Other research interests

Fluid Mechanics papers

C.J. Baker, 1979, “The laminar horseshoe vortex”, Journal of Fluid Mechanics, 95, 2, 347-367, http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S0022112079001506

C.J. Baker, 1980, “Theoretical approach to prediction of local scour around bridge piers”, Journal of Hydraulics Research, 18, 1, 1-12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00221688009499564

C.J. Baker, L.C. Squire, 1982, “Turbulent boundary layer development on a two dimensional aerofoil with supercritical flow at low Reynolds number”, Aeronautical Quarterly, 33, 2, 174-198

C.J. Baker, 1985, “The position of points of maximum and minimum shear stress upstream of cylinders mounted normal to flat plates”, Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 18, 3, 263-274, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0167-6105(85)90085-6

K.R. Elliott, C.J. Baker, 1985, “The effect of pier spacing on scour around bridge piers”, Journal of the Hydraulics Division A.S.C.E., 111 HY7, 1105-1110, http://ascelibrary.org/doi/pdf/10.1061/(ASCE)0733-9429(1985)111%3A7(1105)

C.J. Baker,1991, “The oscillation of horseshoe vortex systems”, A.S.M.E. Journal of Fluids Engineering 113, 3, 489-495, http://dx.doi.org/10..1115/1.2909523

R.P. Hoxey, P.J. Kettlewell, A.M. Meehan, C.J. Baker, X. Yang, 1996, “The aerodynamics and ventilation of poultry transport vehicles; Part 1 Full scale experiments” Journal of Agricultural Engineering Research 65, 77-83 (awarded IAE Douglas Bomford trust Award 1996), http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/jaer.1996.0081

C.J. Baker, S. Dalley, X. Yang, P.J. Kettlewell, R.P. Hoxey, 1996, “The aerodynamics and ventilation of poultry transport vehicles; Part 2 Wind tunnel experiments” ,Journal of Agricultural Engineering Research 65, 97-113 (awarded IAE Douglas Bomford trust Award 1996), http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/jaer.1996.0083

S. Dalley, C.J. Baker, X. Yang, P.J. Kettlewell, R.P. Hoxey, 1996, “The aerodynamics and ventilation of poultry transport vehicles; Part 3 Internal flow field calculations”, Journal of Agricultural Engineering Research 65, 115-127 (awarded IAE Douglas Bomford trust Award 1996), http://dx.doi.org/10.1006/jaer.1996.0081

A.D. Quinn, C.J. Baker, 1997, “An investigation of the ventilation of a day old chick transport vehicles”, Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics 67-68, 305-311, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0167-6105(97)00081-0

C.J. Baker, 2010, “The calculation of cricket ball trajectories”. Journal of Mechanical Engineering Science, Proceedings of the IMechE C, 224, 1947-1958, DOI: Awarded SAGE prize in 2011 for best paper in Journal in 2010,

C J Baker, 2013, “A unified framework for the prediction of cricket ball trajectories in spin and swing bowling”, IMechE Proceedings P – Journal of Sports Engineering, 227, 1 31 – 38, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1754337112440793

Robertson, F., Bourriez, F., He, M., Soper, D., Baker, C., Hemida, H. & Sterling, M. (2019) “An experimental investigation of the aerodynamic flows created by lorries travelling in a long platoon”, Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics 193, 103966, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jweia.2019.103966

He, M., Huo, R., Hemida, H., Bourriez, F., Robertson, F., Soper, D., Sterling, M. & Baker, C. (2019) “Detached eddy simulation of a closely running lorry platoon”, Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 193, 103956, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jweia.2019.103956

F. H. Robertson, D. Soper, C. Baker (2020) Unsteady aerodynamic forces on long lorry platoons, Journal of Wind Engineering and Industrial Aerodynamics, 209, 104481, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jweia.2020.104481

Climate, resilience and risk papers

M An, C Baker, J Zeng, 2005, “A fuzzy logic based approach to qualitative risk modeling in the construction process”, World Journal of Engineering 2, 1-12

M An, S Huang, C J Baker, 2007, “Railway risk assessment – the fuzzy reasoning approach and fuzzy analytic hierarchy process approaches: a case study of shunting at Waterloo depot”, Proceedings of the I.Mech.E, Part F, Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit 221, 3, 365-383, http://dx.doi.org/10.1243/09544097JRRT106

K. Dobney, C. J. Baker, A. D. Quinn, L. Chapman, 2008, “Quantifying the Effects of High Summer Temperatures due to Climate Change on Buckling and Rail Related Delays in south-east UK”. Meteorological Applications 16, 2, 245-251, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/met.114

K. Dobney, C. J. Baker, L. Chapman, A. D. Quinn, 2009, “The future cost to the UK’s railway network of heat related delays and buckles caused by the predicted increase in high summer temperatures due to climate change”, Proceedings of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers Part F: Journal of Rail and Rapid Transit, 224, 25-34, http://dx.doi.org/10.1243/09544097JRRT292

Tomlinson C, Chapman C, Thornes J, 2010, “Derivation of Birmingham’s summer surface urban heat island from MODIS satellite images”, International Journal of Climatology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/joc.2261

C J Tomlinson, L Chapman, J E Thornes and C J Baker, 2011, “Including the urban heat island in spatial heat health risk assessment strategies: a case study for Birmingham, UK”, International Journal of Health Geographics. http://www.ij-healthgeographics.com/content/10/1/42

M An, Y Chen, C Baker, 2011, “A fuzzy reasoning and fuzzy-analytical hierarchy process based approach to the process of railway risk information: A railway risk management system”, Information Sciences 181, 3946–3966, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ins.2011.04.051

S Blenkinsop, Y Zhao, J Quinn, F Berryman, J Thornes, C Baker, H J Fowler, 2012, “Downscaling future wind hazard for SE London using the UKCP09 regional climate model ensemble”, 53, 141–156, http://dx.doi.org/10.3354/cr01091

C J Tomlinson, L Chapman, J E Thornes, C J Baker, 2011, “Remote sensing land surface temperature for meteorology and climatology: a review”, Meteorological Applications  18, 296-306, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/met.287

C D F Rogers, C J Bouch, S Williams, A R G Barber, C J Baker, J R Bryson, D N Chapman, L Chapman, J Coaffee, I Jefferson and A D Quinn, 2012, “Resistance and Resilience – Paradigms for Critical Local Infrastructure”, Proceedings of the ICE – Municipal Engineer 165, 2, 73-83 http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/muen.11.00030

M. Anyala, J.B. Odoki and C.J. Baker, 2012, “Hierarchical asphalt pavement deterioration model for climate impact studies”, International Journal of Pavement Engineering, 15, 3, 251-266, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10298436.2012.687105

C J Tomlinson, L Chapman, J E Thornes, C J Baker, T Prieto-Lopez, 2012, “Comparing night-time satellite land surface temperature from MODIS and ground measured air temperature across a conurbation”, Remote Sensing Letters 3 8, 2012. Awarded “The Taylor & Francis Remote Sensing Letters Award” 2013 for the best letter published in the Remote Sensing Letters publication during the previous calendar year, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01431161.2012.659354

C J Tomlinson, T Prieto-Lopez, R Bassett, L Chapman, X-M Cai, J E Thornes, C J Baker 2013 “Showcasing urban heat island work in Birmingham – measuring, monitoring, modelling and more”, Weather 68, 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/wea.1998

Jaroszweski, D., Hooper, E., Baker, C., Chapman, L. & Quinn, A. (2015) The impacts of the 28 June 2012 storms on UK road and rail transport, Meteorological Applications. 22, 3, 470-476, http://dx.doi:10.1002/met.1477

I R Bartle, C J Bouch, C J Baker, C D F Rogers (2018) End-user Innovation of Urban Infrastructure: Key Factors in the Direction of Development, accepted for publication in the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers; Municipal Engineering, https://www.icevirtuallibrary.com/doi/abs/10.1680/jmuen.18.00008   

M. Mohammadi, J. M. Finnan, C. J. Baker and M. Sterling (2020) The potential impact of climate change on oat lodging in the UK and Republic of Ireland, Advances in Meteorology, 4138469, 16pp https://doi.org/10.1155/2020/4138469

Climate, resilience and risk PhD theses

From the University of Birmingham Thesis Repository

K Dobney, 2010, Quantifying the effects of an increasingly warmer climate with a view to improving the resilience of Great Britain’s railway network: Is a new stressing regime the answer? 

M Anyala, 2011, Investigation of the impact of climate change on road maintenance

A Hickman, 2018, Air pollution at transport interchanges

O. Isimenmen (2020). The future resilience of the UK Trunk Road network.