Browsing Articles - School of Engineering, ATU Galway City by Title
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Advances in multifunctional balanced ventilation technology for dwellings and arising challenge to quantify energy efficiency and renewable generation contributions using international test standards
(Elsevier B.V., 2020-09-12)This paper evaluates the ability of EN16573:2017 to isolate and quantify the energy efficiency and renewable generation contributions of multifunctional balanced ventilation systems. These systems integrate an air-source ... -
Building a dolmen: an ISD approach to the management of innovation
(Springer, 2009)This paper addresses a “challenge in practice” by describing the initial stage of an information systems development (ISD) project to support the management of innovation within a subsidiary of APC-MGE. To begin with, a ... -
Combining self-regulation and competence-based guidance to personalise the learning experience in moodle
(2015)Adaptive learning systems aim to address a learner’s specific needs, considering factors such as prior knowledge, learning efficiency, learning goals and motivation. Especially in distance education, often directed to adult ... -
Comparison of metaheuristic optimisation methods for grid-edge technology that leverages heat pumps and thermal energy storage
(Elsevier, 2020-06)Grid-edge technology can unlock flexibility from consumers to contribute to meeting the growing need for flexibility in European energy systems. Furthermore, power-to-heat technology such as heat pumps and thermal energy ... -
Design and application of low speed wind tunnels
(2002)The goal of this article is to provide a short introduction to the design and application of low speed wind tunnels. These wind tunnels are designed to provide a well-defined, controllable, uniform flow of air for experimental ... -
Designing the interactive society: naturally speaking
(Engineers Ireland, 2014-09)Outlines the benefits of ‘Wizard of Oz’ systems, where hidden human operators replace automated agents in order to experimentally investigate the usability of a system. -
The diffusion of WOZ: expanding the topology of IS innovations
(2007)The growth and diffusion of self-service technology (SST) over the last decade has resulted in an increasing number of business and government transactions being completed without human assistance. One innovation in this ... -
An evaluation of site operatives knowledge, behaviour, motivation, beliefs, and attitudes toward construction and demolition waste management in Ireland
(Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, 2015)Despite ever-evolving environmental concerns resulting from increased awareness of environmental sustainability and the rising costs of landfill levies, taxes and raw materials, the Construction and demolition (C&D) industry ... -
An evaluation of the design and use of applied visual interactive resources for teaching building regulations in higher education built environment programmes
(2019-01)This research is situated in the field of higher education teaching and learning and specifically relates to building regulation pedagogy. A research gap has been identified with scope to develop online visual building ... -
Experimental study of hybrid precast concrete lattice girder floor at construction stage
(Elsevier, 2019-08)s part of an on-going research project on the hybrid precast lattice girder floor system, a series of six specimens were physically tested in the laboratory to investigate the behaviour of the floor at construction stage. ... -
An exploration of attainment in leaving cert mathematics, and correlation, if any, with progression from first year civil engineering in GMIT
(2015)The ‘Mathematical Problem’ has been reported and discussed extensively in Ireland and internationally for the last twenty years. This problem relates to students entering numerate disciplines, such as Engineering, and the ... -
Graft orientation influences meshing ratio
(Elsevier, 2018-05)Objectives: The technique of meshed skin grafting is known since 1960s. It was shown that there is a difference between the declared and real expansion ratio of the skin meshed graft. We hypothesize that the orientation ... -
Implementing an innovation project in an Irish multi-national subsidiary: A dialogical action research study
(2013-12-01)This paper presents an action research (AR) study based in APC by Schneider Electric, formerly APC Ireland, an Irish subsidiary of the Schneider Electric Corporation. The two-year study was carried out during a time of ... -
Implications of the transition to a product-service system on the business model
(2015)Product-service system (PSS) is a very complex concept that involves multiple aspects (e.g. business, environment and design). PSS have the potential to reduce the adverse environmental impact of manufacturing while ... -
Incubation centres and the teaching of entrepreneurship: bridging theory and practice
(2016-04-04)This paper argues that collaboration between Higher Education Institutions and Incubation Centres can contribute to the embedding of entrepreneurship in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) disciplines. ... -
Innovation ecosystems: a conceptual framework
(2013)This paper addresses the need for a theoretical framework to stimulate research in the area of innovation ecosystems by building on historical analysis of innovation definitions. The work is a response to the assessment ... -
Innovation management in a multi-national corporation’s subsidiary of Ireland’s evolving knowledge economy
(2006)Innovation management is now seen as an important competitive advantage for Multi-national Corporation (MNC) subsidiaries located in Ireland’s changing economy. This paper reports on the initial stages of a case study in ... -
Innovative online vocational training of renewable energy technologies (INNOVRET)
(2014)Heat pump systems are very important at a European level as they help meet the 20-20-20 targets of the EU policy. In recent years, the European market for these technologies has increased constantly. In addition to having ... -
Integrating Biomedical Engineering Research with Undergraduate Teaching – A Research-Teaching Nexus Approach
(Infonomics Society, 2022)The integration of research with undergraduate teaching can further enhance the third-level learning experience, by improving learners’ problem solving, critical inquiry and design thinking skills. Unfortunately, research ... -
Investigation of thermal behaviour of a hybrid concrete floor using embedded sensors
(Springer (International Journal of Concrete Structures and Materials), 2018-10-05)Concrete structures expand and contract in response to temperature changes which can result in structural strain and cracking. However, there is a limited amount of robust field data on hybrid concrete floor structures. ...
