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Michael's interests included: Flexible Pavements; Concrete Pavements; Bituminous Materials; Pavement Design; Pavement Analysis; Pavement Management; Geometric Alignment and Route Location of Highways; Traffic Engineering; Road Safety; Traffic Noise; Transportation Planning; Airports. |
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Professional Qualifications
B.E., M.Sc. (Leeds), D.Phil (Ulster), Dip. Comp.Eng. (Dub.), Dip. Rech. (L.C.P.C. – Paris), C.Eng., FIEI. |
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Membership of Professional Bodies
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Recent Academic Roles
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Publications
(-1) Kavanagh, A. M., Usacovs, K., Brennan, M. J. & Sheahan, J.N., A Study of the Performance of Warm-Mix Asphalt Manufactured using a Chemical Additive, Eurasphalt & Eurobitume Congress, Istanbul, 2012.
(0) Mulry, B., Brennan, M.J. & Sheahan, J.N., A Model for Adjusting SCRIM Skid Resistance Data to Reflect Seasonal Variation, Eurasphalt & Eurobitume Congress, Istanbul, 2012. (1) Brennan, M.J., Newell, P., Kavanagh, A.M. & Sheahan, J.N., The Laboratory Design Process for Cold Recycled Asphalt Pavement, Asphalt Professional, No. 46, 2010, pp. 16-23. ISSN 1479-6341 (2) Brennan, M.J. Ardill, O., Kavanagh, A.M. & Sheahan, J.N., A Comparison of the Laboratory Performances of EME2 and HDM50, Asphalt Professional, No. 42, 2010, pp. 18-23. ISSN 1479-6341 (3) Brennan, M.J. & Kavanagh, A.M., The Acoustic Performance of a Rubber Crumb Modified Surfacing, 4th Eurasphalt & Eurobitume Congress, Copenhagen 2008. (4) Brennan, M.J. Giblin, P., Kavanagh, A.M. & Sheahan, J.N., The Laboratory Performance of an Emulsion-Bound Macadam made using Different Production Processes , Asphalt Professional No. 29, 2007 pp. 19-24. ISSN 1479-6341 (5) Brennan, M.J., Breen, G., Garvin, J.P., Clancy, F. & Lohan, G., A Study of Choices in Pavement Analysis, Asphalt Professional, No. 22, 2006, pp. 22-28. ISSN 1479-6341 (6) Brennan, M.J., Breen, G., Garvin, J.P., Clancy, F. & Lohan, G., A Study of Choices in Pavement Analysis, Proc. 4th Joint Irish North/South Conference, Institute of Asphalt Technology, Enniskillen, 6 April 2006. (7) Brennan, M.J., Crawley, K, Sheahan, J.N., & Jordan, J., Ranking the Performance of Aggregates using CEN Test Results, International Journal of Road Materials & Pavement Design, Volume 4, Issue 4, 2003, pp. 439-454. ISBN 2 746 20870 9 (8) Brennan, M.J. & O’Flaherty, C.A., Materials used in road pavements, Chapter 5, Highways, Butterworth/Heinemann, 2002. ISBN 0 7506 5090 7 (9) Brennan, M.J. & O’Flaherty, C.A., Premixed bituminous-bound courses: Standard materials, Chapter 11, Highways, Butterworth/Heinemann, 2002. ISBN 0 7506 5090 7 (10) Brennan M.J., Kavanagh, A.M. & Sheahan, J.M. Case Studies of a Low-Noise Road Surface, International Journal of Pavement Engineering, Volume 2, No. 2, pp. 121-134, 2001. ISSN 1029-8436 (11) Brennan M.J., Nolan, J., Murphy, D. & Lohan, G. Designing Stone Mastic Asphalt, International Journal of Road Materials & Pavement Design, Volume 1, Issue 2, 2000, pp. 227-243. ISBN 14680629 (12) Brennan, M.J. & Connolly, D., The Pattern of Urban Traffic Accidents: a Case Study, Traffic Engineering and Control, Vol. 39, No. 6, 1998, pp. 366-369. ISSN 0041 0683 (13) Brennan, M.J., Kilmartin, T., Lawless, A. & Mulry, B., A Comparison of Different Methylene Blue Methods for Measuring Surface Activity, Proc. 5th International RILEM (Réunion Internationale des Laboratoires et Experts des Matériaux) Symposium, Mechanical Tests for Bituminous Materials, Lyon, A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, 1997, pp. 517-523. ISBN 90 5410 876 2 (14) Brennan, M.J. & Connolly, D., The Pattern of Traffic Accidents in Galway City over a Decade, Local Authority News , Vol. 14, No.4, 1997, pp. 39-43. ISSN 1393-0394 (15) Feighan, K., O’Murchu, E. & Brennan, M.J., In Situ Performance of Road Strengthening Materials in Ireland, !st Eurasphalt & Eurobitume Congress, Strasbourg, CD E&E.4.067, 1996. (16) Brennan, M.J., Meade, J., Hynes, M., Murphy, D.J. & Lycett, C., A Pilot Study of the Fatigue Performance of Porous Asphalt in Static Creep and Repeated Loading, 1st Eurasphalt & Eurobitume Congress, Strasbourg, CD E&E.4.065, 1996. (17) Mulry, B., Feighan, K. & Brennan M.J., The MicroPAVER Pavement Management System, Local Authority News, Vol. 12, No. 2, 1995, pp. 20-24. ISSN 1393-0394 (18) Feighan, K., Brennan, M.J. & Bullen, F., Grave-Emulsion - Antipodal Experiences from Ireland and Australia, Proc. 2nd International Conference on Road and Airfield Pavement Technology, Singapore, September 1995, Vol. 1, pp. 247-256. (19) Curtin, B. & Brennan, M.J., Grave Emulsion - the Irish Experience, Special Session of the 17th Australian Road Research Board Conference, Gold Coast, August 1994, Road Binders Ltd. (20) Bullen, F., Brennan, M.J. & Curtin, B., The Possible Use of Grave-Émulsion in Australia, Proc. 17th Australian Road Research Board Conference, Gold Coast, August 1994, Part 3, pp. 61-71. ISBN 0 86910630 9 (21) Brennan, M.J., Mulry, B. & Feighan, K., A Windshield Survey Method for Pavement Condition Assessment, 2nd International Symposium on Highway Surfacing, University of Ulster, January 1994; and Proc. Irish Branch of the Institute of Asphalt Technology 1993-95, Athlone, September 1994, pp. 117-133. (22) Brennan, M.J., Performance of Bituminous Materials, Ireland/France Exchange of Research Personnel 1993, EOLAS/CNRS Exchange Scheme, Forbairt, Dublin, pp. 5-16. (23) Brennan, M.J., Grave-Èmulsion—Seven Years Experience, The Engineers Journal, Vol. 46, December 1993, pp. 52-54. (24) Brennan, M.J., Looby, M. & Golden J.M., The Effects of Test Temperature on Fatigue Performance in a Constant Stress Fatigue Test, Proc. 5th Eurobitume Symposium, Stockholm, June 1993, Vol.1B, pp.783-786. (25) Brennan, M.J., Cold Bituminous Materials, Conference on Road Paving Materials, Institution of Engineers of Ireland, Dublin, April 1993. (26) Killeen J., Flynn E. & Brennan M.J., Cold Mix Macadams Experience in Ireland, Proc. 5th Eurobitume Symposium, Stockholm, 1993, Vol. 1A, pp. 620-622. {Presented at the Asphalt Paving Conference 1993, Institute of Asphalt Technology, Northampton, May 1994; also published in The Asphalt Year Book 1995, pp. 23} (27) Brennan, M.J., Introduction to Flexible Pavement Design, Bituminous Road Construction in Ireland - a Review of Current Practice, Seminar Papers, Portlaoise and Cavan,The Institute of Asphalt Technology, Irish Branch, 1992, pp.1-34. (28) Brennan, M.J., Shine, O. & Feighan, K., Correlations of Stiffness, Marshall and Duriez Measurements on Some Hot and Cold Bituminous Materials, Proc. 7th Road Engineering Association of Asia and Australasia (REAAA) Conference, Singapore, Vol. 2, 1992, pp. 504-511. ISBN 9971 88 324 4 (29) Brennan, M.J. & Clancy, F., A New Initiative in Measuring the Fatigue Performance of Bituminous Materials, Proc. 7th International Conference on Asphalt Pavements, Nottingham, International Society for Asphalt Pavements (ISAP), Vol. 2, 1992, pp. 32-47. {Presented at the Asphalt Paving Conference 1993, Institute of Asphalt Technology, Northampton, May 1993; also published in The Asphalt Year Book 1994, pp. 43-50.} ISBN-1-874633-01-0 (30) Brennan, M.J. &. Golden J.M., Measurement of the Fatigue Life of Bituminous Mixes, RC 351, Environmental Research Unit, Dublin, 1990. ISBN 1 85053 138 2 (31) Brennan, M.J., Lohan, G. & Golden, J.M., A Laboratory Study of the Effects of Bitumen Content, Bitumen Grade, Nominal Aggregate Grading and Test Temperature on the Fatigue Performance of Dense Bitumen Macadam, Proc. 4th International RILEM (Réunion International des Laboratoires d’Essai et de Recherches sur les Matériaux et les Construction) Symposium, Budapest, Mechanical Tests for Bituminous Mixes, ed. Fritz, H.W. and Eustacchio, E., Chapman and Hall, Vol. 1, 1990, pp. 358-366. ISBN 0-412-39260-7 (32) Brennan, M.J., Lohan, G. & Golden, J.M., A Laboratory Study of the Effects of Bitumen Content, Bitumen Grade, Nominal Aggregate Grading and Test Temperature on the Fatigue Performance of Dense Bitumen Macadam. Proc. 4th International RILEM Symposium, Budapest, Mechanical Tests for Bituminous Mixes, E.,Hungarian Chemical Society, Vol. 2, Complementary Remarks, 1990, pp. 193-194. ISBN 963-8192 38 0 (33) Brennan, M.J., Huet, M., Lafon, J.F. & Paute J.L., Towards Understanding the Behaviour of Grave Emulsion by Means of Laboratory Study, Proc. ASTM Committee D-4 Symposium on Road and Paving Materials, Phoenix, Asphalt Emulsions, ed. H.W. Muncy, Special Technical Publication 1079-1990, American Society for Testing Materials, Philadelphia, pp. 20-35. ISBN 0 8031 1457 5 (34) Lohan, G., Brennan, M.J. & Golden, J.M., A Laboratory Study of the Effects of Bitumen Content, Bitumen Grade, Nominal Aggregate Grading and Temperature on the Fatigue Performance of Dense Bitumen Macadam, RC 344, Environmental Research Unit, Dublin, 1990. (35) Brennan, M.J., Lohan, G. & O’Kelly-Lynch, W. A Comparison of the Fatigue Performance of Bituminous Materials in Use on Roads in Ireland, Proc. Seminar on Bituminous Road Materials, The Irish Branch of the Institute of Asphalt Technology, Dublin, 1990, pp. 95-107. (36) Golden, J.M., Lohan, G. & Brennan, M.J., An Optimisation Method for Blending Aggregates, RC 346, Environmental Research Unit, Dublin, 1990. (37) Brennan, M.J. & Lohan, G., Progress on the Study of the Initial Strain Fatigue Life Relationships of Bituminous Materials in Constant Stress Fatigue Tests, Proc. International Symposium on Highway Surfacing, University of Ulster, 1990. (38) Brennan, M.J., Lohan, G. & O'Kelly Lynch W., A Comparison of the Fatigue Performance of Bituminous Materials in use on Roads in Ireland, Proc. 4th Eurobitume Symposium, Madrid, Vol. 1, 1989, pp. 520-523. (39) Brennan, M.J. & O’Kelly-Lynch W., Comparing the Fatigue Performance of Bituminous Materials, Highways and Transportation, No. 2, Vol. 36, 1989, pp.10-13. (40) Brennan, M.J., La Grave-Émulsion: état des connaissance-contribution à l’étude de son comportement et ses caractéristiques méchaniques, Laboratoire Central des Ponts et Chaussées, Division Matériuax de Chaussées, Section Propriétés des Matériuax de Chaussées, Paris, août, 1988. (Presented at the headquarters of LCPC at Boulevard Lefebvre, Paris) (41) Brennan, M.J., Tiernan, J. & Moran, W.J., The Impact of Computer Aided Design on a Road Design Office, Local Authority News, Vol. 1, No. 5, 1988, pp. 3-8. (42) Brennan, M.J., Tiernan, J. & Moran, W.J., The Impact of Computer Aided Design on a Road Design Office, Proc. Institution of Engineers of Ireland Annual Conference, Limerick, 1987. (43) Brennan, M.J., Hickey, S., O’Muircheartaigh, I. & Thornton, J., A Tentative Test Procedure for Checking the Polymer Content of a Modified Cationic Bitumen Emulsion, Asphalt Technology, Vol. 39, 1987, pp.52-54. (44) Brennan, M.J. & Moran, W.J., Computer Aided Road Design (CARD): a Graphics and Computational Aid for the Preliminary Design of a Highway, National Board for Science and Technology, Higher Education Industry Cooperation Scheme, HEIC 118/85, 1987. (45) Brennan, M.J. & Moran, W.J., A Computer Programme for Directly Assessing Aesthetics at the Preliminary Stage of Road Design, Irish Journal of Environmental Science, Vol. 4, No. 2, 1987, pp. 22-25. (46) Whelan, T.G. & Brennan ,M.J., An Algorithm for Pictorial Projection on a Microcomputer, Microsoftware for Engineers, Vol. 3, No.1, 1987, pp. 2-5. ISSN 0 266 9463 (47) O’Kelly-Lynch, Brennan, M.J. & Golden, M.J., A Characterisation of the Fatigue Performance of a Range of Bituminous Wearing Course Materials, RC 326, An Foras Forbartha, Dublin, 1987. (48) Brennan, M.J. & Sweeney, A., The Duriez Compaction Procedure; an Alternative to Coring Cylindrical Specimens for Fatigue Tests on Bituminous Materials, Asphalt Technology, Vol. 38, 1986, pp. 12-15. (49) Brennan, M.J. & Coppinger, D.M., A Pilot Study of the Use of Grave-Émulsion for Road Strengthening, RC.310, An Foras Forbartha, 1986. ISBN 185053 058 0 (50) Sweeney, A., Brennan, M.J. & Golden, M.J., A Laboratory Procedure for Testing The Fatigue Performance of Bituminous Materials, RC 312, An Foras Forbartha, Dublin, 1986. (51) Brennan, M.J., Coppinger, D.M. & Thornton, J., Grave-Émulsion: the Headford Road Pilot Study, Proc. National Symposium on Highway Surfacing, University of Ulster, The Institution of Civil Engineers, Northern Ireland Association, 1986. (52) Brennan, M.J., The Introduction of Grave-Émulsion to Ireland, Proc. Republic of Ireland Branch of the Institute of Asphalt Technology 1986-87, Dublin, 1986. ISSN 0790 8733 (53) Brennan, M.J. & Ryan, K., A Method for Estimating the Compressibility Factor of a Glacial Till and its Use in Pavement Design, Proc. International Conference on Construction in Glacial Till and Boulder Clays, ed. M.C.Forde, Engineering Technics Press, Edinburgh, 1985, pp. 71-73. ISBN 0 947644 04 0 (54) Brennan, M.J. & Moran, W.J., A Graphical and Computational Model for the Design of a Highway, 3rd Annual Conference for County Engineers, Sligo, Local Government Computer Services Board, 1985. (55) Brennan, M.J., Vance, I.R. & Berry, N., Designing a Road from the Driver’s Seat, Technology Ireland, Vol. 16, No. 8, 1984, pp. 52-53. ISSN – 1676 (56) Brennan, M.J., Tia, M., Altschaeffl, A. & Wood, L.E., Laboratory Investigation of the Use of Foamed Asphalt for Recycled Bituminous Pavements, Transportation Research Record 911, Transportation Research Board, Washington D.C., 1983, pp. 80-87. (57) Brennan, M.J., A Laboratory Investigation on the Use of Foamed Asphalt for Recycled Bituminous Pavements, Interim Report, FHWA/IN/JHRP-81/5, Joint Highway Research Project C-36-21E, File 2-8-5, Purdue University, 1981. (58) Brennan, M.J., Bicycle Travel in Galway City, RS 242, National Roads Authority, Dublin, 1979. ISBN 0 906120 23 3 (59) Brennan, M.J. & Fitzgerald, M.P., A New Look at Tanner’s Formula for the Capacity of a Minor Road at an Uncontrolled Intersection, Traffic Engineering and Control, Vol. 20, No. 4, 1979, pp. 220. ISSN: 0041-0683 (60) Brennan, M.J. & McGahon, T., Ballina Traffic Plan, Tom Smith, Architect Planner, 1978. (61) Brennan, M.J., The Journey to Work by the Staff of University College Galway, Department of Civil Engineering, University College, Galway, 1978. (62) Brennan, M.J., Determining the Peak Hour O-D Matrix for a Town with a Radial Concentric Structure, Traffic Engineering and Control, Vol. 18, No. 12, 1977, pp. 579-580. ISSN 0041-0683 (63) Brennan, M.J. Traffic at Hotels: a Case Study, Traffic Engineering and Control, Vol. 17, No. 12, 1976, pp. 516-519. ISSN 0041 0683 (64) Brennan, M.J., A Broad Outline of Models for Estimating School Trips at Institutional Level, Working Paper 25, Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds, 1973. | |||||||||||||||||||
