Civil Engineering Research @ NUI Galway
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Computational Mechanics
Researchers in civil engineering at NUI Galway use computational mechanics
across a wide range of areas, utilising an array of techniques including
numerical modelling, analytical solutions and time-frequenvy (wavelet) analysis.
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Concrete Technology
Concrete is the most utilised substance in the world after water. Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) is the most common binder used in concrete and can typically contribute to well over 50% of the embodied energy (EE) in concrete.
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Earthquake Engineering
Researchers in NUI Galway work very closely with international partners on many projects through EU Framework Programme 7 and other vehicles to develop simulation methods that produce reliable estimates of the design demands on buildings and structures during earthquakes.
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Energy Engineering
Staff and students in the Discipline of Civil Engineering conduct research across a wide range of areas in the field of Energy Engineering with a strong focus on Offshore Energy and Energy in Buildings.
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Environmental Engineering
Research in Environmental Engineering program places a strong emphasis on both
fundamental and applied research and on improving the understanding of the
biological, chemical and physical principals of engineered and natural systems.
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Geotechnical Engineering
Geotechnical engineers use theories of soil and rock mechanics, allied with testing and experience, to help understand how earth materials respond to various construction activities such as the formation of foundations, embankments, excavations and tunnels.
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Highway & Transport
- Airports
- Bituminous materials
- Concrete pavements
- Flexible pavements
- Geometric alignment and route location of highways
- Pavement design, analysis and management
- Road safety
- Traffic engineering
- Traffic noise
- Transportation planning
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Marine and Coastal Engineering
Approximately 71% of the earth’s surface is covered by marine and coastal waters, including deep ocean waters, shelf seas and estuaries. These waterbodies are essential to the world’s economy; they enable transport of goods and people, they provide the vast majority of global fish catch, they play an important role in controlling wolrd climate, they act as receptacles for human waste; and they contain vast reserves of energy including oil and gas deposits beneath the sea beds and renewable energy contained in tides, currents and waves.
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Structural Engineering
- Development of innovative composite engineering systems
- Dynamic response of railway bridge structures
- Earthquake engineering
- Holistic design of structures and systems
- In-situ measurement of structural performance
- Installation of sensors for monitoring the structural performance of buildings and other infrastructure
- Optimum design of engineering structures
- Structural control and health monitoring
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Sustainability & The Built Environment
- Biofuels and biorefineries
- Carbon and GHG emissions accounting
- Energy informatics in buildings
- Energy systems in buildings
- Energy to waste
- Holistic environmental and energy management in buildings
- Integrated building information models (BIM)
- Life-cycle assessment energy and carbon framework
- Low energy/ sustainable technology development from water, waste water and water treatment
- Net zero energy water and waste water treatment plants
- Smart green buildings
- Sustainable building materials
- Sustainable construction technology
- The NUIG smart/green building campus of the future
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Timber Engineering
The timber research laboratory at NUI Galway is the primary timber and engineered wood products testing facility in Ireland. In recent years, the Timber Engineering Research Group (TERG) have established strong links both within academia and
industry on both a national and international level.
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