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Properties and mechanical behaviour of novel sandwich composites made of syntactic foam and paper skin
Islam, Md Mainul and Kim, Ho Sung. 2007. "Properties and mechanical behaviour of novel sandwich composites made of syntactic foam and paper skin." Veidt, Martin, Albermani, Faris, Daniel, Bill, Griffiths, John, Hargreaves, Doug, McAree, Ross, Meehan, Paul and Tan, Andy (ed.) 5th Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics (ACAM 2007). Brisbane, Australia 10 - 12 Dec 2007 Sydney, Australia.

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Local and post-local buckling of steel-concrete composite panels under combined states of stresses
Liang, Qing Quan, Uy, Brian, Wright, Howard D. and Bradford, Mark A.. 2003. "Local and post-local buckling of steel-concrete composite panels under combined states of stresses." Hancock, G. J., Bradford, Mark A., Wilkinson, T. J., Uy, Brian and Rasmussen, K. J. R. (ed.) International Conference on Advances in Structures (ASSCCA'03). Sydney, Australia 22 - 25 Jun 2003 United Kingdom.

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Wireless technologies and lifelong learning pedagogies: institutional challenges and opportunities at the University of Southern Queensland
Hafeez-Baig, Abdul and Danaher, Patrick Alan. 2006. "Wireless technologies and lifelong learning pedagogies: institutional challenges and opportunities at the University of Southern Queensland." Orr, Debbie, Nouwens, Fons, Macpherson, Colin, Harreveld, R. E. (Bobby) and Danaher, Patrick Alan (ed.) 4th International Lifelong Learning Conference: Lifelong Learning: Partners, Pathways and Pedagogies. Yeppoon, Australia 13 - 16 Jun 2006 Rockhampton, Australia.

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A RBF-based fictitious-domain technique for Dirichlet boundary value problems in multiply-connected domains
Mai-Duy, Nam and Tran-Cong, Thanh. 2007. "A RBF-based fictitious-domain technique for Dirichlet boundary value problems in multiply-connected domains." Yagawa, G., Iu, V. P., Kashiyama, K., Miyazaki, N., Arantes e Oliveira, E., Valliappan, S., Yabe, T. and Yuan, M. W. (ed.) 3rd Asian-Pacific Congress on Computational Mechanics (APCOM'07) and EPMESC XI. Kyoto, Japan 03 - 06 Dec 2007 Japan.

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A simple IP flow blocking model
Kist, Alexander A., Lloyd-Smith, Bill and Harris, Richard J.. 2005. "A simple IP flow blocking model." Liang, X., Xin, Z., Iversen, V. B. and Kuo, G. S. (ed.) 19th International Teletraffic Congress (ITC19). Beijing, China Beijing, China.

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Effects of catalysts and post-curing conditions in the polymer network of epoxy and phenolic resins: preliminary results
Munoz, J.-C., Ku, H., Cardona, F. and Rogers, D.. 2008. "Effects of catalysts and post-curing conditions in the polymer network of epoxy and phenolic resins: preliminary results ." Journal of Materials Processing Technology. 202 (1-3), pp. 486-492. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmatprotec.2007.10.025

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Strength of concrete-filled steel box columns with local buckling effects
Liang, Qing Quan, Uy, Brian and Liew, J. Y. Richard. 2005. "Strength of concrete-filled steel box columns with local buckling effects." Stewart, Mark G. and Dockrill, Brad (ed.) 2005 Australian Structural Engineering Conference (ASEC 2005). Newcastle, Australia 11 - 14 Sep 2005 Newcastle, Australia.

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Advanced materials science and engineering: 2004 Australia-China Materials Science Symposium, 22nd-25th October 2004, Brisbane, Australia: [special theme issue of] Journal of Materials Science & Technology, Vol. 20, Suppl. 1, 2004
Wang, Hao, Zou, Jin and Zhang, M. X. (ed.) 2004. Advanced materials science and engineering: 2004 Australia-China Materials Science Symposium, 22nd-25th October 2004, Brisbane, Australia: [special theme issue of] Journal of Materials Science & Technology, Vol. 20, Suppl. 1, 2004. China. Zhongguo Kexueyuan, Jinshu Yanjiusuo.

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A meshless IRBFN-based numerical simulation of dynamic strain localization in quasi-brittle materials
Le, Phong, Mai-Duy, Nam, Tran-Cong, Thanh and Baker, Graham. 2007. "A meshless IRBFN-based numerical simulation of dynamic strain localization in quasi-brittle materials." Taylor, R. L., Papadopoulos, P. and Zohdi, T. I. (ed.) USNCCM9: 9th US National Congress on Computational Mechanics. San Francisco, United States 22 - 26 Jul 2007 Austin, TX. United States.

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A review of triple helix linkages in New Zealand earthquake engineering networks and comparison with the Australian cooperative research centre model
Butcher, Peter and Thorpe, David. 2007. "A review of triple helix linkages in New Zealand earthquake engineering networks and comparison with the Australian cooperative research centre model." Etzkowitz, Henry and Wong, Poh-Kam (ed.) Triple Helix VI: 6th Biennial International Conference on University, Industry and Government Linkages. Singapore 16 - 18 May 2007 Singapore.

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Universal regimes of a free turbulent jet
Strunin, D. V.. 2007. "Universal regimes of a free turbulent jet." Jacobs, Peter A., McIntyre, Tim, Cleary, Matthew J., Buttsworth, David R., Mee, David, Clements, Rose, Morgan, Richard and Lemckert, Charles (ed.) 16th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference (AFMC 2007). Gold Coast, Australia 03 - 07 Dec 2007 Brisbane, Australia.

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Single-phase transformerless unipolar switched inverters for utility-connected photovoltaic applications
Sharma, Ronald. 2007. Single-phase transformerless unipolar switched inverters for utility-connected photovoltaic applications . PhD Thesis Doctor of Philosophy. University of Southern Queensland.

PhD Thesis

Attractors in confined source problems for coupled nonlinear diffusion
Strunin, Dmitry V.. 2007. "Attractors in confined source problems for coupled nonlinear diffusion." SIAM Journal on Applied Mathematics. 67 (6), pp. 1654-1674. https://doi.org/10.1137/060657923

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Mechanical design aspects of a lightweight neonatal retrieval system
Douglas, Adrian Keith. 2005. Mechanical design aspects of a lightweight neonatal retrieval system. Masters Thesis Master of Engineering. University of Southern Queensland.

Masters Thesis

Applications of vision sensing in agriculture
Dunn, Mark. 2007. Applications of vision sensing in agriculture. PhD Thesis Doctor of Philosophy. University of Southern Queensland.

PhD Thesis

A design factor for photovoltaic power stations
Kamel, Fouad. 1989. "A design factor for photovoltaic power stations." Palz, W., Wrixon, G. T. and Helm, P. (ed.) 9th European Communities Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference. Freiburg, Germany 25 - 29 Sep 1989 Freiburg, Germany.

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Impact of solar cell efficiency on the design of photovoltaic systems
Kamel, Fouad M. and Muhlbauer, A.. 1984. "Impact of solar cell efficiency on the design of photovoltaic systems." Solar Cells. 11 (3), pp. 269-280. https://doi.org/10.1016/0379-6787(84)90016-4

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Meanings emerging in the practice of wireless technologies: findings from two academic focus groups at the University of Southern Queensland
Danaher, Patrick Alan and Hafeez-Baig, Abdul. 2007. "Meanings emerging in the practice of wireless technologies: findings from two academic focus groups at the University of Southern Queensland." Fogarty, Roderick (ed.) 3rd International Conference on Pedagogies and Learning. Brisbane, Australia 26 - 28 Sep 2007 Toowoomba, Australia.

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Optimum operating temperature for evacuated tube solar collectors
Kamel, Fouad. 2002. "Optimum operating temperature for evacuated tube solar collectors." 40th Annual Conference of the Australian and New Zealand Solar Energy Society (Solar02): Solar Harvest. Newcastle, Australia 25 Nov - 02 Dec 2002 Frenchs Forest, Australia.

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Cost of kWh produced and payback time of a pv-solar-thermal-combined rooftop collector at different locations in New Zealand
Kamel, Fouad and Wilson, Paul. 2002. "Cost of kWh produced and payback time of a pv-solar-thermal-combined rooftop collector at different locations in New Zealand ." EEA Annual Conference & Trade Exhibition 2002: Meeting the Challenges of Growth. Christchurch, New Zealand 21 - 22 Jun 2002 Christchurch, New Zealand.

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New spatio-temporal instability scenarios in non-Boussinesq mixed convection
Suslov, Sergey A.. 2007. "New spatio-temporal instability scenarios in non-Boussinesq mixed convection." Sathyasheelappa, Vinaya K. (ed.) 60th Annual Meeting of the Divison of Fluid Dynamics, American Physical Society. Salt Lake City, United States 18 - 20 Nov 2007 College Park, MD.

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Influence of material structure properties on sliding contact performance of CGRP composite
Yousif, B. F., El-Tayeb, N. S. M. and Yusaf, Talal. 2008. "Influence of material structure properties on sliding contact performance of CGRP composite." International Journal for Manufacturing Science and Technology. 10 (1), pp. 1-7.

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Wireless emails: issues, challenges and guidelines for implementation
Howard, Angela, Low, Ee Kuan, Byrnes, Peter and Gururajan, Raj. 2004. "Wireless emails: issues, challenges and guidelines for implementation." Conrick, Moya and Soar, Jeffrey (ed.) 1st Australian Aged and Community Care Informatics Conference (ACCIC'04). Brisbane, Australia 24 - 25 Aug 2004 Brunswick East, Vic, Australia.

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Environmental sustainability - a driver for innovation in construction SMEs?
Thorpe, David, Ryan, Neal and Charles, Michael. 2008. "Environmental sustainability - a driver for innovation in construction SMEs?" Thomas, Jason and Piekkala-Fletcher, Amy (ed.) 3rd International Conference of the CRC for Construction Innovation: Clients Driving Innovation: Benefiting from Innovation. Gold Coast, Australia 12 - 14 Mar 2008 Brisbane, Australia.

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Investigation by TGA-FTIR of the effect of styrene content and thickness on the UV-curing of vinylester resins
Cardona, F., Rogers, D. and Van Erp, G.. 2007. "Investigation by TGA-FTIR of the effect of styrene content and thickness on the UV-curing of vinylester resins." Journal of Thermoplastic Composite Materials. 20 (6), pp. 601-615. https://doi.org/10.1177/0892705707083950

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Investigation of dynamic behaviour of a hybrid composite bridge girder
Epaarachchi, Jayantha A., Karunasena, Warna and Aravinthan, Thiru. 2007. "Investigation of dynamic behaviour of a hybrid composite bridge girder." Marshall, Ian (ed.) 14th International Conference on Composite Structures (ICCS 14). Melbourne, Australia 19 - 21 Nov 2007 Melbourne, Australia.

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An investigation of the response of embedded near infrared fibre bragg grating (FBG) sensors (830nm) in glass fibre composites under fatigue loading
Epaarachchi, Jayantha A., Canning, John and Stevenson, Michael. 2007. "An investigation of the response of embedded near infrared fibre bragg grating (FBG) sensors (830nm) in glass fibre composites under fatigue loading." Marshall, Ian (ed.) 14th International Conference on Composite Structures (ICCS 14). Melbourne, Australia 19 - 21 Nov 2007 Melbourne, Australia.

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Multifarious fracture features of CuZrAlGd(Ag) bulk metallic glasses
Fu, H. M., Zhang, H. F., Wang, Hao and Hu, Z. Q.. 2007. "Multifarious fracture features of CuZrAlGd(Ag) bulk metallic glasses." Advanced Materials Research. 29-30, pp. 47-50.

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Effect of pouring temperature on thixotropic microstructure formation of AZ91
Ning, Zhiliang, Wu, Peilian, Wang, Hao, Cao, Fuyang and Sun, Jianfei. 2007. "Effect of pouring temperature on thixotropic microstructure formation of AZ91." Rare Metals. 26 (S1), pp. 180-184.

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Blast simulation in underground mines using the combined finite-discrete element method
Wei, Riyu, Zhang, Sheng, Karunasena, Warna, Sivakugan, Nagaratnam and Zhang, Hongwu. 2007. "Blast simulation in underground mines using the combined finite-discrete element method." Xu, De (ed.) 7th WSEAS International Conference on Simulation, Modelling and Optimization (SMO '07). Beijing, China 15 - 17 Sep 2007 Athens, Greece.

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Are floods in part a form of land use externality?
Dorner, W., Porter, M. and Metzka, R.. 2008. "Are floods in part a form of land use externality?" Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences. 8 (3), pp. 523-532.

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Nonlinear analysis of short concrete-filled steel tubular beam-columns under axial load and biaxial bending
Liang, Qing Quan. 2008. "Nonlinear analysis of short concrete-filled steel tubular beam-columns under axial load and biaxial bending." Journal of Constructional Steel Research. 64 (3), pp. 295-304. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcsr.2007.07.001

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A level set method for topology optimization of continuum structures with bounded design domain
Rong, Jian Hua and Liang, Qing Quan. 2008. "A level set method for topology optimization of continuum structures with bounded design domain." Computer Methods in Applied Mechanics and Engineering. 197 (17-18), pp. 1447-1465. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cma.2007.11.026

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The effect of debonding on the flexural behaviour of reinforced concrete beams strengthened with fibre reinforced polymer
Karunasena, Warna (Karu) and Martin, Nicole. 2007. "The effect of debonding on the flexural behaviour of reinforced concrete beams strengthened with fibre reinforced polymer." Veidt, Martin, Albermani, Faris, Daniel, Bill, Griffiths, John, Hargreaves, Doug, McAree, Ross, Meehan, Paul and Tan, Andy (ed.) 5th Australasian Congress on Applied Mechanics (ACAM 2007). Brisbane, Australia 10 - 12 Dec 2007 Sydney, Australia.

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Thermal effects on fibre optic pressure sensor during free piston compression experiments
Sharifian, S. A. and Buttsworth, D. R.. 2005. "Thermal effects on fibre optic pressure sensor during free piston compression experiments." 8th International Symposium on Fluid Control, Measurement and Visualization (8th FLUCOME). Chengdu, China 22 - 25 Aug 2005

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A numerical model for the confinement of oil spill with floating booms
Zhu, SongPing and Strunin, Dmitry V.. 2002. "A numerical model for the confinement of oil spill with floating booms." Spill Science and Technology Bulletin. 7 (5-6), pp. 249-255. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1353-2561(02)00042-7

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Incompatible 4-node element for gradient-dependent plasticity
Chen, G. and Baker, Graham. 2004. "Incompatible 4-node element for gradient-dependent plasticity." Advances in Structural Engineering: an international journal. 7 (2), pp. 169-177. https://doi.org/10.1260/1369433041211066

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Experimental investigation of performance and emission parameters of a small diesel engine using CNG and biodiesel
Najafi, Bahman, Pirouzpanah, Vahab, Najafi, Gholamhassan, Yusaf, Talal and Ghobadian, Barat. 2007. "Experimental investigation of performance and emission parameters of a small diesel engine using CNG and biodiesel." 13th Small Engine Technology Conference 2007. Toki Messe, Niigata, Japan 30 Oct - 01 Nov 2007 Japan.

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Fracture toughness of phenol formaldehyde composites: pilot study
Ku, Harry, Rogers, David, Davey, Robert, Cardona, Francisco and Trada, Mohan. 2008. "Fracture toughness of phenol formaldehyde composites: pilot study." Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance. 17 (1), pp. 85-90. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11665-007-9115-2

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Contrast joints of glass-fibre with carbon-fibre reinforced low density polyethylene composite bonded by microwave irradiation
Ku, H. S.. 2008. "Contrast joints of glass-fibre with carbon-fibre reinforced low density polyethylene composite bonded by microwave irradiation." Journal of Electromagnetic Waves and Applications. 22 (1), pp. 69-84. https://doi.org/10.1163/156939308783122760

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