Browsing Civil Structural & Environ Eng (Theses and Dissertations) by Title
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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 ... -
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 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 ... -
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 ... -
Interface shear behaviour of precast prestressed concrete beams with slebers webs in beam and slab construction
(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 ...
