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Spring 2019

Moradi Afrapoli, Ali

This PhD thesis has two main objectives. The first objective is to develop, implement, and verify an integrated simulation and optimization framework to study surface mining operations to address important drawbacks of currently available surface mining simulation models. These drawbacks include...

Fall 2022

Zhang, Yuxuan

The considerable amount of time typically spent at home in contemporary society underscores the importance of understanding the interaction between occupants and built environments and implementing this knowledge into design practice to ensure occupant satisfaction and adequate building...

Spring 2012

Samuel,Shivana R

Aqueous colloidal gas aphrons (CGAs) have previously been used as drilling fluids because of their pore blocking ability which significantly reduces formation damage. The aim of this study is to generate aqueous colloidal gas aphrons, to examine its stability and rheology as well as to...

Spring 2012

Khan, Shahjahan

A magnetic susceptibility technique is applied to find the effects of a wide range of parameters on the stability and transport of the nanoparticle suspensions. First section of the study is related to stability of nanoparticle suspensions with particular emphasis on determining an optimum...

Spring 2023

Eghbalvala, Maryam

Increasing demand for oil and gas and rapid depletion of conventional resources have shifted the focus of the industry toward hydrocarbon production from unconventional resources. Due to the extremely low permeability, complex pore structure, and mixed-wet behavior of such formations, their oil...

Spring 2017

Hesaraki, Behnaz

Well-designed walls and windows play a major role in reducing heating energy usage in the home in cold climates. There are also different design options to improve home energy efficiency which have different cost impacts. This study presents a methodology to determine code-compliant...

Fall 2021

Mohsen, Osama

Industrialized building construction is an effective approach for improving the performance and management of construction projects by offering higher quality products, minimized environmental impacts, and improved schedule predictability. The industrialized building construction approach...

Fall 2020

Yin, Xianfei

The municipal drainage system is a key component of every modern city’s infrastructure. However, as the drainage system ages, its pipes gradually deteriorate at rates that vary based on the conditions of utilization (i.e., intrinsic conditions) and other extrinsic factors such as the presence of...

Spring 2012

Munroe, Michael J

One of the main sources of uncertainty in vein type deposits is found in the calculation of the tonnage. The boundary limits often applied to a vein type deposit are calculated from sparse data using deterministic methods that offer no measure of uncertainty. The most common method used to...

Spring 2015

Labban, Ramzi Roy

Although much academic research has been performed in the study of construction process simulation, this research has not seen mainstream application in the construction industry. Many factors play a deterrent role in the adoption of simulation by construction end users, mainly the time, cost and...