Dr Jude Clancy

Senior Lecturer

Civil Engineering

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Academic Office - A_123
First Floor
Engineering Central
Bay Campus

Research Links

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9138-3531

About

Jude is a Senior Lecturer in Civil Engineering at Swansea University. He did his undergraduate studies in the Faculty of Engineering and Design at Institute of Technology, Sligo (Ireland), where he also later completed his PhD titled "An Investigation of Pullout Behaviour of Geosynthetics in Marginal Fills".

Following time spent working as site engineer and land surveyor, Jude lectured in various institutions in Ireland before joining Swansea University in 2014.

Jude is a strong believer in embedding industrial collaboration into academia and is always active in creating opportunities for students to meet and work with engineers, planning numerous site visits, employer talks and research project partnerships.

Areas Of Expertise

Geotechnical Engineering
Soil Stabilisation
Highway Design
Site Surveying
Sustainable Building Materials in Concrete and Soil Structures

Publications

Research Highlights

Xavier, P., Holmes, M., Evans, R., & Clancy, J. (2019). Can Virtual Reality assist the recoupling of theory and practice in Civil Engineering education?. Proceedings of the Virtual and Augmented Reality to Enhance Learning and Teaching in Higher Education Conference 2018 (pp. 33-42). IM Publications Open LLP
https://doi.org/10.1255/vrar2018.ch4, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa52665
http://dx.doi.org/10.1255/vrar2018.ch4

All Research

Book Chapters

Xavier, P., Holmes, M., Evans, R., & Clancy, J. (2019). Can Virtual Reality assist the recoupling of theory and practice in Civil Engineering education?. Proceedings of the Virtual and Augmented Reality to Enhance Learning and Teaching in Higher Education Conference 2018 (pp. 33-42). IM Publications Open LLP
https://doi.org/10.1255/vrar2018.ch4, SU Repository: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa52665
http://dx.doi.org/10.1255/vrar2018.ch4

Supervision

The development of low-carbon concrete for innovation in rail construction (current)

MSc

Other supervisor: Dr Clare Wood
An experimental investigation into the improved sustainability of Ultra High-Performance Concrete (UHPC) (current)

MSc

Other supervisor: Dr Clare Wood

Taught Modules

EG-121 Surveying and Introductory Highways Design

This module introduces construction and geometric design of highways, such as the hierarchy of roads, design speed selection and the horizontal and vertical alignment of such roads. The module also covers most aspects of land surveying, from basic methods to those involving modern technologies, with a particular focus on how that relates to road design and construction. Aspects of sustainability in highway design and health and safety consideration in surveying activities will be covered. This module includes a field trip to be held in May 2025.
EG-154 Conceptual Design and Analysis Practice

This 30 credit module spans TB1 and TB2 and addresses the topic of Conceptual Design and Analysis in the context of Civil Engineering. Teaching will combine conventional lecture sessions, computer lab work, example classes and practical design, build and test, groupwork and presentation. The module brings together the principals and practice of graphical communication (hand sketching, engineering drawing and computer modelling), civil engineering concept development, structural analysis, an understanding of the use of key civil engineering materials (eg Steel, Concrete, Timber, Masonry) and the preliminary sizing of structural elements in accordance with Eurocodes as part of the Conceptual Design development process. We link to learning from modules Engineering Mechanics and Strength of Materials, reinforcing understanding of structural analysis and building skills in sketching internal force diagrams without going through step-by-step calculations. The axial force in truss structures, as well as the shear force and bending moment diagrams in continuous beams and frames, are the principal structural analysis skills developed here. We also develop further engineering knowledge of key skills, such as the analysis of statically determinate structures in Civil Engineering.
EG-2000 Geomechanics I

Geomechanics is the study of the mechanical behaviour of geological material, namely rocks and soils. The understanding of these concepts is crucial owing to the importance of these materials in the stability of supported structures. This 20 credit module, spanning both TB1 and TB2, introduces the fundamental theory associated with the mechanical properties of both forms of geological material. On completion of this module, the student will be prepared to look at further advanced topics in Geomechanics II.
EG-M39 MSc Industrial Experience

This module provides industrial experience within an Engineering context in the UK. The experience will be gained through a 32 week industrial placement, at least part of which will be spent within the University on a collaborative R&D project undertaken with significant industrial collaboration. Some of the placement may be spent in a paid industrial role in some cases. The module will be assessed on a pass / fail basis against criteria matching the some of the Engineering Council's requirements for professional engineering recognition in the UK.

Dr Jude Clancy

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Book Chapters

Supervision

The development of low-carbon concrete for innovation in rail construction (current)

An experimental investigation into the improved sustainability of Ultra High-Performance Concrete (UHPC) (current)

Taught Modules

EG-121 Surveying and Introductory Highways Design

EG-154 Conceptual Design and Analysis Practice

EG-2000 Geomechanics I

EG-M39 MSc Industrial Experience