Browsing Civil and Environmental Engineering by Type "Master Thesis"
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Analysis of Passive Magnetic Inspection Signals Using the Haar Wavelet and Asymmetric Gaussian Chirplet Model (AGCM)
(University of Waterloo, 2022-04-07)Nowadays, Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) techniques are an essential foundation of infrastructure retrofit and rehabilitation plans, mainly due to the huge amount of construction, as well as the high cost of demolition and ... -
Analysis of Reliability of Fueling Machine Head Encoders
(University of Waterloo, 2022-01-10)The objective of this thesis is to investigate in-service performance and reliability of four principal encoders used to guide the motion of the fueling machine (FM), which is used to support the fueling operation in a ... -
Analysis of Risks and Cost Overruns in Design-Bid-Build Highway Infrastructure Projects in Ontario
(University of Waterloo, 2017-09-27)Cost overruns commonly occur in infrastructure projects, and when the owner is a government entity, these overruns may disrupt the funding available for other projects. Research on large projects indicates that actual ... -
The Analysis of Seasonally Varying Flow in a Crystalline Rock Watershed Using an Integrated Surface Water and Groundwater Model
(University of Waterloo, 2005)Researchers, explorers, and philosophers have dedicated many lifetimes attempting to discover, document, and quantify the vast physical processes and interactions occurring in nature. Our understanding of physical ... -
Analysis of Slab-on-Grade Floors Subject to Slab-Mounted Jib Cranes
(University of Waterloo, 2022-09-19)Free-standing, foundationless jib cranes mounted directly on unreinforced slab-on-grade floors are a common necessity in industrial settings for material handling purposes. Ensuring that existing slabs can support a jib ... -
An Analysis of Stated and Revealed Preference Cycling Behaviour: A Case Study of the Regional Municipality of Waterloo
(University of Waterloo, 2012-08-29)Amongst transportation professionals there is a motivation to increase the use of active transportation to achieve contemporary transportation engineering goals. This research describes a year-long GPS cycling study ... -
Analyzing the behavior of cyclists at intersections to improve behavior variability within micro-simulation traffic models
(University of Waterloo, 2015-09-10)The purpose of this thesis can be separated into two components: Component 1: The purpose of this component was to update the input parameters for cyclists for application in mixed-traffic micro simulation models. This ... -
Application of a Hydrological Model for Predicting River Ice Breakup
(University of Waterloo, 2019-12-06)In cold regions, the breakup of river ice can be a significant event, resulting in flooding and damage to communities. Given the severity of such events, it is desirable to be able to predict the timing and severity of ... -
Application of Crowdsourced Travel Data in Identifying Potential Opportunities for Transportation Demand Management
(University of Waterloo, 2017-12-19)Traffic congestion is a major concern that many urban regions contend with. Since the 1970s, transport practitioners have sought out different ways to alleviate the negative impacts of congestion. The concept of Transportation ... -
Application of Transit AVL/APC Data for Network Wide Monitoring of the Performance of Signalized Intersections
(University of Waterloo, 2014-08-19)The quality of service in urban transportation networks is determined mainly by the performance of the intersections. In particular, signalized intersections play a significant role in regulating the traffic in urban ... -
Applications of Nondestructive Testing in Civil Engineering
(University of Waterloo, 2010-08-11)Presented in this thesis are two studies that apply nondestructive testing methods to civil engineering problems. The first study examines the relationship between the small-strain and large-strain properties of exhumed ... -
An Approach to Quantifying Uncertainty in Estimates of Intensity Duration Frequency (IDF) Curves
(University of Waterloo, 2013-08-22)Generally urban drainage systems are built to protect urban property and control runoff. Moreover, these systems collect the runoff for storage purposes to serve society through sufficient water supply to meet the needs ... -
Assessing Innovative Technologies for Nitrate Removal from Drinking Water
(University of Waterloo, 2010-01-22)Several health problems may be caused by excess nitrate in drinking water, the most important of which being methemoglobinemia, a potentially fatal disorder, in infants under six months of age. Many different parts of ... -
Assessing Input Uncertainty in Commodity-Based Freight Demand Models
(University of Waterloo, 2021-09-27)Freight demand models are a set of tools utilized for the forecasting, planning, analysis, and/or optimization of the movement of commodities, such as the billions-of-dollars-worth of goods and services that are moved ... -
Assessing the Connectivity of Groundwater Wells to Surface-Water Using a Volumetric Capture Delineation Tool
(University of Waterloo, 2016-10-06)Existing groundwater modeling methods for determining the degree of groundwater well connectivity to surface-water either provide weak guidance (i.e., analytical methods), only examine the hydrological impacts of pumping ... -
Assessing The Erodibility of Cohesive Media in Southwestern Ontario With In-Situ Mini-JET Methodology
(University of Waterloo, 2023-09-25)Despite research indicating that the resistance of cohesive sediments to fluvial erosion is related to the geologic media, regulators and industry in Southern Ontario do not typically consider the diversity in geologic ... -
Assessing the Utility of Hydrologic Model Diagnostics for Decision Support
(University of Waterloo, 2018-11-27)Theoretical, computational and experimental advances have led to easier access to more complex and robust hydrologic models. These hydrologic models may be used to support decision making by water managers and stakeholders. ... -
Assessment of Ozonation and Biofiltration as a Membrane Pre-treatment at a Full-scale Drinking Water Treatment Plant
(University of Waterloo, 2014-09-16)Membrane technologies are gaining popularity for drinking water treatment; however, fouling remains a major constraint as it can increase operational cost and shorten membrane service life. An important source of foulants ... -
Assessment of Regional Flood Frequency Analysis Frameworks for Canada
(University of Waterloo, 2020-01-10)Floods are a devastating natural disaster causing economic loss and even threatening human lives. A better understanding of floods can lead to improved design of flood mitigation measures. The Natural Sciences and Engineering ... -
Automated Calibration of Real Water Distribution Networks: City X Case Study
(University of Waterloo, 2016-01-22)The calibration of water distribution systems networks (WDN) is a complex non-linear problem that has traditionally been solved using manual trial-and-error methods. Over the past few decades, automated calibration ...