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Fall 2022

Hurtubise, Rebecca R

This research aims to develop a model using a systems dynamics approach that can be coupled with TMSim to account for the deposition of waste rock at hard rock mines at the feasibility stage of mine planning. The model includes waste rock placement techniques to minimize the environmental impacts...

Fall 2017

Pang,Wanying

In this work, we develop a robust and efficient algorithm to perform three-phase flash calculations for CO2/water/hydrocarbons mixtures on the basis of the assumption that only CO2 and water are considered in the aqueous phase. We name this new algorithm as the so-called augmented free-water...

Spring 2019

Wang, Zequn

Data-driven modelling has been widely applied in building operation optimization, energy management, ongoing commissioning, and so on. This thesis presents a comprehensive study of data-driven modelling for analysis of building thermal dynamics. First, three types of data-driven models, namely,...

Fall 2015

Hofmann, Hannes

In the province of Alberta a huge amount of energy is needed for diverse applications. Specifically, the demand for heat is limited to a few locations such as the oil sands operation regions and metropolitan areas. Oil sands processing facilities near Fort McMurray and direct heat provision for...

Fall 2022

Abtahi, Shaghayegh

Reinforced concrete (RC) structures, such as RC bridges, are designed to remain safe and functional for their lifetime, during which the impacts of aging may result in performance degradation. Steel bar corrosion is one of the most common causes of structural performance degradation in RC...

Spring 2022

Elshabrawy, Mohamed Mansour

Wildland fires are natural occurrences in the woodland landscape that play a vital ecological role in Canada's boreal forest region. However, they also endanger human life and can disrupt timber resources and other economic assets. Recently, wildfires have ravaged areas of British Columbia,...

Spring 2019

Entz, Joseph

Tall, slender masonry walls are a competitive solution for resisting both out-of-plane (OOP) and gravity loads in low and high-rise structures. The use of taller and thinner walls is appealing due to the use of less material, need for smaller foundations, faster construction, lower seismic...

Spring 2010

Zhang, Jianmin

This research program focused on the behaviour of low cycle fatigue (LCF) of wrinkled pipes, and was designed to develop the LCF life prediction models for the wrinkled pipes. It consisted of three phases of work, which are strip tests, full-scale pipe tests, and finite element analysis (FEA). In...

Fall 2023

Samaroo, Mahendra

Drastic changes in the scale and type of fluid injection required to support the implementation of a net-zero energy economy have introduced risks previously not considered in existing site screening processes conducted for industrial-scale injection projects. A scale of injection unprecedented...

Spring 2016

Siu, Ming Fung

Analytical decision support for project scheduling and workface planning under time-dependent resource constraints is limited in industrial-construction. Previous project scheduling research endeavors in the construction engineering and management domain focused on formulating...