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    • Validated CFD study of indoor environmental conditions in a highly-glazed, cross-ventilated meeting room 

      Hajdukiewicz, Magdalena; Geron, M; Keane, MM (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 ...
    • Validation of the multi-objective structural optimisation of a composite wind turbine blade 

      Fagan, Edward M.; de la Torre Rodríguez, Oscar; Leen, Sean B.; Goggins, Jamie (Elsevier, 2018-08-01)
      Structural optimisation of a wind turbine blade is presented in this work. The optimisation was performed using a multi-objective genetic algorithm and finite element modelling to determine the optimal structural design ...
    • Value chain migration from production to product centred operations: an analysis of the Irish medical device industry 

      Cormican, Kathryn (2006)
      The medical device industry in Ireland is largely confined to manufacturing operations. This narrow focus limits the competitiveness of the industry in Ireland and consequently poses a threat to development and growth. ...
    • Value of an RA qualification in continuous professional development and career progression 

      McDermott, Olivia; Barrow, Deirdre; Butler, Mary (Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society, 2021-04-26)
      Continuous professional development (CPD) is important for employee personal development and is of strategic value for organizations. Having qualified and knowledgeable personnel can help deploy strategy and yield competitive ...
    • Vertebral fractures in Ireland: A sub-analysis of the DXA HIP project 

      Carey, John J.; Yang, Lan; Erjiang, E.; Wang, Tingyan; Gorham, Kelly; Egan, Rebecca; Brennan, Attracta; Dempsey, Mary; Armstrong, Catherine; Heaney, Fiona; McCabe, Eva; Yu, Ming (Springer, 2021-06-03)
      Osteoporosis is an important global health problem resulting in fragility fractures. The vertebrae are the commonest site of fracture resulting in extreme illness burden, and having the highest associated mortality. ...
    • Vertebral fractures in Ireland: A sub-analysis of the DXA HIP Project 

      Yang, Lan; Carey, John; Erjiang, E.; Wang, Tingyan; Gorham, Kelly; Egan, Rebecca; Brennan, Attracta; Dempsey, Mary; Armstrong, Catherine; Heaney, Fiona; Yu, Ming (Elsevier, 2021-04-30)
      The vertebrae are the commonest site of osteoporotic fracture osteoporosis, are associated with the highest mortality, and a huge illness burden. Some have questioned the value of screening for spine fractures, but studies ...
    • Virtual team environment for collaborative research projects 

      Precup, Lavinia; O'Sullivan, David; Cormican, Kathryn (2006)
      One of the main limiting factors that reduce the potential output the innovation projects, involving different organisations and individuals from different geographical areas, is the poor communication and knowledge sharing ...
    • Virtual testbed for model predictive control development in district cooling systems 

      Zabala, Laura; Febres, Jesus; Sterling, Raymond; López, Susana; Keane, Marcus M. (Elsevier, 2020-06-05)
      Recently, with increasing cooling demands, district cooling has assumed an important role as it is more efficient than stand-alone cooling systems. District cooling reduces the environmental impact and promotes the use of ...
    • Viscoelastic creep in reinforced glulam 

      O'Ceallaigh, Conan; Sikora, Karol; McPolin, Daniel; Harte, Annette M. (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 

      O’Ceallaigh, Conan; Sikora, Karol; McPolin, Daniel; Harte, Annette M. (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 ...
    • Void distributions and permeability prediction for rotationally moulded polymers 

      Murray, Brendan R.; Leen, Sean B.; Ó Brádaigh, Conchúr M. (SAGE, 2014-01-22)
      An experimental study of void distributions for rotationally moulded polyethylene is presented. The effects of key variables such as maximum process temperature and nominal wall thickness (via powder mass) are studied. ...
    • Vortex drop shaft structures: state-of-the-art and future trends 

      Mulligan, Sean; Plant, Joss; Nash, Stephen; Clifford, Eoghan (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 ...
    • Water analytics and management with real-time linked dataspaces 

      ul Hassan, Umair; Hasan, Souleiman; Derguech, Wassim; Hannon, Louise; Clifford, Eoghan; Kouroupertroglou, Christos; Smit, Sander; Curry, Edward (Springer, 2017)
      Due to predictions of water scarcity in the future, governments and public administrations are increasingly looking for innovative solutions to improve water governance and conservation. The problem is exasperated due ...
    • Water consumption data 

      Clifford, Eoghan; Mulligan, Sean; Hannon, Louise (NUI Galway, 2017-08-16)
      7.5 minute water usage data obtained over a 6 month trial period for two Waternomics pilot sites. Relates to paper under review at the AGU Journal of Water Resources Research titled: Flow signature analysis of water ...
    • Waternomics: A cross-site data collection to support the development of a water information platform 

      O’Donovan, Peter; Coakley, Daniel; Mink, Jan; Curry, Edward; Clifford, Eoghan (Elsevier, 2015-09-01)
      In Europe, 20 to 40% of water is being wasted due to poor infrastructure, consumer negligence and lack of proper resource management. Effective and efficient management of water resources requires a holistic approach ...
    • The wave excitation forces on a truncated vertical cylinder in water of infinite depth 

      Finnegan, William; Meere, Martin; Goggins, Jamie (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. ...
    • The WCC Heuristic Evaluation Set - A Methodology for Evaluating the Usability of Web Communication and Collaboration (WCC) Groupware in Teaching and Learning. 

      Gormley, Paul; Redfern, Sam (EdTech, 2007)
      A growing number of workplaces and educational environments are implementing virtual teams (VTs) or intend to in the future, and it is likely that most information workers will become part of a virtual team at some stage ...
    • A web enabled solution for managing distributed product innovation 

      Cormican, Kathryn; O'Sullivan, David (2000)
      New organisational forms such as strategic partnerships and networks are replacing simple market based transactions and traditional bureaucratic, hierarchical organisations. Consequently, a new conception of product design ...
    • Web geometry optimisation of novel latticed LVL-webbed timber I-joists 

      Harte, Annette M.; Baylor, Gordon; O'Ceallaigh, Conan (Elsevier, 2022-12-02)
      This paper presents the finite element analysis of novel composite timber I-joists with curved latticed webs. The flanges of the joists were made from Norway Spruce whilst the curved latticed webs were made from laminated ...
    • Welcome to Our CES Show Issue [Notes from the Editor] 

      Corcoran, Peter (IEEE, 2013-12-17)
      [no abstract available]