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 2021
Implication of city growth on wind-induced loads for cladding and structural design, Hadil M. Abdallah
Machine Learning Prediction of Structural Response for Reinforced Concrete Members under Blast Loading, Monjee Almustafa
Performance of Single and Grouped Helical Piles under Strong Earthquake Shaking, Abdelrahman F.F. Aly
Enhanced Primary Sludge Fermentation and Anaerobic Digestion for Integrated Carbon Upgrade and Resource Recovery, Gholamreza Bahreini
Anammox process for nitrogen removal: development of sustainable gel beads and its application in fluidized bed reactors (FBRs), Mohammad M I Chowdhury
A Case Study on Medium and High Rise Timber Buildings, Moustafa EL-Assaly
Cellulose biodegradability and its impact on enhanced biological phosphorus removal, Moustafa Ibrahim Elbahrawi
Multi-Objective Optimization of Green Transportation Operations in Supply Chain Management, Nayera Elgharably
Full-Scale Field Study of a Geogrid-Reinforced Unpaved Road System, Abdalla El Tawati
Scaled Physical Modeling of the Dynamics of Granular Flow in Hopper Silos, Hagos Eman
New Experimental Methods For modelling Canopy Problems, Marilena Enus
A partial-turbulence approach to estimate peak wind loads on low-rise building roofs, Yitian Guo
Towards Realistic Simulation of Penetration Tests and Instability Analysis of Sand: A Micromechanical Perspective, Seyedshayan Hashemi
Experimental Study of Tornado-Induced Pressures, Aya Kassab
Time-dependent fragility assessment of aged concrete gravity dam subjected to seismic load-with application to a dam in Korea, Jungmyung Kim
Uncertainties in internal pressure of oil pipelines and implications for the reliability analysis, Yue Liu
Assessment of the impacts of climate change, land cover transition, and internal climate variability on the hydrology of a forested watershed, Vahid Mehdipour
Assessing the Evolution of Mine Water Quality With Empirical 'First-Flush' Models, Patrick J. Merritt
Performance Assessment and Design Guidelines for RC Three-Sided Culverts, Safwat Hassan Ramadan
Urban Heat Mitigation for Current and Future Conditions: A case study for downtown London ON, Maryam Shams
Towards Multiclass Damage Detection and Localization using Limited Vibration Measurements, Sandeep Sony
Considerations for the Tornado-Resilient Structural Design of Low-Rise Buildings, Cody J. Van Der Kooi
Impact of Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining on Water bodies and Treatment: The Case of Birim River Basin in Ghana, Adwoa Boadua Yirenkyi Fianko
Burst Capacity Evaluation of Corroded Pipelines under Internal Pressure and Internal Pressure Combined with Longitudinal Compression, Shulong Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 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
Biodegradability Of Cellulose And Its Impact On Oxygen Transfer Efficiency And Biological Nutrients Removal, Ahmed Shawki Ahmed
Effect of the C-source and COD/N on Nitrite and Partial Nitrate Denitrification, Ahmed Fathy Elyas Badia
Finite Element Analyses and Random Field Modeling of Naturally Corroded Underground Energy Pipelines, Ji Bao
Machine Learning Prediction of Shear Capacity of Steel Fiber Reinforced Concrete, Wassim Ben Chaabene
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
Biomechanics of Trees under Extreme Wind Loading Events, Mojtaba Dargahi
Joint Wind and Ice Effects on Transmission Lines in Mountainous Terrain, Daniel Davalos Arriaga
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
Assessment of the Performance of Field-Scale Bioretention Systems to Reduce Phosphorus Loads from Urban Stormwater, Jaeleah J. Goor
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
Geo-structural Analysis of Integral Abutment Bridges, Biyi Li
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
Chemically enhanced primary treatment: Modelling and Resources Recovery, Wenjuan Mu
Machine Learning Prediction of Mechanical and Durability Properties of Recycled Aggregates Concrete, Itzel Rosalia Nunez Vargas
Experimental and Numerical Study of Precast Concrete Pipe with Single Elliptical Steel Cage Reinforcement, Abdullah Samir Ramadan
Sustainable Smouldering for Waste-to-Energy: Scale, Heat Losses, and Energy Efficiency, Tarek L. Rashwan
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
Hydrostatic Performance Of Reinforced Concrete Pipe For Infiltration, Lui Sammy Wong
Performance of a drinking water treatment system for a small community in rural Ghana, West Africa, Xiya Xu
Effects of City Growth on Tall Building Cladding Fatigue, Hang You
Experimental and Numerical Study on Three-Edge Bearing Test for Reinforced Concrete Pipe, Abdul-Aziz Younis
Theses/Dissertations from 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
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
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