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Fall 2018

Moghaddam, Fatemeh

The mechanical behavior of the individual cervical tissues as well as the head-neck complex kinematics plays a very important role in proper functioning of the cervical spine and is a key factor in more appropriate understanding of injury mechanism, prevention, detection, control and treatment....

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 2023

Palizi, Mehrdad

Statistical Shape Models (SSMs) describe the shape variation in a family of similar objects in a computational format. An example of a shape family is the periphery of a specific bone for different individuals. SSMs have diverse applications in computer vision and medicine. In orthopaedics, SSMs...

Spring 2015

Farag, Ahmed Mostafa Tawfik

Fatigue life assessment of steel highway bridges is crucial to maintain their safety. Researches are required to quantify uncertainties in loading, resistance, fatigue life prediction and improvement techniques. This study calibrates some fatigue code parameters and models fatigue loading...

Fall 2020

Vats, Karan

Osteoarthritis is one of the most common medical conditions, mainly affecting older adults. The majority of cases are found within the hip or knee joint however, small joints, including the ankle, finger and facet joints are affected as well. The usual treatment for osteoarthritis is surgery...

Fall 2016

Goudarzi, Nabi

Precast Insulated Concrete Panels (PICP) consist of an insulation layer sandwiched between two concrete layers. The concrete layers of PICP are attached to each other by interlayer mechanical connectors. These panels are widely used in North America as cladding system to provide thermal...

Spring 2018

Fallahi Arezodar, Fatemeh

The response of the lumbar spine to mechanical load, a major contributing factor in Low Back Pain (LBP), depends on the geometry of the spinal structures. As nucleus size and position vary among individuals, along the spine, and with aging, understanding the effects of inter-individual variation...

Fall 2020

Zhang, Xinfang

Pipelines are one of the safest means of oil and gas transportation. In Canada, 97% of all oil and gas production is transported by pipelines. However, their increasing age can constitute integrity concerns due to the presence of defects such as cracks, welds, dents, and corrosion. These defects...

Fall 2014

Kainat, Muntaseer S

The use of high strength steel pipes in the pipeline industry is increasing due to its cost reduction benefits. The development of high steel grades has enabled the manufacturing of line pipes with large diameter to thickness ratios. The high strength large diameter pipes are commonly...

Fall 2020

Sun, Junran

The medial and lateral menisci are two semilunar-shaped fibrocartilaginous tissues in the knee that serve multiple important biomechnical functions. While removal of the menisci leads to progressive degenerative changes in the knee, meniscal transplantation is explored to restore normal knee...