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Protecting of art objects from earthquakes. Image by PhD student Anne Crowley.
School of Architecture, Landscape & Civil Engineering - Research Publications 2005/06
Below is the list of research publications for the School of Architecture, Landscape & Civil Engineering in the academic year 2005/06
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Farrell, E.R., Long, M., Gavin, K. and Henry, T. (2006) Chapter 4: Geotechnics of Landslides in Landslides in Ireland, Creighton, R ed(s)., Geological Survey of Ireland : Dublin.
OBrien, E.J. (2006) Chapter 9. Habitat Fragmentation due to transport infrastructure: Practical Considerations in The Ecology of Tranportation: Managing Mobility for the Environment, Davenport J. & Davenport, J.L ed(s)., Springer
Dooge, J.C.I. (2006) Engineering Training & Education in Engineering Ireland, Dooge, J.C.I ed(s)., Collins Press : Cork.
Dooge, J.C.I. (2006) Evolution of Engineering in Engineering Ireland, Dooge, J.C.I ed(s)., Collins Press : Cork.
Bruen, M. (2006) Flood forecasting: TELFLOOD project results in River Basin Modelling for flood risk mitigation, Knight, D.W. & Shamseldin, A.Y ed(s)., Taylor & Francis : London.
O'Kane, F. (2006) Glin, Charleville Forest, Tollymore, Killarney', pps.81-93, 98-100, 142-143 in Painting in Ireland, Laffan, W ed(s)., Churchill : Tralee.
Bruen, M. (2006) Introduction to Decision Support Systems in River Basin Modelling for flood risk mitigation, Knight, D.W. & Shamseldin, A.Y ed(s)., Taylor & Francis : London.
Campbell, H. (2005) Modern Architecture and national identy in Ireland in The Cambridge Companion to Modern Ireland Culture, Cleary, J. & Connolly, C ed(s)., Cambridge University Press : Cambridge.
Long, M. and Jennings, P. (2006) Analysis of the peat slide at Pollatomish, Co. Mayo, Ireland in Landslides, 3, (1) 51-61.
O'Brien, E.J., Caprani, C.C. and O'Connell, G.J. (2006) Bridge Assessment Loading: A comparison of West and Central/East Europe in Bridge Structures, 2, (1) 25-33.
O'Brien, E. J., Li, Y.-Y. and González, A. (2006) Bridge Roughness Index as an Indicator of Bridge Dynamic Amplification in Computers & Structures, 84, (12) 759-769.
Yang, Y., Zhao, Y.Q., Babatunde, A.O., Wang, L., Ren, Y. X. and Han, Y. (2006) Characteristics and mechanisms of phosphate adsorption on dewatered alum sludge in Separation and Purification Technology, 51, (2) 193-200.
Yang. Y., Tomlinson. D., Kennedy. S. and Zhao, Y.Q. (2006) Dewatered alum sludge: A potential adsorbent for phosphorus removal in Water Science and Technology, 54, (5) 207-213.
Laefer, D. & Pradhan, A. (2006) Evacuation Route Selection Based on Tree-Based Hazards Using LiDAR & GIS in Journal of Transportation Engineering, 132, (4) 312-320.
Laefer, D., Evans, A. and Frazier, J. (2006) Forensic Investigation Methodology for Distressed Historic Structures in Journal Association Preservation Technology, 37, (03/02/2006) 23-31.
Zhao, Y.Q. (2006) Involvement of gypsum CaSO4 .2H2O in water treatment sludge dewatering: A potential benefit in disposal and reuse in Separation Science and Technology, 41, (12) 2785-2794.
Fu, J., Ji, M., Zhao, Y.Q. and Wang, L. (2006) Kinetics of aqueous photocatalytic oxidation of fulvic acids in a photocatalysis-ultrafiltration reactor (PUR) in Separation and Purification Technology, 50, (1) 107-113.
Laefer, D., Koss, A. and Pradhan, A. (2006) Need for Baseline Data Characteristics for GIS-based Disaster Management Systems in Journal Urban Planning & Development, 132, (3) 115-119.
Purcell, P.J. (2006) Physical analog of the linear reservoir in Journal of Hydrologic Engineering, 11, (2) 184-187.
Ahern, A., Tapley, N. and Anandarajah, G. (2006) Prioritising railway projects for investment in Transport, Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, 159, (TR4) 154-159.
Long, M. (2006) Sample disturbance effects on medium plasticity clay / silt in ICE Geotechnical Engineering, 159, (GE2) 99-111.
Li, Y.-Y., OBrien, E.J. and González, A. (2006) The Development of a Dynamic Amplification Estimator for Bridges with Good Road Profiles in Journal of Sound & Vibration, 293, 125-137.
Brady, S.P., OBrien, E.J. & Znidaric, A. (2006) The Effect of Vehicle Velocity on the Dynamic Amplification of a Vehicle crossing a Simply Supported Bridge in Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE, 11, (2) 241-249.
Brady, S.P. and OBrien, E.J. (2006) The Effect of Vehicle Velocity on the Dynamic Amplification of Two Vehicles crossing a Simply Supported Bridge in Journal of Bridge Engineering, ASCE, 11, (2) 250-256.
Ahern, A. and Anandarajah, G. (2006) The influence of price and income on rail travel in Ireland in Transport, Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, 159, (TR4) 148-153.
Chatterjee, P., OBrien, E. J., Li, Y.-Y. and González, A. (2006) Wavelet domain analysis for identification of moving loads from bridge measurements in Computers & Structures, 84, (28) 1792-1801.
Sun, G., Zhao, Y.Q. and Allen, S. (2005) Enhanced removal of organic matter and ammoniacal-nitrogen in a column experiment of tidal flow constructed wetland system in Journal of Biotechnology, 115, (2) 189-197.
Bruen, M. and Yang, J. (2005) Functional networks in rainfall-runoff forecasting - a new application in Advances in Water Resources, 28/29, 899-909.
OBrien, E.J. and Caprani, C.C. (2005) Headway Modelling for Traffic Load Assessment of Short to Medium Span Bridges in The Structural Engineer, 83, (16) 33-36.
Hughes, K.J., Magette, W.L. & Kurz, I. (2005) Identifying critical source areas for phosphorus loss in Ireland using field and catchment scale ranking schemes in Journal of Hydrology (304) 430-445.
Archbold, P., Fanning, P.J. and Pavic, A. (2005) Interactive Horizontal Load Model for Pedestrians Crossing Footbridges in Bridge Structures, 1, (3) 169-176.
Fanning, P.J., Sobczak, L., Boothby, T.E. and Salomoni, V. (2005) Load Testing and Model Simulations for a Stone Arch Bridge in Bridge Structures, 1, (4) 367-378.
O'Connor, A.J. and OBrien, E.J. (2005) Mathematical traffic load modelling and factors influencing the accuracy of predicted extremes in Canadian Journal of Civil Engineering, 32, (1) 270-278.
Purcell, P.J. (2005) Milestones in the development of municipal water treatment science and technology in the 19th and early 20th centuries: part I in Journal of the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management, 19, (3) 230-237.
Purcell, P.J. (2005) Milestones in the development of municipal water treatment science and technology in the 19th and early 20th centuries: part II in Journal of the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management, 19, (4) 404-409.
Richardson, M. (2005) Minimising the risk of deleterious alkali-silica reaction in Irish concrete practice in Construction and Building Materials, 19, 654-660.
Campbell, H. (2005) Open Heart City: Intimacy and Spectacle in the Films of Pedro Almodovar in AA Files: Journal of the Architectural Association School of Architecture, 51, (Winter 2005) 30-35.
Dooge, J.C.I. and Bruen, M. (2005) Problems in Reverse Routing in Acta Geophysica Polonica, 53, (4) 357-371.
Lunne, T. and Long, M. (2005) Review of long seabed samplers and criteria for new sampler design in Marine Geology, Elsevier Press, 226, (1 to 2) 145-165.
Long, M. (2005) Review of peat strength, peat characterisation and constitutive modelling of peat with reference to landslides in Studia Geotechnica et Mechanica, Wroclow Technical University Press, 27, (3 to 4) 67-90.
Hester, D., McNally, C. and Richardson, M.G. (2005) The Influence of Slag Alkali Level on the Alkali-silica Reactivity of Slag Concrete in Construction & Building Materials, 19, (9) 661-665.
Brophy, V., Kondratenko, I., Hernandez, P. and Burke, K. (2006) Passive Potential, the energy and CO2 emission savings through applying the Passive House Standard in Ireland in Construct Ireland, 2, (13) 60-63.
Campbell, H. (2005) Continuity and Renewal in the work of O'Donnell and Tuomey (translated into German as Kontinuitat und Erneuerung im Werk von O'Donnell and Tuomey) in Baumeister, 102, (01/08/2005) 38-41.
Gavin, K. and Gallagher, D. (2005) Development of Shaft Friction on Driven Piles in Sand and Clay' in Trans Engineers Ireland
Nasr, A. and Bruen, M. (2006) A comparison of SWAT, HSPF and SHETRAN/GOPC phosphorus models for three Irish catchments : Synthesis report, Wexford : EPA.
Harris, E., Rasdorf, W. and Laefer, D. (2006) Determining Disaster Data Management Needs in a Multi-Disaster Context. Final Report. CMS-0353175. 87 pp : National Science Foundation (U.S.).
Kealy, L. and Robertson, M. (2006) A Framework for Documentation of Conservation Projects. 11th EC Conference on Safeguarding Cultural Heritage: Understanding and Viability for the Enlarged Europe, Prauge (May/June)
Fanning P.J. and Sobczak, L. (2006) Accounting for 3-D Effects in Arch Bridge Assessments. in: Professor M.C. Forde ed(s). 11th International Conference on Structural Faults and Repairs, Edinburgh, Scotland (13-15 June 2006)
Gavin, K., Xue, J.F. & Jennings, P. (2006) Assessment of the effect of pore pressures on the behaviour of railway foundations. XIIth Danube-European Conference on Geotechnical Engineering, Lubjana
Tabakovic, A., Sorelli, L.G., Gibney, A., McNally, C. and Gilchrist, M. (2006) Development of a combined micromechanics and damage mechanics model for the design of asphalt pavements. in: C.G. Armstrong ed(s). ISSEC Symposium, Belfast, Northern Ireland (19th and 20th April 2006)
Tabakovic, A., McNally, C., Sorelli, L.G, Gibney, A. and Gilchrist, M. (2006) Development of a combined micromechanics and damage mechanics model for the design of asphalt pavements. in: P. P. Camanho, M. R. Wisnom, F. Pierron ed(s). Composites Testing and Model Identification Conference, Porto, Portugal (10th to 12th April 2006)
Campbell, H. (2006) Everyday I calls a phone to her. Every night I dreams for her.' Private thoughts in Public places in Lee Friedlander's 'Letters from the People'. International Visual Sociology Association annual conference, Urbino, Italy (3-5 July 2006)
Cadogan, D. and Gavin, K. (2006) Examination of Scale Effects During Field Tests on Model Bored Piles in Over-Consolidated Sand. in: Ng,Zhang and Wang ed(s). International Conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnical Engineering, Hong Kong
Gallagher, D. and Gavin, K. (2006) Experimental Investigation of Local Stress Changes on Closed Ended Pile in Silt During Load Testing. International Symposium on Ultimate Limit States of Geotechnical Structures, Paris (23-25th August)
Tabakovic, A., Gibney, A., Gilchrist, M. and McNally, C. (2006) Fatigue Resistance of Bituminous Layers Incorporating Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement. 5th International Research & Practical Applications Using Wastes & Secondary Materials in Pavement Engineering, Liverpool, United Kingdom (22nd and 23rd February 2006)
Guo, L.. and Lewis, J.O. (2006) Field Investigation of Indoor Air Quality and Ventilation Characteristics in Selected Irish Houses. 10th Internatinal Conference on on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, Beijing, China
Gavin, K., Chatta, I. & O'Kelly, B. (2006) Field Measurements of Horizontal Stress on an Instrumented Pile in Sand. in: D.DeGroot ed(s). GeoCongress, Geotechnical Engineering in the Information Age, Atlanta (February 21-24)
Caprani, C.C. and OBrien, E.J. (2006) Finding the Distribution of Bridge Lifetime Load Effect by Predictive Likelihood. in: P.K. Das & M.K. Chryssanthopoulos ed(s). 3rd International ASRANet Colloquium, Glasgow, United Kingdom (10-12 July, 2006)
Richardson, M. (2006) Guidance on use of surface-applied corrosion inhibitors : Context and Framework of Guidance. in: Znidaric, A ed(s). Sustainable and Advanced Materials for Road Infrastructure, Lausanne (16-17 February 2006)
Richardson, M. (2006) Guidance on use of surface-applied corrosion inhibitors : Workshop on detailed guidance and Case Studies. in: Znidaric, A ed(s). Sustainable and Advanced Materials for Road Infrastructure, Lausanne (16-17 February 2006)
Campbell, H. (2006) Heads: Philip-Lorca diCorcia's portrayal of Urban Consciousness. Photography and the City international conference, Dublin, Ireland (29 June - 1 July 2006)
Hernandez P., Brophy, V. and Lewis, J.O. (2006) Influence of Auxillary Heating on the Performance of Flat Plat Domestic Hot Water Systems: a study of existing Irish instillations. in: S.J. Gallagher, M.G. Hutchins and P.C. Eames ed(s). 2nd International Conference onf Renewable Engery in Maritime Island Climates, Dublin, Ireland (26-28 April)
Sorelli, L.G., Fanning, P.J. & Toutlemonde, F. (2006) Innovative Bridge System using Ultra High Performance Fibre Reinforced Concrete: Experiments, Modelling, Design. 7th International Conference on Short & Medium Span Bridges, Montreal, Quebec, Canada (23-25 August 2006)
Ahern, A. (2006) Interactive learning in the lecture room for civil engineers. in: Per Andersson ed(s). 34th Annual SEFI conference, Uppsala, Swedend (28 June -1 July 2006)
Rowley, C.W., OBrien, E.J. and González, A. (2006) Moving Force Identification for Two-Span Continuous Bridges Using an Eigenvalue Reduction Technique. in: B.H.V. Topping, G. Montero and R. Montenegro ed(s). Eighth International Conference on Computational Structures Technology, Las Palmas, Spain (13-15 September, 2006)
Laefer, D., Carr, H., Morrish, S. and Kalkan, E. (2006) Opportunities & Impediments to the Use of 3D Laser Scanning for Adjacent Excavations. in: DeGroot, D.J., DeJong, J.T., Frost, D. and Baise, L.G ed(s). GeoCongress 2006: Geotechnical Engineering in the Information Technology Age, Atlanta, GA, USA (22-25 February 2006)
Campbell, H. (2006) Photographing Urban America 1964-1979: From Garry Winogrand's glance to Stephen Shore's gaze. European Association of Urban Historians Biennial Conference, Stockholm, Sweden (30 Aug - 2 Sept)
Gavin, K, and Adekunte, A. (2006) Physical Modelling of Onshore Wind Turbine Foundation Behaviour. in: Ng,Zhang and Wang ed(s). International Conference on Physical Modelling in Geotechnical Engineering, Hong Kong
Brophy, V.,
Kondratenko, I., Hernandez, P. and Burke, K. (2006) Potential for Energy and CO2 Emmission Savings Through the application of the Passive House Standard in Ireland. 10th International Passive House Conference 2006-19 - 20 May 2006, Hanover, Germany (19 - 20 May 2006)
Zhao, Y.Q. and Babatunde, A.O. (2006) Reuse of water treatment sludge as an adsorbent for phosphorus immobilization. IWA Specialized Conference-Sustainable Sludge Management: State of the art, challenges and perspectives, Moscow, Russia (29-31 May)
Caprani, C.C. and OBrien, E.J. (2006) Statistical Computation for Extreme Bridge Traffic Load Effects. in: B.H.V. Topping, G. Montero and R. Montenegro ed(s). Eighth International Conference on Computational Structures Technology, Las Palmas, Spain (13-15 September, 2006)
Woodword, R., McKenzie, M., Znidaric, A., Denarie, E. and Richardson, M. (2006) Strategies for the Maintenance of Concrete Highway Structures. in: Patten, C ed(s). Transport Research Arena Europe, Gothenburg (12-15 June 2006)
Enright, B., OBrien, E.J. and Caprani, C.C. (2006) Study Of Same-Lane And Inter-Lane GVW Correlation. in: P.K. Das & M.K. Chryssanthopoulos ed(s). 3rd International ASRANet Colloquium, Glasgow, United Kingdom (10-12 July, 2006)
Harris, N.K., Wilson, S.P. and OBrien, E.J. (2006) The development of a vehicle/pavement dynamic interaction model for a truck population. 10th Int. Conf. on Asphalt Pavements, Quebec City, Canada (12-17 August, 2006)
Hamilton, A. and Ahern, A. (2006) The impact of work travel on traffic congestion and employee attitudes to alternative modes of transportation: a case study of Dublin, Ireland. UTSG Annual conference, Dublin, Irleand (3-5th January 2006)
Tabakovic, A., Gibney, A., Gilchrist, M. and McNally, C. (2006) The Influence of Recycled Asphalt Pavement on 20mm Binder Course Mix Performance. 10th International Conference on Asphalt Pavements, Quebec City, Canada (12th to 17th August 2006)
Rattigan, P., OBrien, E.J., González, A. and Harris, N.K. (2006) The Probability of Extreme Load Effects in Bridges Subject to Dynamic Vehicle-Bridge Interaction. in: P.J.S. Cruz, D.M. Frangopol & L.C. Neves ed(s). 3rd International Conference of the International Association for Bridge Maintenance and Safety, Porto, Portugal (16-19 July, 2006)
Campbell, H. (2006) Watchtowers for the Kingdom of God'- the Catholic church in 18th- and 19th-century Dublin. European Association of Urban Historians Biennial Conference, Stockholm, Sweden (30 Aug - 2 Sept)
Kenny, P., Olley, J., and Lewis, J. O. (2006) Whole-Sky Luminance Maps from Calibrated Digital Photography. EUROSUN 2006, Glasgow, Scotland (27th-30th June)
Foley, K. and Scott, M. (2005) Agricultural transformation and the visual impact of change: past trends and future prospect, the case of Ireland. Flows and Spaces in a Globalized World - Royal Geographical society with IBG - Annual International Conference, London (Aug 31st - Sept 3rd)
Brophy, V. and Lewis, J. O. (2005) Current Building Procurement Procedures -a Potential Barrier to Sustainable Design and Innovation. in: Murakami, S. and Yashro, T ed(s). Proceedings of World Sustainable Building Conference, Tokyo, Japan (27-29 September 2005)
Hernandez, P. and Lewis, J. O. (2005) Current Practice in Domestic Solar Waterheating Installations in Ireland. in: M S Imbabi and C P Mitchell ed(s). 'WREC 2005' World Renewable Energy Congress
O'Neill, C. M. and Magette, W. L. (2005) Environmental management systems for intensive livestock production. 7th International Symposium on Livestock and the Environment, Beijing, Beijing, China (18 - 20 May 2005)
Magette, W. and O'Neill, C. (2005) Environmental management systems for organic wastes arising from intensive animal production. International Workshop on Chicken Manure Treatment and Application, Dresden, Hamburg, Germany (19-20 January 2005)
Gavin, K. & Lehane, B. (2005) Estimating the end bearing resistance of pipe piles in sand using the final filling ratio,. in: S.Gouvernec and M.Cassidiy ed(s). . Proceedings of International Symposium on Offshore Geotechnics, Perth (September 26-28)
Cadogan, D. and Gavin, K. (2005) Field Tests on Model Bored Piles in Over-Consolidated Sand'. 2nd International Young Geotechnical Engineers Conference, Osaka (September)
O'Rourke, B. and Richardson, M.G. (2005) Improved two-day strengths of Portland blastfurnace cement. in: McNally, C ed(s). Colloquium on Concrete Research in Ireland, Dublin (14-15 December 2005)
Grimes, E., McNally, C. and Richardson, M. (2005) Influence of amino alcohol inhibitors on corrosion activity in chloride-contaminated reinforced concrete. in: McNally, C ed(s). Colloquium on Concrete Research in Ireland, Dublin (14-15 December 2005)
Foley, K. (2005) Managing the Changing Rural Landscape in Ireland. ECLAS Conference "Landscape Change", Ankara, Turkey (14th -18th September)
Harris, N.K., Gonzalez, A. and OBrien, E.J. (2005) Reduction of Bridge Dynamic Excitation Through the Use of Advanced Vehicle Suspension Systems. in: C. Soize & G.I. Schuëller ed(s). Eurodyn 2005, Paris, France (4-7 September, 2005)
Evans, C. and Richardson, M.G. (2005) Service life of chloride-contaminated concrete structures. in: McNally, C ed(s). Colloquium on Concrete Research in Ireland, Dublin (14-15 December 2005)
Richardson, M.G., Grimes, E., McNally, C. & Söylev, T.A. (2005) Significance of the concentration of chloride in the repair of concrete highway structures using surface applied corrosion inhibitors. in: Alexander, M., Beushausen, H.-D., Dehn, F., Moyo, P ed(s). International Conference on Concrete Repair, Rehabilitation and Retrofitting, Cape Town (21-23 November 2005)
O'Reilly, C., Magette, W.L., Daly, K. and Carton, O. T. (2005) Soil hydrology as a factor in diffuse phosphorus pollution. International Symposium on Nutrient Management in Agricultural Watersheds: A Wetlands Solution, Wexford, Wexford, Ireland (24-27 May 2005)
Long, M. (2005) Some analyses of the Røesgrenda quick clay slides. in: Larsen et al ed(s). 11th International Conference and Field Trip on Landslides (ICFL '05), Trondheim, Norway (September 2005)
Magette, W.L. (2005) Technology transfer for environmental management by intensive animal producers. International Workshop on Chicken Manure Treatment and Application, Application, Hamburg, Germany (19-20 January 2005)
Bruen, M. Gebre, F. Joyce, T. and Doyle, P. (2005) The Flood Studies Report ungauged catchment method underestimates for catchments around Dublin. in: Dowley, A ed(s). 5th Irish National Hydrology Symposium, Tullamore, Ireland (15th November 2005)
Burke, K., Kenny, P. and Finn, D. (2005) The Transparency and Repeatability of Building Energy Performance Certification. DYNASTEE: Dynamic Analysis, Simulation and Testing applied to the Energy and Environmental Performance of Buildings, Athens (12th-14th October 2005)
Purcell, P.J. (2005) The Water Supply Chain for the Pharmaceutical Industry. Institution of Chemical Engineers Conference, Cork, Cork, Ireland (10-12 October 2005)
Babatunde, A.O., Yang, Y. and Zhao, Y.Q. (2005) Towards the development of a novel wastewater treatment system incorporating drinking water residual: Preliminary results. 10th European Biosolids and Biowastes Conference, Workshop and Exhibition, Wakefield, West Yorkshire, UK (14-16 November)
Rattigan, P.H., Gonzalez, A., OBrien, E.J. & Brady, S.P. (2005) Transverse variation of dynamic effects on beam-and-slab medium span bridges. in: C. Soize & G.I. Schuëller ed(s). Eurodyn 2005, Paris, France (4-7 September, 2005)