We are committed to the scholarship of discovery as it contributes to the institution’s academic advancement.
EIT focuses on the delivery of programs relevant to today’s industry needs. Consequently, we seek that our scholar research:
- includes original research that advances knowledge;
- synthesizes information across topics, disciplines and/or time; and,
- is presented in a format that will allow evaluation by others through public sharing.
Furthermore, EIT’s scholar research activities expand to ensure the inclusion of the reality of contemporary life, such as sponsoring technical conferences and events that bring together relevant industry experts and professionals to share their knowledge and industry experience in an effort to advance their particular fields.
High-strength β stabilized Ti-Nb-Fe-Cr alloys with large plasticity
Dr Chirag Rabadia9 July, 2018
A group of Ti-27Nb-7Fe-xCr (x = 0, 2, 4, 6, 8 wt%) alloys were designed on the basis of the DV-Xα cluster method, molybdenum equivalent and valence electron to atom ratio. The designed alloys were produced using the cold crucible levitation melting process for studying their microstructures and mechanical properties. The alloying of Cr renders...Read More
Laves phase precipitation in Ti-Zr-Fe-Cr alloys with high strength and large plasticity
Dr Chirag Rabadia16 May, 2018
In this work, a novel serial of Ti-33Zr-xFe-yCr (x = 3, 5, 7 wt% and y = 2, 4 wt%) alloys was designed first with an expectation to obtain Laves phase in microstructure and then these alloys were produced using cold crucible levitation melting. Microstructure and phase analyses suggest the precipitation of a C15 type Laves...Read More
A review of recycled aggregate in concrete applications (2000–2017)
Dr Ana Evangelista3 April, 2018
Solid waste has been an inevitable by-product of the operations of industrialised societies. One result of economic growth is an increase in generation of solid waste which normally was dumped in landfills and caused contamination of soil, water and air from toxic substances such as polychlorinated bi-phenyls (PCB’s), asbestos, construction...Read More
Distributed control of a robotic network for protection of a region from intruders
Dr Ali Marzoughi26 March, 2018
This paper addresses a problem of intruder interception on the boundary of a protected region through the use of a network of mobile robots. A necessary and sufficient condition for the existence of a solution of this problem is obtained. We propose a decentralized motion control algorithm for the mobile...Read More
Navigating a mobile robot to avoid moving obstacles using virtual source/sink force field
Dr Ali Marzoughi26 March, 2018
This paper proposes a novel navigation strategy for a unicycle mobile robot in a cluttered area with moving obstacles based on the virtual field force algorithm. We consider each obstacle as a virtual source and each obstacle free area between every two obstacles as a virtual sink, which exert repulsive...Read More
Development of functionally graded Cu–Sn–Ni/Al2O3 composite for bearing applications and investigation of its mechanical and wear behaviour
Dr Manu Sam16 January, 2018
This study investigates the mechanical and tribological properties of a functionally graded Cu–Sn–Ni/Al2O3 metal matrix composite, synthesized using horizontal centrifugal casting technique with dimension Φout100 × Φin85 × 100 mm. The microstructure was examined along radial distances at 1, 8, and 13 mm from outer periphery. Specimens were tested for tensile strength from outer (1–8 mm) and inner...Read More
Distance Learning – A Potential Opportunity for Thailand
Paul Maj21 October, 2017
Distance learning is a global phenomenon with a wide range of available courses; however concerns exist regarding both course quality and educational standards. Within Australia the further and higher education sectors are highly regulated by the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency and the Australian Skills Quality Authority respectively. All...Read More
A decentralized position estimation switching algorithm to avoid a convex obstacle
Dr Ali Marzoughi11 September, 2017
We proposed a decentralized formation control method and a path planning for a mobile robotic network to avoid an obstacle in an environment without the possibility of collision between the teammates. We applied the leader-follower pattern where the leader estimates the safest path to maintain the minimum allowable distance with...Read More
Maximizing the probability of intrusion detection by a fleet of mobile robots using an intelligent game theoretic approach
Dr Ali Marzoughi11 September, 2017
This paper presents an intelligent game based decision-making algorithm (IGD) for a fleet of mobile robots to maximize the probability of detection in a limited area. The agents have the minimum communication or even no communication result from a jamming attack by a given hostile. Thus, we proved that the...Read More
Aquaponic Integration and Automation – A Critical Evaluation
Paul Maj31 August, 2017
Aquaponics is technology developed from the aquaculture industry that integrates intensive farming of fish and utilizes plants (integrates hydroponics) in a continuous closed loop to clean the water for the fish. The plants clean the water of nitrate (waste form is initially ammonia) which has been converted into a form...Read More
Aquaponics – A Process Control Approach
Paul Maj18 August, 2017
An aquaponics automation design was undertaken to interpret the system requirements to integrate automation to operate and optimize the system. The system was designed to increase the layers of control over the inputs and outputs to operate the system with a process control approach. The viability of these levels of...Read More
Aquaponics Automation – Design Techniques
Paul Maj4 August, 2017
Aquaponics operators that have transitioned from hobby to commercial operators have commonly failed to meet commercial expectations. One of the reasons for failures is the occurrence of severe technical errors. Unexpected events can often have drastic financial consequences on new operators, which could be initially operating within tight margins. Standard...Read More
Critical parameters for the compressive strength of high-strength concrete
Dr Shasha Wang3 July, 2017
This study investigates the influence of several material properties underlying the failure mechanism of high-strength concrete (HSC) under uniaxial compression. An experimental-numerical characterization of a single inclusion block (SIB) – an idealized composite comprising of a granite cylindrical core embedded within a high-strength mortar (HSM) matrix – is first carried out. Parametric...Read More
Strategic Human Resource Management in International Organizations
Paul Maj15 June, 2017
This an initial study of Strategic Human Resources in Human Resource Management. This is important because in a globally competitive economy company longevity depends upon its more important aspect – their staff. This is principally governed by resource management principles and policies. This paper presents the results of a wide...Read More
Interface design and processing of bioactive microporous calcium phosphate coatings on load-bearing zirconia substrate
Dr Rumana Sultana1 June, 2017
This study presents the design and processing of interlocked interfaces of graded bioactive calcium phosphate coatings on a load-bearing zirconia substrate. Such interfacial structures can effectively enhance bonding between the coating and substrate, and suppress the residual stress across the interfacial region. Multiple coating layers with graded interconnected micropore structures,...Read More
Wastewater Automation – The Development of a Low Cost, Distributed Automation System
Paul Maj23 April, 2017
In developed countries wastewater management is considered a vital aspect of community health and wellbeing. Failures in wastewater management may result in the release of pathogens into natural water bodies and in extreme circumstances into drinking water. Illnesses caused by contamination range from gastroenteritis and viral infections to death. As...Read More
Industrial Network Security – A Critical Review
Paul Maj17 April, 2017
In advanced societies all aspects of commerce and industry are now based on networked IT systems. Failures of these systems have the potential to be extremely disruptive. The term Critical Infrastructure (CI) is used to define systems (private and public) considered vital to national interests whose interruption would have a...Read More
Improving Project Management Teaching Using Scaffolding Based on Cladistics Parsimony Analysis
Paul Maj8 April, 2017
There are numerous educational paradigms each with their advocates and critics. The cognitive science approach is based on modelling memory as short term and long term each with their different characteristics. All learning consists of an iterative cycle of assimilate and retrieve between these two types of memory. The objective...Read More
Improving the Teaching of Project Management Software Tools Using Scaffolding Based on Cladistics Parsimony Analysis
Paul Maj8 April, 2017
Project management software tools are essential tools for the different phases of projects. However a number of software tools exist ranging from the relatively simple to those that extremely feature rich. Feature rich software tools have their advantages due to their wide repertoire of options but can be difficult to...Read More
Chatter stability prediction for a flexible tool-workpiece system in a turning process
Dr Milind Siddhpura and Dr Arti Siddhpura6 March, 2017
The paper focuses on the chatter stability prediction for a flexible tool-workpiece system in a turning process. The dynamic model of the turning process presented here considers two end conditions of the flexible workpiece. Chatter-free (stable) cutting parameters are obtained analytically and stability lobe diagrams (SLDs) of a turning operation...Read More
Effect of high strain rate on compressive behavior of strain-hardening cement composite in comparison to that of ordinary fiber-reinforced concrete
Dr Shasha Wang16 January, 2017
This paper presents an experimental study on the effect of high strain rate on the compressive behavior of two strain-hardening cement based composites (SHCCs), compared to that of fiber-reinforced high-strength concretes (FRHSCs) with similar compressive strengths. One of the SHCCs was reinforced with 2% of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) fibers by...Read More
Cloud-Enhanced Robotic System for Smart City Crowd Control
Dr Akhlaqur Rahman21 December, 2016
Cloud robotics in smart cities is an emerging paradigm that enables autonomous robotic agents to communicate and collaborate with a cloud computing infrastructure. It complements the Internet of Things (IoT) by creating an expanded network where robots offload data-intensive computation to the ubiquitous cloud to ensure quality of service (QoS)....Read More
Australian VET Sector – A Critical Evaluation
Paul Maj19 December, 2016
The Australian Vocational Education and Training (VET) system is a comprehensive, national framework designed to provide quality outcomes for learners and meet the needs of potential employers. The interdependent checks and balances provide mechanisms for validating quality and relevance. Regular national surveys demonstrate that both students and employers are satisfied...Read More
Facilitating Network Technology Training in the Australian Vocational Education Sector
Paul Maj24 November, 2016
Within the Australian Further Education sector for lecturers in the IT field it is not uncommon to use vendor based curriculum. The advantages to this approach are that students can graduate not only with a national award (Certificate or Diploma) and also an internationally recognized vendor qualification. Furthermore, the larger...Read More
Effects of silanes and silane derivatives on cement hydration and mechanical properties of mortars
Dr Shasha Wang12 November, 2016
An experimental research was conducted with the objectives to study the effects silanes (amino, vinyl, and epoxy-based) and their derivatives (silane oligomers and silane nanoparticles) on cement hydration and mechanical properties of mortars. Silanes and silane derivatives are used as coupling agents to combine different compositions in mortars and to...Read More
Improving Teaching and Learning Outcomes – A Novel Cognitive Science Approach
Paul Maj8 October, 2016
Three principle approaches to education are behaviorism, constructivism and cognitive science. However beyond that there are a wide and diverse range of methods such as outcomes based education, problem based learning etc. All these approaches and methods have their associated advantages and disadvantages. The effectiveness of the educational process is...Read More
Australian National Training Packages – A Critical Analysis
Paul Maj26 September, 2016
In the Australian Further Education sector all education is based on national training packages which are designed and managed to meet the needs of different industries. They provide specifications of training elements; the associate performance criteria; expected required knowledge and skills all benchmarked against defined evidence guides. Significantly the do...Read More
State Model Diagrams for Teaching Networking – a SOLO Based Evaluation
Paul Maj and Steve Mackay27 July, 2016
The Cisco Network Academy Program is the world’s largest network technology curriculum with over 500,000 students’ worldwide. An analysis of this curriculum found that it did not provide students with a diagrammatic model that is consistent throughout the curriculum. Without such a model students develop their own which is likely...Read More
Resistance of high-performance fiber-reinforced cement composites against high-velocity projectile impact
Dr Shasha Wang11 May, 2016
This paper presents experimental and numerical studies on the performance of seven high-performance fiber-reinforced cement-based composites against high velocity projectile impact (HVPI). The materials investigated involved four fiber-reinforced high-strength concretes (FRHSCs) with 28-day compressive strengths ranging from about 60 to 140 MPa, two strain hardening cement-based composites (SHCCs), and a fiber-reinforced high-strength mortar...Read More
Effect of force profiles of different electrode actuation systems to weld strength
Dr Aravinthan Arumugam1 January, 2016
Studies were carried out on the force profiles of the pneumatic electrode actuation system and servo electrode actuation system to analyse their effects on weld strength. The studies were carried out at three different locations of the weld lobe; below the lower limit, between the lower limit and upper limit...Read More
The role of communications and standardization in wind power applications – A review
Dr Morteza Alizadeh11 November, 2015
Harvesting energy from the wind as an alternative to fossil fuels has many advantages in terms of protecting the environment and promoting sustainability. However, the increasing penetration of wind power in electrical networks presents many challenges such as the intermittency of wind power, its relative high cost as compared to conventional sources, and...Read More
Structure design and manufacturing of layered bioceramic scaffolds for load-bearing bone reconstruction
Dr Rumana Sultana8 July, 2015
Bioceramic scaffolds with desired bone regeneration functions have the potential to become real alternatives to autologous bone grafts for reconstruction of load-bearing and critical-sized segmental bone defects. The aim of this paper was to develop a layered scaffold structure that has the biodegradable function of common monolithic scaffolds and adequate...Read More
Spot Welding Parameter Optimization to Improve Weld Characteristics for Dissimilar Metals
Dr Aravinthan Arumugam25 January, 2015
Resistance spot welding is a process which is widely used in the automotive industry to join steel parts of various thicknesses and types. The current practice in the automotive industry in determining the welding schedule, which will be used in the welding process, is based on welding table or experiences....Read More
Influence of jet–jet interaction on droplet size and jet instability in immiscible liquid–liquid system
Harisinh Parmar13 November, 2014
This work investigates the effects of multiple jet interactions and single jet instability on jet breakup and droplet size using experimental and computational techniques. In particular, the jet separation distance, jet breakup length and droplet diameter were measured as a function of initial nozzle separation distance and jet volumetric flow...Read More
Influence of Microwaves on the Water Surface Tension
Harisinh Parmar7 August, 2014
In this study, microwave irradiation was applied to hanging droplets of both water and ethylene glycol. Once the irradiation had ceased and the droplet was allowed to return to its original temperature, it was found that the surface tension of ethylene glycol returned to its original value. In contrast, the...Read More
Effect of Force Control during Spot Welding on Weld Properties
Dr Aravinthan Arumugam1 August, 2014
Resistance Spot Welding (RSW) is a process that is widely used in the automotive industries. The parameters that are used to develop a spot weld are the welding current, weld time and electrode force. Electrode force was not used as a control parameter due to the use of pneumatic system...Read More
Melt Strength and Thermal Properties of Organic Peroxide Modified Virgin and Recycled HDPE
Harisinh Parmar6 April, 2013
Commercial blow moulding grade recycled high density polyethylene (r-HDPE) and blow moulding grade virgin HDPE were reactively extruded with various compositions (0.00 to 0.15 %) of different peroxides in a twin screw extruder. The aim was to improve the melt strength properties of a blow moulding grade HDPE homopolymer –...Read More
Micro-porous calcium phosphate coatings on load-bearing zirconia substrate: Processing, property and application
Dr Rumana Sultana25 January, 2013
This study presents the design, processing, properties and potential applications of a novel layered bio-ceramic composites consisting of three different micro-porous calcium phosphate coatings on strong zirconia cores manufactured using a recently developed slip coating-deposition and coating-substrate co-sintering technique. Detailed microstructures of the three graded micro-porous calcium phosphate coatings, and...Read More
Novel Layered Hydroxyapatite/Tri-Calcium Phosphate–Zirconia Scaffold Composite with High Bending Strength for Load-Bearing Bone Implant Application
Dr Rumana Sultana18 January, 2013
The integration of biological and mechanical requirements remains a challenge in developing porous hydroxyapatite (HA) and tri-calcium phosphate (TCP) scaffolds for load-bearing bone implant application. W ith the newly developed slip-deposition and coating-substrate co-sintering technique, a strong layered HA/TCP-zirconia scaffold composite structure was successfully fabricated. The bending strength (321 MPa)...Read More
Deposition of Micro-Porous Hydroxyapatite/Tri-Calcium Phosphate Coating on Zirconia-Based Substrate
Dr Rumana Sultana2 March, 2012
Scaffold-like hydroxyapatite/tri-calcium-phosphate (HA/TCP) coatings have been deposited on strong zirconia-substrates using a unique HA-slip coating-deposition and coating-substrate co-sintering process. Bending strength of such layered composites is over 300 MPa, higher than the upper strength limit of natural bones. Thick scaffold-like HA-coatings with open pores larger than 100 μm can be deposited onto...Read More
Mechanical behavior of fiber-reinforced high-strength concrete subjected to high strain-rate compressive loading
Dr Shasha Wang19 January, 2012
This paper presents an experimental study on effect of high strain rate on compressive behavior of plain and fiber-reinforced high-strength concrete (FRHSC) with strength between 80 and 90 MPa. A Split Hopkinson pressure bar equipment was used to determine the concrete behavior at strain rates from 40 to 300 s−1. Fracture patterns...Read More
Optimized proportional integral derivative (PID) controller for the exhaust temperature control of a gas turbine system using particle swarm optimization
Dr Ali Marzoughi16 January, 2012
In this paper, the particle swarm optimization (PSO) technique is used in optimising the proportional integral derivative (PID) controller parameters for the exhaust temperature control of a gas turbine system. The performance of the PID controller whose parameters are tuned based on the PSO method (PSO-PID) is compared with the...Read More
Hydrodynamics of a rectangular liquid JET in an immiscible liquid–liquid system
Harisinh Parmar14 December, 2011
Volume of fluid and continuum surface force methodologies were applied to two- and three-dimensionally model the motion of a liquid jet injected vertically downward from a rectangular nozzle into another immiscible liquid. Grid independent solutions were obtained for a 10 mm2 nozzle with aspect ratios in the range 1–10. It was found...Read More
Processing of Layered Hydroxyapatite Ceramic Composites
Dr Rumana Sultana4 July, 2011
Layered hydroxyapatite (HA) based ceramic composites consisting of a strong ceramic composite core, 3 mol% yttrium stabilized zirconia (3Y-TZP) with 30 or 40 vol% HA, and a HA-rich porous coating were fabricated using a coating deposition and co-sintering process in the present study. The aim is to develop HA-based bio-ceramic...Read More
Compressive Behavior of Plain and Fiber-Reinforced High-Strength Concrete Subjected to High Strain Rate Loading
Dr Shasha Wang1 July, 2011
This paper presents a laboratory experimental study on the effect of high strain rate on compressive behavior of plain and fiber-reinforce high-strength concrete (FRHSC) with similar strength of 80-90 MPa. Steel fibers, polyethylene fibers, and a combination of these were used in the FRHSC. A split Hopkinson pressure bar equipment...Read More
Tensile Strength versus Toughness of Cement-Based Materials against High-Velocity Projectile Impact
Dr Shasha Wang1 June, 2011
This paper presents a laboratory experimental study on the effect of tensile strength and toughness on the resistance of cement-based materials to high-velocity projectile impact. Three types of cement-based materials with similar compressive strength but different tensile strengths and toughnesses were examined in terms of the penetration depth, crater diameter,...Read More
Porous hydroxyapatite coating on strong ceramic substrate fabricated by low density slip coating-deposition and coating-substrate co-sintering
Dr Rumana Sultana17 May, 2011
This study aims at developing a process technique, which can deposit porous scaffold-like hydroxyapatite (HA) coatings on strong ceramic substrates. As a first trial, micro-porous HA coatings on strong zirconia-based substrates are fabricated by the following technique—consisting of low-density HA-slip coating-deposition on the micro-porous substrates pre-sintered at 900 °C, and coating-substrate co-sintering...Read More
Effect of Specimen Size on Static Strength and Dynamic Increase Factor of High-Strength Concrete from SHPB Test
Dr Shasha Wang2 May, 2011
This paper presents an experimental study on effect of specimen size on the static strength and dynamic increase factor (DIF) of plain and fiber reinforced high-strength concrete determined from Split Hopkinson pressure bar (SHPB) tests. Four types of specimens were used to determine the static strength of the concrete including...Read More
PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT OF A SINGLE SHAFT GAS TURBINE SYSTEM TEMPERATURE CONTROL USING PARTICLE SWARM OPTIMIZATION
Dr Ali Marzoughi27 March, 2011
Gas turbine has become increasingly popular in different areas of industry due to their lower greenhouse emission and higher efficiency compared to other types of engine such as diesel engines, especially when connected in a combined cycle setup. The control of gas turbine system, particularly its exhaust temperature control, is...Read More
A metallurgical study of spot weld growth on mild steel 1mm and 2mm thicknesses
Dr Aravinthan Arumugam1 January, 2011
Resistance spot welding (RSW) is an essential welding technology today for joining two or more metals in various manufacturing industries. A statistic shows that one metal assembly out of five is joined using resistance spot welding mechanism, commercially. It uses traditionally two electrodes to hold the metal sheets and forces...Read More