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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
- 1354Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering
- 4Department of Biomedical Engineering
- 2Department of Biological Sciences
- 2Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology
- 1Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
- 1Department of Human Ecology
- 2Bendrich, Michelle
- 2El-Thaher, Nayef
- 2Fadic Eulefi, Anton
- 2Hoseinzadeh Hejazi, Sayed Alireza
- 2Hosseininejad, Seyed Shaham Aldin
- 2Kammammettu, Sanjula
- 44Xu, Zhenghe (Chemical and Materials Engineering)
- 40Huang, Biao (Chemical and Materials Engineering)
- 34Liu, Qingxia (Chemical and Materials Engineering)
- 29Zeng, Hongbo (Chemical and Materials Engineering)
- 27Henein, Hani (Chemical and Materials Engineering)
- 21Gupta, Rajender (Chemical and Materials Engineering)
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Fall 2009
The extraction of bitumen (heavy oil) from the oil sands is predominantly achieved through a water-based technology. This involves a slurrying process, typically called conditioning, which is categorized into three equally important steps: bitumen-sand liberation, bitumen coalescence, and...
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Effect of Field Bending and Girth Weld on the Initiation and Early Growth of Near-Neutral pH Circumferential Stress Corrosion Cracking (NNpHCSCC) in Thin-walled Pipeline
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Pipeline failure because of near-neutral pH stress corrosion cracking (NNpHSCC) has been a concern in Canada for over 30 years. Previous studies focused on axial NNpHSCC, which has happened more frequently than circumferential NNPHSCC (C-NNPHSCC). This study focuses on the significance of...
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Spring 2013
The research was conducted to investigate effect of hydrodynamic conditioning on the flocculation of the oil sands fine tailings. The main focus was the effect of shearing on the structure of flocculated aggregates and the extent of reflocculation occurring upon cessation of shearing. An...
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Effect of Mechanical Loading Conditions on Near-neutral pH Stress Corrosion Cracking (NNpHSCC) Initiation and Early-stage Growth for Bent Pipeline
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Near-neutral pH Stress Corrosion Cracking (NNpHSCC) continues causing failures of steel pipelines despite the use of preventative measures such as protective coating and cathodic protection. In pipelines with bends, the issue is more profound as stress is concentrated around the bends and the...
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Fall 2021
Protein adsorption is a serious issue that affects a wide range of biomaterial applications. Hydrophilic polymer coatings, such as zwitterion polymers and polyethylene oxide (PEO), can inhibit protein adsorption at the material-blood interface. In addition, PEO is widely viewed as a golden...
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Spring 2023
The susceptibility of pipeline steel to hydrogen induced degradation is closely related to the interaction between hydrogen and some microstructural features of the steel such as precipitates, inclusions, phase type and grain size. These microstructural features can act as hydrogen traps...
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Fall 2010
The effect of slurry conditioning on bitumen recovery and bitumen froth quality has been studied by using three oil sands ores tested with a laboratory hydrotransport extraction system (LHES) and a Denver flotation cell. Tests with the LHES show that an increase in slurry conditioning time...
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Spring 2019
According to Canadian Workers’ Compensation Boards (WCBs), there are a disturbing number of workplace injuries and fatalities every year. Literature suggests that various external factors such as economic, regulatory and social factors affect firms’, and associated industries’ safety culture....