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 2012
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
Geotechnique, Physico-chemical Behaviour and a New Erosion Model for Mine Tailings under Environmental Loading, Rozalina S. Dimitrova
Enhancement of Biohydrogen and Biomethane Production from Wastes Using Ultrasonication, Elsayed Elrefaey Elbeshbishy
Dynamic and Static Performance of Large-Capacity Helical Piles in Cohesive Soils, Mohamed A. Elkasabgy
Investigation of Hybrid Monopile-Footing Foundation Systems Subjected to Combined Loading, Mohamed El-Marassi
Experimental and Numerical Development of Anchor-Jointed Precast Structural Wall System and Optimum Design of Prestressed Slabs, Mohamed El Semelawy
The Analysis of Extreme Synoptic Winds, David A. Gatey
Evaluation of Wind-Induced Resuspension on the Performance of a Mine Tailings Storage Facility, Laxmi Kant Kachhwal
Seismic Microzonation of Great Toronto Area and Influence of Building Resonances on Measured Soil Responses, Dimitar Genchev Mihaylov
Numerical Simulation of Tornado-like Vortices, Diwakar Natarajan
The Behaviour of Cement Stabilized Clay At High Water Contents, Saeed Sasanian
Investigation on Rheology of Oil Well Cement Slurries, Anjuman Shahriar
Uncertainty Estimation of Extreme Precipitations Under Climate Change: A Non-Parametric Approach, Tarana A. Solaiman
Early-Age Shrinkage of Ultra High-Performance Concrete: Mitigation and Compensating Mechanisms, Ahmed Mohammed Soliman
Vortex shedding from elongated bluff bodies, Zachary J. Taylor
Theses/Dissertations from 2010
Spatial and Temporal Risk Assessment for Water Resources Decision Making, Shohan S. Ahmad
Wake Dynamics and Passive Flow Control of a Blunt Trailing Edge Profiled Body, Lakshmana Sampat Doddipatla
Numerical Assessment of Roof Panel Uplift Capacity under Wind Load, Weixian He
Response of a Two-Story Residential House Under Realistic Fluctuating Wind Loads, Murray J. Morrison