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
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A Hushed Whisper and a Resounding Silence: A Comparative Study of Holocaust Memorialization in Serbia and Croatia
DownloadFall 2014
This project evaluates how the Holocaust has been memorialized in Serbia and Croatia since the disintegration of Yugoslavia. Memorialization is physically manifested at sites and institutions of public memory, most notably museums, memorials, and monuments. This investigation examines how the...
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A Hybrid Analytical and Machine Learning Workflow for Completion Design Optimization in Unconventional Reservoirs
DownloadSpring 2024
Hydraulic fracturing combined with horizontal drilling is the key to unlocking tight reservoirs. However, understanding the relationship between reservoir characteristics, completion design and well productivity remains challenging. In the past decade, over 40,000 multi-fractured horizontal wells...
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A Hybrid Decision Support System for Partition Wall Selection with an Application in Masonry Wall Systems
DownloadSpring 2024
Masonry construction offers a range of benefits as it serves multiple purposes in a single system. It is cost-effective, long-lasting, and provides an aesthetically pleasing appearance. Moreover, its design flexibility and reasonable construction costs make it even more appealing. Masonry wall...
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A Hybrid Fuzzy Discrete Event Simulation Framework for Analysis of Stochastic and Subjective Uncertainties in Construction Projects
DownloadSpring 2015
Discrete event simulation (DES) has proven to be an indispensable tool for planning and analyzing construction projects. Appropriate consideration of uncertainties of the inputs of DES results in more realistic outputs. Uncertainty in general can be categorized as stochastic and subjective....
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A Hybrid Simulation and Optimization Approach towards Truck Dispatching Problem in Surface Mines
DownloadSpring 2019
This PhD thesis has two main objectives. The first objective is to develop, implement, and verify an integrated simulation and optimization framework to study surface mining operations to address important drawbacks of currently available surface mining simulation models. These drawbacks include...