Research Materials (Civil & Environmental Engineering)

2021-01-01

Barkokebas, Beda, Khalife, Salam, Al-Hussein, Mohamed, Hamzeh, Farook

Purpose – The research introduces means for improving premanufacturing processes (design, procurement and bidding) by leveraging digitalisation in offsite construction. Specifically, this paper proposes a framework that provides measures for the planning and implementation of digitalisation in...

2016-01-01

Vahidoddin Fattahpour, Mahdi Mahmoudi, Alireza Nouri, Saman Azadbakht, Michael Leitch, Brent Fermaniuk, Colby Sutton

Several sand control techniques have been used in SAGD wells in Western Canada. For most projects, slotted liners have been the sand control of choice for its economics, ease of use, and acceptable performance. Careful design of the slot geometry is crucial to maintaining...

2019-11-12

Kim, A., Hansen, M.

Airspace Flow Programs (AFPs) assign ground delays to flights in order to limit flow through capacity constrained airspace regions. AFPs have been successful in controlling traffic with reasonable delays, but a new program called the Combined Trajectory Options Program, or CTOP, is being explored...

2019-02-01

Ayele, Selam, Fayek, Aminah Robinson

Productivity measurement is a concern for both construction practitioners and researchers. In construction, productivity can be measured at three levels: activity, project, and industry. At the project level, previous studies focused on measuring the productivity of specific activities. In...

2019-03-01

Halala, Yonas Samuel, Fayek, Aminah Robinson

The term advanced work packaging (AWP), coined by the Construction Industry Institute (CII), refers to a disciplined process for project planning and execution; it was developed to address challenges such as cost and schedule overruns in the industrial construction sector. Case studies conducted...

2020-11-01

Seresht, Nima Gerami, Lourenzutti, Rodolfo, Fayek, Aminah Robinson

Fuzzy inference systems (FISs) are a predictive modeling technique based on fuzzy sets that utilize approximate reasoning to mimic the decision-making process of human experts. There are several expert- and data-driven methods for developing FISs, among which fuzzy clustering algorithms are the...

2016-01-01

Yifei Cui, Alireza Nouri, Dave Chan, Ehsan Rahmati

This paper presents a model for the investigation of sandstone degradation and sand production mechanisms coupled with fluid flow analysis using the Discrete Element Method (DEM). The model was used to investigate the effects of in-situ stresses and flow rate on sand production. We developed a...

2022-09-16

Linping Wu, Riley Cram, Diana Nicholson, Wei Victor Liu

The overall objective of the proposed research was to develop a new design approach for mine haul road pavements with stabilized layers. To achieve the proposed research, 2D and 3D Finite Element Models (FEM) were first developed and validated. Then, the validated model was used to investigate...

2013-01-01

M. Haftani, B. Bohloli, M. Moosavi, A. Nouri, M. Moradi, M.R. Maleki Javan

In this Paper, UCS of limestone rock was determined by indentation testing on rock fragments. The size of the fragments was in the range of 2 to 5 mm, which is within the size range of drill cuttings. Here, scatter of the data was investigated by calculating the coefficient of variation that...

2020-05-11

Mohammad Haftani, Omar Kotb, Phuong H. Nguyen, Chenxi Wang, Mahmoud Salimi, Alireza Nouri

Optimum design of the sand control devices in oil sand reservoirs plays a vital role in minimizing the sand production and increasing the reservoir productivity in Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) operations. Various sand control testing facilities have been developed to evaluate the...