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On the Lumbosacral Spine Geometry Variation and Spinal Load-Sharing: Personalized Finite Element Modelling
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Computational modeling of the lumbar spine provides insights on kinematics and internal load development and distribution along the spine. Geometry (size and shape) of the spinal structures and more particularly sagittal curvature of the spine governs its response to mechanical loading. Thus,...
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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...
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Fall 2017
The objective of this research is to estimate the main KPI's of an open pit mining truck and shovel operations, while quantifying uncertainty about the KPI's with high statistical confidence. Short-term production scheduling base their estimations on deterministic approaches, but the nature of...
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Open-Pit Mine Production Scheduling and Crusher Location-Relocation Plan under Semi-Mobile IPCC Systems
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In most open-pit mines, material haulage costs can comprise over 50% of the total mining costs. This portion can even increase as the future mining conditions will become more challenging. Although the conventional truck-and-shovel system is adopted by over 95% of existing surface mines, in-pit...
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Optimal Application Conditions for Variable Temperature Solvent Injection into Sands and Carbonates for Heavy-Oil and Bitumen Recovery
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Steam injection is the most common technique in heavy-oil/bitumen recovery. However, the emission of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, its water requirements, and excessive operational cost associated entail finding alternative solutions. One approach is combining steam and solvent injection...
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Spring 2011
The optimal allocation of drainage areas and surface pads for SAGD development is challenging because of several surface and subsurface constraints. It becomes more complex due to uncertainty in reservoir properties. This Thesis presents a heuristic methodology to maximize the recovery of bitumen...
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Fall 2023
The downturn of the world economy and the increasingly severe competition among mining giants puts forward higher requirements for open-pit mining, which is the dominant method for humans to obtain minerals from the earth. Among these so-called higher requirements, reducing mining costs as much...
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Optimization of a Cover Design for Acid Rock Drainage Prevention in a Permafrost Environment
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The extraction of sulfide-bearing waste rock can contribute to the generation of acid rock drainage (ARD). ARD is the effluent generated due to the oxidation of sulfide minerals which can be toxic to the receiving environment. Waste rock material which contains potentially acid-generating (PAG)...