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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
- 17Adeeb, Samer (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
- 2El-Rich, Marwan (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
- 2Leung, Juliana (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
- 1Cheng, Roger (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
- 1Cheng, Roger J.J. (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
- 1Cruz, Carlos (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
- 2Zhang, Xinfang
- 1Abdelmoety, Ahmed
- 1Abdulhameed, Diana
- 1Arian Asefzadeh
- 1Attia, Saher, S.
- 1Avoine, Remi
- 2Failure pressure
- 2Reliability analysis
- 13D Metrology
- 1Artificial neural network
- 1Axial crack
- 1Bourdon effect
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Novel Artificial Neural Network Model for Predicting Failure Pressure of Thin-walled Pipes Containing Axially-oriented Surface Cracking Subjected to Internal Pressure
DownloadSpring 2024
Axial cracking is a major integrity threat for oil and natural gas transmission pipelines in Canada since its presence can lead to detrimental oil leaks or ruptures, resulting in pipeline incidents, and eventually causing severe damage to the property and the environment. Therefore, periodically...
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Novel XFEM Variable Strain Damage Model for Predicting Fracture in Small-scale SENT and Full-scale Pipeline Fracture Tests
DownloadFall 2021
Of all the common integrity threats of steel pipelines, cracking is the most dangerous and potentially resulting in the immediate loss of pressure containment capacity. Industry pipeline operators should ensure that the tensile train capacity (TSC) of welded pipeline exceeds the longitudinal...
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Fall 2023
Pipelines are considered one of the most efficient ways of transferring oil and gas from the extraction sites to refineries, and finally to consumers. However, leakage or loss of containment of pipelines in the transmitting grid can be caused by several factors such as overpressure, cracking, and...
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Spring 2019
In the construction industry, it is common practice to use timber mats beneath crawler cranes to redistribute heavy loads over large surfaces and allow the stresses on the soil to fall within allowable design limits. The distribution of stresses beneath the mats is generally assumed to be...
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Spring 2018
The behaviour of pipe bends differ according to the type of applied load whether it is internal pressure, pure bending or a combined load of pressure and bending. Pipe bends under internal pressure tend to straighten-out and the stress levels and deformations are higher than predicted using...
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Spring 2019
A pavement system is a multi-layer structure that provides ease of ride for commuters by successfully transferring the traffic-induced loadings to the ground. A typical flexible pavement structure is comprised of Hot Mix Asphalt (HMA), the strongest material in terms of strength, overlying the...
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Thin Shell Finite Element Formulations for Geometrically Non-Linear Analysis of Straight and Curved Pipes
DownloadFall 2021
Special finite element formulations were developed to accurately predict the structural response of straight and curved pipes. Although the ELBOW elements implemented in the ABAQUS library have been verified under in-plane and out-of-plane loading, the effect of internal pressure loading had not...