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Fall 2015
Pneumatic tires are costly components of large off-road haul trucks used in surface mining operations. Tires are prone to premature damage during operation which can lead to hazard events and injury of personnel, loss of equipment and reduced productivity. Currently, monitoring of tire condition...
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Spring 2019
This project investigated the abrasive wear problem that commonly occurs in slurry pump impellers. The manufacturers’ stock impellers were replaced by samples with the same geometry and fabricated using rapid manufacturing technology (3D printing technology). Soft materials which are often used...
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Real Options Decision Framework for Research and Development: A Case Study on a Small Canadian High-Technology Start-Up
DownloadFall 2017
Research and Development (R&D) projects can be both innovative and highly uncertain. Allowing for managerial flexibility and adopting real options methods and incorporating technology readiness level scales to assess the maturity of technologies progressing through development stages, can help...