Civil Structural & Environ Eng: Recent submissions
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Prediction of Traffic-Related Nitrogen Oxides Concentrations using Structural Time Series Models
(2011)Ambient air quality monitoring, modeling and compliance to the standards set by European Union (EU) directives and World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines are required to ensure the protection of human and environmental ... -
Physical properties and reactivity of pozzolans, and their influence on the properties of lime-pozzolan pastes
(2011)This paper studies how pozzolan properties including particle size, specific surface, chemical and mineral composition, amorphousness and water demand, affect their reactivity as well as the strength of lime?pozzolan pastes. ... -
EFFECT OF POZZOLAN PROPERTIES ON THE PROPERTIES OF BUILDING COMPOSITES
(2010)Pozzolans were used by ancient civilizations to enhance the properties of mortars and concrete and are now regaining popularity as sustainable, environmentally-friendly alternatives to cement. This paper studies the ... -
Influence of mortar water content and workability on the mechanical behaviour of lime mortar masonry
(2010)Water content affects mortar properties and the quality of the resultant masonry, however, it is often subjectively determined by the mason by assessing workability. This lack of explicit methodology and data, can lead ... -
An assessment of some physical properties of lime-hemp concrete
(2010)This work is part of a wider research programme that aims at producing alternatives to conventional building materials. The aim of this project is to investigate several physical properties of a sustainable, carbon-negative, ... -
Behaviour and Properties of Lime-Pozzolan Pastes
(2010)Lime pozzolan mortars have been used by numerous ancient civilizations of builders, and are now regaining popularity as environmental sustainable alternatives to cements for masonry and concrete applications. This paper ... -
Mechanical properties of clay brick masonry bound with hydraulic limes and hydrated calcium lime.
(Technische Universitat Dresden, 2010)Due to their physical and chemical properties, mortars made with lime are considered to be more compatible with historic fabrics than those made with artificial cements. This paper explores the mechanical properties ... -
Travel to work in Dublin. The potential impacts of electric vehicles on climate change and urban air quality
(Elsevier, 2011)The Irish government has outlined plans for 10% of the national road fleet to be powered by electricity by 2020. The objective of this paper is to evaluate the potential reduction in road traffic related emissions due to ... -
Stochastic hybrid embodied CO2-eq analysis: An application to the Irish apartment building sector
(Elsevier, 2011)The development of embodied CO2-eq analysis has progressed significantly in recent years and has become a mainstream practice in many industries as evidenced by the development of the ISO 14040 and 14044 life cycle assessment ... -
Optimizing the use of on-street car parking system as a passive control of air pollution exposure in street canyons by large eddy simulation
(2011)An investigation was carried out to establish the effectiveness of parked cars in urban street canyons as passive controls on pedestrian pollutant exposure. A numerical model of a generic street canyon was developed using ... -
Validated TRNSYS model for forced circulation solar water heating systems with flat plate and heat pipe evacuated tube collectors
(Elsevier, 2011)This paper presents a validated TRNSYS model for forced circulation solar water heating systems used in temperate climates. The systems consist of two flat plate collectors (FPC) and a heat pipe evacuated tube collector ... -
Material Flow Accounting in an Irish City-Region 1992-2002
(Elsevier, 2011)This paper aims to measure raw material inputs and waste flows in an Irish city-region in order to analyse (i) whether there was absolute dematerialisation in the particular case-study over the period 1992-2002 and (ii) ... -
Building support for cloud computing in the Irish construction industry
(2010)The construction industry has been traditionally recognised as a fragmented sector associated with a poor level of implementation and penetration of Information Communication Technology (ICT) by Small to Medium Size ... -
Disproportionate Collapse in Building Structures.
(2010)The failure of the Ronan Point apartment tower focused interest in disproportionate collapse, and prompted the ?Fifth Amendment? to the UK Building Regulations which was introduced in 1970. From this point on structures ... -
The Importance of Dynamic Effects in Progressive Collapse
(2010)This paper presents a methodology to assess the extent of damage to a multi-storey structure following localised collapse. This is accomplished through the design of an algorithm to track progressive collapse in a structure ... -
Examining the Factors that Impact upon Public Transport Commuting Stress
(University of South Florida, 2009)The first objective of this research was to examine the level of stress caused by commuting into Dublin city centre. The second objective was to determine the value placed on the comfort and reliability of public transport ... -
A Systematic Analysis of the Vulnerability of Buildings to Localised Collapse
(Civil-Comp Press, 2009)This paper presents a methodology to assess the extent of damage to a multi-storey structure due to localised collapse. This is accomplished through the design of an algorithm, to track progressive collapse in a structure, ... -
The control of environmental tobacco smoke: a policy review
(2009)According to World Health Organisation figures, 30% of all cancer deaths, 20% of all coronary heart diseases and strokes and 80% of all chronic obstructive pulmonary disease are caused by cigarette smoking. Environmental ... -
Retrofit minipile system to increase the capacity of existing foundations
(IHS BRE Press, 2008)This paper describes a novel underpinning system incorporating Ankerbond and high capacity vertical piles bored through existing concrete foundations. A special cutting head, with three diamond tipped cutters, is used ... -
A stated preference analysis of real-time public transit stop information
(2009)This paper presents the results of a study conducted to examine the benefits derived from real-time public transit stop information. This research examines the preferences between several options of receiving real-time ...
