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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
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Fall 2019
The manufacturing sector is of importance to Canada’s economic vitality. However, given the phenomenon of globalization, low trade barriers, and advances in technology, there has been a decline in manufacturing’s share of the Canadian economy. Today, Canadian manufacturing companies are striving...
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Numerical Study on the Hydraulics of Stormwater Catch Basin Grate Inlets under Clean and Clogging Conditions
DownloadSpring 2023
Accurate assessment of urban drainage system is vital for municipalities. Stormwater catch basin (CB) inlets are critical linkages between the two dimensional (2-D) urban street flow and the 1-D underground sewer network flow. So far, extensive studies have been conducted to quantify the...
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Fall 2023
The downturn of the world economy and the increasingly severe competition among mining giants puts forward higher requirements for open-pit mining, which is the dominant method for humans to obtain minerals from the earth. Among these so-called higher requirements, reducing mining costs as much...
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Optimization of Outflow Control Devices Design in Steam-Assisted Gravity Drainage Models with Wellbore Trajectory Excursions
DownloadFall 2018
Canada has giant oil reserves which ranks third worldwide with proven oil reserves of 171 billion barrels. Alberta alone contributes with 165.4 billion barrels found in oil sands. However, those oil sands are extremely viscous and only 10% are recoverable by means of open-pit mining. In-situ...
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Production Improvements in Offsite Construction Facilities Using Simulation and Lean Principles
DownloadSpring 2020
To capitalize on the efficiency observed in the manufacturing sector, the industrialization of construction has been used to update traditional construction methods. By applying manufacturing principles to the construction process in offsite construction facilities it is possible to transform...
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Fall 2021
This thesis describes a framework to analyze the impacts of job sequencing on a window manufacturing company through implementation of various dispatching rules. In order to develop the framework, a study is carried out at a window manufacturing facility in order to gain comprehensive knowledge...
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Fall 2023
The construction industry has been long recognized for its low productivity, lack of digitalization, and a reduced appetite for innovation. This has shed light on industrialization as paradigm to ensure the successful implementation of construction projects through offsite construction methods....
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Fall 2021
Window manufacturing process involves a series of operations including cutting profiles, welding profiles, corner cleaning, installation of hardware and assembling the other components that complete a functional window (such as jam extension, brickmould). The main bottleneck of the manufacturing...