{"id":21,"date":"2021-03-30T11:13:30","date_gmt":"2021-03-30T11:13:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cbu.ac.zm\/schoolsAndUnits\/schoolofengineering\/?page_id=21"},"modified":"2021-09-23T08:03:20","modified_gmt":"2021-09-23T08:03:20","slug":"publications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cbu.ac.zm\/schoolsAndUnits\/schoolofengineering\/publications\/","title":{"rendered":"PUBLICATIONS"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"21\" class=\"elementor elementor-21\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c4e9ae4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c4e9ae4\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-0aa14fc\" data-id=\"0aa14fc\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3ce24f elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a3ce24f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Research &amp; Projects <\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cf8ba20 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cf8ba20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInUp&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"213\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cbu.ac.zm\/schoolsAndUnits\/schoolofengineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/exclamation-point-2620929_960_720.jpg\" class=\"elementor-animation-grow attachment-large size-large wp-image-581\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cbu.ac.zm\/schoolsAndUnits\/schoolofengineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/exclamation-point-2620929_960_720.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.cbu.ac.zm\/schoolsAndUnits\/schoolofengineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/exclamation-point-2620929_960_720-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.cbu.ac.zm\/schoolsAndUnits\/schoolofengineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/exclamation-point-2620929_960_720-768x256.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.cbu.ac.zm\/schoolsAndUnits\/schoolofengineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/exclamation-point-2620929_960_720-800x267.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.cbu.ac.zm\/schoolsAndUnits\/schoolofengineering\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/exclamation-point-2620929_960_720-285x95.jpg 285w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-6c438a3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6c438a3\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7267681\" data-id=\"7267681\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-584a2c8 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"584a2c8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeInRight&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-9251\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9251\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Research<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-9251\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-9251\"><p>Research excellence in any university is a pillar of academic distinction. In the school of engineering we believe in the research that supports and sentients all of our teaching. We also believe in interdisciplinary work and this in the School ranges from collaborative research at the science-engineering interface, through fundamental studies in enabling technologies, to applied research in partnership with industry.<\/p><p>To manage properly the research activities, a number of Research and Knowledge Transfer Priority Groups exist in the school. These are areas of key focus, which support the delivery of excellence in research and knowledge transfer.<\/p><p>These research priority groups:<\/p><ul><li>maximise the visibility and impact of the School\u2019s research activities;<\/li><li>secure significant levels of external funding to support their research activities;<\/li><li>become an institutional champion for their topic;<\/li><li>incorporate interdisciplinary collaborations of international quality;<\/li><li>provide a first-class environment for career development and training;<\/li><li>attract high quality staff, postgraduates and strategic partnerships.<\/li><\/ul><p>The following are the six Priority Groups in key thematic areas with the potential to grow and deliver an influential amount of world-class research and knowledge transfer addressing global issues and challenges:<\/p><ol type=\"1\"><li>Crashworthiness &amp; Impact Biomechanics Research Group<\/li><li>Water &amp; Sanitation Research Group<\/li><li>Materials &amp; Structures Research Group<\/li><li>Electronic and Communication Technology Research Group<\/li><li>Geotenics Research Group<\/li><li>Transport Research Group<\/li><li>Energy Technology Research Group<\/li><\/ol><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-9252\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-9252\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Projects<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-9252\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-9252\"><ul><li>Experimental study of the effect of n-butanol-methanol-gasoline blends on the quality of lubs and wear and tear in spark ignition engines (Dr L Siwale).<\/li><li>The effects of casting pressure on slump, shear and compressive strengths, density, and elastic modulus of sawdust on concrete blocks (B Paul) .<\/li><li>Reliability assessment in active distribution networks with detailed effects of PV systems (Esau Zulu).<\/li><li>Investigating the use of interactive voice response (IVR) in medical adherence monitoring (Zilole Simate).<\/li><li>Fibre voltage sensor based on intensity modulation (Ndiaye Musa).<\/li><li>Fibre optic voltage sensor based on fibre to fibre coupling (Ndiyaye Musa).<\/li><li>Biomaterial characterisation of a 10 year old for humanoid development (Professor Clive Chirwa).<\/li><li>Zambia accident statistics analysis (Professor Clive chirwa)<\/li><li>Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) or Drome design and manufacture (Professor Clive Chirwa)<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-4590886 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"4590886\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-cf18c0c\" data-id=\"cf18c0c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f60428f elementor-widget elementor-widget-toggle\" data-id=\"f60428f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"toggle.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2571\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2571\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Spin-Out Companies<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2571\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2571\"><h3><span style=\"font-family: Lato; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); font-size: 16px;\">The Copperbelt University School of Engineering research and student outputs have over the years helped SMEs develop products that have been best sellers and have influenced the market. The school is now entering a new phase of growth and has decided to form spin-out companies that will drive forward the commercialisation of our research outcomes. The School is building its portfolio of spin-outs and these are our companies:<\/span><\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-toggle-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2572\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2572\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon elementor-toggle-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-right\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened\"><i class=\"elementor-toggle-icon-opened fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-toggle-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Traffic Lights Research (TLR)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2572\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2572\"><h4><span style=\"font-family: Lato; color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight );\">Traffic Lights Research (TLR) was established in March 2015 to provide a means of further developing products and engaging with the market place through a dedicated vehicle.<\/span><br><\/h4>\n<p>This was borne from a student project and supervisors who had the vision to see such a product developed by the School for Zambia. Today we boast of our increased customer base as we install more and more traffic lights around the country using technology developed at The Copperbelt University School of Engineering.<\/p>\n<p>If your town, city is in need of traffic lights, contact us. We will<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Design;<\/li>\n<li>Manufacture;<\/li>\n<li>Install;<\/li>\n<li>and maintain the traffic lights<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research &amp; Projects Research Research excellence in any university is a pillar of academic distinction. In the school of engineering we believe in the research that supports and sentients all of our teaching. 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