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Re-boot learning: providing an e-tivity scaffold for engagement for early research activity through blog technology embedded within teaching and learning
(International Academy of Technology, Education and Development (IATED), 2018-03-05)
Increasing student numbers in higher education over the last decade has challenged educational environments. The challenge for educators is to re-think learning environments and delivery methods such that a student-educator ...
Neutrality through transcription and translation in genetic algorithm representation
(SciTePress Digital Library, 2012-10-05)
This paper examines the use of the biological concepts of transcription and translation, to introduce neutrality into the representation of a genetic algorithm (GA). The aim of the paper is to attempt to identify problem ...
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 ...
Particle transport velocity correction for complex boundaries in the Finite Volume Particle Method
(NUI Galway, 2018-06-26)
Particle methods such as smoothed particle
hydrodynamics (SPH) and the finite volume particle method
(FVPM) can suffer from strongly non-uniform and anisotropic
particle distributions when purely Lagrangian particle ...
The influence of heat transfer and storage in structural precast building components on indoor environments
(2014)
Knowledge about the heat transfer and storage in concrete components of the building envelope is vital in evaluating the environmental and energy performance of buildings. Providing sufficient thermal mass of the building ...
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 ...
Interactive Water Services: The Waternomics Approach
(Elsevier, 2014)
WATERNOMICS focuses on the development of ICT as an enabling technology to manage water as a resource, increase end - user conservation awareness and affect behavioral changes. Unique aspects of WATERNOMICS include ...
Real-time monitoring of a hybrid precast and in situ concrete flat slab system
(2014)
This paper presents a scheme developed for instrumentation and monitoring of the structural performance of a hybrid precast and in situ concrete flat slab system employed in an educational building. The system contains a ...
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 ...
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 ...