Browsing College of Engineering and Informatics by Author "Byrne, Ian"
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Assessment of the hydraulic and filter performance of different drainage stone aggregates to elucidate an optimum size range for use in clay-textured soils
Byrne, Ian; Healy, Mark G.; Fenton, Owen; Tuohy, Patrick (Elsevier, 2023-01-18)On poorly drained grassland farms in Ireland, stone aggregates remain the only in-field drain envelope material used by contractors. A variety of aggregate sizes and lithologies are currently in use, but their performance ... -
Investigating the suitability of synthetic envelopes as an alternative or complement to stone aggregate in clay-textured soils in Ireland
Byrne, Ian; Healy, Mark G.; Fenton, Owen; Tuohy, Patrick (Elsevier, 2022-12-21)In Ireland, agricultural landscapes dominated by high rainfall and poorly drained soils have high densities of in-field pipe drains surrounded by stone aggregate envelopes. Unlike other countries, there is limited availability ...