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 2015
Tropical Cyclone Wind Hazard Assessment for Southeast Part of Coastal Region of China, Sihan Li
Influence of Waves on Groundwater Flows and Geochemistry in a Sandy Nearshore Aquifer: A Combined Field and Modelling Study, Spencer S. Malott
Experimental and Numerical Study on Full-Scale Precast Steel Fibre-Reinforced Concrete Pipes, Nedal Mohamed
Silver Nanoparticle Transport Through Soil: Illuminating the Governing Pore-Scale Processes, Ian L. Molnar
Multi-method Modeling Framework for Support of Integrated Water Resources Management, Vladimir V. Nikolic
An Approach to Developing a Spatio-Temporal Composite Measure of Climate Change-Related Human Health Impacts in Urban Environments, Mohammad Amin Owrangi
Self-Sustaining Smouldering Combustion as a Novel Disposal Destruction Method for Waste Water Biosolids, Tarek L. Rashwan
Static and Dynamic Response of Silty Toyoura Sand with PVA Fibre and Cement Additives, Colin J.R. Schmidt
Stormwater Management Performance of Green Roofs, Andrew W. Sims
Design Wind Loads for Solar Modules Mounted Parallel to the Roof of a Low-rise Building, Sarah Elizabeth Stenabaugh
The Effects of Volatile Fatty Acids on the Performance of Microbial Electrolysis Cells, Nan Yang
Theses/Dissertations from 2014
Structural and Durability Performance of Precast Segmental Tunnel Linings, Safeer Abbas
Response of Transmission Line Conductors Under Downburst Wind, Haitham Aboshosha
Removal and Recovery of Heavy Metals by Nickel Smelter Slag, Maame Kyeiwaa Addai
Development Of Inundation Maps For The Vancouver Coastline Incorporating the Effects of Sea Level Rise and Extreme, Nicholas Agam
Performance of Micropiled Raft in Sand and Clay-Centrifuge and Numerical Studies, Ahmed M. Alnuaim
Behaviour of Reinforced Concrete Conical Tanks under Hydrostatic Loading, Tareq M. Azabi
Miniature Cone Penetration Test on Loose Sand, Sepideh Damavandinejad Monfared
Shear Capacity of Reinforced Concrete Beams at Elevated Temperatures, Mohamed Diab
Contribution of Gypsum-board Sheathing to the Compressive Resistance of Wood Studs Subjected to Gravitational Loads, Daniel J. Grenier
Mechanism of Dissolution of High Valence Lead Oxides in Water Under Depleting Chlorine Conditions, Daoping Guo
Numerical and Experimental Studies of Transmission Lines Subjected to Tornadoes, Ahmed Hamada
Thickening of Mature Fine Oil Sands Tailings, Shriful Islam
Wind and Thermal Effects on Ground Mounted Photovoltaic (PV) Panels, Chowdhury Mohammad Jubayer
Influence of Water Chemistry Parameters on the Dissolution Rate of the Lead (II) Carbonate Hydrocerussite, Caitlin SE Kushnir
Applying Probabilistic Methods to the NATO Military Load Classification System for Bridges, Andrew J. MacDonald
Enhanced Dechlorination of 1,2-Dichloroethane by Coupled Nano Iron-Dithionite Treatment, Ariel Nunez Garcia
Wind-Induced Pressures in Air Permeable, Double-Layer Roof Systems in Regions of Separated Flow, Jeong Hee Oh
Characterization of the Green Roof Growth Media, Ginevra Alessandra Perelli
Electrical Resistivity Tomography for Mapping Subsurface Remediation, Christopher Power
Full-Scale Tests of a Wood-Frame Structure under Extreme Wind Loads, Derek A. Stedman
Physical Sulphate Attack on Concrete, Ahmed Ramadan Suleiman
Static and Seismic Performance of Geosynthetics-Strengthened Pile Foundations, Ahmed M. Taha
Biostimulation of Oil Refinery Soils, Thipphathong Vattaso
Digestion of Municipal Wastewater Biosolids using an Anaerobic Fluidized Bed Bioreactor (AnFBR), Zhenqi Wang
Investigation of Fracture Toughness Measurement for Pipeline Steels Based on SE(B) and SE(T) Specimens, Zijian Yan
Development of Probabilistic Corrosion Growth Models with Applications in Integrity Management of Pipelines, Shenwei Zhang
Theses/Dissertations from 2013
Numerical evaluation of aerodynamic roughness of the built environment and complex terrain, Daniel S. Abdi
Static and Seismic Soil Culvert Interaction, Osama Salem A. Abuhajar
Study of Vertical Dense Jet Dilution in a Marine Environment, Nadeem Ahmad
A system dynamics approach to water resources and food production in the Gambia, Jordan T. Atherton
Precast Deck Joints using FRP and Ultra-High Performance Concrete, Augustine K. Banson
Numerical Evaluation of Community-Scale Aquifer Storage, Transfer and Recovery Technology, Jessica Barker
Carbon-nZVI nanocomposites for dechlorination of halogenated hydrocarbons, Jing Cheng
Application of Mixed Iron Oxides in Subsurface Remediation Technologies, Saidur Rahman Chowdhury
Effect of Instantaneous Load Eccentricities on the Inelastic Torsional Responses Under Bi-Directional Seismic Excitations, Xiaojing Cui
Investigation of Hollow Bar Micropiles in Cohesive Soil, Osama F. El Hadi Drbe
Biofilm Control in a Fludized Bed Bioreactor (FBBR) Treating Municipal Wastewater: Optimization, Modeling, and Nitrous Oxide (N2O) Emissions, Ahmed Eldyasti
Simplified Tools for Performance-Based Design of Reinforced Concrete Frames Exposed to Fire, Salah El-Din F. El-Fitiany
Cyclic and Post-Cyclic Response of Silt and Sandy Silt Soils, Ali El Takch
Climate Change Impact on Flood Hazard in the Grand River Basin, Ontario, Canada, Abhishek Gaur
Smouldering Combustion for Soil Remediation: Two-Dimensional Experiments and Modelling, Tanzeer Hasan
Finite Element Analyses of Single-Edge Bend Specimens for J-R Curve Development, Yifan Huang
Numerical and Experimental Analysis of Retrofit System for Light-Framed Wood Structures Under Wind Loading, Ryan B. Jacklin
Numerical Modelling of Downburst Interaction with Bluff Body, Aditi Jog
Change in pore size distribution of compacted soil layers and its effect on solute breakthrough curves, Sara Karimi
Prediction of Wind Loads on Tall Buildings: Development and Applications of an Aerodynamic Database, Bernard Kim
Effect of groundwater-lake interactions on the distribution of arsenic in a freshwater beach, Jacky SK Lee
Stochastic Simulation of Multiple-Station Ground Motions and Its Applications, Taojun Liu
Capacity Assessment of a Transmission Tower under Wind Loading, Thomas G. Mara
Second-order Analysis of Cable-stayed Bridge Deck Slabs, Zachary McNeil
Specimen Size Effect on Shear Behavior of Loose Sand in Triaxial Testing, Tarek Omar
Optimisation of the Transesterification Stage of Biodiesel Production using statistical methods, Arnold Paintsil
Experimental Modeling of Wind Farm Topography and Canopy, Dan S. Parvu
Ignition Method Development and First Field Demonstration of In Situ Smouldering Remediation, Grant C. Scholes
Concrete Bridge Girders with Exposed Flexural Reinforcement, Trevor K. Scott
Simulation of Mobility and Retention of Selected Engineered Nanoparticles Beneath Landfills, Shumsun N. Siddique
Investigation of Discharge Behaviour From a Sharp-Edged Circular Orifice in Both Weir and Orifice Flow Regimes Using an Unsteady Experimental Procedure, Phil R. Spencer
Spatial Variation and Interpolation of Wind Speed Statistics and Its Implication in Design Wind Load, Wei Ye
Calibration of Fatigue Design Wind Pressure for Sign, Luminaire, and Traffic Signal Support, Guigui Zu
Theses/Dissertations from 2012
Performance of Hollow Bar Micropiles Under Axial and Lateral Loads in Cohesive Soils, Ahmed Yehia Abd El-aziz
Bayesian Analyses of Metal-Loss Corrosion on Energy Pipeline Based on Inspection Data, Mohammad Al-Amin
Influence of Oceanic Forcing on Fate of Nutrients in a Near-Shore-Aquifer, Nawrin Anwar
Wood Infill Walls in Reinforced Concrete Frame Structures: A Wood/concrete Construction Niche, Jeffrey R. L. Blaylock
Flexural Behaviour of Steel Fibre Reinforced Concrete Tunnel Linings, Martin Blazejowski
Upheaval Buckling of Offshore Pipelines in Homogeneous and Layered Soils, Porang Deljoui
Monotonic and Cyclic Behaviour of Steel Fibre-Reinforced and FRP-Steel Fibre-Reinforced Helical Pulldown Micropiles, Mahmoud Meckkey M. El Sharnouby
Electrokinetic Dewatering of Oil Sands Tailings, Yu Guo
Near-Wake Flow Dynamics of a Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine, Pooyan Hashemi Tari
Improvement of Total Sulphur Measurement Techniques for Management of Reactive Mine Tailings, Adnan Hossain Khan
Load-Sharing of Toe-Nailed, Roof-to-Wall Connections under Extreme Wind Loads in Wood-Frame Houses, Mohammad Khan
Application of a K-Nearest Neighbour weather generator for simulation of historical and future climate variables in the Upper Thames River basin, Leanna M. King
Thermal and Electrical Behaviors of Selected Geomaterials, Joon Kyu Lee
A Study on the Turbulent Characteristics within the Hurricane Boundary Layer, Sunwei Li
Investigation of Bio-hydrogen and Bio-methane Production From Thin Stillage, Noha El-Sayed Nasr
Wind field measurements around photovoltaic panel arrays mounted on large flat-roofs, R Nicolas Pratt
An Investigation of Monotonic and Cyclic Behaviour of Leda Clay, Kimberly K. Rasmussen
Comparison Between Three Types of Cable Stayed Bridges Using Structural Optimization, Olfat Sarhang Zadeh
Enhancement of Local Buckling Behaviour of Steel Structures Retrofitted Through Bonding GFRP Plates, Mohammad Al Amin Siddique
Passive and Semi-Active Structure-Multiple Tuned Liquid Damper Systems, Islam Soliman
Synergistic and Environmental Benefits of Using Cement Kiln Dust With Slag and Fly Ash in Cemented Paste Tailings, Amajd Tariq
Response of Foundations to Random Cyclic Loads, Alireza Varshoi
Fuzzy Differential Evolution Algorithm, Dejan Vucetic
Theses/Dissertations from 2011
Thermal and Mechanical Studies of Thin Spray-On Liner (TSL) for Concrete Tunnel Linings, Taesang Ahn
A System Dynamics Based Integrated Assessment Modelling of Global-Regional Climate Change: A Model for Analyzing the Behaviour of the Social-Energy-Economy-Climate System, Mohammad Khaled Akhtar
Vibration Isolation Using In-filled Geofoam Trench Barriers, Ashref Mohamed A. Alzawi