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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Spring 2021
Cavalcante Araujo Neto, Antonio
HDBSCAN* is a hierarchical density-based clustering method that requires a single parameter mpts, a smoothing factor that implicitly influences which clusters are more detectable in the resulting clustering hierarchy. While a small change in mpts typically leads to a small change in the...
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A Framework for Improving the Productivity of Operational Preventive Maintenance Activities for Wastewater Collection System
DownloadSpring 2016
Operational maintenance of the wastewater collection system is an important part of urban infrastructure management. It involves various activities, such as visual inspection, low-pressure flushing (LPF), high-pressure flushing (HPF), catch basin cleaning, and hydro-mechanized cleaning. Large...
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Fall 2013
Construction project costs are exchanged in the form of large numbers of purchase orders, which translates into many thousands of invoices. In typical contractual relationships, these invoices are exchanged between all parties involved in a construction project, including owners, engineers,...
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A Framework for Measuring Accessibility as a Metric of Quality of Life in Polycentric Cities
DownloadSpring 2015
The concept of quality of life has been an ongoing subject of discussion—both theoretical and empirical—in the field of urban development. There is strong subjective (opinion-based) evidence suggesting the existence of a link between an individual’s perception of their living environment and...
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A Framework for Multi-Criteria Lifecycle Assessment of Building Systems in the Construction Industry
DownloadSpring 2018
The increasing awareness of the sustainable implications of the construction industry requires an expansion in the types of assessment criteria used to evaluate the systems deployed in building. This expansion allows engineers to consider several criteria of various natures (e.g., economic and...
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A framework for offsite construction manufacturing process improvement through digitalization and automated real-time data collection
DownloadFall 2022
This thesis proposes methods to apply real-time data to improve manufacturing operations in offsite construction using a combination of tools such as simulation, machine learning, and exploratory data analysis. These methods are applied to increase flexibility in operations and digitalize the...
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Spring 2023
Despite accounting for a tiny percentage of total construction expenses, a wasteful design process is more likely to cause delays or errors, resulting in low productivity, budget overrun, undesirable outputs and wasting resources. This study aims to examine the design process through Lean...