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Dynamical systems problems in the modelling of highway traffic

Most drivers will be familiar with stop-and-go waves in highway traffic: One is driving smoothly along the highway when for no apparent reason traffic snarls up for several minutes before flowing smoothly again.Despite a modelling history spanning over 50 years, the fundamental mechanisms which explain these and associated spatiotemporal patterns...

Using CFD to predict vortex induced vibration response of deep water marine riser pipes

Applied dynamics of non-smooth systems

Despite of a significant progress in deriving practical solutions for nonlinear problems with dry friction, fracture and fatigue, the fundamental understanding of their complex dynamics is far from the stage where we can harness their behaviour. This lecture will focus on modelling and experimental studies of three dynamical systems where...

Unlocking the mysteries of ripples and dunes

Sandwich panels for water blast protection: Simulations

Sandwich panels consisting of steel face-plates separated by a lightweight steel core of a regular cellular construction are proving to have advantages in resisting the effects of high impulse blasts in water.

Investigation of the impact of a seawall on the beach using ARGUS video images

Early results from a research project funded by Wyre Borough Council. The aim is to assess the impact of a new seawall on the beach using ARGUS video images. Analysis so far shows that beach volume changes during the measurement period (end 2005 – end 2006) were small, and no...

Building and deploying networks using multiple element antennas

Dynamics of vertical risers

Morphing Shell Structures

Nonlinear dynamics of shape memory alloy systems