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A Microeconomic Perspective to Infrastructure Renewal Decisions
(University of Waterloo, 2014-12-16)
Under the prevailing financial constraints and rapid infrastructure deterioration, funding decisions for renewal (rehabilitation) projects have become large challenges for engineers and economists alike. However, existing ...
Evaluation of the Performance of Pervious Concrete Pavement in the Canadian Climate
(University of Waterloo, 2012-04-30)
Pervious concrete pavement has the capacity to perform as two types of infrastructure: a pavement; and a stormwater management solution. It is a low impact development as it does not alter the natural hydrological cycle ...
Carbon and Nitrogen Removal at a Full-Scale Municipal Drinking Water Treatment Plant employing Sand-ballasted Clarification, Ozone and Biofiltration
(University of Waterloo, 2014-04-23)
Natural organic matter (NOM) is composed of a complex matrix of organic compounds originating primarily from plant and animal degradation products, including both carbon and nitrogen, and is found in all natural waters. ...
Fatigue Behaviour of Steel Girders Strengthened with Prestressed CFRP Strips
(University of Waterloo, 2010-05-20)
Steel bridges and structures often need strengthening due to increased live loads, or repair due to corrosion or fatigue cracking. This thesis explores the use of adhesively bonded prestressed carbon fibre reinforced ...
Moisture Response of Wall Assemblies of Cross-Laminated Timber Construction in Cold Canadian Climates
(University of Waterloo, 2012-02-22)
Wood is a highly versatile renewable material (with carbon sequestering properties), that is light in weight, has good strength properties in both tension and compression while providing good rigidity and toughness, and ...
Defense and Civilian Energy Systems: Security, Sustainability and Survivability Considerations for the 21st Century
(University of Waterloo, 2013-09-13)
The United States and NATO Allies have a national security problem that is the product of America being the home of inexpensive and plentiful modern energy. A century of cheap and plentiful domestic supplies of oil has ...
Event Based Characterization of Hydrologic Change in Urbanizing Southern Ontario Watersheds via High Resolution Stream Gauge Data
(University of Waterloo, 2013-04-05)
Tracking and quantifying hydrologic change in urbanizing watersheds is a complex problem which can vary spatially and temporally throughout the effective catchment area as change occurs. Hydromodification due to urbanization ...
Multi-State Reliability Analysis of Nuclear Power Plant Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2012-08-20)
The probabilistic safety assessment of engineering systems involving high-consequence low-probability events is stochastic in nature due to uncertainties inherent in time to an event. The event could be a failure, repair, ...
Monotonic and Fatigue Performance of RC Beams Strengthened with Externally Post-Tensioned CFRP Tendons
(University of Waterloo, 2007-05-04)
External post-tensioning is an attractive technique for strengthening reinforced concrete structures because of its ability to actively control stresses and deflections, speed of installation, minimum interruption for the ...
Persulfate Oxidation Coupled With Microbial Sulfate Reduction as a Combined Remedy
(University of Waterloo, 2015-01-20)
Groundwater contamination by petroleum hydrocarbon (PHC) compounds including the high impact and persistent aromatic compounds such as benzene, toluene, ethyl benzene and xylene (BTEX) poses serious risk to human health ...