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Some geotechnical characteristics of soft soil deposits along the Terryland River Valley, Galway
(2016)The ground conditions in the Terryland River Valley area present considerable site development challenges to geotechnical engineers. The soft soil formation consists of peat overlying very soft, highly compressible calcareous ... -
Stabilisation of a dredged marine sediment: geotechnical and contaminant leaching properties
(Civil Engineering Research in Ireland CERI, 2018-08-29)In this paper, contaminated sediment dredged from a commercial harbour in Ireland was stabilized using Ordinary Portland cement (OPC) alone and in combination with Ground Granulated Blast Furnace Slag (GGBS). The engineering ... -
Strength and durability performance of stabilised soil block masonry units
(IABSE, 2012)This paper presents the findings from laboratory strength and durability tests on stabilised soil blocks (SSBs). SSBs are masonry units formed by compressing a mixture of soil and a stabiliser such as cement and water in ... -
Stress changes associated with driving pile groups in clayey silt
(National University of Ireland Galway, 2003)Measurements obtained from lateral total stress sensors located on the centre pile of a small driven pile group and pneumatic piezometers installed in the vicinity of the group are used to assess the disturbance associated ... -
The structural behaviour of compressed wood manufactured using fast-grown sitka spruce
(National University of Ireland Galway, 2021-08-09)An investigation was carried out to examine the potential to manufacture a compressed wood product from fast-grown Sitka spruce, using a process of thermo-mechanical compression to increase its strength and stiffness. The ... -
A SWOT framework to investigate the integration between building management systems and fault detection and diagnosis tools
(National University of Ireland Galway, 2013-07-01)This paper presents a research work carried out under the umbrella of the CASCADE project, which is a European FP7 research project which is developing facility-specific measurement-based energy action plans for the airport ... -
A systematic decision support framework and prioritization method for energy projects in industrial organisations
(University of Maribor Press, 2017-07-05)This paper describes a decision support framework to help industrial organisations make positive investment decisions on energy performance improvement projects. It is intended as a simple and repeatable approach for ... -
Teaching value engineering as a tool for reinforcing applied creativity in a troubled AEC/FM industry: A case of Zambia
(American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), 2003)Conventional design methods that are taught to Engineers do not always take into account the practical constraints associated with resource availability and costs. For example a proposed community self-help constructed ... -
Temperature profiles of private rental housing occupied by third level students in Ireland
(Civil Engineering Research Assiciation of Ireland (CERAI) and Cork Institute of Technology, 2020-08-27)The Irish Government published a National Student Accommodation Strategy to tackle issues surrounding the availability of accommodation for students in higher education. 23,634 students could not be accommodated with a ... -
Test machine effect in the determination of modulus of elasticity for strength graded timber
(World Conference on Timber Engineering (WCTE2021), 2021-08-09)This paper investigates if the relationship between the global and local moduli of elasticity (MoE), measured in bending tests, is affected by the test machines employed, and how that may influence strength grading. The ... -
Turbulence modelling using 3DVAR data assimilation in laboratory conditions
(2013)The viability of turbulence parameter estimation in a numerical model using 3DVAR data assimilation technique is explored in this research. Water currents measured in a physical model are assimilated into the numerical ... -
Understanding the complexities of building physics and human behaviour in achieving a nearly zero energy building
(NUI Galway, 2016-07-27)About 40% of the world’s energy consumption and approximately a third of greenhouse gas emissions are associated with buildings. As the percentage of new buildings relative to existing buildings is increasing at a rate ... -
Use of carbon calculation tools for sustainable cycle network design
(NUI Galway, 2012)In recent years European cycling has undergone a renaissance with various initiatives including the establishment of EuroVelo and the proposed European trans-border cycling infrastructure. Significant advances on this ... -
The use of digital resources in civil engineering education: Enhancing student learning and achieving accreditation criteria.
(2012)The use of digital resources in higher education has risen significantly over the last ten years and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. The challenge for educational instructors is in determining how to ... -
Use of nondestructive techniques for determination of tension parallel-to-grain properties of spruce
(USDA Forest Service Forest Products Laboratory (FPL), 2019-09-25)The paper presents a study of the tension properties of Irish-grown Sitka spruce. Fifty timber pieces were destructively tested having resonant frequency and knots measured. The aim was to improve knowledge of the performance ... -
Validated CFD study of indoor environmental conditions in a highly-glazed, cross-ventilated meeting room
(2013)This paper investigates the environmental conditions inside a highly-glazed cross-ventilated meeting room. A 3D computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model of an indoor environment is developed with the support of the field ... -
Viscoelastic creep in reinforced glulam
(TU Verlag Wien, 2016-08-22)The mechanical and physical properties of softwood timber can vary considerably as a result of the age and rate of growth of the tree and other environmental factors which affect the wood cell density and strength [1]. ... -
Viscoelastic creep of FRP reinforced glulam
(NUI Galway, 2016-08-29)The reinforcement of timber using fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) rods or plates is widely accepted as an effective method of increasing the strength and stiffness of members, while at the same time reducing the variability ... -
Vortex drop shaft structures: state-of-the-art and future trends
(International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering and Research (IAHR), 2019-09-01)Vortex drop shaft structures have played a critical role in hydraulic engineering; from one of their first applications in hydroelectric energy dissipation in the 1940s, to numerous contemporary installations throughout modern ...