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Brendan C. O'Kelly

Brendan C. O'Kelly

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Engineering and Technology

D-Index
39
Citations
5073
World Ranking
7804
National Ranking
30

Overview

Brendan C. O'Kelly is affiliated with Trinity College Dublin in Ireland. Their research focus lies primarily within the fields of Engineering and Environmental Science, with significant contributions to Civil and Structural Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering, Environmental Engineering, Safety, Risk, Reliability and Quality, and Mechanical Engineering.

Their work covers a range of topics related to geotechnical engineering, including:

  • Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Stabilization
  • Soil and Unsaturated Flow
  • Grouting, Rheology, and Soil Mechanics
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Soil Mechanics
  • Microbial Applications in Construction Materials
  • Geotechnical Engineering and Analysis
  • Geotechnical and construction materials studies

Brendan C. O'Kelly has frequently published in several venues, reflecting a focus on geotechnical and environmental geotechnics topics. Key publication venues include:

  • Environmental Geotechnics
  • Transportation Infrastructure Geotechnology
  • Géotechnique
  • Geotechnical Testing Journal
  • Applied Clay Science

The researcher has collaborated extensively with several co-authors, notably:

  • Amin Soltani
  • Abdel-Mohsen O. Mohamed
  • Devendra Narain Singh
  • Venkata Siva Naga Sai Goli
  • Evan K. Paleologos

Among Brendan C. O'Kelly's recent papers are:

  • Microplastics in soils: an environmental geotechnics perspective (2021, Environmental Geotechnics)
  • Municipal solid waste management under Covid-19: challenges and recommendations (2020, Environmental Geotechnics)
  • Review and critical examination of fine-grained soil classification systems based on plasticity (2020, Applied Clay Science)
  • Sustainable environmental geotechnics practices for a green economy (2021, Environmental Geotechnics)
  • Post Covid-19 water and waste water management to protect public health and geoenvironment (2020, Environmental Geotechnics)

The researcher has also contributed to book publications, including a title published by Springer Science+Business Media:

  • Sustainability in Ground Improvement: The Case of Xanthan Gum Biopolymer (2024)

Best Publications

  • Fibre optic oxygen sensor based on fluorescence quenching of evanescent-wave excited ruthenium complexes in sol–gel derived porous coatings

    Brian D. MacCraith;Colette M. McDonagh;Gerard O'Keeffe;Emmetine T. Keyes

  • Improving mechanical properties of sand using biopolymers

    Hamid Reza Khatami;Brendan C. O’Kelly

  • Accurate Determination of Moisture Content of Organic Soils Using the Oven Drying Method

    Brendan C. O’Kelly

  • Optical waveguide sensor using evanescent wave excitation of fluorescent dye in sol-gel glass

    B.D. MacCraith;V. Ruddy;C. Potter;B. O'Kelly

  • Effect of friction fatigue on pile capacity in dense sand

    Kenneth G. Gavin;Kenneth G. Gavin;Brendan C. O’Kelly;Brendan C. O’Kelly

  • Water Content Determinations for Peat and Other Organic Soils Using the Oven-Drying Method

    Brendan C. O'Kelly;Vinayagamoothy Sivakumar

  • Improving sand with microbial-induced carbonate precipitation

    Rahim Shahrokhi-Shahraki;Seyed Mohammad Ali Zomorodian;Ali Niazi;Brendan C. O'Kelly

  • Offshore wind-turbine structures: a review

    Muhammad Arshad;Brendan C. O’Kelly

  • Microplastics in soils: an environmental geotechnics perspective

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  • Use of fall cones to determine Atterberg limits: a review

    BC O’Kelly;PJ Vardanega;Stuart Haigh

  • Geotechnical properties of municipal sewage sludge

    Brendan C. O’Kelly

  • Stabilisation of crustal sand layer using biocementation technique for wind erosion control

    Seyed Mohammad Ali Zomorodian;Hamideh Ghaffari;Brendan C. O'Kelly

  • Atterberg Limits and Remolded Shear Strength—Water Content Relationships

    Brendan C. O'Kelly

  • Global status of wind power generation: theory, practice, and challenges

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  • Effects of decomposition on the compressibility of fibrous peat — A review

    Brendan C. O’Kelly;Som P. Pichan

  • Mechanical properties of dewatered sewage sludge.

    Brendan C. O’Kelly

  • Compression and consolidation anisotropy of some soft soils

    Brendan C. O’Kelly

  • Consolidation properties of a dewatered municipal sewage sludge

    Brendan C O'Kelly

  • Analysis and Design of Monopile Foundations for Offshore Wind-Turbine Structures

    Muhammad Arshad;Brendan C. O'Kelly

  • Strength enhancement of clean and kerosene-contaminated sandy lean clay using nanoclay and nanosilica as additives

    S.M. Ali Zomorodian;Moghispour Shabnam;Soleymani Armina;Brendan C. O'Kelly

  • Fibre optic chemical sensors based on evanescent wave interactions in sol-gel-derived porous coatings

    B. D. Mac Craith;C. Mcdonagh;G. O'Keeffe;T. Butler

  • Reducing the hydraulic erosion of sand using microbial-induced carbonate precipitation

    Minoo Amin;Seyed Mohammad Ali Zomorodian;Brendan C. O'Kelly

  • Sewage sludge to landfill: some pertinent engineering properties.

    Brendan C O'Kelly

  • Consolidated-Drained Triaxial Compression Testing of Peat

    Brendan C. O'Kelly;Lin Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Brian D. MacCraith
Brian D. MacCraith Dublin City University
Kenneth Gavin
Kenneth Gavin Delft University of Technology
Myint Win Bo
Myint Win Bo Bo & Associates Inc.
Chao-Sheng Tang
Chao-Sheng Tang Nanjing University
Abbas Taheri
Abbas Taheri University of Adelaide
Johannes G. Vos
Johannes G. Vos Dublin City University
Eng Choon Leong
Eng Choon Leong Nanyang Technological University
Zhengtao Shen
Zhengtao Shen Nanjing University
Yan-Jun Du
Yan-Jun Du Southeast University
Shahabaldin Rezania
Shahabaldin Rezania Sejong University

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