Civil Structural & Environ Eng: Recent submissions
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Undrained Triaxial Experimental Investigations and Hyperviscoplastic Modelling of Peat Materials
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Engineering. Disc of Civil Structural & Environmental Eng, 2017)This PhD research includes two parts, viz. experimental investigation on the undrained mechanical properties of undisturbed fibrous peat and a finite strain constitutive model within a thermodynamically consistent framework ... -
Thermal energy modelling, benchmarking and mapping for university campus buildings
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Engineering. Disc of Civil Structural & Environmental Eng, 2017)According to the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineering, CIBSE TM46:2008 University Campus benchmark, a college building needs 240 kWh/m2 of thermal energy and proportionally produces 45.6kg CO2 per annum. ... -
Soil plasticity determination using manafi method and apparatus
(Trinity College Dublin. School of Engineering. Discipline of Civil Structural & Environmental Eng, 2017)Determination of soil plasticity is of great importance in geotechnical engineering projects. Consistency of soil can be expressed in terms of Atterberg limits of soils. Liquid limit and plastic limit tests are among the ... -
Tensile and compressive contributions of fibres in peat
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Biogrout : pore scale bonding phenomena in saturated and unsaturated soils
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, 2014)In the field of biogeocivil engineering one of the most promising in-situ ground improvement technologies is represented by Microbially Induced Carbonate Precipitation (MICP). Often referred to as biogrouting, MICP ground ... -
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 ... -
A socio-technical evaluation of the effectiveness of social housing energy efficient upgrading in Ireland
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, 2015)This dissertation evaluates the results from a multi-level multidisciplinary study on the effect of energy efficient upgrading on social housing. The National Energy Efficiency Action Plan aims to deliver a 20% national ... -
Determination of a reduced dataset to guide forecasting of energy use in commercial buildings
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, 2014)The importance of reducing energy usage in buildings is difficult to overstate. Approximately 10% of all energy consumed in the EU and the US is used on the provision of occupant thermal comfort in commercial buildings. ... -
Vibration control of wind turbines with variable rotor sped and grid faults
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, 2014)The aim of this thesis is to propose, design and analyze vibration mitigation systems in wind turbines. Formulations have been developed to include variations of the rotational speed of the blades. The control methodologies ... -
The influence of lubricant slurries on skin friction resistance in pipe jacking
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, 2014)The use of bentonite and polymer slurries as lubricants to reduce jacking force has long been established practice in pipe jacking and microtunnelling, with reductions in the skin frictional resistance component of jacking ... -
Reducing reliance on private vehicles : a sustainability impact analysis of car sharing and ride sharing
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, 2014)At the broadest level, the objective of this research work was to examine approaches to improving the sustainability of transport. This objective is accomplished by evaluating the impact of introducing two methods of ... -
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 ... -
Seismic reliability assessment of ageing integral bridges
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, 2014)This thesis carries out a tune dependent seismic risk assessment of ageing integral bridges as well as providing a comparison between the seismic performance of integral and jointed bridges. -
Detection and assessment of damage in underwater marine structures using image processing based techniques
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, 2015)The monitoring of underwater structures is often beset by limited access, exorbitant costs and inherent safety issues. This thesis focuses on developing and implementing automated image processing based Non-Destructive ... -
Public transport, security technology and privacy : an analysis of operator organisation and public response
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, 2015)This thesis reports the results of research which examined the potential use of new security technologies in the setting of public transport. The research aimed to consider both the security and privacy implications of new ... -
Continous flow solar water disinfection : sustainability and optimisation using photocatalytic, stroboscopic and thermal synergistic effects
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, 2014)The aim of this research was to investigate a number of optimisation possibilities for a continuous flow solar water disinfection system and to assess its long term sustainability as a water treatment solution for rural ... -
An analysis of cycling safety perceptions and development of a bicycle trip assignment methodology
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, 2015)This thesis reports the outcome of research on the development of an alternative method to modelling the assignment of bicycle trips in multi-modal networks. The proposed methodology considers the effects of safety (or ... -
The future of Irish access transport : investigation, modelling and appraisal
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, 2002)This thesis aims to examine in detail a variety of possible strategies for the development of the Irish access transport system. The Irish access transport system is considered as being the system (passenger and freight) ...
