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The creation of a living laboratory for structural engineering at the National University of Ireland, Galway
(2012)
The recently completed New Engineering Building (NEB) at the National University of
Ireland, Galway (NUIG) is a new state of the art academic facility on the
university's north campus. The building unites all five ...
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 ...
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 ...
The assessment of embodied energy in typical reinforced concrete building structures in Ireland
(2010)
This paper demonstrates that by understanding how energy is consumed in the manufacturing of reinforced concrete, designers can significantly reduce the overall embodied energy of structures. Embodied energy of products ...
Real-time monitoring and performance of retaining structures
(NUI Galway, 2014-08)
The advent of reliable real-time monitoring
devices has changed the way we monitor the construction of geotechnical
infrastructure. This paper presents a case study where Shaped Accel Arrays
(SAA) were employed as part ...
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 ...
Engineering in Communities Learning by Doing
(2012)
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to focus on a number of initiatives in civil engineering undergraduate programmes at the National University of Ireland, Galway (NUIG) that allow students to complete engineering ...
The wave excitation forces on a truncated vertical cylinder in water of infinite depth
(2013)
When carrying out any numerical modelling it is useful to have an analytical approximation available to provide a check on the accuracy of the numerical results and to give insight into the underlying physics of the system. ...
Evaluating the structural capacity of concrete elements through in-situ instrumentation
(2013)
The difficulty in predicting the long term load capacity of concrete elements is well documented. Time dependent effects such as creep and shrinkage coupled with varying loading events, particularly during construction, ...
Numerical modelling to aid in the structural health monitoring of wave energy converters
(2013)
A vital aspect of
ensuring the cost effectiveness of wave energy converters (WECs) is being able
to monitor their performance remotely through structural health monitoring, as
these devices are deployed in very harsh ...