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Developing a Methodology to Characterize Formation Damage (Pore Plugging) due to Fines Migration in Sand Control Tests
Download2019-01-01
Chenxi Wang, Jesus D. Montero Pallares, Mohammad Haftani, Alireza Nouri
Stand-alone screens (SAS) have been widely used in steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) operations. Although many researchers investigated the flow performance of SAS through sand control tests, the formation damage (pore plugging) due to fines migration has not been characterized under...
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Developing a risk breakdown matrix for onshore wind farm projects using fuzzy case-based reasoning
Download2021-08-15
Somi, Sahand, Seresht, Nima Gerami, Fayek, Aminah Robinson
As worldwide goals for sustainable development expand, numerous countries are investing in renewable energy projects, particularly onshore and offshore wind farm projects, which have low adverse environmental impacts. Since onshore wind farm projects are novel types of energy infrastructure...
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Digitalization Opportunities Road Mapping Tool (DORMT©): A framework to assess digitalization opportunities in construction organizations
Download2021-04-13
Gebretekle, Yisshak Tadesse, Kamau, Daniel Waweru, Raoufi, Mohammad, Fayek, Aminah Robinson
The construction industry is entering the digital age, which offers innovative digitalization opportunities (DOs) regarding cost efficiency, project management, and improved client experience. In their early efforts to implement DOs, construction organizations have had varying degrees of success,...
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Dynamic modeling of multi-factor construction productivity for equipment-intensive activities.
Download2018-07-12
Seresht, Nima Gerami, Fayek, Aminah Robinson
Construction productivity is a major research interest within the construction domain. Because construction is a labor-intensive industry, previous research has often focused on construction labor productivity (CLP). However, equipment is the main driver of productivity for some construction...
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Effect of Stress Build-up around Standalone Screens on the Screen Performance in SAGD Wells
Download2018-01-01
Yujia Guo, Morteza Roostaei, Alireza Nouri, Vahiddodin Fattahpour, Mahdi Mahmoudi, Heeseok Jung
Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD) is the primary thermal recovery technology currently employed to extract heavy oil and high-viscosity bitumen from Alberta oil sands. In the nearwellbore region, the initial stresses are nearly zero, and as the SAGD chamber grows, the stresses tend to...
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Effects of Inherent Fabric Anisotropy and Intermediate Principal Stress on Constitutive Behavior of Uncemented and Cemented Sands
Download2016-01-01
Mojtaba Rahimi, Dave Chan, Alireza Nouri, Rouzbeh Rasouli
Sand response changes with intensity of cementation bonds between sand grains, magnitude of intermediate principal stress and with fabric anisotropy. First a critical state bounding surface plasticity model is presented in this paper. In this constitutive model, the loading surface always...
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Emulsification and Emulsion Flow in Thermal Recovery Operations with a Focus on SAGD Operations A Critical Review
Download2019-11-11
Steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) is a thermal hydrocarbon recovery method by which extra-heavy oil is produced through steam injection and bitumen heating. The presence of emulsions in the produced fluid has been detected from the very beginning of SAGD deployment. However, this...
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Equitable Transportation and Resilience Hubs: Analysis of Underserved Population Needs, Usage, and Travel
Download2023-07-19
Thayanne G. M. Ciriaco, Syeda N. Zehra, Veronica Wambura, Stephen D. Wong
Extreme weather events and other hazardous events often require a range of strategies to safely shelter people, distribute resources, and start recovery efforts. This is particularly important for underserved populations who often lack reliable access to shelters, transportation, and social...
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2019-01-01
Seresht, Nima Gerami, Fayek, Aminah Robinson
Purpose – Due to its key role in the successful delivery of construction projects, construction productivity is one of the most researched topics in construction domain. While the majority of previous research is focused on the productivity of labor-intensive activities, there is a lack of...
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Framework for Identification of Factors Affecting Construction Crew Motivation and Performance
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Raoufi, Mohammad, Fayek, Aminah Robinson
Construction researchers have long had difficulties identifying motivational factors and situational and contextual factors affecting crew motivation and performance. The two main objectives of this paper are to define a methodology to identify the factors affecting construction crew motivation...