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Stone it was Stone it Remained: The Evolution of Architecture on the Azores island of Pico
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-24)The culture of building with volcanic stone on the Portuguese Azorean Island of Pico represents the resilience of human creativity. The original settlers of this isolated Atlantic Island were faced with an adverse ... -
Stop clicking on “update later”: Persuading users they need up-to-date antivirus protection
(Springer, 2014-05)Online security advice aims to persuade users to behave se- curely, but appears to have limited effects at changing behaviour. We pro- pose security advice targeted at end-users should employ visual rhetoric to form an ... -
“Stop paddling and see where we are”: A postcolonial mobile deconstruction of environmental discourses (re)produced on summer camp canoe trips through Algonquin Park
(University of Waterloo, 2019-04-30)Residential summer camp canoe trippers are important. They are agents of socialization who amalgamate their campers into socially constructed accepted regimes of truth (Csikszentmihalyi, 1981; Grimwood, Gordon & Stevens, ... -
Storage Matters: Managing Grain, Securing Finance, and Building Markets
(University of Waterloo, 2016-06-15)This dissertation analyzes the nexus of agriculture and finance, specifically the mediating role of grain storage. How grain markets are organized and governed is foundational to food security. Hundreds of millions of ... -
Storage System Management Using Reinforcement Learning Techniques and Nonlinear Models
(University of Waterloo, 2009-01-21)In this thesis, modeling and optimization in the field of storage management under stochastic condition will be investigated using two different methodologies: Simulation Optimization Techniques (SOT), which are usually ... -
Storey-Based Stability Analysis for Multi-Storey Unbraced Frames Subjected to Variable Loading
(University of Waterloo, 2008-07-23)For decades, structural engineers have been using various conventional design approaches for assessing the strength and stability of framed structures for various loads. Today, engineers are still designing without some ... -
Storey-based Stability Analysis of Unbraced Steel Frames at Ambient and Elevated Temperatures
(University of Waterloo, 2013-08-09)A fundamental task in structural stability analysis is to ensure the safety of structures throughout their operational life so as to prevent catastrophic consequences either at ambient or elevated temperatures. This thesis ... -
Storey-based stability of multi-storey steel semi-braced and unbraced frames with semi-rigid connections
(American Society of Civil Engineers, 2021-01)A simplified method is proposed for evaluating the stability of multi-storey, steel semi-braced and unbraced frames with semi-rigid connections. The proposed method decomposes a frame into individual storeys and evaluates ... -
Storey-based stability of steel frames subjected to post-earthquake fire
(Fire Technology, 2020-02)Post-earthquake fires occur after earthquakes and have commonly been encountered throughout history. The fires are particularly deadly and threaten the stability of buildings as possible structural damages caused by seismic ... -
The Storey-Based Stability of Steel Frames Subjected to Variable Gravity and Fire Loading
(University of Waterloo, 2020-02-20)The concept of storey-based stability has been developed over the past several decades, and includes powerful methods to holistically assess the structural integrity of unbraced and semi-braced steel frames. Recently, it ... -
Storey-based stability of unbraced steel frames under piece-linear temperature distributions
(Elsevier, 2019-05-21)There are many cases where the elastic modulus of a structural member will vary longitudinally, such as when a steel column is heated by fire. In such a case, the fire can compromise the integrity of the structural frame. ... -
Storey-based stability of unbraced structural steel frames subjected to variable fire loading
(Elsevier, 2018-08-01)Structural steel has poor fire resistance properties and often requires thermal protection. Passive thermal protection systems such as insulation for steel members by application of spray-applied fire-resistance materials ... -
Stories in Play: Narrative Formation in Sports and Esports
(University of Waterloo, 2021-11-11)Sports depend on narrative to function as media content, yet sports are difficult to narrativize because they are unpredictable. This project proposes a model for analyzing the narrative formation in sports broadcasts by ... -
Stories of House & Fire
(University of Waterloo, 2011-08-12)For Gottfried Semper fire was the “first and most important, the moral element of architecture.” The symbol of the soul of the city and of the house, it has become a fundamental element in the rituals of urban and domestic ... -
The Story of the Hands: On Earth and Community
(University of Waterloo, 2019-09-23)The phenomenon that the universalization of the urban (and rural) form has disadvantaged many Iranian cities and villages of a sense of place, culture, and identity, is not a very recent one. Neither is it a novel understanding ... -
STPA-Sec Applied to Path Planning: Quantum-Safe Autonomous Vehicles
(University of Waterloo, 2022-05-12)Autonomous vehicles and quantum computers are two emerging technologies that will transform our world in the not-too-distant future. This thesis examines the safety and security of autonomous vehicles in a world where ... -
Straight Line Movement in Morphing and Pursuit Evasion
(University of Waterloo, 2017-10-24)Piece-wise linear structures are widely used to define problems and to represent simplified solutions in computational geometry. A piece-wise linear structure consists of straight-line or linear pieces connected together ... -
Straightforward Synthesis and Evaluation of Polymeric Sensing Materials for Acetone Detection
(Wiley, 2020-04-02)Three polymeric materials (polyaniline, polypyrrole, and poly(methyl methacrylate)) have been selected, prepared and evaluated for potential use in acetone sensing (for possible diabetes-related applications). Of the ... -
A Strain Energy Function for Large Deformations of Curved Beams
(University of Waterloo, 2008-12-05)This thesis develops strain and kinetic energy functions and a finite beam element useful for analyzing curved beams which go through large deflections, such as a hockey stick being swung and bent substantially as it hits ... -
Strain engineering and bioprocessing strategies for biobased production of porphobilinogen in Escherichia coli
(University of Waterloo, 2022-01-04)Strain engineering and bioprocessing strategies were applied for biobased production of porphobilinogen (PBG) using Escherichia coli as the cell factory. The non-native Shemin/C4 pathway was first implemented by heterologous ...