2017:  This conference  was held on 3rd April, 2017  and provided an avenue for PGR students from a range of disciplines to get together to expand their knowledge and experiences related to their research. The event had different sessions: oral presentations (20 minutes), poster session, lunch and social event.

 

Keynote Speaker-Dr Hao Lee is an alumnus PhD student of Mechanical Engineering. Since his graduation in 2015, he has undertaken the role of SIMULIA Solution Consultant at Dassault Systemes in Warrington, UK. As a keynote speaker, he will share both his experience at University of Manchester and the transition to his current role in the industry

 

MACE PGR CONFERENCE 2017 SCHEDULE     >>> pdf.

>>>Schedule – Poster

8.30 – 9.30              Registration         George Begg Building: Lobby 

09:30 – 09:35         Welcome                PGR Director/Head of School

09:35 – 10:00         Keynote:                Dr Hao Lee        [SIMULIA Solution Consultant]

10:00 – 11:00         Session 1 : Structural Modelling and Design 

1.1 Numerical modelling of concrete subjected to transient thermal conditions  

 Giacomo Torelli                                 

1.2 Equivalent plane stress FE models for grout-filled buckling restrained braces  

 Manuel A. Calzeta Valdes

1.3 Non-linear simulation of masonry behaviour under cyclic loads 

Kurdo Abdulla

1.4 Bending behaviour of reinforced concrete beam with two layers of different grades of concrete 

Ataria Robert Bennett

11:00 – 11:40        Coffee break          George Begg C-floor

11:00 – 11:40         Poster Session     George Begg C-floor

1 Issues with Cohesive Surface Model in ABAQUS

Marwah A. Hameed

2  Employee Well-being A journey of employee wellbeing and its relationship with workplace spatial design

Maria Doufa

3  Tessellated Continuum Mechanics: Vibration of Perforated Plates

Zainab M. Tareq

4  Experimental study to a flexible cantilevered rod subjected to axial water flows

Chunyuan Liu

5  Combustion Behavior of Graphene Composite in Aerospace

Qiangjun Zhang

6  Preventing stress shielding phenomena for bone fixation implants using 3D Topology Optimization

Abdulsalam A. Al-Tamimi

7  Compressive and flexural strength of aerated concrete containing varying aluminium powder content

Rana Shabbar

8  Fabrication, characterisation, and biological behaviour of 3D printed PCL and bioceramic composite scaffolds

Cian Vyas

9  19th Century Housing in a 21st Century Climate

Kathleen Gray

10  Vortex Structure of Synthetic Jet Array with Crossflow

Fang Xuv

11  Post-Processing of Metallic Printed Parts by Jet Electrochemical Machining (JET-ECM)

Thomas Kendall

12  A Mathematical Model For Cost Reduction And Energy Smart Machining

Haitham M ALSWAT

13  Developing a standard framework for improving equipment design based on operational performance data

Ahmed Khezam

14  Identifying Inadequacies in Current Design Standards for Lateral-Torsional Buckling of Structural Glass

Lauren Riddell-Smith

11:40 – 12:40         Session 2 : Infrastructures and Sustainability

2.1 Simulation of wave downfall pressures on coastal protection structures: challenges and state-of-the-art modelling

Annelie Baines

2.2 Risk assessment of the seismic behaviour of the cantilever retaining wall

Junied Bakr

2.3 Simplified stress-strain model for liquefied soil and practical implication to p-y curve

Bashar Ismael

2.4 Thermal performance of social housing building envelope in hot climate

Bianca Negreiros

12:40 – 13:40         Lunch          George Begg C-floor

13:40 – 14:40        Session 3: Fluids          

3.1 Modelling of In-Line tube banks in AGR boilers

James L. Blackall

3.2 Experiments on vertical flexible filaments in cross flow

Jorge Silva

3.3 Advanced hypersonic flow testing techniques

Tom Fisher

3.4 Towards a Grid-Independent Hybrid RANS/LES Model using A priori Testing

P. Nguyen

14:40 – 15:40         Session 4: Applied Fluids     

4.1 Electrospray pulmonary drug delivery system

Fathi A Lajhar

4.2 Characterization of photopolymerized hydrogels for cartilage applications

Hussein H. M. Mishbak

4.3 A simulation toolset for resonant piezoelectric Micro Pumps

Ahmed Mohamed

4.4 Streaming current generation for 316 stainless steel in pure and litigated water

M.Szolcek

15:40 – 16:00        Coffee break          George Begg C-floor

16:00 – 17:00       Session 5: Materials and Manufacturing

5.1 Frequency Dependence of Fatigue Crack Growth in 304 Stainless Steel

Sarmed Salih

5.2 Accident Tolerant Fuels for Nuclear Power

Roxanne Neall

5.3 Fracture under transverse shear of hybrid composites with commingled yarns

Chengguang Liu

5.4 The Effect of AE-Sensor and Accelerometer Mounting Location on Signal Quality in Micro Drilling

Norshah Afizi Shuaib

17:00 – 17:15        Closing remarks      PGR Director and Conference Committee

17:15 – 18:30        Networking

17:15 – 18:30       Evening event and Ceremony for the Student Prize                         Black Dog Ballroom    11 – 13 New Wakefield St, Manchester, M1 5NP

• 2016: The annual PGR Conference organized by the School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering was held on 22nd March 2016. The scope of this conference was mainly for second and third-year PGR students to showcase their achievements and research highlights and present their studies to the wider community. This conference was a platform to represent students’ chosen disciplines with an emphasis on academic excellence based on research, discovery, innovation and collaboration with industry.

  Awards

  Best Paper Award:

  1st Prize	Rwayda Al Hamd	Modelling punching shear failure using XFEM
  2nd Prize	Unene Gregory	The effects of walking speed and terrain on muscle activation and joint kinetics
  3rd Prize	Zina Mikhael Dawood Habbi	Effect of bentonite and polymer drilling fluids on the skin friction of soil-concrete pile interface

  Best Presentation Award:

  1st Prize	Ali Ather	Seismic Strengthening of masonry structures for developing countries
  2nd Prize	Timothy Crump	Dynamic fracture effects on remote stress amplification
  3rd Prize	Kunyang Wang	Development of a Bipedal Walking Robot Inspired from Human Musculoskeletal Biomechanics

For more details, please see 2016 PGR conference

 

• 2015: The annual PGR Conference organized by the School of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering was held on 26 March 2015. The scope of this conference was mainly for second and third-year PGR students to showcase their achievements and research highlights and present their work to a wider community. For more details, please see 2015 PGR conference

 

• 2014: On the 9th April 2014 the School of MACE once again held its conference for postgraduate research (PGR) students. The day was well attended by nearly 60 delegates with many students vying for the top prize of £1250. Achievements and experiences of research tracks [i.e. Structures and Dynamics: From Buildings to Flapping Wings, Modelling & Simulation, Environment, Climate Change, Nuclear and Managements of Projects, and Advanced Manufacturing] were shared and discussed during the day. For more details, please see 2014 PGR conference