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Experimental Characterization and Theoretical Calculations of Responsive Polymeric Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2010-09-17)Due to their controllable size, low cytotoxicity, and unique architecture, cyclodextrin based pseudopolyrotaxanes have been developed to encompass a broad range of diverse medical and chemical engineering applications. The ... -
Experimental characterization of a catalytically active flagellin variant in Clostridium haemolyticum
(University of Waterloo, 2017-04-18)The bacterial flagellum is made up of approximately 20,000 subunits of the monomeric protein, flagellin, and plays a role in cell motility and pathogenesis. The extreme sequence diversity within the hypervariable region ... -
Experimental Characterization of the Compressive Behaviour of Gas Diffusion Layers in PEM Fuel Cells
(University of Waterloo, 2014-10-17)Successful commercialization of polymer electrolyte membrane (PEM) fuel cells is highly dependant on performance of the membrane electrode assembly (MEA). The performance of the gas diffusion layer (GDL) of the MEA is ... -
An Experimental Comparison of the Effectiveness of Various Levels of Simulator Fidelity on Ab Initio Pilot Training
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-17)Flight simulators have long been used to great levels of success with studies demonstrating that pilots who first train using a simulator reach acceptable levels of competence in less time than pilots who start in the ... -
Experimental determination of the extent of Fe(III) reduction and Fe isotope fractionation during microbial reduction of ferrihydrite in freshwater systems by sulfate-reducing bacteria
(University of Waterloo, 2017-12-15)Traditionally, sulfur was thought to have little influence on Fe cycling in freshwater systems because of the low sulfate concentrations (average ~ 0.2 mM) in such waters. However, a recent study suggested that a cryptic ... -
Experimental Evaluation of a Distributed Fiber Optic Sensor for Mining Application
(University of Waterloo, 2016-05-04)Triggered remote seismic events have been widely studied in the earthquake engineering context where various possible explanations have been provided, including directivity of dynamic stresses, a critically stressed ... -
Experimental Evaluation of Affordance Detection Applied to 6-DoF Pose Estimation for Intelligent Robotic Grasping of Household Objects
(University of Waterloo, 2021-11-22)Recent computer vision research has demonstrated that deep convolutional neural networks can be trained on real images to add context to object parts for simultaneous object detection and affordance segmentation. However, ... -
Experimental Evaluation of Flow-Measurement-Based Drag Estimation Methods
(University of Waterloo, 2014-05-16)The accuracy of existing methods for estimating the drag based on experimental flow field measurements were assessed for two-dimensional bodies. The effects of control volume boundary placement and inherent simplifying ... -
Experimental Fracture Toughness Of A Lightly Bonded Interface
(University of Waterloo, 2017-05-18)The geomechanical behaviour of natural fractured media (NFM) is governed by existing planes of weakness. These planes of weakness can be open fractures, partially closed joints, or cemented veins, and they are classified ... -
Experimental Investigation and ANN Modelling of the Behavior of Asphalt Binders Modified with Novel Geopolymers
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-24)The design of asphalt pavement has an impact on a country’s economic and environmental development. The main factors limiting the service life of flexible pavements are severe weather and increasing traffic volumes. Rutting ... -
Experimental Investigation and Multi-scale Modeling of Strain Localization, Shear Banding and Fracture in Precipitation Hardened Aluminum Alloys
(University of Waterloo, 2019-05-23)Finite element (FE) simulations are widely used in automotive design processes to model the forming and crashworthiness behavior of structural materials. Comprehensive material characterization and the availability of ... -
Experimental Investigation into Spatial Quantum Optical Properties for Satellite Targeting through the Turbulent Atmosphere
(University of Waterloo, 2013-09-04)A major field of research at the current time is that of implementing Quantum Key Distribution over large distances using satellites. If this protocol works with this technology, it will have huge implications on future ... -
Experimental Investigation of a Normally Impinging Planar Jet
(University of Waterloo, 2017-12-08)Impinging jets are commonly employed in engineering applications, such as cooling and drying processes, requiring relatively high local transport properties. Flow development of a planar impinging jet and the effect of ... -
An Experimental Investigation of Ignition Propensity of Hot Work Processes in the Nuclear Industry
(University of Waterloo, 2014-04-30)The National Fire Code of Canada (NFCC) is one model code which regulates hot work in Canada. The code specifies that hot work processes need only create heat to be considered hot work processes, and requires that precautions ... -
Experimental Investigation of Quasi-Newton Approaches to a Learning Problem in Electronic Negotiation
(University of Waterloo, 2007-09-28)The recent growth in electronic commerce has motivated the development of semi-autonomous negotiation systems capable of implementing multiple negotiations simultaneously. Different approaches have recently been presented ... -
Experimental Investigation of the Effect of Wall Adaptation on Flow Over a Cylinder in a Modernized Adaptive-Wall Wind Tunnel
(University of Waterloo, 2010-02-19)A renovation of an adaptive-wall wind tunnel was completed to improve flow quality, automate data acquisition, integrate a three-axis traversing mechanism, and regain functionality of an adaptive-wall test section. Redesign ... -
Experimental Investigation of the Effects of Coagulant Dose and Permeate Flux on Membrane Fouling in a Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor-Membrane Process
(University of Waterloo, 2012-04-23)The application of membrane bioreactors (MBRs) to wastewater treatment is increasing due to their ability to operate at high biomass concentrations and to deliver effluents of high quality. The major challenges associated ... -
An Experimental Investigation of the Fire Characteristics of the University of Waterloo Burn House Structure
(University of Waterloo, 2006)This thesis reports on the procedure, results and analysis of four full scale fire tests that were performed at the University of Waterloo's Live Fire Research Facility. The purpose of these tests was to investigate the ... -
Experimental Investigation of the Flow Behaviour Inside a Centrifugal Impeller Channel at Design and Off-Design Flow Rates
(University of Waterloo, 2007-06-27)An experimental study of the flow behavior inside the channels of an 8-blade backswept low specific speed impeller at design and off-design conditions is presented. The measurements took place at both the inlet and the ... -
Experimental Investigation of the Power Amplifiers’ Nonlinearity using a 3.5 GHz 2×2 RF Front-end Prototype
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-16)Next generation communication systems will demand extremely high system capacity. Ap-proaches such as complex digital modulation schemes, widening of the instantaneous band-width and massive multi-input multi-output (MIMO) ...