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2004

Chehayeb, Amir C

Spring 2012

Hong, Jangmi

Cost and schedule integration can improve efficiencies in construction planning and control since they are key constraints in project delivery and closely related. This research provides a framework for cost and schedule integration, and transforms the model to simulation-based planning in which...

Fall 2023

Kazemi Ashtiani, Mohammadreza

In the context of open-pit mining, the haulage system plays a pivotal role in the overall environmental impact of the operation, particularly concerning greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and energy consumption. This impact stems from the heavy reliance on trucks for the transportation of materials...

Fall 2017

Jureidini, Jad

This thesis proposes a method for assessing the indoor environment of a library—more specifically, how conducive a library’s indoor environment is to studying. The method involves the integration of tree analysis and the tallying heuristic function. A tree model is necessary in order to establish...

2002

Asa, Eric

Spring 2019

Malik, Nabeel

The growth of panelized construction in North America’s building construction sector has allowed for the emergence of a viable alternative to traditional construction methods. Panelized construction has proven to be a promising method due to its use of off-site manufacturing technology, which...

Spring 2019

Kotb, Omar

Heavy oils and extra heavy oils in Alberta that are currently extracted through thermal recovery primarily employ Steam Assisted Gravity Drainage (SAGD). Sand control devices (SCDs) such as Slotted Liners (SLs) and Wire Wrap Screens (WWSs) have been used extensively in wells producing from...

Fall 2016

Mori, Lomere

Thermal loads must be considered in the design of many types of structures including buildings, dams, bridges, and tunnels. In some cases, thermal loads may have the same order of magnitude as dead and live loads. Determining the thermal load is a complex problem since it depends on several...

Fall 2016

Zhang,Lihua

Under heavy and frequent train loads, large stresses can develop in the rail, of which the bending stress is an important portion. Bending stress may cause fatigue defects to grow and also result in rail breaks, which is the dominant failure mode according to the records of derailments caused by...

Fall 2016

Hasanuzzaman, Md.

The immense demand for Internet-based information sharing, entertainment, and communication services has dramatically augmented, and the existing copper network cannot meet this unprecedented bandwidth need. Upgrading copper-based networks to high capacity fiber optic (FO) networks involves high...