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Journal articles

Lai JC, 1987, 'An Anechoic Chamber at the Australian Defence Force Academy', Acoustics Australia, 15, pp. 14

Bullock KJ; Cooper RE; Kronauer RE; Lai JC, 1987, 'Structural Similarity and Lifetimes of Turbulence Structures in Fully-developed Smooth Pipe Flow', Physics of Fluids, 30, pp. 3006 - 3018

Lai JC, 1986, 'An Automated Data Acquisition System for Experiments on Fully-Developed Pipe Flow', International Journal of Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 14, pp. 83 - 95

Lai JC; Simmons JM, 1985, 'Instantaneous Velocity Measurements in a Vane-excited Plane Jet', AIAA Journal, 23, pp. 1157 - 1164, http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/3.9058

Bullock KJ; Ledwich MA; Lai JC, 1985, 'Numerical Simulation of Transient Response of Heat Transfer from a Hot-wire Anemometer Transducer', International Journal Heat and Fluid Flow, 6, pp. 57 - 65, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0142-727X(85)90034-7

Lai JC, 1984, 'Analysis of Discrete Vibration Systems by Transfer Matrix Method', International Journal of Applied Mechanics and Engineering, 12, pp. 253 - 262

Lai JC, 1984, 'Unsteady Effects in Mechanically-Excited Turbulent Plane Jets', International Journal Heat and Fluid Flow, 5, pp. 215 - 221, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0142-727X(84)90055-9

Simmons JM; Lai JC; Platzer MF, 1981, 'Jet Excitation by an Oscillating Vane', AIAA Journal, 19, pp. 673 - 676, http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/3.7810

Lai JC; Simmons JM, 1981, 'Numerical Solution of Periodically Pulsed Laminar Free Jets', AIAA Journal, 19, pp. 813 - 815, http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/3.7820

Lai JC; Simmons JM, 1980, 'Instantaneous Velocity Measurements in a Periodically-Pulsed Plane Turbulent Jet', AIAA Journal, 18, pp. 1532 - 1534, http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/3.7740

Lai JCS; Bremhorst K, 1979, 'Control of corrosion-erosion of tube inlets of shell and tube heat exchangers', Wear, 54, pp. 101 - 112, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0043-1648(79)90049-8

Lai JC; Bremhorst K, 1979, 'Control of Corrosion - Erosion of Tube Inlets of Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers', Wear, 54, pp. 101 - 112, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0043-1648(79)90049-8

Bremhorst K; Lai JC, 1979, 'The Role of Flow Characteristics in Corrosion-Erosion of Tube Inlets in the Inlet Channel of Shell and Tube Heat Exchangers', Wear, 54, pp. 87 - 100, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0043-1648(79)90048-6

Conference Papers

Sedehi O; Stender M; Lai JCS; Oberst S, 2025, 'A Reservoir Computer Approach for Data-driven Reconstruction of Insect Locomotion Nonlinear Dynamics for Bioacoustics Applications', in Proceedings of Acoustics 2025 Sounds of the Sunset Coast, Joondalup, presented at Proceedings of Acoustics 2025 Sounds of the Sunset Coast, Joondalup, 12 November 2025 - 14 November 2025, https://www.acoustics.asn.au/conference_proceedings/AAS2025/papers/p104.pdf

Sedehi O; Lai JCS; Oberst S, 2025, 'Detection of weak impulse signals embedded in background noise using machine learning techniques', in Proceedings of Meetings on Acoustics, Acoustical Society of America (ASA), pp. 055001, presented at International Symposium on Music and Room Acoustics, http://dx.doi.org/10.1121/2.0002130

Kumar J; Nerse C; Sedehi O; Halkon B; Dackermann U; Lai JCS; Oberst S, 2025, 'A FRAMEWORK FOR VIBRATION-BASED TERMITE DETECTION IN TIMBER STRUCTURES', in Proceedings of the International Congress on Sound and Vibration

Oberst S; Lai JCS, 2025, 'A MIXED SLIP-BSLIP WALKING MODEL WITH UNCERTAINTY TO MIMIC INSECT GROUND REACTION FORCES', in Proceedings of the International Congress on Sound and Vibration

Mandal S; Lai JCS; Oberst S, 2025, 'CHARACTERISATION AND CALIBRATION OF A BIOASSAY SETUP TO STUDY INSECT BEHAVIOURAL RESPONSES TO MICROVIBRATIONAL EXCITATION', in Proceedings of the International Congress on Sound and Vibration

Nerse C; Oberst S; Lai JCS; Evans TA, 2025, 'DESIGN OF AN INSTRUMENTED SANDPIT TO MONITOR SUBTERRANEAN TERMITE AND ANT ACTIVITY IN VIBRATION BIOASSAYS', in Proceedings of the International Congress on Sound and Vibration

Parancheerivilakkathil MS; Bhat S; Young J; Lai J; Hrynuk J; Tian F; Ravi S; Nash J, 2024, 'Gust Alleviation of a Passively Pitching Wing Equipped with a Torsional Spring', Canberra, presented at 24th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Canberra, 01 December 2024 - 05 December 2024

Rajamuni M; Young J; Lai J; Ravi S; Tian F, 2024, 'Passive controllers of vortex-induced vibration of a cylinder and their effect on the acoustic generation', Canberra, ACT, Australia, presented at 24th Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Canberra, ACT, Australia, 01 December 2024 - 05 December 2024

Ravi S; Dhileep K; Sofge D; Huang Q; Tian F; Young J; Lai J, 2024, 'Gait control for undulatory swimmers: inspiration from biological systems to robots', in Muench PL; Nguyen HG; Diltz R (eds.), Unmanned Systems Technology XXVI, SPIE, the international society for optics and photonics, pp. 7, presented at Unmanned Systems Technology XXVI, 21 April 2024 - 26 April 2024, http://dx.doi.org/10.1117/12.3023805

Oberst S; Tofigh F; Lai J; Evans T, 2024, 'A microactuator device to mimic ant vibrations for termite deterrence on life plants', in Proceedings of Acoustics 2024 Acoustics in the Sun

Sepehrirahnama S; Sansom T; Lai JCS; Oberst S, 2023, 'Design of a miniaturised micro-force plate to study the locomotion of small arthropods', in Proceedings of the International Congress on Sound and Vibration, Prague, presented at 29th International Congress on Sound and Vibration, Prague, 09 July 2023 - 13 July 2023, https://iiav.org/content/archives_icsv_last/2023_icsv29/content/papers/papers/full_paper_374_20230424100509156.pdf

Huang Q; Tian F-B; Young J; Lai J; Ravi S, 2023, 'Numerical Study of Passively Pitching Tandem Dragonfly Wings for Hovering Flight', in AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum, American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA), National Harbor, MD & Online, presented at AIAA SCITECH 2023 Forum, National Harbor, MD & Online, 23 January 2023 - 27 January 2023, http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/6.2023-1027

Huang Q; Kou J; Tian FB; Young J; Lai JCS; Ravi S, 2023, 'Dynamic mode decomposition for unsteady flow over flapping wings', in AIAA Scitech Forum and Exposition 2023, http://dx.doi.org/10.2514/6.2023-1618

Dhileep K; Huang Q; Tian F; Young J; Lai JCS; Sofge D; Ravi S, 2023, 'Investigation of bio-inspired tail-first swimming using numerical and robotic models', in 2023 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics Robio 2023, http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/ROBIO58561.2023.10354996

Bayat A; Oberst S; Lai JCS, 2023, 'NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF HEAT TRANSFER IN TERMITE MOUNDS', in International Heat Transfer Conference, http://dx.doi.org/10.1615/IHTC17.210-380

Jin B; Wang L; Ravi S; Young J; Lai J; Tian F, 2022, 'A numerical study of active blowing control on a three--dimensional low-aspect-ratio heaving plate', in The 23rd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Sydney, presented at The 23rd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Sydney, 04 December 2022 - 08 December 2022, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28581

Rajamuni M; Liu Z; Tian F; Lai J; Young J; Ravi S, 2022, 'An immersed boundaryregularised Lattice Boltzmann Method for acoustic simulations of FSI problems', in The 23rd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Sydney, presented at The 23rd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Sydney, 04 December 2022 - 08 December 2022, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28582

Dhileep K; Ross PA; Tian F; Young J; Hoffmann AA; Lai J; Ravi S, 2022, 'Flow Field around Swimming Mosquito Larvae', in Lei C; Thornber B; Armfield S (eds.), Proceedings of the 23rd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Sydney, presented at 23rd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference - 23AFMC, Sydney, 04 December 2022 - 08 December 2022, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28526

Huang Q; Tian F; Young J; Lai J; Ravi S, 2022, 'Numerical modelling of underactuated flapping wings inspired by the indirect-flight muscles of insects', in The 23rd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Sydney, presented at The 23rd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Sydney, 04 December 2022 - 08 December 2022, http://dx.doi.org/10.26190/unsworks/28580

Tofigh F; Sepehrirahnama S; Lai JCS; Oberst S, 2022, 'CHARACTERISING AND CALIBRATING PIEZO ACTUATORS FOR MICRO-EXCITATION FOR VIBRATION PLAYBACK IN BI-OASSAYS OF INSECTS', in Proceedings of the International Congress on Sound and Vibration

Fattoruso V; Sepehrirahnama S; Tofigh F; Lai JCS; Nowotny M; Oberst S, 2022, 'CONSIDERATION ON HOW TO IMPROVE GROUND REACTION FORCE MEASUREMENTS IN SMALL WALKING INSECTS', in Proceedings of the International Congress on Sound and Vibration

Zhang Z; Oberst S; Lai JCS, 2022, 'Improving the Reliability of Brake Squeal Prediction', in Proceedings of the International Congress on Acoustics

Zhang Z; Oberst S; Lai JCS, 2022, 'Improving the Reliability of Brake Squeal Prediction', in Proceedings of the International Congress on Acoustics

Sansom T; Sepehrirahnama S; Halkon B; Lai JCS; Oberst S, 2022, 'LASER INTENSITY-INDUCED DAMAGE EFFECTS ON DYNAMIC CHARACTERISATION OF WINGS OF THE EUROPEAN HONEYBEE (APIS MELLIFERA)', in Proceedings of the International Congress on Sound and Vibration

Huang Q; Liu Z; Moni A; Ravi S; Tian FB; Young J; Lai JCS, 2022, 'REDUCING VELOCITY ERROR AND ITS CONSEQUENCES BY AN ITERATIVE FEEDBACK IMMERSED BOUNDARY METHOD', in World Congress in Computational Mechanics and Eccomas Congress, http://dx.doi.org/10.23967/wccm-apcom.2022.098

Huang Q; Wang L; Tian F; Young J; Lai JCS, 2021, 'A diffused interface immersed boundary–lattice boltzmann method for simulation of stenosis', in World Congress in Computational Mechanics and Eccomas Congress, Scipedia, S.L., pp. 1 - 7, presented at 14th WCCM-ECCOMAS Congress, http://dx.doi.org/10.23967/wccm-eccomas.2020.013

Jingtao MA; Wang Z; Sui Y; Young J; Lai JCS; Tian FB, 2021, 'An IB-LBM for FSI problems involving viscoelastic fluids and complex geometries', in World Congress in Computational Mechanics and Eccomas Congress, pp. 1 - 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.23967/wccm-eccomas.2020.061

Huang Q; Mazharmanesh S; Tian FB; Young J; Lai JCS; Ravi S, 2021, 'CFD solver validations for simulating passively pitching tandem wings in hovering flight', in Proceedings of the International Congress on Modelling and Simulation Modsim, Modelling and Simulation Society of Australia and New Zealand, pp. 71 - 77, presented at MODSIM2021, 24th International Congress on Modelling and Simulation., http://dx.doi.org/10.36334/modsim.2021.a2.huang

Huang Q; Tian F; Young J; Lai J, 2020, 'A Diffused Interface Immersed Boundary–Lattice Boltzmann Method for Simulation of Channel Flow', in Proceedings of the 22nd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference AFMC2020, The University of Queensland, Queensland, presented at 22nd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference AFMC2020, Queensland, 07 December 2020, http://dx.doi.org/10.14264/86312dd

Ji X; Wang L; Tian FB; Lai J; Young J, 2020, 'The Serrated Trailing Edge Influence on Flapping-wing Acoustics', in 22nd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference Afmc 2020, University of Queensland Library, presented at Proceedings of the 22nd Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference AFMC2020, http://dx.doi.org/10.14264/388ad15

Wang L; Tian F; Lai J, 2019, 'An immersed boundary method for fluid–structure–acoustics interaction at low Reynolds numbers', in Proceedings of the 23rd Inter- national Congress on Acoustics, Aachen, Germany, pp. 2049 - 2056, presented at 23rd Inter- national Congress on Acoustics, Aachen, Germany, 09 September 2019 - 13 September 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.18154/RWTH-CONV-238853

Mazharmanesh S; Young J; Tian F; Lai J, 2018, 'Energy harvesting of two inverted piezoelectric flags in tandem arrangement', in Proceedings of the 21st Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Australasian Fluid Mechanics Society, Adelaide, Australia, presented at The 21st Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference, Adelaide, Australia, 10 December 2018 - 13 December 2018, https://people.eng.unimelb.edu.au/imarusic/proceedings/21%20AFMC%20TOC.html

Oberst S; Lai JCS; Evans TA, 2018, 'Excitation signal extraction of ant walking pattern under the influence of noise using a biomechanical bipedal mathematical model', in Symposium on Biotremology, San Michele all’Adige, Italy., presented at 2nd International Symposium on Biotremology, San Michele all’Adige, Italy., 04 September 2018 - 06 September 2018

Lai J; Oberst S; Evans T, 2018, 'Termites use Vibrations to Eavesdrop on Predatory Ants', in INTER-NOISE and NOISE-CON Congress and Conference Proceedings, Institute of Noise Control Engineering, Chicago, Illinois, USA, pp. 359 - 368, presented at INTER-NOISE 2018 - 47th International Congress and Exposition on Noise Control Engineering: Impact of Noise Control Engineering, Chicago, Illinois, USA, 26 August 2018 - 29 August 2018, https://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/ince/incecp/2018/00000258/00000007/art00029

Zhang Z; Oberst SM; Lai JCS, 2018, 'Instability analysis of brake squeal with uncertain contact conditions', in Proceedings of 25th International Congress on Sound and Vibration 2018 (ICSV 25), International Institute of Acoustics & Vibration (IIAV), Hiroshima, Japan, pp. 4031 - 4038, presented at International Congress on Sound and Vibration, Hiroshima, Japan, 08 July 2018 - 12 July 2018, http://www.proceedings.com/40638.html

Xu L; Wang L; Tian F; Young J; Lai J, 2018, 'A Geometry-Adaptive Immersed Boundary–Lattice Boltzmann Method for Modelling Fluid–Structure Interaction Problems', in IUTAM Symposium on Recent Advances in Moving Boundary Problems in Mechanics, Christchurch, New Zealand, presented at IUTAM Symposium on Recent Advances in Moving Boundary Problems in Mechanics, Christchurch, New Zealand, 12 February 2018 - 15 February 2018, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-13720-5_14

Mazharmanesh S; Young J; Tian FB; Lai JCS, 2018, 'Energy harvesting of two inverted piezoelectric flags in tandem arrangement', in Proceedings of the 21st Australasian Fluid Mechanics Conference Afmc 2018, https://www.afms.org.au/proceedings/21/Mazharmanesh_et_al_2018.pdf


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