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  1. Energy efficiency in extrusion-related polymer processing: A review of state of the art and potential efficiency improvements

    Article • Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, September 2021, Elsevier

    Alison McMillan

  2. The ventilation of buildings and other mitigating measures for COVID-19: a focus on wintertime

    Article • Proceedings of the Royal Society A Mathematical Physical and Engineering Sciences, March 2021, Royal Society Publishing

    Professor Stephen Kenneth Wilson, Dr Prashant Kumar, Alison McMillan

  3. Aerodynamic space tether system as a system with distributed parameters

    Article • IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering, February 2021, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Alison McMillan

  4. Opportunities and prejudices in synthetic experiments

    Article • IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering, February 2021, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Alison McMillan

  5. Surface roughness and porosity reduce component strength on repeated loading

    Article • Engineering Reports, August 2020, Wiley

    Alison McMillan, Professor Rhys Jones

  6. Application of Ultrasonic Guided Waves for Surface Roughness Measurement

    Article • November 2019, DEStech Publications

    Alison McMillan

  7. An exploratory study of the FinTech (Financial Technology) education and retraining in UK

    Article • Journal of Work-Applied Management, September 2019, Emerald

    Alison McMillan

  8. A Model and Application of Vibratory Surface Grinding

    Article • Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering, July 2018, ASME International

    Alison McMillan

  9. A computational study of the influence of surface roughness on material strength

    Article • Meccanica, February 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Alison McMillan

  10. Crack Growth From Naturally Occurring Material Discontinuities

    Article • January 2018, Elsevier

    Alison McMillan, Professor Rhys Jones

  11. Crack growth: Does microstructure play a role?

    Article • Engineering Fracture Mechanics, January 2018, Elsevier

    Professor Rhys Jones, Alison McMillan

  12. Carbon Nanotube Technology as an Option for Future Computing Devices

    Article • January 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Alison McMillan

  13. How is product data managed during product development and in-service?

    Article • Advanced Manufacturing Polymer & Composites Science, October 2017, Taylor & Francis

    Professor Rhys Jones, Alison McMillan

  14. On the interaction between corrosion and fatigue which determines the remaining life of bridges

    Article • Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures, July 2017, Wiley

    Professor Rhys Jones, Daren Peng, Alison McMillan

  15. Life cycle analysis of steel railway bridges

    Article • Theoretical and Applied Fracture Mechanics, July 2017, Elsevier

    Professor Rhys Jones, Alison McMillan

  16. Estimation of the particle concentration in hydraulic liquid by the in-line automatic particle counter based on the CMOS image sensor

    Article • June 2017, SPIE

    Alison McMillan

  17. Numerical simulation of non‐Newtonian polymer film flow on a rotating spoked annulus

    Article • Journal of Applied Polymer Science, March 2017, Wiley

    Alison McMillan

  18. Crack growth in a naturally corroded bridge steel

    Article • Fatigue & Fracture of Engineering Materials & Structures, December 2016, Wiley

    Professor Rhys Jones, Professor Filippo BERTO, Daren Peng, Alison McMillan

  19. 4th International Conference on Advanced Composites and Materials Technologies for Arduous Applications (ACMTAA)

    Article • IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering, October 2016, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Alison McMillan

  20. Synthesis of a discrete-action thermo-bimetallic actuator with a tongue

    Article • IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering, October 2016, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Alison McMillan

  21. Determination of particle sizes in hydraulic liquids based on image- and subpixel processing

    Article • September 2016, SPIE

    Alison McMillan

  22. Composite repairs to bridge steels demystified

    Article • Composite Structures, August 2016, Elsevier

    Professor Rhys Jones, Alison McMillan

  23. Thin film flow on a vertically rotating disc of finite thickness partially immersed in a highly viscous liquid

    Article • Chemical Engineering Science, April 2016, Elsevier

    Alison McMillan

  24. We track wave propagation through regions with porosity or defects.

    Article • Materials Performance and Characterization, March 2016, ASTM International

    Alison McMillan

  25. Metallographic Analysis and Microstructural Image Processing of Sandblasting Nozzles Produced by Powder Metallurgy Methods

    Article • Powder Metallurgy and Metal Ceramics, July 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Alison McMillan

  26. Optical and quasi-optical analysis of system components for a far-infrared space interferometer

    Article • March 2015, SPIE

    Alison McMillan

  27. Advanced Materials for Demanding Applications

    Article • IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering, February 2015, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Alison McMillan

  28. Discrete action micro-actuator optimization

    Article • IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering, February 2015, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Alison McMillan

  29. Geometry generation challenges for modelling and analysis of micro-structured materials

    Article • IOP Conference Series Materials Science and Engineering, February 2015, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Alison McMillan

  30. Developing New Design and Investigating Porous Nozzles for Abrasive Jet Machine

    Article • Powder Metallurgy and Metal Ceramics, January 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Alison McMillan

  31. Measurement of the fracture toughness associated with the longitudinal fibre compressive failure mode of laminated composites

    Article • Composites Part A Applied Science and Manufacturing, November 2012, Elsevier

    Alison McMillan

  32. Strength knock-down assessment of porosity in composites: modelling, characterising and specimen manufacture

    Article • Journal of Physics Conference Series, August 2012, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Alison McMillan

  33. Aerofoil flutter: fluid-mechanical analysis and wind tunnel testing

    Article • Journal of Physics Conference Series, August 2012, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Alison McMillan

  34. Moderate energy impact analysis combining phenomenological contact law with localised damage and integral equation method

    Article • International Journal of Impact Engineering, May 2012, Elsevier

    Alison McMillan

  35. Translaminar fracture toughness testing of composites: A review

    Article • Polymer Testing, May 2012, Elsevier

    Alison McMillan

  36. Mesh generation and geometrical modelling of 3D woven composites with variable tow cross-sections

    Article • Computational Materials Science, January 2012, Elsevier

    Alison McMillan

  37. Material strength knock-down resulting from multiple randomly positioned voids

    Article • Journal of Reinforced Plastics and Composites, December 2011, SAGE Publications

    Alison McMillan

  38. Translaminar fracture toughness: The critical notch tip radius of 0° plies in CFRP

    Article • Composites Science and Technology, December 2011, Elsevier

    Alison McMillan

  39. The response of a multi-directional composite laminate to through-thickness loading

    Article • Composites Science and Technology, November 2010, Elsevier

    Alison McMillan

  40. Material development for fan blade containment casing

    Article • Journal of Physics Conference Series, March 2008, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Alison McMillan

  41. A NON-LINEAR FRICTION MODEL FOR SELF-EXCITED VIBRATIONS

    Article • Journal of Sound and Vibration, August 1997, Elsevier

    Alison McMillan

  42. Impact of plates: Some questions on numerical precision and scaling

    Article • The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America, May 1997, Acoustical Society of America (ASA)

    Alison McMillan

  43. VIBRATION ISOLATION IN A THIN RECTANGULAR PLATE USING A LARGE NUMBER OF OPTIMALLY POSITIONED POINT MASSES

    Article • Journal of Sound and Vibration, May 1997, Elsevier

    Alison McMillan

  44. SHIFTING RESONANCES FROM A FREQUENCY BAND BY APPLYING CONCENTRATED MASSES TO A THIN RECTANGULAR PLATE

    Article • Journal of Sound and Vibration, May 1996, Elsevier

    Alison McMillan

  45. Calculation of forces due to transverse impact of damped polycrystalline graphite beams

    Article • Carbon, January 1996, Elsevier

    Alison McMillan

  46. Calculation of forces and bending stresses in centrally struck circular plates

    Article • International Journal of Engineering Science, July 1995, Elsevier

    Alison McMillan

  47. Efficient calculation of forces and stresses due to transverse impact of polycrystalline graphite beams

    Article • Carbon, January 1994, Elsevier

    Alison McMillan

  48. A new numerical method for the calculation of impact forces

    Article • Journal of Physics D Applied Physics, June 1991, Institute of Physics Publishing

    Alison McMillan