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  • Individual blade pitch control strategies for spar-type floating offshore wind turbines 

    SARKAR, SAPTARSHI (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 

    Challoner, Avril (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 

    Kenshel, Omran Mohamed (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 

    Walsh, Simeon (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 ...
  • INTEGRATED TRANSPORTATION AND LAND USE REGRESSION MODELLING FOR NO2 MITIGATION 

    Ó Domhnaill, Aonghus (Trinity College Dublin. School of Engineering. Disc of Civil Structural & Environmental Eng, 2022)
    The transport industry has been identified as one of the main contributors to Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) pollution in Ireland. Diesel fuelled vehicles emit significantly greater amounts of NO2 in comparison to any other fuel ...
  • Interface shear behaviour of precast prestressed concrete beams with slebers webs in beam and slab construction 

    SLEVIN, MICHAEL (Trinity College Dublin. School of Engineering. Disc of Civil Structural & Environmental Eng, 2019)
    All over the world precast prestressed concrete bridge beams are commonly used in small to medium sized highway and railway bridges, i.e. 20-50m spans. The majority of these bridges are built using I and U shaped precast ...
  • An Investigation into the Aspiration Efficiency of Building Ventilation System Inlets for Reducing Energy Consumption in Air Filtration Systems 

    Considine, Brian (Trinity College Dublin. School of Engineering. Disc of Civil Structural & Environmental Eng, 2023)
    The built environment has been widely recognised as one of the largest energy consumers in the modern world, negatively impacting the environment and contributing to climate change. A disaggregation of the energy consuming ...
  • An investigation into the causes, impacts and measures to deal with diatom bloom in Vartry Reservoir 

    SHI, YUNHONG (Trinity College Dublin. School of Engineering. Disc of Civil Structural & Environmental Eng, 2019)
    In Ireland, there are more than 12,000 lakes and lakes and reservoirs are the main source of drinking water for two million people. Consisting of upper lake and lower lake, Vartry Reservoir is a key drinking water source ...
  • An investigation of domestic wastewater treatment systems impacts on surface waters and applicability of wastewater fingerprinting compounds 

    BROPHY, LAURA (Trinity College Dublin. School of Engineering. Disc of Civil Structural & Environmental Eng, 2018)
    This research estimated the P and N loading to surface water arising from domestic wastewater treatment systems (DWWTS) and compared a range of wastewater fingerprinting techniques for identifying sources of surface water ...
  • Investigation of Particulate Phosphorus Mobilised by Run-offin Small Agricultural Catchments 

    Ferreira, Diogo Domingues (Trinity College Dublin. School of Engineering. Disc of Civil Structural & Environmental Eng, 2022)
    Research carried out in this work has contributed valuable insights and new findings into the impact of particulate phosphorus (PP) associated with fluvial suspended sediments, in terms of its sources and speciation dynamics ...
  • Investigation of Phosphorescent Materials for Photovoltaic Device Applications 

    OLIVEIRA, MOACIR GOMES DE (Trinity College Dublin. School of Engineering. Disc of Civil Structural & Environmental Eng, 2019)
    Phosphorescence is used in photovoltaic devices by embedding phosphorescence species within a transparent host polymer to absorb ultraviolet solar radiation followed by a slow emission of visible light. Phosphorescent ...
  • Investigation on autonomous healing for GFRP composite using cyanoacrylate adhesives 

    Fifo, Omosola (Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, 2012)
    An investigation into smart structures with a vascular healing system using cyanoacrylate (CA) adhesive is presented in this thesis. The flexibility in the functional role of a smart structure involves the structure executing ...
  • Justification for the Implementation of Citywide GPS System 

    Jadoon, Adil Khan (Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, 2003)
    Over the past few years, there has been an increase in the use of telematics in Demand Responsive Transport like taxis, so as to maximize the ever-increasing demand. To provide better customer service in the competitive ...
  • Large scale compound parabolic concentrator for building integrated façade 

    Ortega, Anita Lorena (Trinity College Dublin. School of Engineering. Disc of Civil Structural & Environmental Eng, 2023)
    This thesis presents the design, fabrication, performance and analysis of two façade integrated compound parabolic concentrator (CPC) for two different locations: Ferrara, Italy and Mayo Ireland. The research involves ...
  • Light reflectance of concrete 

    Sweeney, Angharad (Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, 2013)
    A phenomenon known as the urban heat island (UHI) effect occurs where the air and surface temperatures are hotter than in their rural surroundings (Gartland, 2008). The UHI effect is a direct result of urbanisation whereby ...
  • Linear and non-linear spectral analysis of offshore lattice structures 

    Hartnett, Michael (Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, 2000)
    Most of the offshore structures that are used in oil and gas exploration and production are lattice jacket structures. Until recently these structures have been sited in relatively shallow water, however, the trend now ...
  • MAPPING AND MONITORING HEALTH CONDITIONS OF WETLANDS USING REMOTE SENSING TECHNIQUES 

    Bhatnagar, Saheba (Trinity College Dublin. School of Engineering. Disc of Civil Structural & Environmental Eng, 2021)
    Wetlands provide essential ecosystem services for the world, but in recent years, due to direct human activities as well as global warming and other climatic variations, there has been significant ongoing reductions in ...
  • Material Characterization of Luminescent Down-Shifting Layers for Solar Cells Application 

    GILLIGAN, SARAH (Trinity College Dublin. School of Engineering. Disc of Civil Structural & Environmental Eng, 2019)
    High energy photons in the UV region are not efficiently used in solar cells and limit the overall efficiency of the cell. Luminescent Down-Shifting (LDS) layers can be used to convert the high energy photons to a lower ...
  • Mechanical Properties and Slope Stability of Dewatered Digested Sewage Sludge 

    O'Kelly, Brendan (MEngSc thesis (Supervisor Dr. T.F. Widdis; Extern Prof. A. Coul), University College Dublin, University College Dublin, Engineering, 1995)
    The necessity for economically feasible landfill operations for the safe disposal/use of municipal sludges has become of paramount importance as a result of increasing environmental requirements augmenting the quantities ...
  • Metal Nanoparticles for application in Luminescent Solar Concentrators 

    SETHI, ARUNIMA (Trinity College Dublin. School of Engineering. Disc of Civil Structural & Environmental Eng, 2020)
    Rising global temperature calls for innovative ways to deal with the ever-growing energy demand. Luminescent Solar Concentrators (LSC) are low concentration, solar radiation collectors. LSCs have the potential to be used ...