Browsing Engineering (Faculty of) by Subject "Resilience"
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Amphibious Architectures: The Buoyant Foundation Project in Post-Katrina New Orleans
(University of Waterloo, 2010-12-21)This is a research-based thesis building upon the study conducted over the past two years with Dr. Elizabeth English on the Buoyant Foundation Project (BFP). The BFP is currently developing an amphibious foundation system ... -
Evaluation and improvement of robustness in drinking water treatment systems to manage turbidity- and natural organic matter (NOM)-related water quality upsets during extreme weather events
(University of Waterloo, 2024-05-17)Climate change poses significant challenges for drinking water treatment plants (DWTPs), with extreme weather events increasingly impacting water quality. While various aspects of climate adaptation, such as source water ... -
Network Robustness: Diffusing Information Despite Adversaries
(University of Waterloo, 2012-08-29)In this thesis, we consider the problem of diffusing information resiliently in networks that contain misbehaving nodes. Previous strategies to achieve resilient information diffusion typically require the normal nodes to ... -
Reconquering Homeland
(University of Waterloo, 2024-01-24)In a world plagued by refugee crisis, the urgency of addressing this persistent challenge remains a constant thread, especially as the root and stem of the crisis are yet to be fully understood and resolved. The complexities ... -
The Sockeye Special: Reimagining the Arbutus Corridor for a Resilient Vancouver
(University of Waterloo, 2018-02-22)An underutilized ribbon of land cuts through the urban fabric of Vancouver, British Columbia. Known as the Arbutus Corridor, it is the right of way for a rail line that once connected industry on opposite sides of the city. ...