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- 19Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies (GPS), Faculty of /Theses and Dissertations
- 2Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering Program
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- 2Liu, Qi (Chemical and Materials Engineering)
- 1Chalaturnyk, Rick (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering)
- 1Chan, Dave (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering)
- 1Choi, Philip (Chemical Engineering)
- 1Choi, Phillip (Chemical and Materials Engineering)
- 1Choi, Phillip Y.K (Chemical and Materials Engineering)
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Spring 2010
The technique of Inverse Gas Chromatography (IGC) was employed for the study of the interactions between various organic solvents with various types of the major inorganic materials (clay minerals and sand) found in Alberta’s oil sands. Heat of adsorption (-∆H) was measured for each solvent with...
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An Investigation of the Methylene Blue Titration Method for Clay Activity of Oil Sands Samples
Download2014-12-04
Currie, R., Mian, H., Bansal, S., Khan, I.
The purpose of this report is to use a design of experiment (DOE) approach to examine the main factors affecting the determination of methylene blue index (MBI) values for oil sands samples. The methylene blue titration of clays has become a principle tool to assess extraction efficiency of oil...
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An approach to evaluation of field CPTU dissipation data in overconsolidated fine-grained soils
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Campanella, R., Robertson, P. K., Woeller, D., Sully, J.
Abstract: Dissipation of excess pore pressures during piezocone testing in firm to stiff overconsolidated fine-grained soils provides data curves that cannot be interpreted using published theoretical solutions. Available solutions are based on either cavity-expansion or strain-path methods,...
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Atomistic Approach towards Sodium Citrate Role on Surface Properties of Silica and Clay Minerals
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The use of sodium citrate as a secondary processing aid in combination with caustic significantly improved bitumen recovery, specifically in poor oil sands ores. The role of sodium citrate on wettability alteration of solid surfaces, benefiting bitumen liberation as well as improving bitumen...
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Centrifuge Modeling and Large Deformation Analyses of Axially Loaded Helical Piles in Cohesive Soils
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In the past decades, helical piles have gained increasing popularity in civil engineering practice as an option of deep foundations. The design of axial load capacity of these piles relies on an appropriate selection of failure mode. Currently, the axial failure modes of multi-helix piles...
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Characterization of a landslide-prone glaciolacustrine clay from the Thompson River Valley near Ashcroft, British Columbia
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Several large landslides have occurred in the Thompson River Valley near Ashcroft, British Columbia. The movement of these landslides have presented challenges for the operation of the two national railways that traverse this valley. The landslides are multiple retrogressive, translational,...
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Effects of Surface Contamination and Water Chemistry on the Behaviors of Illite, Kaolinite and Montmorillonite in Organic and Aqueous Media
DownloadSpring 2016
Clays, due to their specific surface area and electrical charge density, are among the most active minerals in aquifers, oil and gas reservoirs, and tailings ponds. Clays, in tailings, are a significant ongoing environmental concern in the mining and oil sands production industries and clay...
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Fall 2014
In this work, the influence of solution salinity on settling performance of both commercial polymeric flocculant Magnafloc 1011(MF) and synthesized polymer flocculant Chitosan-graft-Polyacrylamide (chi-g-PAM) was systematically investigated. The effect of MgCl2 on the settling performance of MF...
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1994
Sego, D. C., Scott, J. D., Liu, Y.
A 12m high geogrid reinforced cohesive soil test embankment with 45¯ sides slopes has been built near Devon, Alberta, Canada. The embankment has four test sections: three are reinforced with different geogrids, and one section is unreinforced. The test sections were instrumented with strain...