Browsing Civil Engineering by Author "Sheil, Brian B."

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    • An analytical approach for the prediction of single pile and pile group behaviour in clay 

      Sheil, Brian B.; McCabe, Bryan A. (Elsevier, 2016-02-21)
      In this paper, the 't-z method' is employed to describe the nonlinear behaviour of a single pile and is used to obtain simplified predictions of pile group behaviour by considering the interaction between two-piles in ...

    • Biaxial loading of offshore monopiles: numerical modelling 

      Sheil, Brian B.; McCabe, Bryan A. (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2016-05-18)
      In this study, finite-element (FE) modeling was used to examine the influence of biaxial lateral loading of a monopile foundation. Two different soil models were adopted to investigate the influence of state-dependent and ...

    • Blackpool South Strategy project: analysis of pipe-jacking records 

      O’Dwyer, Kevin G.; McCabe, Bryan A.; Sheil, Brian B.; Hernon, David P. (Civil Engineering Research in Ireland CERI, 2018-08-29)
      In recent years, there has been an increased resort to microtunnelling/pipe-jacking as a means of constructing underground conduits (for water, sewage, gas and other utilities) to avoid on-street disruption in urban areas. ...

    • Discussion: Interaction factor for large pile groups 

      Wang, A.D.; Wang, W.D.; Huang, M.S.; Wu, J.B.; Sheil, Brian B.; McCabe, Bryan A. (ICE Publishing, 2016-09-27)
      The authors present an interesting paper on the use of the interaction factor method (IFM) for settlement analysis of large pile groups.

    • Empirical correlations for the compression index of Irish soft soils 

      McCabe, Bryan A.; Sheil, Brian B.; Long, Michael M.; Buggy, Fintan J.; Farrell, Eric R. (ICE Institution of Civil Engineers, 2014-09-08)
      Numerous correlations have been developed in the literature relating the compression index Cc of soft soils to simple index properties that serve as a useful reality check on oedometer test results. However, many of these ...

    • A finite element-based approach for predictions of rigid pile group stiffness efficiency in clays 

      Sheil, Brian B.; McCabe, Bryan A. (Springer Verlag, 2013-08-17)
      This paper presents a finite element parametric study of several variables that affect the stiffness efficiency of rigidly capped pile groups with a view to developing a solution for preliminary design purposes. Previous ...

    • Interpretation of pipe-jacking and lubrication records for drives in silty soil 

      O'Dwyer, Kevin G.; McCabe, Bryan A.; Sheil, Brian B. (Elsevier, 2019-04-22)
      In recent years, there has been an increased resort to microtunnelling/pipe-jacking as a means of constructing underground conduits (for water, sewage, gas, and other utilities) to avoid on-street disruption in urban areas. ...

    • Numerical modelling of pile foundation angular distortion 

      Sheil, Brian B.; McCabe, Bryan A. (Elsevier, 2015-05-16)
      In this paper, the PLAXIS 3-D Foundation finite element (FE) software package, in conjunction with the nonlinear Hardening Soil (HS) constitutive model, is employed in an extensive parametric study of the angular distortion ...

    • Pile group settlement estimation: suitability of nonlinear interaction factors 

      McCabe, Bryan A.; Sheil, Brian B. (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2015-06)
      In this paper, predictions of pile settlement determined by appropriate superposition of two-pile interaction factors are compared with those computed from continuum analysis. A finite-element package is used in conjunction ...

    • Pile groups under axial loading: an appraisal of simplified non-linear prediction models 

      Lehane, B.M.; Sheil, Brian B.; McCabe, Bryan A.; Comodromos, Emilios M.; Lehane, Barry M. (Thomas Telford (ICE Publishing), 2019-06-12)
      The settlement behaviour of vertically loaded pile groups has been the subject of an extensive body of research over the past two decades. In particular, this work has identified the over-conservatism associated with ...

    • A practical approach for the consideration of single pile and pile group installation effects in clay: numerical modelling 

      Sheil, Brian B.; McCabe, Bryan A.; Hunt, Christopher E.; Pestana, Juan M. (IOS Press, 2015)
      In this paper, a practical approach for the consideration of single pile and pile group installation effects in clay is presented using some novel procedures implemented in the finite element (FE) software package PLAXIS ...