Energy geostructures: a review of analysis approaches, in situ testing and model scale experiments

F Loveridge, JS McCartney, GA Narsilio… - … for Energy and the …, 2020 - Elsevier
This position paper was developed by members of the task force on “Energy Geostructures”
of the International Society of Soil Mechanics and Geotechnical Engineering (ISSMGE) …

[HTML][HTML] Experimental and numerical studies on an energy piled wall: The effect of thermally activated pile spacing

Y Zhong, GA Narsilio, N Makasis, C Scott - Geomechanics for Energy and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Over the last decades, converting foundation elements such as piles, retaining walls and
tunnel linings into energy geo-structures has gained popularity around the world. These geo …

The importance of boundary conditions on the modelling of energy retaining walls

N Makasis, GA Narsilio, A Bidarmaghz… - Computers and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Shallow geothermal technologies have proven to efficiently provide renewable energy for
space heating and cooling. Recently, significant attention has been given to utilising sub …

Energy diaphragm wall thermal design: The effects of pipe configuration and spacing

N Makasis, GA Narsilio - Renewable energy, 2020 - Elsevier
Energy geo-structures utilise underground structures primarily designed for structural and
geo-mechanical stability to also provide renewable geothermal energy for heating and …

Effects of the ground surface thermal boundary condition on the long-term thermal performance of energy diaphragm walls

P Zhu, C Wang, G Kong, X Ding - Applied Thermal Engineering, 2024 - Elsevier
Energy diaphragm walls have attracted increasing attention due to their high heat transfer
performance. Thus, the factors that affect the thermal performance of energy walls have …

Thermal response of energy screw piles connected in series

LA Bandeira Neto, GA Narsilio, N Makasis… - … of Geotechnical and …, 2023 - ascelibrary.org
Energy piles are a consolidated underground heat exchanger alternative to traditional
boreholes in ground source heat pump (GSHP) systems. Previous works focused on …

Geothermal pavements: field observations, numerical modelling and long-term performance

X Gu, N Makasis, Y Motamedi, GA Narsilio… - …, 2022 - icevirtuallibrary.com
Geothermal pavement systems are a novel type of energy geostructure. They use sub-
surface structures to exchange heat with the ground and, thereby, provide thermal energy in …

[HTML][HTML] Investigating the thermal performance of energy soldier pile walls

N Makasis, GA Narsilio - Geomechanics for Energy and the Environment, 2022 - Elsevier
Energy geo-structures are a promising application of shallow geothermal energy
technologies utilising underground structures primarily build for stability to also convert them …

Numerical investigations of enhanced shallow geothermal energy recovery using microencapsulated phase change materials and metal fins

Y Lu, DD Cortes, X Yu, G Narsilio, S Dai - Acta Geotechnica, 2023 - Springer
The efficiency of shallow geothermal energy recovery has been constrained by both the
short-term temperature anomaly around heat exchangers and the long-term ground heat …

Analytical interpretation and numerical analysis of multiple energy pile thermal response tests

LAB Neto, GA Narsilio, N Makasis - Computers and Geotechnics, 2023 - Elsevier
Thermal response tests (TRT) are an essential in situ test for the sizing of ground source
heat pump systems. Its application on energy piles is becoming an established practice …