NEWS & EVENTS
CSEE Staff Member Appointed to Steering Group for rx3
The Department of Environment, Community and Local Government has recently endorsed the appointment of Dr. William Magette, a senior lecturer in the School of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, as the Higher Education representative on the Steering Group for rx3, a major initiative to improve solid waste management and recycling in Ireland. Magette was chosen in ....
Winning back business from road? The potential for rail freight in Ireland
Professor Eugene O’Brien and Dr Aoife Ahern examine the possibility for rail freight in Ireland. In an era of increasing fuel costs and greater concern for the environmental implications of transport, it is not possible to discuss freight transport without reference to energy, fuel consumption and climate change. Within the European Union, most freight is transported by road and is therefore powered by fossil fuels...
Staff Vs 5th SEA celebrity rugby match (29th March 2012)
The final result has been 7 to 6 in favour of the students. The students got off to an early lead and it looked like it would be a white-wash. But the staff regrouped and came back, thanks to some better reinforcing of the ‘stay back 7m rule’!
Staff Vs 4th Civil celebrity football match (1st March 2012)
The UCD Civil Engineering staff Vs student football match was played last Thursday. Over the years this event as come to be regarded as one of the must-see events from the annual sporting calendar. As ever the media attention was intense in the week leading up to the match. Due to the intensity of preparation being undertaken by both sides in the lead up to the match this was one of the most eagerly anticipated for a number of years...
2nd edition of the book "Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete Design"
Professor Eugene OBrien has just finished work, with his co-authors, on the 2nd edition of his book, Reinforced and Prestressed Concrete Design. The book has been extensively revised and updated but retains the ‘Complete Process’ concept – it covers all aspects of the design process from load paths, preliminary scheme design, analysis and detailed design. The most significant change is the addition of...
UCD School of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering joins EUCEET
UCD’s School of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering recently joined a number of other leading European universities in becoming a member of the EUCEET Association. The association promotes best practice in civil engineering education and training among its members, of which there are 50, representing 21 countries. UCD is the only Irish university in the Association. Other members include ...
