Browsing Civil Structural & Environ Eng (Scholarly Publications) by Title
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Effectiveness of draught reduction measures at improving building air-tightness
(2018)The building sector has a serious detrimental impact on the environment and reducing building energy requirements is an important environmental priority. Draughts (unmanaged air infiltration and exfiltration in buildings) ... -
Effectiveness of granular columns in containing settlement
(2014)Laboratory-based research studies and full-scale evaluations of the behaviour of ground improved with granular columns are ample regarding bearing capacity, but limited in respect to the settlement response. This paper ... -
Effects of cement kiln dust on physicochemical and geomechanical properties of loess soil, Semnan Province, Iran
(2022)For problematic soils, conventional (cement and lime) additives can provide the necessary improvements in geomechanical properties for various infrastructure constructions. However, these additives have a high environmental ... -
Effects of decomposition on the compressibility of fibrous peat ? a review
(2013)Peat deposits are comprised of high organic content substances primarily derived from dead plant vegetation. Peat itself is not inert but undergoes continuous biological decomposition that causes progressive destruction ... -
Effects of Multiple Organic Dyes for Luminescent Down-Shifting Layers Application
(2017)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 ... -
The efficiencies of subsoils for on-site wastewater disposal with respect to endocrine disrupting chemicals
(2009)Septic tanks and other on‐site systems are a common means of disposing domestic wastewater effluent in Ireland. In assessing site suitability, subsoils below the percolation trench have an important role in attenuating ... -
Encouraging sustainable commuting behaviour through smart policy provision
(2017)This paper explores the results of a stated preference (SP)experiment used to test the impact of policy incentives on commuting modal choice in the Greater Dublin Area (GDA). As a method of encouraging ... -
End User Response to an Event Detection and Route Reconstruction Security System Prototype for use in Airports and Public Transport Hubs
(2016)Video surveillance is ex tensively used in many countries for security purposes, contributing to effective prevention, detection, and/or prosecution of crime and terrorism. Although its contribution ... -
Energy Monitoring Programme for Social Housing in Ireland: Pre- and Post- Retrofitting
(2012-01)There is a scarcity of empirical data to demonstrate the actual benefit of energy efficient retrofitting in the residential sector. The Irish official methodology for calculating the energy rating of dwellings only ... -
Energy performance, environmental impact and cost of a range of insulation materials
(2021)The need for the selection of an appropriate insulation is becoming more important as environmental problems continue to grow. This paper investigates insulation performance in terms of heating energy requirement, environmental ... -
Engineering reactive clay systems by ground rubber replacement and polyacrylamide treatment
(2019)This study investigates the combined performance of ground rubber (GR), the additive, and polyacrylamide (PAM), the binder, as a sustainable solution towards ameliorating the inferior geotechnical attributes of an expansive ... -
Enhancement in Solar Cells Efficiency by Luminescent Down-Shifting layers
(2013)In this paper, core-shell semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) CdSeS/ZnS with emission at 490 nm and 450 nm were investigated for their use in luminescent down-shifting (LDS) layers. Luminescent quantum yield ... -
Enhancement in the interface shear resistance achieved by novel geogrid with in-plane drainage
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Enhancing the reliability of floating offshore wind turbine towers subjected to misaligned wind-wave loading using tuned mass damper inerters (TMDIs)
(2023)Floating offshore wind turbines (FOWTs) are the largest rotating structures on the earth. Dynamically sensitive structures such as these must be protected in these environments to ensure that they can continue to operate ...