Lifting wing in constructing tall buildings: aerodynamic testing by Ian R. Skelton, Peter Demian, Jacqueline Glass, Dino Bouchlaghem, Chimay J. Anumba

“…The research reported here presents a design for a “Lifting Wing,” a uniquely designed shroud which potentially allows the lifting of building materials by a tower crane in higher and more unstable wind conditions, thereby reducing delay on the programmed critical path of a tall building. …”
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Academic analysis of the ICE Report ‘In Plain Sight: reducing the risk of infrastructure failure’ by Ksenia Chmutina, Alistair Gibb, Andrew Dainty, Lee Bosher

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Ultra-low frequency energy harvesting using bi-stability and rotary-translational motion in a magnet-tethered oscillator by Hailing Fu, Stephanos Theodossiades, Ben Gunn, Imad Abdallah, Eleni Chatzi

“…Harvesting ultra-low frequency random vibration, such as human motion or turbine tower oscillations, has always been a challenge, but could enable many potential self-powered sensing applications. …”
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A multi-stable rotational energy harvester using a rolling sphere and magnetic coupling for ultra-low frequency motions by Sayed Masabi, Hailing Fu, Stephanos Theodossiades

“…A spherical magnet, placed in a circular path, is used as an inertial mass to absorb ambient vibrations. …”
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