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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
- 3Hasan, Md Monjurul
- 3Yu, Miao
- 2Afifi, Mona
- 2Altaf, Mohammed Sadiq
- 2Alwisy, Aladdin
- 2Barkokebas, Beda
- 35Al-Hussein, Mohamed (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
- 26Deutsch, Clayton (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
- 23AbouRizk, Simaan (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
- 23Chalaturnyk, Rick (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
- 22Liu, Yang (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
- 18Bayat, Alireza (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
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Implementation and Verification of Simple Concrete Biaxial Models Under Monotonic, Cyclic, and Dynamic Loading
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An accurate prediction of the response and strength of concrete elements, which exhibit nonlinear behavior even under moderate loading, is essential for evaluating their safety and serviceability. To describe the nonlinear behavior of this material, continuum damage mechanics has been...
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Fall 2017
Although significant progress in the modelling of the nonlinear response of reinforced - concrete (RC) structures at the element level has been achieved in the past decades, reliable and accurate analysis models at the system level for RC structures are scarce. Due to the complexity of elements...
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Implementation of Bayesian Updating and Markov Chains to Improve Simulation of Stochastic Processes in Construction
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This thesis was mainly concerned with improving model-based prediction and forecasting of state variables of processes or systems using new, periodically-generated data within the construction domain. Some of these data are generated from field tests performed during feasibility studies, while...
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Spring 2011
Microbial pollution of water is one of the principal causes of life-threatening diarrheal diseases in the developing world. Ultraviolet (UV) light is increasingly recognized as a viable alternative for the disinfection of drinking water and wastewater in developed countries, but its feasibility...
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Implementing Model Predictive Control based Variable Speed Limit on Urban Freeways: Data Imputation, Model Modification and Field Test Analysis
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Among different freeway traffic control strategies, Variable Speed Limit (VSL) shows its excellence in terms of control scale, technical feasibility and the capability of improving driving environment and traffic throughput. The Model Predictive Control (MPC) based VSL method provides a close...
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Spring 2022
Camana Calderon, Fernando Agustin
Drilling is the primary source of geological information in the form of rock samples for geological logging and chemical assays. There are data from multiple drilling types in an open-pit mining operation, with unique technical features, costs, volume support, and sampling error and bias. The...
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Fall 2011
This dissertation proposes an improved facies modelling methodology that involves a new geological spatial characterization tool, a geological based spatial distance calculation, and a theoretically sound conditional probability calculation. The full set of bivariate probabilities are proposed...
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Improved Probabilistic Representation of Facies through Developments in Geostatistical Practice
DownloadFall 2015
Reservoir management requires high resolution numerical geologic models of facies and petrophysical properties. Facies are arguably the most important reservoir heterogeneity. Many geostatistical facies modeling techniques have been proposed during the years of heavily practiced geostatistics in...
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Improved Quantification of Viscoelastic Effects during Polymer Flooding Using Extensional Rheology
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Polymer flooding is one of the traditional chemical enhanced oil recovery (EOR) methods with a high rate of success. Synthetic polymer such as hydrolyzed polyacrylamide (HPAM) characterized by flexible chain exhibits viscoelastic characteristics in porous media. Some of the implications of the...
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Spring 2024
Multiple data types should be used simultaneously to improve resource estimation models. The multivariate relationship between the data is required. One common approach involves using decorrelation transformation techniques to simplify complex relationships, but this method relies on having...