Browsing Civil Engineering (Scholarly Articles) by Author "McCabe, Bryan A."
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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 ... -
Appraising stone column settlement prediction methods using finite element analyses
Sexton, Brian G.; McCabe, Bryan A.; Castro, Jorge (Springer Verlag, 2014-09-26)Numerous approaches exist for the prediction of the settlement improvement offered by the vibro-replacement technique in weak or marginal soil deposits. The majority of the settlement prediction methods are based on the ... -
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 ... -
Creep improvement factors for vibro-replacement design
Sexton, Brian G.; Sivakumar, Vinayagamoothy; McCabe, Bryan A. (ICE Publishing, 2017-02)Although the vibro-replacement stone column technique is being deployed increasingly in soft cohesive soil deposits in which creep settlements may be significant/dominant, the majority of existing stone column settlement ... -
Discussion of “Statistics of model factors in reliability-based design of axially loaded driven piles in sand”
Flynn, Kevin N.; McCabe, Bryan A. (NRC Research Press, 2018-11-22)[No abstract available] -
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. -
Dredged marine sediments stabilized/solidified with cement and GGBS: Factors affecting mechanical behaviour and leachability
Zhang, Wan-lu; Zhao, Lun-yang; McCabe, Bryan A.; Chen, Yong-hui; Morrison, Liam (Elsevier, 2020-04-08)Management strategies for the safe disposal of contaminated dredged marine sediment are a global scale environmental issue. Stabilization/solidification method was investigated as a sustainable approach for the potential ... -
Driven cast-in-situ pile capacity: insights from dynamic and static load testing
Flynn, Kevin N.; McCabe, Bryan A. (Canadian Science Publishing, 2021-02-11)Driven cast-in-situ (DCIS) piles are classified as large displacement piles. However, the use of an oversized driving shoe introduces additional complexities influencing shaft resistance mobilisation, over and above those ... -
An embodied carbon and embodied energy appraisal of a section of Irish motorway constructed in peatlands
Duggan, Alan R.; McCabe, Bryan A.; Goggins, Jamie; Clifford, Eoghan (Elsevier, 2015-01-29)In addition to the customary drivers of cost and timely project delivery, embodied energy (EE) and embodied carbon (EC) have come to prominence in recent years as major design considerations in all aspects of large-scale ... -
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 ... -
Evidence of stabilised peat as a net carbon sink
Duggan, Alan R.; McCabe, Bryan A.; Goggins, Jamie; Clifford, Eoghan (American Society of Civil Engineers, 2019-01-09)Mass stabilization, a ground improvement solution used for construction in peatlands, involves mixing suitable dry binders into the peat, increasing strength and stiffness and reducing permeability. A previous pilot study ... -
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 ... -
Flipped learning in a civil engineering module: student and instructor experiences
McCabe, Bryan A. (Irish Learning Technology Association, 2018-08-24)Flipped learning is a form of active learning in which the basic content is assimilated before scheduled classroom sessions, enabling more productive use of classroom time to cultivate problem-solving ability, a key ... -
Ground heave induced by installing stone columns in clay soils
McCabe, Bryan A.; Kamrat-Pietraszewska, Daniela; Egan, Derek (ICE Publishing, 2013-12)Measurements of ground heave induced by installing stone columns in soft clay are presented in this paper. These measurements are likely to provide guidance to practitioners concerned about the possible impact of column ... -
An improved experimental test set-up to study the performance of granular columns
Black, J.; Sivakumar, V.; Madhav, M.R.; McCabe, Bryan A. (ASTM International, 2006-03)This paper describes an innovative design of a newly developed large test setup for testing the performance of footings supported on soft clay reinforced with granular columns. This advanced testing method is used to examine ... -
Instrumented concrete pile tests – part 1: a review of instrumentation and procedures
Flynn, Kevin N.; McCabe, Bryan A. (ICE Publishing, 2021-11-03)Preliminary pile tests are becoming increasingly routine in piling projects, some of which are instrumented to help optimise working pile design. However, the execution of a successful test on an instrumented concrete ... -
Instrumented concrete pile tests – part 2: strain interpretation
Flynn, Kevin N.; McCabe, Bryan A. (ICE Publishing, 2021-11-03)The incorporation of strain gauges (traditionally electrical resistance and vibrating wire gauges but increasingly fibre optic sensors) within concrete piles enables an enhanced understanding of the shear stress distribution ... -
Instrumented single and group piles in Belfast soft clay
Lehane, Barry M.; McCabe, Bryan A.; Phillips, D. T. (Australian Geomechanics Society, 2000-12)The paper presents a number of key findings from an experimental pile test programme, which is currently underway at a soft clay test bed site on the outskirts of Belfast, Northern Ireland. These findings provide additional ... -
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. ... -
Laboratory foundation model with pyrite-bearing mudstone fill
McKeon, Éanna P.; O'Connell, Aidan M.; McCabe, Bryan A. (Thomas Telford (ICE Publishing), 2017-11-29)Damage to domestic dwellings in the greater Dublin area of Ireland engendered by the expansion of the underfloor fill material containing pyrite has become a high-profile national problem in recent years. In this paper, a ...