Browsing Civil Structural & Environ Eng (Theses and Dissertations) by Title
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Estimating the ground deformations associated with earthworks and foundations in boulder clay
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, 2003)Accurate estimates of the ground deformations associated with earthworks and foundations in boulder clay necessitate the validation of an appropriate soil model within a simplified ground model. Recent advances in numerical ... -
Evaluating universal design : exploring methodologies for rating universal design qualities in buildings
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, 2014)Universal design (UD) is an approach to design that places the user at the focal point of the process, and extends the understanding of who is a user is. It is focused on redefining the aims of architectural design toward ... -
Evaluation of background concentrations of air pollutants in Ireland and the development of guidelines for local assessment
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, 2011)The values adopted for the background air pollutant concentrations in local air quality dispersion modelling studies have a significant effect on the accuracy of the overall result. Current practice regarding the data ... -
An evaluation of the potential impacts of traffic management strategies on air pollution, emissions and public health in Dublin.
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Engineering. Disc of Civil Structural & Environmental Eng, 2019)Nowadays, air pollution is a huge threat to human health. It is responsible for 6.4 million premature deaths worldwide per year, which is 72% of the 9 million deaths per year from all types of pollution. Vulnerable groups, ... -
Examining the efficiency of autonomous vehicles in highway transport
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Engineering. Disc of Civil Structural & Environmental Eng, 2020)This study examined the efficiency of Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) in highway transport. The study focused on the effects that AVs might have on factors associated with the adoption of AVs such as safety, traffic, cost, the ... -
Experimental and theoretical investigations of pile and penetrometer installation in clay
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, 2000)This thesis advances our understanding of the type of ground movements and strains that take place during installation of closed-ended piles and penetrometers in clay, with particular reference to penetrometers with flat ... -
Experimental investigation of arching in sand using a trapdoor and miniature tunnel boring machine
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, 2012)Tunnel construction inevitably causes ground movements in the surrounding soil mass, which can have a negative effect on adjacent surface and sub-surface structures in the congested urban environment. Therefore in order ... -
Experimental investigation on the stabilisation of Irish peat
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, 2001)This thesis presents the findings of a study of the behaviour of a typical Midland Irish peat when mixed with a binder. The study shows that the strength of the peat can be considerably increased by the addition of various ... -
Experimental investigations of driven pile group behaviour in Belfast soft clay
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, 2002)In 1996, a site adjacent to Kinnegar Sewage Treatment Plant, near Belfast, was made available (by the Northern Ireland Department of the Environment) to Trinity College Dublin to perform load tests on driven piles. Since ... -
Facade integrated concrete solar collectors
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Engineering. Disc of Civil Structural & Environmental Eng, 2018)Concrete solar collectors are a type of solar thermal collector that are formed by embedding pipes within a layer of concrete that acts as the solar energy absorber. Concrete is a cheap, durable and abundant material that ... -
Field tests on single piles subjected to lateral and combined axial and lateral loads
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, 2003)This thesis describes the results of full-scale instrumented field studies on laterally loaded piles embedded in a layered soil. The research centred around tests on (i) 350mm square reinforced concrete piles driven through ... -
Fragility analysis of steel and concrete wind turbine towers
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, 2013)As the issues of global warming and a finite supply of fossil fuel based energy gain significance, the prospects and necessity for renewable energy concepts have become both socially and economically relevant. At the ... -
Game theoretic formulations and solution methods for transport network reliability and reliable network design
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, 2010)Transport network reliability has emerged as an issue of immense importance over the past decade leading many researchers to propose various reliability measures and approaches to assess transport network reliability and ... -
A GIS model for personal exposure to PM10 for Dublin commuters
(Trinity College Dublin, 2012)The project has focused on a number of scientific issues in the development of the GIS air quality model for the Dublin Area and its Satellite Towns . Firstly, how to model air quality by integrating existing and ... -
Greenhouse gas emissions from on-site wastewater treatment systems
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Engineering. Disc of Civil Structural & Environmental Eng, 2019)Domestic wastewater is rich in carbon and nitrogen and given the biogeochemical transformations that these compounds undergo during different treatment processes can be significant sources of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. ... -
Historic Building Information Modelling (HBIM) : for recording and documenting classical architecture in Dublin 1700 to 1830
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, 2012)Historic Building Information Modelling (HBIM) is a novel prototype library of parametric objects, based on historic architectural data, in addition to a mapping system for plotting the library objects onto laser scan ... -
A Hydrogeological Study of Irish Holy wells
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Engineering. Disc of Civil Structural & Environmental Eng, 2021)The overall aim of the research was to characterise the hydrogeology and water chemistry of Irish holy wells. The first main research task was an analysis of the distribution of Irish holy wells (listed in a national ... -
Hydrological and hydrochemical supporting conditions for Irish calcareous fen vegetation
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Engineering. Disc of Civil Structural & Environmental Eng, 2023)Calcareous fens are listed in Annex 1 of the European Union (EU) Habitats Directive (Council Directive 92/43/EEC, habitat code 7230, 7210 and 7140) as habitats requiring special conservation measures, including the designation ... -
Hydropower energy recovery form the water supply network : feasibility, risk analysis, optimisation and implementation
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, 2015)The provision of clean and reliable water supply is highly energy intensive. Recent research has focused on the development and application of energy and hydraulic efficiency measures to streamline water usage and improve ... -
Hydropower Energy Recovery from Water Supply Networks Using Pump-As-Turbines: Optimal Selection, Prediction of Global Efficiency, Economic Viability and Large-Scale Resource Assessment
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Engineering. Disc of Civil Structural & Environmental Eng, 2021)It is well documented in the literature that the drinking water sector is among the most energy intensive sectors in developed countries. This is because all processes involved in their operation such as extraction, treatment ...