHANDRATILLEKE, T.T. 1998. Performance enhancement of a heat exchanger using secondary flow effects. In: Proc. 2nd Pacific-Asia Conference on Mechanical Engineering, Manila, Philippines, 9th-11th July 1998 (IRTC Press, Manila).

RAMESH, N., Balaji, C. and Venkateshan, S.P. 1999. Interaction of Surface Radiation with Natural Convection. In: Int. Conf. on Differential Equations, Numerical Analysis and Non-Linear Mechanics, University of Central Florida, Orlando, Florida, USA, March 17th - 19th.

LUCEY, A.D., Cafolla, G.J. and Carpenter, P.W. 1998. The effect of a boundary layer on the hydroelastic stability of a flexible wall. In: Proc. of 3rd Intl. Conf. Engineering Aero-hydroelasticity (eds. J. Horacek, I. Zolotarev), pp. 268-273, Czech Technical University Press.

LUCEY, A.D., Cafolla, G.J. and Carpenter, P.W. 1998. Numerical simulation of flexible-wall instabilities generated by a boundary-layer flow. In: Proc. of 3rd Asian Computational Fluid Dynamics Conference, (eds. T.S. Prasad, S.M. Depshande, S.K. Saxena), pp. 50-55, NAL Bangalore, India.

Carpenter, P.W., Berkouk, K. and LUCEY, A.D. 1998. A theoretical model of pressure propagation in the human spinal CSF system. In Proc. of 25th NCFMFP and 1st ICFMFP, (eds. S.V. Veeravali, S. Sanghi, S.N. Singh, V. Seshardi), pp. 764-772, IIT Delhi, India.

LUCEY, A.D. 1998. The excitation of waves on a flexible wall in the presence of a fluid flow. In Proc. of 25th NCFMFP and 1st ICFMFP, (eds. S.V. Veeravali, S. Sanghi, S.N. Singh, V. Seshardi), pp. 754-763, IIT Delhi, India.

Devenish D.G. 1998. Assessment of the Thermodynamic Performance of Refrigerants Using a Minimal Model. Proceedings of ECOS 98, Nancy, France, July 1998, pp 525-531.

LUCEY, A.D., Werle, J. and Carpenter, P.W. 1997. On the hydroelastic stability of compliant coatings. (summary only). Bull. Amer. Phys. Soc. 42, pp. 2167-2177.

Technical Reports

Klinge, Q., LUCEY, A.D. and Carpenter, P.W. 1999. Compliant-wall technology: A review with emphasis on experimental work. University of Warwick, Fluid Dynamics Research Centre, Tech. Report 99/4. (80 Pages).

RAMESH, N. 2004. Temperature Measurement Using Phosphor Thermometry, National Aerospace Laboratories, Bangalore, India, Tech. Report PD PR 0407. (34 pages).

Journal papers

ISLAM, M. N., Lee, H. U., and Cho, D. -W. 2006. Prediction and analysis of size tolerances achievable in peripheral end milling. Int. J. of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, accepted for publication (25/7/2007).

ISLAM, M. N. 2004. Functional Dimensioning and Tolerancing Software for Concurrent Engineering Applications, Computers in Industry, 54, pp. 169-190.

ISLAM, M.N., 2004. A Strategy for Solving Coupled Functional Equations, Int. J. of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 24, pp. 461-468.

ISLAM, M.N., 2004. A Methodology for Extracting Dimensional Requirements for a Product from Customer Needs, Int. J. of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 23, pp. 489-494.

ROGERS G.G. 2003. The teaching philosophy of the REAL units of a Mechatronic Engineering degree program, International Journal of Engineering Education (Special issue: Mechatronics Education), 19(4), pp. 515-518.

ISLAM, M.N., 2003. Concurrent Engineering Offers the Best Solution to Tolerance Allocation Problems, New Engineer Journal, 6(1), pp. 14-15.

ROGERS G.G. and Bottaci L. 1997. Modular Production Systems: A New Paradigm for Manufacturing, International Journal of Intelligent Manufacturing, 8(2), pp. 147-156.

Book contributions

LINDSAY, E.D., Good, M.C. and Halgamuge, S.K. 2000. Web-based Telerobotics and Hardware-in-the-loop Simulations as Enhancements to Mechatronics Teaching, In: Mechatronics and Machine Vision, Research Studies Press, Baldock, Hertfordshire, England, pp. 17-22.

Conference papers

ISLAM, M.N. 2007. A Practical Approach to Tolerance Allocation”. In: Proc. International Conference on Engineering Technology (ICET) 2007, Kuala Lumpur, December 11th-13th, 2007, CD-ROM, Paper 132.

Rafai, N. H and ISLAM, M. N. 2007. An Investigation into Dimensional Accuracy and Surface Finish Achievable in Dry Turning: Preliminary Study. In: Proc. International Conference on Engineering Technology (ICET) 2007, Kuala Lumpur, December 11th-13th, 2007, CD-ROM, Paper 106.

ISLAM, M.N., Lee, H.U and Cho, D.W. 2007. Selection of Optimum Cutting Conditions Using a Size Tolerance Prediction Model for Peripheral End Milling. In: Proc. 7th Int. Conference on Mechanical Engineering (ICME) 2007, Dhaka, December 29th–31st, 2007, CD-ROM, Paper ICME-AM-24.

ISLAM, M. N., Lee, H. U., and Cho, D. -W. 2006. Prediction and analysis of size tolerances achievable in peripheral end milling. In: Proc. 8th Biennial ASME Conference on Engineering Systems Design and Analysis (ESDA2006), Turino, Italy, July 4th-7th 2006, CD-ROM, Paper ESDA2006-95172.

CUBERO, S.N. 2004. A 3D Laser-rangefinder mapping system. In: Mechatronics and Machine Vision (ed. J. Billingsley), Research Studies Press Ltd, in press

CUBERO, S.N. 2004. A general purpose inverse kinematics algorithm for all manipulators. In: Proc. 11th M2VIP International Conference on Mechatronics and Machine Vision in Practice, Macau, China, November 28th-December 3rd 2004. "Mechatronics and Machine Vision (ed. J. Billingsley)", Research Studies Press Ltd, in press

ISLAM, M. N., 2004. Structured Approach to Dimensioning and Tolerancing: A Comprehensive Solution Strategy, In: Proc. ASME 2004 Design Engineering Technical Conferences: 9th Design for Manufacture Conference, Salt Lake City, September 28-October 2, 2004, CD-ROM, Paper # DETC 2004-57756

LINDSAY, E.D. and Good, M.C. 2004. Effects of Access Modes Upon Students' Perceptions of Learning Objectives and Outcomes, In: Proc. 15th Annual Conference for the Australasian Association for Engineering Education, Toowoomba, Australia, September 27th-29th 2004, Faculty of Engineering and Surveying, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, pp. 186-197.

LINDSAY, E.D. and Good, M.C. 2004. Effects of Laboratory Access Modes Upon Learning Outcomes, In: International Conference on Innovation, Good Practice and Research in Engineering Education (EE2004) - Volume 1, Wolverhampton, UK, June 7th-9th 2004, pp. 100-105.

Gupta. R. and ROGERS G.G. 2003. A Knowledge Based Model to Analyse Drop Fit Insertion Operations. In: CIRP Second International Conference on Reconfigurable Manufacturing, Ann Arbor, USA, August 20th-21st 2003.

CUBERO, S.N. 2003. Autonomous Racing Car Competition for Mechatronics Engineering Education. In: Proc. 10th International Conference on Mechatronics and Machine Vision in Practice (M2VIP), Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Australia, Dececember 9th-11th 2003. "Mechatronics and Machine Vision 2003: Future Trends", Research Studies Press Ltd, ISBN: 0 86380 290 7. pp. 9-16.

ISLAM, M. N., 2003. A Structured Approach to Dimensioning and Tolerancing: Graphical Representation of the Problem, In: Proc. ASME 2003 Design Engineering Technical Conferences: 8th Design for Manufacture Conference, Chicago, September 2-6, 2003, CD-ROM, Paper # DETC 2003/DFM-48148.

ISLAM, M. N., 2003. A Software Package for Solving Fitting Feature Problems, In: Proc. 19th Int. Conference on CAD/CAM, Robotics and Factories of the Future, Kuala Lumpur, July 22-24, 2003, pp. 249-257.

ISLAM, M.N., 2002. A Methodology for Extracting Dimensional Requirements for a Product from Customer Needs, In: Proc. Int. Manufacturing Leader Forum (IMLF) 2002, Adelaide, February 8th -10th, 2002, pp. 57-62.

LINDSAY, E.D. and Good, M.C. 2002. The Development of a Rubric for Evaluating Critical Thinking Outcomes in Undergraduate Engineering Laboratories, In: Proc. 13th Annual Conference for the Australasian Association for Engineering Education, Canberra, Australia, September 30th-October 2nd 2002, pp. 221-224.

LINDSAY, E.D. and Good, M.C. 2002. Remote, proximal and simulated access to laboratory hardware - a pilot study, In: Proc. of EdMEDIA 2002, Denver, Colorado, June 24th 29th 2002, Association for the Advancement of Computing in Education, Norfolk, VA, pp. 1138-1143.

ISLAM, M.N., 2001. Evaluation of VSA Tolerance Analysis Software Package as a Functional Dimensioning and Tolerancing Tool Suitable for a Concurrent Engineering Environment, In: Proc. 4th Int. Conference on Mechanical Engineering (ICME) 2001, Dhaka, December 26th – 28th, 2001, pp. 49-56

ISLAM, M.N., 2001. A Tolerance Allocation Strategy Suitable for a Concurrent Engineering Environment, In: Proc. 3rd Int. ICSC-NAISO World Manufacturing Congress 2001, Rochester, New York, September 24th –27th, 2001, CD-ROM, Paper #1923-028.

CUBERO, S.N. 2000. A 6-legged Hybrid Walking and Wheeled Vehicle. In: Proc. 7th International Conference on Mechatronics and Machnie Vision in Practice (M2VIP), Hervey Bay, QLD, Australia, September 19 - 21, 2000, pp. 293-302.

Devenish M. and ROGERS G.G. 2001. Specification of Assembly Requirements in Terms of Elementary Manipulation. In: 2001 ASME International Computers and Information in Engineering Conference, Pittsburgh, USA, September 9th-12th 2001, The American Society of Mechanical Engineers, New Yourk, USA, Paper DETC2001/CIE-21306 (6 pages).

Devenish M. and ROGERS G.G. 2001. A building block approach to manipulation task specification. In: CIRP Design Seminar, Stockholm, Sweden, June 6th-8th 2001, College International pour la Recherche en Productique (CIRP), Paris, France, pp. 225-230.

CUBERO, S.N. 1999. Design of a six-legged passenger carrying hybrid walking vehicle with four-wheel-drive capability. In: Proc. 2nd International Conference on CLimbing And Walking Robots (CLAWAR), pp. 361-372, September 1999, Portsmouth, UK, ISBN 186058 207 9

ROGERS G.G. 1998. An Alternative to approach to Robotics, In: SMC Automator, SMC Australia, October 1998, pp. 51-53.

ROGERS G.G. and Morgan L.L. 1998. Problem-based learning in a Mechatronic Engineering Degree Program, In: Proc. Waves of Change Engineering Education Conference - Volume 1, Gladstone, Australia, September 26th-October 2nd 1998, pp. 11-14.

ROGERS G.G. and Joarder A. 1998. A tool for the conceptual design and analysis of Modular Manipulators, In: 1998 Computer Aided Conceptual Design International Workshop (CACD’ 98), Lancaster, UK, May 3rd-5th 1998, Paper 7.

ROGERS G.G. and Morgan L.L. 1997. A Four Year Mechatronic Engineering Degree Program, In: Proc. Fourth Annual Conference on Mechatronics and Machine Vision in Practice, Toowoomba, Australia, September 23th-25th 1997, IEEE Computer Society, Washington, USA, pp. 26-30.

CUBERO, S.N. 1997. Force, compliance and position control for a space frame manipulator. In: Proc. 4th International Conference on Mechatronics and Machine Vision in Practice (M2VIP), 22-24th September. 1997, pp. 124-130.

CUBERO, S.N. 1997. Force, compliance and position control for a pneumatic quadruped robot. Ph.D dissertation, Submitted Nov. 1997 - University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba. Australia. (Available for inspection upon request) - Ph.D was awarded in September 1998 by the Vice-Chancellor of USQ, Toowoomba.

Technical Reports

SARACIK, B. 1997. Improvements in Metal Detection Technology. Undergraduate Thesis, Department of Mechanical & Materials Engineering, University of Western Australia, Perth.

Journal papers

Low, I. M., Somers, J., Kho, H. S., DAVIES, I. J., and Latella, B. A. 2008. Fabrication and properties of recycled cellulose fibre-reinforced epoxy composites, Composite Interfaces, in press.     Abstract     Paper (PDF)

Mashima, A., Itatani, K., Umeda, T., DAVIES, I. J., and Koda, S. 2008. Tensile characteristics of octacalcium-phosphate composite fabricated with alginate, J. Soc. Inorg. Mater. Jpn., 15(334) pp. 155-163.     Abstract

Sommers, J., Kho, H. S., Al-Ghamedi, R., Low, I. M., DAVIES, I. J. and Latella, B. A. 2008. Mechanical and physical properties of recycled cellulose fibre-reinforced epoxy eco-composites, Adv. Maters. Res., 41-42 pp. 317-322.     Abstract

SUDARISMAN and DAVIES, I. J. 2008. Influence of compressive pressure, vacuum pressure, and holding temperature applied during autoclave curing on the microstructure of unidirectional CFRP composites, Adv. Maters. Res., 41-42 pp. 323-328.     Abstract

SUDARISMAN and DAVIES, I. J. 2008. Flexural failure of unidirectional hybrid fibre–reinforced polymer (FRP) composites containing different grades of glass fibre, Adv. Maters. Res., 41-42 pp. 357-362.     Abstract

SUDARISMAN and DAVIES, I. J. 2008. The effect of processing parameters on the flexural properties of unidirectional carbon fibre-reinforced polymer (CFRP) composites, Maters. Sci. Eng. A, in press.     Abstract     Paper (PDF)

MAZHAR, M. I., S. Kara and H. Kaebernick. 2007. Remaining life estimation of used components in consumer products: Life cycle data analysis by Weibull and artificial neural networks, Journal of Operations Management, 25(6) pp. 1184-1193.

Sudarisman, DAVIES, I.J., and Hamada, H. 2007. Compressive failure of unidirectional hybrid fibre-reinforced epoxy composites containing carbon and silicon carbide fibres, Composites: Part A, 38(3) pp. 1070-1074.     Abstract     Paper (PDF)

Itatani, K., Umeda, T., Musha, Y., and DAVIES, I. J. 2006. Microstructure of spherical calcium-phosphate agglomerates prepared by spray-pyrolysis and freeze-drying techniques, Phosphorous Research Bulletin, 20 pp. 47-60.     Abstract     Paper (PDF)

DAVIES, I.J., Sieng, S., Ogasawara, T., and Ishikawa, T. 2006. Influence of oxidation on the micro-mechanical properties of a 3-D woven SiC/SiC composite tested in air at 1100 ^oC, Ceramic Transactions, 192 pp. 175-186.     Abstract     Paper (PDF)

DAVIES, I.J. and ENTWISTLE, R.D. 2006. Influence of geometrical irregularities on the creep behaviour of ceramic fibres, Ceramic Transactions, 192 pp. 163-174.     Abstract     Paper (PDF)

Sato, M., Itatani, K., Tanaka, T., DAVIES, I.J., and Koda, S. 2006. Effect of chopped Si-Al-C fiber addition on the mechanical properties of silicon carbide composite, Journal of Materials Science, 41(22) pp. 7466-7473.     Abstract     Paper (PDF)

Itatani, K., Naitou, A., DAVIES, I.J., Sano, S. and Koda, S. 2006. Formation process of magnesium aluminate due to the solid-state reaction of highly-dispersed and nanometer-sized particles, Journal of the Society of Inorganic Materials Japan, 13 pp. 336-344.     Abstract     Paper (PDF)

Tezuka, N., Low, I.M., DAVIES, I.J., Prior, M. and Studer, A. 2006. In situ neutron diffraction investigation on the phase transformation sequence of kaolinite and halloysite to mullite, Physica B, 385-386 pp. 555-557 (2006).     Abstract     Paper (PDF)

Low, I.M., Duraman, N. and DAVIES, I.J. 2006. Microstructure–property relationships in human adult and baby canine teeth, Key Engineering Materials, 309-311, pp. 23-26.     Abstract

Low, I.M., Pang, W.K. and DAVIES, I.J. 2006. Mapping the microstructure–property relationships in cortical bone, Key Engineering Materials, 309-311, pp. 523-526.     Abstract

Umeda, T., Itatani, K., Mochizuki, H., DAVIES, I.J., Musha, Y. and Koda, S. 2006. Properties of calcium phosphate powder prepared from phosphoryl oligosaccharides of calcium, Key Engineering Materials, 309-311, pp. 515-518.     Abstract

Itatani, K., Itokazu, H., Umeda, T., DAVIES, I.J., Musha, Y., Mizutani, K. and Koda, S. 2006. Preparation of hollow and spherical β-calcium orthophosphate agglomerates: Effect of organic compound addition to the spraying solution, Key Engineering Materials, 309-311, pp. 129-132.     Abstract

Itatani, K., Tanaka, T. and DAVIES, I.J. 2006. Thermal properties of silicon carbide composites fabricated with chopped Tyranno^® Si-Al-C fibres, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 26, pp. 703-710.     Abstract     Paper (PDF)

Shen, Y.G., Liu, Z.J., Lu, Y.H., LU, C., and Mai, Y.-W. 2006. Monte Carlo simulation of microstructure and grain growth in nc-Ti(N, B)/a-(TiB 2, BN) nanocomposite films, Key Engineering Materials, 3 12, pp. 357-362.

LU, C., Mai, Y.-W., and Shen, Y.G. 2006. Indentation size effect on hardness of nanostructured thin films, Key Engineering Materials, 3 12, pp. 363-368.

LU, C. and Mai, Y.-W. 2006. Breaking up the whole into parts: the microstructure and barrier properties of polymer-clay nanocomposites, Physics, 35, pp. 550-552.

Zheng, Y.G., LU, C., Mai, Y.-W., Gu, Y.X., Zhang, H.W., and Chen, Z. 2006. Monte Carlo simulation of grain growth in two-phase nanocrystalline materials, Applied Physics Letters, 88, 144103.

LU, C., Mai, Y.-W., and Shen, Y.G. 2006. Recent advances on understanding the genesis of superhardness in nanocomposite coatings: a critical review, Journal of Materials Science, 41, pp. 937-950.

Zheng, Y.G., LU, C., Mai, Y.-W., Zhang, H.W., and Chen, Z. 2006. Grain growth as a stochastic and curvature-driven process, Philosophical Magazine Letters , in press.

Zheng, Y.G., LU, C., Mai, Y.-W., Zhang, H.W., and Chen, Z. 2006. Model-based simulation of normal grain growth in a two-phase nanostructured system, Science and Technology in Advanced Materials, in press.

Kara, S., MAZHAR, M.I., and Kaebernick, H. 2005. Determining the Reuse Potential of Used Components Based on Life Cycle Data, CIRP Annals, 54(1).

Jia, S. and HOWARD, I. 2005. Comparison of localised spalling and crack damage from Dynamic Modelling of spur gear vibrations, Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing, in press (accepted February 2005).

Wang, J., HOWARD, I. and MORGAN, L. 2005. Error Analysis on Finite Element Modelling of Involute Spur Gears, Transactions of the ASME Journal of Mechanical Design, in press (accepted May 2005).

Wang, J. and HOWARD, I. 2005. Finite element analysis of high contact ratio spur gears in mesh, Transactions of the ASME, Journal of Tribology 127, pp. 469-483.

DAVIES, I.J. 2005. Effect of variable radius on the initial creep rate of ceramic fibres, Journal of Materials Science, 40(23), pp. 6187-6193.     Abstract     Paper (PDF)

Duraman, N., Low, I.M., Fulton, J., Tezuka, N. and DAVIES, I.J. 2005. A comparative study of the microstructure-property relationship in human adult and baby teeth, Ceramic Engineering and Science Proceedings 26(6), pp. 145-152.     Abstract     Paper (PDF)

Itatani, K., Tanaka, T., Suemasu, H., Nozue, A. and DAVIES, I.J. 2005. Fabrication and fracture behaviour of silicon carbide composites containing chopped Tyranno^® Si-Al-C fibre, Journal of the Australasian Ceramic Society 41(1), pp. 1-7.     Abstract     Paper (PDF)

DAVIES, I.J., Ogasawara, T. and Ishikawa, T. 2005. Distribution of fiber pullout length and interface shear strength within a single fiber bundle for an orthogonal 3-D woven Si-Ti-C-O fiber/Si-Ti-C-O matrix composite tested at 1100 ^oC in air, Journal of the European Ceramic Society 25, pp. 599-604.     Abstract     Paper (PDF)

LU, C. 2005. The degree of predictability of earthquakes in several regions of China: statistical analysis of historical data, Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, 2 5, pp. 379-385.

LU, C., Mai, Y.-W., and Xie, H. 2005. A sudden drop of fractal dimension: A likely precursor of catastrophic failure in disordered media, Philosophical Magazine Letters, 85, pp. 33-40.

LU, C., Mai, Y.-W., and Bai, Y. 2005. Fractals and scaling in fracture induced by microcrack coalescence, Philosophical Magazine Letters, 85, pp. 67-75.

LU, C., Mai, Y.-W., and Shen, Y.G. 2005. Optimum information in crackling noise, Physical Review E, 72, 027101.

LU, C. and Mai, Y.-W. 2005. Influence of aspect ratio on barrier properties of polymer-clay nanocomposites, Physical Review Letters, 95, 088303.

Kara, S., MAZHAR, M.I., and Kaebernick, H. 2004. Lifetime prediction of components for reuse: an overview, International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management, 4(4), pp. 323-348.

MAZHAR, M. I., Kara, S. and Kaebernick, H. 2004. Reuse Potential of Used Parts in Consumer Products: Assessment with Weibull Analysis, International Journal of Production Engineering and Computers, 6(7), pp. 113 -118.

Wang, J. and HOWARD, I. 2004. The torsional stiffness of involute spur gears. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part C, Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science 218(1), pp. 131-142.

DAVIES, I.J. 2004. Best estimate of Weibull modulus obtained using linear least squares analysis: An improved empirical correction factor, Journal of Materials Science 39, pp. 1441-1444.     Abstract     Paper (PDF)

Itatani, K., Abe, M., Umeda, T., DAVIES, I.J. and Koda, S. 2004. Morphological and microstructural changes during the heating of spherical calcium orthophosphate agglomerates prepared by spray pyrolysis, China Particuology 2(5), pp. 200-206.     Abstract     Paper (PDF)

LU, C., Danzer, R., and Fischer, F.D. 2004. Scaling of fracture strength in ZnO: Effects of pore/grain-size interaction and porosity, Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 24, pp. 3643-3651.

Jia, S., HOWARD, I. and Wang, J. 2003. The dynamic modelling of multiple pairs of spur gears in mesh including friction and geometrical errors. International Journal of Rotating Machinery 9(6), pp 437-442.

Itatani, K. and DAVIES, I.J. 2002. Mechanical properties of silicon carbide composites fabricated with short inorganic fibers, Recent Research Developments in Materials Science 3, pp. 427-439.     Abstract

DAVIES, I.J., Pezzotti, G., Bellosi, A., Sciti, D. and Guicciardi, S. 2002. Mechanical behaviour of nickel aluminide reinforced alumina (Al₂O₃ - NiAl) composites, Advanced Composites Letters 11(6), pp. 265-273.     Abstract

Itatani, K., Takahashi, F., Aizawa, M., Okada, I., DAVIES, I.J., Suemasu, H. and Nozue, A. 2002. Densification and microstructural developments during the sintering of aluminium silicon carbide, Journal of Materials Science 37(2), pp. 335-342.     Abstract     Paper (PDF)

Tanaka, S., Itatani, K., Uchida, H., Aizawa, M., Okada, I., DAVIES, I.J., Suemasu, H. and Nozue, A. 2002. The effect of rare-earth oxide addition on the hot-pressing of magnesium silicon nitride, Journal of the European Ceramic Society 22(5), pp. 777-783.     Abstract     Paper (PDF)

Itatani, K., DAVIES, I.J., Kuwano, H. and Aizawa, M. 2002. Sinterability of magnesium silicon nitride powder with yttrium oxide addition coated using the homogeneous precipitation method, Journal of Materials Science 37(4), pp. 737-744.     Abstract     Paper (PDF)

DAVIES, I.J. and Ishikawa, T. 2002. Estimation of the ‘mirror constant’ for Tyranno^® Si-Ti-C-O fibres in situ a 3-D woven SiC/SiC composite, Journal of the American Ceramic Society 85(3), pp. 691-693.     Abstract     Paper (PDF)

DAVIES, I.J. and Ishikawa, T. 2002. Comparison between predicted and experimental stress/strain behaviour for a 3-D woven SiC/SiC composite tested between room temperature and 1300 ^oC, Journal of Materials Science Letters 21(6), pp. 461-463.     Abstract     Paper (PDF)

LU, C., Danzer, R., and Fischer, F.D. 2002. Influence of threshold stress on the estimation of the Weibull statistics, Journal of the American Ceramic Society, 85, pp. 1640-1642.

LU, C., Danzer, R., and Fischer, F.D. 2002. Fracture statistics of brittle materials: Weibull or normal distribution, Physical Review E, 65, 067102.

HOWARD, I.H., Jia, S. and Wang, J. 2001. The Dynamic modelling of a spur gear in mesh including friction and a crack. Journal of Mechanical Systems and Signal Processing 15, pp. 831-853.

DAVIES, I.J., Ogasawara, T., Ishikawa, T. and Suzuki, N. 2001. Case study of failure in a glass-sealed SiC/SiC-based composite (NUSK-CMC) creep tested at 1100 ^oC in air, Materials Letters 48(3-4), pp. 205-209.     Abstract

DAVIES, I.J. and Ishikawa, T. 2001. Comparison of fibre/matrix interface strength for a 3D woven SiC/SiC composite, Composite Interfaces 7(5-6), pp. 479-485.     Abstract

DAVIES, I.J., Ogasawara, T. and Ishikawa, T. 2001. Stress/strain behavior of a 3-D woven composite based on the SiC/SiC system, Journal of the Ceramic Society of Japan 109(7), pp. 643-646.     Abstract

DAVIES, I.J. and Ishikawa, T. 2001. Bundle to bundle variation of mean fibre radius for Tyranno^® LoxM Si-Ti-C-O fibres, Journal of Materials Science Letters 20(6), pp. 505-507.     Abstract

DAVIES, I.J. and Ishikawa, T. 2001. Estimation of the fracture toughness of Tyranno^® Si-Ti-C-O fibres from flaw size and "fracture mirror"data measured in situ a 3-D woven SiC/SiC composite, International Journal of Materials Production and Technology 16(1-3), pp. 189-196.     Abstract

Itatani, K., Tanaka, T., DAVIES, I.J., Aizawa, M., Okada, I., Suemasu, H. and Nozue, A. 2001. Some properties of silicon carbide composites fabricated with chopped Si-Al-C fibers, International Journal of Materials Production and Technology 16(1-3), pp. 239-247.     Abstract

DAVIES, I.J. 2001. Empirical correction factor for the best estimate of Weibull modulus obtained using linear least squares analysis, Journal of Materials Science Letters 20(11), pp. 997-999.     Abstract

Ogasawara, T., Ishikawa, T., Ito, H., Watanabe, N. and DAVIES, I.J. 2001. Multiple cracking and tensile behavior for an orthogonal 3-D woven Si-Ti-C-O fiber/Si-Ti-C-O matrix composite, Journal of the American Ceramic Society  84(7), pp. 1565-1574.     Abstract

Itatani, K., Hattori, K., Harima, D., Aizawa, M., Okada, I., DAVIES, I.J., Suemasu, H. and Nozue, A. 2001. Mechanical and thermal properties of silicon-carbide composites fabricated with short Tyranno^® Si-Zr-C-O fibre, Journal of Materials Science 36(15), pp. 3679-3686.     Abstract

DAVIES, I.J. 2001. Effect of radius variation on the mean strength of brittle fibres, Journal of Materials Science Letters 20(12), pp. 1103-1105.     Abstract

DAVIES, I.J. and Hamada, H. 2001. Flexural properties of a hybrid polymer matrix composite containing carbon and silicon carbide fibres, Advanced Composite Materials 10(1), pp. 77-96.     Abstract

Sbaizero, O., Maschio, S., Pezzotti, G. and DAVIES, I.J. 2001. Microprobe fluorescence spectroscopy evaluation of stress fields developed along a propagating crack in an Al₂O₃/CaO.6Al₂O₃ ceramic composite, Journal of Materials Research 16(10), pp. 2798-2804.     Abstract

DAVIES, I.J., Ogasawara, T. and Ishikawa, T. 2001. Fibre/matrix interface shear strength estimated from fibre pullout length data for Tyranno^® Si-Zr-C-O fibre composites with different SiC-based matrices and interfaces, Journal of Materials Science Letters 20(23), pp. 2127-2130.     Abstract

DAVIES, I.J., Ogasawara, T. and Ishikawa, T. 2001. Scanning electron microscopy study of failure in glass-sealed SiC/SiC-based composite (NUSK-CMC) creep tested at 1100 and 1200 ^oC in air, Advanced Composite Materials 10(4), pp. 357-367.     Abstract

DAVIES, I.J. 2001. The United Kingdom education system, Bulletin of the Ceramic Society of Japan 36(11), pp. 880-881 (in Japanese).

DAVIES, I.J., Abe, S., Pezzotti, S., Kleebe, H. -J. and Nishida, T. 2000. Effect of sintering conditions on mechanical and physical properties of MgO ceramic reinforced with chopped Si-C-O fibre, Materials Letters 43(4), pp. 203-207.     Abstract

DAVIES, I.J., Minemura, T., Mizutani, N., Aizawa, M. and Itatani, K. 2001. Sinterability of β-SiAlON powder prepared by carbothermal reduction and simultaneous nitridation of ultrafine powder in the Al₂O₃-SiO₂ system, Journal of Materials Science 36(1), pp. 165-172.     Abstract

LU, C. and Vere-Jones, D. 2001. Statistical analysis of synthetic earthquake catalogues generated by models with various levels of fault zone disorder, Journal of Geophysical Research, 106, pp. 11115-11125.

Ogasawara, T., Ishikawa, T., Suzuki, N., DAVIES, I.J., Suzuki, M., Gotoh, J. and Hirokawa, T. 2000. Tensile creep behavior of 3-D woven Si-Ti-C-O fiber/SiC-based matrix composite with glass sealant, Journal of Materials Science 35(4), pp. 785-793.     Abstract

LU, C. and Vere-Jones, D. 2000. Application of linked stress release model to historical earthquake data: Comparison between two kinds of tectonic seismicity, Pure and Applied Geophysics, 157, pp. 2351-2364.

DAVIES, I.J. and Rawlings, R.D. 1999. Mechanical properties in compression of CVI-densified porous carbon-carbon composites, Composites Science and Technology 59(1), pp. 97-104.     Abstract

DAVIES, I.J., Ishikawa, T., Shibuya, M. and Hirokawa, T. 1999. Optical microscopy of 3-D woven SiC/SiC-based composites, Composites Science and Technology 59(3), pp. 429-437.     Abstract

DAVIES, I.J., Ishikawa, T., Shibuya, M., Hirokawa, T. and Gotoh, J. 1999. Fibre and interfacial properties measured in situ for a 3-D woven SiC/SiC-based composite with glass sealant, Composites: Part A 30(4), pp. 587-591.     Abstract     Paper (PDF)

DAVIES, I.J., Ishikawa, T., Shibuya, M. and Hirokawa, T. 1999. Fibre strength parameters measured in situ for ceramic matrix composites tested at elevated temperature in vacuum and air, Composites Science and Technology 59(6), pp. 801-811.     Abstract

DAVIES, I.J., Uchida, H., Aizawa, M. and Itatani, K. 1999. Physical and mechanical properties of magnesium silicon nitride compacts with yttrium oxide addition, Inorganic Materials 6, pp. 40-47.     Abstract

DAVIES, I.J., Shimazaki, T., Aizawa, M., Itatani, K., Suemasu, H. and Nozue, A. 1999. Physical properties of hot-pressed magnesium silicon nitride compacts with yttrium oxide addition, Inorganic Materials 6, pp. 276-284.     Abstract

LU, C., Vere-Jones, D., and Takayasu, H. 1999. Avalanche behaviour and statistical properties in a microcrack coalescence process, Physical Review Letters, 82, pp. 347-350.

LU, C., Harte, D., and Bebbington, M. 1999. A linked stress release model for historical Japanese earthquakes: Coupling among major seismic regions, Earth, Planets and Space, 51, pp. 907-916.

LU, C., Vere-Jones, D., Takayasu, H., Tretyakov, A., and Takayasu, M. 1999. Spatio-temporal seismicity in an elastic block lattice model, Fractals, 7, pp. 301-311.

DAVIES, I.J., Nozue, A., Nakabayashi, S. and Okubo, T. 1998. Fracture behaviour of boride-dispersed composites fabricated by hot-pressing amorphous Ni₆₀Mo₃₀B₁₀ powder, Journal of Materials Science 33(19), pp. 4727-4732.     Abstract

DAVIES, I.J., Ishikawa, T., Shibuya, M., Hirokawa, T. and Gotoh, J. 1998. In Situ properties of 3-D woven SiC/SiC-based composite, Key Engineering Materials 164/165, pp. 201-204.     Abstract

Ishikawa, T., Suzuki, N., DAVIES, I.J., Shibuya, M., Hirokawa, T. and Gotoh, J. 1998. Creep behavior and modeling of SiC-based PC ceramic matrix composites with glass sealant in high temperature air, Key Engineering Materials 164/165, pp. 197-200.     Abstract

DAVIES, I.J., Ishikawa, T., Suzuki, N., Shibuya, M., Hirokawa, T. and Gotoh, J. 1998. Tensile and in situ fibre properties of 3- SiC/SiC-based composite tested at elevated temperature in vacuum and air with and without an oxidation protection system, Ceramic Engineering Science Proceedings 19(3), pp. 275-280.     Abstract

LU, C., Takayasu, H., Tretyakov, A., Takayasu, M., and Yumoto, S. 1998. Self-organised criticality in a block lattice model of the brittle crust, Physics Letters A, 242, pp. 349-354.

HOWARD, I.M. 1997. Higher Order Spectral Techniques for Machine Condition Monitoring. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part G, Journal of Aerospace Engineering, 211, pp 211-219.

Das, R.T. and HOWARD, I.M. 1997. Effectiveness of Bell-less Distribution in Iron Blast Furnaces and a search for Improvements. International Journal of Powder Handling & Processing, 9, pp. 21 - 26.

DAVIES, I.J., Djuricic, B., Pickering, S. and De Hosson, J.Th.M. 1997. HRTEM investigation of silicon nitride powder coated with yttrium oxide-precursor, Journal of Surface Analysis 3(2), pp. 394-400.     Abstract

Conference papers

DAVIES, I.J. 2007. Influence of radius variation on the dry bundle strength of brittle fibres. Paper ThGA1-02 in Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM-16) (edited by K. Kageyama, T. Ishikawa, N. Takeda, M. Hojo, S. Sugimoto and T. Ogasawara), July 8-13 2007, Kyoto, Japan, Japan Society for Composite Materials, Tokyo (ISBN 978-4-931136-05-2).

Itatani, K., Yoshiyama, S., Suemasu, H., DAVIES, I.J. and Koda, S. 2007. Enhancement of mechanical properties for self-reinforced hot-pressed silicon carbide. Paper ThGA1-03 in Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Composite Materials (ICCM-16) (edited by K. Kageyama, T. Ishikawa, N. Takeda, M. Hojo, S. Sugimoto and T. Ogasawara), July 8-13 2007, Kyoto, Japan, Japan Society for Composite Materials, Tokyo (ISBN 978-4-931136-05-2).

MAZHAR, M. I. (2006). An Eco-Design and Manufacturing Program for Energy Using Products, The International Green Purchasing Congress, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong.

Shen, Y.G., Liu, Z.J., Lu, Y.H., LU, C., and Mai, Y.-W. 2006. Monte Carlo simulation of microstructure and grain growth in nc-Ti(N, B)/a-(TiB 2, BN) nanocomposite films, International Workshop on “Fracture of Materials: Moving Forwards”, Sydney.

LU, C., Mai, Y.-W., and Shen, Y.G. 2006. Indentation size effect on hardness of nanostructured thin films, International Workshop on “Fracture of Materials: Moving Forwards”, Sydney.

LU, C. and Mai, Y.-W. 2006. Permeability modelling of polymer-layered silicate nanocomposites, International Symposium on Nanomechanics and Nanocomposites, Beijing.

MAZHAR, M. I., Kara, S. and Kaebernick, H. 2005. Reusability Assessment of Components in Consumer Products - A Statistical and Condition Monitoring Data Analysis Strategy. Fourth Australian Life Cycle Assessment Conference - Sustainability Measures For Decision Support, Sydney, Australia.

Shum, W.S. and ENTWISTLE, R.D. 2005. On Axial Frequencies of Whirling Rods. Advances in Applied Mechanics - Proceedings of the Fourth Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics. Ed. Xie, M et al. Melbourne, 16-18 February. pp. 219-224.

DAVIES, I.J., Sieng, S., Ogasawara, T., and Ishikawa, T. 2005. Influence of oxidation on the micro-mechanical properties of a 3-D woven SiC/SiC composite tested in air at 1100 ^oC. Paper 128-CD in Proceedings of the 6th Pacific Rim Conference on Ceramic and Glass Technology (PacRim6), September 11-16 2005, Maui, U.S.A., The American Ceramic Society, Westerville, U.S.A.

DAVIES, I.J. and ENTWISTLE, R.D. 2005. Influence of geometrical irregularities on the creep behaviour of ceramic fibres. Paper 126-CD in Proceedings of the 6th Pacific Rim Conference on Ceramic and Glass Technology (PacRim6), September 11-16 2005, Maui, U.S.A., The American Ceramic Society, Westerville, U.S.A.

Tezuka, N., Low, I.M. and DAVIES, I.J. 2005. Effect of heat treatment and chemical composition on phase transformations in kaolin at elevated temperature. Proceedings of the 14th Australian Conference on Nuclear and Complementary Techniques of Analysis & 8th Vacuum Society of Australia Congress (NTA/VSA 2005), November 20-22 2005, Wellington, New Zealand, pp. 50-53, Australian Instiute of Nuclear Science and Engineering (AINSE), Sydney, Australia.

Tezuka, N., Low, I.M. and DAVIES, I.J. 2005. Diffraction studies of phase transformations in kaolin at elevated temperature. Paper S5-19 in Proceedings of the 9th Japan international SAMPE symposium (JISSE-9) (edited by K. Kageyama and J. Takahashi), November 29-December 2 2005, Tokyo, Japan, Japan chapter of SAMPE, Tokyo, Japan (CD-ROM).

Itatani, K., Sato, M., DAVIES, I.J., Suemasu, H. and Koda, S. 2005. Mechanical properties of silicon carbide composite with Si-Al-C fiber and vapor grown carbon nanofiber addition. Paper S5-09 in Proceedings of the 9th Japan international SAMPE symposium (JISSE-9) (edited by K. Kageyama and J. Takahashi), November 29-December 2 2005, Tokyo, Japan, Japan chapter of SAMPE, Tokyo, Japan (CD-ROM).

Low, I.M., Che, Z.Y., DAVIES, I.J., and Tezuka, N. 2005. Structure–property relationships in bamboo. Paper S3-17 in Proceedings of the 9th Japan international SAMPE symposium (JISSE-9) (edited by K. Kageyama and J. Takahashi), November 29-December 2 2005, Tokyo, Japan, Japan chapter of SAMPE, Tokyo, Japan (CD-ROM).

Connell, J. and DAVIES, I.J. 2005. Modelling the influence of oxidation on the strength of ceramic fibres. Paper S5-08 in Proceedings of the 9th Japan international SAMPE symposium (JISSE-9) (edited by K. Kageyama and J. Takahashi), November 29-December 2 2005, Tokyo, Japan, Japan chapter of SAMPE, Tokyo, Japan (CD-ROM).

Ling, M.S.C. and DAVIES, I.J. 2005. Fracture behaviour of brittle materials containing inclined flaws. Paper S5-21 in Proceedings of the 9th Japan international SAMPE symposium (JISSE-9) (edited by K. Kageyama and J. Takahashi), November 29-December 2 2005, Tokyo, Japan, Japan chapter of SAMPE, Tokyo, Japan (CD-ROM).

LU, C., Mai, Y.-W., and Shen, Y.G. 2005. The origin of superhardness of nanocomposite coatings: analysis of nanoindentation and scratch tests, in IUTAM Symposium on Mechanical Behaviour and Micro-mechanics of Nanostructured Materials (edited by Y.L. Bai), Springer, Dordrecht.

MAZHAR, M. I., Kara, S. and Kaebernick, H. 2004. A Multi-Stage Approach to Estimating the Useful Remaining Life of Used Components in Consumer Products. The Eigth International Conference on Manufacturing Management, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia.

MAZHAR, M. I., Kara, S. and Kaebernick, H. 2004. Reuse Potential of Used Parts in Consumer Products: Assessment with Weibull Analysis. The 11th International CIRP Life Cycle Engineering Seminar on Product Life Cycle - Quality Management, Belgrade, Serbia.

Fut, E.L.H., DAVIES, I.J., Ogasawara, T. and Ishikawa, T. 2004. Fibre strength measured in situ a 3-D woven SiC/SiC composite creep tested in air at 1100 ^oC. New Frontiers of Process Science and Engineering in Advanced Materials (PSEA'04) - Part 2 (edited by M. Naka and T. Yamane), November 24-26 2004, Kyoto, Japan, pp. 167-172, High Temperature Society of Japan, Osaka, Japan.

Mai, Y.-W., Wong, J. S.S., Li, R.K. Y., and LU, C. 2004. On the tearing toughness and permeability modelling of polymer nanocomposites, in ANTEC 2004 – Annual Technical Conference Proceedings, pp. 1785-1789, Chicago, USA.

LU, C., Mai, Y.-W., and Bai, Y. 2004. Fractal and scaling phenomena on fracture at micro-scales, in IUTAM Symposium on Size Effects on Material and Structural Behaviour at Micro- and Nano-scales (edited by Q.P. Sun and P. Dong), Springer, Dordrecht.

Machalski, M. and DAVIES, I.J. 2003. Ceramic fibre creep rates: The effect of variable fibre radius. Proceedings of the 8th Japan international SAMPE symposium (JISSE-8) (eds. N. Takeda, H. Hamada, S. Ogihara, and A. Nakai), November 18-21 2003, Tokyo, Japan, pp. 877-880, Japan chapter of SAMPE, Tokyo, Japan.

Stark, H. and DAVIES, I.J. 2003. Maximum fibre bundle packing density of variable radius fibres. Proceedings of the 8th Japan international SAMPE symposium (JISSE-8) (eds. N. Takeda, H. Hamada, S. Ogihara, and A. Nakai), November 18-21 2003, Tokyo, Japan, pp. 1161-1164, Japan chapter of SAMPE, Tokyo, Japan.

LU, C., Danzer, R., and Fischer, F.D. 2003. Effects of pore/grain-size interaction and porosity on the fracture of electroceramics, in Fracture Mechanics of Ceramics : Active Materials, Nanoscale Materials, Composites, Glass, and Fundamentals (edited by K.W. White, R.C. Bradt, M. Sakai, and D. Munz ), Vol. 14, pp. 411-420, Springer, Dordrecht.

Jia, S., HOWARD, I. and Wang, J. 2002. The Dynamic Modelling of Multiple Pairs of Spur gears in Mesh Including Friction and Geometrical Errors. In: Proc. of the 6th IFToMM Int. Conf. on Rotor Dynamics, Vol. 2, September 30th - October 4th, Sydney, Australia, pp. 698-705.

Wang, J., Howard, I. and Jia, S. 2002. Condition Monitoring of Gear Systems Using High Order Strain Measurement. In: Proc. of the 15th Int. Congress on Condition Monitoring and Diagnostic Engineering Management (COMADEM 2002), September 2nd - 4th, Birmingham, UK, pp. 367-376.

LU, C., Danzer, R., and Fischer, F.D. 2002. Fracture statistics of brittle materials: How to choose a better distribution function, in Fracture Mechanics Beyond 2000, The 14th European Conference on Fracture (edited by A. Neimitz et al.), Vol. II, pp. 395-400, EMAS Publications, Cracow, Poland.

Ohtani, A., DAVIES, I.J., Inoue, T., Nakai, A. and Hamada, H. 2001. Effect of processing conditions on the mechanical properties of a 2-D braided SiC/SiC composite. Proceedings of the 7th Japan international SAMPE symposium (JISSE-7) (eds. T. Ishikawa & S. Sugimoto), November 13-16 2001, Tokyo, Japan, pp. 737-740, Japan Chapter of SAMPE, Tokyo, Japan.

DAVIES, I.J., Ogasawara, T. and Ishikawa, T. 2001. Distribution of fibre/matrix interface shear strength within a single fibre bundle for a 3-D woven SiC/SiC composite tested at 1100 ^oC in air. Proceedings of the 7th Japan international SAMPE symposium (JISSE-7) (edited by Ishikawa, T. and S. Sugimoto), November 13-16 2001, Tokyo, Japan, pp. 577-580, Japan Chapter of SAMPE, Tokyo, Japan.

DAVIES, I.J., Ogasawara, T. and Ishikawa, T. 2001. Fibre/matrix interface shear strength measured in situ for SiC/SiC composites with different matrices and interfaces. Proceedings of the 7th Japan international SAMPE symposium (JISSE-7) (eds. T. Ishikawa & S. Sugimoto), November 13-16 2001, Tokyo, Japan, pp. 565-568, Japan Chapter of SAMPE, Tokyo, Japan.

HOWARD, I.H., Jia, S. and Wang, J., 2001. The Dynamic Modelling of Multiple Pairs of Spur Gears in Mesh Including Friction. Proceedings of the 14^th International COMADEM Congress, Manchester, UK, 3 - 8th September, 2001, pp 841-848.

Wang, J., Jia, S. and. HOWARD, I. 2000. FEA analysis of spur gears in mesh using a torsional stiffness approach. Proceedings of the 13th International COMADEM Congress, Houston, Texas, 3 - 8th December, 2000, pp 991-1000.

Jia, S., Wang, J. and HOWARD, I. 2000. The modelling of the vibration response of spur gears with localised teeth cracks. Proceedings of the 13th International COMADEM Congress, Houston, Texas, 3 - 8th December, 2000, pp 809-818.

DAVIES, I.J., Hamada, H. and Shibuya, M. 2000. Flexural and compressive properties of polymer matrix composites containing a mixture of carbon and silicon carbide fibres: Part 2 - Compression. Proceedings of the 9th United States-Japan conference on composite materials (eds. H. Fukuda, T. Ishikawa & Y. Kogo), July 3rd-4th 2000, Mishima, Japan, pp. 373-374, Japan Society for Composite Materials, Tokyo, Japan

DAVIES, I.J., Ogasawara, T., Ishikawa, T. and Suzuki, N. 2000. Failure in a glass-sealed SiC/SiC-based composite (NUSK-CMC) creep tested at 1100 ^oC in air. Proceedings of the 9th United States-Japan conference on composite materials (eds. H. Fukuda, T. Ishikawa & Y. Kogo), July 3rd-4th 2000, Mishima, Japan, pp. 227-234, Japan Society for Composite Materials, Tokyo, Japan

Itatani, K., Tanaka, T., DAVIES, I.J., Aizawa, M., Okada, I., Suemasu, H. and Nozue, A. 2000. Some properties of SiC composites fabricated with chopped Si-Al-C fibers. Proceedings of the 10th Iketani conference on materials research toward the 21st century (eds. T. Okubo, T. Kishi & T. Saito), June 26-30 2000, Karuizawa, Japan, pp. 379-380, Iketani Science and Technology Foundation, Tokyo, Japan

DAVIES, I.J. and Ishikawa, T. 2000. Estimation of the "mirror constant" in Tyranno^® Si-Ti-C-O fibres from fibre strength data measured in situ a 3-D woven SiC/SiC composite. Design and manufacturing of composites: Proceedings of the 3rd Canada-Japan workshop on composites (eds. S. V. Hoa, H. Hamada, J. Lo & A. Yokoyama), March 6-10 2000, Kyoto, Japan, pp. 154-157, Technomic Publishing Co., Inc., Lancaster, PA, USA

DAVIES, I.J. and Ishikawa, T. 2000. Estimation of the fracture toughness of Tyranno^® Si-Ti-C-O fibres from flaw size and fracture mirror data measured in situ a 3-D woven SiC/SiC composite. Proceedings of the 10th Iketani conference on materials research toward the 21st century (eds. T. Okubo, T. Kishi & T. Saito), June 26-30 2000, Karuizawa, Japan, pp. 399-400, Iketani Science and Technology Foundation, Tokyo, Japan

ENTWISTLE, R.D. 1999. Improved Modelling Of Rotating Systems With Disk-Like Elements. Proceedings of the International Conference on Applications of Modal Analysis 99 - Recent Advances in Modal Analysis Practice, Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia, December 15-17, 1999.

Pruksachat, Y., HOWARD, I. and Bates, G. 1999. Exposure to whole body vibration in THAI quarry workers. Proceedings of the Asia pacific vibration Conference, Singapore, December, pp 712 - 717.

Omerovich, A., HOWARD, I. and MORGAN, L. 1999. The Modelling and Detection of White Metal Surface Damage in Journal Bearings. Proceedings of the 6th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, July, Copenhagen, Denmark, pp 3017 - 3024.

Ogasawara, T., Ishikawa, T., Suzuki, N., DAVIES, I.J., Suzuki, M., Gotoh, J. and Hirokawa, T. 1999. Creep rupture of 3-D woven Si-Ti-C-O fiber/SiC matrix composite with glass sealant. Proceedings of the 12th international conference on composite materials (ICCM-12) (eds. T. Massard & A. Vautrin), July 5-9 1999, Paris, France, Woodhead Publishing Ltd., Cambridge, U.K.

DAVIES, I.J., Ishikawa, T., Shibuya, M., Hirokawa, T. and Gotoh, J. 1999. Comparison between predicted and experimental stress/strain behaviour for a 3-D woven SiC/SiC composite between room temperature and 1300 ^oC. Proceedings of the 5th Asian textile conference (ATC-5) - volume 1, September 30-October 2 1999, Kyoto, Japan, pp. 440-443

DAVIES, I.J., Ogasawara, T., Ishikawa, T., Shibuya, M., Hirokawa, T. and Gotoh, J. 1999. Scanning electron microscopy investigation of failure in glass-sealed SiC/SiC-based composite creep tested at 1100 and 1200 ^oC in air. Proceedings of the 6th Japan international SAMPE symposium (JISSE-6) - volume 2 (eds. T. Tanimoto & T. Morii), October 26-29 1999, Tokyo, Japan, pp. 1171-1174, Japan chapter of SAMPE, Tokyo, Japan

DAVIES, I.J., Hamada, H. and Shibuya, M. 1999. Compressive and flexural strength of polymer matrix composites containing a mixture of carbon and silicon carbide fibres: Part 1 - Flexural properties. Proceedings of the 6th Japan international SAMPE symposium (JISSE-6) - volume 1 (eds. T. Tanimoto & T. Morii), October 26-29 1999, Tokyo, Japan, pp. 105-108, Japan chapter of SAMPE, Tokyo, Japan

Itatani, K., DAVIES, I.J., Kuwano, H. and Aizawa, M. 1999. Some properties of dense magnesium silicon nitride ceramics. Proceedings of the 6th Japan international SAMPE symposium (JISSE-6) - volume 1 (eds. T. Tanimoto & T. Morii), October 26-29 1999, Tokyo, Japan, pp. 215-218, Japan chapter of SAMPE, Tokyo, Japan

DAVIES, I.J. and Suemasu, H. 1999. Analysis of non-Weibull strength distributions for brittle materials with multiple flaw distributions. Proceedings of the 6th Japan international SAMPE symposium (JISSE-6) - volume 1 (eds. T. Tanimoto & T. Morii), October 26-29 1999, Tokyo, Japan, pp. 571-574, Japan chapter of SAMPE, Tokyo, Japan

LU, C. and Vere-Jones, D. 1999. Linked stress release model for spatio-temporal seismicity, in Proceedings of the First Workshop of the APEC Cooperation for Earthquake Simulation (edited by P. Mora), pp. 289-295, Brisbane, Australia.

HOWARD, I. M., Sirichai, S. and MORGAN, L. 1998. A Simplified Model Of The Effect Of A Crack In A Spur Gear On The Resultant Gear Vibration. Submitted for Consideration to the 11th International Congress and Exhibition on Condition Monitoring and Diagnostic Engineering Management, Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 8 - 11th December, 1998.

Sirichai, S., HOWARD, I. M., MORGAN, L. and K.K. TEH. 1998. The Static Transmission Error of Cracked Spur Gear Teeth Using FEA. Accepted for presentation at the ASME 18th Computers in Engineering Conference, September 13th - 16th, CNN Center, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.

Sirichai, S., HOWARD, I. M., MORGAN, L. and TEH, K.K. 1998. A Finite Element Model of Spur Gears in Mesh With A Single Tooth crack. Accepted for presentation at the International Symposium on Advanced and Aerospace Science and Technology in Indonesia, ISASTI 98, Jakarta, Indonesia, 31st August - 3rd September, 1998.

DAVIES, I.J., Ishikawa, T., Suzuki, N., Shibuya, M., Hirokawa, T. and Gotoh, J. 1998. Comparison of in situ fibre and interface properties between sealed and unsealed 3-D woven SiC/SiC-based composite after tensile testing up to 1380 ^oC in air and vacuum. Proceedings of the 3rd Pacific rim international conference on advanced materials and processing (PRICM-3) - volume 1 (eds. M. A. Imam, R. DeNale, S. Hanada, Z. Zhong & D.N. Lee), July 12-16 1998, Honolulu, U.S.A., pp. 379-384, The Minerals, Metals and Materials Society, Warrendale, PA

DAVIES, I.J., Ishikawa, T., Shibuya, M., Hirokawa, T. and Gotoh, J., 1998. Effect of glass sealant on the in situ fibre and interfacial properties of a 3-D woven SiC/SiC-based composite. Proceedings of the 21st international symposium on space technology and science (21st ISTS), May 24-31 1998, Sonic City, Omiya, Japan, Paper 98-b-33

Ishikawa, T., DAVIES, I.J., Shibuya, M., Hirokawa, T. and Gotoh, J. 1998. Creep behavior of SiC-based PC ceramic matrix composites with glass sealant in high temperature air. Proceedings of the 21st international symposium on space technology and science (21st ISTS), May 24-31 1998, Sonic City, Omiya, Japan, Paper 98-b-34

DAVIES, I.J., Ishikawa, T., Shibuya, M., Hirokawa, T. and Gotoh, J. 1998. Fibre/matrix interface properties of a 3-D woven SiC/SiC-based composite as a function of test condition. Proceedings of the 4th international symposium for textile composites (TEXCOMP-4), October 12-14 1998, Kyoto Institute of Technology, Kyoto, Japan, Paper O-35

ENTWISTLE, R.D. 1997. Torsional Compliance and Chatter in Grinding. PhD Thesis, The University of Western Australia.

ENTWISTLE, R.D. and Stone, B.J. 1997. The Effect of Workpiece Torsional Flexibility on Chatter Performance in Cylindrical Grinding. Proceedings of the Fifth International Congress on Sound and Vibration, University of Adelaide, South Australia, December 15-18, 1997.

HOWARD, I.M., Omerovich, A. and MORGAN, L. 1997. Frequency Analysis for Turbomachinery Diagnostics. Proceedings of the Fifth International Congress on Sound and Vibration, Adelaide, South Australia, December 15 - 18, Vol II, pp 1001- 1009.

Sirichai, S., HOWARD, I.M,. MORGAN, L. and TEH, K.K. 1997. Finite Element Analysis of Gears in Mesh. Proceedings of the Fifth International Congress on Sound and Vibration, Adelaide, South Australia, December 15 - 18, Vol II, pp 869 - 876.

Sirichai, S., HOWARD, I.M., MORGAN, L. and TEH, K.K. 1997. A Synthetic Verification of 2-D Contact Stiffness. Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on the Application of Numerical Methods in Engineering (2nd NUMETe), Selangor, Malaysia, June 23rd - 25th, 1997, pp 261 - 271.

Wheeler, T. and HOWARD, I.H. 1997. Neural network classification of rolling element bearing vibration". Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on the Application of Numerical Methods in Engineering (2nd NUMETe), Selangor, Malaysia, June 23rd - 25th, 1997, pp 563 - 574.

DAVIES, I.J., Djuricic, B., Pickering, S. and De Hosson, J. Th. M. 1997. HRTEM investigation of silicon nitride powder coated with yttrium oxide-precursor. Proceedings of the 2nd International Symposium on Advanced Physical Fields (APF-2) (eds. K. Yoshihara, K. Furuya, S. Horiuchi, M. Suzuki & S. Tanuma), February 19-21 1997, Tsukuba, Japan, pp. 394-400, Science and technology agency, Tokyo, Japan

DAVIES, I.J. and Rawlings, R.D. 1997. Mechanical properties of porous carbon-carbon composite. Proceedings of the 5th Japan international SAMPE symposium (JISSE-5) (eds. Y. Miyano & M. Yamabe), October 28-31 1997, Tokyo, Japan, pp. 1585-1590, Japan chapter of SAMPE, Tokyo, Japan

DAVIES, I.J., Ishikawa, T., Shibuya, M. and Hirokawa, T. 1997. Microstructural characterisation of 3-D woven SiC/SiC-based composites after tensile testing at room and elevated temperature in different atmospheres. Proceedings of the 11th international conference on composite materials (ICCM-11) - volume 2, (ed. M. L. Scott), July 14-18 1997, Gold Coast, Australia, pp. 646-657, Woodhead Publishing Ltd., Cambridge, U.K.

DAVIES, I.J., Ishikawa, T., Suzuki, N., Shibuya, M. and Hirokawa, T. 1997. Mechanical and microstructural investigation of 3-D SiC/SiC-based composite. Proceedings of the 5th Japan international SAMPE symposium (JISSE-5) (eds. Y. Miyano & M. Yamabe), October 28-31 1997, Tokyo, Japan, pp. 1627-1632, Japan chapter of SAMPE, Tokyo, Japan

Ishikawa, T., DAVIES, I.J., Shibuya, M., Hirokawa, T. and Gotoh, J. 1997. Static tensile and creep behavior of Si-Ti-C-O/PC CMC with glass sealant in high temperature air. Proceedings of international workshop on advanced materials for functional manifestation of frontier and environmental consciousness (eds. I. Kimpara & K. Kemmochi), September 17-18 1997, Tokyo, Japan, pp. 27-32, Japan international science and technology exchange center, Tokyo, Japan

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