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School of Architecture, Landscape & Civil Engineering - Research Publications 2006/07

Below is the list of research publications for the School of Architecture, Landscape & Civil Engineering in the academic year 2006/07




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Books

Ms Sheila O'Donnell
O’Donnell, Sheila and Tuomey, John (2006) Glucksman Gallery. Cork: Gandon Editions.  
O’Donnell, Sheila and Tuomey, John (2006) O’Donnell + Tuomey Selected Works. New York: Princeton Architectural Press.  
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Book Chapters

Dr Michael Bruen
Bruen, M. (2006) 'Radar information in hydrological modelling' In: In Rossa, A., Bruen, M. Fruhwald, D., Macpherson, B., Holleman, I., Michelson, D. and Michaelides, S (eds). Use of Radar Observations in Hydrological and NWP Models. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities.  
Bruen, M. & Macpherson, B. (2006) 'User requirements' In: In Rossa, A., Bruen, M. Fruhwald, D., Macpherson, B., Holleman, I., Michelson, D. and Michaelides, S (eds). Use of Radar Observations in Hydrological and NWP Models. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities.  
Dr Mark G Richardson
Richardson, M. (2007) 'Degradation of concrete in cold weather conditions' In: C.L. Page and M.M. Page (eds). Durability of concrete and cement composites. Cambridge, England: Woodhead Publishing Limited.  
Ms Elizabeth Shotton
Shotton, E. (2006) 'Material Imprecision' In: K. Lloyd-Thomas (eds). Material Matters: Architecture and Material Practice. London, England: Routledge.  
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Books Edited

Dr Michael Bruen
Rossa, A., Bruen, M., Fruhwald, D., Macpherson, B., Holleman, I., Michelson, D. and Michaelides, S. (eds). (2006) Use of radar observations in hydrological and NWP models. Luxembourg: Office for Official Publications of the European Communities.  
Dr Kenneth Gavin
NiNuallain, Nora Aine, O’Connor, Alan and Gavin, Kenneth (Ed.). (2006) Proceedings of the 3rd National Bridge and Transportation Infrastructure Symposium. Dublin  
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Peer Reviewed Journals


Dr Aoife Ahern
Ahern,. A. and Anandarjah, G. (2007) 'Railway Projects Prioritisation for Investment: Application of Goal Programming'. Transport Policy, 14 (1):70-80.  
Ahern, A. and Anandarajah, G. (2006) 'Influence of price and income on rail travel in Ireland'. Transport, 159 :177-181.  
Ahern, A., Tapley, N. and Anandarajah, G. (2006) 'Prioritising railway projects for investment'. Transport, Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, 159 :153-157.  
Dr Michael Bruen
Nasr, A., Bruen, M., Jordan, P., Moles, R., Kiely, G. & Byrne, P. (2007) 'A comparison of SWAT, HSPF and SHETRAN/GOPC for modelling phosphorus export from three catchments in Ireland'. Water Research, 41 (5):1065-1073.  
Desta, M.B., Bruen, M., Higgins, N. & Johnston, P. (2007) 'Highway runoff quality in Ireland'. Journal of Environment Monitoring, 9 (4):366-371.  
Bruen, M. & Dooge, J.C.I. (2007) 'Harmonic Analysis of the stability of reverse routing in channels'. Hydrology and Earth Systems Sciences, 11 (1):559-568.  
Taskinen, A. & Bruen, M. (2007) 'Incremental distributed modelling investigation in a small agricultural catchment: 2) erosion and phosphorus transport'. Hydrological Processes, 21 (1):92-102.  
Taskinen, A. & Bruen, M. (2007) 'Incremental distributed modelling investigation in a small agricultural catchment: 1) overland flow with comparison with Unit Hydrograph model'. Hydrological Sciences Journal, 21 (1):80-91.  
Bruen, M. & Yang, J. (2006) 'Improving the performance of hydraulic models for urban stormwater drainage systems, using simple black box models'. Hydrologic Engineering, 11 (6):589-596.  
Dr Hugh Campbell
Campbell, Hugh (2007) 'The bright edifice of community: politics and performance in Hans Scharoun's Berlin Philharmonie'. Architectural Research Quarterly, 11 (2):159-166. Available Online  
Mr Shane Donohue
Long, M. and Donohue, S. (2007) 'In situ shear wave velocity from MASW surface waves at Norwegian soft clay sites'. Studia Geotechnica et Mechanica, XXIX (1-2):69-86.  
Dr Kenneth Gavin
Xue, J. and Gavin, K. (2007) 'Simultaneous determination of the critical slip surface and reliability index of earth slopes using a genetic algorithm'. Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 133 (7):878-886.  
Gavin, K. & O'Kelly, B. (2007) 'Effect of friction fatigue on piles in dense sand'. ASCE Journal of Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering, 133 (1):63-71.  
Gavin, K.G. & Lehane, B.M (2007) 'Base Load-Displacement Response of Piles in Sand'. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 44 (9):1053-1063. Available Online  
Mr Paul Kenny
Connolly, D., Finn, D., and Kenny P. (2007) 'Sensitivity Analysis of a maritime located night ventilated library building'. Solar Energy, 81 (6):697-710.  
Dr Debra Fern Laefer
Pradhan, A., Laefer, D. & Rasdorf, W. (2007) 'Infrastructure Management System Framework Requirements for Disasters'. Engineering Fracture Mechanics, 21 (2):90-101.  
Dr Michael Long
Long, M. (2007) 'Engineering characterisation of estuarine silts'. Quarterly Journal of Engineering Geology and Hydrogeology, 40 :147-161.  
Long, M. and Donohue, S. (2007) 'In situ shear wave velocity from multichannel analysis of surface waves (MASW) tests at eight Norwegian research sites'. Canadian Geotechnical Journal, 44 (5):533-544.  
Hanzawa, H., Nutt, N., Lunne, T., Tang, Y.X. and Long, M. (2007) 'A comparative study between the NGI direct simple shear apparatus and the Mikasa direct shear apparatus'. Japanese Geotechnical Society, 47 (1):47-58.  
Long, M. (2007) 'Comparing dynamic and static test results of bored piles'. ICE Journal of Geotechnical Engineering, 160 (1):43-49.  
Long, M. (2006) 'Use of a downhole block sampler for very soft organic soils'. Astm Geotechnical Testing Journal, :426-438.  
Dr Ciaran McNally
Söylev, T.A., McNally, C. & Richardson, M.G. (2007) 'Effectiveness of amino-alcohol based surface-applied corrosion inhibitors in chloride contaminated concrete'. Cement and Concrete Research, 37 (6):972-977.  
Söylev, T.A., McNally, C. & Richardson, M.G. (2007) 'The effect of a new generation surface-applied organic inhibitor on concrete properties'. Cement and Concrete Composites, 27 (5):357-364.  
Professor Eugene O'Brien
Harris, N. K. OBrien, E. J., González, A. (2007) 'Reduction of bridge dynamic amplification through adjustment of vehicle suspension damping'. Journal of Sound and Vibration, 302 :471-485.  
OBrien, E. J., Quilligan, M. J. and Karoumi, R. (2006) 'Calculating an Influence Line from Direct Measurements'. Bridge Engineering, Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, 159 (BE1):31-34.  
Wilson, S.P., Harris, N.K. and OBrien, E.J. (2006) 'The use of Bayesian Statistics to predict patterns of spatial repeatability'. Transportation Research, 14 (5):303-315.  
Dr Finola O'Kane Crimmins
O'Kane, Finola (2006) 'Long-distance Landscaping: Robert Molesworth's Landscape of Breckdenston, Swords, Co. Dublin'. Moorea; Journal of the Irish Garden Plant Society, (15).  
Dr John O'Sullivan
Karamisheva R., Lyness J., Myers R., O'Sullivan J. (2006) 'Sediment discharge prediction in meandering compound channels'. Journal of Hydraulic Engineering, 44 (5):603-613.  
Karamisheva R., Lyness J., Myers R, O'Sullivan J., Cassells J. (2006) 'Sediment transport formulae for compound channel flows'. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Water Management, 159 (WM3):183-193.  
Karamisheva R., Lyness J., Myers R., Cassells J., O'Sullivan J. (2006) 'Overbank flow depth prediction in alluvial compound channels'. Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers, Water Management, 159 (WM3):195-2005.  
Ms Elizabeth Shotton
Shotton, E. (2007) 'North Atlantic Rim Research Collaborative'. ON | SITE Review, (17).  
Shotton, E. (2006) 'An Equivocal Presence'. ON | SITE Review, (16).  
Dr Yaqian Zhao
Babatunde, A.O., Zhao, Y.Q. (2007) 'Constructive approaches toward water treatment works sludge management: An international review of beneficial reuses'. Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 37 (2):129-164.  
Zhao, Y.Q., Razali, M., Babatunde, A.O., Yang, Y., Bruen, M. (2007) 'Reuse of Aluminium-based water treatment sludge to immobilize a wide range of phosphorus contamination: Equilibrium study with different isotherm models'. Separation Science and Technology, 42 (12):2705-2721.  
Razali, M., Zhao, Y.Q., Bruen, M. (2007) 'Effectiveness of a drinking-water treatment sludge in removing different phosphorus species from aqueous solution'. Separation and Purification Technology, 55 (3):300-306.  
Sun, G., Zhao, Y.Q., Allen, S. (2007) 'An alternative arrangement of gravel media in tidal flow reed beds treating pig farm wastewater'. Water, Air and Soil Pollution, 182 (1-4):13-19.  
Ma, Wei,  Zhao, Yaqian, Wang, Lu (2007) 'The pretreatment with enhanced coagulation and a UF membrane for seawater desalination with reverse osmosis'. Desalination, 203 (1-3):256-259.  
Fu, Jianfeng, Zhao, Yaqian, Wu, Qiuli (2007) 'Optimising photoelectrocatalytic oxidation of fulvic acid using response surface methodology'. Journal of Hazardous Materials, 144 (1-2):499-505.  
Ma, W., Zhao, Y.Q., Kearney, P. (2007) 'A study of dual polymer conditioning of aluminum-based drinking water treatment residual'. Journal of Environmental Science and Health, 42 (7):961-968.  
Babatunde, A.O., Zhao, Y.Q. (2007) 'A novel alum-sludge based Constructed Wetland system to reduce pollution effects of agricultural runoff: first results'. International Journal of Water, 3 (3):207-213.  
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Other Journals


Dr Hugh Campbell
Campbell, Hugh (2007) 'The Civic Gospel: ABK Civic Office, Cork' Architecture Ireland.  
Mr Marcus Donaghy
Donaghy and Dimond Architects (2007) '15 Tailor Made Houses - Pierre D'Avoine and Clare Melhuish consider the nature of the one-off house' Architecture Today, 176 :54-55.  
Donaghy and Dimond Architects (2007) 'Homework Exhibition- Space Garden Structure - review by Emmet Scanlon' Architecture Ireland, 225 :65-65.  
Mr Michael Pike
GKMP Architects (2007) 'A Garden Room in Sutton' Architecture Ireland, (224):50-51.  
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Conference Publications


Dr Aoife Ahern
Ahern, A. (2007) Perceptions of lecturers towards cooperative learning International Conference on Engineering Education, Coimbra, Portugal.  
Ms Vivienne Brophy
Brophy, V. (2006) Supporting the Adoption of an Integrated Design Process World Conference Achieving Excellence in the Built Environment, Birmingham.  
Dr Michael Bruen
Higgins, N., Johnston, P., Gill, L., Desta, M. & Bruen, M. (2007) Characteristics of runoff from major highways in Ireland and management implications 11th International Conference on Diffuse Pollution and 1st Joint Meeting of the IWA Diffuse Pollution and Urban Drainage Specialist Groups.  
Bruen, M. & Dooge, J.C.I. (2006) Harmonic analysis of the stability of reverse routing in channels Geophysical Research Abstracts.  
Bruen, M. and Kelly, M. and Magette, W. (2006) WINCOMS: Water Framework Directive - Integration, Negotiation and Communication of Optimal Measures with Stakeholders International Conference of Man and River Systems II: Interactions among rivers, their watersheds and the sociosystem, Paris, 45 - 48.  
Dr Hugh Campbell
Campbell, H. (2007) Musik am Mittelpunkt: Scharoun, von Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonie Building in the Public Realm, The 5th Savannah Symposium.  
Campbell, Hugh (2007) History Images: How Photography portrays change in contemporary China Global Photographies, IADT, Dublin, June 2007.  
Campbell, Hugh & Ward, Brian (2007) Google Search: looking for the internet giant in the post-industrial city Architecture in the Space of Flows, Newcastle University, June 2007.  
Campbell, Hugh (2007) The Qualia of Architecture Experienced: on Sullivan, Szarkowski, autobiographies and ideas. Quality, International Architectural Conference, Welsh School of Architecture Cardiff, July 2007.  
Campbell, Hugh (2007) City and Text: Curating Joyce in Dublin 4th annual AHRA conference, Kingston University, November 16-17, 2007.  
Campbell, H. (2006) The Bright Edifice of Community: Politics and Performance in Hans Scharoun's Berlin Philharmonie The Politics of Making, Architectural Humanities Research Association annual conference, Oxford, UK.  
Campbell, H. (2006) Unconscious Choreography: The patterns of street life in Helen Levitt's 'A Way Of Seeing Friction and Flow in the American City, New York Metro American Studies Association Conference, New York, USA.  
Mr Shane Donohue
Donohue, S., Long, M. and O'Connor, P. (2007) The application of shear wave velocity to soft ground site investigation in Ireland Conference on Soft Ground Engineering (SGE), Portlaoise, Ireland.  
Donohue, S. and Long, M. (2007) Rapid determination of soil sample quality using shear wave velocity and suction measurements. 6th International Off-shore Site Investigation and Geotechnics Conference: Confronting New Challenges and Sharing Knowledge, London, UK, 63 - 72.  
Dr Paul Fanning
Fanning, P.J., Healy, P., Pavic, A., Reynolds, P. and Brownjohn, J. (2007) Sean O'Casey bridge: Comparison of Operational & Traditional Modal Analysis Test Results. In: R. Brincker eds. 2nd International Operational Modal Analysis Conference, R. Brincker and N.Moller, 293 - 298.  
Atamturktur, S., Fanning, P.J. and Boothby, T.E. (2007) Traditional and Operational Modal Testing of the Washington National Cathedral. In: R. Brincker and N. Moller eds. 2nd International Operational Modal Analysis Conference, Copenhagen, 169 - 176.  
Dr Kenneth Gavin
Gallagher, David and Gavin, Kenneth (2007) An investigation of the effect of partial plugging on the shaft capacity of open-ended piles in clay. In: Howard Olsen eds. GeoDenver 2007, Denver.  
Gavin, Kenneth, Gallagher, David and McCabe, Bryan (2007) Design of Piles in Soft Clay Proceedings of Seminar of Soft Ground Engineering.  
Igoe, David, Gavin, Kenneth and O’Kelly, Brendan (2006) The base resistance of an open-ended pile installed in medium dense sand. Proceedings of the 3rd National Bridge and Transportation Infrastructure Symposium.  
Cadogan, David, Gavin, Kenneth and Twomey, Lloyd (2006) Axial Capacity of CFA piles. 3rd National Bridge and Transportation Infrastructure Symposium.  
Xue, Jianfeng and Gavin, Kenneth (2006) Infiltration analysis for partly saturated soil slopes. 3rd National Bridge and Transportation Infrastructure Symposium.  
Doherty, Paul, Casey, Paul and Gavin, Kenneth (2006) Suitability of Macamore clay as an embankment fill and the role of soil suction in embankment stability. 3rd National Bridge and Transportation Infrastructure Symposium.  
Gallagher, David and Gavin, Kenneth (2006) Investigation of depth effects on shaft friction of piles in Clay. 19th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Material.  
Gallagher, David and Gavin, Kenneth (2006) Experimental Investigation of Open and Closed Ended Piles in Clay. 19th Australasian Conference on the Mechanics of Structures and Material.  
Dr Amanda Gibney
Tabakovic, A., Gibney, A., Gilchrist, M.D., McNally, C. (2006) The Influence of Recycled Asphalt Pavement on 20mm Binder Course Mix Performance. Proceedings of 3rd National Symposium on Bridge and Infrastructure Research in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, 287 - 294.  
Dr Arturo Gonzalez
Cantero, D., González, A. & O’Brien, E.J. (2007) The Use of Ramp Superposition to Analyse the Influence of Road Irregularities on Maximum Beam Stresses due to a Moving Load . In: B.H.V. Topping, G. Montero and R. Montenegro, (Editors), Civil-Comp Press eds. Proceedings of the Eleventh International Conference on Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering Computing, St. Julians, Malta.  
González, A. (2007) The Use of Wavelets for Axle Detection in Bridges. Proceedings of 12th Asia Pacific Vibration Conference, APVC 2007, Sapporo, Japan.  
Rattigan, P., González, A., O’Brien, E.J. & Caprani, C. (2006) Determination of Characteristic Bridge DAF using Dynamic Finite Element Analysis of Critical Static Loading Scenarios . In: Eds. N.A. Nuallain, A. O’Connor & K. Gavin eds. Proceedings of Third Symposium on Bridge & Infrastructure Research Activity in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, 21 - 29.  
Rowley, C., OBrien, E.J. & González, A. (2006) A Regularised Solution to the Bridge Weigh-In-Motion Equations. In: Eds. N.A. Nuallain, A. O’Connor & K. Gavin eds. Proceedings of Third Symposium on Bridge & Infrastructure Research Activity in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, 141 - 151.  
OBrien, E.J., González, A., Caprani, C., Li Y., Rattigan, P. & Harris, N. (2006) Bridge Dynamics and Loading. In: Eds. N.A. Nuallain, A. O’Connor & K. Gavin eds. Proceedings of Third Symposium on Bridge & Infrastructure Research Activity in Ireland, Dublin, Ireland, 347 - 359.  
Mr Paul Kenny
Burke, K., Kenny, P., Finn, D. (2007) Sensitivity Analysis of the EPBD Energy Performance Grading of Buildings PALENC, Crete.  
Hernandez, P., Kenny, P., Cohen, R. (2007) Energy ratings based on measured energy consumption Sustainable Building 07, Lisbon, Portugal.  
Dr Debra Fern Laefer
Laefer, D., Gassman, S. and Luke, B. (2007) Fostering Development of Women Faculty in Geotechnical Engineering . In: Olsen, H.W eds. Geo-Denver 2007: New Peaks in Geotechnics, 1 - 9.  
Laefer, D., Manke, J., Tucker, J., and Batten, Y. (2007) Challenges to Model-Scale Testing for Composite Deep Foundations and Existing Foundation Enhancement. In: Olsen, H.W eds. Geo-Denver 2007: New Peaks in Geotechnics, ASCE Spec, 1 - 10.  
Laefer, D. & Manke, J. (2006) RUFUS Small-scaled Testing of Rehabilitation Pile Groups Int'l Conf. Re-use of Foundations for Urban Sites, Watford, UK.  
Dr Michael Long
Lunne, T., Long, M. and Uzielli, M. (2007) Characterisation and engineering properties of Troll clay Proceedings 2nd International Workshop on Characterisation and Engineering Properties of Natural Soils (Natural Soils 2006), NUS Singapore, 1939 - 1972.  
Long, M. and Menkiti, C.O. (2007) Characterisation and engineering properties of Dublin Boulder clay. In: Tan, T.S. et al eds. Proceedings 2nd International Workshop on Characterisation and Engineering Properties of Natural Soils (Natural Soils 2006), NUS Singapore, 2003 - 2045.  
Long, M., Gudjonsson, G. and Callanan, F. (2007) Sampling, in situ testing and long term settlement of soft soils at the Loughmore Link embankments. Proceedings SGE - 2007, Soft Ground Engineering Conference, Athlone, Ireland.  
Long, M., Boylan, N. and O'Connor, S. (2007) The application of CPTU to soft soils and alternative techniques. Proceedings SGE - 2007, Soft Ground Engineering Conference, Athlone, Ireland.  
Long, M and Donohue, S. (2006) In situ shear wave velocity from MASW surface waves at five Norwegian clay sites. Proc. 3rd. International Seminar on Soil Design Parameters from In Situ and Laboratory Tests, Poznan, Poland.  
Boylan, N. and Long, M. (2006) Determination of the decomposition of peat and its interpretation from fibrosity measurements and in situ penetration tests. In: Eds. O'Nuallain et al eds. 3rd. National Symposium on Bridge and Infrastructure Research in Ireland, 251 - 259.  
Boylan, N. and Long, M. (2006) Characterisation of peat using full flow penetrometers.. In: Chan & Law eds. Proc. 4th Int. Conf. on Soft Soil Engineering (ICSSE), Vancouver, 403 - 414.  
Dr Bill Magette
Purcell, Mary and Magette, William (2007) Characterisation Of Household And Commercial BMW Generation According To Socio-Economic And Other Factors For The Dublin Region. In: Merskey, R eds. 22nd Internation Conference on Solid Waste Technology and Management. Available Online  
Hallissey, R. and Magette, W. (2006) The development and testing of a modified phosphorus scheme (MPRS) for Irish grasslands. International Symposium, Man and River Systems II: Interactions Among Rivers, Their Watersheds and the Sociosystem, 105 - 107.  
Dr Ciaran McNally
Horka, I., McNally, C., Richardson, M.G. (2006) The Influence of Adiabatic Curing on Early Prediction of Chloride Diffusion Coefficients. In: NA Ni Nuallain, A O'Connor, K Gavin eds. 3rd National Symposium on Bridge Infrastructure Research in Ireland, Dublin, 215 - 222.  
McNally, C. & Richardson, M.G. (2006) Surface Applied Corrosion Inhibitors in Reinforced Concrete Bridges Indicative Performance Envelope. In: NA NiNuallain, A O'Connor, K Gavin eds. 3rd National Symposium on Bridge Infrastructure Research in Ireland, Dublin, 269 - 278.  
Tabakovic, A., Gilchrist, M.D., McNally, C. and Gibney, A. (2006) A Continuum Damage Mechanics Based Constitutive Model for Bituminous Materials. In: NA NiNuallain, A O'Connor, K Gavin eds. Proceedings of 3rd National Symposium on Bridge and Infrastructure Research in Ireland, Dublin, 223 - 230.  
Professor Eugene O'Brien
Caprani, C.C. & OBrien, E.J. (2006) Statistical Computation for Extreme Bridge Traffic Load Effects. In: B.H.V. Topping, G. Montero and R. Montenegro eds. Eighth International Conference on Computational Structures Technology, Las Palmas, Spain.  
Rowley, C.W., OBrien, E.J. & 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 eds. Eighth International Conference on Computational Structures Technology, Las Palmas.  
Dr Patrick J Purcell
Purcell, P.J. (2007) Modelling of the flow of suspensions through semi-permeable liners Environ.  
Mr Daniel Pathmanathan Sudhershan
Sudhershan, Daniel P (2006) Promoting collaboration between architects, artists and engineers in architectural technologies teaching. In: Voyatzaki, M eds. Accommodating new Aspects of Interdisciplinarity in Contemporary Construction Teaching.  
Dr Yaqian Zhao
Babatunde, A.O., Zhao, Y.Q., O’Neill, M., O’Sullivan, B. (2007) An overview of the application of constructed wetlands for wastewater treatment in Ireland. Abstract book of the 3rd International Conference on Environmental Science and Technology, Houston, Texas, USA, 62  
Babatunde, A.O., Zhao, Y.Q., Yang, Y., Kearney, P. (2007) From 'fills' to filter: Insights into the reuse of dewatered alum sludge as a filter media in a constructed wetland. Proceedings of IWA Specialist Conference Facing Sludge Diversities: Challenges, Risks and Opportunities, Antalya, Turkey, 575 - 582.  
Yang, Y., Zhao, Y.Q., Babatunde, A.O., Kearney, P. (2007) Co-conditioning of digested excess activated sludge with alum sludge: Benefit of phosphorus reduction in reject water. Proceedings (CD-Rom) of Nutrient Removal 2007: The State of the Art, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.  
Zhao, Y.Q., Babatunde, A.O. (2006) Reuse of water treatment sludge as an adsorbent for phosphorus immobilization. Proceedings of IWA Specialized Conference—Sustainable Sludge Management: State of the art, challenges and perspectives, Moscow, Russia, 626 - 633.  
Zhao, Y.Q., Babatunde, A.O., Razali, M., Harty, F. (2006) Integrating wastes into treatment processes: Can dewatered alum sludge be used as a substrate in reed bed treatment systems? Proceedings of 10th IWA International Conference on Wetland Systems for Water Pollution Control, Portugal, 1395 - 1404.  
Zhao, Y.Q., Razali, M., Babatunde, A.O., Yang, Y and Bruen, M. (2006) A multi-pronged approach to using dewatered alum sludge to immobilize a wide range of phosphorus contamination. Oral presentation at 5th IWA World Water Congress, Beijing, China.  
Razali, M., Zhao, Y.Q. and Bruen, M. (2006) Evaluation of phosphorus removal using dewatered alum sludge as adsorbent. Irish Environmental Researchers Conference, Dublin, Ireland.  
Yang, Y., Zhao, Y.Q., Babatunde, A.O., Wang, L., Ren, Y.X. and Han, Y. (2006) The use of alum sludge in the control of phosphate released from excess sludge during the biological phosphorus removal (BPR) process. Irish Environmental Researchers Conference, Dublin, Ireland.  
Babatunde, A.O., Yang, Y. and Zhao, Y.Q. (2006) Targeting eutrophication in the environment: Are existing wetland substrates not removing phosphorus? Irish Environmental Researchers Conference, Dublin, Ireland.  
Ma, Wei., Zhao, Yaqian, Wang, Lu (2006) The pretreatment with enhanced coagulation and a UF membrane for seawater desalination with reverse osmosis. Proceedings of EUROMED 2006, Desalination Strategies in South Mediterranean Countries, Montpellier, France.  
Babatunde, A.O., Zhao, Y.Q., Yang, Y., Harty, F. (2006) Investigation of the application of dewatered alum sludge as a medium in reed beds for animal farm wastewater treatment. Proceedings of 7th international Symposium on Waste Management Problems in Agro-industries, Amsterdam RAI, The Netherlands, 199 - 204.  
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Published Reports


Ms Vivienne Brophy
Energy research Group, National Energy Services and Rickaby Thompson Associates (2007) Study on the UK Standard Assessment Procedure with regard to meeting the requirements of the EU Energy Performance of Buildings Directive for Dwellings in ireland. SEI, Sustainable Energy Ireland(SEI) website. Available Online  
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