Browsing Civil Engineering (Conference Papers) by Title
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Defining corporate energy policy and strategy to achieve carbon emissions reduction in non-energy intensive multi-site industrial organisations
(University of Maribor Press, 2017-07-05)Research on the components and characteristics of long-term energy policy and strategies in large organisations is limited. Non-energy intensive multinationals do not face the environmental regulations required by their ... -
Development of a global energy management system (GEMS) for the life sciences industry
(NUI Galway, 2015-08)For multi-national companies, assessment of cost effective energy efficiency projects across a global site base is a complex problem involving multiple variables. This research project proposes a novel methodology for ... -
Development of a global energy management system for the life sciences industry: an energy management maturity model implementation
(NUI Galway, 2015-11)The Global Energy Management System (GEMS) research project proposes a novel methodology for assessing capital energy-efficiency projects at a global level. The paper scope covers the systematic development and implementation ... -
Diagnostics and intervention methods for façade retrofit of post-WWII non-domestic buildings in Europe for energy efficiency
(NUI Galway, 2016-08-29)The growing demand of deep façade retrofits in refurbishment projects across Europe, is often accompanied by low-energy targets and architectural attributes. Factors like variability in context, material, environment and ... -
Driven cast-in-situ piles in granular soil: applicability of CPT methods for pile capacity
(CBT'14, 2014)Most CPT-based design methods for driven piles are heavily influenced by research on preformed driven piles. In this paper, a critical review is made of the ability of these methods to predict the total capacity of driven ... -
Effect of rainfall interval on runoff losses of biosolids and meat and bone meal when applied to a grassland soil
(Springer, 2014)This study assessed runoff losses following laboratory rainfall simulation on a grassland soil at two time intervals (48 and 216 h) after a single application of biosolids and meat and bone meal (MBM). The treatments were: ... -
The effects of array configuration on the hydro-environmental impacts of tidal turbines.
(2012)Tidal stream turbines provide a technically viable means of generating electricity from a sustainable resource; however, economic viability will require the deployment of multiple devices in array formations in a manner ... -
The effects of planting density on the structural timber properties of 23-year-old Irish-grown Sitka spruce
(NUI Galway, 2016-08-29)In Europe, with the move towards more sustainable construction, there is an increasing demand for structural timber. The purpose of this research is to explore new forestry management strategies, which will produce an ... -
Energy transfer ratio for hydraulic pile driving hammers
(NUI Galway, 2016-08-29)The ability of hydraulic pile driving hammers to overcome energy losses during freefall enables a greater proportion of the impact energy to be transferred to the pile in comparison to diesel hammers. This percentage, ... -
Enhancing low grade sitka spruce glulam beams with bonded-in BFRP rods
(National University of Ireland Galway, 2014)The reinforcement of timber elements using fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) rods or plates is widely accepted as an effective method of increasing the stiffness of members, while at the same time reducing the variability ... -
The environmental performance of a reinforced precast concrete slab with void forming system
(2014)In some climates people spend approximately 90% of their lives indoors. Thus, it is very important to maintain healthy and comfortable conditions in buildings. The building sector is responsible for about 40% of the ... -
Evaluation of the structural behaviour of beam-beam connection systems using compressed wood dowels and plates
(NUI Galway, 2018-08-20)To support the transition to a bio-based society, it is preferable to substitute metallic fasteners and adhesives in timber construction with an eco-friendly alternative. Recent studies have identified compressed wood ... -
Evaluation of various turbulence models to predict indoor conditions in a naturally ventilated room
(2013)In recent years, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) has become a popular tool in building simulation. However, developing reliable CFD models requires a high level of expertise in fluid dynamics and numerical techniques. ... -
Experiences of dry soil mixing in organic soils
(Institution of Civil Engineers, 2012)Soil mixing, or soil stabilisation, is a method of enhancing the geotechnical properties of suitable host soil through the addition of cementitious and/or pozzolanic binders in either dry or slurry forms. In dry soil mixing, ... -
Experimental investigation of the response of a driven pile in soft silt
(National University of Ireland Galway, 2004-12-01)The paper describes the results of field tests carried out using highly instrumented piles at a very soft estuarine clayey silt deposit at Kinnegar, Belfast. The site has been used for a number of years as a geotechnical ... -
Experimental investigation of the serviceability behaviour of a cross laminated timber floor
(NUI Galway, 2018-08-29)European timber design standards set out basic serviceability limit design criteria for single span, simply supported floors, but the rotational stiffness of the fixing system and two-way support possible with modern solid ... -
Factors affecting Embodied Carbon/Embodied Energy associated with ground improvements techniques for construction on peat
(NUI Galway, 2012)In addition to the traditional drivers of cost and timely programme delivery, embodied energy (EE) and embodied carbon (EC) have emerged as major considerations in all aspects (including geotechnical) of large construction ... -
Flexural reinforcement of glue-laminated timber beams using prestressed FRP plates.
(NetComposites Limited, 2009-09-01)Fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) plates have been used successfully to enhance the structural performance of glue-laminated (glulam) timber beams. Unreinforced glulams usually fail in tension in a brittle fashion. The addition ... -
Formal Calibration methodology for a CFD model of a naturally ventilated room
(2011)This paper describes a systematic methodology for the development of calibrated thermodynamic Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) models for controlled environments in buildings utilising wireless sensor networks. ... -
Formal calibration methodology for CFD model development to support the operation of energy efficient buildings
(Texas A&M University, 2010)Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) is a robust tool for modelling interactions within and between fluids and solids. CFD can help understand and predict phenomena that are difficult to test experimentally leading ...