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Skip to Search Results- 32Al-Hussein, Mohamed (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
- 4Bouferguene, Ahmed (Campus Saint-Jean)
- 2Ahmad, Rafiq (Mechanical Engineering)
- 2Behzadipour, Saeed (Mechanical Engineering)
- 2Bouferguene, Ahmed (Campus Saint Jean)
- 2Chen, Yuxiang (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
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Fall 2019
The manufacturing sector is of importance to Canada’s economic vitality. However, given the phenomenon of globalization, low trade barriers, and advances in technology, there has been a decline in manufacturing’s share of the Canadian economy. Today, Canadian manufacturing companies are striving...
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A design support system to determine the machine eligibility for manufacturing frame assemblies
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As offsite construction is trending, an increasing number of construction products are fabricated in a controlled factory environment. By using automated machinery, the productivity and accuracy of construction-oriented products have been improved. However, as BIM models do not provide...
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Fall 2019
The most common detrimental processes that lead to reduction in durability in reinforced concrete elements are shrinkage, sulphate attack and chloride attack. Shrinkage is a dimensional instability chiefly caused by a loss of moisture in the hydrating cement paste. Soluble sulphate ions take part...
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Spring 2020
The development of building information modelling has facilitated the improvement of cost and time management in panelized construction, one of the most popular and efficient methods for constructing residential buildings. However, in most cases, the drainage system is currently still installed...
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Automatic intelligent inspection systems for quality control: A case of defects in light-gauge steel frame assembly manufacturing
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Offsite construction has become a viable alternative to traditional construction methods by establishing controlled and automated manufacturing environments for construction products. To reap the benefits of industrialized construction, manufacturing execution and quality play an important role....
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Production Improvements in Offsite Construction Facilities Using Simulation and Lean Principles
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To capitalize on the efficiency observed in the manufacturing sector, the industrialization of construction has been used to update traditional construction methods. By applying manufacturing principles to the construction process in offsite construction facilities it is possible to transform...
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Fall 2020
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...
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A framework for offsite construction manufacturing process improvement through digitalization and automated real-time data collection
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This thesis proposes methods to apply real-time data to improve manufacturing operations in offsite construction using a combination of tools such as simulation, machine learning, and exploratory data analysis. These methods are applied to increase flexibility in operations and digitalize the...
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Virtual Reality-based Human Factor Analyses for Ergonomic Improvements in Construction Manufacturing Facilities
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Dias Ferreira Barkokébas, Regina Celi
In construction manufacturing, components (e.g., panels or modules) are produced in a factory environment before being transported and installed in a construction site. In this context, two distinct operational phases are observed: factory, accounting for 60%–90% of the tasks that would typically...
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An integrated approach to assessing mobile crane mat requirements based on a novel approach to ground bearing pressure calculations and a redefining of crane mat selection and optimization
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Modular construction is adopted to increase construction efficiency and curtail waste. The fortitude of modular construction is high-capacity mobile cranes, of which hydraulic and crawler cranes are the most widely used. With the surge in weight of modules, the mobile crane's ground bearing...