Browsing Department of Civil Engineering Graduate Theses by Title
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Advancement, Assessment, and Application of Novel Landslide Monitoring Technologies
Slopes are often monitored by measuring deformation rates, or the factor of safety is estimated through the use of limit equilibrium stability models to evaluate the risk of failure. In this thesis, three novel landslide ... -
Advances in Modeling, Sampling, and Assessing the Anthropogenic Contamination Potential of Fractured Bedrock Aquifers
(2011-03-01)Groundwater is an important resource that is relied on by approximately half of the world’s population for drinking water supply. Source water protection efforts rely on an understanding of flow and contaminant transport ... -
Ageing of HDPE Geomembranes Used to Contain Landfill Leachate or Hydrocarbon Spills
(2009-01-14)The ageing of high density polyethylene geomembrane (GM) liners used to minimize advection and diffusion of contaminants in municipal solid waste landfill leachate and in hydrocarbon spills to the environment is examined. The ... -
Agent-Based Modelling as a Decision Support Tool for Water Resources Planning and Management
The research presented in this thesis focuses on developing a water-use forecasting method using an agent-based model. The novelty of this method is that it allows for a given population to be represented heterogeneously ... -
Alternate Bars Under Steady State Flows: Time of Development and Geometric Characteristics
(2014-03-31)This thesis concerns the development of alternate bars under steady state flows. The movable bed is flat at the beginning of the experiment; the bars reach their equilibrium or developed state at the time Td. The thesis ... -
The Analysis of a Deep Excavation in a Gassy Soil
(2012-08-28)The study presents a numerical analysis of series of unanticipated events that took place upon the excavation of a landfill in a deep deposit of clayey soil in southwestern Ontario, Canada. During the excavation of a ... -
Analysis of Hyporheic Flow Induced by a Bar in a Gravel Stream: an Experimental Study
(2016-06-01)Pipelines are one of the safest means to transport crude oil, but are not spill-free. This is of concern in North America, due to the large volumes of crude oil shipped by Canadian producers and the lengthy network of ... -
Analysis of Idealized Numerical Simulations to Calibrate and Validate Boundary Layer Models
(2015-09-08)The accuracy of the inertial dissipation method (IDM), commonly applied to estimate the observed rate of turbulent dissipation in bottom boundary layers (BBL), is evaluated by performing direct numerical simulations (DNS) ... -
Analytical and Numerical Modelling of Thermal Conductive Heating in Fractured Rock
(2008-04-28)Analytical and numerical modelling studies were conducted to assess the performance of thermal conductive heating (TCH) systems for the purpose of contaminated site remediation. Modelling was conducted in a fractured ... -
Anthropogenic Impacts on Sensitive Fractured Bedrock Aquifers
(2009-10-26)Groundwater is an important water resource that must be protected from potential contamination due to anthropogenic activities such as industrial production and agriculture. It is necessary to understand the presence, ... -
Application and Evaluation of Non-Destructive Testing Methods for Buried Pipes
This thesis investigated and evaluated non-destructive condition assessment methods for both cast iron water pipes and large diameter sewer and culvert systems. A state-of-the-art review of Non-destructive Testing (NDT) ... -
Application of Fibre Optics on Reinforced Concrete Structures to Develop a Structural Health Monitoring Technique
(2013-08-21)To better manage deteriorating infrastructure, quantitative data about the performance of infrastructure assets is required. Rayleigh based distributed fibre optic strain sensing (FOS) is a technology that has the potential ... -
An Aquifer-Well Coupled Model: a Refined Implementation of Wellbore Boundary Conditions in Three-Dimensional, Heterogeneous Formations
(2008-01-15)This paper presents modifications to two widely used numerical groundwater flow models in an effort to improve upon the interaction between a well of finite length and conductivity with the surrounding formation. The first ... -
Assessment of Deteriorated Corrugated Steel Culverts
(2013-01-31)The goal of this thesis is to develop more effective quantitative procedures to evaluate the stability of deteriorated metal culverts and a better understanding of the deteriorated culverts' behaviour through non-destructive ... -
Assessment of Long-Term Tensile Strains in HDPE Geomembranes From Gravel Indentations
(2011-03-21)The physical response of composite landfill liners, consisting of a high-density polyethylene geomembrane overlying a compacted clay liner, was examined with an emphasis on quantifying the magnitude and possible implications ... -
Assessment of Steel Truss Bridges Using Distributed Strain Measurements
Steel truss bridges are an important component of the railway network across North America. A majority of this infrastructure has already exceeded its 100 year service life, making the monitoring of these structures critical ... -
Assessment of Thermal Heating for the Removal of Chlorinated Solvents From Fractured Bedrock
(2012-09-25)The aim of this study was to assess the performance of thermal heating for the removal of chlorinated solvents from fractured rock. The study included a laboratory experimental program, a field pilot study demonstration ... -
Basin-Scale Waves Dynamics and Sediment Resuspension Mechanics in Central Lake Erie
(2012-12-20)High-resolution physical and biogeochemical field data in central Lake Erie during the summers of 2008-2009 along with a three-dimensional numerical model were used to investigate the dynamics of basin scale waves and ... -
Batch and Bench-Scale Fixed-Bed Column Evaluations of Heavy Metal Removals From Aqueous Solutions and Synthetic Landfill Leachate Using Low-Cost Natural Adsorbents
(2008-02-01)In this project, three separate experiments were conducted to assess heavy metal removal from metal aqueous solutions and synthetic landfill leachate by adsorption using low-cost natural adsorbents. Fundamental batch ... -
Behavior of Sandwich Panels Subjected to Bending Fatigue, Axial Compression Loading and In-Plane Bending
(2015-01-26)This thesis investigates experimentally and analytically the structural performance of sandwich panels composed of glass fibre reinforced polymer (GFRP) skins and a soft polyurethane foam core, with or without thin GFRP ...