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Characterisation of Irish-grown Scots pine timber for structural applications
(National University of Ireland Galway, 2020-08-27)
There is very little knowledge on the timber quality of the native Scots pine grown in Ireland, and its potential to produce timber for structural applications. This paper studied the mechanical performance in tension and ...
A novel ROM methodology to support the estimation of the energy savings under the Measurement and Verification protocol
(National University of Ireland Galway, 2020-09-21)
This paper presents a novel Reduced Order grey box
Model (ROM) methodology, based on a ResistorCapacitor (RC) network, which supports the creation of
the baseline energy consumption and the estimation of
energy savings ...
Reinforcement of timber elements in compression perpendicular to the grain using compressed wood dowels
(National University of Ireland Galway, 2020-08-27)
ABSTRACT: In the past decade, there has been an increased focus on the environmental impacts of construction and a movement
towards more sustainable construction products. Timber is one such sustainable product that can ...
Recovered wood as raw material for structural timber products. Characteristics, situation and study cases: Ireland and Spain
(International Society of Wood Science and Technology (SWST), 2020-07-12)
The circular economy is an efficient system to reuse materials reducing the amount of waste generated. In order to implement it in the timber sector, the InFutUReWood (Innovative Design for the Future Use and Reuse of ...
Interactions, mechanisms and impact of future coastal urban flooding. A case study of Cork city
(Hydrology Ireland, 2020-11-17)
In coastal floodplains, high river flows and high coastal water levels can result in extensive flooding. Mechanisms of flooding play a crucial role in flood characteristics with distinctive differences in flood wave ...
Key considerations in the design of a one-stop-shop retrofit model
(Civil Engineering Research Assiciation of Ireland (CERAI) and Cork Institute of Technology, 2020-08-27)
The Irish Government’s Climate Action Plan emphasizes the need for increased retrofit activity within the built
environment. As such, the plan has set targets for the completion of 500,000 energy efficient retrofits by ...
Can DEAP help us to predict the energy demand and indoor temperature of homes before and after renovation ? A case study from Dublin
(Civil Engineering Research Association of Ireland (CERAI) and Cork Institute of Technology, 2020-08-27)
Improving the energy efficiency of buildings via retrofitting is seen as one of the key mitigation measures to
reducing the energy demand and carbon emissions of the built environment in Ireland. However, while energy ...
Application of water quality index models to an Irish estuary
(Civil Engineering Research Association of Ireland (CERAI), 2020-08-27)
The paper investigates the application of different Water Quality Index (WQI) models for to estuarine waters. WQI models are aggregation based mathematical models that convert extensive water quality data into a single ...
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 ...
Assessment of water quality using Water Quality Index (WQI) models and advanced geostatistical technique
(Civil Engineering Research Association of Ireland (CERAI), 2020-08-27)
Water quality index (WQI) models are popular tools to evaluate the quality of water; as such they have been
developed and used by many agencies worldwide. However, the WQI model may generate excessive uncertainties in ...