Browsing Engineering (Faculty of) by Subject "Construction"
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ANALYSIS OF CONSTRUCTION EXPERIENCE OF USING LIGHTWEIGHT CELLULAR CONCRETE AS A SUBBASE MATERIAL
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-04)Canada has the second largest territory in the world and its pavement network has over 1,000,000 km of roads spread over regions with various existing soil types. One of the challenges for engineers is to determine the ... -
Contact and Continuity
(University of Waterloo, 2014-09-23)Wayfinding. Embodied Learning. Craft Culture. That material can harbour life inspires careful consideration of the craft of building. Building is the agency of architecture; material—its medium. The act of building ... -
a House to be Home
(University of Waterloo, 2014-09-19)Architecture exists in context. Buildings are designed for, and exist in, a place and time. The vast majority must adhere to a relative strict set of construction, regulatory, and cultural considerations; all of them are ... -
Impact of Spatial Cognitive Abilities on the Effectiveness of Augmented Reality in Construction and Fabrication
(University of Waterloo, 2018-09-04)Modular construction has emerged to help address the challenges posed to the construction industry by stagnant productivity rates and a shortage of skilled labor as it allows for greater automation and for work to be ... -
Improved Schedule Analysis Considering Rework Impact and Optimum Delay Mitigation
(University of Waterloo, 2009-12-11)Rework has been a primary cause of cost and schedule overruns in the construction of heavy industrial projects such as those related to oil and gas. It has been reported that the direct cost of rework is about 5% of total ... -
Manipulating the sleeping beauty mutase operon for the production of 1-propanol in engineered Escherichia coli
(BioMed Central, 2013-09-28)Background: While most resources in biofuels were directed towards implementing bioethanol programs, 1-propanol has recently received attention as a promising alternative biofuel. Nevertheless, no microorganism has been ... -
A Model for Implementing an Automated Change Management Process for Construction Mega-projects
(University of Waterloo, 2014-11-21)This thesis develops a model for implementing and continuously improving the automated change management process for construction megaprojects. Changes are inevitable in megaprojects. Their negative impact along with the ... -
Mould Resistance of Full Scale Wood Frame Wall Assemblies
(University of Waterloo, 2006)The primary objective of this study was to investigate mould growth resistance of different types of wood products which include the sheathing and framing within full scale wall assemblies. Secondary objectives were to ... -
Wheat Straw-Clay-Polypropylene Hybrid Composites
(University of Waterloo, 2009-09-23)The preparation of polymeric hybrid composite consisting of organic and inorganic fillers is of interest for industries like automotive, construction and packaging. In order to understand and predict the physical and ...