UCD School of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering

Infrastructure Monitoring

• Condition Monitoring
• Soft Load Testing
• The Use of an Instrumented Vehicle to Monitor Transport Infrastructure

Bridge Loading

• Implications of Convoying for Bridge Loading
• Stone Arch Bridges - Modelling and Assessment
• Pedestrian Loading

Pavements

• Predicting Pavement Damage from Traffic Loading
• Performance modelling of pavements incorporating recycled asphalt

Transportation

• The use of stated preference techniques to model modal choices on interurban trips in Ireland
• Developing optimisation models to prioritise transportation projects for investment

Rail Transport

• Geophysical Assessment of Railway Infrastructure

Tunnels

• Predicting Tunnelling Induced Settlement
• Characterisation of stiffness anisotropy during Dublin METRO construction

Geotechnics

• Determination of Peat Strength
• Smart Asset Management Tools – Real time monitoring of Infrastructure for Safety Evaluation
• Shear Wave Velocity Monitoring Of Ground Improvement Works

Transport Materials

• Risk assessment on the effects of recycled asphalt on water quality
• Development of cold-mix pavement materials
• Reliability analysis of concrete bridges subject to chloride induced corrosion
• Corrosion Inhibitors in Reinforced Concrete