Browsing Civil Structural & Environ Eng (Theses and Dissertations) by Title
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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 ... -
Hydropower Energy Recovery Systems: Development of Design Methodologies for Pumps As Turbines in Water Networks
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Engineering. Disc of Civil Structural & Environmental Eng, 2020)Given the urgency of tackling the challenges offered by climate change and natural resource depletion, it is a priority to increase the sustainability of the water industry by reducing its energy demand and associated ... -
Identification and evolutionary response analysis of continuous and discrete structural systems using wavelet transform
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, 2006)Performance based design of structures require stringent serviceability criteria to be satisfied based on functional requirements and economic implications. Thus, performance evaluation of structural dynamic systems not ... -
The impact of domestic wastewater treatment system effluent on private water wells: an evaluation of contamination fingerprinting techniques
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Engineering. Disc of Civil Structural & Environmental Eng, 2017)The absence of a public water supply network in many rural areas of Ireland means that approximately 162,000 households rely on private wells for their water provision. In many cases such rural areas are also not connected ... -
The Impact of Electromagnetic Fields and Chemicals from Offshore Wind Farm Subsea Power Cables on Marine Environment
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Engineering. Disc of Civil Structural & Environmental Eng, 2022)For many years, Subsea Power Cables (SPCs) have been installed across creeks and bays, connecting near-shore islands to the mainland. In more recent times, SPCs have been applied to supply power from offshore renewable ... -
The impact of on-site domestic wastewater effluent on karst springs: An evaluation of contamination fingerprinting and tracing techniques
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Engineering. Disc of Civil Structural & Environmental Eng, 2022)Groundwater from karst aquifers is a major source of drinking water worldwide, but these complex aquifer systems are exceptionally vulnerable to pollution and may be impacted by multiple contamination sources. In rural and ... -
The impacts of climate change on groundwater recharge in low storativity fractured bedrock aquifers
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Engineering. Disc of Civil Structural & Environmental Eng, 2020)The ongoing climate change is expected to cause an intensification of the hydrological cycle by enhancing the extreme events, thereby challenging the resilience of the groundwater resources. Additionally, it is well ... -
Improved Perceptions of Autonomous Vehicles In Urban Mobility Environment Through Deep learning Object Detection Algorithms
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Engineering. Disc of Civil Structural & Environmental Eng, 2024)Autonomous Vehicles (AVs) or self-driving cars have become the most exciting area of research in the field of transportation in the last decade. Implementation of AVs in real-world requires further investigation especially ... -
Incentivising Car-shedding Behaviour in the Greater Dublin Area
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Engineering. Disc of Civil Structural & Environmental Eng, 2018)This doctoral research examines the behavioural response of commuters within the Greater Dublin Area (GDA), Ireland, to a range of policy incentives devised to encourage travellers to make greater usage of sustainable ... -
Individual blade pitch control strategies for spar-type floating offshore wind turbines
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Engineering. Disc of Civil Structural & Environmental Eng, 2020)The aim of this thesis is to study the dynamics of spar-type Floating Offshore Wind Turbines (FOWTs) and investigate the performance of the individual blade pitch control strategies proposed to improve dynamic response of ... -
Indoor/outdoor air quality relationship in urban commercial buildings
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, 2013)The United Nations urban environmental unit associates up to 1 million premature deaths annually to urban air pollution (United Nations Environment Programme, 2010). Much research on indoor environments has focused on ... -
Influence on spatial variability on whole life management of reinforced concrete bridges
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, 2009)The number of deteriorating bridges due to chloride-induced corrosion increases annually as does the cost of inspection, maintenance, repair and where necessary replacement. Meanwhile, budgets made available to bridge ... -
Infrared imaging analysis of hand skin temperature for thermal comfort assessment
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, 2015)Thermal comfort is a subjective sensation of the mind and body which expresses a level of satisfaction with the thermal environment. For years thermal comfort has been studied and external variables such as air temperature ...