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A Systems Model for Short-Rotation Coppices: A Case Study of the Whitecourt, Alberta, Trial Site
DownloadFall 2014
Short-rotation coppice (SRC) plantations, including willow or poplar, are intended to be both environmentally friendly, permitting disposal of treated, nutrient-rich, domestic wastewater and biosolids, and economically viable, providing a sustainable source of wood fibre for biofuel and biochar...
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An Integrated Framework for Balancing Contractor's Workload versus Capacity using System Dynamics
DownloadSpring 2023
Elnady, Ahmed Abdelrady Okasha Mohamed
Workload fluctuation is one of the major challenges facing contracting (project-based) organizations because of the rational decision-making model applied to manage it in current practice. The rational model balances the workload with the capacity required at the level of activity, ignoring the...
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Carbon Dynamics across Contrasting Temperate Agroecosystems: Soil Organic Matter Pools, Mycorrhizae, Water Use-efficiency, Methane and Carbon Dioxide Fluxes
DownloadSpring 2022
Perennial grain crops have been proposed as a sustainable alternative to conventional annual grain crops, since they potentially hold multiple desirable features including increased soil C sequestration and biodiversity, mitigation of greenhouse gases (GHGs), and reduction of water loss and...
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Dynamic modeling of multi-factor construction productivity for equipment-intensive activities.
Download2018-07-12
Seresht, Nima Gerami, Fayek, Aminah Robinson
Construction productivity is a major research interest within the construction domain. Because construction is a labor-intensive industry, previous research has often focused on construction labor productivity (CLP). However, equipment is the main driver of productivity for some construction...
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Hybrid fuzzy system dynamics model for analyzing the impacts of interrelated risk and opportunity events on project contingency
Download2020-07-23
Siraj, Nasir B., Fayek, Aminah Robinson
Traditional risk analysis techniques are ineffective for capturing the dynamic causal interactions and subjective uncertainties involved in assessing risk and opportunity events since they treat risks independently and rely on the availability of sufficient historical data. In this paper, a...
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Fall 2019
The unique nature of construction projects and the uncertainties encountered during project execution make construction a highly-risk prone industry. Risks on construction projects (especially large-scale projects) are extremely complex and highly dynamic, and substantial interrelationships exist...
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Impacts of Recovery Rates and Terms of Trade on Strange Attractors and Predictability in Sustainable Agriculture
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Schilizzi, Steven, Apedaile, L. Peter, Freedman, H.I., Solomonovich, M.
Sustaining agricultural systems requires the ability to predict approaching extinction. Thus a suitable model needs to generate predictability as an intrinsic attribute. Such a model should provide several features for managers. It should incorporate learning about the minimum sustainable...
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Integrated Water Resources Management and Modelling for Decision-making at the River Basin Scale
DownloadFall 2017
As an essential resource for nature and socio-economic development, water is under increasing pressure due to population and economic growth, uneven resource distribution, and climate change uncertainties. Therefore, with increasing concern over environmental impacts, ecosystem damage, and...
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2021-08-03
Seresht, Nima Gerami, Fayek, Aminah Robinson
Predicting and optimizing performance in earthmoving operations is critical, because they are essential to many construction projects. The complexity of modeling earthmoving operations remains challenging, even with several modeling techniques available, including simulation. This paper advances...