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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
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Automating Off-Site Construction: Integrating BIM and Industrial Robotics through the RoboSimX Framework for Smart Manufacturing
DownloadFall 2024
Off-site construction (OSC) has been slow to adopt automation and digitization, particularly since OSC requires manufacturing flexibility due to a need for diverse product designs in dynamic environments. While automation is crucial for OSC operations, integrating digital technologies with design...
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Fall 2010
Industrialization creates new requirements for design. Designers need to consider not only building performance, but also production plan needs. This requires a well-structured Building Information Model (BIM) to support the manufacturing needs for design and drafting. BIM, in combination with...
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Automation of design and drafting for wood frame structures and construction material waste minimization
DownloadFall 2009
With the creation and continuous enhancement of Computer Aided Design (CAD) software, innovations in the area of computer modeling for the construction industry have brought numerous benefits in terms of precision, operability, extensibility, and time-cost savings, among others. Nevertheless, the...
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Automation of Quantity Takeoff and Material Optimization for Residential Construction Manufacturing
DownloadFall 2015
Quantity takeoff is repetitive work in the modular construction industry. The current process, which is typically carried out manually, is time consuming and error-prone. This thesis proposes a methodology to automate the quantity takeoff process. The central aim of this research is to create a...
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Fall 2023
Steel fabricators and connection designers in the building construction industry often rely on traditional connection design methods, which involve using connection design software or spreadsheets to simulate and design connections with the goal of minimizing costs associated with fabrication and...
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Fall 2013
Given a conformal superalgebra A over an algebraically closed field k of characteristic zero, a twisted loop conformal superalgebra L based on A has a differential conformal superalgebra structure over the differential Laurent polynomial ring D. In this context, L is a Dm/D–form of A \otimes D...
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Autonomous Mothers and Social Policy: How the CCTB, UCCB, and Alberta Child Care Subsidies Govern Women's Autonomy in Motherhood
DownloadSpring 2016
Liberalism’s conceit is the separation of the private from the public sphere, a conceit that, in turn, supports a common sense in which families are understood to be private entities that exist outside the purview of the state. And yet, Canadian income support programs clearly demonstrate the...