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Skip to Search Results- 1Benfield, David C.
- 1Cho, Chung Yeon
- 1Chou, Zou-Long
- 1Jianzhao, Huang
- 1Jin, Congrui
- 1Milburn, Leanne A
- 1Cheng, J.J. Roger (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
- 1Dr. Larry Kostiuk (Department of Mechanical Engineering - University of Alberta)
- 1Dr. Martin Jun (Department of Mechanical Engineering - University of Victoria)
- 1Eleni Stroulia (Computing Science)
- 1Lou, Edmond (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
- 1Michael, Serpe (Chemistry)
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Fall 2009
Sensor technologies are improving fast: sensors are being developed to record more types of phe- nomena in improving precisions, and they are becoming less expensive. The vision is that sensor networks deployed across large spaces, attached to important infrastructure, and embedded in our...
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Fall 2012
Quantification of the loads applied in biomedical applications has the potential to increase patient safety during surgical procedures and to improve the knowledge of the mechanical behavior of biological tissues. To capture the complexity of loads in biological systems, the acquisition of 3D...
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Electromechanical Behaviour of Surface-Bonded Piezoelectric Sensors/Actuators with Imperfect Adhesive Layers
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The performance of smart structures depends on the electromechanical behaviour of piezoelectric sensors/actuators and the bonding condition along the interface, which connects the sensor/actuator and the host structures. This thesis documents a theoretical study of the influence of material...
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Embedded Radio Frequency Sensor System into The Transceiver Architecture and Enhanced Communication Capability in Adverse Environment
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Sensors are an essential part of Internet-of-Things (IoT) and wireless-sensor-network. They are the main block for sensing and obtaining information about the environmental parameters or materials of concern. From industrial applications for safety improvement to biomedical, health monitoring and...
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Spring 2016
The Serpe group has shown that optical devices can be fabricated by layering poly (N-isopropylacrylamide) (pNIPAm) microgels onto a gold-coated glass substrate and then depositing another gold layer on top. These devices, called etalons, exhibit optical properties that depend on many...
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Spring 2010
As the demand for oil and gas resources increases pipeline construction pushes further into the Arctic and sub-Arctic regions. Consequently, these buried pipelines suffer much harsh environmental and complex loading conditions. Moreover, to increase the transporting efficiency, larger size pipes...
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Fall 2022
Throughout this thesis, methods for tailoring nanoparticles are broadly discussed and demonstrated experimentally. The main objective of this work was to help bridge the gap between fundamental materials science and global concerns by contributing to the development of functional nanomaterial...
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Utilization of Semiconductors Piezoresistive Properties in Mechanical Strain Measurements under Varying Temperature Conditions for Structural Health Monitoring Applications
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Strain gauges have been powerful tools in experimental stress analysis. This importance is expected to continue, even though other means of strain measurement are continually introduced to the market. The strain gauge is a simple device that can be easily installed to measure mechanical strain....