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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A Comparative Analysis on Sewer Structural Condition Grading Systems Using Four Sewer Condition Assessment Protocols
DownloadFall 2012
Pipeline condition assessment is a primary task in running an efficient urban asset management program because in the case of system failure, the consequences can be significant to both municipalities and users. Selecting a suitable assessment protocol is crucial for municipalities, since the...
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A Comparative Analytical Study on Low-Voltage Ride-Through Reference-Current-Generation (LVRT-RCG) Strategies in Converter-Interfaced DER Units
DownloadSpring 2015
Mohammadalizadeh Shabestary, Masoud
Recently, riding through grid faults and supporting the grid voltage under faults have become major requirements in distributed energy resource (DER) units. There have been also extensive efforts in academia and industry to develop and implement control strategies to ride through voltage...
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A comparative assessment of fast pyrolysis, hydrothermal liquefaction, and intermediate pyrolysis to produce value-added products from municipal solid waste
DownloadFall 2020
The increasing complexity in municipal solid waste (MSW) streams along with the growing waste-to-product market call for innovative and flexible technologies that can efficiently process MSW streams into value-added products. One of these value-added products is transportation fuels; producing...
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Spring 2023
With rising demands in industry for reliable electrical cable distribution networks comes an inherent need for utility providers to know well the condition of the assets in their network. Heightened expectations from regulators and consumers require methods of reliability assessment to improve...
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Fall 2009
In many jurisdictions, policies aimed at improving educational processes and outcomes have focused on teacher professional learning. Yet, there is a gap in research concerning teachers’ understandings of their own professional learning as it is influenced by school improvement policies. Using an...