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Fall 2020

Elkholosy, Hady

This research involves the development of a forecasting model that will aid project managers in estimating the owner’s project management staff requirements for a construction project utilizing historical data. This will support project managers in the decisions of hiring new resources or working...

Spring 2020

Coimbra Paniagua, Luis Eduardo

The steam alternating solvent (SAS) process involves multiple cycles of steam and solvent (e.g. propane) being injected into a horizontal well pair to produce the heavy oil. Companies are interested in these solvent-based methods, as they entail a smaller environmental footprint with reduced...

Spring 2016

Nandi, Biswajit

There is a fundamental need to improve grit removal techniques for municipal wastewater treatment plants (WWTP) to meet newer effluent standards and to deal with the rapid growth of urbanization and industrialization. In response to this need, secondary and tertiary treatment processes are being...

Spring 2019

Ndubuaku, Onyekachi H.

The buckling instability phenomenon in shell structures is inherently influenced by a variety of parameters which may exhibit direct nonlinear relationships with the resultant stress and consequent deformation in the structure, as well as complex interrelationships, under various loading...

Fall 2017

Okoloekwe, Chike P

Pipelines form an integral component of the distribution network of oil and gas products, which have to be transported from production sites to markets far off where there is need for them. Pipelines thus have to traverse long distances and as any other structure are susceptible to damages with...

Spring 2021

Nguyen,Phuong Hoang

Sand control devices (SCDs) such as Slotted Liners (SLs) have been playing a crucial role in sand production for Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) operations. Lately, optimizing and selecting the proper design of SCDs in the laboratory to quantify and qualify the SCD’s performance is gaining...

Spring 2020

Agbo, Sylvester I

Pipelines can be exposed to a wide variety of loads, depending on the environments and the area of application. These loads especially the displacement-controlled types may impose large longitudinal plastic strain on pipelines, which could constitute a significant threat to the structural...

Fall 2018

Qu, Jianan

Geostatistics aims at applying statistics to quantitatively describe geological deposits and assess the uncertainty due to incomplete sampling. Strong assumptions are required regarding the location-independence of statistical parameters to construct numerical models with geostatistical tools....

Fall 2022

Ismaiel, Maysoun

Evaluation of the thermal resistance of building envelope elements is essential for a reliable assessment of the thermal behaviour and energy efficiency of buildings. Energy codes continue to drive the building construction industry toward more stringent thermal performance standards. To reduce...

Spring 2013

Moghani, Elmira

In the construction industry, project documentation that covers all aspects of a project from planning through construction to the completion phase not only plays a significant role in managing an ongoing project, but is also considered a main resource in claim and dispute resolution, and in the...