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Civil and Environmental Engineering Theses and Dissertations

This collection contains theses and dissertations from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, collected from the Scholarship@Western Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repository

Theses/Dissertations from 2020 2020

Progressive Failure of Transmission Line Towers under Different Tornado Wind Fields, Wesam AbdElhamid Mohamed

Seismic Performance of Superelastic Shape Memory Alloy Reinforced Concrete Shear Wall Systems, Emad A. Abraik

System Reliability Analysis of Defected Pile group Foundations, Abdalla E. Adlan Alhashmi

Water Supply Capacity Development in the Context of Global Change, Patrick Breach

New Model And Simulation Algorithm Of Nonstationary Non-gaussian Ground Motions Based On S-transform, Xizhong Cui

Smouldering Combustion Treatment of Soils and Granular Activated Carbon Contaminated with Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances, Alexandra L. Duchesne

Material evaluation and structural monitoring of early-age masonry structures, Kyle Dunphy

Seismic Hazard Assessment for Mainland China Based on Spatially Smoothed Seismicity and Projected Sets of Ground Motion Models, Chao Feng

Classification, Localization, and Quantification of Structural Damage in Concrete Structures using Convolutional Neural Networks, Majdi Flah

Ultimate and serviceability limit states of large shallow foundations under combined loading, Pengpeng He

Tornado Occurrence Modelling and Equivalent Tornado Design Wind Profile for Canada, Qian Huang

Internal Pressure Modelling for Low-Rise Buildings in Tornadic Winds, Aaron L. Jaffe

Using a systems approach to analyze the operational safety of dams, Leanna M. King

Effects of corner radii on wind tunnel testing of low-rise buildings, Kytin Kwan

Identification of Aerodynamic Damping for Flexible Structures using Wind-induced Response, Shea Laventure

Advanced hardware and software approach to seismic site response investigations, Aleksandar Dimitrov Mihaylov

Design Wind Loads for Air-Permeable Multilayer Cladding Systems, Connell S. Miller

Evaluation and bias correction of remotely sensed precipitation products across Canada, Saber Moazamigoodarzi

Lateral Load Analysis of Multi-Storey Light-Frame Wood Buildings through Detailed and Simplified Numerical Approaches, Chu Peng

Experimental and Numerical Study of Precast Concrete Pipe with Single Elliptical Steel Cage Reinforcement, Abdullah Samir Ramadan

Structural Performance of Ordinary and Laminated Glass during Fire Exposure, Amer Sabsabi

Cascade Failure of Transmission Lines under Downbursts, Ahmed Shehata

Quantification of septic system contribution to nutrient loads in surface waters, Archana Tamang

The Influence of Porous Media Heterogeneity on Smouldering Remediation, Jiahao Wang

Experimental and Numerical Study on Three-Edge Bearing Test for Reinforced Concrete Pipe, Abdul-Aziz Younis

Theses/Dissertations from 2019 2019

Co-digestion of Food Waste and Thickened Waste Activated Sludge: Microbial Communities and Inhibition Control using Biochar, Mariam Abdulazeez

Structural Optimization of Cable-Stayed Bridges Considering the Action of Permanent and Transitory Loads, Carolina Almeida Novaes dos Santos

High Strain Dynamic Test on Helical Piles: Analytical and Numerical Investigations, Mohammed Fahad Alwalan

Numerical and Semi-Analytical Estimation of Convective Heat Transfer Coefficient for Buildings in an Urban-Like Setting, Anwar Demsis Awol

The effect of low temperature and low light intensity on nutrient removal from municipal wastewater by purple phototrophic bacteria (PPB), Peyman Dalaei

Comparative Assessment of Downscaling Methods and Application Towards Analysis of Climate Change Impact on Urban Regions, Markus Eichenbaum

Long-Term Deflections of Reinforced Concrete Beams, Ziad Elaghoury

Analysis of Roofs of Wooden Houses Under Uplift Wind loads- Analytical Solution, Retrofit, and Reliability Analysis, Adnan Farouk Enajar

Miniature Cone Penetration Tests with Shear Wave Velocity and Electrical Resistivity Measurements in Characterization of Silica Sand, Ronit Ganguly

The Effect of Stiffness Anisotropy of a Glacial Clay on the Behaviour of a Shallow Wind Turbine Foundation, Jesús A. González-Hurtado

Optimization of Window Confirguration in Buildings for Sustainable Thermal and Lighting Performance, Meseret Tesfay Kahsay

Modal Analysis And Analytical Modeling Of Tornado-Like Vortices, Mohammad Karami

Heat of Hydration Thermal Performance and Flexural Capacity of Stainless-Steel Reinforced Concrete Sections, Mokhtar Khalifa

Performance-Based Design of Fire-Exposed Reinforced Concrete Elements using an Equivalent Standard Fire, Robert T. Kuehnen

Advances in Design Methodology in Swelling Shale Rock in Southern Ontario, Thomas R.A. Lardner

Future changes of hydroclimatic extremes in western North America using a large ensemble: The role of internal variability, Mohammad Hasan Mahmoudi

Performance of Pressure Grouted Helical Piles Under Monotonic Axial and Lateral Loading, Mohamed A. Mansour

Experimental and Numerical Evaluation of a Novel Piling System for Sound Wall Applications, Daniel Mroz

Field Trials of Ex Situ Smouldering Treatment (STARx) of Oil Sludge, Cody Murray

Full-scale measurements to evaluate single-ply metal roof performance under extreme wind loads, Mahshid Nasiri

Field-Scale Implementation of Sulfidated Nano Zerovalent Iron for In-Situ Remediation, Ariel Nunez Garcia

Estimation of Nutrient Loads from Septic Systems to Tributaries in the Lake Erie Basin, Lauren Oldfield

A Methodology for Assessing Dynamic Resilience of Coastal Cities to Climate Change Influenced Hydrometeorological Disasters, Angela Peck

Anaerobic Digestion Modeling of a High Rate Acidification Pre-Treatment Technology, Connor Pritty

Role of groundwater-lake interactions on the behavior of chemicals in a nearshore aquifer, Sabina Rakhimbekova

Studies on the Liquefaction Behaviour of Tailings and Natural Sand, Guillermo Riveros

Risk Analysis of Natural Gas Distribution Pipelines with Respect to Third Party Damage, Joseph S. Santarelli

Spatial and Temporal Characteristics of Temperature-Precipitation Covariability across Canada in a Changing Climate, Harsimrenjit Singh

Effects of Building Scale Parameters on Pressure Equalization Capacity of Roof Paver Systems, Matthew Sparks

Partial Nitritation Anammox Process for Sidestream Wastewater Treatment in MABR Technology, Panagiota Stamatopoulou

Self-healing of Concrete Under Diverse Environmental Exposure, Ahmed Ramadan Suleiman

A Network Approach to Interdependent Infrastructure Resilience Assessment for Natural Hazards, Howard Tong

Application of Bayesian Networks to Integrity Management of Energy Pipelines, Wei Xiang

An integrated framework to assess compound flood risks for interdependent critical infrastructure in a coastal environment, Ying Zhang

Theses/Dissertations from 2018 2018

Performance of Single and Groups of Hollow Bar Micropiles in Sand, Maged Abdlrahem

Wastewater Refining and Reuse and City-Level Water Decision Making, Ahmed Abuhussein

Hydrology and Phosphorus Model for Agricultural Watershed: SWAT simulation of Discharge and Nutrient Flux in the Medway Creek Watershed, Omar EL Abusanina

Eco-Efficient Preplaced Recycled Aggregate Concrete Incorporating Recycled Tire Waste Rubber Granules and Steel Wire Fibre Reinforcement, Saud A. Alfayez

Transient Analysis of Full Scale and Experimental Downburst Flows, Junayed Chowdhury

Chemically enhanced primary treatment processes for wastewater resource redirection and its impact on downstream processes, Tianchen Dong

Flexural Behaviour of Reinforced Concrete Elements Retrofitted Using External Unbonded Superelastic Shape Memory Alloy Bars, Yamen Ibrahim Elbahy

Experimental and Numerical Investigation of Emulative Connections in Precast Concrete Walls, Mohamed Gamal Elsayed

Field Test of Electrokinetically-Delivered Thermally Activated Persulfate for Remediation of Chlorinated Solvents in Clay, Nicholas Andrew Head

Electrokinetically-Enhanced Emplacement of Lactate in a Chlorinated Solvent Contaminated Clay Site to Promote Bioremediation, Ainsley M. Inglis

Experimental testing and modeling of partial nitrification at different temperatures, Xiaoguang Liu

Modeling of Suspended Sediment Concentration Using Conventional and Machine Learning Approaches, in Thames River, Canada, Issam Mohamed

Electroflotation for Treatment of Paint Wastewater: Experiments, Kinetics and Hydrodynamics, Syed Reza Mohtashami

Potential of Five Plant Species for Phytoremediation of Metal-PAH-Pesticide Contaminated Soil, Ezinne U. Ndubueze

Condition Assessment of Concrete Bridge Decks Using Ground and Airborne Infrared Thermography, Tarek Omar

Monotonic Stress-Strain Behaviour of Fibre Reinforced Cemented Toyoura Sand, Muhammad Safdar

Quantification of Uncertainties in Inline Inspection Data for Metal-loss Corrosion on Energy Pipelines and Implications for Reliability Analysis, Tammeen Siraj

Aversion and Warning Factors for Assessing Existing Reinforced Concrete Structures, Marcie van Weerdhuizen

Use of Regional Scale Field and Modelling Methods to Evaluate Nearshore Groundwater Discharge to a Large Glacial Lake, Hayley A. Wallace Ms.

1-Dimensional Hydraulic and Sediment Transport Modelling of an Emergency Spillway, Ryan Weise

A Study on Chemical Grouting of Quartz Sand, Bingfeng Xue

Design and Probabilistic Analysis of Mid- and High-rise Wood Buildings Subjected to Earthquake Excitations, Shucheng Yang

Fundamentals of Applied Smouldering Combustion, Marco Zanoni

Theses/Dissertations from 2017 2017

Tensile and Impact Behaviour of Shape Memory Alloy Fibre Reinforced Engineered Cementitious Composites, Mohamed Ali El-Sayed Mahmoud Ali

Influence of Turbulence on the Aerodynamics of Low-Rise Buildings, Fakhruzzaman Arif

Identification, Quantification and Removal of Pharmaceuticals and Endocrine Disrupting Compounds from Water Using Customized PDMS Membrane, Ambareen Atisha

BIM Assisted Design Process Automation for Pre-Engineered Buildings (PEB), Mohammad Delavar

A performance based design approach for tall buildings under wind loading, Fouad Y. Elezaby

Seismic Performance of Steel Helical Piles, Moustafa K. El-sawy

Aerodynamic Optimization and Wind Load Evaluation Framework for Tall Buildings, Ahmed Elshaer

Generic Numerical Tornado Model for Common Interpretation of Existing Experimental Simulators, Anant Gairola

Modelling of future flood risk across Canada under climate change, Ayushi Gaur

System reliability analyses and optimal maintenance planning of corroding pipelines, Changqing Gong

Electrokinetic Consolidation of Oil Sands Tailings: An Experimental and Numerical Study, Yu Guo

Wall Pressure Coefficients for Low- to High-Rise Buildings, Emilio S. Hong

Behaviour of Pre-stressed Concrete Transmission Poles under High Intensity Wind, Ahmed M. Ibrahim

Assessment of Dynamic Effect of Transmission Line Conductor Longitudinal Reaction Due to Downburst Loading, Ibrahim Ibrahim

Liquefaction Susceptibility Analysis of Fraser River Sand in Miniature Cone Penetration Tests and Cyclic Direct Simple Shear Tests, Stephen Jones

Comparative Investigation of Bored and Continuous Flight Auger Piles with Consideration of Green Concrete, Mahmoud Kassem

Effect of land use and low impact development measures on urban flood hazard: a case study in the Black Creek watershed, Tommy Kokas

A Study on Hydraulic Conductivity of Fine Oil Sand Tailings, Mingyue LIU

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