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Engineering (Faculty of)
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Hydrophobicity Classification of RTV Silicone Rubber-Coated Insulators Using Deep Learning Algorithms
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-18)Silicone rubber-based outdoor polymeric insulators are widely employed in electric power transmission and distribution networks to replace conventional ceramic insulators, owing to their superior performance in contaminated ... -
Improved Streamflow Simulation through Ensemble and Stochastic Conceptual Data-driven Approaches
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-18)To better understand the complexities of water movement on earth, hydrologists have developed process-based hydrological models (HMs) and data-driven models (DDMs), both of which have been applied to a host of water resources ... -
Analysis of Concrete Deep Beams with Fibre Reinforced Polymer Reinforcements using Indeterminate Strut-and-Tie Method
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-18)Fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP) bars have gained popularity in industry to reinforce concrete. They are noncorrosive, strong in tension, but they are less stiff than traditional steel bars and fail in a brittle manner. ... -
A Probabilistic Corrosion Model for Copper-Coated Used Nuclear Fuel Containers
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-18)Lifetime predictions of used nuclear fuel containers destined for permanent storage in Deep Geological Repositories (DGRs) are challenged by the uncertainty surrounding the environment and the performance of both containers ... -
A Novel Computational Framework for Negative Capacitance Devices: From Ferroelectric-based Capacitors to Negative Capacitance Field-Effect Transistors
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-18)Negative capacitance (NC) devices generally manifest hysteresis originating from the ferroelectric materials (FE) with nonlinear hysteretic responses of spontaneous polarization (P) to the applied electric field, while ... -
Evaluation of Mechanical and Durability Properties of Concrete with Recycled Materials for its use in Interlocking Concrete Pavement
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-17)The use of coarse recycled concrete aggregates (CRCA) in concrete as a replacement for natural aggregate (NA) has recently sparked a lot of attention. The use of CRCA is gaining acceptance as more research into its performance ... -
Social media mining to investigate the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-16)The COVID-19 pandemic created a global crisis with devastating social and economic impacts. Firstly, public health measures for COVID-19, such as social distancing affected how we work and study. Secondly, this crisis ... -
Methods in Modelling of Composite Materials with Microstructure
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-12)Composite material properties are dependent on their microstructure. To adequately model these materials, a revised formulation of elasticity that accounts for microstructural effects must be considered. Size dependent ... -
Process optimization of Gas Metal Arc Brazing technology
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-03)Gas-metal-arc brazing (GMAB) technology is a transformative non-fusion joining process used in the joining of thin-gauge Zn-coated advanced high strength steels (AHSSs) employed in the automotive industry. Due to its lower ... -
Investigating user activities and the corresponding requirements for information and functions in autonomous vehicles of the future
(Elsevier, 2020-11-01)The potential benefits of autonomous vehicles, including safety, convenience, fuel economy, and low emissions can only be achieved when consumers are comfortable with the vehicle design. There are only a limited number of ... -
Modeling Driver Take-Over Reaction Time and Emergency Response Time using an Integrated Cognitive Architecture
(SAGE, 2019-12-01)Drivers’ take-over reaction time in partially automated vehicles is a fundamental component of automated vehicle design requirements, and take-over reaction time is affected by many factors such as distraction and drivers’ ... -
Comparative Assessment on Static O-D Synthesis
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-02)Recognizing the benefits of data and the information it provides to travel demand is pertinent to network planning and design. Technological advances have led the ability to produce large quantities and types of data and ... -
Development of Nanogel Templated and Sustainable Nanomaterials for Environmental Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2022-08-02)Water treatment is attracting increasing attention due to its important role in providing safe water for human activities. In this doctoral research, various advanced nanomaterials were developed and demonstrated in several ... -
A Pilot Study Regarding the Use of Food Waste Grinders in a Multi-Unit Residential Building
(University of Waterloo, 2022-07-25)This study evaluated the impact of food waste grinders (FWGs) in multi-unit residential buildings (MURBs) that also had access to green bins (GBs) on solid waste and wastewater generation. A 15-month technical sampling ... -
Investigating the Behaviour of Short-Span FRP-Reinforced Glulam Beams
(University of Waterloo, 2022-07-20)The broader availability of engineered wood products has generated a resurgence of wood used as a construction material over the past few decades. To further promote the use of timber, a solution aimed at increasing ... -
Pore Network Modeling of Hydrodynamic Dispersion and Irreversible Adsorption of Nanoparticles in Partially Saturated Granular Media
(University of Waterloo, 2022-07-20)The transport of nanoparticles in porous media, whether deliberate or accidental, is of critical importance in several fields including migration of contaminants, wastewater clean-up, and enhanced oil recovery. Pore scale ... -
Text Detection and Recognition in the Wild
(University of Waterloo, 2022-07-19)Text detection and recognition (TDR) in highly structured environments with a clean background and consistent fonts (e.g., office documents, postal addresses and bank cheque) is a well understood problem (i.e., OCR), however ... -
Player tracking and identification in broadcast ice hockey video
(University of Waterloo, 2022-07-19)Tracking and identifying players is a fundamental step in computer vision-based ice hockey analytics. The data generated by tracking is used in many other downstream tasks, such as game event detection and game strategy ... -
Vision-based Self-Supervised Depth Perception and Motion Control for Mobile Robots
(University of Waterloo, 2022-07-18)The advances in robotics have enabled many different opportunities to deploy a mobile robot in various settings. However, many current mobile robots are equipped with a sensor suite with multiple types of sensors. This ... -
Multi-Agent Reinforcement Learning in Large Complex Environments
(University of Waterloo, 2022-07-15)Multi-agent reinforcement learning (MARL) has seen much success in the past decade. However, these methods are yet to find wide application in large-scale real world problems due to two important reasons. First, MARL ...
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