Civil and Environmental Engineering
This is the collection for the University of Waterloo's Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering .
Research outputs are organized by type (eg. Master Thesis, Article, Conference Paper).
Waterloo faculty, students, and staff can contact us or visit the UWSpace guide to learn more about depositing their research.
Recent deposits
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Fatigue Testing and Analysis of Aluminum and Steel Partial Joint Penetration (PJP) Welds for Bridge Applications
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-30)Partial joint penetration (PJP) welds are a cost-effective alternative to full penetration welds and have certain advantages, especially in situations where a full penetration weld is unnecessary and the stress on the weld ... -
Direct Method of Generating Floor Response Spectra for Structures under Earthquake Excitations at Multiple Supports
(University of Waterloo, 2023-05-15)Floor Response Spectra (FRS) are commonly used as seismic input in the safety assessment for secondary systems in the nuclear power industry. Efficient and accurate determination of FRS is crucial in the design of nuclear ... -
Optimization of the Use of Post-Industrial Recycled Multilayer Plastic Packaging (MPP) as Asphalt Modifier
(University of Waterloo, 2023-04-27)The quality of road infrastructure significantly impacts the safety and comfort of road users and the country's economy. In Canada, 15% of roads are rated poor or very poor, with 108,000 km in poor condition, costing drivers ... -
Development and Evaluation of Testing Protocols for Fatigue Damage and Crack-Healing of Bituminous Mixtures
(University of Waterloo, 2023-04-26)Fatigue testing is a very important performance test for asphalt concrete mixtures and has been studied for many years with varying levels of success. However, there are several imperfections in the commonly used fatigue ... -
Investigating and Developing Fatigue-Healing Characterization of Asphalt Materials
(University of Waterloo, 2023-04-25)Canada’s aging highway network, consisting of over 1.1 million kilometres of roads, is a vital component in ensuring the safe and reliable day-to-day movement of people and goods. Flexible asphalt pavements experience ... -
Upscaling Fill-and-Spill Hydrologic Processes
(University of Waterloo, 2023-04-25)Low-gradient landscapes found in parts of the Taiga Plains and the North American Prairies can be dominated by many depressional wetlands with variable storage capacity. Runoff from these regions is influenced by the local ... -
Using Machine Learning to Understand the Hydrologic Impacts of Permafrost Thaw-Driven Land Cover Change
(University of Waterloo, 2023-04-25)Discontinuous permafrost regions are experiencing a change in land cover distribution as a result of permafrost thaw. In wetlands interspersed with discontinuous permafrost, climate change is particularly problematic because ... -
Development of Sustainable Asphalt Mix Solution for use in Approach Intersection Pavements in Southern Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2023-04-24)Due to the continuous rise in heavy truck traffic and the impacts of climate change, York Region is facing premature pavement failure at many of its heavy truck traffic intersections, primarily in the form of deformation ... -
Improving Predictive Models for Road Safety Screening: Cost-Benefit Data Analytics and Deep Generative Models
(University of Waterloo, 2023-04-17)The process of identifying the sites (e.g., road segments, intersections) within a road network that are most in need of detailed safety audits and interventions with the most potential for improvement is known as road ... -
Development of Porous Rubber Pavement for the Canadian Climate
(University of Waterloo, 2023-04-11)Permeable pavement usage in North America has increased over the last decade as a viable stormwater management system. Porous Rubber Pavement (PRP) is a new material in this category which has been currently utilized as a ... -
A Rapid Field Method to Estimate the Concentration of Sorbing Particulate Amendments in Soil Samples
(University of Waterloo, 2023-04-11)The immobilization of plumes of contaminants in groundwater via in-situ adsorption is an emerging remediation technology. This technology involves injecting adsorbent particles into the subsurface to form a stationary ... -
Cured-in-Place Pipe Pressure Liner Experimental Study
(University of Waterloo, 2023-04-06)Long-term mechanical properties are critical parameters for the design and performance of thermoset Cured-in-Place Pipe (CIPP) gravity and pressure liners. These liners have been used extensively across North America; ... -
An Integrated Behavior and Demand-Oriented Methodology for Quality of Service Evaluation of Bicycle Infrastructure
(University of Waterloo, 2023-02-13)Cycling is a viable mode of transport, and its mode share is consistently growing in many parts of the globe. However, many existing infrastructures still lack the safety and convenience that cyclists of all levels of ... -
Improving leach bed reactor design for medium-chain fatty acid production from food waste at room-temperature.
(University of Waterloo, 2023-02-10)Food waste treatment is an urgent problem which if addressed can make substantial reductions in global greenhouse gas emissions while recovering energy, nutrients, and valuable biomolecules. While anaerobic digestion has ... -
Optimizing the Performance of Asphalt Mixes with High Reclaimed Asphalt Pavement Content Using Rejuvenators
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-23)Reusing reclaimed asphalt pavement (a.k.a., RAP) has become a routine in the production of asphalt paving materials. Theoretically, RAP is a hundred percent recyclable material since its main components are high-quality, ... -
Investigating Solutions for Self-Healing and Crack Mitigation of Flexible Pavement Materials
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-23)In Canada, cracking is the most common deterioration mode of flexible pavements that occurs for different reasons such as traffic loading, and low temperature. Moreover, the propagation of cracks can be accelerated by the ... -
Bracing Requirements for Multi-column Systems with Nonuniform Stiffness and Semi-rigid Connections
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-12)For a structural system consisting of multiple columns, horizontal discrete braces are often used to increase the system's load-carrying capacity by reducing the columns' effective length. Over the past several decades, ... -
An Enhanced Mechanistic Analysis Framework for Designing Resilient Airfield Pavements
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-05)Changes in climatic conditions can directly impact pavement performance. With alarming temperature records and the increased frequency of extreme weather events, Canadian infrastructure could be at risk if adaptation ... -
Hydrologic Change Detection Modelling Methods for Disturbed Forested Watersheds
(University of Waterloo, 2023-01-02)Decades of paired catchment studies have provided insights on how forests regulate water redistribution following vegetation disturbances such as logging and wildfire. In these settings, changes in runoff characteristics ... -
Analyzing the Competitiveness of Transit-Integrated Ridesourcing Systems
(University of Waterloo, 2022-12-20)Ridesourcing platforms operated by transportation network companies are becoming increasingly popular. Municipal transit agencies have rapidly launched integrated systems with ridesourcing vehicles to extend the reach of ...
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