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  • Progressive damage numerical modelling and simulation of aircraft composite bolted joints bearing response 
    Gao, Guoqiang; An, Luling; Giannopoulos, Ioannis K.; Han, Ning; Ge, Ende; Hu, Geng (MDPI, 2020-12-08)
    Finite element numerical progressive damage modelling and simulations applied to the strength prediction of airframe bolted joints on composite laminates can lead to shorter and more efficient product cycles in terms of ...
  • Project leadership: skills, behaviours, knowledge and values 
    Coleman, Sarah; Bourne, Mike (Association for Project Management, 2018-10-18)
    This research has sought to draw out project leadership competences from the perspective of practising project leaders, aspiring project leaders, heads of profession, project sponsors and clients. The aim of this research ...
  • Project P. 15 
    Beavis, D.; Strank, R. H. D.; Leamon, T. B. (College of Aeronautics, 1964-07)
    Summary System synthesis and analysis procedures were used to arrive at various conclusions about separation of functions, allocation of functions and, interface designs in a power station.
  • Project report on airport location 
    The College of Aeronautics Transport Short Course, Transport Short Course (College of Aeronautics, 1968)
    An integral part of the two week transport short course was a group project study by course members, applying material presented on the course to a practical problem in transport systems analysis. Airport location in ...
  • Project report on Milton Keynes 
    College of Aeronautics, Transport Short Course (College of Aeronautics, 1969)
    Introduction 1.1.1 This is a project report written by the members of the College of Aeronautics short course held between 24th February and 7th March, 1969. 1.1.2 An Interim Report was presented by the Planning ...
  • Project sponsor competence in the UK public sector: A systematic review 
    Lupson, Jonathan (Cranfield University, 2003-08)
    This thesis reviews the literature on project sponsorship, competence and accountability in the public sector. It adopts a systematic review methodology, which aims to find, evaluate, analyse and synthesize literature on ...
  • Projected changes in mineral soil carbon of European forests, 1990–2100 
    Smith, Pete; Smith, Jo; Wattenbach, Martin; Meyer, Jeannette; Lindner, Marcus; Zaehle, Sönke; Hiederer, Roland; Jones, Robert J. A.; Montanarella, Luca; Rounsevell, Mark; Reginster, Isabelle; Kankaanpää, Susanna (Agricultural Institute of Canada, 2006)
    Forests are a major land use in Europe, and European forest soils contain about the same amount of carbon as is found in tree biomass. Changes in the size of the forest soil carbon pool could have significant impacts on ...
  • A projected finite element update method for inverse identification of material constitutive parameters in transversely isotropic laminates 
    Siddiqui, Muhammad Zeeshan; Khan, Sohaib Zia; Khan, Muhammad Ali; Khan, Kamran Ahmed; Shahzad, Majid; Nisar, Salman; Noman, Danish (Springer, 2017-03-09)
    In this paper, a novel application of Finite Element Update Method (FEUM) is proposed for the inverse identification of material constitutive parameters in transversely isotropic laminates. Two-dimensional Digital Image ...
  • Projectile aerodynamics: Measurement and computation 
    Kontis, Konstantinos (Cranfield University, 1997-10)
    An experimental study has been performed at M∞=8.2 and Re∞/cm=93000 to examine: 1. The effect of strakes on the aerodynamic characteristics and performance on slender elliptic cone missile configurations. Some information ...
  • Projects managers: lessons learned? 
    Lee-Kelley, Liz (Cranfield University School of Management, 2011-03-01)
  • Prolonging the lives of buried crude-oil and natural-gas pipelines by cathodic protection 
    Lilly, M. T.; Ihekwoaba, S. C.; Ogaji, S. O. T.; Probert, S. D. (Elsevier, 2007-09)
    In Nigeria, a major problem is the corrosion of the external surfaces of such pipelines, which are not usually adequately safeguarded during construction. A cathodic protection system should be applied to the pipeline ...
  • Promoting entrepreneurship as a means to foster economic development :|ba review of market failure and public policy 
    Kgoroeadira, Reabetswe (Cranfield University, 2010-08)
    Background and Purpose: Governments and policy makers continue to look to entrepreneurship as a vehicle to economic development. This is informed by the perception shared by governments and policy makers that entrepreneurship ...
  • Promoting resilient and sustainable food systems: a systematic literature review on short food supply chains 
    Jia, Fu; Shahzadi, Gulnaz; Bourlakis, Michael; John, Albert (Elsevier, 2024-01-05)
    Purpose This review aims to comprehensively analyze the Short Food Supply Chain (SFSC) model, which connects local food producers directly with consumers. By exploring participation factors, sustainable practices, challenges, ...
  • Promoting Sino-UK Collaboration on Developing Low Carbon and Sustainable Methodologies for Brownfields and Marginal Land Re-use in China 
    Coulon, Frederic; Campo Moreno, Pablo; Jiang, Ying; Longhurst, Phil; Bardos, Paul; Li, Xiaonuo; Harries, Nicola; Jones, Kevin; Li, Hong; Li, Fasheng; Cao, Yunzhe; Hu, Qing; Gao, Jingyang; Chen, Mengfang; Zhu, Yong-Guan; Cai, Chao (2017-01)
    Rapid urbanisation and changes in land use resulting from industrial change has left a legacy of vast polluted industrial and commercial areas (also called brownfields) and marginal land areas. Recent evidence from the ...
  • Promoting sustainable resource use through product service systems. 
    Cook, M.; Angus, Andrew; Gottberg, Annika; Smith, Richard; Longhurst, Philip J. (2007-06-01)
    In a world of declining prices for manufactured goods and increased global competition, many manufacturers have developed a range of services that complement and in certain instances replace traditional products, in an ...
  • Promoting the well-being of elderly women through exercise. 
    Rowland, Linda (Cranfield University, 1997-02)
    By the next decade, 5.1 percent of the British population will be over the age of eighty years. Women will make up over half of this figure. Finding ways of helping elderly women to maintain good health and therefore ...
  • Promotion of germination using hydroxamic acid inhibitors of 9-cis-epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase 
    Awan, Sajjad Zahoor; Chandler, Jake O.; Harrison, Peter J.; Sergeant, Martin J.; Bugg, Timothy D.; Thompson, Andrew J. (Frontiers Media, 2017-03-01)
    Abscisic acid (ABA) inhibits seed germination and the regulation of ABA biosynthesis has a role in maintenance of seed dormancy. The key rate-limiting step in ABA biosynthesis is catalysed by 9-cis-epoxycarotenoid dioxygenase ...
  • A proof of concept of a BioMEMS glucose biosensor using microfabricated SU-8 films 
    Psoma, Sotiria D. (Cranfield University, 2009-12)
    The present project investigated and proved the concept of developing a novel BioMEMS glucose micro-biosensor using a simple one-step microfabrication process of the widely used SU-8 polymer. More specifically, the study ...
  • Proof of concept: could snake venoms be a potential source of bioactive compounds for control of mould growth and mycotoxin production 
    Verheecke-Vaessen, Carol; Monte, J.; Garcia-Cela, Esther; Magan, Naresh; Medina, Angel (Wiley, 2020-06-05)
    The objective was to screen 10 snake venoms for their efficacy to control growth and mycotoxin production by important mycotoxigenic fungi including Aspergillus flavus , Aspergillus westerdijkiae , Penicillium verrucosum ...
  • Properties of cellulose nanofibre networks prepared from never-dried and dried paper mill sludge 
    Adu, Cynthia; Berglund, Linn; Oksman, Kristiina; Eichhorn, Stephen J.; Jolly, Mark R.; Zhu, Chenchen (Elsevier, 2018-06-27)
    Paper mills yield large volumes of sludge materials which pose an environmental and economic challenge for disposal, despite the fact that they could be a valuable source for cellulose nanofibres (CNF) production. The aim ...