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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.
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Items in this Collection
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Fall 2014
Discarded tires have been an environmental concern in different parts of the world. One mass application to avoid such environmental concern is to use them as embankment fill material in civil engineering projects. In such applications, discarded tires are usually used in a shred form referred as...
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Assessment of Drilling Fluid Hole Cleaning Capacity in Horizontal Directional Drilling – A Parametric Study of the Effects of Drilling Fluid Additives
DownloadFall 2018
Horizontal directional drilling (HDD) as one of the most popular trenchless technology has seen a rapid growth during the past decades. Hole cleaning has been one of the most challenging problems of the directional well drilling in the oil and gas industry. As an outgrowth of the directional...
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Assessment of Viscoelastic Properties of Drilling Fluids and their Impact on Hole Cleaning Capacity in Horizontal Directional Drilling
DownloadFall 2022
Trenchless construction technologies are a group of construction methods that use strategies to minimize or eliminate surface excavation. Horizontal directional drilling (HDD) is one commonly used trenchless method and can be used HDD to install underground pipelines and conduits. Additionally,...
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Spring 2020
In general, there are two types of pipe renewal methods, replacement and rehabilitation. Replacement methods is where pipes are replaced with new ones using original open-cut methods, or trenchless technologies such as pipe bursting and auger boring; while rehabilitation methods repair pipes by...
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Spring 2021
Infrastructure development is in demand throughout the world. Rebuilding and redeveloping are happening in urban areas across the globe, whether for installation of underground pipes for sewer, gas, water supply or for deployment of telecommunications and electrical cables. Given the...
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Evaluation of Different Winter Road Conditions and Effectiveness of Winter Road Maintenance Operations
DownloadFall 2014
This study uses friction measurements of Real Time Traction Tool (RT3)-Curve to characterize different road conditions, evaluate the effect of winter maintenance operations, and identify influential parameters. The reliability of RT3-Curve device was verified by a speed-dependency analysis....
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Evaluation of Methods Used to Estimate the Required Thrust Force for Direct Pipe Installation Within Clayey Soil Based on Case Studies
DownloadSpring 2019
There is a unique technology called Direct Pipe Installation (DPI) developed by Herrenknecht Tunnelling Systems (Herrenknecht) which is becoming more a prominent construction method in the pipeline crossing industry. This construction technique is completed by connecting a micro tunnel boring...
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Evaluation of the Effects of Canadian Climatic Conditions on Pavement Performance using the Mechanistic Empirical Pavement Design Guide
DownloadFall 2011
This thesis attempts to explore the implementation of the Mechanistic Empirical Pavement Design Guide (MEPDG) in Canada, specifically in Alberta. In order to achieve this goal, quality of Canadian climate data files used for the MEPDG and its effects on flexible pavement performance were...
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Fall 2012
Weigh-In-Motion (WIM) systems are used for dynamic traffic data collection. These sensors are capable of collecting various truck characteristics such as weights, speed, and dimensions. Alberta Transportation (AT) installed 20 WIM sensors in six different highway sections across Alberta in 2004....
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Fall 2014
Horizontal Directional Drilling (HDD) is one of the most rapidly growing technologies for utility installation under surface obstacles. The rapid growth in application of HDD has not accompanied the same level of development in engineering design procedures and efficient drilling techniques....