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Evaluating the Effectiveness of Liquid Organic Anti-icing Chemicals for Winter Road Maintenance
(University of Waterloo, 2015-07-24)
Over five million tons of road salts are applied in Canada every winter to keep users of roads, parking lots and side walks safe. While effective for snow and ice control, salts at high concentrations are detrimental to ...
Development of a Sustainable Management System for Rural Road Networks in Developing Countries
(University of Waterloo, 2012-02-14)
Rural roads play a crucial role in the economic and social development of societies, linking rural communities to education, health services and markets. During the last decade, considerable efforts have been made to ...
Short-Term and Long-Term Mechanical Properties of CIPP Liners
(University of Waterloo, 2015-08-18)
Cured In-Place Pipe (CIPP) is a well-established method used for rehabilitation of underground pipelines. Within North America, CIPP liners used for rehabilitation of gravity pipelines are typically designed according to ...
Bond and Flexural Behaviour of Self Consolidating Concrete Beams Reinforced and Prestressed with FRP Bars
(University of Waterloo, 2013-04-29)
Self consolidating concrete (SCC) is widely used in the construction industry. SCC is a high performance concrete with high workability and consistency allowing it to flow under its own weight without vibration and making ...
Investigation of Environmental Impacts on Piezoelectric Weigh-In-Motion Sensing System
(University of Waterloo, 2011-09-30)
Transportation by trucks plays a major role in North America’s economy. The growth of this industry will increase the loads on existing roads and highways and raises the possibility of overloaded vehicles, which causes ...
Advanced Water Treatment Strategies for the Removal of Natural and Synthetic Organic Contaminants
(University of Waterloo, 2014-01-24)
Prior to full-scale implementation of process modifications at the Brantford WTP, a pilot-scale treatability study was conducted to investigate intermediate ozonation/AOP and to determine the most suitable granular media ...
A description of the electricity system in Spain since 2005 and the economic potential for renewable energy technologies
(University of Waterloo, 2014-01-27)
The energy system in Spain can be characterized as being high energy intensive when compared to the rest of Europe and because of its high dependence on imported resources (around 84%). The focus of this document is to ...
Development of a Cyclists' Route-Choice Model: An Ontario Case Study
(University of Waterloo, 2013-12-16)
This research presents the first North American route-choice model for cyclists developed from a large sample of GPS data. These findings should encourage all interested municipalities to implement cycling as part of their ...
Vulnerability measures for flood and drought and the application in hydrometric network design
(University of Waterloo, 2014-07-02)
Climatic variability and change can have profound impacts on human societies and wildlife habitats. Extreme events and natural hazards such as floods, droughts, and windstorms, can lead to loss of lives, economic damages, ...
Fate of Select Pharmaceutically Active Compounds in the Integrated Fixed Film Activated Sludge Process
(University of Waterloo, 2014-05-23)
Based on a diverse consortia of research completed within the last 15 years, it has been found that Pharmaceutical Compounds (PCs) are present in detectable levels within a variety of environmental matrices, including tap ...