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FINITE ELEMENT CHARACTERIZATION OF THE BEHAVIOUR OF MASONRY INFILL SHEAR WALLS WITH AND WITHOUT OPENINGS
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The current design practice is to ignore the interaction between masonry infill walls and containing frames due to the inadequate and incomplete guidance in current codes and standards. Most investigations on the behaviour of masonry infill shear walls were performed on scaled specimens and...
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Fall 2017
A recent application of borehole thermal energy storage (BTES) technology to residential properties in Canada shows a significant reduction in the use of natural gas thereby saving energy consumption and reducing the generation of greenhouse gases. However, due to the construction principles of...
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Fall 2010
The present dissertation develops an invariant framework for 3D gesture comparison studies. 3D gesture comparison without Lagrangian models is challenging not only because of the lack of prediction provided by physics, but also because of a dual geometry representation, spatial dimensionality and...
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Graphene Reinforced Adhesives for Improved Joint Characteristics in Large Diameter Composite Piping
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Higher specific properties and corrosion resistance of fibre reinforced polymer (FRP) pipes make them a potential candidate for replacing metallic piping structures. This research project is concerned with adhesively bonded FRP pipe sections. The project can broadly be classified into three...
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2015-12-01
Hales, Michael, Johnson, John David, Asbury, Gary, Evans, Nicholas
The older adult (65+ years old) population faces various risks when performing activities of daily living. Individuals capable of walking are susceptible to falling or slipping, and individuals that ambulate using a manual wheelchair have a high incidence of upper extremity injuries and are...
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Investigation of the Tearing Mechanism of Bonded Soft Elastomers with Finite Interfacial Friction
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The role of interfacial slippage on the deformation and stress fields near an interfacial crack are investigated in detail. First, the limiting extents of interfacial bonded friction, defined as the frictionless' andno-slip' cases, were modeled as hyperelastic elastostatic boundary value problems...
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Spring 2015
The current design provisions (2006 edition of CSA-S6) for horizontally curved steel I-girders in the Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code are based on research conducted prior to the mid 1980's. Much research, experimental and numerical analysis, on horizontally curved girders has been conducted...
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Spring 2012
A promising approach to the development of an integrated system for magnetic resonance imaging-guided radiotherapy involves the rigid coupling of a medical linear accelerator to a rotating biplanar magnet assembly. Through near real-time volumetric imaging during irradiation, this hybrid system...
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Fall 2010
Because of their high strength to weight ratio, stiffened steel plates are often used in light structures where plates are placed into compression. The stability of steel plates stiffened with longitudinal tee-shaped stiffeners and subjected to uniaxial compression or combined axial compression...
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Fall 2013
There are many design methodologies and philosophies intended to provide structural integrity or increase structural robustness, thereby making structures resistant to progressive collapse. However, there is little information that reveals sources and levels of inherent robustness in structural...