Theses and Dissertations
This collection contains theses and dissertations of graduate students of the University of Alberta. The collection contains a very large number of theses electronically available that were granted from 1947 to 2009, 90% of theses granted from 2009-2014, and 100% of theses granted from April 2014 to the present (as long as the theses are not under temporary embargo by agreement with the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies). IMPORTANT NOTE: To conduct a comprehensive search of all UofA theses granted and in University of Alberta Libraries collections, search the library catalogue at www.library.ualberta.ca - you may search by Author, Title, Keyword, or search by Department.
To retrieve all theses and dissertations associated with a specific department from the library catalogue, choose 'Advanced' and keyword search "university of alberta dept of english" OR "university of alberta department of english" (for example). Past graduates who wish to have their thesis or dissertation added to this collection can contact us at erahelp@ualberta.ca.
Items in this Collection
- 1Abdulrahim, Dana
- 1Al-Hussein, Riphay
- 1Alvanchi, Amin
- 1Cooper, Lance E
- 1Daoud, Ahmed OE
- 1Dowdell, Carolyn
- 3AbouRizk, Simaan (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
- 2Mohamed, Yasser (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
- 1Abourizk, Simaan (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
- 1Beverly Lemire, History & Classics, Human Ecology
- 1Dr. Ming Lu (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
- 1Dr. Simaan AbouRizk - Civil and Environmental
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Incorporating the effects of complex dynamic interactions in the construction decision making process
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Construction projects involve complex interactions among operational components such as labour, materials and equipment and context or organizational components such as worker morale and organizational policies. Interactions among different components of construction projects form byzantine...
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The Application of Front End Planning and Special Purpose Simulation Templates to Drainage Tunnel Construction
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The Construction Industry Institute (CII) has a best practice under the heading “Front End Planning” (1995) that is meant to ensure that projects are as complete, as optimized, and as certain as possible throughout the project life cycle. In order to demonstrate this, the Project Definition...
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The application of simulation methodologies on estimating gas emissions from construction equipment
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Construction contributes significantly to gas emissions. Diverse efforts have been undertaken to mitigate the effects of these emissions; however, there currently is no effective tool to estimate small-scale (e.g., project-based) emissions in construction. Discrete-event simulation (DES), a new...
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The fruits of nimble finger: garment construction and the working lives of eighteenth-century English needlewomen
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The research objective of this thesis is to re-examine women‟s labour in the eighteenth-century English sewing trades. Several aspects women‟s working lives in the sewing trades are explored in three sections. The first section examines diversity within the sewing trades, employment...
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What Makes a Project Safe? Identifying the Impacts Factors Have on the Safety Performance of a Construction Site through Use of Artificial Neural Networks
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What makes a construction project safe? This question prompted this research project. The goal was to identify factors and quantify their impact on the safety performance of construction projects. The first step in achieving this goal was to research key performance indicators in the area of...