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Chemical and physical modifications of the surface of sisal agave fibre used as a reinforcement in epoxy resin – A Review by Neffer A. Gomez, Brian Ellul Grech, Martin Muscat, Claire DeMarco Muscat-Fenech, Duncan Camilleri, Emmanuel Sinagra, Sandro Lanfranco

“…A combination of sisal fibers and bio-based epoxy resin offers good potential for producing environmentally friendly bio-composites with improved or equivalent…”
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Predicting the yield surface in a two-dimensional stress system: A student's laboratory experiment by Muscat, Martin, Mollicone, Pierluigi

“…This paper is concerned with the determination of the yield surface in a two-dimensional stress field within an undergraduate Mechanics of Materials student…”
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Design and development of a towfish to monitor marine pollution by Muscat, Martin, Cammarata, Alessandro, Maddio, Pietro Davide, Sinatra, Rosario

“…Monitoring of marine pollution is currently being given a lot of importance as an aid to legislators for when it comes to protecting the environment. A clean…”
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On the effect of the Poisson's ratio (positive and negative) on the stability of pressure vessel heads by Ellul, Brian, Muscat, Martin, Grima, Joseph N.

“…Materials with negative Poisson's ratio (auxetic) exhibit an unusual property of expanding when stretched in the direction normal to an applied uniaxial…”
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Development and performance testing of a small, multi-bladed wind turbine by Sant, Tonio, Farrugia, Robert N, Muscat, Martin, Caruana, Cedric, Axisa, Redeemer, Borg, Albert, Cassar, Cecille M, Cassar, Josianne, Cordina, Christian, Farrugia, Adrian, Schembri, Steven

“…This article presents selected results from the development process of a small, prototype multi-bladed wind turbine designed to replace the American…”
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Using Kolb's Learning Cycle to Enhance the Teaching and Learning of Mechanics of Materials by Muscat, Martin, Mollicone, Pierluigi

“…This paper considers the learning and assessment process of a mechanical engineering undergraduate student and applies it to designing a set of laboratory…”
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An Investigation of Different Offshore Wind Turbine Jacket Support Foundation Models Designed for Central Mediterranean Deep Waters by Gauci, Thomas, Sant, Tonio, Muscat, Martin, Mollicone, Pierluigi, Camillieri, Duncan, Mollicone, Pierre

“…The trend for improving the cost effectiveness of offshore wind turbines is to maximise wind turbine size while minimising support structure costs. Minimising…”
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A work criterion for plastic collapse by Muscat, Martin, Mackenzie, Donald, Hamilton, Robert

“…A new criterion for evaluating limit and plastic loads in pressure vessel design by analysis is presented. The proposed criterion is based on the plastic work…”
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