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Probabilistic Failure Analysis of Complex Systems with Case Studies in Nuclear and Hydropower Industries
(University of Waterloo, 2019-06-06)Detailed Monte-Carlo simulation of a complex system is the benchmark method used in probabilistic analysis of engineering systems under multiple uncertain sources of failure modes; such simulations typically involve a large ... -
Probabilistic Finite Element Analysis of Structures using the Multiplicative Dimensional Reduction Method
(University of Waterloo, 2015-12-23)It is widely accepted that uncertainty may be present for many engineering problems, such as in input variables (loading, material properties, etc.), in response variables (displacements, stresses, etc.) and in the ... -
Probabilistic Graphical Models and Algorithms for
(University of Waterloo, 2008-05-26)In this thesis I present research in two fields: machine learning and computational biology. First, I develop new machine learning methods for graphical models that can be applied to protein problems. Then I apply ... -
Probabilistic Life Cycle Assessment of Safety Valves
(University of Waterloo, 2020-05-14)The objective of this this thesis is to develop a probabilistic model for assessing the life cycle performance of safety valves used in the nuclear piping system. The life cycle performance is quantified in terms of ... -
Probabilistic Models for Life Cycle Management of Energy Infrastructure Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2007-08-02)The degradation of aging energy infrastructure systems has the potential to increase the risk of failure, resulting in power outage and costly unplanned maintenance work. Therefore, the development of scientific and ... -
Probabilistic Program Analysis for Software Component Reliability
(University of Waterloo, 2002)Components are widely seen by software engineers as an important technology to address the "software crisis''. An important aspect of components in other areas of engineering is that system reliability can be estimated ... -
Probabilistic Properties of Delay Differential Equations
(University of Waterloo, 2004)Systems whose time evolutions are entirely deterministic can nevertheless be studied probabilistically, <em>i. e. </em> in terms of the evolution of probability distributions rather than individual trajectories. This ... -
Probabilistic Robust Design For Dynamic Systems Using Metamodelling
(University of Waterloo, 2007-09-13)Designers use simulations to observe the behaviour of a system and to make design decisions to improve dynamic performance. However, for complex dynamic systems, these simulations are often time-consuming and, for robust ... -
Probabilistic Strain-Based Fracture Mechanics Analysis of Weldments
(University of Waterloo, 2019-08-13)Welded joints are considered to be one of the most critical locations in structural components from a fatigue perspective because of high stress concentrations near the weld toe region, the presence of tensile residual ... -
Probability Antimatching
(University of Waterloo, 2023-07-20)We present a conceptual inversion of probability matching called ``probability antimatching.'' Where probability matching describes a decision strategy of stimulus pursuit, probability antimatching describes an analogous ... -
Probing Accretion Turbulence in the Galactic Centre with EHT Polarimetry
(University of Waterloo, 2019-01-09)We explore the origin and the influence of the interstellar scattering on the observation of Sgr A*, and the method to mitigate this scattering via Event Horizon Telescope (EHT) polarimetry. Interstellar scattering is due ... -
Probing Dark Matter from the Galaxy to the Cosmic Web
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-23)Dark matter, although invisible, accounts for the majority of matter of the universe. How this invisible component affects cosmic structure formation is one of the primary lines of inquiry in physical cosmology, and the ... -
Probing High Energy Physics Through Gravitational Waves
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-22)Over the last few years, gravitational wave detections have become ubiquitous, giving the physics community vast information about fundamental physics. As some of the universe’s highest energy events, neutron mergers ... -
Probing Ising Superconductivity and Light-Induced Phase Transitions in Two-Dimensional Transition Metal Dichalcogenides
(University of Waterloo, 2019-04-23)2H-NbSe2 is a superconducting transition metal dichalcogenide that retains its superconductivity in its two-dimensional (2D) form. Owing to strong spin orbit coupling, 2D 2H-NbSe2 demonstrates unconventional superconductivity ... -
Probing Long-Range Polymer Chain Dynamics of Poly(L-lysine) in Aqueous Solution by Fluorescence
(University of Waterloo, 2011-02-24)Information about long-range polymer chain dynamics (LRPCD) can be obtained by attaching a luminophore and its quencher onto a polymer and monitoring the rate at which the luminophore is quenched. Since a quenching event ... -
Probing Quantum Fields: Measurements and Quantum Energy Teleportation
(University of Waterloo, 2017-01-10)Quantum Energy Teleportation provides a testbed for modern ideas involving the interplay between quantum correlations and energy in the quantum thermodynamical regime. In this work, we provide a new class of Quantum Energy ... -
Probing Surface Spin Interaction Dynamics using Nitrogen-Vacancy Center Quantum Sensors with High-Fidelity State-Selective Transition Control
(University of Waterloo, 2017-11-21)As a demand from developing nanotechnology and quantum information technology based on mesoscopic material, quantum sensors with better spatial resolution and sensitivity are required. However, few material meets the ... -
Probing the dark universe with gravitational lensing
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-17)Since its early success as an experimental test of the theory of general relativity in 1919, gravitational lensing has come a long way and is firmly established as an indispensable element for many astrophysical applications. ... -
Probing the Electronic and Magnetic Properties of Transparent Semiconductor Nanowires using X-ray Absorption Spectroscopic Methods
(University of Waterloo, 2015-12-16)Control of electron spins in individual magnetically doped semiconductor nanostructures has considerable potential for quantum information processing and storage. The manipulations of dilute magnetic interactions have ... -
Probing the Environmental Dependence of Star Formation in Satellite Galaxies using Orbital Kinematics
(University of Waterloo, 2013-09-03)(Abridged) Physical processes regulating star formation in satellite galaxies represent an area of ongoing research, but the projected nature of observed coordinates makes separating different populations of satellites ...