Dermot O Dwyer
Associate Professor
Civil, Structural & Environmental Engineering
Trinity College Dublin
Ireland
Biography
Dermot O'Dwyer graduated with a 1st Class Honours degree in Civil Engineering from UCG in 1989. In 1991 he completed a research masters on the limit-state analysis of masony vaults. From 1991-1993 he worked as a structural engineer design structures varyling from water towers and treatment tanks to multi-storey apartments and industrial buildings in a variety of materials. He became a chartered engineer in 1993. In 1993 he joined Irish Rail. Within Irish Rail he worked in the technical office working on a range of topics from the development of new switch geometries to budget planning. While in Irish Rail he was secunded to the Light Rail office. In 1995 he joined the Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering in Trinity College Dublin. He was awarded a PhD in 2001 for the thesis "The Application of Genetic Algorithms to Civil Engineering Optimisation Problems".
Research Interest
Railway Engineering - all aspects of permanent way and civil engineering infrastructure with a particular emphasis on bridge and track dynamics. Structural optimisation - application of optimisation methods ranging from linear and quadratic Programming methods to genetic algorithms Structural Masonry - the analysis and assessment of historic masonry structures including masonry vaults, arches, bridges and cantilevered stone stairs Engineering History and Heritage
Publications
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D. O Dwyer and V. Janssens, Modelling Progressive Collapse of Structures, The Tenth International Conference on Computational Structures Technology, Valencia, Spain, edited by B.H.V. Topping, J.M. Adam, F.J. Pallarés, R. Bru and M.L. Romero , Civil-Comp Press, 2010
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D. O Dwyer and O. Bashorun, Structural Assessment of Cantilevered Stone Stairs, Proceedings of the Tenth International Conference on Computational Structures Technology, Valencia, Spain, 14/09/2010-17/09/201, edited by B.H.V. Topping, J.M. Adam, F.J. Pallarés, R. Bru and M.L. Romero , Civil-Comp Press, Stirlingshire, Scotland, 2010, pp15
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V. Janssens and D.W. O Dwyer, Disproportionate Collapse in Building Structures., Joint Symposium on Bridge and Infrastructure Research in Ireland (BRI 10) and Concrete Research in Ireland (CRI 10), Cork, Ireland, edited by N à Nà Nualláin, D Walsh, R West, E Cannon, C Caprani, B McCabe , 2010
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V. Janssens and D.W. O Dwyer, Progressive Collapse in Multi-Storey Steel Frames: The Effect of Varying Column Spacing, 11th International Conference on Applications of Statistics and Probability in Civil Engineering, Zurich, Switzerland, August 2 - 4, 2011
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V. Janssens, D.W. O Dwyer & M.K. Chryssanthopoulos, Assessing the Consequences of Building Failures, Structural Engineering International, 22, (1), 2012, p99-104
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Dermot O Dwyer, Old Ennisnag Bridge, Stonyford, Co. Kilkenny, History Ireland, 20, (2), 2012, p29 - 29
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Dermot O Dwyer and Ronald Cox, George Semple and the Reconstruction of Essex Bridge in Dublin 1753-1755, 4th International Congress on Construction History, Paris, 03/07/2012 - 07/07/2, edited by Robert Carvais? , 2012, pp10
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V Janssens, D.W. O Dwyer, M.K. Chryssanthopoulos, Assessing the Consequences of Building Failures, Structural Engineering International, 22, (1), 2012, p99 - 104
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Dermot W. O Dwyer, Disaster and success: design lessons from history, Proceedings of the ICE - Engineering History and Heritage, 166, (3), 2013, p177 - 186
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Dermot O Dwyer, Book Review, Review of Structural Design in Building Conservation, by Dimitris Theodossopoulos , Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers: Engineering History and Heritage, 166, (February 2013 EH1), 2013, p1
